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The Awami League (AL) has inducted outgoing Dhaka South Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon into its central working committee as a member. Sheikh Hasina made the move with the powers vested...
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, released from his internment in Pakistan on January 08, 1972, eventually returned to Dhaka, the capital of independent Bangladesh amidst a rapturous welcome on January 10....
Imagine going through the day without consuming or using some product, service, data, technology, personal contact, or payment which has not - at least in some part - crossed one...
The latest November 2019 UBS/PwC Billionaires Report counted 2,101 billionaires globally, or 589 more than five years before. Earlier, Farhad Manjoo had seriously recommended, 'Abolish Billionaires', presenting a moral case...
Child labour in different industries across the world is common. However, one would not even think about presence of child labour in the makeup industry. Generally, any ethical issue in...
Responding to pressures from within and without, the economics profession is gradually changing for the better. Not surprisingly, the populist backlash sweeping advanced democracies in recent years has produced some...
Incidents of violence against women for dowry increased in 2019 compared to that of 2018, according to a local legal aid and rights body. A total of 96 women were...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said a move is underway to arrest drug barons as the anti-narcotics drive which started in 2018 has not stopped yet. “The anti-narcotics drive...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on Sunday afternoon for Abu Dhabi on a three-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend “Abu Dhabi Sustainable Week”, “Zayed...
Former lawmaker Advocate Ahamed Ali died at a city hospital on Saturday. He was 97. The veteran politician and also a language movement activist left behind five daughters, four sons...
At least five people have died after a head-on collision between a bus and a local passenger vehicle Mahendra in Rajbari Sadar Upazila. Two others were injured in the accident...
US-based multinational non-alcoholic beverage giant The Coca-Cola Company looks forward to forging closer ties with China which is expected to become the biggest market of the company, according to head...
The number of covered van registration in the country witnessed a drastic fall in 2019 compared to the prevoius year. A total of 3,042 covered vans were registered with the...
The United States and China have agreed to resume semiannual talks on economic and trade issues, according to a published report. These discussions had been conducted in previous administrations but...
The High Court on Sunday refused to grant bail to a Sonali Bank general manager, Nepal Chandra Saha, in a case filed for misappropriation of Tk 1.27 billion of the...
Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said currently 60 per cent people are enjoying internet facilities in Bangladesh. He also said the government is working to bring...
The by-election to Chattogram-8 constituency, which fell vacant following the death of Main Uddin Khan Badal, will be held on Monday. The Election Commission has already completed all the preparations...
The High Court on Sunday directed the respondents to form anti-ragging committee and squad in all educational institutions especially in public and private universities and affiliated colleges in order to...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said Bangladesh and India want zero death along Bangladesh-India border but it is happening. He said they are also "concerned" like others...
Northern districts in Bangladesh are experiencing severe cold and fog as the fourth cold wave of the season begins to set in. Bangladesh Meteorological Department recorded the lowest temperature in...
The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested a suspect in the alleged rape of an 11-year-old girl in Dhaka's Bhatara. Law enforcers identified the suspect as Rasel Mia, 18, without disclosing...
Serena Williams won her first title in three years and first since becoming a mother with victory over Jessica Pegula at the Auckland Classic. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion...
The Democratic-led US House of Representatives will send formal impeachment charges against president Donald Trump to the Senate as early as next week, House speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday,...
A group of Iranian protesters demanded Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei step down on Saturday after Tehran said that its military had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane, killing...
A young man was killed after being hit by a tractor at Saptona in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Doyal Chandra, a resident of...
Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rancon British Motors Ltd. at a simple ceremony held at MTB Centre, the bank’s Corporate Head...
The closing ceremony of three-day Business Development Conference of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited ended at Hotel Royal Tulip Sea Pearl Beach Resort, Cox’s Bazar on Sunday. Professor Dr. Md. Salim...
A fugitive accused in the BUET student Abrar Fahad killing case surrendered before a Dhaka court on Sunday. Morshed Amartya Islam, an expelled student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and...
Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco said on Sunday it has exercised its “greenshoe option” to sell an additional 450 million shares, raising the size of its initial public...
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka today (Sunday) for Abu Dhabi on a three-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend “Abu Dhabi Sustainable Week”, “Zayed Sustainable...
Listed pharmaceutical company Renata witnessed a steady growth in net profit for the last three fiscal years (FYs) as the company maintained its high professional standard in manufacturing 'quality' medicines....
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two suspected members of banned militant outfit ‘Allahr Dal’ from Khulna Railway Station in Khulna district on Sunday morning. The arrestees were identified...
The first phase of Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, ended in Gazipur on Sunday through the Akheri Munajat (final prayers). Maulana Zubair Hassan, Bangladeshi leader...
Libyan eastern forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar announced on Saturday a ceasefire in the western region, which includes the capital Tripoli, starting 00:01 am on Sunday (22:01 GMT) and...
The United States and China have agreed to restart semi-annual talks aimed at resolving economic disputes between the two countries, a process abandoned at the start of the Trump administration...
Britain’s Foreign Office confirmed on Saturday that the country’s ambassador in Tehran was briefly detained by Iranian authorities, denouncing the arrest as a “flagrant violation of international law”. Earlier, the...
Nearly 41 per cent of small enterprises consider scanty the amount of loan offered by SME Foundation under its Credit Wholesale (CWS) programme, according to a study. The Bangladesh Institute...
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has expressed regret over his handling of the bushfire crisis ravaging the country. The PM has faced mounting criticism over his government's response to the...
Iran’s clerical rulers risk a legitimacy crisis as popular anger has boiled up at the way the state handled a passenger plane crash, which the military took three days to...
Wheat acreage has continued to shrink in the country as many farmers switch to maize and vegetables farming for higher profits. Wheat blast that first hit wheat fields in 2015...
Hundreds of local knitting units are facing trouble with opening inland letters of credit (LCs) as some banks are putting pressure on manufacturers under the foreign exchange guideline. As a...
Re-gasified liquefied natural gas, LNG, is cheaper and safer than liquefied petroleum gas, LPG, for cooking in cities, a committee has found. The government should import required quantity of LNG,...
The return on depositors' money in banks has been shrinking gradually, mainly due to regulatory and fiscal measures. A bank depositor receives a minuscule slice of profits or a negative...
A large number of traders under the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) have been facing trouble with renewal of their licences or issuance of new ones for the past few...
With the very mention of indigenous communities in Bangladesh, the general people tend to visualise the tribal groups living in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). They also focus on the...
Against the backdrop of no drilling activities in the Bay of Bengal by Bangladesh now, an Indian oil and gas company, ONGC Videsh Ltd, has been given go-ahead to start...
That more than 100,000 Bangladeshi workers were deported from different countries in 2019 is a worrying piece of news. The number is equivalent to nearly one-sixth of the workers sent...
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has secured a second term after sweeping to victory in the island's hard-fought election. With almost all votes counted, Ms Tsai had about 58 per cent...
The assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's elite Quds Force and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a powerful Iraqi militia leader at the Baghdad International...
Bangladesh has moved up eight notches to 168 among 190 countries in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business index 2020. The country's ranking was 176 last year. The improvement...
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