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Violence against women and children increases alarmingly in 2019 compared to 2018. 902 children became victims of rape in 2019, seemingly three times higher than that of 2018. Of the...
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Tuesday. This was the Russian leader's second trip to Syria since Moscow intervened decisively on...
Almost 75 per cent of the world's disaster displacement in 2018 - that's over 12.6 million people forced to relocate from their homes - occurred in Asia and the Pacific....
Slower growth of private credit has sparked a debate in the country. Some argue that it reflects lower demand of capital for private investment which may ultimately affect the overall...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has renewed her determination to continue the drive against corruption for welfare of the countrymen. Sheikh Hasina came up with the statement in her televised address...
Let's face what lies ahead with open eyes: 2020 is going to be a very tough year for the world, and developing countries in particular. The infant decade has already...
An Indian court has set an execution date for four men convicted of the 2012 gang-rape and murder of a student in Delhi. Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and...
Nursery owner Rezaul Islam has succeeded in cultivating costly spicy crop of cardamom in his native Natun Chuliyar Char village of Sadar union in Roumari upazila of Kurigram. In addition...
Police on Tuesday arrested three people for their alleged involvement in the rape of a schoolgirl at the residence of a municipality councillor in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi on Monday....
Police have collected a CCTV footage of Kurmitola Golf Club gate and it is being scrutinised, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Gulshan Division). DC Sudeep Kumar Chakraborty said it on...
Almost 2,000 houses have been destroyed in Australia's months-long bushfire crisis, officials say, as crews prepare frantically for worsening conditions. After ferocious conditions last week, firefighters are using milder weather...
Around 47 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals and clinics across the country. Among them, 37 patients are taking treatment in Dhaka division and 10 are hospitalised outside...
A host of world leaders, including Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have given their consent to attend the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibar Rahman’s birth centenary...
Incidents of lynching witnessed a drastic rise across the country in 2019 compared to the previous year, according to a report by an independent rights body. A total of 65...
The government has set a target of $50.0 billion readymade garment (RMG) export in 2020-21 fiscal year in line with its commitment to enhance earnings from the sector in the...
New Zealand firefighters have finally managed to contain a large forest fire that broke out on Monday and has burned through more than 300 hectares of the North Island forest...
At least 35 people were killed in a stampede that erupted in the Iranian city of Kerman at the funeral procession for Iran's top commander Qassem Soleimani killed in a...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved a project involving Tk 88.51 billion to ensure safe water across the country. The approval came at a meeting...
Britain’s financial industry paid a record near-$100 billion in taxes in the year to March, reaffirming its central role in funding the state at a time when its future prospects...
California's SpaceX company has launched another 60 satellites in its Starlink network. It brings to 182 the number of spacecraft the firm has now put in the sky as part...
Luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce said on Tuesday it recorded a 25 per cent jump in sales in 2019, underpinned by solid demand for its first-ever SUV, Cullinan, just a year after...
Various cold-related diseases have affected 5,947people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Tuesday. Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room...
Emirates airline has entered 2020 with its 'Fly Better' slogan aiming to provide a world class experience both in the air and on the ground. During the year travellers from...
Germany is moving some of its military personnel from Iraq to neighbouring countries over security concerns, the government told lawmakers, days after the killing of a top Iranian military commander...
The United States warned its citizens in Israel and the Palestinian territories on Monday to be vigilant, citing the risk of rocket fire, three days after a US drone strike...
Training for and completing a marathon improves the health of a new runner's arteries, cutting about four years off their "vascular age", a study suggests. Researchers from Barts and University...
At least 30 people were killed in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno after an improvised explosive device detonated on a bridge, sources said on Monday. The bomb detonated at...
Dhaka University (DU) students staged demonstrations on the campus again on Tuesday morning demanding capital punishment of the rapist of one of their fellows. Accoridng to witnesses, the protesters formed...
Living costs increased by 6.5 per cent in Dhaka in the just ended calendar year 2019, which was 6.0 per cent in 2018, Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) study has...
The United States has denied a visa to Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif that would have allowed him to attend a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has donated Tk 100 million (10 crore) to Bangabandhu Memorial Trust for observing the ‘Mujib Borsho’ across the country to mark the birth centenary of the...
Britain has reduced staff at its embassies in Tehran and Baghdad to a minimum level due to escalating tensions following the US killing of a top Iranian military leader, Sky...
Vietnam's national index of industrial production rose 8.86 per cent on-year in 2019, the country's General Statistics Office announced on Tuesday. Main driver of the surge, the processing and manufacturing...
The gross domestic product (GDP) in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region grew about nine per cent in 2019. Tibet's GDP was estimated at more than 160 billion yuan (around 23...
CHATTOGRAM: Though tea production has increased significantly in Bangladesh in the just-ended decade, the country's annual tea production has not yet surpassed its domestic demands, industry insiders and officials said....
More than 60,000 people have disappeared in Mexico since the start of the country's war on drugs in 2006, according to authorities. The number is far higher than previous estimates...
US ride-hailing company Uber Technologies and South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor have teamed up to develop electric air taxis, joining the global race to make small self-flying cars to ease...
Dhaka ranked second worst in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Tuesday morning. The air quality of the capital was classified as very unhealthy as it had an AQI score of...
A mild cold wave is sweeping over various districts in the northern and central regions of Bangladesh following two days of drizzle. The country’s lowest temperature was recorded at 6...
The United States has no plans to pull its troops out of Iraq, defence secretary Mark Esper said on Monday, following reports by Reuters and other media of an American...
MYMENSINGH, Jan 06: Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) Vice-Chancellor Pro Dr Lutful Hassan has developed a high-yielding rice variety. Sources said, the name of new rice variety is BAU Dhan-3. Prior...
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh on Monday topped the charts of most traded stocks and top gainers as well on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). The company featured a turnover of above Tk...
Onion prices further declined in the city markets on Monday with the rates showing big gaps from one market to another. Traders said some retailers were compelled to ask higher...
The government is considering exempting 15 per cent VAT on land mutation fees as its justification has come into question. There is one kind of tax, which the local government...
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will conduct an information system audit or complete inspection in Banglalink to scrutinise all types of relevant records of the company. The audit will...
Asian shares rebounded on Tuesday as a day passed without any new escalation in the Middle East and Wall Street erased early losses to end in the black as tech...
The much-hyped offshore survey to discover new hydrocarbon reserve in the country's territorial water in the Bay of Bengal is set to miss the current exploration season due to delay...
Implementation of the US$2.6-billion cost Padma Bridge Rail Link project will be delayed by 13 months due to serious dispute between the Chinese contractor concerned and the project implementing authority....
The central bank has asked all banks to remain cautious about fraudulent emails, seeking transfer of export payment from foreign buyers. Bangladesh Bank, in a notice issued on Sunday, said...
The government has instructed the apparel-sector trade bodies to stop issuing utilisation declaration (UD) certificates to more 189 'non-compliant' factories due to poor progress in their remediation work, officials said....
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