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A total of 2,326 dengue infected people were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning, which is a little less than Wednesday’s 2,428. However, a...
Describing the notion to have papaya-leaf juice for increasing the blood platelet count as a ‘myth’, medicine specialist Prof Dr Khan Abul Kalam Azad has suggested that dengue patients drink...
China's overall foreign trade expanded steadily in the first seven months of the year, with a 4.2 per cent year-on-year increase, while trade with the US declined, customs data showed...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday introduced a measure to scrap the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The decision triggered Pakistan's dissatisfaction and has...
Japan will soon issue its first permit for exporting to South Korea some of the chemicals needed in producing semiconductors and display panels since imposing tighter controls last month, local...
Nepali beautician Sheela didn’t think twice about ditching her salon job when she received a call offering seven times her salary to work as a cultural dancer at a nightclub...
The High Court on Thursday refused to grant bail to Aysha Siddika Minni in a case filed over the killing of her husband Rifat Sharif, reports UNB. A bench of...
Pakistan said on Thursday it would ban the screening of Indian films in the country's cinemas, as tensions between the two countries rise over the contested Kashmir region, reports Reuters....
The Mexican government seeks an active role in the investigation of the mass shooting in the US city of El Paso that claimed the lives of 22 people, eight of...
Pakistan said on Thursday it would suspend a rail service linking it to India, as relations with its arch rival continue to sour over the contested Kashmir region, reports Reuters. ...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a member of banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir from city’s Chwakbazar area yesterday, reports BSS. The arrestee was identified as Abul Khayer alias...
Bangladesh has secured second position in export growth among emerging economies and first among South Asian nations in the last decade despite its narrow export basket in the World Trade...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked the scheduled banks to keep open their branches adjoining to the cattle markets in the Dhaka city area till August 11 (Sunday) to ensure smooth...
Stocks posted marginal gain on Thursday, the last trading session before nine-day Eid vacation, with key index crossed the 5,200-mark after one month. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka...
Some Kenyan lawmakers are protesting a decision by the temporary speaker of parliament's lower house to eject their colleague who was holding her young child during a session of the...
Optimity 2019, an investment and portfolio competition organised by North South University Finance Club, was held on August 04. Optimity has been arranged targeting the young undergraduate finance and business...
Apple is under investigation in Russia following a complaint from cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab and may be abusing its dominant position in smartphone apps, Russia’s anti-monopoly watchdog said on Thursday....
Bangladesh and India are holding secretary-level talks in Dhaka city to discuss water-related issues between the two neighbours. The meeting began at the state guesthouse Meghna at 11:00am today (Thursday)...
Two Japanese nationals were arrested with 30 gold bars, weighing 12 kg, from Hazrat Shahajalal International Airport in the capital on early Thursday. Customs intelligence officials identified them as Takeo...
Striker Gabriel Jesus has been suspended from international matches with Brazil for two months because of bad behaviour in the latest Copa América final. The governing body of South American...
Muggers killed a cattle trader at Kukhandi bypass in Katakhali area of Rajshahi city early Thursday and looted Tk 0.25 million (2.5 lakh). The deceased was identified as Jarip Mridha,...
A petition was filed Thursday in India’s top court challenging the communications blackout and security clampdown in Indian-controlled Kashmir, where people remained holed up in their homes for a fourth...
Bangladesh and India have decided to work together to combat border smuggling and strengthen cooperation to make border management more effective. The decision came at the seventh round of home...
India on Thursday urged Pakistan to review its decision to downgrade diplomatic ties over the withdrawal of special status to Kashmir, the foreign ministry said in a statement. Pakistan said...
Ferry operations have partially resumed in Munshiganj’s Shimulia-Kathalbari route after strong current in the Padma River disrupted services for nearly 17 hours. However, many passengers continue to suffer as hundreds...
Asian stocks rebounded Thursday after Wall Street eked out a gain following volatility fuelled by concern fallout from the US-Chinese trade war will spread. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and...
A man who became wedged between rocks while collecting bat droppings in the Cambodian jungle was rescued after being trapped for almost four days. Police said Sum Bora slipped Sunday...
The tenure of nine more closed-end mutual funds, managed by Bangladesh RACE Management, have been extended for another 10 years each, said an official disclosure on Thursday. Closed-end mutual funds...
China's foreign trade of goods rose 4.2 per cent year on year in the first seven months of this year to 17.41 trillion yuan (about 2.49 trillion US dollars), customs...
US immigration authorities arrested nearly 700 people at seven agricultural processing plants across Mississippi on Wednesday in what federal officials said could be the largest worksite enforcement operation in a...
At least 16 people have died in India’s western state of Maharashtra as heavy rains and overflowing rivers swamped five districts, forcing authorities to move more than 140,000 people to...
The board of directors of Fareast Life Insurance Company has recommended 20 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018, according to an official disclosure on...
Stocks posted a slight gain in early trading on Thursday as investors were active both sides of trading fence ahead of Eid festival. Today is the last trading day on...
The share price of JMI Syringes soared 60 per cent or Tk 192 each in the past three months without having any undisclosed price sensitive information. The medical devices manufacturer's...
Two motorcycle riders have died after a car ploughed into the vehicle in Sirajganj’s Ullapara Upazila. The accident occurred on the Nalka-Sirajganj road in the upazila’s Panchlia Bazar area around...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home from London on Thursday morning, wrapping up her official visit to the United Kingdom (UK). A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the...
The government's net borrowing through savings tools was 7.0 per cent more in financial year 2018-19 compared to that of the previous fiscal year (FY). According to data from the...
The Planning Commission (PC) has sent back a project proposal of Bangladesh Railway (BR) to set up an Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Ishwardi due to showing excessive cost of...
The United States on Wednesday said it supports direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on the disputed Kashmir region and called for calm and restraint as the dispute escalated. "We...
A powerful typhoon will hit Taiwan later on Thursday, bringing the risk of landslides and high seas, weather forecasters said, hours after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck the island. Typhoon Lekima,...
Chinese telecommunication company Huawei has expressed its interest to establish a world-class innovation centre in Bangladesh. The technology company also wants to increase its investment in various sectors of Bangladesh...
The international oil companies (IOCs) will get higher price for natural gas in the next bidding round, as the government has adopted the model production sharing contract (PSC) 2019 to...
The government has targeted $45.50-billion earnings from merchandise exports in fiscal year (FY) 2019-20, projecting 12.25 per cent growth over that of the last fiscal. It has also set an...
The government approved the procurement of another vehicle-mounted data interceptor for the ministry of home affairs under the direct purchase method. The cabinet committee on economic affairs gave the approval...
The annual mechanical festival "Mecceleration" at the Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Gazipur returned for the sixth time after experiencing tremendous success consecutively, with the tagline "Crank your brain, shift...
East West University Business Club (EWUBC) promotes leadership and entrepreneurship with a view to create a bridge between students and the corporate world. To provide student's knowledge about extensive business...
Representatives from the University of Newcastle-Australia recently announced at a seminar in Dhaka that they will be offering AUD 10,000 scholarship for all courses that are of two years or...
The Atlas of Environmental Migration, which gives examples dating as far back as 45,000 years ago, shows that environmental changes and natural disasters have played a role in how the...
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have a vital role in economic growth and employment generation all over the world, especially in the emerging and developing countries. Even in developed countries,...
Sound pollution has turned out to be acute in the capital city. It has gone far beyond the permissible level, putting the public health at risk, according to a survey....
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