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Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has alleged that some organisations are taking advantage of the dengue crisis. “We’ll identify them and take actions,” he warned while inaugurating cleanliness and dengue...
Indonesia's authorities have urged people living near the coast to move to higher ground after a powerful earthquake off the island of Java. Officials said the quake, put by US...
Number of dengue patients so far this year has crossed 21,000 as the government recorded 1,687 new cases in the 24 hours to Friday morning. Among the new cases, 996...
Eid-ul-Azha, one of the major religious festivals of the Muslims, will be celebrated across Bangladesh on August 12 as the new moon of the Arabic month of Zilhaj was sighted...
Chinese scientists are building new devices to watch the sun from North China, which will enhance China's capability of detecting and forecasting spatial disasters caused by solar variation. Researchers at...
Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan on Friday said rail route connecting the capital and eight northern districts via Gaibandha will be restored before Eid-ul-Azha. “The repair work is going...
Jatiya Mukti Mancha chief Col (rtd) Oli Ahmed on Friday urged the Supreme Court to grant bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia considering her age and contributions to the country....
At least 70 shanties were gutted in a fire that broke out in a slum near Narayanganj Zila Parishad office in the district early Friday. Abdullah Al-Arefin, deputy assistant director...
The people in Khulna are unlikely to get the benefits of having an airport anytime soon as the project to construct the Khan Jahan Ali Airport in Mongla is going...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday described dengue as a humanitarian crisis. “Under the circumstances, I’ve urged all to have patience,” he said. Qader said it at an...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam on Friday said samples of insecticides to exterminate Aedes mosquitoes will arrive from abroad in a day or two. People are...
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has urged the Myanmar government for “more strenuous efforts” to take back the Rohingyas refugees from Bangladesh. During his recent meeting with Myanmar State Counsellor...
Chattogram Port has secured the 64th position in container-handling among top 100 ports across the world, according to the 2019 edition of Lloyd’s List. The main seaport of Bangladesh has...
The United States formally withdrew from a landmark nuclear missile pact with Russia on Friday after determining that Moscow was in violation of the treaty, something the Kremlin has repeatedly...
With the US Congress poised to pass a bill allowing annuities to be offered in mainstream 401(k) plans, Americans soon will be asking a lot of questions about these financial...
Nagad, the digital financial service of Bangladesh Post Office, launched its app for the popular operating system iOS on Thursday. With the unveiling, the iPhone and iPad users will now...
Toyota Motor posted on Friday an 8.7pc rise in first-quarter (Q1) profit due to a slight increase in global vehicle sales and an improvement in marketing costs Japan’s biggest automaker...
Indonesia’s economic growth likely to grow 5.0 per cent in the second-quarter (Q2) as soft commodity prices and weakening global trade continued to hurt exports, a Reuters poll showed on...
Japan’s Honda Motor Co reported a 16 per cent drop in first-quarter (Q1) operating profit on Friday, as a stronger yen weighed on overseas earnings and US vehicle sales dropped....
European stock indexes lost up to 2.0 per cent in early trading on Friday after US President Donald Trump said he will impose more tariffs of Chinese goods. Abruptly ending...
Wall Street ended lower on Thursday, as investors digested a batch of negative data that pointed to slowing US economic activity and grew concerned over US-China trade prospects. The Dow...
Global stocks took another beating on Friday with investors piling into safe-haven assets after US President Donald Trump said he would slap a 10 per cent tariff on the remaining...
The National Moon Sighting Committee will announce the date for Eid-ul-Azha, one of the major festivals for Muslims, on Friday evening. The committee will meet at the office of Islamic...
North Korea fired missiles for the third time in eight days on Friday, a series of launches that analysts say are designed to improve military capabilities and pressure the United...
Saudi Arabia has issued new laws that grant women greater freedoms by allowing any citizen to apply for a passport and travel freely. The decision is ending a long-standing and...
Boeing plans further changes to the software architecture of the 737 MAX flight-control system to address a flaw discovered after a test in June, two people briefed on the matter...
The Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL), a state-owned company of India, has offered to export around 5,000 tonnes of diesel to Bangladesh every month using waterways, doubling India's export of...
Three small explosions injured three people in Bangkok on Friday, as the Thai capital hosted a Southeast Asian security meeting with top diplomats from the United States, China and other...
US President Donald Trump vowed to impose a 10 per cent tariff on $300 billion of Chinese imports from September 1, sharply escalating a bruising trade war between the world’s...
The US is set to formally withdraw from a nuclear treaty with Russia, raising fears of a new arms race. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) was signed by US...
At least eight people have died after two buses collided in Thakurgaon. The accident took place on the Thakurgaon-Dhaka Highway in Jagannathpur Union around 8:30am on Friday, said Ashikur Rahman,...
Ten most traded companies accounted for 28 per cent of transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday, with Fortune Shoes making it to the top of the turnover...
When everyone is worried about poor speed of vehicles in the capital due to traffic jams, hardly any attention is given by authorities concerned to facilities for pedestrians to ensure...
The flood situation across the country continued to improve on Thursday as all rivers except Kushiyara and Titas were flowing below the danger mark on the day. Floodwaters from northern...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to resolve complexities regarding import of power sector equipment by preparing an integrated list of the products that are eligible for enjoying...
Net foreign portfolio investment in Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) remained negative for the fifth consecutive month in July due to higher outflow of equity fund. Market analysts said foreign investors...
When China has been rapidly losing its share in the global apparel export market for the past three years, Bangladesh's share remains static at around 6.40 per cent. Chinese share...
Bangladesh loses at least 20 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) for poor regulations, a regulatory reform expert said on Thursday. "Bangladesh is suffering from low level of...
Finance minister AHM Kamal on Thursday lashed out at the officials of the BASIC Bank for their failure to improve the financial health of the troubled state lender. As the...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 01: The snake farm owned by Borhan Biswas Rumon of Naohata under Paba upazila in the district is only of its kind in the district. The snake farm...
JOYPURHAT, Aug 01: Over 500 blacksmiths in the district are passing busy time at their shops making sharp tools for slaughtering sacrificial animals and preparing their flesh, with the Eid-ul-Azha...
Bangladesh is likely to be the second largest recipient of Japanese assistance after India in the current Japanese fiscal year which starts from April 01. In last Japanese fiscal, Bangladesh...
Bangladesh, on Thursday, discussed ways with South Korea to enhance cyber security to realise Digital Bangladesh goals. To this end, a seminar titled ‘Enhancing Cyber Security for Digital Bangladesh’...
The Bangladesh Bank has not done what the situation demands: It has again kept key policy rates unchanged in the just-announced Monetary Policy for the fiscal year (FY) 2019-20, apparently,...
A quiet revolution has taken place in the area of cattle rearing. That dairy farms came up in an increasing number in the country's northern belt is widely known. What...
The decision taken by the government to set up a Potato Centre is heartening on at least two counts: saving huge quantities of potatoes from rotting at farmers' yards and...
In an era of rapid urbanisation, for the first time in human history, more than fifty per cent of the world's population now lives in urban areas. Urban areas -...
Arsenal has confirmed the signing of Nicolas Pepe in a £72 million deal. The Ivory Coast international becomes the club’s fourth signing of the transfer window and the deal smashes...
The government has recently decided to construct four rest houses for truck and bus drivers at four points beside highways. It appears as a welcome mixture of empathy and concern...
Currently we are facing a weak El Niño year. The traditional meaning of El Niño has been limited to dry (or drought) conditions in the South-Asian countries, which means that...
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