In the recent years, environmental worries have revolved us in maintaining environmental compliance issues in many organizations as required by the global environmental regulatory authorities. Environmental Compliance designates following to...
The weak radioactive metal Thorium (Th) in nature was discovered in 1828 by the Swedish chemist Jens Berzelius. The new element was named after Thor, the god of thunder in...
Bangladesh's indebtedness to the Sunderbans, the world's largest mangrove, cannot be measured in terms of commercial values -which are quite huge -alone. That it stands guard against ferocious natural calamities...
The number of foreign workers, legal or otherwise, in Bangladesh has been more of a mystery than anything else. None of the relevant government agencies does know their actual number...
Tuesday's train accident -- worst of its kind in a decade in this country -- at Mandobag in Kasba under Brahmanbaria has raised more questions about the railway service than...
The third Bangladesh Leather Footwear & Leathergoods International Sourcing Show (BLISS) held recently in the capital has brought to the fore the prospect of good export potential of the country's...
NETRAKONA, Nov 14: Durgapur upazila on the mountainous border of Netrakona district originally carried the name Susan. The 'good king' used to live in Durgapur. From that point, it is...
In the past, few of the emergent building owners would bother about architectural designs of their structures. They were seen being dependent wholly on their contractors in this regard. Many...
Gender issue is considered a critical element in achieving decent work for all women and men, in order to effect social and institutional changes that lead to sustainable development with...
Almost one-fourth of the time span for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has already elapsed. The United Nations (UN) adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, popularly known as SDGs,...
Dr. M. Rokunzzaman's timely attention to any nuptial between a civilised society's two key pillars, the intellect and industry, drives the next question: can the generic outcomes he identifies apply...
Members of both the treasury and opposition benches in parliament on Thursday shared their concerns over the exorbitant prices of onion in the domestic market while an opposition MP demanded...
Judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday approved a prosecution request to investigate crimes against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, the court said in a statement, reports Reuters. "There...
The High Court on Thursday observed that the success of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) will fade if it fails to debunk the mystery behind the murder of journalist couple Sagar...
ASM Mohiuddin Monem, deputy managing director of Abdul Monem Limited and chairman of ServicEngine Limited, has been honoured with the best tax payer award by the government for the sixth...
Chinese auto manufacturers are expected to pump about $5.0 billion in the Indian market over the next 3-5 years at a time when Indian manufacturers are holding back their investments,...
Stocks extended the losing streak for the third straight session on Thursday as worried investors continued their selling binge on major sectors shares. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) conducted a drive in the city’s Mohammadpur area on Thursday and evicted around 200 illegal establishments. A mobile court led by the DNCC’s Executive Magistrate...
Tigers failed to impress with the bat in the first innings of the first Test of two-match series against India as they tumbled for 150/10 in 58.3 overs at Indore....
At least 1,253 women were raped and in the first ten months of current calendar year across the country, according to report of an independent rights body. Besides, 62 others...
Relations between China and Japan have seen an uptick since the China-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Summit in Tokyo in 2018. The two countries agreed in principle to Chinese President Xi Jinping's...
Some 215 more Bangladeshi workers were deported from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Wednesday night. A Saudi Airlines flight (SV804) carrying 86 deportees landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International...
Local onion price soared to an all time high at Tk 200 to Tk 220 per kg in different retail markets across the capital on Thursday, according to traders and...
A man's body has been found in burnt-out bushland in the Australian state of New South Wales, authorities said on Thursday, taking the death toll of an ongoing bushfire emergency...
China on Thursday unveiled an experiment simulating the process of a probe hovering, avoiding obstacles and descending to land on Mars. The experiment was held on a trial ground, the...
Rail services between Dhaka and the northern regions have been suspended after a train derailed in Sirajganj. A Dhaka-bound Rangpur Express train went off the tracks near the Ullapara Railway...
The government has banned the heartburn drug Ranitidine made with raw materials from two Indian companies after detecting high levels of cancer-causing ingredients in them. The Directorate General of Drug...
The government will award 48 entrepreneurs with commercially important person (CIP) (Industry) cards for their outstanding performances in respective fields in 2017. Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun will hand...
Bangladesh and Australia have agreed to form a “Joint Working Group” to examine prospects and challenges of intensifying economic interactions at the prioritised sectors at a shortest possible time. The...
Grameenphone has agreed to pay Tk 2 billion out of Tk 125.8 billion in 'unpaid dues found in audit' to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). Lawyer Sheikh Fazle Noor...
The fifth edition of Dhaka International Folk Fest will begin today (Thursday) evening at Bangladesh Army Stadium. More than two hundred artists from six countries will be performing everyday till...
VISA, Mastercard, Diners Club International, Discover and Union Pay International cardholders of Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) and any other banks can now avail services from Sarah Resort at Gazipur using...
Bangladesh is more vulnerable to bribery risks than any other country in South Asia, according to a latest international report. In the updated index report titled Trace Bribery Risk Matrix,...
The primary and Ebtedayee terminal examinations will begin from November 17 across the country. State Minister for Primary and Mass Education M Zakir Hossain said this at a press briefing...
Britain is threatening to deport European Union citizens if they fail to apply on time for a new immigration status after Brexit and will only grant leniency in exceptional circumstances,...
A wheelchair attendant of Biman Bangladesh Airlines illegally went to Chattogram on its own flight from Dhaka on Thursday morning while helping a passenger with boarding, which allegedly happened due...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday expressed her firm conviction to make a poverty-free Bangladesh as hunger has already been eradicated from the country. “We’ve been able to make the...
Bangladesh stepped into the World Test Championship in an unexpected fashion losing three crucial wickets in the first session of the first-Test of two-match series against India on Thursday in...
India’s Supreme Court on Thursday referred a decision to lift a centuries-old ban on women of menstruating age entering a Hindu temple to a larger bench of judges, delaying a...
China’s factory output growth slowed significantly more than expected in October, as weakness in global and domestic demand and the drawn-out Sino-US trade war weighed on broad segments of the...
A Rohingya man, accused in several criminal cases, was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Shalbagan in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on early Thursday. The deceased was...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia moved the Appellate Division on Thursday challenging a High Court (HC) order that had turned down her bail petition in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case....
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will introduce a new foreign manpower programme starting the next month by issuing visas for specific occupations, said Nayef Al-Omair, head of the vocational examination...
Annual profits at China’s Ningbo S-Power International Logistics Co are down a sharp 40 per cent year-on-year, and export orders have also fallen at a similarly dizzying rate. The firm’s...
More than 700 level crossings in the western region of Bangladesh Railway -- Khulna, Rajshahi, and Rangpur divisions -- are operating without gatemen, increasing the risks of deadly accidents. Sources...
The board of directors of state-run Jamuna Oil Company Ltd has recommended 130 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019, said an official disclosure on...
Stocks witnessed mixed trend in early hour trading on Thursday as investors are mostly followed cautious stance amid ongoing quarterly earnings declarations. Following the previous day’s downward note, the Dhaka...
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered the release on bail of more than 70 opposition activists arrested in recent weeks and accused of plotting to overthrow the government, he...
Facebook Inc removed 3.2 billion fake accounts between April and September this year, along with millions of posts depicting child abuse and suicide, according to its latest content moderation report...
A fire broke out at the Foreign Ministry in Segunbagicha area of Dhaka city on Wednesday night. Md Jewel, telephone operator at the Fire Service and Civil Defence control room,...
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