The severe cyclonic storm Fani has weakened into a cyclonic storm and moved over Satkhira, Jashore and Khulna regions and adjoining areas. It is likely to move in a north-northeasterly...
The severe cyclonic storm Fani has weakened further before reaching Bangladesh through south and south-western parts of the country. The storm is likely to hit Khulna and its adjoining south...
Education minister Dr. Dipu Moni urged to increase the quality of science education in the theoretical and practical field in line with the developed world. She made this observation while...
The decision of the government to gradually bring all migrant workers under insurance cover appears to strike a positive note in as much as it aims to mitigate the difficulties...
Rural people are engaged in different types of activities, segmented broadly into two groups: household-level activities or "domestic activities", and economic activities. The first category of activities includes processing of...
Hundreds and thousands of commuters are compelled to spend two to three hours a day on roads in Dhaka, except on weekend, due to chaotic traffic. As there are more...
The deadly attacks on three churches and three luxury hotels in Colombo in the morning of Easter holy day (April 21) generated deep shock waves all over the world. It...
The authorities have moved over 1.2 million people to nearly 4,000 storm shelters in the coastal districts to avoid casualties menaced by cyclone Fani. Disaster Management and Relief Secretary Md...
Lurking behind the Trump administration's trade conflict with China lies an abiding fear that the United States could be losing its advantage in the global technology race. And it's not...
Lionel Messi has been trending since he bagged a brace against Liverpool on Wednesday to record his 600th goal as a Barcelona player, reports https://www.pulse.com.gh/sports. The 31-year-old played 188 games,...
Two years after the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) came into force, the overall progress of the implementation of the multilateral deal is still slow. So far,...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has cancelled its two domestic flights and delayed two others due to adverse weather as severe cyclonic storm Fani is advancing towards Bangladesh. Biman General Manager (Public...
At a time when crimes like murder, abduction, rape, drug addiction etcetera are rocking the very foundation of society everywhere, some youths are silently dedicating themselves to the service of...
According to some estimates, the capital city Dhaka currently has a population of 20 million. Most of these people need to commute between their destinations in different parts of the...
One in every five girls in the world marries before the age of 18. Each year 12 million child marriages (marriage before the age of 18) take place worldwide. A...
Nowadays peace in the world is an important issue as human beings are very much focused on their own short-term benefits. After the September 11 attack in 2001 the word...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed on Thursday a case against four people for embezzling around Tk 50 million from Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL). The case was filed with Paltan...
At least six people were killed after being struck by lightning in three upazilas of Kishoreganj on Friday. The deceased were identified as Sumon Mia, 7, son of Ebad Mia...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in London, has directed all the government and non-government organisations to work in a coordinated manner to face the severe cyclonic storm "Fani". She also...
More than 400,000 people from villages and low-lying areas in the coastal districts have been evacuated as cyclone Fani approaches Bangladesh. The Met Office said the cyclone will likely hit...
Alphabet Inc's Google unit told a US House panel it spends hundreds of millions of dollars annually on content review and said it manually reviewed more than one million suspected...
Bangladesh and Laos have been declared champions of Bangamata U-19 Women’s International Gold Cup tournament as the cyclonic storm Fani has forced the organisers to cancel the final match. Bangladesh...
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud Friday urged BNP to stand beside people during natural disasters and not to do dirty politics with the disasters. “BNP always do ill and dirty...
BNP on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through her recent remark in London has proved that Khaleda Zia is in jail "at her behest". "Prime Minister's conversations on...
In the coming weeks, thousands of US college students will walk across a stage and proudly accept their diplomas. Many of them will be hungry, says a report on New...
At least 28 villages in the coastal districts of Patuakhali and Bagerhat have submerged after breaching flood defences due to the effect of severe storm Fani. Parts of the country...
Lightning under the influence of cyclonic storm Fani has killed four people during thunderstorms in Kishoreganj’s three Upazilas. According to bdnews24.com, two people were killed in Mithamain Upazila and one...
The capital experienced its first rainfall on Friday in more than two weeks, giving its residents some relief from sweltering summer heat and dust. The city's temperature was recorded 33...
Results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams will be published on May 6. Inter-Education Board Coordination Sub-Committee President Prof Muhammad Ziaul Haq said the chiefs of the...
Alexandre Lacazette scored twice as Arsenal came from behind at Emirates Stadium to win the first leg of their Europa League semi-final against Valencia. Mouctar Diakhaby's header put Valencia in...
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is engaged to her long-term partner, television presenter Clarke Gayford, a spokesman has confirmed. News of the couple's engagement emerged after Ms Ardern was...
A donor kidney has been delivered to surgeons at a US hospital via drone, in the first flight of its kind. Many see huge potential for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)...
Three people have been killed as cyclone Fani made a landfall in Puri on India's Odisha coast around 8 am, triggering heavy rainfall coupled with high velocity winds with speed...
Very severe cyclone Fani is likely to hit Khulna and the adjoining southwestern part of Bangladesh by Friday midnight, the country's Meteorological Department has said in its latest special bulletin....
Malaysia's exports fell 0.5 per cent year-on-year to about 20.29 billion US dollars (84.05 billion ringgit), official data showed Friday. The Malaysian International Trade and Industry Ministry said in a...
European shares ticked higher on Friday, helped by gains among banks and Germany’s Adidas, one day after the regional index suffered its worst loss in six weeks. The German share...
Asian shares were mixed in thin trading on Friday after a discouraging day on Wall Street. News reports highlighting obstacles in the way of a China-US trade deal also weighed...
Voicing concern over a number of court directives on payment of compensation for road accidents, a joint meeting of transport owners and workers on Thursday threatened to shut their business...
Dhaka city is experiencing gloomy weather under the influence of cyclone Fani on Friday. With two brief spells of rains since 9:30am, the city skies have so far remained cloudy with...
A Turkish citizen who was wounded during deadly attacks at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on March 15 has died, Turkey's foreign minister said on Thursday,...
Pedro scored an away goal as Chelsea recovered from an early setback against Eintracht Frankfurt to set up an exciting Europa League semi-final return leg at Stamford Bridge. Eintracht took...
The authorities will continue the existing tax incentives offered for the capital market in the upcoming budget for fiscal year 2019-20, said the revenue board chief on Thursday. He said...
The National University (NU) has postponed all the examinations scheduled for Saturday. “Unavoidable circumstances,” were behind such a decision, it said in a media statement on Friday. A fresh schedule...
Very severe cyclone Fani will lose its wind speed by around a half on the way to Bangladesh from India, the country's meteorological chief says. The cyclone hit India's state...
Since initiating market reforms in 1978, China had shifted from a centrally-planned economy to a more market-based one and subsequently experienced rapid economic and social development. The country's gross domestic...
A Vietnamese woman who spent more than two years in a Malaysian prison on suspicion of killing the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was freed on Friday, her...
A beetle leaf trader was found dead in beetle leaf field at Pardakhalpur village in Harinakundu upazila of Jhenaidah on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Nur Islam, 32, son...
Two people were killed and another was injured when a bus collided with a microbus on Khulna-Mawa highway at Nauapara in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat district on Friday. The identities...
Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed has said the army has been kept on the highest alert to tackle the imminent cyclonic storm ‘Fani’, which, the Met office said,...
All the 30 listed banks have declared dividends for 2018, but the dividend amounts recommended by most banks are lower than in the previous year, as the profit margins have...
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