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Four people, including three members of a family, were killed by a lightning strike in Bera Upazila of Pabna on Saturday. Bera Upazila Executive Officer (UNO) Afif Anan Siddiqui said...
Researchers again claimed that they have found traces of antibiotics in 10 samples of pasteurised and unpasteurised milk produced by several companies. Ten samples - seven pasteurised and three unpasteurised...
Major rivers overnight crossed danger marks in 11 more points across the country as all the four of the country’s major basins continued to rise, largely due to incessant downpours....
A month-long photo exhibition titled ‘People, Nature, Technology’ has begun at the Nuclear Energy Information Centre of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre in the city to celebrate the Russian...
Non-state actors including NGOs, think tanks, media and private sectors, in developing countries, like Bangladesh, are playing a critical role in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They are contributing...
A worker died after a fire broke out at Four Season Sonali hotel in Foy's Lake area at Khulshi in Chattogram on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Khokon...
The death toll from Somalia’s Kismayu hotel attack on Friday has risen to 26, including Kenyans, Americans, a Briton and Tanzanians, Jubbaland region’s president said on Saturday. A presidential candidate...
In a major initiative to boost up sub-regional connectivity, an Indian Inland Waterways Authority ship today headed towards Narayanganj river port in Bangladesh carrying cargo from Bhutan. “This is for...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government has taken all sorts of preparation to tackle possible flood in the country. "We’ve our preparations everywhere, we can face any...
China said on Friday it would impose sanctions on US firms involved in a deal to sell $2.2-billion worth of tanks, missiles and related equipment to Taiwan, saying it harmed...
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) earned Taka 42.45 crore as operating profit in the just concluded financial year 2018-19. The success comes out due to concerted effort of all officers...
Omar Farooque, Managing Director of Union Bank Limited, inaugurated the Half Yearly Business Conference 2019 as the chief guest in Dhaka recently, said a statement. Adviser of the Bank S....
Reaffirming that corruption will not be tolerated, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the top government officials to keep more vigil against corruption so that this menace does not...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has recently signed a supply chain financing deal with PRAN-RFL Group. Under the agreement, EBL will provide loan facilities to the suppliers and dealers of PRAN-RFL....
Two autorickshaw passengers have died when a landslide, triggered by heavy rains, swallowed the moving vehicle in Rangamati’s Kaptai Upazila. The incident occurred in the upazila’s Karigar Para under Rakhali...
Imran Ahmad and Fazilatun Nessa Indira are set to be sworn in to their new positions in the cabinet on Saturday evening. Imran, currently the state minister for expatriates' welfare...
An accused in a college student murder case was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Lalpur upazila of Natore on early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Manikuzzaman...
Despite landslide risks, around 20,000 families have been living on the slopes of hills in Cox's Bazar town and elsewhere in the district. Growing rains with the advent of monsoon...
The Pentagon is rapidly assessing the United States’ rare earths capability in a race to secure stable supply of the specialised material amid the country’s trade conflict with China, which...
At least seven people have been killed in an attack on a hotel in southern Somalia, including Canadian-Somali TV journalist Hodan Nalayeh, reports say. Officials and survivors say a suicide...
The Dhaka-Chattogram expressway project in the country's prime corridor has been shelved again even after completing necessary preparatory work involving Tk 970 million in last six years. Sources said Roads...
Bangladesh and South Korea want to bring a momentum in their relations through greater engagements on trade and investment fronts during South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon's three-day official visit...
The US Federal Trade Commission approved a roughly $5.0 billion settlement with Facebook Inc this week over its investigation into the social media company’s handling of user data, a source...
Ten most traded firms accounted for 21 per cent of transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the outgoing week, with the National Life Insurance Company bagging the top...
Stocks suffered a big jolt in the outgoing week as investor confidence hit rock bottom, triggering panic selling that sent the benchmark index of the prime bourse reeling down in...
Leading global brands that source textile and garment products from Bangladesh are setting their footprints with their own-label stores here. They are branching out into the country targeting the sizeable...
Sacrificial animals are in surplus ahead of Eid-ul-Azha thanks to commercial and marginal farmers, officials concerned said. This year some 11.78 million cattle are available for sacrifice against the total...
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has threatened to impose penal rent on fully-loaded containers (Full Container Load) to force the importers to get delivery immediately and free the port yard,...
The government has initiated a move to establish a full-fledged national digital security agency (NDSA) to prevent cyber crimes and to ensure security of digital highway. The ICT Division under...
Importers said they have been bleeding after the slapping of a 5.0 per cent advance tax (AT) on imports, effective from July 01. Many importers said they require extra money...
Rising temperature increases incidence of heat stress and health risks leading to reduced productivity. In its new report titled 'World Employment and Social Outlook 2018', the International Labour Organization (ILO)...
For nearly two decades, Bangladesh has blindly put its faith into the hands of the RMG (ready-made garments) sector, and indeed this sector has been the cardinal impetus for the...
Since I visited Bangladesh in October of 2009, accompanied by my wife, I found this time there has been diametrical change, good or bad. A huge number of flyovers have...
Cryptocurrencies are s a form of digital money that is designed to be secure and, in many cases, anonymous. They are used in online transactions and the internet uses cryptography,...
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza will tour Sri Lanka and lead the Tigers in the three-match ODI series against the island nation, reports UNB. However, the participation of Shakib Al Hasan in...
Water is no more inexpensive and plenty in this country of rivers and canals. Rivers are dying. Canals are getting filled up. Ground water is depleting at a faster rate....
Historically the role of agriculture in economic development has been described in terms of food production for people, supply of raw materials to industries, employment generation for the poor, foreign...
The Financial Express in the lead item on its front page last Wednesday came up with the figures that only 85 and 90 persons had availed of the opportunity to...
Barcelona have signed France forward Antoine Griezmann from La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid after paying his 120m euro (£107m) buyout clause. The 28-year-old World Cup winner has signed a five-year...
Journalism has now been going through several major technological changes due to the advancement of information technologies during the past few decades. The pace of these changes is quickening now,...
Is it culture or economics? That question frames much of the debate about contemporary populism. Are Donald Trump's presidency, Brexit, and the rise of right-wing nativist political parties in continental...
President Donald Trump said Friday that Alex Acosta, his embattled secretary of labour, will resign following controversy over his handling of a sex crimes case involving the financier, Jeffrey Epstein,...
Bangladesh Planning Commission, a central planning organisation of the government, is responsible for formulating socio-economic development plans and programmes of the country. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave highest priority to...
The Bangabhaban is set to hold an oath-taking ceremony for a new minister and a state minister on Saturday evening. President’s press secretary Mohammad Joynal Abedin on Friday said all...
Incessant torrential rains began this afternoon took nearly two-third of Khulna city with severe water logging and paralyzing city life causing immense suffering to the citizens. Met office source said,...
Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun has requested the media and the people concerned to use the word 'substandard' instead of 'adulterated' when describing Bangladeshi goods in any case. "The...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has detained five people for allegedly spreading rumour over the Padma Bridge construction. The arrestees are: Shahidul Islam (25) from Narail, Md Arman Hossain (20)...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the government is aware about the current situation of looming flood in the country and collecting information from all sources. “We’re collecting information from different...
Singapore’s economy grew at its slowest annual pace in a decade in the second quarter, preliminary data showed on Friday, raising bets that a technical recession and monetary policy easing...
Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway at Chaptai of Kashiani upazila in Gopalganj on Friday. The deceased were identified as Saddam, 30, son of...
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