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A strike, enforced by workers of nine jute mills in Khulna region, is underway on Tuesday demanding payment of their dues. Production of the jute mills remain suspended. The workers...
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday mourned the death of renowned singer and composer Subir Nandi. The Ekushey award-winning singer breathed his last at Singapore...
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck in the east of Papua New Guinea early on Tuesday local time, according to the US Geological Survey. The epicentre of the strong quake was...
A plane crash in a remote mountain region in northern Mexico claimed the lives of all 13 people on board, including a family of five that were flying back from...
Top ten-traded firms captured more than 28 per cent transaction of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Monday while Fortune Shoes topped the chart. Market analysts said investors showed their...
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been egged by a protester while campaigning ahead of the nation's general election. The egg grazed Mr Morrison's head but did not break, local...
Graduating least developed countries (LDCs), including Bangladesh, need preferential benefit to manage the transition, speakers at a programme said Monday. Graduation from LDCs is special for Bangladesh, given its multiple...
US Vice President Mike Pence is set on Tuesday to offer new incentives to Venezuela’s military to turn against President Nicolas Maduro, responding to an attempted uprising that fizzled out...
India has shown interest to invest in the liquefied natural gas (LNG), power and other potential sectors in Bangladesh. Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Riva Ganguly Das expressed the interest...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exempted the import of raw materials for production of Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredients (API) from VAT payment until December 2025. In an order issued...
Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending...
Some key essentials, including beef, chicken and brinjal, saw their prices surge further on Monday, just a day before the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. The price of...
Country's corporate entities will be encouraged to raise capital through issuing bonds for long-term investment instead of bank borrowing, officials said. The issue was discussed at a meeting of tripartite...
Revered singer Subir Nandi has died at the Singapore General Hospital after suffering multiple heart attacks, says a doctor. He was 66. Doctor Samanta Lal Sen in Dhaka, who supervised...
Scandinavian ambassadors to Bangladesh visited Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) in the capital on Sunday. Ambassador of Sweden Charlotta Schlyter, Ambassador of Denmark Winnie Estrup Petersen and Ambassador of Norway...
BOGURA, May 06: Jute growers in the district are eyeing an abundant yield this season amid the prevailing weather. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) officials said over 1,200 tonnes of...
Amid the growing unemployment problem in Bangladesh, the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector can be an effective tool to solve the problem provided it gets necessary support to flourish....
Unemployment is one of the most miserable states an able-bodied youth passes through in his life. The insidious attacks of void and the sufferings increase manifold in the educated young...
The devil-may-care manner in which motorbikes have lately started speeding along the Dhaka streets can be termed simply dreadful, if not menacing. Their dominance over the capital's critical roundabouts is...
Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) chairman Andaleeve Rahman Partho on Monday announced that his party has left BNP-led 20-party alliance. Partho made the announcement in Dhaka on Monday evening in protest...
If the essential message of the last Scopus piece ('Economic consequences of the global war on terrorism,' May 03, 2019) was understood, the thrust of this particular piece should be...
Though no tangible agreement or joint-communique was issued, Kim's meeting with Putin in Vladivostok on April 25 has renewed historical relationships and understanding between Pyongyang and Moscow. After multiple summits...
Many investors prefer to invest in securities that give high returns with low risk. But one should make such investments only after reviewing the merits. In recent times, there has...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, on Monday welcomed a son, the first interracial baby in the monarchy’s recent history. Harry announced that they were...
A California-based tech company named Zipline has been working on designing and developing drones to deliver emergency medicines in far-off destinations. The technology has already tasted success by saving lives...
Four Bangladeshi boys and four girls, who until recently were surviving on the streets of Dhaka, are heading for Lords Cricket Ground as semi-finalists in the Street Child Cricket World...
President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday greeted the countrymen and all Muslims across the world on the eve of the holy month of Ramadan. In...
73 per cent Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh do not believe that repatriation will happen in at least two years’ time, according to a research. Besides, 69 per cent of them...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) demolished more than 350 illegal makeshift shops during an eviction drive in the city’s Banasree area on Monday. A team, led by DNCC Zonal Executive...
The holy month of Ramadan will begin on Tuesday as the national moon-sighting committee has announced the sighting of the Ramadan crescent moon in the sky of Bangladesh. Muslims in...
The High Court (HC) has banned broadcasting any kind of commercials in news segments of the television channels from September 1. A High Court division bench comprising Justice Zubayer Rahman...
The 12th span of the Padma Bridge was installed temporarily on pillars 20 and 21 on Monday, according to UNB. Deputy Assistant Engineer of the Padma Bridge Project Humayun Kabir...
Apparently contradicting Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Monday said time will say whether their party's decision to join parliament was right or wrong. "Our...
Liverpool forwards Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino will miss Tuesday's Champions League semi-final second leg with Barcelona through injury, according to BBC. Salah left the pitch on a stretcher after...
Speakers at programme here have underscored the need for increased investment in nursing and midwifery professions as these are playing a key role in achieving ‘health for all’ in the...
The Madrasah Education Board obtained 83.03 per cent pass rate in the SSC (Dakhil) examination this year while the pass rate was 70.89 per cent last year, according to the...
The Technical Education Board has obtained 72.24 per cent pass rate in the SSC (Vocational) examination this year while the pass rate was 71.96 per cent last year, according to...
Tax collection from the prime bourse jumped 84 per cent month-on-month in April riding on sponsor-directors and placement holders’ shares sale. The government collected revenue worth nearly Tk 433 million...
Two minor siblings drowned in a pond beside their house at Bhabki village under Birganj upazila in Dinajpur on Monday. The deceased were identified as Hasan and Hussain, two-year-old twin...
Passengers and crew on board a jet that was forced to make an emergency landing at a Moscow airport say it was struck by lightning moments before it crashed. Reports...
The Ministry of Commerce has opened a monitoring cell to monitor the prices of essentials during the holy month of Ramadan. The ministry issued a press release on Monday requesting...
UNICEF Bangladesh and Le Méridien Dhaka signed an agreement to raise money for children during the holy month of Ramadan. Le Méridien Dhaka will support UNICEF Bangladesh by contributing $1.0...
Stocks slipped into the red on Monday, snapping a three-day gaining streak, as investors opted for profit-motivated sell-offs. Brokers said the market faced selling pressure as investors opted for profit...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in the UK on an official visit, has greeted the students who have done well in the SSC and equivalent examinations this year....
The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has fixed the prices of beef at Tk 525 per kg after a discussion with traders. DSCC mayor Sayeed Khokon disclosed the decision after...
A total of 2583 educational institutions achieved 100 per cent pass rate in this year’s SSC and equivalent examinations, while the number was 1574 last year. Of those, 146 institutions...
Norway’s Telenor and Malaysia’s Axiata Group Berhad are in talks to merge their Asia operations to gain a bigger foothold in the region’s mobile phone market. Telenor is looking to...
Indonesia’s economy expanded more slowly than expected in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, as investment dropped ahead of elections and campaign spending failed to sustain growth momentum. Southeast...
Asian shares tumbled on Monday after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose more tariffs on China, spooking investors who had been expecting good news this week on trade. The...
Three suspected robbers, including a ringleader, were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Khontakodalia canal under Mongla upazila of Khulna on Monday. One...
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