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Indian shares fell on Monday, in line with tumbling Asian markets, after US President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, MSCI’s broadest index...
Online shopping platform Daraz Bangladesh (daraz.com.bd) recently won the 'Asia-One Fastest Growing Brands and Leaders' International Award under the e-commerce category. The company received the award at a celebration programme...
State schools in Sri Lanka resumed classes on Monday amid tight security after the Easter Sunday bombings, but many anxious parents kept their children at home over fears of more...
Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited (BIFFL) organized a day-long symposium on “Financing Building Management System and Fire Safety” at CIRDAP Auditorium in the capital recently. The symposium was attended by...
The country's dairy farmers Monday demanded imposition of 50 per cent duty on import of powdered milk to save the local industry. The current rate on powdered milk (excluding baby...
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) is organising a policy dialogue titled Current Debates at the WTO and the LDC Concerns, on May 6 in Dhaka. The dialogue will be arranged...
An earthquake of 5.8-magnitude struck Ilocos Norte province in the northern Philippines on Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The institute said the quake, which struck...
Standard Chartered Bank, Bangladesh and Channel i have jointly announced the commencement of Standard Chartered - Channel i Agrow Award 2019, at a press conference held in Dhaka recently. Agrow...
Two Rohingya 'drug traders' were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Jadimura camp area in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar early Monday. The deceased have been identified as...
Grameenphone Ltd., in partnership with Maximus, has unveiled the co-branded Maximus P7 Plus for the Bangladesh market to further enable customers to avail 4G services. The 4G enabled smartphone with...
The board of directors of Peoples Insurance Company Limited has recommended 6.0 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of the dividend...
The prices of most of the shares on bourses witnessed downward trend in early trading on Monday as some investors are selling shares ahead of Holy Ramandan. Following the previous...
The pass rate in the Secondary School Certificate and equivalent exams is 82.2 per cent this year. The number of GPA-5 achievers is 105,594, according to results announced by Education...
India’s northern heartland began voting on Monday in the fifth phase of a staggered general election, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoping his record on national security will win him...
Workers of nine jute mills in Khulna region suspended production from Sunday afternoon demanding payment of their outstanding wages. The workers of Platinum Jute Mill halted production around 6:00 pm...
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States fully supported Israel’s response to a barrage of rockets fired from Gaza and called for an end to the Palestinian...
Additional Inspector General of Police Rowshan Ara Begum has died in a road crash in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa, where she went to attend a medal parade, police spokesman...
Top ten-traded firms captured more than 24 per cent transaction of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Sunday while Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) topped the chart. The Bangladesh Shipping Corporation...
ATC Shariah Unit Fund, an open-end Islamic Mutual Fund, managed by Asian Tiger Capital Partners Asset Management Limited (ATCP AML), declared a 12.0 per cent cash dividend for 2018-19. On...
Leather, leather goods and footwear sector must ensure full compliance as per global standards if it wants to thrive and boost export, said a top industry leader. Syed Manzur Elahi,...
Sri Lankan police on Sunday discovered a 10-acre camp in the eastern town of Kattankudy, where Islamist militants linked to the deadly Easter attacks are believed to have practiced shooting...
President Donald Trump dramatically increased pressure on China to reach a trade deal on Sunday, saying he would hike US tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods this week...
Crops on 36,414 hectares of land have been damaged in 21 districts across the country due to heavy rain, wind and tidal wave caused by the cyclonic storm Fani, official...
Forty-one people on board a Russian Aeroflot passenger plane were killed on Sunday, including two children, after the aircraft caught fire as it made a bumpy emergency landing at a...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has started a thorough review of the existing bonded warehouse facility as part of its move to extend the same to non-apparel exports, its...
The private-sector credit growth decelerated further in March as private banks faced liquidity pressure due mainly to lower deposits, bankers said. The growth in credit flow to the private sector...
The much-dreaded cyclone ‘Fani’ passed off relatively weakened through Bangladesh on Saturday. As the whole country watched what had happened in the Indian state of Odisha earlier on Friday and...
Not all people earn their bread by honest means. Of the various illegal methods and duplicitous tactics, extortion is likely to compete for a place at the top echelon of...
The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), it seems, is out to prove that plenty of anything---in its case, power plants--- at times, can be perilous. This would sound bizarre to...
Bangladesh and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed an agreement on Sunday to implement a $3.3 million grant, approved by the Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund, for making environment-friendly and...
Over the past few years, Bangladesh has emerged as an emerging economy. The government has announced a target of achieving double-digit growth by 2021. The role of the private sector...
Ramadan will begin in Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries on Monday as moon observers said there was no sight of the Ramadan crescent on Saturday. The Islamic world...
Manchester United will have to settle for Europa League football next season after being held by a Huddersfield side who were relegated in March. United had to win to maintain...
Terrorism has continued to spread its presence through an osmotic process. It had touched Dhaka nearly three years ago through the Holey Artisan Bakery incident. There had been fundamentalist and...
Hundreds of thousands of people were left homeless after a cyclone packing winds of about 200 km per hour slammed into eastern India, ripping out tin roofs and destroying power...
Often we think that creative spark triggered by technological and financial capability is sufficient enough to succeed in taking a great idea to market at profit. But unfortunately, demand dynamics...
BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed was admitted to a city hospital as he fell sick at the High Court on Sunday. "Moudud Ahmed was taken to Apollo Hospitals...
The Bangladesh Bank has fixed office hours for all scheduled banks in the country during the holy month of Ramadan. As per the new schedule, banking transaction will take place...
The government plans to set up offices of the Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) at divisional level to widen its coverage. Planning Minister MA Mannan gave the information on...
A case was filed against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and four other top leaders of the party for assaulting Bangladesh Jononetri Parishad President...
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said BNP is creating barrier in eliminating militancy from Bangladesh as they are patronising the militants. “Sheikh Hasina’s government is combating militancy with an...
Recent fighting in southern Tripoli in Libya has killed 187 people and wounded 1,157, a spokesman for the ministry of health said on Saturday. The government has also transferred a...
Australia and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have strengthened their partnership to improve working conditions, advance women's economic potential and boost the competitiveness of Bangladesh's ready-made garment industry. The partnership...
Leonardo da Vinci could have experienced nerve damage in a fall, impeding his ability to paint in later life, Italian doctors suggest. They diagnosed ulnar palsy, or "claw hand", by...
A woman has died after being set on fire by her husband at her in-laws’ house in Rangpur’s Mithapukur Upazila. Tonny Akter, 22, died during her treatment at the Rangpur...
The High Court has summoned two chief executive officers (CEOs) of Dhaka north and south city corporations to give their explanations on May 15 over the report they submitted on...
The relevant parliamentary body on Sunday recommended the government to quickly construct the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry...
The results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations will be published across the country on Monday (tomorrow). “Education minister Dr Dipu Moni will publish the results of SSC...
Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip have stepped up their attacks on each other, in some of the most intense exchanges of recent years. Palestinian militants have fired more...
Just when we thought nothing could top the Battle of Winterfell, Emilia Clarke warns the fifth episode of the "Game of Thrones" final season will blow fans minds. Clarke, who...
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