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The implementation of the Cox's Bazar marine drive expressway project, for which China pledged fund, has apparently been put on a back burner. Previously, the government had scrapped a deal...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said it would take four months for Jammu and Kashmir to return to normal after his government stripped the state of its special status...
The securities regulator has asked LR Global Bangladesh Asset Management Company Limited to submit all information regarding its mutual funds' (MFs) Tk 500 million investment in bdnews24.com within 24 hours....
Two groups of Uber drivers have announced a 24-hour strike from Sunday midnight to press home their eight-point charter of demand. Dhaka Ridesharing Drivers Union and Bangladesh Ridesharing Drivers Association...
The state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), has kept four of its most expensive diesel-fired power plants operational defying the energy regulator's instruction to shut those. The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said on Sunday that the government would implement the fiscal measures for the current year without further amending the tax exemption provision. He said henceforth...
The fearsome mighty Padma of the past has mellowed. Naturally, in its heyday it earned the infamy of all-consuming 'rakshusi' (fiendish) Padma. Today, however, in the lean season the shallow...
It is hard to get reliable data on unemployment rate in Bangladesh. The official data puts the unemployment rate at around 4.4 per cent. The figure appears too low given...
The Prime Minister while speaking at a press conference at Ganabhaban in the capital about her visit to India recently on October 9, also referred to the merciless killing of...
Teenager Coco Gauff has become the youngest player to win a WTA title in 15 years with victory in the Linz Open. The 15-year-old American beat Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 1-6...
NARAYANGANJ, Oct 13 (UNB): Sonargaon, one of the old capitals of the historic region of Bengal, has been recognised as the 'World Craft City' for being the birthplace of Jamdani,...
SYLHET, Oct 13: A task force evicted on Saturday over 50 stone crushers set on the land belonging to the Forest Department under Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet. Besides, the structures...
Xenophobia is the fear or hatred of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange. Analysts also feel that it can involve perceptions of an in-group towards an external...
Senior Secretary of Bridges Division Khandakar Anwarul Islam was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary on Sunday. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette in this regard saying the...
In management literature, there appear to be two major strategy dimensions. The first one is to strategise business success by capturing greater share of the existing market. The other one...
Climate Change refers to any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity. This usage differs from that in the United...
The World Bank (WB) slashed on Sunday its growth forecast for India's current fiscal year to 6 per cent, down from 7.5 per cent, warning that the "severe" slowdown could...
Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Sunday said all the coaching centres would remain closed from October 25 till November 15 because of Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil...
Artificial intelligence (AI) and biotechnology are both on an exponential growth trajectory, with the potential to improve how we experience our lives and even to extend life itself. But few...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said Awami League (AL) does not back the idea of banning student politics but legal action will be taken if anyone commits...
The admission test results of “Kha Unit” for Arts Faculty disciplines under the 2019-20 academic session at Dhaka University (DU) was published on Sunday as 23.72 per cent students secured...
BNP Vice-Chairman Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed secured bail from a court in Dhaka on Sunday in a case filed under the Digital Security Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Atiqul Islam...
Angelina Jolie has championed the role men can play in shaping the personalities of young girls. The actress, who stars in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, also said female characters in...
The new round of high-level economic and trade consultations between China and the US concluded Friday in Washington. US President Donald Trump met with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He. Information...
Bangladesh, like elsewhere in the world, will observe the 50th ‘World Standards Day’ on Monday with the theme ‘Video standards create a global stage’. On the occasion, President Md. Abdul...
Some 3041 out of 7,700 affected people by Padma bridge project have received compensation under a resettlement programme. The affected populace received Tk 776.95 million as compensation. The process of...
China's Ministry of Education has issued a guideline to deepen the reform of the country's undergraduate education and teaching and improve the quality of universities' talent-cultivation work. The guideline, dated...
The Buddhist community on Sunday celebrated their second largest religious festival, Prabarana Purnima, across the country with due solemnity. The festival is also known as Ashwini Purnima that marks conclusion...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called on the world to step up their investments by 2020 and ensure that disaster risk reduction is at the heart of the ‘Decade...
President Vladimir Putin said Russia has “very friendly personal relations” with Saudi Crown Prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman. Putin was speaking in an interview with Arab broadcasters,...
A Dhaka court has opened the trial of sacked army officer Syed Ziaul Haq and seven others over the murder of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan four years ago. Judge Md...
A local Jubo League leader allegedly raped a young girl on the false promise of marriage at Sonatala under Abhaynagar upazila in Jashore. The accused is Nazim Mollah, 35, son...
Police have been given five days to grill Salim Prodhan, suspected of running an online casino, and two of his associates - Akhteruzzaman and ‘Roman’ -- in a money laundering...
Japan sent tens of thousands of troops and rescue workers on Sunday to save stranded residents and fight floods caused by one of the worst typhoons to hit the country...
Pakistan will do its utmost to enable talks between arch regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday in Tehran, adding that he will...
Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) expansion is projected to decelerate from 7.1 per cent in 2018 to 6.6 per cent in 2019, due to slower export growth and weaker agricultural...
UK opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Sunday said there was a strong possibility of a national election before Christmas, Reuters reported. When asked if he was expecting an...
Two workers died after ‘inhaling toxic gas’ in a water tank of a tannery at Savar Tannery Industrial Estate on Sunday morning. One of the deceased was identified as Bappy,...
Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince have approved the deployment of additional US troops and equipment, after an attack last month on the kingdom’s oil facilities, state news agency SPA...
At least ten Kenyan police were killed when their vehicle struck a homemade bomb near the border with Somalia on Saturday, according to a police report seen by Reuters. Police...
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Sunday seeking its directives to ban the student politics and stop ragging at all universities across the country. The writ...
Country’s largest online shopping platform Daraz Bangladesh (daraz.com.bd), for the second time, organised a seller summit in Chattogram. The main purpose of the event was to inform all the merchants...
The Foreign Ministry has summoned UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Mia Seppo to explain the intergovernmental organisation's statement on the murder of BUET student Abrar Fahad. She met with the...
Sustainability Day will be observed in Bangladesh on Monday, 14th October, 2019. The ceremony will mark pilot of UNGC’s SME Toolkit Project, that is aimed at promoting SME entrepreneurs to...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she wants to prepare Bangladesh in such a way so that it can face any sort of disaster whether it is a manmade or...
California has become the first US state to ban the manufacture and sale of animal fur. Residents will no longer be able to sell or make clothing, shoes, or handbags...
The revenue of China's software and information technology (IT) service industry reported stable growth in the first eight months, official data showed. The software and IT service sector raked in...
A motorcyclist was killed and another injured when a pickup van crashed into their bike on the Bypass in Satkhira Sadar upazila early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Hazrat...
Turkish-backed Syrian rebels advanced into the border town of Ras al Ain in northeast Syria on Saturday (local time) but it was unclear how far, with Turkey saying it had...
Ten people were killed and 16 were missing after the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in decades paralysed Tokyo, causing rivers to overflow and leaving almost half a million...
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