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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday unveiled its latest edition of annual statistical report for the Asia-Pacific region. The Manila-based lender launched two virtual statistical windows—Key Indicators for Asia...
About 8,000 healthcare workers and over 800 newsmen have so far tested positive for Covid-19 in the country. Besides, the number of the doctors died due to the coronavirus infections...
Emirates will re-start passenger services to Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) with two flights a week, starting tomorrow (11 September). Flights to Moscow will operate on Fridays and Saturdays. The resumption...
The prime index of the country’s major bourse crossed the 5,000-mark after one year on Thursday as investors kept showing their buying binge riding on regulatory moves and gradual improvement of economic...
The northern district of Mymensingh has been hit by a power outage after a second blaze erupted at the national grid substation in Kewatkhali in a space of two days....
The Guardian Life Insurance Limited (GLI) has initiated an online programme titled 'Accelerate 'Guardian of the Future' for the development of young professionals, says a statement. It is a rigorous...
The booming tea sector in the ‘Kartoa Valley’ ecological zone comprising five districts in northern Bangladesh effectively changes the economy improving the living standard of thousands of people. Officials of...
Fifteen countries, including Bangladesh, account for approximately two-thirds of the worldwide deaths linked to trans fat intake, says the World Health Organization’s (WHO) on Thursday. Of these, four countries --...
Public health experts have expressed deep concern over people’s attitude towards health safety guidelines and the relaxation of public transport operation amid the coronavirus pandemic. The government has ordered the...
Microsoft Corp recently alerted one of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s main election campaign advisory firms that it had been targeted by suspected Russian state-backed hackers, according to three people briefed...
The number of registered trucks in the country nearly doubled over the past decade, thanks to people’s growing purchasing power as well as soaring economy, according to an official data....
India reported record jumps in new coronavirus infections and deaths on Thursday, taking its tally of cases past 4.4 million, health ministry figures showed. In the last 24 hours, 95,735...
After a big drop during the second quarter of 2020, the number of ships pulling into ports to unload and load containers rebounded in many parts of the world in...
Stocks on both the bourses witnessed marginal gains in the early trading on Thursday as bargain hunters continued their buying binge on sectors sector-wise issues amid gradual improvement of economic...
Private jute millers and spinners on Wednesday called upon the government to discourage raw jute export in order to meet local demand first amid lower production this year. They also...
The death toll from the mosque air-conditioner explosions in Narayanganj has reached 29 as another victim succumbed to his burn injuries on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Abdus Sattar,...
Child killings during the period from January to August 2020 increased drastically across the country, according to a local independent rights body. A total of 408 children were killed...
Aviation security personnel seized a huge volume of contraband amphetamine drug from a consignment of apparel for export at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) early Wednesday. The shipment of 15.65...
The global death toll from the coronavirus passed 900,000 on Wednesday, as worldwide cases topped 27.7 million, according to a Reuters tally. The United States remains the world’s worst-affected country,...
The central bank on Wednesday introduced a new computation methodology to find the rate of green financing by banks and non-bank financial institutions. The new methodology will help reduce the...
Businesses have been locked in a row over the proposals for establishing two separate new trade bodies under Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), sources...
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has underscored the need for taking a well-coordinated global effort to tackle the challenges from the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic. He said the United Nations...
Water sharing issues of the Teesta and other common rivers and LoC projects will be the key issues to be discussed in the upcoming Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) between Bangladesh...
The government has set a target of raising the gross investment-GDP (Gross Domestic Product) ratio to 46.88 by the year 2041, officials said on Wednesday. The target is 15.13 per...
Vivo is going to launch a new smartphone with side fingerprint sensor technology. The new smartphone of Vivo Y series will be launched in Bangladesh soon. Besides side fingerprint sensor,...
US job openings increased further in July and more workers quit their jobs in the retail as well as professional and business services industries likely because of fears of exposure...
Four policemen, who were among the accused in the case filed over the murder of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan, were sent to Cox's Bazar jail on Wednesday, after...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called for a concerted global action to ensure a safe and secure environment for students during the ongoing coronavirus crisis as it (education) is...
The doctor in Singapore informed Safia that she was diagnosed with stage-3 cancer and explained about the side effects and rigorous process of chemotherapy. Safia instantly nodded her head that...
After a huge response and competitive battle of knowledge in agro branding, "EWU MarquePrey 2.0" has concluded its second season with the glory of success. The competition was organised by...
Huawei, the world's leading ICT solutions provider has announced 10 outstanding ICT talents from five renowned universities of Bangladesh. The champions have been announced in a virtually organised gala event...
Thousands of refugees have been made homeless after a fire engulfed Moria, a notoriously overcrowded refugee camp on Greece's Lesbos island, where about 13,000 people had been living in a...
Yield gap is higher for most of the crops produced in Bangladesh whereas the country needs to increase cereal production in order to attain national food security. This has been...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has underscored the need for multilateral cooperation for economic recovery from ongoing global crisis due to coronavirus pandemic. In an essay published in Foreign Policy...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government will implement the 20-year-long second perspective plan to transform Bangladesh into a developed and prosperous country in South Asia by 2041. At a...
A sound public procurement system contributes directly to the proper utilisation of invested resources and thereby wields a positive influence on economic development of a country. Optimising the utilisation of...
That observance of the International Literacy Day on Tuesday, September 8 would be on a low key was a foregone conclusion. Quite understandably, this is no time for policymakers to...
Prime Bank Limited and Grameenphone have partnered to enable SMEs with financial and connectivity solutions. The partnership declaration came at a webinar, organized by Prime Bank Ltd on Wednesday while...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the role of a strong opposition is very important in advancing the country’s democratic system. Calling upon BNP to come out...
Standard Chartered Bank, in partnership with bKash, the largest mobile financial service provider in Bangladesh, and Valyou, Malaysia’s leading digital remittance provider, on Wednesday announced the launch of the first...
The pandemic struck at a particularly distressing time for the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). Even before it hit, forecasts for the Palestinian economy in 2020 and 2021 were already bleak,...
The Great Lockdown in response to Covid-19 has altered billions of people's perception of geographic space. For weeks, social and professional interactions were mediated by digital technologies that compressed physical...
A new era is dawning in PUBG MOBILE, and players around the globe are invited to witness expansive improvements beginning for the world’s popular mobile game. Beginning with changes...
Reliance Industries Ltd is looking to outsource the manufacturing of over 100 million low-cost smartphones that will be built on Google’s Android platform. The phones, which will be bundled with...
Southeast Asia's top diplomats are holding their annual talks to discuss the coronavirus pandemic and rising tensions in the South China Sea amid escalating rivalry between the United States and...
Climate change is continuing unabated despite the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, said the United Nations, reports aljazeera.com. While daily global carbon dioxide emissions saw a 17-per cent...
The Cabinet Division has directed the authorities concerned to ensure that no lawsuit is filed against a public official without the government's approval. In a letter to the Law and...
The United States military on Wednesday announced that it would be reducing its presence in Iraq from 5,200 to 3,000 troops this month, formalising a move that had been long...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Wednesday that he doesn’t know how the probe report on the investigation into the murder of Major (retd) Sinha was published in a newspaper....
Britain threw Brexit trade talks into chaos on Wednesday by announcing draft legislation that explicitly acknowledges some of its provisions would break international law, according to a document. The proposals,...
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