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FARIDPUR, May 27 (BSS): Lalmi, a melon variety, farming brings boon for farmers of the district. The medium-sized, fleshy and delicious fruit gets popularity for its distinctive demand of invigorating...
The digital era truly started in the early 2000s when the total number of global internet users crossed the one billion mark. With the emergence of mobile internet, that number...
The number of human hauler registration in the country stood at 216 from January to April 2019, as per official data. However, no human hauler was registered in Dhaka, according...
As a child growing up in Communist Yugoslavia, Branko Milanovic witnessed the protests of 1968, when students occupied the campus of the University of Belgrade and hoisted banners reading "Down...
President Abdul Hamid will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi instead of War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, says an official source. Modi will take oath...
The High Court (HC) will hear on Tuesday a writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the government's move to hold trial in the Niko graft case against...
The government has allocated Tk 1.69 billion for partially clearing the arrears and festival bonus of workers of state-owned jute mills ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. The Ministry of Textiles and Jute...
Online news portals will be able to apply for government registration until June 30 next, according to UNB. The Information Ministry issued a notice in this regard on Monday, said...
Bangladesh has both the boon and the bane of an enormous demographic dividend. Employment-related challenges of its youth population, one of the largest in the world, has only recently...
Ethiopia's foreign ministry has apologised after a map of Africa on its website incorporated neighbouring Somalia within its own borders. "We sincerely regret any confusion and misunderstanding this incident might...
Branding food adulterators as the biggest terrorists in society, former health minister and senior ruling party leader Mohammad Nasim on Monday demanded capital punishment of them. Speaking at a roundtable...
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the Law and Order Disruption (Speedy Trial) (Amendment) Bill, 2019 for extending its validity until 2024. The approval came at the Cabinet...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had a post-operation eye examination at a hospital in the capital on Monday. “The prime minister had a post-operation eye examination at Deen Mohammad Eye Hospital...
Now things are more hectic for Jamdani weavers in different areas of Sonargaon in Narayanganj as they are working round the clock to make fashionable Jamdani sarees with newer designs...
Police arrested the imam of a local mosque as a female lawyer was found dead at Madhabgul village in Barlekha upazila of Moulvibazar early Monday. The diseased was identified as...
The current trade war with the US cannot destroy China's advantages in the supply chain and will in fact help the country's manufacturing base to climb faster and higher up...
Five new prosecution witnesses (PWs), including three policemen who rushed to the scene with their colleagues as militants lay seize to upscale Holey Artisan Cafe‚ on July 1, 2016, testified...
The Industries Ministry will formulate a policy for informal industries sector soon aiming to ensure sustainable growth in the sector and increase its contribution to the national economy. The officials...
Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested five members of a thief gang from Uttara in the city. The burglars have been identified as ringleader Tonni Akhter (Tania) and her cohorts...
Stocks witnessed another flat session Monday amid choppy trading as investors mostly followed cautious stance ahead of Eid festival. Market analysts said majority of the investors were reluctant to make...
In recent years, cultivation of bananas in Bangladesh has created a great buzz among farmers drawn by the lure of the higher profits it generates. The UN's Food and Agriculture...
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has urged the government to ensure the release of their ailing chairperson Khaleda Zia on bail from jail before the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr....
The government has promoted 11 acting secretaries to the rank of secretary. The public administration ministry issued a notice announcing their promotions on Sunday, reports UNB. According to the rules,...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the public representatives to attain trust and confidence of people to have the opportunity to serve them repeatedly. "You're the public representatives as...
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted mild heat wave sweeping over some places to spread. “Mild heat wave is sweeping over the regions of Rajshahi, Pabna, Khulna, Kushtia and Mongla and...
The bomb that exploded in Dhaka's Malibagh on Sunday night was much more powerful than usual crude bombs, the city police chief has said. Asaduzzaman Mia, commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will meet President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Monday evening. The Prime Minister is scheduled to meet the President at 7:00pm, Joynal Abedin, Principal Information Officer...
Mercantile Bank Training Institute recently organized a training course titled “Profiling Customers; KYC, TP & Risk Grading to Prevent Bank from Fraudulent Activities” in Chittagong. A total of 38 officers...
Police have arrested three people, including a sister of Bangladesh Chhatra League or BCL leader, with 21 Yaba pills in Thakurgaon's Ranisankail Upazila. The three were detained from a house...
Dhaka Bank has signed an agreement recently for providing online cash management services to IPDC Finance Ltd. Under the agreement, Dhaka Bank Ltd will provide automated fund collection and payment...
A Dhaka court has ordered the arrest of former officer-in-charge (OC) of Sonagazi Model Police Station Moazzem Hossain in a case filed for filming a rape victim without consent during...
Newly-elected Mayor of Mymensingh City Corporation Ekramul Haque Titu and its 44 new ward councillors, including those from reserved seats, were sworn-in on Monday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the...
'Deprived' leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) have again started their protests, now alleging that those controversial in the new central committee are being validated. They started their fresh sit-in...
China’s automobile sales will reach around 28.1 million units this year, unchanged from 2018 levels, according to a Xinhua report run by the Reuters on Monday. Citing a report jointly...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a suspected drug trader along with 3,925 Yaba tablets from a bus at Madam Bibirhat in Sitakundu upazila of Chattogram early Monday. The...
President Donald Trump on Monday backed the Japanese prime minister’s interest in using his country’s good relations with Iran to help broker a possible dialogue between the US and its...
US President Donald Trump pressed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday to even out a trade imbalance with the United States and expressed confidence, despite Japanese wariness, that “good...
Four people were killed and seven others injured on Sunday (local time) in three separate explosions in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, and police said they suspected a Maoist splinter group...
The former head of a notorious Ethiopian prison has been arrested and is expected to face trial. Hassan Ismail Ibrahim, also known as Hassan Dhere, was arrested in neighbouring Somalia...
The Police Bureau of Investigation or PBI has ‘found evidence’ against former Sonagazi Police Station OC Moazzem Hossain that he filmed and circulated a video statement of slain Feni madrasa...
Stocks on both bourses posted a marginal gain in early trading on Monday as some investors were active on sector-wise shares. Following the previous day’s flat movement, the Dhaka Stock...
Two motorcyclists were killed as a truck hit their motorbike on Dinajpur-Phulbari at Kauga intersection in Dinajpur sadar upazila early Monday. The deceased have been identified as Amij Ali, a...
A woman allegedly committed suicide taking poison after killing her son and daughter at Digha village in Sharsha upazila of Jashore on Sunday night following a family feud. The deceased...
An opera based on Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus's life and his journey to bring financial services to the poor women in Bangladesh has been premiered in Italy. The opera...
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has sought the government's support to help survive the country's small and medium garment factories that are facing gradual closure for various reasons....
Parties committed to strengthening the European Union held on to two-thirds of seats in the EU parliament, official projections from the bloc’s elections showed on Sunday, though far-right and nationalist...
Myanmar has granted early release to seven soldiers jailed for the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslim men and boys during a 2017 military crackdown in the western state of Rakhine,...
A riot between inmates in a prison in Brazilian state of Amazonas ended with 15 dead on Sunday, according to a statement of the state secretariat for prisons. Inmates at...
US National Security Adviser John Bolton is a “war fanatic” who was wrong to conclude that North Korea’s recent missile tests violated United Nations resolutions, the North’s foreign ministry said...
Two air-conditioner technicians were killed in a gas cylinder explosion at a sweater factory in Memberbari-Baniarchala area of Gazipur sadar upazila on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Farhad...
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