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A young man was crushed under train in Ghion area of Nachole upazila of Chapainawabganj in the early hours of Monday. The deceased was identified as Ananta Mardi, 25, son...
Two workers were killed and two others injured when a paddy-laden mini truck overturned in Mohonpur upazila of Rajshahi early Monday. The deceased have been identified as Rashedul, son of...
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake rattled homes in southwest Panama on Sunday near the border with Costa Rica, damaging buildings and injuring at least one person, but there were no immediate...
Asian shares were mostly lower on Monday after trade talks between the US and China wrapped up Friday without an agreement. Shares dropped more than 1.0 per cent in Shanghai,...
Dozens of spotted seal pups have been released into the wild, months after they were rescued by police from poachers in China. They were among 100 pups found starving inside...
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a hearing on compensation to Jahalom, a jute mill worker who was wrongly put behind bars for three years in a loan...
The Algerian army arrested 95 illegal immigrants in various operations, the defence ministry said Sunday. Algeria's coast guards in Oran Province, 400 km northwest of the capital Algiers, foiled an...
Vehicles sales in China, the world’s largest auto market, fell 14.6 per cent in April from the same month a year earlier, the country’s biggest auto industry association said on...
A rice trader was hacked to death by a group of miscreants at Aliganj Uttarpara area in Kashiadanga thana in Rajshahi district on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as...
Workers of state-run jute mills started an indefinite strike across Bangladesh to press home their longstanding demands including payment of outstanding dues. The workers are set to block the roads...
The prices of most of the shares on bourses saw downward trend in early trading on Monday as risk-averse investors continued their selling binge. Following the previous day’s marginal fall,...
Swedish prosecutors are set to announce whether they are reopening an inquiry into a rape allegation against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange. The investigation may be revived at the request of...
The government is setting up three power hubs to boost the country’s power generation capacity over the next two decades. The hubs will be constructed at three locations as part...
Sri Lanka is temporarily blocking some social media networks and messaging apps, including Facebook and WhatsApp, it said on Monday after attacks on mosques and Muslim-owned businesses in the worst...
A suspected drug dealer was killed in gunfight with police at Harua in Ishwarganj upazila of Mymensingh on Monday. The deceased was identified as Mostafa Hossain, 30, a resident of...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has provided financial assistance of Tk 1.0 million to veteran actor ATM Shamsuzzaman for treatment. On her behalf, her special assistant barrister Biplob Barua handed over...
A woman, her son and daughter have been found dead at their home in Dhaka’s Uttarkhan with a note next to the bodies, according to police. Police went to the...
The country's premier bourse has asked its chief regulatory officer (CRO) to submit a report by probing into the reasons of chronic loss of Swapno, a subsidiary of ACI Limited....
Kazi Moniruzzaman has taken charge as the new superintendent of Feni Police. He took charge on Sunday night after SM Jahangir Alam Sarker was withdrawn for negligence of duty over...
Two small cap companies namely Krishibid Seed and Annex Suites have taken initiatives to raise capital through SME Platform of the country's premier bourse. As part of the process of...
All export-oriented sectors will get incentive benefits, similar to ready-made garments (RMG), from the next financial year (FY), 2019-20, to ensure diversification in the country's exports, Prime Minister's (PM) Private...
The central bank has asked the four state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) to focus on SME (small and medium enterprise) lending, particularly in the manufacturing sector, along with large loans to...
Ten most-traded companies captured more than 30 per cent transaction of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Sunday while Fortune Shoes topped the chart for fifth straight session. Market analysts said...
The securities regulator is set to redefine the categories of eligible investors (EIs) to check the abuse of IPO (initial public offering) quota system. To this end, the Bangladesh Securities...
An inquiry into Christchurch’s mosques shooting massacre began hearing evidence on Monday, as New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern prepared to co-host a meeting in France that seeks global support...
A hefty Tk 5.3 billion of six state-owned banks remains stuck against 160,225 cases filed to recover from farm loan borrowers, statistics showed. For almost three decades from January 1991...
The government has finally decided to employ the Norwegian-US joint venture (JV) TGS-Schlumberger for carrying out a survey to delineate the hydrocarbon reserves in the Bay of Bengal. "We've invited...
Pakistan has finalised an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a bailout package, announced the country’s Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Dr Abdul...
In the face of declining bee population in the United Kingdom (UK), north London is all set to create a seven-mile long 'bee corridor' aimed at boosting the pollinating insects'...
The factors held responsible for poor functioning of the local government bodies in a study report presented by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a private think tank, at a...
What has been a part of the general scenario prevailing in the medical profession in the country's rural areas has lately emerged with a new concern. When most male doctors...
Manchester City became the first team to win back-to-back Premier League titles since 2009 after hammering Brighton at the Amex. Knowing victory would clinch the title, they fell behind on...
A female physician was found hanging at her residence in Sylhet's Pathantula area on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Dr Priyanka Talukdar Shanta, 29, a lecturer at Parkview...
In today's irrational world of fake news and bad-faith politics, a new mantra has emerged: It's all about narratives. Power today lies in one's ability to tell a story. As...
Not long ago, we were in the 2G era of cellular communication. The ubiquitous availability of cellular service at an affordable cost made the dream of voice communication for all...
Days before Algeria's 82-year-old strongman president Abdelaziz Bouteflika was ousted from power, the country made one last ditch attempt to keep control: it shut down the internet. A few weeks...
State Minister for the Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Imran Ahmed is on an official visit to Malaysia aiming to boost the labour market there. The Minister will hold a...
Recent focus on corruption and many other malpractices within the socio-economic paradigm has persuaded economists and social scientists to re-visit the challenges being faced in the arena of successful development...
Driver Nuruzzaman Nuru reportedly confessed before a court in Kishoreganj on Sunday to his involvement in the killing of nurse Shahinoor Akhter Tania after 'gang-rape' in his moving bus in...
The number of covered van registration in the country stood at 925 alone in the first three months of the current calendar year, according to an official data. Of the...
An accused in a case filed over the 'rape' of a teenage girl reportedly confessed before a Faridpur court to abetting the crime. Inspector (Investigation) of Boalmari Police Station Shahidul...
The Trustee Board of two more mutual funds -- the AIBL 1st Islamic Mutual Fund and MBL 1st Mutual Fund -- have declared 8.0 per cent cash dividend each based...
Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation Atiqul Islam found no anomaly in Mohakhali kitchen market in the city during his surprise visit it on Sunday. "I didn't see any irregularity...
SM Jahangir Alam Sarkar, superintendent of police in Feni, has been withdrawn from all official responsibilities for his negligence in duty over the murder of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan...
A Myanmar National Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Mandalay International Airport on Sunday, using only its rear wheels after the front landing gear failed to deploy. All 82...
The foreign ministry of Bangladesh has sent an official to Tunisia from the embassy in Libya as many Bangladeshis are feared dead in the Mediterranean Sea boat capsize. Foreign Minister...
The United States’ military presence in the Gulf used to be a serious threat but now it is an opportunity, a senior commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday,...
The Turkish economy will hopefully overcome the impacts of a currency crisis last year with just two quarters of contraction, Turkey’s Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said on Sunday. Speaking to...
Iran is facing "unprecedented" pressure from international sanctions, President Hassan Rouhani has said. Renewed US sanctions had led to worse economic conditions than during the country's 1980-88 war with neighbouring...
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, who was undergoing treatment in Singapore, will return home on Wednesday. He will return home on a Biman...
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