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Stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour trading on Tuesday as investors are showing their buying appetite on sector-wise shares. Following the previous day’s modest gain, the Dhaka Stock Exchange...
The Financial Express’s computer section Shift-in-Charge Md Al Amin passed away aged around 52 at 3:00 am on Tuesday. He succumbed to a massive cardiac arrest at his residence in...
At least four people died after the most powerful earthquake to hit Albania in decades rocked the capital of Tirana and surrounding region early on Tuesday, causing several buildings to...
Bangladesh’s capital city ranked worst again in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Tuesday morning. Dhaka had a score of 242 at 8:00am, which means the air quality was ‘very unhealthy’....
At least three people have been killed and 22 others injured after a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Faridpur's Bhanga Upazila. The accident occurred on Dhaka-Barishal...
Indian doctors have removed a kidney weighing 7.4kg (16.3lbs) - as much as two newborn babies - from a patient. It's believed to be the largest kidney ever removed in...
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has committed to provide US$161 million for developing Bangladesh's technical manpower and urban sector facilities. The Economic Relations Division (ERD) signed three loan agreements with the...
President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Sheikh Fazle Fahim said the country has a huge competitive edge in the manufacturing sector. "Our competitiveness in...
The UK has called on China to allow UN observers "immediate and unfettered access" to the Xinjiang region. It follows a data leak that revealed how hundreds of thousands of...
The CACCI Conference 2019, an international summit of the apex trade bodies from Asia-Pacific countries, begins in the city today (Tuesday). The two-day conference takes place in the city's Hotel...
Ekushey Padak-winning poet and architect Rabiul Husain has died during treatment for a blood-related ailment in Dhaka. He was 76. Rabiul passed away while undergoing treatment at the Bangabandhu Sheikh...
A Danish company has launched sustainable solutions for the textile industry to produce better quality and long-lasting clothes with plant-based fibres. Novozymes, a world leader in biological solutions, in cooperation...
Falling revenue has worried top policymakers as a coordination council sat on Monday to take stock of the situation. The meeting weighed options, including widening the area of value added...
The Asian Development Bank, or ADB, on Monday urged government agencies to implement projects in time, which faced hiccups in execution, officials said. The Manila-based lender has also cautioned that...
The government now wants to establish control over cache servers of internet service providers, international gateways and mobile phone operators in a bid to monitor internet contents. Cyber Threat Detection...
Customs intelligence started interrogating onion importers on Monday to investigate the mismatch between import and domestic prices while cracking down on hoarding. The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) interrogated...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina received on Monday two awards of the 'ITU Telecom World-2019' in recognition of Bangladesh's success in telecommunication sector and digitisation, reports BSS. The awards are:...
MADRID, Nov 25 (Reuters): Spain's talisman Rafael Nadal sealed a sixth Davis Cup title for his country on Sunday when they beat Canada 2-0 in the final of the revamped...
KHULNA, Nov 25: State-owned jute mill workers brought out a hunger procession in Khalishpur industrial area in Khulna. The procession ended at the Platinum Jute Mill Gate. A seven-day agitation...
The country's financial service sector, mainly the banking industry, faces severe competition to attract and retain their customers. That's why, banks need to distinguish themselves clearly from one another and...
Brisk preparations are on for reaching free textbooks to primary and secondary level students at educational institutions across the country. Books are ready for distribution. This year printing and binding...
On its long journey since 1946, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has contributed more to the well-being of global children than any other organisation. Yet it took long 44...
Election Commissioner (EC) Mahbub Talukdar on Monday has alleged whimsical actions at the commission’s secretariat, reports bdnews24.com. He brought the allegation after the four commissioners on Sunday handed Chief Election...
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) and World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) inked deal with World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) to promote start-ups. Osama Taseer, president of...
On November 16, Gotabaya Rajapaksa - who served as defence secretary during the final phase of Sri Lanka's brutal civil war - won a decisive victory in Sri Lanka's presidential...
[Concluding part of a four-part write-up on shadow banking] Mapping of shadow banking provides a basis for reviewing the appropriate perameter for monitoring. Generally, two approaches are applied to estimate...
The worst foreign-policy decision by the United States of the last generation - and perhaps longer - was the "war of choice" that it launched in Iraq in 2003 for...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said the Road Transport Act, 2018 will be enforced keeping it at a tolerable level. “We’ll ensure the enforcement of the...
Automation has come home, with the time to roost just around the corner. What would this mean for Bangladesh? Of course, the best place to start analysis is the ready-made...
Greenhouse gases levels in the atmosphere, the main driver of climate change, hit a record high last year, a specialised agency of the United Nations has said, calling for swift...
ICC Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman called on former UN secretary-general and Chairman of the Global Commission on Adaptation Dr Ban Ki-moon during his recent visit to Dhaka. ICC Bangladesh President...
A Chapainawabganj court has sentenced three members of the banned militant outfit JMB to death and four others to life in prison for killing an operative of the same group...
The Cabinet has approved in principle the draft of Bangladesh Maritime Zones Act 2019 with an aim to unlock the potential of blue economy and checking crimes, particularly piracy on...
Concerted efforts of all government and non-government entities concerned can be a vital means of supplementing the efforts of the present government to attain the target of inclusive development in...
China has been cracking down hard on illegal transactions related to virtual currency trading, the Economic Information Daily reported Monday. The country's financial regulator has demanded all-around inspection and solving...
Japan and China have witnessed frequent high-level exchanges and positive progress in the improvement of bilateral relations recently, said Abe, adding that the Japanese side is eagerly looking forward to...
Saudi Arabia has detained at least eight people, mostly intellectuals and writers, two sources including London-based Saudi rights group ALQST said, amid a two-year crackdown on free expression in the...
Several hundred makeshift shops on both sides of Dhaka-Aricha highway were demolished on Monday in an eviction drive conducted by the Roads and Highways Division. A team of RHD, led...
World shares staged a cautious rally on Monday as investors held out for some progress in US-China trade talks, while the dollar dipped after its latest rally on the back...
American multinational technology company Apple Inc would expand its operations in India and the iPhone maker’s supplier Salcomp would make components at a plant near Chennai in southern India. Salcomp...
Uber was stripped of its London operating license on Monday for the second time in just over two years as the city’s regulator said the taxi app was not “fit...
China has mandated 13 investment banks to lead a US dollar sovereign bond deal, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters, its third since its international debt issuance program...
Stocks posted a modest gain on Monday, after a single-day break, as investors showed their buying appetite on sector specific shares. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange,...
The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday an appeal filed BNP chief Khaleda Zia challenging a High Court order that turned down her bail plea in the Zia Charitable Trust...
Few expected Mominul Haque and his men to upset India on their home soil, but the tourists’ back-to-back defeats, both inside three days, underlined just how much Bangladesh have stagnated...
Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC), unit of police have arrested three members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). They were taken into custody from Vhatara’s...
The body of a Hindu monk, who had apparently taken his own life, was recovered from his living room in Faridpur district town on Monday. The deceased was identified as...
Kazakhstan plans to modernise 3,477 villages by 2024 in accordance with new regional standards, making drinking water, repaired roads and basic social facilities available in the most remote rural areas....
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed a case against four doctors and three businessmen over the embezzlement of Tk 91.5 million (9.15 crore) from Chittagong 250-Bed General Hospital. ACC...
More than 60 doctors have written an open letter saying they feared Julian Assange's health was so bad that the WikiLeaks founder could die inside a top-security British prison. The...
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