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Being a low lying deltaic country, Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to climate change as it has been rated as the third most vulnerable country in the world in terms of...
The November 13 terrible collision between two passenger trains near a station in Brahmanbaria district sparks a number of questions. One relates to competence of the loco master and his...
That the country's first automobile policy is in its final stage and is likely to see the light of the day by next month augurs well for a very important...
Despite frequent calls for action to provide universal primary education and eliminate gender disparities, few developing countries have made much progress toward these goals. For example, although South Asia made...
Massive migrant influxes over time and the growth of over 3,500 RMG (ready-made garments) and leather industries have massively polluted Dhaka's five rivers, some more so than others, but all...
Water resource management and governance are major challenges for a megacity like capital Dhaka with a huge population, observed experts. And, the issues need to be addressed in a planned...
At least three people were shot dead during a gunfight between two factions of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti (JSS) over establishing supremacy in Rajasthali upazila on Monday evening. The...
Former Bangladesh seamer Shahadat Hossain is facing punishment for physically assaulting teammate Sunny Arafat during a domestic league match. He faces the prospect of a one-year ban from the National...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) conducted separate drives on Monday and evicted around 300 illegal establishments in the city. A mobile court led by Md. Zulkar Nayen, the DNCC’s executive...
Little progress has been made for the world’s poorest children, according to a new report released on Monday. The report, titled The Convention on the Rights of the Child at...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has collected Taka 3.11 billion on Tuesday, the fifth day of the weeklong income tax fair. On the day, a total of 1,06,200 people...
Jatiya Oikyafront has sent a letter to prison authorities seeking permission for its five leaders to meet ailing BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at Bangabandhu Sheik Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). Oikyafront...
Information minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has described a BNP letter, which was sent to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over her recent India tour, as hollow. The Awami League leader said...
President Abdul Hamid on Monday called upon the trustees of Buddhist Religious Welfare Trust to focus on strengthening the communal harmony in the country from their respective positions. President Hamid...
Kuwait’s caretaker prime minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak declined to be reappointed as premier in the OPEC oil producer on Monday, rebuffing the offer from the ruling emir after submitting the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will return home on Tuesday night after wrapping up her four-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend Dubai Airshow-2019 and other programmes....
Cambodia's Princess Norodom Bopha Devi, a former minister of culture who helped revive traditional Apsara dance after the brutal 1970s Khmer Rouge regime nearly wiped it out, has died at...
Commerce Secretary Md Zafar Uddin on Monday assured that the onion market will become stable soon as the government has taken effective measures to resolve the crisis. “On behalf of...
North Korea's government has said it is not interested in meaningless talks with the United States just so President Donald Trump had something to boast about, urging an end to...
The second China International Import Expo (CIIE) successfully concluded over a week ago. During the expo, the medical equipment and health care exhibition area became the base for pharmaceutical giants....
China's civil aviation sector reported steady expansion as well as continuous high safety standards in the first 10 months of this year, official data showed. The total transport turnover of...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell business leaders on Monday that his pledge to take Britain out of the EU swiftly will end uncertainty and boost the economy, seeking...
The US has proposed conducting joint patrols with Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal, seemingly to ensure security in the country’s maritime area. The offer was tabled during the visit...
VISA, Mastercard, Diners Club International, Discover and UnionPay International cardholders of Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) and any other banks now can purchase air tickets from Cathay Pacific Airways through EBL...
Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader has called on the transport owners and workers to refrain from calling any strike over the Road Transport Act, 2018 that took effect...
A total of 120 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00am on Monday. Forty-eight of them were hospitalised in...
The 21-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece pulled off a sensational come back in London on Sunday to win the ATP World Tour Finals by beating Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-7(6), 6-2...
Speakers at a discussion in Dhaka have laid emphasis on serious efforts from China, India and other friends of Myanmar to resolve the Rohingya crisis otherwise they see Bangladesh in...
BRAC Bank Limited has launched its Agent Banking Outlet in Meherpur. With this 212th Agent Banking Outlet, the bank’s Agent Banking Network now covers 56 districts of the country....
Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) congratulated Mr. Muzibur Rahman, the Managing Director of Smart Jeans Ltd. for achieving the CIP status. The Managing Director & CEO of Shahjalal Islami Bank...
Japan's biggest search engine and messaging app are set to merge under a deal agreed by their parent companies. Yahoo Japan is the country's biggest search engine, and has e-commerce...
A Dhaka court has accepted the charge-sheet against 25 accused and issued arrest warrant against four fugitive ones in Bangladesh University of Technology (Buet) student Abrar Fahad killing case. Additional...
Kuwait has developed a new rubber asphalt technology to create a new form of road paving material, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) has said. Suad Al-Bahar, representative of the...
The 55th Annual General Meeting of Eastern Housing Limited was held at RAOWA Convention Hall, Mohakhali, Dhaka recently. The AGM was presided over by Manzurul Islam, Chairman of Eastern Housing...
Hong Kong’s High Court ruled on Monday that a British colonial-era emergency law revived by the government to ban protesters wearing face masks was unconstitutional. It said the law was...
A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Panbari bordering area of Sreebardi upazila of Sherpur on early Monday. The deceased was identified...
BRAC Climate Change Programme organised a youth convention titled ‘Youth convention on climate change’ at the BRAC Centre in the capital on Sunday. Dr Ainun Nishat, eminent environment expert, former...
Bolivians languished in long lines on the streets of La Paz on Sunday to secure chicken, eggs and cooking fuel as supporters of ousted President Evo Morales crippled the country’s...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday sought both public and private investment from the UAE in larger volume in potential sectors such as RMG, IT, agriculture and special economic zones...
Bangladesh’s top court has deferred its verdict on an audit dispute between the telecom regulator and Grameenphone to Sunday. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court also ruled that the...
Three people were killed following a collision between a motorbike and a bus on Dhaka-Noakhali regional road in front of Intermax Factory in Afania area of Sonaimuri upazila of the...
The Trump administration is set to issue a 90-day extension of a license on Monday allowing US companies to continue doing business with China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, two sources...
A suspected leader of an outlawed party was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Battola area in Harinakundu upazila of Jhenidah district early Monday. The deceased was identified...
Ralph Lauren, one of the world's largest fashion brands, has resumed sourcing from Bangladesh with reopening its office here in Dhaka, sources said. The American company stopped sourcing garment items...
The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) on Sunday sought central bank's intervention to open the facility of international credit and pre-paid cards. At a meeting, the association...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) received Tk 2.8 billion in income tax against 92,916 returns submitted at the nationwide income tax fair on Sunday. With this, the total tax...
Bangladesh’s capital city has again ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) for the second consecutive day on Monday. Dhaka had a score of 246 at 08:45am on Monday,...
The securities regulator has halted the execution of the Shepherd Industries' decision of purchasing the shares of another company 'Shepherd Jeans' by the assets of the former. The securities regulator...
Saudi Aramco is worth up to $1.7 trillion at the price range set by the oil giant on Sunday, below the $2.0 trillion sought by Saudi’s crown prince but putting...
The central bank has started a process to reduce the spread between selling and buying rates of the US dollar at the customer level to the benefit of exporters and...
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