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The Awami League (AL) has expelled a local leader in Feni for his alleged involvement in the murder of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi. The ruling party’s Sonagazi upazila unit...
Veteran British stand-up comedian Ian Cognito died on stage minutes after joking with the audience about his death. The 60-year-old comic sat down on a stool while breathing heavily, before...
The inaguration ceremony of Badminton Final Event (Men and Women) and Prize Distribution Ceremony of "Bangabandhu Inter University Sports Champs 2019", Sponsored (Gold) by Modhumoti Bank Limited was held on...
After being shocked over the death of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi, his younger brother Rashedul Hasan Raihan, was admitted to a hospital in Feni on Friday night. Raihan, a...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind with hails at isolated places in next 24 hours, according to a Met Office bulletin. The bulletin, issued Saturday morning,...
Three suspected robbers were killed in a lynch-mob attack at Uttar Alipur village in Daganbhuiyan upazila of Feni in the early hours of Saturday. Two of the deceased were identified...
World stocks rose on Friday after JP Morgan’s results, while signs of stabilisation in China’s economy also helped riskier assets amid talk that the growth outlook worldwide is better than...
Bangladesh and Bhutan have signed five instruments aiming to enhance bilateral cooperation on inland waterways, health, agriculture, tourism sectors and Public Administration Training Centres. The instruments were signed after official...
US stocks notched solid gains on Friday, erasing most of the losses the market sustained after an uneven week of trading. The strong finish gave the S&P 500 its third...
As droughts and floods cut crop harvests and storms tear up buildings and power lines, countries vulnerable to climate change - from Bangladesh to Kenya and Guatemala - have proposed...
A team of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has arrested two more close aides of madrasa principal Siraj ud-Daulah in a case filed for sexually assaulting Alim examinee Nusrat Jahan...
Bangladesh has huge territory in oceans but most of its marine resources remained untapped for long due to inadequate data and manpower, lack of coordination among stakeholders and lower investment,...
Police arrested two young men from Kattoli area in the port city early Saturday allegedly for attempting to carjack after killing its driver. The details about the deceased and detainees...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the breakdown in talks with the United States has raised the risks of reviving tensions, and he is only interested in meeting President...
The head of Sudan's military council has stood down a day after leading a coup that toppled long-time leader Omar al-Bashir amid a wave of protests. Defence Minister Awad Ibn...
The extent of delay in export shipment has climbed by 23 per cent during the last three years, threatening the country's reputation, according to a survey. The survey by Bangladesh...
The broad index of the premier bourse closed the last week sharply lower, extending the losing streak for the 11th straight week amid liquidity crunch and lack of confidence in...
Prices of hilsa and other fishes, meat and vegetables in the city markets witnessed a fresh hike last week, raising woes of the common consumers. Traders attributed the skyrocketing trend...
Four listed companies have declared dividends ranging from 10 per cent to 75 per cent for the year ended on December 31, 2018. Of the companies, three are banks and...
Bangladesh is one of the countries that are likely to gain from a 'no-deal' Brexit, according to a report of the United Nations (UN) that came out on Tuesday. The...
The country's dependence on imported fertiliser is set to rise in the next fiscal year for a steady fall in domestic production of the key agro input, officials said. All...
Bangladesh has sought US investment, especially in the energy sector under the Indo-Pacific Business Forum. The Forum is seen as a counter mechanism to China's much-hyped Belt and Road (BR)...
Basically two types of capital finance are required for formal industrial, commercial and service oriented ventures-long-term capital and short-term working capital. Long-term capital is required for capital expenditures to set...
Bangladesh grew at an average annual rate of 6.2 per cent - indeed an exhilarating rate in the annals of her history - for a decade or so. Then the...
Much as domestic tourism has registered a rise in the country, arrivals of international tourists in Bangladesh keep well below even the regional average. India received 10.04 million foreign tourists...
The fifth trade policy review of Bangladesh was carried out in the first week of this month at the secretariat of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva. This is...
The world economy desperately needs a plan for "peaceful coexistence" between the United States and China. Both sides need to accept the other's right to develop under its own terms....
Bangladesh Bank declared its policy for setting up of offshore business unit (OBU) on December 17, 1985. The primary objective of offshore banking was to activate financing business and industrial...
The deaths of university student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury and a number of students through road accidents last month have once again proven that the roads of the country are very...
The murder of Brazilian politician and human rights activist Marielle Franco just over a year ago and attacks on other rights activists around the world have galvanised civil society organisations,...
The craze for panta-elish (soaked rice and fried Hilsha) among the urbanites has subsided to some extent but not vanished altogether. There are still people who think without Hilsha, the...
Habib, an eight-year old boy, was cleaning machinery parts. His little hands were coated with chemicals and the T-shirt which was probably white once, looked unwashed and dirty, and...
It all started 5,000 years ago when traders actively traded in spices across different continents along with other luxury items for better prices. That spice trade later shaped the international...
In an economy like ours, the required amount of foreign exchange has to be kept ready for import payment. The economy is not in a comfortable position with the current...
The Dutch sweets giant behind the Mentos and Alpenliebe brands has pledged to investigate after its workers in Bangladesh said they were attacked, just weeks after setting up a union....
Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering has said his country will offer a special package to hire Bangladeshi specialised doctors to work in Bhutan. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen gave...
The White House said on Thursday it had withdrawn a nomination it made to the US Senate to fill the post of America's top diplomat for South Asia, a position...
A construction worker died after falling from an under-construction building in Court Chattar area of Sunamganj district town on Friday. The deceased was identified as Md Mostafa Mia, 55, son...
The father of Md Habibur Rahman, an 11-year-old boy whose body was recovered from a mosque inside a madrasa in Chattogram, has filed for a murder case. Police showed five...
The Supreme Court on Friday asked political parties taking part in ongoing elections to provide details of funds received through electoral bonds. In 2017, India proposed these bonds as a...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said every person involved in the killing of Feni madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi face exemplary punishment so that no one can dare to commit...
Detectives arrested three people along with fake Bangladeshi currency worth Tk 2.0 million and 300 grams of heroin from Paltan area of the city on Thursday. The arrestees are: Shahabuddin...
Come Saturday it will be 18 years since the bombing at Dhaka's Ramna Batamul during the celebration of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of a Bengali new year, on April...
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Md Javed Patwary on Friday said action will be taken if negligence of Sonagazi Model Police Station OC Moazzem Hossain is proved in handling...
The EC has increased compensation for the families of all election officials who have died on duty since the Dec 30 polls to Tk 1.0 million each. Election Commission (EC)...
The latest power outage started another tough week for factory owner Antonello Lorusso in the city of Valencia, once Venezuela’s industrial powerhouse. For the past month, unprecedented nationwide blackouts paralyzed...
European refiners are paying the price for US oil sanctions on Venezuela and Iran as they scramble to replace the sour crude Washington has blocked from the global market with...
The Accumulator Battery Manufacturers and Exporters' Association of Bangladesh (ABMEAB) urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to keep the current tax ratio on battery import unchanged. ABMEAB president Munawar...
45 women were murdered as an outcome of domestic violence alone in the first two months of the current calendar year, according to a local independent rights body. Among them,...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) fears outbreaks of infectious diseases due to dirty water and people fleeing fighting nearing Tripoli, where it has about two weeks of emergency supplies for...
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