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Over the last year there have been pessimist comments about how the Chinese economy is gradually eroding and how the trade war with the United States is affecting its growth....
One of the world's rarest turtles, a Yangtze giant soft-shell, has died in China, leaving just three known survivors of the species. The female turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) died in Suzhou...
Roman Krznaric is not the only one worried about democracy today (BBC, "Future . . . viewing humanity," March 19, 2019). The most representative governmental form, it is fraying at...
BOGURA, Apr 15: Summer radish growers of the district are making good profit this season due to fair market price. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), so far...
NATORE, Apr 15: Off-season bitter gourd cultivation is on the rise in the district as the growers have been making a handsome profit from the vegetable over the last couple...
[The first of a three-part article titled Global Trade Turmoil] Very recently, the world economy has witnessed escalated trade tensions between the world's two largest trading nations, China and the...
Three minor girls have reportedly been raped in as many districts -- Pabna, Naogaon and Bagerhat -- while a rape attempt has been made on another minor in Sirajganj. In...
A young man was shot to death by miscreants at Dakkhin Saral village in Banshkhali upazila early Monday. The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam, 37, of the village. Family...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is all set to announce the ICC Cricket World Cup squad on Tuesday. The board will announce the squad at 12:30 pm at the BCB Press...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday approved a charge-sheet against three people in a case filed for embezzling urea worth Tk 110 million, reports UNB. Those to be charge-sheeted are...
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday he’s ready for a fourth summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to help salvage faltering nuclear negotiations between the North and...
Britain’s privacy regulator wants to stop kids from being able to “like” posts on Facebook and other social media sites as part of tough new rules it’s proposing to protect...
The newest winners of the Pulitzer Prizes in journalism and the arts are set to be revealed. This year’s honourees will be announced Monday (local time) at Columbia University in...
The fourth edition of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Summit is set to kick off in the city on April 21 aiming to showcase the sector’s possibilities and opportunities in local...
Bhutanese Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering has thanked the government of Bangladesh for providing opportunities for Bhutanese students to pursue higher education, especially in the field of medicine. He said...
Bangladesh exported products worth $1.118 billion to Canada and imported $498.16 million from there in fiscal year 2017-18 (FY18). Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi made the disclosure while High Commissioner of...
Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) President and Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed and Secretary General (SG) Syed Shahed Reza on Monday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to ensure adequate budgetary allocation...
A Khagrachhari court on Monday sentenced five people to life imprisonment for kidnapping a child in 2007. Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Md Ismail also fined the convicts...
An elaborate programme has been taken at the national level to observe the historic Mujibnagar Day on April 17 commemorating the oath-taking of the country’s first government. On this day...
The Special Economic Zone for Japanese investors in Bangladesh and the One Stop Service Act are likely to attract more Japanese companies, especially in the fields of food, commodity products,...
The government is planning to fix the charges of services provided by private hospitals and health clinics like public hospitals. Health Minister Zahid Malik said it on Monday at a...
At least 69 children were killed in the first two months of this year alone across the country, according to a local independent rights body. The Ain o Salish Kendra...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday dismissed a plea against High Court order that had asked to evict illegal structures raised along the Karnaphuli river. An...
Bangladesh and Bhutan think the proposed trilateral cooperation with India in hydroelectric power can further 'strengthen regional cooperation, encourage the use of renewable energy and mitigate climate change challenges'. Prime...
Renowned media persons, writers and litterateurs took part in a view-exchange meeting with senior Bangladeshi journalists at the Jatiya Press Club in the city on Monday. They discussed the present...
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said it is up to their chairperson Khaleda Zia and her family whether she will apply for parole or not, reports...
Organisers of mass protests in Sudan have said they want the full dismantling of the "deep state" left behind by ousted leader Omar al-Bashir. A spokesman said leaders of the...
Only 11 per cent of women are registered users of Mobile Financial Services (MFS) in the country while 30 per cent of men are using such services, a study has...
Stocks witnessed yet another bearish session on Monday with sluggish trading activities as worried investors sold shares, fearing further fall. At the end of the session, DSEX, the prime index...
The Board of Directors of Takaful Islami Insurance Limited has recommended 5.0 per cent cash and 6.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The...
None of those involved in the killing of Feni's madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi will be spared, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said. She said this as the family of...
A case has been filed against former officer-in-charge (OC) of Sonagazi Model Police Station Moazzem Hossain with Cyber Crimes Tribunal under the Digital Security Act. Supreme Court Lawyer Barrister Sayedul...
The board of directors of Pragati Insurance Limited has recommended 13 per cent cash and 7.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final...
ActionAid Bangladesh will arrange a research sharing event on ‘Commemorating the 6th Anniversary of Rana Plaza Building Collapse’ on 16th April in Dhaka. A follow-up survey on the current situation...
Dozens of journalists and major news outlets in Australia have begun defending accusations that they breached a reporting ban on the sexual abuse trial of Cardinal George Pell. Pell, the...
The head of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said that regional economies in Asia were sustaining solid growth despite some negative effects of the Sino-US trade war. In a...
Bhutanese Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering left Dhaka on Monday morning after wrapping up his four-day official visit that focused on exploring more connectivity and business opportunities between Dhaka and...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has recently signed a customer benefit agreement with HANSA, a premium residence owned by Unique Hotel and Resorts, located at Uttara in the capital. Under the...
A Rajshahi court has sentenced three people to death for murdering Rajshahi University teacher AKM Shafiul Islam in 2014. The court announced the verdict on Monday. The convicts who received...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has sought higher funds from the World Bank (WB) for completing ongoing development projects as the portfolio has almost run out before the deadline. “Since...
A spectacular strike from Mohamed Salah helped Liverpool maintain their two point lead over Manchester City in the Premier League title race with a crucial 2-0 win over Chelsea at...
Five people, including three children, were killed in US South on Saturday as severe weather lashed parts of the South, as tornadoes tore through homes and hail and flash floods...
Most Southeast Asian stock markets edged higher on Monday as upbeat trade and credit data from China pointed to a healing economy amid concerns about global economic growth. Positive headlines...
Popular singer Subir Nandi was put on life support after his admission to the coronary care unit (CCU) of Combined Military Hospital (CMH) on Sunday night. Hospital sources said he...
The middle class is shrinking in developed economies as increases in workers’ wages have failed to keep up with the rising cost of housing, education and healthcare, the OECD said...
Facebook Inc said it restored services on Sunday after some users could not access its social networking site, photo-sharing network Instagram and messaging app WhatsApp. However, Facebook did not specify...
Asian shares advanced Monday on signs that the US and China were closing in on a trade deal after months of negotiations. The Shanghai Composite index gained 1.7 per cent...
Julian Assange used the Ecuadorean embassy in London as a "centre for spying", the country's leader has said. Lenin Moreno also said no other nation had influenced the decision to...
Popular singer Subir Nandi was admitted to the coronary care unit (CCU) of Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the capital early Monday. Family sources said he was taken to CMH...
Workers of state-owned jute mills in Khulna region started a 96-hour strike on Monday morning to press home their nine-point demand that includes payment of outstanding wages and implementation of...
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