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It was with the 18th century Industrial Revolution that education was brought down to earth from the ivory-tower, that is, to more practical considerations/applications than the chimerical and ideal. Since...
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has initiated development of two economic corridors in the country. This are-- North-East Corridor to connect the economic hubs mostly along the Dhaka-Sylhet highway, and...
A good quantity of onion will arrive in the country from Egypt and Turkey within a few days as the authorities concerned have completed necessary processes in this regard. Commerce...
A Dhaka court has imposed embargo on the activities of newly-elected central committee of Jatiyatabadi Chhatradal, the student wing of BNP. Dhaka 4th Senior Assistant Judge Nusrat Sahara Bithi passed...
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has confiscated the bank accounts of Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim and Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan due to their alleged involvement in money laundering...
Director General (DG) of the National Identity Registration Wing of the Election Commission (EC) Brig Gen Saidul Islam on Monday said 15 EC staff were involved in providing NID cards...
Police have launched a raid on Fu-Wang Club in Tejgaon as part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal gambling facilities in Dhaka. According to bdnews24.com, an operation led by an...
China's development during the last 70 years is a remarkable story. Severely impacted by war during the first half of the 20th century, it rose to heights that no nation...
The tell-tale signs and impacts of climate change – such as sea level rise, ice loss and extreme weather – increased during 2015-2019 period, which is set to be the...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a regular investigation against seven people, including two Election Commission (EC) officials, over the allegations of providing fake NIDs to Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar...
Nearly 90 years past since the expiry date of the Teesta Rail Bridge, which connects Lalmonirhat and Kurigram, posing a threat to passengers' lives. The historic bridge, a shell of...
Construction works of 1,696.66-kilometre rural roads together with 1.538-kilometre bridges and culverts are being progressed in Rajshahi division to foster overall rural infrastructure development. Specific objectives of the project are...
Facebook has suspended tens of thousands of apps as part of an investigation it launched in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data harvesting scandal. The suspended apps were associated...
Epigenetic sequencing nanotechnology can detect all types of cancers early through analyzing DNA and RNA for early recovering the patients sufferings from cancers. Cancer specialists made the comment at a...
The peaceful demonstration by students of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) rolled into the fifth day on Monday, demanding resignation of the vice-chancellor (VC) of the...
The UN Secretariat, which runs the day-to-day operations of the gigantic world body, on Sunday announced a plan to slash its own emissions by almost half by 2030. The UN...
A Jhalakati court on Monday sentenced two people to death and three others to life term imprisonment for killing a housewife in 2002. The condemned convicts are Sheikh Khairul Hasan...
Police have recovered a huge cache of explosives and bomb-making materials from a militant hideout in a raid on a building in Narayanganj’s Fatullah. Two suspected militants were also arrested,...
Stocks extended the gaining streak for the second straight sessions on Monday riding on Bangladesh Bank’s move to ease liquidity crunch in the capital market. The central bank has announced...
Bangladesh became the sixth highest recipient of remittance from the United Arab Emirates in the first half of 2019. The Bangladeshi expatriates made up 3.7 per cent of earnings made...
US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanged warm words of friendship in Texas at a rare mass rally for a foreign leader. Around 50,000 people gathered...
The real estate and housing sector contributes 7.8 per cent or Tk 1.415 trillion of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), according to a survey of the Bangladesh Bureau of...
As many as 461 new dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours until 8:00am on Monday. Of the total, 143 were admitted in Dhaka -...
A school collapsed in Kenya's capital on Monday morning, and officials said at least seven children were killed. Parents wailed at the scene of The Precious Talent Top School in...
Leasing system at Haor region should be scrapped to ensure the rights of its real fishermen and people, and protect the environment as well as biodiversity, speakers said at a...
China has sent two satellites of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 05:10am on Monday. Launched on a Long...
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said the ongoing drives against corruption, drugs and criminalisation will continue until the menaces are uprooted. “The Prime Minister told not to...
The Annual General Meeting of Islami Bank Officers Co-operative Society Limited was held recently at Islami Bank Tower. Mohammed Monirul Moula, Managing Director (Current Charge) of the Bank, was present...
Prime Bank Limited has recently signed an agreement with ACI Motors Limited at ACI Centre. Under the agreement, both Prime Bank and ACI Motors Limited have jointly initiated promotion of...
South Korea's export of information and communications technology (ICT) products fell in double digits last month on weak demand and lower product price, a government report showed Monday. The ICT...
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has commended Beximco Group, one of leading business conglomerates in the country, for its contribution to the national economy. The Bangladesh chapter of the global anti-graft...
Nine Catalan separatists were detained in Catalonia early on Monday for planning violent actions, Spanish police said. “The detentions were ordered by Spain’s High Court,” a spokeswoman for the Guardia...
Medieval drama “Game of Thrones” closed its run with a fourth Emmy award for best drama series while British comedy “Fleabag” was the upset winner for best comedy series on...
Most Asian share markets slipped on Monday as investors waited for more clarity on the Sino-US trade talks after recent negotiations, while oil gained more than 1.0 per cent as...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a suspected firearms dealer with a foreign-made pistol, two magazines and nine bullets from Kaporpotti area of Naogaon on Sunday night. The arrestee was identified...
Indonesian security forces were battling on Monday to restore order in a town in the easternmost province of Papua, a police spokesman said, following media reports of buildings set ablaze...
The world’s oldest travel firm Thomas Cook collapsed on Monday, stranding hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers around the globe and sparking the largest peacetime repatriation effort in British history. The...
Stocks witnessed steep rise in early hour of trading on Monday as investors are showing their appetite on large-cap shares. Market analysts said market saw a sharp gain at opening...
Yemen’s Houthi movement said early on Monday that five civilians from one family were killed in airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition in Omran province in Yemen, according to the Houthi...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has arrived in New York via Abu Dhabi on an eight-day official visit to the USA to attend the 74th session of the United Nations General...
A group of 13 major oil companies charted out a plan on Monday to promote investments in carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS), ahead of a gathering in New York....
The board of directors of Summit Power Ltd has recommended 35 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2019, said an official disclosure on Monday. The...
The cost of the project for conservation and beautification of the rivers surrounding the capital is set to increase more than three times, according to the officials concerned. To protect...
Three people were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and an auto-rickshaw at Citholia in Nakla upazila of Sherpur district on Sunday evening. Two...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has emphasised quick implementation of its financed projects in Bangladesh, ensuring quality and value for money. "Fast project implementation is a key to ensure effective...
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has cut down the proposed tariff for using private container depots by 2.0 percentage points to 10 per cent. The fresh tariff will take effect...
Following in the footsteps of Rapid Action Battalion, police on Sunday cracked down on four more traditional sporting clubs in the city, where they found casino-playing materials, money, and liquors....
International oil companies have sought contractual flexibility, including corporate tax benefits and reserve-based pricing in the next round of bidding for hydrocarbon exploration. But some firms preferred to keep mum...
In the wake of a volatile commodity market, the government has heightened monitoring to stabilise the prices of essentials, officials said. Commerce ministry has doubled its vigilance teams to oversee...
Police and the Detective Branch (DB) cordoned off the house of a former bank officer, suspecting it to be a militant den in Tokkar Math area of Fatullah in Narayanganj...
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