Gangchil, the third Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, is set to spread its wings on Thursday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the aircraft through a...
A United Nations official on Tuesday called for "restraint and genuine dialogue" to avoid major confrontation in the Middle East. "Restraint and genuine dialogue are urgently needed, in order to...
The government plans to introduce e-payment gateway for land-related services soon to reduce corruption and ensuring transparency in the sector. Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury gave the information on Wednesday while...
The Chinese Academy of Sciences, China's highest academic institution in natural sciences, has recently built a research centre in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) for the study and innovation...
US Vice President Mike Pence said in a threatening tone on Monday that for the US to make a trade deal with China, Beijing needs to honour its commitments, including...
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has allocated £102,625 to support those affected by a massive fire at Jheelpar Chalantika slum in the capital’s Mirpur area. This new allocation...
The Wall Street has sent warning signs of a possible economic recession ahead as the trade war continues to take a toll on American businesses, farmers and the overall economy....
The fourth session of the 11th parliament will begin on September 8 next after a 59-day recess in the proceedings of the Jatiya Sangsad. President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday convened...
Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss will return in a fourth instalment of sci-fi franchise The Matrix, with Reeves reprising his lead role as hacker Neo, reports BBC. Matrix co-creator Lana...
Awami League will go to the top court to seek BNP acting chief Tarique Rahman’s maximum punishment in connection with August 21 grenade attack case. “He is the mastermind of...
Machghat, the largest wholesale hilsa market in the district, is flooded with fish caught in Hatia, Sandwip, Dhalchar, Barguna, Nijhum Dwip, Charfesson, Pathorghata and Bhola. Hilsa caught from Padma and...
More than 2,000 people have been forced to flee from their homes, and 19 have been killed, since fighting broke out between government troops and ethnic minority insurgents in northern...
Italian police have recovered the bodies of two expatriate brothers from their home in Milan, reports bdnews24.com. The dead, Abdul Hai, 41, and Jamir Uddin, 38, hailed from Hajipur at...
Strong monitoring and enforcement by the government will be necessary to avoid pollution and maintain good water quality supply in the Meghna River, reports UNB citing UNB citing a report...
Stocks slipped into the red on Wednesday, snapping a four-day gaining streak, as investors booked some profits on sector-wise shares. Market analysts said some investors preferred booking profit on stocks...
Estonia’s Bolt, a popular ride-sharing service in Eastern Europe and Africa, on Wednesday launched food delivery service in its home town of Tallinn, the nation’s capital, and said it plans...
Greece will not facilitate an Iranian tanker sailing in the Mediterranean to deliver oil to Syria, the country’s deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday, Reuters reported. “We want to...
The death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a wedding reception in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, has risen to 80, two senior officials said on Wednesday. The initial death toll...
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday said the appeal hearing in the August 21 grenade attack case will start within the next two to four months. “The verdict’s paper book...
A man, accused of raping a seventh grader, was arrested from Khajura in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila on Wednesday. Police shot Badsha in the leg when he attacked them with a...
“The Myanmar government has betrayed us many times in the past. We don’t trust it anymore” – this is how Joynab Begum, one of the 3,450 Rohingyas set to be...
Bangladesh has described the matter related to Jammu and Kashmir as an internal issue of India. “Bangladesh maintains that the abrogation of Article 370 by the Indian Government is an...
Indian security forces killed a suspected militant in a gunbattle in Kashmir on Wednesday, police said, the first clash since the federal government removed the special status of the territory...
Cutting-edge robotic technologies and products are being displayed at the 2019 World Robot Conference that kicked off on Tuesday (August 20) in Chian's Beijing. This year's conference features a series...
Bangladesh is going to be enlisted as a source country in terms of sending workers to Japan, creating scope for employment of its skilled labour. Both the nations will sign...
The number of people in employment in Germany grew year-on-year by 1.0 per cent in the second quarter of 2019 to a total of 45.2 million people, the German Federal...
Rohingyas, forced to flee to Bangladesh from their homeland in Myanmar's Rakhine, are still struggling for their rights, security, and dignity. In a joint statement on Wednesday, local, national, and...
A BJP leader on Tuesday filed a police complaint against Anurag Kashyap, alleging he has hurt sentiments of Sikhs through his web series Sacred Games season 2. BJP legislator Manjinder...
A newly-wed couple apparently took their own lives at Raghobdair village in Magura sadar upazila on Tuesday night, barely three weeks after tying the knot. The deceased were identified as...
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed an upward trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday as investors were showing their buying appetite on sector-wise...
Some 120,000 prepaid gas metres are likely to be added to the ongoing project of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd (Tas Gas T&D) to install those in the...
US President Donald Trump has cancelled a state visit to Denmark after the nation's prime minister said Greenland was not for sale to the US. The president was scheduled to...
China’s Xiaomi Corp reported 15 per cent growth in quarterly revenue on Tuesday, missing estimates, as fewer people bought smartphones at home and rival Huawei grabbed market share. The company...
Pakistan says it would take its dispute with India over Kashmir to the International Court of Justice, after New Delhi revoked the special status of its part of the region...
Almost a year on from the verdict in the August 21 grenade attack case, police are yet to make any headway in tracking down the 16 absconding convicts — four...
Country's earnings from shipment of merchandise products grew by 8.55 per cent in the first month of the current fiscal year over the corresponding month of last fiscal. Bangladesh earned...
The country's point-to-point inflation was recorded at 5.62 per cent in July, the first month of the current fiscal year (FY), 2019-20, showing a rising trend, according to official data....
The government's liabilities on account of pension for retiring officials are increasing due to having a much higher number of people than required in the top tier of the civil...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued the central VAT registration rules to help businesses obtain single registration for production of 'identical and similar' goods and services. The 'Value...
Among all the natural resources, air is being polluted mainly by the conventional ways of energy production with vehicle emission, industrial discharge and burning of fossil fuel or non-renewable resources....
The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has taken a tough position on farming for exports. Known for its role in successfully initiating many moves in the country's agriculture, the DAE...
US President Donald Trump spoke with the prime ministers of India and Pakistan on Monday, urging them to reduce tensions over the disputed region of Kashmir, reports Agencies. "Spoke to...
The news that a Taka 51.50 billion project has been finalised for the upcoming port of Payra must inspire everyone looking forward to Bangladesh's advancement. It comes as a further...
The Parliamentary Committee on Public Undertakings has recommended a long-term plan so that Bangladesh Milk Producers’ Co-Operative Union Ltd (Milk Vita), a state-owned pasteurised milk producing company, can maintain the...
In today's inter-connected global economy, banks are working to increase their market shares in trade services by linking importers and exporters though several payments and financing products. In the coming...
The financial transaction or the arrangement through which a company sells its invoiced debts to a third party, at discount in exchange for immediate cash to finance continued business, is...
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) is convinced that the world's 1.8 billion adolescents and youth - a quarter of the global population - have a key role to play in...
Multi-front intricate issues crop up, day in and day out, in the economic life of a nation that needs to be analysed and interpreted. A country's fiscal authority may not...
Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen on Monday criticised the Narendra Modi-led administration’s decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and split the region into two Union Territories, NDTV reported....
With Donald Trump due to visit Europe again for the G7 summit later this month, European leaders have run out of options for dealing with the US president. They have...
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