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The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) is constructing a 12-storey commercial building at the entrance of Nazimuddin Road in Old Dhaka, allegedly without prior approval of the city development authority....
BOGURA, Apr 18: Getting repeated abundant production and fair market price, off-seasonal chilli growers are happy this season growing the item. The farmers of the district generally grow chilli in...
JOYPURHAT, Apr 18: "Sabri" banana farming is expanding fast across Joypurhat district. The farmers who were cultivated Boro, T-Aman rice and different vegetables in high cropland have started "Sabri" banana...
Fast bowler Muhammad Aamir has been dropped from the World Cup squad as chief selector Inzimamul Haq announced the 15-member team in a press conference on Thursday, reports Agencies. Junaid...
Indonesian President Joko Widodo declared victory on Thursday in the race to lead the world's third-largest democracy, saying unofficial results showed his ticket had got 54 per cent of the...
As always, market pundits are clueless about the latest plunge in the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) indices. The market has been in a free fall for the past few weeks...
The observance of a National Health Service Week (NHSW)-first of its kind -and a National Nutrition Week (NNW) simultaneously is certainly a mental leap for the nation. On the occasion,...
If remittances to low- and middle-income countries reached a record high in 2018, Bangladesh had also received its fair share. According to the latest report (April,8 last) prepared on the...
Once serving as the country's "golden fibre," jute now plays a diminished economic role in acreage, farm production, manufacturing output proportion, and trade contributions. It was relegated from the mid-1970s...
The late Professor Muzaffar Ahmad was one of the leading economists of Bangladesh. He had a significant contribution in Bangladesh's economic and educational development. As the pioneer of different civil...
Inclusive development is the most-discussed objective among the long-term development plans of Bangladesh. Policymakers and experts are also focusing on inclusive development which is ultimately represented as inclusive growth in...
Anyone who loves Nature must also love Sir David Attenborough. Aged 92, Sir David is perhaps the only broadcaster who awakened us to the fact that Nature is vital. One...
Notwithstanding the fact that the dictates of nature are irreversible, some of its behaviour continues to perplex man. Many people find them to be erratic and without reason. The worst...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is going to form three committees to ensure that all the buildings under its jurisdiction have fire safety measures. The decision was taken at a...
Advance train tickets for upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr for travelling from Dhaka will be available at six spots -- five in the capital and one in Gazipur. Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam...
Women running for India’s parliament are barely a blip in the world’s biggest democratic exercise, which began last week and will play out in seven rounds, with results expected on...
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Thursday demanded judicial probe into the alleged negligence of duty by police in connection with the murder of Feni madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi. The...
Authorities of different organisations operating in the 15-storey BGMEA headquarters have been given additional time to remove their goods from the building the day after it was sealed off for...
Bangladesh has become one of Asia’s most remarkable success stories in recent past as an important market for trade finance within Asia & the Pacific. International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh...
Five men have been sentenced to death for the murder of farmer Yasin Ali in Bogura almost 13 years ago. District and Sessions Judge Naresh Chandra Sarkar passed the verdict...
ArcelorMittal has offered steel for the restoration of the Notre Dame in Paris after a fire gutted the gothic cathedral's roof and destroyed its iconic spire, the steelmaker said on...
A college student reportedly committed suicide in a huff as his parents scolded him over excessive use of mobile phones in Lon Office Para area of Jashore early Thursday. The...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday provided financial assistance of Tk 3.5 million to film actor Ahmed Sharif for his and his wife’s medical treatment. Ahmed Sharif, also former president...
Bangladesh has dropped four notches in the World Press Freedom Index, taking up the lowest position among South Asian nations. The country has been ranked 150th among 180 countries in...
A Mymensingh court on Thursday sentenced two people to death and two others to life time imprisonment for killing a housewife over land dispute at Ishwarganj Upazila in 2003. Among...
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Thursday said the government will strictly monitor markets across the country to control prices of commodities during Ramadan. "There is sufficient stock of essentials, so...
Planning Minister MA Mannan on Thursday called upon the entrepreneurs to invest in solar energy, saying it will be the key source for power in future. “Now, the important areas...
A Feni court on Thursday placed Md Shamim, an accused in madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case, on a five-day remand. Senior Judicial Magistrate Soraf Uddin Ahmed passed the...
State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossen and USAID Bangladesh Mission Director Derrick Brown jointly inaugurated a new multi-purpose cyclone shelter in Mirzaganj Upazila of Patuakhali district on...
A total of 65 companies are going to receive ‘National Export Trophy’ for their contribution in the country’s economy through exporting goods in the fiscal year 2016-17. These companies have...
A court in Chapainawabganj has handed death penalty to five people for the rape and murder of a young girl five years ago. Additional District and Sessions Judge Md Shawkat...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed the need for conducting massive awareness campaign among people about their dos and don’ts during any calamity alongside making the disaster preparedness time-befitting...
Bangladesh and Brunei are likely to sign seven MoUs during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's three-day official visit to Darussalam on April 21-23. Six of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) will...
A Cumilla court has sent a day labourer to jail for failing to clear his dues against an electricity connection he claims he never received. The dues amounting to Tk...
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s coastal city of Hualien on Thursday, shaking buildings and temporarily halting subway services in the capital Taipei, but there were no immediate reports of...
Boro harvest has started in haor and lowland areas across the country with a prospect for a bumper yield, but the persisting low prices of paddy has frustrated the growers....
Some 250 Bangladeshis stranded in the conflict zone of Libya, a north African country, have been moved to a safe zone. "We have evacuated them after they sought help," said...
US scientists say they used HIV to make a gene therapy that cured eight infants of severe combined immunodeficiency, or ‘bubble boy’ disease. Results of the research, developed at a...
The US trade deficit fell to an eight-month low in February as imports from China plunged, temporarily providing a boost to President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda and economic growth...
After an astonishing encounter at the Etihad Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur reached the semi-finals of the Champions League on away goals following a 4-3 defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday. Spurs,...
Troubled Indian airline Jet Airways has temporarily suspended all its domestic and international flights after failing to find fresh funding. The airline said its last flight would operate on Wednesday...
Scientists have developed an innovative desalination technology that uses rice straw and sunlight for clean water production. Solar steam generation is considered to be a promising strategy for purification of...
Facebook said on Wednesday (local time) it may have “unintentionally uploaded” email contacts of 1.5 million new users since May 2016, in what seems to be the latest privacy-related issue...
Gunmen killed 14 people after hijacking a passenger bus in southwestern Pakistan, local media said on Thursday. Local TV channels said the passenger bus from Karachi to Gawadar had been...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said they have no information about BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's release on parole. The minister came up with the remark while replying to...
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who was acclaimed for her compassionate handling of the aftermath of a terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch, has been named among the...
Three people were killed as a bus rammed a human hauler on Dinajpur-Phulbari road at Chuniapara in the district sadar upazila on Thursday. The identity of the deceased could not...
A housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan of her house at Gumanmardan in Hathazari upazila of Chattrogram on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as...
The construction work of the metro rail is progressing fast as the authorities have completed 38.53 per cent work of the first phase of the project from Uttara to Agargaon....
Southeast Asian were mixed on Thursday, while Indonesia jumps to near 14-month high after early elections results indicated incumbent President Joko Widodo is likely to be re-elected for a second...
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