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A Kishoreganj court on Wednesday placed five people on an eight-day remand each in a case filed over killing a nurse after rape in a moving bus at Gazaria nearby...
The by-polls to Bogura-6 constituency will be held on June 24, according to a schedule announced by the Election Commission on Wednesday. The parliamentary seat was declared vacant on April...
The government has taken initiatives to make state-run sugar mills profitable by keeping those operational throughout the year by diversifying their activities. Currently, there are 15 sugar mills under the...
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday ordered conducting a judicial investigation into the death of a lawyer after being burnt in Panchagarh jail. The court also ordered conducting the investigation...
Two people were killed in a collision between a truck and an auto-rickshaw at Lebutola Balu Mohalin in Chandpur Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as auto-rickshaw...
Stocks witnessed yet another bearish session on Wednesday, extending the losing streak for the third day, as investors continued their selling spree. Market analysts said stocks fell further as most...
The tenth death anniversary of noted nuclear scientist with international repute and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s husband Dr MA Wazed Miah on Thursday. The nuclear scientist, who has a colourful...
The Planning Commission on Wednesday approved a draft Tk 2.02 trillion (Tk 2,02,721 crore) original Annual Development Programme (ADP) outlay for the next fiscal year (FY20) giving highest priority on...
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haq on Wednesday said the government is working to provide the Freedom Fighters (FFs) with digital certificates and identity cards quickly. “Prime Minister Sheikh...
There is no possibility of immediate relief from the sweltering summer heat as it may continue for two or three more days, said the Met Office. Abdur Rahman Khan, a...
The government on Wednesday signed a $165 million grant financing agreement with the World Bank (WB) to provide basic services and build disaster and social resilience for the Rohingyas who...
Heat from brick kilns has destroyed paddy on about 166 acres of field in Sadar upazila’s Gokulnagar and Sulandi villages in Manikganj district, farmers and agriculture officials say. But there...
People from all walks of life paid their last respect to renowned singer Subir Nandi at the central Shahid Minar and Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) on Wednesday. Subir's body...
The High Court on Wednesday directed the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) to submit a list of the companies involved in adulteration of milk and curd within May 15. A...
The High Court has ordered a probe into the death of lawyer Polash Kumar Rai, who died after being burnt in a jail in Panchagarh. Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and...
Seven Russian tourists on a hiking holiday in Siberia are feared dead after an avalanche on a ridge in the Altai region, the local emergencies ministry said on Wednesday, saying...
A car slammed into a group of 16 mostly kindergarten children who were strolling on a sidewalk in the lakeside city of Otsu in western Japan, leaving two dead, police...
China will keep calm against threats of higher tariffs from the United States and has “complete confidence” in its ability to face challenges in trade talks, a commentary in China’s...
BASIS member companies are showcasing their latest products and services in the Japan IT Week which began on Wednesday. It will continue till May 10, 2019. Along with 62 members...
Pathao, a Bangladeshi ride-hailing firm, is seeking to raise up to $50 million in its latest funding round to add more services such as payments and expand its food delivery...
BSRM and its NGO partner Uttaran have agreed to set up a submersible pipeline water supply project in Khanpur, Tala, Shatkhira. The capacity of the water reservoir will be 50,000...
US President Donald Trump’s businesses lost a total of more than $1 billion from 1985 to 1994, according to the New York Times, which said it obtained printouts from Trump’s...
Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, has left the country, officials confirmed on Wednesday. Her conviction was overturned...
Customs officials of Shah Amanat International Airport (SAIA) on Wednesday arrested a Chinese national with 24 gold bars. The arrestee was identified as Fan Rongui, reports UNB. Nur Uddin Milon,...
Brazil's motor vehicle exports dropped 52.3 per cent in April from a year earlier, the National Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea) said Tuesday. The Anfavea said in a report...
BRAC Bank Limited and Energypac Fashions Ltd have signed an Employee Banking Agreement. "Energypac Fashions Ltd, a leading technologically advanced RMG company in Bangladesh, is one of our largest corporate...
Three people were killed and 25 others injured after a bus fell into a roadside ditch in Chatkhil upazila of Noakhali on Wednesday morning. The identities of the deceased could...
Two Rohingya youths were arrested from Firingi Bazar area in Chattogram city on Tuesday night for carrying 2,000 Yaba pills. The arrestees were identified as Mohammad Hossain, 20 and Sultan...
Hackers stole bitcoin worth $41 million from Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, the company said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of thefts from cryptocurrency exchanges...
Workers of nine jute mills in Khulna continued their strike for the third consecutive day on Wednesday demanding payment of their dues. They took to the street in front of...
A suspected drug dealer was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in city's Agargaon area early Wednesday. The identity of the deceased could not be known...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Tuesday and met with Iraq’s prime minister and other top officials to discuss the safety of Americans...
Iran has pulled out of "some commitments" under the 2015 international nuclear deal, a year after it was abandoned by the US. President Hassan Rouhani informed other major powers still...
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed a downward trend in early trading on Wednesday as risk-averse investors continued their selling spree. Following the previous two...
The body of renowned singer Subir Nandi was brought back from Singapore on Wednesday morning. A flight of Regent Airways, carrying the mortal remains, landed at the Dhaka airport at...
At least nine people were killed by a blast targeting a security checkpoint outside a major Sufi shrine in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, officials said. The...
Net foreign investment in the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) remained negative for the two straight months in April as overseas investors continued their selling binge. Foreign investors collected shares worth...
Top ten-traded firms captured nearly 32 per cent transaction of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Tuesday while Fortune Shoes continued to top the chart. Market analysts said investors were...
Liverpool produced one of the greatest comebacks in Champions League history to beat Barcelona 4-0 on Tuesday, overturning a three-goal first-leg deficit and advancing to their second successive final with...
Two male students armed with handguns burst into a Denver-area science and technology school in the US state of Colorado and opened fire on Tuesday (local time), killing one classmate...
Traders were still selling beef at a high rate on Tuesday, defying the city corporation-fixed rate. The price of beef, which has been on the rise over several months, has...
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) again asked its member factories to provide information on foreigners working in the country's ready-made garment (RMG) industry. The BGMEA issued a...
The Gap Inc, a global apparel retailer, and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) have recently signed an agreement that will enable the UN agency to implement the company's innovative...
Bangladesh made light work of chasing down 262 to beat West Indies with five overs to spare in the tri-nation series opener in Ireland on Tuesday. Bangladesh scored 264-2 after...
The new LNG import terminal has 'failed' to increase the overall supply of re-gasified LNG (RLNG) to the national grid. State-owned Petrobangla, however, started counting 'capacity payment' charge of around...
The apex trade body of the country has termed the Value Added Tax (VAT) and Supplementary Duty (SD) Act-2012, as it is in its present form after changes to it,...
Project implementation is not a strong point with ministries and organisations -public or private in this country. Without revised additional allocation and rescheduled implementation period hardly any development project in...
A tribunal in Shariatpur on Tuesday sentenced four people to death for raping a minor girl at Ahmed Chowkidar Kandi village in Zanjira upazila in 2017. The convicts are Nur...
A recent report released by the New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has come up with what looks like a scandalous reality often not heeded to while taking...
Ministers and concerned senior officials on Tuesday proposed construction of more cyclone shelters for the southern coastlines, reinforced embankments and improved ICT communication systems as they joined a post-Fani review...
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