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Dubai-based Emirates has moved to reduce single-use plastics on board its aircraft. As part of the airline's ongoing sustainability efforts, eco-friendly paper straws were introduced on some flights earlier this...
SYLHET, June 27: Speakers at a programme here today said that India's northeastern states and Bangladesh have huge potentials to reduce the yawning trade gap between the two neighbouring countries....
Imagine yourself saying something like this to your adult dinner guests, "Would you like cockroach soup for beginners," and their children, "How about caterpillar candies, kiddies?" Not many visitors might...
There is a wave of revisions and terminations of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) in many developing countries for the last few years. The main reason for the move is unbalanced...
Flaws and vulnerabilities of the current model of capitalism are well exposed. Nevertheless, a large number of mainstream economists and capitalists are yet to recognise the fact. They are rather...
The season of monsoon has started making its arrival felt in the country. Like in the past, this year is no exception. According to Bangla calendar, the month is Asharh,...
The government has reduced the bulk bandwidth price in a move that aims to provide low-cost internet service. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Posts and Telecoms...
RAJSHAHI, June 27: Known as Black Diamond, 'Kadaknath' or Kali Masi (fowl with black flesh), a rare breed of chicken, is now being successfully bred in the district. The fowl...
Britain’s economy is around 1.3 per cent larger than previously thought - a gain of 26.0 billion pounds ($33 billion) - statisticians said on Thursday after a major revision of...
Consumers have ample reasons to be confused over the issue of purity of pasteurised milk now available in the market. The globally reputed International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)...
The Bangabandhu Hi-tech Park at Kaliakoir, Gazipur has reportedly attracted $1.5 billion investment - one of the massive private investments in the country -- from nine companies, both local and...
The train accident at Kulaura, Moulvibazar has once again exposed the weakness of this mode of mass transportation in this country. Several causes have been cited for this major train...
Ford said it will cut 12,000 jobs in Europe by the end of next year to try to return the business to profit, part of a wave of cost reductions...
Bangladesh has succeeded in fostering a dynamic and fast-growing economy with significant poverty reduction and the country’s economic growth continues to be strong. International Monetary Fund (IMF) made the observation...
Chinese experts warned on Wednesday that if Canadian officials attempt to seek help from the US in exerting pressure on China at the upcoming G20 summit, it will be futile....
The High Court (HC) ordered the government to issue red alert at all the borders of the country to prevent escape of people those killed a youth in broad daylight...
Local Government Minister Md Tajul Islam on Thursday told the parliament that all the city slums would be brought under legal and safe water coverage by December 2019. “All slums...
Terming the killing of Rifat Sharif in broad daylight unfortunate, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday said none of those involved in the murder will be spared. "All the...
The 9th Social Business Day, hosted by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, will begin on Friday at the Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre, Central World in Bangkok, Thailand. This...
Several hundreds of apparel workers on Thursday blocked Mirpur Road at Shyamoli in the city, demanding their arrears resulting in huge traffic congestion. The agitated readymade garment (RMG) workers of...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) urged the government to take steps to end harassment of businesses by tax officials. "The tax officials at field level...
Legal officers of the Supreme Court who were appointed as deputy and assistant attorneys general before 2017 have been asked to tender their resignations by Attorney General Mahbubey Alam. The...
Stocks witnessed yet another positive session on Thursday as investors showed their buying appetite on tax review expectations. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), settled at...
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said many educated people in the country remain jobless due to the lack of proper skill. Keeping this view in mind, he said the government...
US President Donald Trump on Thursday demanded India withdraw retaliatory tariffs imposed by New Delhi this month, calling the duties “unacceptable” in a stern message that signals trade ties between...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the law enforcement agencies to arrest those involved in a Barguna youth murder. "The Barguna incident is very unfortunate. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has...
To achieve upper-middle income status, Bangladesh must empower the local government institutions through administrative and fiscal decentralisation, a new World Bank report said Thursday. It noted that the local government...
Asian shares advanced on Thursday ahead of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Japan this week. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225...
Up to 20 million manufacturing jobs will be lost by 2030 due to the accelerating usage of robots across the world, according to a report issued by Oxford Economics. The...
The current perception of the youths of the country has a wrong notion regarding applying for foreign education abroad; they think it is expensive and only students from English medium...
US President Donald Trump is set to hold much-anticipated trade talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Osaka at 11:30 am (0230 GMT) on Saturday, a White House spokesman told...
Police recovered the throat-slit bodies of a retired army man and his elderly mother from their house at Maheshpur village in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj on Thursday. The deceased were...
The High Court on Thursday ordered the state counsel to inform it by 2pm today what steps have been taken against those involved in the murder of a Barguna man...
A young man accused of raping a seventh grader was killed in a so-called gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Amirabad of Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram district on Thursday....
Three female students suffered severe burns after a fire broke out in their room at Borogaccha area of Natore district town on Thursday. The victims were identified as Sanzida, Shamima...
The war crimes tribunal has handed the death penalty to Mahbubur Rahman for the murder of Tangail philanthropist Ranada Prasad Saha, his son and five others during the Liberation War....
Jharna Dhara Chowdhury, a life-long social activist and ardent proponent of the values espoused by Mahatma Gandhi, has died at the age of 80. Jharna, the secretary of the Gandhi...
A man was killed allegedly by his nephew at Shantipur Beturia village in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna district on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Kalam Hossain, 45, son...
At least two people were killed and eight others injured after a truck rammed into a human hauler on Tongi-Kaliganj road at Shalimun in Tongi area of Gazipur district on...
The board of directors of Shurwid Industries has decided to open new business wing i.e. Software business, which is fully tax exempted up to June 30, 2024. In this regard,...
Stocks witnessed upward trend in early hours of trading on Thursday as some investors are showing their buying spree on sector-wise shares amid tax review expectations in the final budget....
Babar Azam's patient unbeaten century guided Pakistan to a six-wicket victory over New Zealand on Wednesday and revived their hopes of reaching the Cricket World Cup semi-finals. New Zealand, unbeaten...
Two people were killed and seven injured when an Antonov An-24 passenger plane made an emergency landing at a regional airport in Russia’s Buryatia republic, in Siberia, on Thursday, the...
The US Federal Aviation Administration has identified a new risk that Boeing Co must address on its 737 MAX before the grounded jet can return to service, the agency said...
The port city of Chattogram is fast turning into a hellhole for its atmospheric pollution caused by dirt, dust and black smoke. Noise pollution is another irritant in the industrial...
Ten most-traded firms captured more than 27 per cent transaction of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Wednesday while United Power topped the list again. Market analysts said investors were...
Police arrested a youth from BKP area in Barguna town on Thursday in connection with the killing of a man in front of his wife on Wednesday. Abir Mohmmad Hossain,...
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) urged the government recently to accord all of its office bearers with the status of Commercially Important Person (CIP). It argued that the...
Pressured by a labour crunch and rising wages in China, Shu Ke’an, whose company supplies bulletproof vests, rifle bags and other tactical gear to the United States, first considered shifting...
Bangladesh Railway (BR) has taken an initiative to hire 20 locomotives from India to facilitate smooth train service across the country, as most of its engines have already become old...
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