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A delegation of the International Criminal Court (ICC), led by its Deputy Prosecutor James Kirkpatrick Stewart, arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday morning on a weeklong visit to Bangladesh to talk...
Malaysia is expected to lift the moratorium on Bangladeshi workers next month, according to the Southeast Asian country's Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran. "I hope we can conclude within one...
Scientists are closing in on a long-sought goal — a blood test to screen people for possible signs of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. On Monday at the...
Police have recovered the body of an unidentified woman cut into six pieces from a waste dumping station at Baliarpur area in Savar upazila of Dhaka. Police said on information,...
An undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck south of Indonesia’s Bali on Tuesday, the European earthquake monitoring agency EMSC said, causing minor damage and prompting residents and visitors...
Sea Pearl Beach Resort & Spa Ltd. makes its share trading debut under 'N' category on both the bourses today (Tuesday), officials said. The Sea Pearl Beach, the owner of...
Ten most traded companies accounted for 24 per cent transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Monday, with the Grameenphone (GP) making it to the top of the turnover...
The Philippines will import 0.1 million tonnes of rice from Bangladesh, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Monday. The decision came at a meeting between agriculture minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque...
China’s government and Chinese companies will cut business ties with US firms selling arms to Taiwan, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, declining to give details of the sanctions in...
Bangladesh has initiated a move to comply with the European Union's (EU) Registered Exporter (REX) certification system of origin of goods to retain the GSP (generalised system of preference) facility...
The state-run oil marketing arm BPC is set to receive a costlier loan of US$ 1.20 billion from the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) to import petroleum products in...
A leading state-owned construction company of China has submitted its 'Letter of Interest' to build what will be the longest ever bridge of the country to connect Bhola with Barisal....
The Public Private Partnership (PPP) Authority has sought tax benefits for some new areas to help attract private investors, officials said. The agency, under the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), has...
CUMILLA, July 15: Fish cultivation is gaining ground in the district. Sources said around 0.21 million tonnes of fish are produced in the district annually. A good number of people...
RAJSHAHI, July 15: Owners of vegetables nurseries in the district are passing busy time preparing seedbeds of various winter vegetables. Sources said aiming cultivation of advanced winter vegetables, farmers have...
Parliamentarians met in Laos on July 04-05 to discuss violence against women and girls. The meeting was organised by the Asian Population and Development Association (APDA) and hosted by the...
Value Added Tax (VAT) is a consumption tax. Generally, when goods and services are supplied or sold, VAT is applied. With regard to goods, there are three stages where VAT...
Anthropocene is the period of time during which human activities have had an environmental impact on the Earth regarded as constituting a distinct geological age. Climate change in Bangladesh is...
Like on many previous occasions, rickshaws, the so-called eyesore among Dhaka's moving vehicles, have been singled out once again. The way they are being identified as sheer nuisance nowadays, these...
It was a fitting finale to an absorbing World Cup tournament at, where else but Lord's in London, the eternal `Home of Cricket' Sunday night in which two very good...
This June US economy has marked its decade-long growth which started in June 2009 soon after the financial meltdown when the country had experienced severe financial crisis. In order to...
Bab-ilu (the "gates of heaven') was another name for Babylon. It translated as "bavel" in Hebrew, wherefrom Babel evolved. One mythological tower was built there, so tall it was said...
Property prices in China held stable in June with slower growth rates amid an ongoing crackdown on speculation in the real estate market, figures released by the National Bureau of...
Over 63 per cent children in the country, totalling to 12 million, are at risk of climate change including frequent cyclones, flood, untimely rainfall, draught, extreme heat-wave and thunderstorm. Experts...
A train has rammed a microbus carrying attendants of a wedding party in Ullapara area of Sirajganj, killing at least 10 people, including the bride and groom. The train, Dhaka-bound...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said international organisations and UN agencies should work inside Myanmar for the return of Rohingyas to their homeland. She also said Myanmar should start...
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said over 8,000 online media have submitted applications to the government for getting registration. The minister gave the information while briefing reporters after...
Starkly injecting race into his criticism of liberal Democrats, President Donald Trump said four congresswomen of colour should go back to the “broken and crime infested” countries they came from,...
Major rivers crossed danger marks at 26 more points across the country as all the four of the country’s major basins continued to rise due to incessant downpours and onrush...
The High Court has asked the government to probe the allegations of inaction brought against Feni's Additional District Magistrate (ADM) PK Enamul Karim over sexual harassment and murder of Sonagazi...
The government plans to launch a television channel to broadcast the lectures of reputed teachers to ensure quality education in schools located in remote areas of the country. Education Minister...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday stressed the need for strengthening the waterway connectivity between India and Bangladesh aimed at promoting the trade and commerce. She came up with the...
A China-Bangladesh joint venture company, M/S Golden Ocean Limited, will invest $1.46 million to establish a garment accessories industry in Ishwardi Export Processing Zone. In this regard, Bangladesh Export Processing...
A partial eclipse of the Moon will occur on Wednesday. The eclipse will start at zero hours 42 minutes 12 seconds BST and will end at 6 hours 19 minutes...
India aborted the launch on Monday of a spacecraft intended to land on the far side of the moon less than an hour before liftoff. The Chandrayaan-2 mission was called...
An accused in a murder case stabbed another accused to death in a courtroom in Cumilla during hearing on Monday. Superintendent of Police of the district Syed Nurul Islam said...
The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) tumbled to more than 30 months low on Monday as worried investors continued their selling binge fearing further fall. DSEX, the...
A total of 152 patients, suffering from dengue fever, were admitted to hospitals in last twenty-four hours across the country. Among them, 72 were admitted to government hospitals and 80...
The government will not provide gas and electricity connections to the factories outside the planned industrial zones. “The decision will go into effect right now,” State Minister for Power, Energy...
China's GDP expanded 6.3 per cent year on year in the first half of 2019 to about 45.09 trillion yuan (about 6.56 trillion US dollars), data from the National Bureau...
Deputy commissioners have proposed a revenue collection committee headed by the local UNO to increase the revenue collection at local level. The government has perceived the proposal as a ‘positive...
A good number of youths in the country are still jobless due to their lack of skill, said speakers at a discussion marking the World Youth Skills Day on Monday....
Former South African president Jacob Zuma will be questioned at a public inquiry into state graft on Monday, a dramatic fall from grace for a politician who has cast a...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today opened seven housing development projects for the cabinet members, government officials and employees as well as the people affected by the schemes. “We inaugurated 1671...
Philippine shares jumped over 1.5 per cent on Monday to their highest in more than 15 months, after a local daily reported of more scope for policy easing quoting the...
South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon paid homage to the memories of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath in front of his portrait at...
At least four people were killed and another injured in two separate accidents in Gazipur and Bagerhat districts on Monday. In Gazipur, three people were killed as a pickup van...
Engineers have completed the construction of all 294 piles of the long-awaited Padma Multiporpuse Bridge. They started the work on the number seven pile at 11:35am yesterday and finished it...
The second namaz-e-janaza of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad was held at the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad on Monday morning. The janaza took place at around 10:55 am. His...
Most players would have been broken by what happened at the end of the T20 World Cup final in 2016 but Ben Stokes, the bowler destroyed by West Indies’ Carlos...
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