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Former US Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence H. Summers and Anna Stansbury recently cast doubt on the future of central banking, suggesting that the prevailing monetary-policy framework is in dire...
The Student Counselling and Guidance Office of University of Dhaka celebrated the 10th Anniversary of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Foundation Bangladesh. The celebration was held at the Nabab Nawab...
Friendship Colours of the Chars, a concern of non-government organisation Friendship, has launched its first retail shop in the capital's Banani area. The shop features an exquisite line of handmade...
City Bank has recently been honoured with the “TFP Momentum Award” from Asian Development Bank (ADB) at the ADB TFP Awards 2019 Ceremony. Sheikh Mohammad Maroof, additional managing director received...
The telecom regulator has served notices on Grameenphone and Robi, asking them to explain why their licences will not be revoked for failure to pay up “dues” found in audit...
The government will enforce the prime minister's directive to scrap all examinations up to Grade III at primary schools from 2021, reports bdnews24.com. Secretary to the Ministry of Primary and...
The written test for recruiting government secondary school assistant teachers will be held on Friday morning simultaneously at 170 centres in the capital, said a press release today. The two-hour...
Properly managing plastic and polythene waste is one of the biggest challenges facing the 21st century. They have become ubiquitous and can be found at the deepest point of the...
2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC). This is a year to celebrate. Yet the US-launched trade war against China has escalated,...
A Dhaka court on Thursday set October 7 to hold hearing on charge framing in Barapukuria Coalmine graft case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda and others. Thursday was fixed for holding...
The government has formed a powerful taskforce to restore discipline on roads and highways, and thus reduce accidents. Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader made the disclosure while talking...
A Bangladeshi man was shot dead by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Rajapur border at Jibannagar Upazila in Chuadanga early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Najim...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India would offer Russia a $1.0 billion credit line to help develop the Russian Far East. Modi was speaking at an...
Vegan and vegetarian diets lower the risk of heart disease but raise the risk of stroke, a major study suggests. The research, published in the British Medical Journal, looked at...
The Jatiya Party is on the verge of splitting after the death of its chairman HM Ershad as the leadership rift between his widow Raushon Ershad and brother GM Quader...
Visiting Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne on Thursday said Australia will continue to provide strong support to Bangladesh on Rohingya issue. Marise Payne said this at a meeting with...
Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) today (Thursday) detained a private airlines cabin crew member in possession of 10 kg gold from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka city. APBn...
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has earmarked Tk 493 million (49.3 crore) for mosquito control programmes in its proposed budget for the 2019-20 financial year. It was revealed when...
A woman has been killed and her husband injured when a bus ran them over in Dhaka's Mohakhali. The incident occurred around 9am in Mohakhali's Amtoli, said Banani Police Sub-Inspector...
The youngest son of Egypt’s former president, Mohamed M0rsi, died on Wednesday from a heart attack, his brother and a family lawyer told Reuters news agency, 2-1/2 months after his...
An inspector of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was killed in a road accident in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur district on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Inspector Mosharraf...
Samsung's first foldable phone will go on sale on Friday after problems delayed its initial release. The Galaxy Fold will be available on 6 September in South Korea, followed by...
Japanese shares rose on Thursday as investors cheered some easing tension in Hong Kong, British lawmakers’ vote against a “no-deal” Brexit and signs of progress in US-China trade talks. The...
Asian shares rose on Thursday amid encouraging global developments, including British lawmakers seeking a less chaotic exit from the EU and easing political tensions in Hong Kong. Japan's benchmark Nikeki...
A suicide bomber blew himself up on Thursday in the center of Kabul, the Afghan capital, government officials said, and the blast shook windows and doors in an area near...
YouTube has been fined a record $170 million by a US regulator for violating children's privacy laws. Google, which owns YouTube, agreed to pay the sum in a settlement with...
China and the United States agreed to hold high-level trade talks in early October in Washington, China’s commerce ministry said on Thursday, amid fears that an escalating trade war could...
A housewife was hacked to death by miscreants at Pachuabari village in Faridpur upazila in Pabna early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Sathi Khatun, 20, wife of Mizanur Rahman...
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina today (Thursday) urged the IORA member states to respond quickly to save the marine ecological system as the protection of ocean and sea resources is essential...
A suspected criminal was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Jalalabad Hill in Khulshi area in Chattogram on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Belal, 43, son...
The narrow lanes in Aliyar and Kasan villages in Manesar, an automotive manufacturing hub on New Delhi's southern outskirts, would usually be packed on Sundays with migrant workers employed at...
Stocks inched higher in early hour of trading on Thursday as bargain hunters showed their appetite on sector-wise issues after recent fall. Following the previous six days’ 192 points fall,...
Diego Schwartzman may have been the smallest player in 25 years to reach the US Open quarter-finals but gave Rafa Nadal a big fight and forced the Spaniard to grind...
China is offering to bankroll a development fund for the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific if it switches diplomatic ties from Taiwan to Beijing, a parliamentary committee in the...
The Bank of Canada (BoC) on Wednesday announced it kept interest rate at 1.75 per cent as it gauged the extent of the damage that deepening trade conflicts have had...
The Indian rupee will not regain ground lost against the dollar in the coming year, according to strategists polled by Reuters, who believe a recent rollback of a surcharge on...
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) has listed inadequate infrastructure, lack of investors' confidence, and shortage of power and energy as major impediments to the country's desired...
Afghanistan have won the toss and opted to bat first in the one-off Test match against Bangladesh in Chattogram. Bangladesh are playing without a recognised seamer on a wicket that...
Guatemala’s government on Wednesday declared a state of siege in five northeastern provinces in an effort to regain control after three soldiers were killed by suspected drug traffickers, authorities said....
Three people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Sherpur upazila of Bogura district on Thursday morning. Police said the head-on collision between two trucks took...
A spike in inflationary pressure is projected for September on the back of a rising trend in the prices of key commodities in the international market. Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce...
Excessive use of force of the dollar by the USA will lead to its demise, said visiting Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, on Wednesday. "Sooner or later, the excessive...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal defended on Wednesday the government's move to transfer idle money of state entities to the public exchequer, saying that it was intended to stop misuse...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has emphasised strict enforcement of regulations to ensure stability of the financial sector in Bangladesh. It also recommended that the policymakers take effective measures to...
University admission season is arguably one of the most stressful and pivotal parts in a student's life. Academic and career dreams are realised or broken based on how a student...
Multitasking is simply defined as the practice of carrying out multiple tasks at once. While many consider it a myth, to others it is a lifesaver. To many, there is...
The grand finale of Optimity 2019, an investment and portfolio management content, took place in North South University on August 29. Organised by North South University Finance Club, this month-long...
Tigers are set to face a new Test foe as the one-off Test against Afghanistan begins today (Thursday) at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, reports UNB. It will be...
BOGURA, Sept 04: Erosion by the Jamuna river has taken a serious turn at Kaigari-Baroitali point of Bhandarbari union under Dhunat upazila in the district. The Water Development Board (WDB)...
NAOGAON, Sept 04: Peasants in Raninagar upazila of the district are worried over the pest attack on their sugarcane fields. As the result of the pest attack, the sugarcane plants...
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