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Dubai based carrier Emirates has joined hands with the Rotary Club of Dilkusha to set up a ‘mother and child care centre’ at Mirpur area of Dhaka city. The Airline...
A suspected drug peddler was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Jhaubagan in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district early Wednesday. The deceased was identified...
Stocks witnessed mixed trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday as investors mostly followed cautious after the final budget. Parliament passed the tax measures for fiscal 2019-20, reducing tax...
Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes said he was proud of his side’s fighting spirit and believed that with a little bit of luck they could have progressed to the semi-finals of...
Heavy monsoon rains caused the breach of a small dam in western India, washing away dozens of homes and killing at least six people with 18 missing, a government official...
Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to lower signal as squally weather is unlikely over the maritime ports, North Bay and adjoining coastal areas...
Ashuganj Power Station Company will raise a capital worth Tk 1.0 billion to conduct different development works including the land development. The company will raise the capital by issuing bond...
Net foreign fund in stocks witnessed negative trend in the outgoing fiscal year (FY) after seven fiscals as overseas investors booked profit by selling shares. Foreign investors bought shares worth...
Two female students, who suffered severe burns in a fire at Borogaccha of Natore district town on June 27, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday. They were...
The Manila-based lender Asian Development Bank (ADB) is likely to extend the third Capital Market loan agreement by one more year as the term of the deal expired on June...
The two city corporations have earned Tk 228.7 million from the lease of 19 makeshift cattle markets for the upcoming Eid-ul-Adha. A total of 25 cattle markets have been selected...
The price of potato increased in the capital raising sufferings of the consumers, especially the commoners, who have already been hit hard by price hike of other essentials. Stored potatoes...
Bangladesh is projected to lose productivity equivalent to 3.83 million full-time jobs in the year 2030 due to rise in heat stress caused by global warming, according to a latest...
At least four workers, including a security guard, have been killed in a spinning mill fire at Faridpur area in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur district. Three of the deceased were...
Police have arrested Rifat Farazi, another prime suspect in the daylight murder of Refat Shorif in Barguna town. A police team arrested Rifat Farazi on Wednesday morning, sub-inspector Maruf Hossain...
A red carpet was rolled out for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina when she reached Beijing on Wednesday morning to hold bilateral meetings with Chinese leaders. A special flight carrying her...
An air strike late on Tuesday hit a detention centre for mainly African migrants in a suburb of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, killing at least 40 people and wounding...
The flow of remittances grew by 9.65 per cent to a record US$16.42 billion in the just-concluded fiscal year (FY) as the exchange rate of local currency weakened against the...
A free trade agreement (FTA) among the BIMSTEC countries may be signed this year, a top official of the regional grouping said on Tuesday. The BIMSTEC, which stands for the...
Brazil advanced to the final of the Copa America with a 2-0 win over old rivals Argentina in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday thanks to a goal in each half from...
Bangladesh went down fighting against mighty opponents India in the World Cup group stage match at Edgbaston in England on Tuesday. They lost the match by 28 runs chasing a...
Bangladesh scored 169 for 4 in 31 overs in their do or die match against India at Birmingham on Monday. Shakib Al Hasan and Mosaddek were at the crease on...
China deplored violence in Hong Kong on Tuesday that saw protesters ransack the city's legislature, fuelling expectations it will take a tougher line on the territory, even as details of...
The wailing sirens that nearly rupture the road users' eardrums at dreadful Dhaka traffic gridlocks are invariably those of ambulances. It has now become a nuisance. Vehicles appear to remain...
A major problem farmers all over the country find critically linked to cultivation, also to their misery, is the scarcity of power or the high cost of oil-propelled power for...
The government's announcement last Sunday of an average rise of 32.8 per cent in the price of natural gas for consumers across the board is hardly welcome. It is the...
The World Economic Forum (WEF) will arrange an event in Bangladesh next year on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Besides,...
The terrible experience of the 1930s should remind us that trade and currency wars go together like a horse and carriage. Now that US President Donald Trump's administration is fully...
A preeminent method to enhance cooperation in the region could be the creation of a regional fund or regional bank to finance aid projects, to prevent crisis and to provide...
The cleaning up of 'zombie enterprises' is on the top of China's priority list, as part of a new economic plan cited in the annual Central Economic Work Conference in...
Bonds have long been a stable source of finance for companies and government throughout the world. The market capitalisation of bond in USA, China, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam is around...
MAGURA, July 02: Stick spinach (data shak) cultivation is turning fortune wheel of many grassroots farmers in the district. Some farmers said stick spinach farming is easy. It does not...
Awami League presidium member and central 14-party alliance spokesman Mohammed Nasim has urged the government to reconsider the decision of gas price hike. “I would request the government to consider...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday submitted the railway ministry its findings of 10 identified sources of corruption in the sector. The ACC team, formed to find irregularities in Bangladesh...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh is likely to become 25th largest economy globally in 10 years. “Whatever gaps or limitations that we have, we are ready to correct...
The Chamber Judge of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a High Court order that directed to maintain a status-quo on a Bangladesh Bank policy offering special privileges to loan...
India posted a commanding score of 314 runs for 9 wickets in stipulated 50 overs against Bangladesh in the latter’s do or die match at Birmingham on Monday. Earlier, after...
Jatiya Party acting chairman GM Quader on Tuesday said the health condition of his brother HM Ershad, now undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), remained mostly unchanged, but...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said currently the economy of Bangladesh is stronger than any other time. The Prime Minister also described the country as a safe place for investment,...
India scored 237 runs for 2 wickets in 38 overs against their crucial match against Bangladesh at Birmingham on Monday. Earlier, after winning the toss and electing to bat, Bangladesh...
Leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) on Tuesday discussed ways with their Chinese counterparts to boost trade and investment between the two countries. On...
President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday warned against negligence, irregularities and corruption in Hajj management saying that individuals, agencies and institutions involved in such practices will be punished. Abdul Hamid came...
Workplace accidents claimed the lives of as many as 257 workers across the country in the last six months, according to a report of the Safety and Rights Society. The...
Subcontracting readymade garment (RMG) factories, under an official guideline issued recently, are now required to take mandatory membership of their respective apex trade bodies for doing business, officials have said....
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain as to why their failure to procure furniture, pillows and other household products for the officials...
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has launched smart auto-rickshaw management system for the first time in the country to reduce traffic congestion on the city area. RCC Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) wants to invest in the food processing sector of Bangladesh. The UAE Ambassador in Dhaka Saed Mohammed Al Mheiri expressed the interest on behalf of...
A Dhaka court on Tuesday asked the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police to submit the probe report on August 1 in a case lodged over Bangladesh Bank reserve heist....
China’s government strongly backed Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s embattled administration on Tuesday, saying the occupation and vandalising of the city’s legislature by pro-democracy protesters amounted to “serious illegal...
The Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) at the Chattogram seaport may be partially operational in June 2020. "We can start the partial operation in June 2020 next," Chittagong Port Authority (CPA)...
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