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Former Peruvian President Alan García has died after shooting himself as police arrived at his home to arrest him over bribery allegations. Mr García was rushed to hospital in the...
Asian shares fell Thursday after Wall Street declined despite encouraging Chinese economic data. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong all retreated. Sydney was little-changed. US stocks fell despite...
Voters across swathes of southern India began queuing up early on Thursday in the second phase of a mammoth, staggered general election in which opposition parties are trying to stop...
A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his younger brother at Kharampara in Chandgaon area of Chattogram on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Saju, 28, son...
The share price of Esquire Knit Composite, which went public with premium, continues to decline and hovered below offer price within five days of debut trading. On Wednesday, the company's...
At least 29 people, most of them German tourists, were killed and 27 others injured on Wednesday when their bus veered off a steep narrow road on the Portuguese island...
Insurance companies Wednesday dominated the chart of 10 gainers of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). Of top 10 gainers, seven came from insurance sector whose share prices rose ranging from...
The committee formed by the Biman Bangladesh Airlines to conduct a feasibility study on its freighter operation has submitted its report recently, recommending launching the cargo service with one medium-sized...
North Korea says it has test-fired a new "tactical guided weapon" with a "powerful warhead", the first such test since talks between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un ended without agreement....
The capital development authority estimates that Tk 20 million will be required to knock down the BGMEA Bhaban in Hatirjheel. The proceeds from the sale of the scraps of the...
At least 60 people were killed in lightning strikes and by collapsing houses during a thunderstorm across northern and western India, state radio reported on Thursday quoting provincial officials. In...
The US energy giant Excelerate sees Bangladesh as an LNG (liquefied natural gas) market poised for exponential growth to meet the needs of its fast-growing economy. Excelerate delivered the first...
Japan is set to provide the highest-ever amount of loan to Bangladesh under a new loan package to facilitate implementation of five large ongoing projects in the port, communications, and...
A kitchen market caught fire in Dhaka city’s Malibagh area early Thursday. The fire started from a shop at around 5:27am, said Mahfuz Riven, a duty office at the Fire...
Interbank currency swaps under agreements to exchange cash flows at later dates dominate the country's foreign exchange market shielding the forex reserve to a great extent from any pressure. Bangladesh...
Imagine how it would feel about travelling around the world and learning about those places by remaining at the same place. Sounds quite exciting, right? As years are passing by,...
IPDC Young Professional Summit 2019 was held at Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University on April 01 with the slogan 'CEOs of Future'. IPDC Finance Limited sponsored the...
Seven major research universities have offered Khairul Islam, a former journalist of the Financial Express, for his doctoral study, beginning fall 2019. The universities are Howard University in Washington DC,...
As people draw the finishing line on their undergrad education, a tough time awaits them. A myriad of important decisions needs to be taken, and one is often faced with...
In the second round of the Super League of ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL), Abahani Limited beat Mohammedan Sporting Club by 45 runs at BKSP ground in Savar...
Awami League leader Ekramul Hoque Titu has become the mayor of Mymensingh City Corporation in the first-ever polls to the newly formed city corporation. Returning Officer Md Alimuzzaman declared Titu...
The revelation made by a recent study that 60 million people, representing more than 38 per cent of the country's population, still do not get the recommended daily dose of...
Statistics can hold brutal truths. We are constantly told that innovation is occurring faster than ever, yet the data coming out of the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution suggest that it...
At this phase of the 21st century we are often baffled by diverse terminologies starting from digitisation to artificial intelligence (AI) to the Internet of Things (IoT). Such terminologies raise...
Boosted by continuous integration of global economies, unprecedented transformations have occurred in recent years in jobs, businesses and markets due to technological innovations. Other catalytic factors in this transformation have...
According to experts, Chinese tech giant Huawei is some 15 years ahead of its traditional rivals in the world of technology. This makes it the preferred partner for nations for...
The 2008 global financial crisis gave rise to an anti-trade and anti-globalisation sentiment, with many countries, particularly those in the G20, adopting protectionist measures aiming to protect their financial and...
The country's investment development authorities have sought adequate policy support from the National Board of Revenue (NBR) in order to attract more investment. They maintain that such policy support from...
BOGURA, Apr 17: With frequent monitoring by Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), pumpkin cultivation has brought a revolutionary success among the extreme poor farmers in Bogura district this season. According...
Blaming the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) for construction of their building in the middle of the Hatirjheel canal, outgoing President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Siddiqur Rahman...
Bangladesh has made significant progress in ensuring workplace safety at RMG factories, increasing wages of workers and developing their capacity for better productivity, insiders have observed. However, the health and...
Members of Police Bureau of Investigation(PBI) on Wednesday arrested an accused and a suspect in a case filed over the murder of Madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi from the capital....
Per capita carbon dioxide (CO2eq) emission in Bangladesh increased from 0.85 metric tonnes in 2005 to 0.98 metric tonnes in 2012. Experts came up with the information at the ‘Third...
Police arrested a man on charges of strangling his wife before setting her body ablaze in the capital's South Mugda. The incident occurred in the area's Bank Colony on Wednesday...
The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) has sought tax exemption on the earnings of information technology and information technology enabled services (ITES) companies until 2024. The association...
About 91 per cent of households in Dhaka burn gas worth Tk 3.32 billion in order to boil the water supplied by the Water Supply and Sewerage Authority, or WASA,...
Myanmar began releasing more than 9,000 prisoners from jails on Wednesday, after the president announced an amnesty on the first day of the traditional New Year. President Win Myint said...
Indonesia's president looks to be on course for re-election, according to unofficial results released within hours of polls closing. Joko Widodo is about 10 percentage points ahead of his rival,...
The World Health Organization(WHO) on Wednesday released new recommendations on 10 ways that countries can use digital health technology, accessible via mobile phones, tablets and computers, to improve people's health...
An ICT service provider on Wednesday announced that it developed a digital vehicle parking platform to facilitate car users in finding suitable parking places in the capital and expecting the...
A total of 1,650 farmers of Kachua upazila in Chandpur got seeds and fertilizers free of cost under Agriculture Incentive Programme during Aus seasons. The seeds and fertilizers were distributed...
A Kushtia court on Wednesday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for raping a minor girl. The convict is Jamal Uddin, 42, son of late Abul Hashem of Magura...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday submitted an investigative and observational report on corruption of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Co. Ltd to State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral...
The EU has proposed tariffs on $20 billion of US goods in a long-running dispute over Boeing aircraft subsidies. The proposal comes after the WTO said earlier this month that...
Eight people were killed and 371 injured in 29 incidents of political violence in first two months of the current calendar year, according to a local independent rights body. Of...
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday regretted that the incidents of killing, rape and reprisal growing as politicians have failed to build a safe and beautiful Bangladesh....
The process to demolish the building of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) will be completed in three months. Housing and Public Works Minister SM Rezaul Karim gave...
The significant rise in the country’s working age population – from 49 per cent in 1994 to 62.7 per cent in 2018 –provides a demographic dividend to the economy. This...
A court in Feni has placed Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi's classmate Kamrun Nahar Moni on a five-day remand for her suspected involvement in the murder of Nusrat. Senior...
Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque on Wednesday laid emphasis on reducing the dependency of edible oil imports through agricultural mechanisation and marketing. He also said Bangladesh is spending huge...
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