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Somali militants killed eight Kenyan police with a roadside bomb near the border between the two countries on Saturday, officials said, while another eight died in a bombing the same...
Heat wave killed more than 40 people in the Indian state of Bihar on Saturday. It came amid an Acute Encephalitis Syndrome outbreak in Muzzafurpur that has killed 80 children...
Two people were killed after a cement-laden truck overturned in Jhenaidah's Kaliganj Upazila on Sunday morning. The incident took place in the upazila's Chhalabhora area at around 6:30 am, said...
Two light aircraft collided mid-air on their final approach at a regional aerodrome in New Zealand on Sunday killing both pilots, police said. Four parachutists on board of one of...
In recent times, youths in Sylhet have become desperate to migrate to European countries, even at the great risk to their finances and personal safety. The tendency is particularly acute...
A jersey worn by legendary baseball player Babe Ruth has become the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold. The garment was snapped up for $5.64m (£4.4m) at auction...
Mr Md. Tariqul Azam, Additional Managing Director of Standard Bank Limited, inaugurated a three-day long training on “SME, Agriculture & Retail Credit” for Credit Officers of SBL, organized by SBL...
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake rattled the Kermadec Islands of New Zealand at 10:55am on Sunday (local time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicentre, which struck at a...
Saudi Arabia's crown prince blamed Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and called on the international community to take a "decisive stand" but said...
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) arranged a seminar on ‘Salient Features of Finance Bill 2019’ today (16 June 2019) at 5:30 pm at CA Bhaban, 100 Kazi...
Stocks witnessed an upward trend in early hour of trading on Sunday, the first session after the budget declaration, as investors showed their buying spree on sector-wise issues. Market analysts...
An agreement was signed between BASIC Bank Limited and Square Hospitals Ltd. recently. Mr. Ahmad Hossain, Managing Director (Additional Charge) of BASIC Bank Ltd. and Md. Esam Ebne Yousuf Siddique,...
Saudi Arabia called for swift action to secure Gulf energy supplies and joined the United States in blaming Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in a vital shipping route...
A Japanese police officer was stabbed several times in the chest with a kitchen knife and his loaded handgun stolen while on patrol on Sunday morning in the western city...
Three men, described as drug pedlars by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), were killed in a reported gunfight in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar early Sunday. RAB-15 Teknaf camp commander...
US President Donald Trump once again criticised London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Saturday, saying he is a “disaster” and will “only get worse” after three people were slain in the...
Gold prices have been increased by Tk 100 per gram in the local market following a hike in its global rates. Per gram of 22-carat gold was fixed at Tk...
Garment accessories makers have urged the government to provide them with equal budgetary facilities as proposed for the country's readymade garment (RMG) sector. Bangladesh Garments Accessories and Packaging Manufacturers and...
Roger Martinez scored an outstanding goal as Colombia beat Argentina 2-0 in an exciting finale to a Copa America Group B opener on Saturday (local time) that burst into life...
India will impose higher retaliatory tariffs on 28 US products including almonds, apples and walnuts from Sunday, following Washington's withdrawal of key trade privileges for New Delhi. The new duties...
Planning minister MA Mannan said on Saturday the National Board of Revenue (NBR) needs extensive reforms to boost its capacity as the national tax body. He, however, said the much-needed...
The market operators and experts have expressed their mixed reaction to the measures announced for the country's capital market in the budget proposed for the fiscal year (FY) 2019-20. Hailing...
The sectoral growth of agriculture, especially that of crop, in terms of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) dropped in the outgoing fiscal year (FY'19). Experts attributed it to a...
The government has targeted cutting its borrowing target from the national savings certificates(NSC) by 42 per cent in the next three fiscals aimed at reducing fiscal risk, according to official...
Buyers and sellers of immovable properties have to mention their tax identification numbers (TINs) while transferring their assets if the deed value is Tk 0.1 million or above, according to...
The recurring moderate to heavy showers punctuated by bright sunny times delight many. In the changed climate of Bangladesh, linked to a global phenomenon, this weather-related unpredictability portends the spectre...
The government has offered the scope for legitimising undisclosed income through investment. The new budget unveiled late last week has given black money holders a scope to legalise their undisclosed...
The bleak fact that date expired medicines are found at 93 per cent of drug stores in Dhaka squares with the oft-published news reports on the malady. The latest revelation...
Police arrested a young man in Chhagalnaiya upazila of Feni on Saturday for 'repeatedly raping' a schoolgirl after developing an affair with her. The arrest came after the victim's bid...
The media in Europe and, not to be left behind, in America is abuzz with news about a Trojan Horse at large on the shores of the old continent. Since...
In January 2018, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani publicly admitted that without American support, his government and the Afghan National Army (ANA) could not last very long. That remains the case...
A bus driver and his assistant were arrested for trying to rape a woman on a running bus in Gior upazila in Manikganj on Friday. The arrestees were identified as...
In a period when global economy is already suffering from post-recession inertia and failing to pick up strong pace of recovery, surge of protectionist trade policies has emerged as a...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has urged the leaders and activists of his party to go through the proposed budget for 2019-20 fiscal to give a befitting reply to...
The chief of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has called the killings of Bangladeshi nationals along the border ‘unfortunate deaths’. BSF Director General Rajni Kant Mishra insisted that the Indian...
A panel of World Health Organization decided on Friday not to declare an international emergency over Congo’s Ebola outbreak despite its spread to Uganda this week, concluding such a declaration...
Brazil were jeered by their own fans in their opening Copa America game against Bolivia despite winning 3-0. Barcelona forward Philippe Coutinho scored twice and Everton netted a superb third...
Huawei has delayed the launch of the Mate X folding handset until September, having originally planned to launch it this summer. The firm said it wanted to conduct extra tests...
Fugitive former Officer-In-Charge (OC) of Sonagazi Police Station Moazzem Hossain would be arrested anytime. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said this while briefing journalists after joining an art function “Tarunno...
A minor boy was killed after being hit by an auto-rickshaw at Baganmath village in Maheshpur upazila on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Junayed Hossain, 6, son of...
The Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (BAPI) does not see ‘any reason to panic’ at the news of drugs past their expiration dates being available in the market. "Drugs can...
If the Trump administration continues its condescending attitude toward China while refusing to take Beijing as an equal negotiating partner and to make long-overdue compromises on China's legitimate requests, chances...
Renowned Indian cardiac surgeon Devi Shetty has inaugurated a 375-bed hospital in Chattogram. Shetty, the founder of the Narayana Health in India, launched the Imperial Hospital on Saturday. The newly-incepted...
‘Ekti Bari Ekti Khamar’, one of the ten priority initiatives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, designed to bringing country’s poverty rate zero, has got momentum after refreshing the project as...
One of Africa’s largest wildlife preserves is marking a year without a single elephant found killed by poachers, which experts call an extraordinary development in an area larger than Switzerland...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has started collecting citizen information again as part of its preventive measures to avert threats of militant attacks. The DMP is collecting citizen information through...
Irate passengers of an inter-city train vandalised the Nangalkot Railway Station in Cumilla on Saturday morning when the train ran late. Locals said Chattogram-bound Meghna Express from Chandpur was schedule...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the Special Security Force (SSF) personnel to be equipped with the knowledge and training over new technologies to thwart the constantly-changing pattern of...
Officer-in-Charge of Nakla Police Station in Sherpur, Kazi Shahnewaj, will be withdrawn from his post for negligence of duty over the torture of a pregnant housewife last month. Additional Superintendent...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has welcomed the black money whitening facility in the proposed budget national budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year. The apex...
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