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In Dhaka, these days, the kitchen markets are seen filled with all types of vegetables round the year. They include tomatoes, bringals, beans, radish, carrots, gourds, and bitter gourds. Most...
Following the approval of the Bangladesh Maritime Zones Act, 2019 by the Cabinet last week, doors are now wide open for the country to explore and exploit the rich marine...
It is quite evident from the lacklustre performance of the country's stock market for more than two decades that investors do not have much faith in many factors that influence...
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday said some 4,500 new doctors are going to join different district and upazila hospitals on December 8. “With this, there’ll be...
A Dhaka court is set to deliver its verdict on Sunday on a case over the deaths of two college students in a road crash that triggered widespread protests in...
The latest gross domestic product (GDP) data published by the Indian government (compiled by the Central Statistics Office (CSO)) indicate the Indian economy is slowing down to a 5.0 per...
Representative of Tiger Energy, a world-renowned coal mining company, visited Bangladesh being invited by country’s reputed coal importer JHM Internation, says a press release. Tiger Energy Regional Head Miss Sourajit...
More than 600 cities have announced measures to tackle climate change, and more than 680 of the world's largest corporations have committed to cut greenhouse-gas emissions in line with the...
All goals of Bangladesh Delta Plan (BDP) 2100 are directly or indirectly related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It must be mentioned that all six BDP 2100 goals...
RAJSHAHI, Nov 30: It was early in the morning of Saturday, several hundred people rushed to the zero point of Shaheb Bazaar to procure onion at a fair price to...
One of the fascinating technologies of this time is blockchain technology. What, in the first place, is blockchain? Blockchain consists of a list of records. Such records are stored in...
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed on Friday that Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio financed fires being set in the Amazon rainforest, without presenting any evidence, the right-wing leader’s latest broadside in...
A three-day international ceramic exposition will kick off in the city from December 5 to facilitate universal exposure of the country’s ceramic manufacturers. Bangladesh Ceramic Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BCMEA)...
The driver of a three-wheeler vehicle died and another was injured after being electrocuted in Mollah Bridge area of Bhola district, reports BSS. The deceased was identified as Md Mahbub,...
The Libyan Coast Guard on Friday rescued more than 200 migrants off the country's western coast, the International Organization for Migration in Libya (IOM Libya) said. "Over 200 migrants were...
Mentioning that the trend of making money now has become a disease, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday renewed her vow to continue the ongoing drive against corruption and drugs....
The World Aids Day will be observed across the country as elsewhere in the globe tomorrow (Sunday). The theme of this year’s World AIDS Day is “Communities make the difference”....
Abu Ahmed Mannafi was picked as the new president of Awami League Dhaka South City unit and Sharfuddin Ahmed Sentu as the general secretary of the unit on Saturday. Sheikh...
At least 221 women were sexually harassed and twelve committed suicide alone from January to October across the country, according to a local independent rights body. Of them, four were...
A tea seller was hacked to death allegedly by his neighbour at Malda Colony in the city on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Ramjan Ali, 28, son of...
The annual growth rate of China's economy is projected at 6.1 per cent, according to a report by the Bank of China (BOC). "The overall verdict is cautiously optimistic," the...
The second death anniversary of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Annisul Huq is being observed today (Saturday). Annisul, who had been undergoing treatment at a hospital in London, breathed...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a firearms trader with four shooter guns and 23 bullets from Shikalbaha in Karnaphuli upazila of Chattogram on Saturday. The arrestee was identified as...
President Abdul Hamid on Saturday urged Charted Accountants to play a responsible role in ensuring transparency and accountability in public and private sectors. The President made the call while speaking...
Eighty-six new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00am on Saturday. Forty-nine of them were hospitalised in Dhaka, the Directorate...
AZM Anas, the economic editor of The Financial Express, Bangladesh, has been named the gold medal winner for ‘The Prince Albert II of Monaco and UNCA Global Prize’ of the UNCA...
Data is at the core of successful smart city innovation, according to new research from Oracle and economic and urban research consultancy ESI ThoughtLab. The Building a Hyperconnected City study found that...
A nationwide strike enforced by water transport workers has brought launch services to a halt on waterways linking the southern districts to the rest of the country. Although a few...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the triennial council of Dhaka North and South City units of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka. Sheikh Hasina,...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has recently opened an Agent Banking outlet of the bank at Rangunia of Chattogram. M Khorshed Anowar, head of Retail and SME Banking of EBL inaugurated...
Barcelona’s France forward Ousmane Dembele has been ruled out for over two months with his third muscle injury of the season, the latest chapter in a career marred by repeated...
North Korea’s state media on Saturday lashed out at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as an “imbecile and political dwarf” for calling Pyongyang’s latest test of a large multiple-rocket launcher...
US online shoppers spent 4.2 billion dollars on Thanksgiving, up by 14.5 per cent from last year and reaching a record high, according to the web analytics tool Adobe Analytics....
Dust-induced air pollution has become a big concern for the port city dwellers with the advent of winter. Aggravation of air pollution due to the dusty weather has caused outbreak...
Daimler, the German carmaker that owns Mercedes-Benz, has said it will shed at least 10,000 jobs worldwide as it seeks to fund the switch to electric cars. Daimler personnel chief...
The Central Bank of Russia said Friday it had increased its forecast for the country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year because of positive economic growth in the third...
Two men with alleged ties to a series of crimes have been killed in a so-called gunfight with police at Bokchora intersection area in Satkhira district town. The incident took...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained three suspected smugglers with 48 bottles of phensedyl from Kushumpur area of Moheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah district on Friday night. The arrestees are Md Russel...
The annual election of Bogura and Jashore district bar associations were held on Friday. In Bogura, Md Golam Faruk was elected president of the District Bar Association from Bangabandhu Awami...
Apple says it is taking "a deeper look" at how it handles disputed borders. Ukraine criticised the tech giant for showing Crimea as part of Russia's territory on its Maps...
The man who carried out Friday's stabbing attack at London Bridge was a former prisoner convicted of terrorism offences. The attacker, named by police as 28-year-old Usman Khan, was out...
Bangladesh Noujan Sramik Federation (BNSF) Friday said it would go on work abstention for an indefinite period from early Saturday to press home their 11-point demand. The federation leaders took...
Stocks posted a modest gain in the outgoing week that ended Thursday, snapping a two-week losing streak, as opportunist investors showed their appetite on financial issues. Week-on-week, DSEX, the prime...
The National Security Intelligence (NSI), the country's major civilian intelligence agency, has identified some 29 businesses who were allegedly behind the recent rise in onion prices in the country. The...
Ten most traded companies accounted for one-fifth transactions to the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the outgoing week that ended on Thursday. LafargeHolcim Bangladesh dominated the weekly turnover chart. Market...
The prices of edible oils have soared despite a fall in the prices of the commodity in the global market over the last couple of months. Soya bean oil (loose)...
The SME Foundation has been facing a shortage of funds for long, badly affecting its 'mandated' activities, according to a study. The study, conducted by Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies...
The local currency has depreciated by Tk 1.0 against the US dollar so far this year in the inter-bank foreign exchange market as demand for the greenback grew. The dollar...
Bangladesh will seek US$3.0 billion in aid from China for the next three years in the upcoming joint working group meeting to be held on Monday, officials said. It will...
It is difficult to believe in the virtue of discipline in this country. Not that all the inhabitants have scant regard for discipline or they don't know the necessity of...
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