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Three years ago, when Iran’s military captured 10 US sailors after they mistakenly strayed into Iranian waters, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif...
US stocks eked out some gains on Friday, rebounding from the previous session’s losses, on US-China trade hopes. Wall Street’s major indexes edged higher after hopeful comments from US President...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the aim of her government is to improve the living standard of people and free the country from poverty. "We're taking Bangladesh to...
At least three people were killed and four others injured in separate lightning strikes in Sirajganj and Natore districts early Saturday. In Sirajganj, two workers were killed and three others...
Police have arrested two Rohingya women just as they were about to board an international flight at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSAI) using forged Bangladeshi passports. Police said they...
Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal no three as squally weather is likely to affect the maritime ports, North...
NRBC Bank Ltd has signed an agreement with Fintech Innovations International DMCC, UAE for subscribing Trade Assets platform which is an E-marketplace for banks and powered by blockchain protocol. In...
Union Bank Ltd distributed Iftar boxes among helpless, poor and orphans at different Madrasahs and orphanages in Dhaka City. Omar Farooque, Managing Director of Union Bank Ltd, inaugurated the programme...
The 6th Annual General Meeting of South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce (SBAC) Bank Limited was held at Le Meridien Dhaka recently. S.M. Amzad Hossian, Chairman of SBAC Bank, presided over...
Around 1,950 metres of the much-hyped Padma bridge is now visible with the installation of the 13th span on Saturday. The 150-metre span weighing 3,140 tonnes was installed on pillars no...
Kazakhstan is ready to set up ‘Grameen Kazakhstan’ following the model of ‘Grameen America’ as a joint venture with Yunus Centre, Minister of Presidential Affairs and former Prime Minister of...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the much-awaited Second Meghna Bridge and the Second Gumti Bridge, aiming to reduce the plight of travellers on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway. The Prime Minister...
US National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Saturday North Korea’s recent missile launches violated a UN Security Council resolution and urged leader Kim Jong Un to return to denuclearisation...
Two months after the formation of the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union or DUCSU following a long-awaited election, it is far from fulfiling expectations of the students. Before the polls,...
US President Donald Trump, declaring a national emergency because of tensions with Iran, swept aside objections from Congress on Friday to complete the sale of over $8.0 billion worth of...
India has banned the Bangladesh-based terrorist outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), according to the Press Information Bureau (PIB). The PIB announced the ban imposed by the home ministry on Friday, a...
Libya’s navy confirmed on Friday that it rescued three boats carrying a total of 290 Europe-bound migrants, including 14 Bangladeshis, off the country’s Mediterranean coast, a day after a German...
Twenty-nine detainees were killed and 19 police officers were wounded in a confrontation in a cellblock in central Venezuela in what a state official called a failed escape attempt, but...
The 120th birth anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is being celebrated in the country on Saturday in a befitting manner. Born on 25 May, 1899 at Churulia village...
Prices of rice have eased in Dhaka as the government is trying to exert control on grain markets amidst frustration of farmers over low paddy prices. It was found on...
Uber’s first employee and one-time chief executive Ryan Graves will step down from the company’s board of directors, Uber said on Friday. Graves this week informed the company of his...
Stocks edged higher in the outgoing week, snapping a two-week losing streak, as the government's market-supportive measures brought a ray of hope to general investors. Market analysts said the central...
The BRAC Bank generated the highest turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the outgoing week, while ten most-traded companies accounted for more than 23 per cent of the...
A mobile court has fined sellers of readymade garment and other products at a shopping mall in Chattogram Tk 100,000 for charging Eid-ul-Fitr shoppers at will. The authorities conducted a...
Container handling of Chattogram Port is gradually increasing following rise in its capacity through procurement of new equipments. A total of 3,370 ships berthed at Chattogram seaport in 2017, while...
The race to become the next Conservative Party leader has begun, following Theresa May's announcement that she will step down next month. The contest will not only result in a...
The overall interest rate spread in the country's banking sector narrowed down slightly as commercial banks increased deposit rates while lending rates fell, officials said. The weighted average spread between...
The city's shopping malls and fashion houses are experiencing a huge rush of customers ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr. A large number of shoppers thronged Mouchak market and its adjacent malls...
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) said costs and time of exports through the port have halved, but users disagree. The port operator made the claim while responding to a survey...
Banks want an independent source for price verification of imported and exported goods and services so that they can check mis-invoicing to prevent trade-based money laundering, a survey has found....
The government is considering imposing anti-dumping duty on import of powdered milk to protect the local industry and ensure fair price of nutrient-rich liquid food, officials concerned said. Industry insiders...
The public expenditure on transport pool is still high even though the government provides motor vehicles to eligible public servants, revealed official figures. Transport pool is the government department responsible...
Zakat is one of the five fundamental pillars of Islam. It is also considered as the most vital tool to reduce poverty in a society where Muslims are the majority...
Historically, agriculture in the subcontinent had been practised as a means of subsistence. Commercialisation of agricultural practices began to expand with the development of infrastructure and storage facilities, and marketing...
Nitaiganj in Narayanganj is, or rather has been, a leading wholesale trading post of the country for years for such items as rice, wheat, edible oil, pulse seeds, salt etc....
Technology has become more embedded in our economies and surprisingly keeps steeping along the way particularly into the banks and financial institutions sectors. This trend is associated with beneficial and...
North Korea said on Friday an 'arbitrary and dishonest' US position had resulted in the failure to reach a deal during a second North Korea-US summit, warning the nuclear issue...
Debates about inflation in advanced economies have changed remarkably over the past decades. Setting aside (mis)measurement issues, concerns about debilitatingly high inflation and the excessive power of bond markets are...
After the failure and abuses of privatisation and contracting-out services from the 1980s, there has been renewed appreciation for the role of the state or government. Earlier promoters of privatisation...
Once upon a time, customs tax was the main source of revenue generation for the government. Thanks to open market policy, this gradually changed over time. Now, tax at domestic...
Suicidal incidents among outbound female house helps are growing over the years for factors like hostile working conditions. An estimated 44 Bangladeshi women committed suicide in the past three years,...
Anthologies are usually a compilation of writings of an author or a number of authors based on a certain theme. Usually anthologies are more popular than novels as the stories...
The subject of Leonardo da Vinci's famous Mona Lisa painting has been brought to life by AI researchers. The video, achieved from a single photo, shows the model in the...
Paddy growers are now demanding fair prices for their produce instead of celebrating Nabanno, a post-harvest traditional festival, as the crop sells at rates lower than their production cost. Forty-year-old...
BJP has created history by securing a historic mandate in the national elections, crossing the majority mark of 300 seats on its own while the NDA bagged 350 seats. By...
Many rights groups on Friday formed a human chain in the city and placed a 17-point demand for safe road and public transport. Titled ‘Stop the unabated death on roads:...
Thirty-eight people were detained on Friday in Satkhira, Pabna and Laxmipur for their alleged involvement in leaking question paper of primary teacher recruitment test. In Satkhira, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)...
A massive fire has broken out at a coaching centre in India’s Gujarat killing at least 18 people, including children. The fire broke out around 3:30pm on Friday and engulfed...
Jatiya Sangsad Secretariat Commission has approved an estimated Tk 3.28 billion budget for parliament for its development and non-development expenditures for the next fiscal 2019-2020 (FY20). The approval was given...
A fire broke out in a shopping centre in India on Friday killing at least seven people, a fire service official said. Television channels said some people had jumped off...
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