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Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a grand gathering to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on October 1. Xi, also general...
About 1 1/2 year after being released from jail, Samsung’s de facto chief Lee Jae-yong will face a retrial on corruption charges, a key part of the explosive 2016 scandal...
The polarising politics of climate change have forced companies to choose between supporting the Trump administration’s deregulation policies that could boost profits or opposing them to win over environmentally conscious...
Bangladesh Post Office’s digital financial service provider Nagad is set to start “Nagad-e Lakhpati” campaign from Sunday (September 1). Under this campaign, customers can get any amount up to Taka...
A university fair titled ‘South Asia Fall Tour 2019 University Fair’ will be held at a city hotel on September 7 allowing Bangladeshi students to meet with representatives of 26...
Dengue claimed another life in the capital while 1,025 new patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till Friday morning, according to government data. Fifty-two-year old Munni Begum...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are likely to have a brief meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in September. The high-level...
The Brazilian government on Thursday launched a pilot project to fight violent crimes in five towns across the country. The project called "Ahead, Brazil" involves joint actions by the federal...
The number of new homes consented reached 35,472 in the year ended July 2019, the most consented in a year since the mid-1970s, New Zealand's statistics department Stats NZ said...
Earlier this summer, Carrie Lam, the chief executive of Hong Kong, submitted a report to Beijing that assessed protesters’ five key demands and found that withdrawing a contentious extradition bill...
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent exams will start on Apr 1. The written exams will continue until May 4 while the practical examinations will be held from...
A teenage boy was killed in a road accident at Isakur in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Sadek Hossain, 18, son of Samsur...
A police constable was beaten up by local people allegedly for sexually harassing a woman at Laxmipur in Rajshahi city on Thursday night. Quoting witnesses, sub-inspector of Rajpara Police Station...
Tens of thousands of paramilitary personnel and police were deployed in India’s border state of Assam on Friday, the eve of the publication of a citizenship register that could leave...
US electric vehicle maker Tesla had raised prices for some vehicles in China as the yuan trades at its weakest levels in more than a decade. The starting price for...
India’s economy likely expanded at its weakest pace in more than five years in April-June, a Reuters poll showed, as consumer demand and private investment weakened at a time global...
The US Embassy in Dhaka including its consular section will remain closed on Sunday in observance of US Labor Day. The American Center with the Archer K. Blood American Center...
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested on Friday on suspicion of organising illegal protests as authorities clampdown on a wave of unrest that has plunged the city into...
A suspected pirate was killed in a shootout with Rapid Action Batallion (RAB) in Bashkhali upazila of Chattogram district on Friday. The incident occurred in the upazila's East Chambol in...
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday met with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, and the two leaders expressed their readiness to push forward ties....
The opposition Labour Party said on Thursday it would trigger an emergency debate in parliament next week to try to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking Britain out of the...
Liverpool’s Dutch Champions League-winning defender Virgil van Dijk was named UEFA’s Men’s Player of the Year on Thursday with England and Olympique Lyonnais defender Lucy Bronze picking up the women’s...
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a High Court order that issued an injunction preventing withdrawal of money by eleven individuals -- nine former People's Leasing and Financial Services Limited...
Bangladesh-China Power Company Limited is searching for buyer of dry ash to be produced from the under construction 1,320-megawatts (MWs) coal-fired thermal power plant at Payra in Patuakhali. The first...
A collaborative approach of industry-led initiatives and policy leadership is required to ensure sustainable financing in banking system, experts said on Thursday. The banks, in most cases, look less interested...
The government is set to reduce borrowing from the country's banking system for September, compared to the current month, to meet the budget deficit partly. The ministry of finance has...
Vegetables witnessed a notable rise in prices last week increasing woes of the commoners further. Costs of vegetables increased by Tk 10-20 a kg in the last seven days amid...
The High Court on Thursday ordered the Bangladesh Bank and other banks not to allow the loan defaulters to take out fresh credit until October 20. They are the loan...
More than half the active BO (beneficiary owner) accounts are not playing any role in daily share transactions as they have either zero balance or have never been used in...
The brutal murder of an app-based motorcyclist on the Rampura-Shantinagar-Razarbagh section of the 8.7 km Mouchak-Moghbazar flyover in the dead hours of Sunday night has come as a shock to...
The row over cow milk has suddenly died down. But the silence is disquieting rather than reassuring. There is no doubt that the publicity given to the results from laboratory...
Formulation of the country's maiden shipbuilding policy is a good job done to facilitate the shipbuilding industry with the right direction and support for realising its full potential. Given the...
No appraisal of the 'digital revolution' can be complete without ironing out the socio-economic wrinkles released. One useful approach might be to formally analyse the flow from classroom training to...
Food delivery is a common sight in the busy city traffic. Placing of an order with apps and monitoring the progress of delivery has been a growing habit among city...
A former commander in the Farc rebel group in Colombia, Iván Márquez, has called on his followers to take up arms less than three years after the rebels signed a...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 29: To avert smuggling of rawhide, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has declared a red alert throughout the frontier of Rajshahi. According to sources, the wholesale rawhide traders...
As many as 344 people have fallen victim to enforced disappearances between January 2014 to July 2019, according to a local rights and legal aid body. Of them, dead bodies...
CUMILLA, Aug 29: Cassava, also known as wood potato, is being cultivated in the Lalmai hills area of the district for many years. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension...
The High Court has curbed judicial powers of Narail District Judge Sheikh Abdul Ahad for acquitting a key murder suspect without framing charges against him, reports bdnews.com The court on...
Oil prices moved in opposite directions on Thursday, with Brent easing but holding above $60 a barrel while a sharp fall in US inventories last week boosted WTI futures, reports...
Creative activities like writing, painting and, even, movie making go hand in hand with informal get-togethers or gossip sessions. Composing music and its performance also have a place at these...
The importance of enterprise as the main source of economic growth and employment can hardly be overstated. Economic growth is fuelled, first and foremost, by the creativity and hard work...
A study posted on the website of the University of Chicago (UChicago) on Wednesday showed that birds have strong ties to the climate patterns of their habitats, and the geographical...
The concerned authorities will begin eviction drive against illegal land grabbers to protect rivers in Khulna from September 1, reports BSS. “Many rivers, canals and water bodies in Khulna region...
An agreement signing ceremony for Foreign Remittance Services between Jamuna Bank Ltd and NEC Money Transfer Limited, was held at Head Office of Jamuna Bank Limited. Mr. Shafiqul Alam, Managing...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its Agent Banking Outlet at Bhawal Mirzapur, Gazipur Tuesday. Abu Reza Md. Yeahia, Deputy Managing Director of the Bank inaugurated the outlet as chief guest....
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said actions will be taken against the NGOs operating in Rohingya camps if evidence is found about their activities that go beyond...
Field-level government officers and employees have been directed to remain present at their offices from 9am to 9:40 am, aiming to bring dynamism into government activities. The Cabinet Division issued...
East West University (EWU) has relaunched its website with new design, functionality and user-friendly navigability. The site, which now contains more detailed information and smooth connectivity, was launched at a...
BRAC Bank Limited and Green Delta Insurance Company Limited have jointly launched Bangladesh’s first ever livestock insurance coverage facility for the cattle farmers. The initiative is supported by BFP-B...
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