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China should hold talks with Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad told Chinese officials during a trip to the Himalayan region where he criticised...
President M Abdul Hamid returned home on Sunday morning after an 11-day visit to London and Germany for health checkup and treatment of eyes. “A VVIP flight (BG 202) of...
A Bangladeshi national was shot dead allegedly by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Kathalia Para border in Biral upazila of Dinajpur early Sunday. The deceased has been...
Thousands of Israelis have protested against legislative steps that could grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity from prosecution and limit the power of the country’s Supreme Court. The demonstration on...
A Mexican military helicopter engaged in firefighting operations crashed in central Mexico on Friday, killing five members of the Navy crew and an inspector with the national forestry commission, the...
Witnesses say at least 20 people are dead and many others are missing after suspected extremists ambushed a military and civilian convoy in Nigeria’s northeast. The witnesses say the military...
People in the Republic of Ireland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of liberalising divorce laws, in a referendum held on Saturday. The constitution currently states that spouses must be separated...
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho has won the Cannes film festival's most prestigious award. The Palme d'Or was awarded for his film Parasite, a dark comedy thriller exploring social class...
The United States has called on China to curb the development of its state-owned enterprises (SOEs), a demand that China sees as an “invasion” on its economic sovereignty, Chinese state...
Valencia beat Barcelona 2-1 to win the Copa del Rey on Saturday, ending the Spanish champions’ four-year winning streak in the competition and denying them a domestic double. Kevin Gameiro...
Despite growing trends in corruption and fraudulence, the national graft-buster gained little success in trying dozens of tainted public servants, representatives, bankers, merchants and others in 2018. The number of...
The capital's traffic almost collapsed Saturday as the ongoing metro rail work coupled with Eid shoppers' movement worsened the situation, even on a weekend. It took hours for commuters to...
The contest to replace Theresa May as British prime minister hotted up on Saturday with seven candidates now throwing their hat into the ring, saying they would succeed where she...
Three motorcyclists were killed after a motorbike crashed into a truck on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Duckbanglow area of Chattogram's Mirsharai upazila on Saturday night. The deceased were identified as Rakibul...
A group of US apparel and footwear companies expressed the fear that the efforts by the government and apparel manufacturers in tackling the recent labour unrest over wage hike might...
The income tax wing has detected through field visits the evasion of withholding tax viz. deduction of tax at source worth Tk 13.50 billion this fiscal by different public and...
The day or night-long queues for availing home-bound transport tickets on the eve of Eid, featuring joy as well as heartbreak, make many oblivious to a lot of things. Those...
It has become a regular practice on the part of state-owned Petrobangla to shelve bidding rounds for hydrocarbon exploration in the country's untapped offshore blocks, off and on. The state-owned...
Although sarees still enjoy a prime status as the Bengalee women's favourite attire at ceremonies, they have begun losing their earlier position in the day-to-day life. The two Eid celebrations,...
There is a common perception that science and technology competence is the key to drive economic growth. Upon reaching middle-income status exploiting labour and raw material, developing countries are advised...
Factoring is an asset-based finance product where the credit extended is based on the value of the borrower's accounts receivable or the payments owed by the borrower's customers. This asset-based...
Trade negotiations held between the US and China a couple of weeks ago in Washington broke up within a day (10 May 10) without any agreement in the wake of...
Asia has been in the news increasingly this century, mostly as the dominant variable of each piece of writing. Some have pushed it behind the steering-wheel of global policy-making. Kishore...
Bangladesh are scheduled to face Pakistan today (Sunday) in their first of two official warm-up games ahead of the World Cup, report agencies.The match will take place at Sophia Garden,...
Support for national and multilateral development banks has grown worldwide in the decade since the global financial crisis. And the continued success of national development banks (NDBs), in particular, will...
At least 25 people were injured as two factions of Awami League engaged in a clash over trifling matter at Sankochkhali village in Sadar upazila on Saturday. Sirajul Islam, officer-in-charge...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa led his ruling African National Congress (ANC) party to a comfortable victory in the country's parliamentary election earlier this month. But engineering the economic recovery...
President of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) Prof Abul Barkat on Saturday said the price of a maund (40 kilograms) of paddy should be fixed at Tk 1,200 so that farmers...
An exclusive economic zone for Japanese investors is going to be developed at Araihazar upazila in Nayaranganj alongside Dhaka-Syhet Highway. Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA) will sign a joint venture...
Ambulance registration across the country stood at 131 in the first four months of the current calendar year, according to an official data. Of them, 98 ambulances were registered in...
At least 29 women were tortured to death for dowry alone in the first four months of the calendar year, according to a local legal aid and rights body. The...
A 140-member contingent of Bangladesh Formed Police Unit-1 (FPU) left Dhaka early Saturday for Darfur, Sudan to join the UN peacekeeping mission there. Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammad Abdul Halim...
A meat trader was allegedly beaten to death by policemen in Gopalpur upazila of Tangail district on Friday. Eight policemen were attached to district police lines last night for their...
Harvest of litchi is continuing in full swing with plenty of supply and huge demand in the local markets of Rajshahi region. Trading and marketing of litchi has reached peak...
The government’s plans to introduce high-speed electric trains in Bangladesh for long-distance journeys. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made the announcement while inaugurating a new inter-city train service on the Dhaka-Panchagarh...
The government has initiated a move to construct a Multipurpose Terminal at Payra Port under the Indian 3rd Line of Credit in a bid to further strengthen the position of...
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday urged the government, the Election Commission and the ruling Awami League to take lessons from India's Lok Sabha elections. "People in India...
Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam on Saturday said that the city's footpaths must be kept clear to reduce traffic congestions. "Since footpaths are occupied illegally, people are forced...
Bangladesh has made significant progress in access to electricity as its electrification coverage reached 93 per cent, thanks to the stronger political commitment of the present Awami League government. The...
A 15-year-old boy was arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping a first grader under Baniachong upazila in Habiganj last week. The accused, a resident of Umarpur village, is a class...
The foundation stone of Institute of Islamic Education and Research (IIER) building was laid at Islamic University in Kushtia on Saturday. Vice-Chancellor Prof M Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari laid the foundation stone...
President Abdul Hamid will return home on Sunday after completing his health check-up. The head of the state left Dhaka on May 15 for London and Germany for health check-up...
Ruling Awami League's Bandarban municipality unit vice-president Chathoi Marma was found dead on Saturday, three days after he had been kidnapped. The 55-year-old's body was recovered from a forest adjacent...
Three people have been killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and an autorickshaw in Brahmanbaria’s Bijoynagar Upazila. They were all passengers of the autorickshaw....
US President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, landed in Japan on Saturday on a largely ceremonial visit meant to showcase strong ties with Tokyo even as trade tensions loom....
It was a stark warning about the risks ahead for the global economy, even by the forthright standards of the boss of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. “The...
Iran can sink US warships sent to the Gulf region using missiles and “secret weapons”, a senior Iranian military official was quoted as saying by the semi-official news agency Mizan...
A new train on Dhaka-Panchagarh route began its maiden journey on Saturday to give better services to the passengers of is route. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina flagged off the 'Panchagarh...
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has apologised after a teacher alleged her group of pupils suffered racist language and treatment during a visit. Marvelyne Lamy said staff had followed...
World equity markets rebounded on Friday from the previous day’s sharp fall, boosted after US President Donald Trump’s comments. Trump said complaints against China’s Huawei Technologies might be resolved within...
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