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The United Kingdom finally cast off from the European Union on Friday for an uncertain future, with Brexiteers claiming victory and popping champagne corks for an “independence day” they said...
Voters in the capital are exercising their franchise to elect mayors and councilors to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). Balloting began at 8:00am and...
The World Bank (WB) has suggested establishing a regulatory authority for private provident funds to oversee the operations of those. According to the Bank's sectoral review, more than 600 provident...
Although the notion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not new, it has created a new paradigm in the global intellectual property landscape. Once cognitive activities were performed only by human...
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will cast her vote in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls at Dhaka City College centre Saturday morning. “The Prime Minister will...
The government has asked foreign missions in Bangladesh not to include their local Bangladeshi employees in observer teams for Saturday’s Dhaka city elections, reports UNB. In a letter to the...
In the recently concluded event of the World Economic Forum at Davos, the key topic was about the slowdown of economic growth that has gripped the world. Notably, economic downturn...
A musical event dedicated to Lalon's baul songs was hosted on January 26, by Rensje Teerink, the ambassador and head of the delegation of the European Union (EU) in Bangladesh...
Various surveys in Bangladesh show that over four-fifths of rural households have at least one mobile set. Both agricultural and non-agricultural activities are heavily dependent on this gadget. As was...
In any country, technical education plays a vital role in human resource development. It produces a skilled workforce, augments productivity and helps improve the quality of life of the people....
The 'SME Policy 2019', announced in September last year, is expected to play an important role in changing positively the country's SME scenario. To facilitate growth of small and medium...
The chief election commissioner (CEC) has urged the voters to turn up to cast their ballots assuring them safe polling centres in the city corporation elections. Beside the election officials,...
At a time when digitisation has become a buzz word even in countries not known for much scientific and technological advancement, there is hardly any quest for the missing link....
The Eleventh Jatiya Sangsad election held in Bangladesh on December 30 2018 has been a significant milestone for sustaining parliamentary democracy and socio-economic progress in the country. Democracy and development...
The world celebrated the International Day of Education on 24 January, a day proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly to honour education and its centrality to human well-being and...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader is now in a 'stable condition' after visiting the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital with sudden breathing problems. "His condition is stable as...
The authorities have started moving the Bangladeshi students in Wuhan to the airport in the Chinese city for evacuation from the locked down epicentre of a deadly coronavirus outbreak, reports...
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen believes diplomatic missions have flouted election guidelines by registering its Bangladeshi staff members in Dhaka as international observers for the upcoming city polls. Despite the...
Three motorcycle riders have died after their two-wheeler crashed into a tractor in Jhenaidah's Maheshpur Upazila. The incident took place in the Upazila's Jagusha village around 3:00pm on Friday, according...
Seven members of Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka police were suspended on Thursday for allegedly extorting money from a businessman threatening to kill him in crossfire. The suspended DB members...
Authorities have declared a bushfire state of emergency in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr announced the state of the emergency on Friday. It marks the...
Tech and internet titans were the first to reach $1 trillion in stock market value, but the next U.S. companies that could do so are better known for their plastic....
The leaders of the European Union’s three institutions warned Britain on Friday that it cannot expect “the highest quality access to the single market” unless it adopts the bloc’s standards...
Facebook will remove misinformation about China’s fast-spreading coronavirus in a rare departure from its approach to health content, after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global health emergency....
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo underscored Washington’s support for Ukraine on a visit to Kiev on Friday, as both countries sought to smooth over relations buffeted by the impeachment...
The number of initial jobless claims in the United States dropped last week, according to a report released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday. In the week...
The United Kingdom leaves the European Union on Friday for an uncertain Brexit future, the most significant change to its place in the world since the loss of empire and...
Dhaka topped the list of cities with the worst air again for the second consecutive day in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Friday morning. The capital city of Bangladesh...
A special flight is set to bring back 361 Bangladeshi nationals from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of a deadly coronavirus outbreak. They will arrive in Dhaka on...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader was admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Friday morning with respiratory complications. “The AL general secretary was admitted to BSMMU...
Health authorities in Hubei, the Chinese province at the centre of the coronavirus epidemic, said on Friday that deaths from the disease had risen to 204, a sharp increase that...
The central bank has asked the authorised dealer (AD) banks to properly ensure tax collection while their customers are making payments for importing goods or services using international credit cards....
The government has provided a loan of Tk 1.16 billion to Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) to implement the new wage board for the workers of the state-run jute mills....
Bangladesh is set to send a plane to the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of a deadly coronavirus outbreak, to evacuate its nationals. The Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight will...
Ten most traded firms accounted for one-third of transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange on Thursday with LafargeHolcim continuing to dominate the turnover chart for seventh straight session. Market operators...
Human trafficking rackets have become active again in sending workers to Brunei due to a lack of legal action against them, sources in the Bangladesh High Commission in Bandar Seri...
Experts on Wednesday suggested developing an inclusive city in a discussion held at the National Press Club ahead of mayoral election. Priorities for the elected mayor must include fair land...
Ahead of tomorrow's two city corporation polls, promises have been flowing in aplenty to make Dhaka a problem-free, modern and liveable city. Mayoral candidates of both the ruling Awami League...
Human organ donation is a highly sensitive issue. Deciding the legal parameter turns out to be a tricky and complex business because the task involves navigation between emotional donation and...
The outbreak of coronavirus in China has set the alarm bell ringing all across the world. As the world's second largest economy, that country's commercial and business interests are linked...
Since we have heard so much about 'artificial intelligence' (AI) as a match for human thinking, it is fair to put the two to a test. One way to do...
It has been nearly a fortnight since the onslaught of the panic-generating coronavirus-carrying SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) was recorded in China. Many bio-experts have called it a SARS-like affliction,...
The growing interest in the role of men in the family has been triggered by diverse demographic, socio-economic and cultural transformations that have occurred over the past several decades, impacting...
Non-performing loans (NPLs) that turn into bad debts are a problem for banking sector everywhere in the world. Bangladesh is no exception. The banks are now paying more attention to...
The government on Thursday has declared 15 per cent incentives against exports of rice to boost shipment of the staple until June 30 this year, according to official sources. Permission...
Mohammed Imamuddin, a Bangladeshi employee in Emirates received the Najm Chairman’s Award at a ceremony held at Emirates Group Headquarters in Dubai on Thursday. Imamuddin received the organisation’s most prestigious...
Microbus registration decreased drastically in the country in 2019 compared to that of 2018. A total of 3,683 microbuses were registered in 2019 while it was 4,137 in 2018, according...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday expressed displeasure against foreign diplomats for what he said interference in Bangladesh’s domestic affairs saying they should follow the code of conduct...
The authorities have admitted a Bangladeshi national with fever and cold to the Kurmitola General Hospital in Dhaka on return from China where the death toll from the coronavirus, which...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said the law and order situation ahead of the Dhaka city polls is 'completely under control' and showing no signs of disruption. His remarks came...
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