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The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has withdrawn its suspension order on ACI salt and Doodles of New Zealand Dairy after the companies’ products have passed the standard tests....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Tokyo on Tuesday on a 12-day tri-nation visit to Japan, Saudi Arabia and Finland. The flight carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage landed at...
Bangladesh have won the toss against India and decided to bowl first in their final warm-up game before the World Cup. As it is a warm-up game, both teams can...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam will enjoy the rank and status of a minister. The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday,...
The board of directors of Global Insurance Limited has recommended 5.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the dividend will...
Stocks ended higher Tuesday, after remaining flat in the past four sessions, as investors showed their buying spree amid post-Eid optimism. Market analysts said investors were mostly on buying shares...
The country's textile and clothing sector leaders have sought five per cent cash incentive on export receipts, regardless of destinations, for the next five years to help remain competitive in...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a Japan daily opinion piece has shared her "fascination" and others about Japan ahead of her official visit to the third-largest economy of the world....
Five people died and 19 were being treated in hospital after drinking spurious liquor in India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, a district official said on Tuesday. The victims...
Mentioning that 16 people, including madrasa principal SM Sirajuddoula and local Awami League leader Ruhul Amin, were involved in the killing of Nusrat Jahan Rafi, the PBI chief on Tuesday...
Austria's parliament has removed Chancellor Sebastian Kurz from office in a special parliamentary session. His previous coalition ally, the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), and the opposition Social Democrats (SPÖ) on...
Chattogram Zone of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd arranged an Iftar Mahfil and discussion on the values and significances of Ramadan at Navy Convention Center in the Tigerapass Ambagan area of...
A Canadian amateur photographer says he is "overwhelmed" by the worldwide response to a photograph he took of a bald eagle recently. Steve Biro snapped the image of Bruce the...
Rains may accompany people home during the Eid-ul-Fitr, which is set to be held at a time when the monsoon lingers in the country, Met office says. "Rains may intensify...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a discussion on “Siam, Taqwa, Sadaqah and Waqf” and Iftar Mahfil in honour of Officers and Employees of Head Office and Islami Bank Training &...
Scientists have uncovered an evolutionary paradox where men damage their ability to have children during efforts to make themselves look more attractive. Taking steroids to get a buff physique or...
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Medinova Medical Services Ltd recently at ULAB Chancellery located at Dhanmondi. ULAB Vice Chancellor, Professor Dr. Jahirul...
Kenya is negotiating with the World Bank for a $750 million (591.8 million pounds) loan for budgetary support, documents on the proposed funding posted on the lender’s website showed on...
Sindabad.com, a Dhaka-based E-Commerce company promoted by Zero Gravity Ventures Limited, has secured US$ 4.15 million in Series A funding from Aavishkaar Frontier Fund (AFF), a venture fund managed by...
Fiat Chrysler pitched a finely balanced merger of equals to Renault on Monday to tackle the costs of far-reaching technological and regulatory changes by creating the world’s third-biggest automaker. If...
Stocks witnessed sharp rise in early trading on Tuesday as the investors were active on sector-wise shares. Following the previous few days’ flat movement, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and...
Asian stocks mostly rose in muted trading Tuesday in the absence of major market-driving news on trade negotiations during the visit of US President Donald Trump to Japan. Japan’s benchmark...
Egyptian security forces have committed widespread abuses against civilians in restive northern Sinai peninsula, some of which amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, urging other...
Customs officials arrested a man along with 103 gold bars weighing 10.3kg at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Monday night. The detainee is Md Abdus Salam, 48, hailing from...
Police arrested a young woman while fleeing reportedly after taking away a gold chain from an auto-rickshaw passenger at Jhautala area of Cumilla city on Monday afternoon. The arrestee is...
India will not invite Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to Thursday’s swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi, who starts his second term as India’s prime minister, two sources in the foreign...
Papua New Guinea’s lawmakers gathered on Tuesday for a crucial sitting of parliament, with opponents vowing to topple the government of Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, who clings on despite promising...
Sixty-two sacks of rice meant for distribution among poor people under the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme were seized in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj district on Monday. Upazila Nirbahi Officer...
The 20th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Bangladesh Finance and Investment Company Limited (BD Finance) was held at BCIC auditorium, Dhaka on Monday. Manwar Hossain, Chairman of BD Finance presided...
New Line Clothings Ltd made a flying trading debut on Monday as its share price jumped 98 per cent due to investors' 'irrational hype' over the new issue. The company's...
At least 40 prisoners in Brazil were found strangled to death on Monday in four jails in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, where a fight between rival prison gangs...
Two local battery manufacturers will participate in a three-day trade fair titled 'Automechanika Dubai 2019' scheduled to begin on June 10. Rahimafrooz Globatt and Panna Battery will attend the show,...
The financial sector of Bangladesh has 'knowledge mismatch' on both sides of the customers and service providers due to lack of knowing each other much, said a top executive of...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Dhaka for Tokyo on Tuesday morning on a 12-day tri-nation visit to Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Finland. A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines...
A schoolgirl and an adult man were killed and 15 other young girls injured in a stabbing at a bus stop just outside Tokyo on Tuesday, Japanese national broadcaster NHK...
The apex trade body of garment manufacturers has initiated a move to investigate the alleged termination of workers in the aftermath of recent labour unrest over the wage issue. The...
Progress of the country's first metro-rail project (MRT-6) has fallen short of the respective target by some 18 per cent until last month (April), following the lowest implementation rate in...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is set to review the existing country-specific minimum import value to make it state-neutral and include the minimal provision for faster customs clearance in...
Local industrial enterprises are now allowed to receive foreign currency loans with lower interest rate from offshore banking operation of banks, officials said. Under the regulations, interested local industrial enterprises...
US National Security Adviser John Bolton is "inordinately ignorant" to argue that North Korea's recent missile tests violated United Nations resolutions, the North's foreign ministry said in a statement carried...
With every passing year, the intensity of traffic congestion in Dhaka seems to increase during the month of Ramadan. A number of measures taken by the government to ease traffic...
The hilly areas in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) covered by lush green forests have lately come under the swoop of the owners of illegal brick kilns. Many large swathes...
Very recently we have seen news items and photos flashed on front pages of newspapers that two deputy commissioners with their staff members are helping farmers in harvesting. In one...
After the first warm-up against Pakistan was washed out due to persistent rain, the Tigers are now gearing up to face India, who ranked two in the ICC ODI teams,...
One of the most endearing images of the 2015 World Cup was Afghanistan's Shapoor Zadran running arms aloft after hitting the winning run against Scotland in Dunedin. It was a...
Oil steadied on Monday, trading below $69 a barrel, as concern over the US-China trade dispute and global economic outlook offset support from Middle East tensions and supply cuts, reports...
It is one of the cardinal errors in poverty alleviation programmes that it is assumed the poverty reduction process is irreversible i.e those who make to the other side of...
Narendra Modi has emerged as the world's most popular politician historically, if democratic election is the measure. Over 900 million voters gave his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a resounding victory,...
MAGURA, May 27: A good production of BINA-3 sesame has recently been achieved in the district. Sources said, growers cultivated BINA-3 sesame on some 10 acres of land in Naliadanga...
JOYPURHAT, May 27: A good number of people in the district have attained financial solvency by growing Thai guava on commercial basis. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has been...
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