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Huawei Technologies Co Ltd founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei said on Thursday the company is willing to license its 5G mobile technology to a US firm, as it seeks to...
A large fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday at a French factory in the northern port city of Rouen city, local authorities said. Authorities added there were...
Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland have jointly called on the world for working together towards ensuring a voluntary, safe, dignified return of the Rohingya refugees to Rakhine state in Myanmar....
Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said over 70 flights are scheduled for Thursday to bring back 16,000 people to the country following the collapse of Thomas Cook. The authority also...
The Supreme Court has directed the authorities concerned to preserve and display the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at all courtrooms of the lower court...
The admission test results of 'Ga' (C) unit under the Business Faculty of Dhaka University for 2019-2020 session were published on Thursday with a pass rate of 15.49 per cent....
Eastern Bank limited has recently signed an Entrepreneurship Support Fund (ESF) agreement with Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB). Md Refat Hasan, General Manager of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) and...
The United Nations suspended Sri Lankan Army deployments in the world body's peacekeeping operations after the Indian Ocean island nation appointed a war veteran who has been accused of serious...
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said he bears responsibility for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year by Saudi operatives “because it happened under my watch,” according to a PBS...
Two students of a private university in Cumilla say they have built, what they call, Bangladesh’s first open source humanoid robot. Named Mia-1, the robot took two-and-a-half months to complete...
Malaysia has arrested 15 people, mostly foreigners from neighbouring Indonesia, on suspicion of having links with the Islamic State militant group, police said on Thursday. Malaysia has been on high...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered South Korea's 2019 growth outlook to 2.1 per cent, according to South Korean Finance Ministry. The revised forecast was down from 2.4 per...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan, director (in-charge) of Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited, from his Manipuripara residence in city’s Tejgaon area early Thursday. A team of RAB-2 conducted...
Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg’s shaming of world leaders and air travellers over climate change has won her millions of admirers and attracted many new followers to her cause. But it...
Leading online travel agency Haltrip is to support Monitor Airline of the Year 2019, as the event's title sponsor. The frequent flyers’ opinion poll is being organised by The Bangladesh...
At least one person died on Thursday after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit Indonesia’s eastern province of Maluku, damaging buildings and sending people fleeing to the hills, officials and witnesses...
Cold Chain Bangladesh Ltd (CCBL), owned by Golden Harvest Ice Cream Ltd and Golden Harvest Foods Ltd, has entered into a joint venture agreement with the IFC to invest in...
The US and Japan have agreed an initial trade deal that will eliminate or lower tariffs on certain products traded between them. Duties on some agricultural goods will be removed...
The board of directors of The Peninsula Chittagong Limited has recommended 7.50 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019, said an official disclosure on Thursday....
Stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Thursday as risk-averse investors are showing their buying binge on large-cap issues like GP. Following the previous two days’ correction,...
A young couple was hacked to death by miscreants at their Pubail residence in Gazipur on early Thursday. The deceased were identified as Abul Kalam, 30, and his wife Putul, 25,...
The government is expecting to receive the feasibility study report on the proposed 50MW Floating Solar Power Plant Project in the Kaptai Lake in October next. Sustainable and Renewable Energy...
Four members of a family have been found dead with their throats slashed in the home of a Dubai-based migrant worker in Cox`s Bazar’s Ukhia Upazila. The murder took place...
Chinese ambassador Li Jiming on Wednesday said the consolidation of China-Bangladesh partnership serves not only the common interests of the two nations, but also the stability of Asia. The envoy...
An unrepentant Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed off cries of “Resign!” and dared his foes to try to topple him Wednesday at a raucous session of Parliament, a day after...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the world must take all measures to compel Myanmar to create conditions enabling the Rohingyas’ safe, dignified and voluntary repatriation to their ancestral homes....
Tax reform - including putting price on carbon emission, abolishing subsidies on fossil fuel and using the revenue in infrastructure, social spending and green-tech in textile sectors - could help...
Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) continues making big investments in new ventures, although most of its existing commercial units are incurring losses. The corporation is now implementing hotel and motel projects...
The number of foreign tourists' arrival in Bangladesh increased over the past five years, according to data revealed at a programme on Wednesday. The number of foreign tourists was about...
The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), in association with EEE Makers Hub, successfully hosted EEE Day 2019 from September 12 to...
As most of the companies, globally, prefer scientific approach to management, Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree has become the most sought-after degree for professionals from various fields. It not...
CUMILLA, Sept 25: A total of 13 railway stations across the district have been closed down in the last 12 years. Now the closed stations are being used for different...
The government has approved construction of an outer ring road around Dhaka that aims to ease traffic congestion in the capital. The three-year project worth Tk 102 billion was approved...
Two ministers have hinted at changing the Road Transport Act even before its implementation as the government may bow down to pressure from owners and workers. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan...
World leaders gathered at the United Nations in the New York this week to take stock of the global fight against climate change, and to submit new emissions-reduction commitments. Given...
Establishment of a standard VAT system in the country has been a long-cherished goal. We introduced VAT back in 1991 and have thus a history of VAT practice of 28...
The General Assembly of United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) decided in 1979 to observe September 27 as World Tourism Day (WTD). The day began to be observed world-wide...
When a country's 53 per cent people live in what is called 'kutcha' (not brick-built) houses and 31.33 per cent in semi-pucca dwellings with only 15 per cent residing in...
The United Nations had in 2010 declared clean drinking water and sanitation to be human rights. The target for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at that time was to halve...
Irregular migration from Bangladesh continues unabated. A section of dishonest middlemen are luring innocent people to go abroad for making fortunes. Migrants are taking high risk when they take part...
The government has allowed the export of highest 500 tonnes of hilsa to India on the occasion of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community. The Commerce...
Feeding a planet of 7.7 billion people is no easy matter. Every person on the planet needs, expects, and has the right to a healthy diet. Every farmer needs, expects,...
In the middle of this month, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) released Services Trade Barometer (STB) to track the pace of global trade in commercial services. This is the first...
The Japanese government has granted Tk 5.8 million to construct a healthcare centre at Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar. Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) will provide the fund to...
An analysis on the US media outlet CNBC website on Monday called China an "economic superpower." On the same day, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison called China the "newly developed...
The USA has urged Myanmar to create conditions inside Rakhine as per Rohingyas’ demands for ensuring safe and dignified return of these forcefully displaced people from Bangladesh. “We continue to...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday projected 8.0 per cent GDP growth in Bangladesh in the current fiscal year indicating that the country will continue as the fastest growing...
The admission test results of ‘Ga’ unit under Business Studies Faculty of Dhaka University (DU) under 2019-20 academic session will be published on Thursday. The results will be published at...
China sent a new satellite into planned orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert on Wednesday. The Yunhai-1 02 satellite, launched on a Long March-2D...
Uber has offered full-time ride during puja vacation aimed at facilitating the grand celebration smoothly. With Uber’s premium service and Uber HIRE, anybody can book a ride as long as...
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