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At least 100 shanties and eight shops were gutted in a fire at Chaktai Bhera Market in Bakolia area of the city on Thursday morning. The fire broke out at...
A woman was crushed under the wheels of a train at Pashuhat in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia on Thursday morning. The deceased has been identified as Kulsum, 45, wife of...
Indonesia plans to cut several different taxes to boost investment and accelerate economic growth, its finance minister said on Wednesday. Southeast Asia’s largest economy in the Q1 expanded 5.07 per...
A top RBA official has said a recent cut in interest rates would not be enough to revive economic growth, an unusually blunt declaration that led markets to narrow the...
Most Southeast Asian shares edged up on Thursday, as dovish comments from the US Federal Reserve boosted global equities, while signs that Sino-US trade talks were set to resume also...
Asian shares rose on Thursday after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed that it’s prepared to cut interest rates if needed to shield the US economy from trade conflicts or other threats....
Facebook is working closely with key non-profit and research partners to use artificial intelligence (AI) and big data to address large-scale social, health and infrastructure challenges in Asia and accelerate...
Three alleged criminals -- two suspected criminals and a drug dealer-- were killed in alleged gunfights with law enforcers in Dhaka, Cumilla and Narayanganj on Thursday. In Dhaka, a suspected...
In the all-important clash against Australia today, Bangladesh might miss the service of all-rounders Mohammad Saifuddin and Mosaddek Hossain Saikat - both suffering from injuries. Saifuddin, a right-arm pacer all-rounder,...
Himalayan glaciers have been melting twice as fast since the start of this century, underscoring the threat the climate crisis poses to water supplies for hundreds of millions of people...
Dhaka city has been hit by rains for the second day in the rainy season that started on Saturday. This time, it is with thunders frequently roaring in the sky...
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis struck a power station in Saudi Arabia’s al-Shuqaiq city, in the southern province of Jizan, with a cruise missile, their Al Masirah TV said on Wednesday, but...
Stocks witnessed mixed trend in early trading on Thursday as investors are waiting for tax review issue. Following the previous two days’ modest gain, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw...
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (local time) he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at next week’s G20 summit in Japan. In an interview on Fox News,...
The United States has told India it is considering caps on H-1B work visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally, three sources with knowledge of the...
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) claim to have shot down a US spy drone over Iranian airspace. State media reported the military hit a drone, which they named as...
The insurance companies dominated the gainer's chart on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Wednesday as nine out of 10 gainers were from insurance sector. Rupali Life Insurance dominated the gainer's...
Google has created a new Doodle on its homepage celebrating the life of Bangladeshi poet and political activist Sufia Kamal on her 108th birth anniversary. The Search engine giant posted...
Frozen fish exporters have urged the government to raise the cash incentives on their export receipts to 20 per cent from the existing 10 per cent for the next five...
E-commerce entrepreneurs on Wednesday urged the government not to impose Value Added Tax (VAT) on their business for the next five years as the sector is yet to get maturity....
About 80 per cent voters cast ballots in the December 30 general election last year while the average vote cast in five phases of Upazilla polls from March is 40.22...
Lionel Messi scored from the penalty spot to salvage a 1-1 draw for Argentina against Paraguay in the Copa America on Wednesday as his side rode their luck to cling...
Police have found Syed Iftekhar Alam Shourav, a nephew of former state minister Sohel Taj, in Mymensingh, 11 days after he went missing from Chattogram. Shourav, who went missing on...
Bangladesh are heading into Thursday's match against defending champions Australia to keep their semi-finals dream alive. Losing the game at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, will almost end their chance of securing...
Upcoming trade talks between the leaders of China and the United States are unlikely to immediately resolve major disagreements between the two sides but could start a new phase in...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed interest to know about the definition of wilful loan defaulters, which will be used for identifying them legally. The visiting IMF mission's interest...
The country's poultry breeders and feed manufacturers sought on Wednesday withdrawal of the proposed Advance Tax (AT) at the import stage and source tax on their raw materials. They came...
The Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) economic corridor has been put on the back burner because of the clash between China and India over their geopolitical interest. The multilateral initiative is aimed at...
Twenty-four Bangladeshi technology companies participated in Japan's largest IT related trade show in Tokyo in May 2019. Japan IT Week Spring 2019 was a gathering of technology businesses to engage...
The Global Entrepreneurship Summit is a prestigious event which brings together global entrepreneurs, leaders and investors together and promote collaborations to address various socio-economic challenges humans are facing today. Jointly...
Cultural homogeneity that inhabitants of South and Southeast Asia experience today stems from the flow and sacredness of its rivers. In this lush riverine country, how religions and ideals are...
RANGPUR, June 19 (BSS): Bumper ground production is expected in Rangpur region as farmers have already started harvesting of the crop during the current season. Officials of the Department of...
Mohammad Ruman Shana, who won Bangladesh's first-ever bronze medal in the World Archery Championship, got warm reception after his arrival in Dhaka with Bangladesh team on Tuesday, reports UNB. Shana...
Emirates will be expanding its services to Jeddah and Medina with an additional 46 flights to help facilitate travel for Hajj pilgrims heading to and from the Kingdom of Saudi...
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is citing a "painful" family situation as he steps down from the position before his formal nomination has even been sent to the Senate, reports...
MANCHESTER, June 19 (PTI): Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan endured on Tuesday the ignominy of becoming the most expensive bowler in World Cup history during their match against hosts England at...
FTA is an international agreement between two or more countries to reduce or remove trade barriers and bring closer economic integration. FTA offers lower or zero tariff (tariff concession) on...
Sport has a unique and universal appeal to attract and inspire people. That makes it a highly effective tool for engaging individuals, communities and even countries for taking actions to...
There is good news for prisoners in Bangladesh jails. They have at last been able to break free from a notorious prison legacy of eating a measly quantity of bread...
Bangladesh has achieved the fastest growth in the Asia-Pacific economies comprised of 45 countries, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In the outgoing fiscal year of 2018-19, the AD...
The Bangladesh Mobile Phone Business Association (BMBA) has demanded withdrawal of additional 15 per cent customs duty on smartphones proposed in the new budget. BMBA President Md Nizam Uddin Jitu...
In the development agenda, health has always remained a cross cutting issue. Without ensuring accessible and improved health facilities for its citizens, a nation cannot reach its desired development goals....
Financialisation has involved considerable 'innovation', often of opaque, complex and poorly understood financial instruments. These instruments typically have large debt components involving leveraging, deepening connections across markets and borders. Three...
The issue concerning the effect of fiscal policy on growth is quite old. However, recently the extent to which fiscal policy affect growth has attracted both theoretical and empirical debate...
A war crimes suspect from Khulna has died during treatment at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital or DMCH. Doctors declared the 73-year-old Mojahar Ali Sheikh dead around 11:15am on Wednesday,...
Tunisia has allowed dozens of migrants, mostly from Bangladesh, to disembark after three weeks stranded in the Mediterranean, so that they can return to their home countries, the Red Crescent...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Wednesday said that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be used in all future elections. "A legal framework has been prepared in this...
The government plans to introduce health insurance for the people, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told Parliament on Wednesday. As part of the plan, the government has already started health insurance...
A Faridpur court on Wednesday sentenced 13 people to life imprisonment for killing two men in Saltha upazila in 2003. Faridpur Special Judge Court judge Md Motiar Rahman also fined...
Four men have been charged with murder over the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet in eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing 298 passengers and crew. Dutch investigators have accused three...
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