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China will place severely ill patients of the novel coronavirus in the best hospitals and treat them with the best medical resources, a senior health official said Sunday. Ma Xiaowei,...
A Barguna court on Sunday sentenced a man to death and another person to life term imprisonment for killing a college student and dismembering her body into seven pieces in...
At least 16 militants have been confirmed killed as fighting planes struck Taliban hideouts in Balkh district of the northern Balkh province on Saturday, army spokesman in the northern region...
Various cold-related diseases affected 4,147 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Sunday. Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room...
Thirteen railway stations in Cumilla have been lying inactive for the last 12 years for the lack of manpower, causing sufferings to the commuters and forcing people to use alternative...
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has said the country would not face crisis of essential commodities, including edible oil, sugar and onion, during the holy month of Ramadan. The minister came...
The Appellate Division on Sunday fined three private universities Tk 1 million (10 lakh) each for enrolling over 50 law students ignoring directives of the University Grants Commission and the...
BNP’s Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayoral candidate Ishraque Hossain's rally came under attack during campaigning in the city’s Gopibagh area on Sunday morning. Ishraque, a number of his supporters,...
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has secured bail after surrendering to a court in a case involving a series of labour law violations by Grameen Communications. Judge Rahibul Islam of Dhaka's...
A hand grenade attack on an Afghan wedding ceremony wounded at least 20 people, including several children, a provincial official said Sunday. At least one of the injured children was...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar could not be expected to respect a ceasefire called between his forces and pro-government troops in...
The United States will not lift sanctions on Iran in order to negotiate, US President Donald Trump tweeted late on Saturday (US local time), seemingly in response to a Der...
The 38th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Shippers’ Council of Bangladesh (SCB) was held at Dhaka Club Limited on Saturday. Md. Rezaul Karim, chairman of the body presided over the...
A seminar titled “Impact of Block Chain Technology on Business” was arranged by The Institute of Cost And Management Accountants of Bangladesh, Chattogram Branch Council. Professor Dr. Md. Salim Uddin,...
Under the initiative and financing of the Jamuna Bank Foundation, medical camps were organized at Zilla Shilpakala Academy, Noakhali. Secretary of Bridges Division under the Road Transport and Bridges Ministry...
Madonna has said she is "deeply sorry" for cancelling the first London show of her Madame X world tour. The star had been due to begin a run of 15...
Durable Plastic Limited, manufacturer of household plastic products of RFL group, organized its dealers’ conference at RFL Industrial Park at Kaliganj, Gazipur recently. About 2200 distributors took part at the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday opened a number of development projects including two water treatment plants – Sheikh Russell Water Treatment Plant in Chattogram and Bangabandhu Water Treatment Plant...
Awami League mayoral candidate in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) M Atiqul Islam unveiled a 38-point election manifesto at a city hotel on Sunday, with the vow to build a...
Boeing has successfully completed the first test flight of the world's largest twin-engined jet, the 777X. It comes as the firm attempts to boost its image after its 737 Max...
Prices of some medium and finer varieties of rice rose by Tk 2.0-3.0 per kilogram (kg) at the city retails in last one and half weeks, battering the consumers. Brridhan-28,...
Two people were killed and five others injured as a truck hit an auto-rickshaw at Natun Bazar in Muktagachha municipality area of Mymensingh district on Sunday morning. The identity of...
More than 500 garment factories in the country have registered themselves for opting green or environment-friendly production facilities, and these units are proceeding towards ensuring long-term sustainability. At present, Bangladesh...
More than 2,000 people globally have been infected with a new coronavirus, the vast majority of them in China, where 56 people have died from the disease, according to figures...
A Chattogram-Europe shipping route via Chennai is set to be launched by the middle of February, adding a new chapter to the country's sea-borne trade. This will help slash shipping...
The state-run Rural Electrification Board, or REB, has failed to ensure full electricity coverage in the countryside during the last three years, officials said on Saturday. This has prompted the...
There are few upbeat news items about Dhaka's Hatirjheel lakefront. A year after its opening in 2013, the site has continued to churn out depressing news about its state. It...
Frustration is growing among the country's prospective jobseekers as the scope of employment is not getting sufficiently widened. According to the latest official survey, there are 2.7 million unemployed people...
The unanimous ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on Thursday, being a historic one would surely raise some hope among persecuted Rohingyas. The ruling has imposed a legal...
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Saturday said the government will not take the responsibility if anyone is shot to death along the border while bringing cattle from India. He...
The failure of large-scale bailout operations, historically low interest rates and rapid injection of liquidity to bring about a strong recovery from the 2008-2009 financial crisis and recession created a...
Payra coal-fired 1320 MW power plant at Kalapara, Patuakhali, at the southern coast of Bangladesh, has started production from January 13, 2020. Initially, 100 MW power was generated and supplied...
Every year hundreds of immigrants leave their homes and trail to a land of dream and hope where they aspire to find peace, happiness and sometimes a little bit of...
China saw faster growth of natural gas production in 2019, official data showed. The country produced some 177.7 billion cubic meters of natural gas in 2019, up 11.5 per cent...
A special bus service was launched here for students as they can travel to any destination within the city for only Tk 5. Deputy Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury inaugurated...
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has described the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Rohingya issue as historic one, saying that Myanmar must abide by this...
Bangladesh has conceded a huge loss in the second Twenty20 as Pakistan cruised to a comfortable home series victory with fifties by Babar Azam and Mohammad Hafeez. The hosts reached...
Palestine retained the title of Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football tournament beating Burundi by 3-1 goals in the final today at Bangabandhu National Stadium. In the day’s match, Khaled Salem,...
Thai Exim Bank and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) have expressed their interest to invest in Bangladesh for modernising the country’s state-run sugar mills. The two organisations expressed the...
Edison Group will export Symphony smartphones to different countries by 2022 after meeting local demands, said its founder and Managing Director Jakaria Shahid. Aiming to provide quality phones to customers,...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said BNP is finding excuses for staying away from the Dhaka city polls because of their apprehension to lose the elections. “BNP has...
Chinese health authorities announced Saturday that 1,287 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), including 237 in critical conditions, had been reported in the country by the...
Police recovered the beheaded body of a youth from a mustard field in Kalidaskhali Char of Chokrajapur union in Baghaupazila of Rajshahi district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as...
Four new dengue patient were hospitalised in the last 24 hours until 8:00am on Saturday, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. In its regular update, the DGHS noted...
Police arrested two suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Gollamari area in the city on early Saturday. The arrestees are Nur Mohammad Anik, 24, and...
Bangladesh set a 137-run target against Pakistan in the second Twenty20 match of the three-match series against Pakistan being in Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday. The visitors are staring at...
Various cold-related diseases have affected 4,248 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Saturday. Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control...
As the clock winds down to the Dhaka city polls, returning officers have been inundated with complaints of electoral misconduct, mostly against candidates vying for councillors' posts in the capital's...
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has warmly welcomed the newly enrolled undergraduate students of Spring 2020 semester through an orientation ceremony held at IUB campus in Bashundhara, Dhaka. Students got enrolled...
Police arrested two students of Khulna University (KU) for their alleged ties to banned militant group ‘Neo JMB’ from Gollamari Khurshednagar in Khulna city early Saturday. The arrestees are —...
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