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The German government is set to halve its 2019 growth forecast for Europe’s biggest economy, a government source told Reuters on Friday, reflecting a worsening slowdown linked to a recession...
Tottenham have confirmed England captain Harry Kane has sustained a "significant lateral ligament injury to his left ankle". The 25-year-old striker suffered the injury in the 1-0 win over Manchester...
More than 200 primary schools are running their academic activities in shabby and old buildings in nine upazilas of Khulna district, putting lives of young learners at risk. Teachers and...
Bangladesh and Bhutan are set to sign five memoranda of understanding at a summit-level meeting in Dhaka on Saturday, the foreign ministry has said. Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering arrived...
Ecuador’s decision to abruptly end Julian Assange’s seven-year asylum in its London embassy on Thursday followed a long deterioration in relations, driven in part by suspicions he was secretly fuelling...
In one of the biggest leadership shake-ups in years, North Korea named a new nominal head of state and a new premier, and gave leader Kim Jong Un a new...
China’s economic growth is expected to slow to a near 30-year low of 6.2 per cent this year, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The second largest economy of the...
At least eighteen Taliban militants have been killed in a special operation in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, the country's intelligence agency National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Friday. "Up to...
At least eight people, including three children, were killed and over 30 others injured as a bus plunged into a ditch on the Bogura-Jashore road at Baniapara at the Sadar...
Jet Airways appears to have suspended all its international flights, raising fresh fears about the Indian airline's survival. This comes after the carrier on Thursday grounded 10 more planes over...
American car maker Tesla on Thursday (local time) started leasing out its Model 3 sedan in the United States, in a financing option that would increase the electric car maker’s...
Ambassador Masud Bin Momen, the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN, has highlighted about 'Digital Bangladesh' initiative of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He highlighted about the initiative, which is...
Bangladeshi people intend to perform hajj now can complete the immigration procedure from Dhaka airport before heading towards Saudi Arabia, said Religion Affairs Minister Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah on Friday. The...
The Tokyo District Court said on Friday it had extended Carlos Ghosn’s detention period by eight days, giving prosecutors until April 22 to bring formal charges against the former Nissan...
An Aaron Ramsey strike and a Kalidou Koulibaly own goal gave Arsenal a 2-0 victory over Napoli in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Thursday - and...
A bomb hidden among bags of potatoes at a Pakistani market killed at least 16 people, half of them ethnic Hazaras, officials said, in an attack apparently aimed at minority...
Large crowds have remained on the streets of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, ignoring a curfew declared by the country's new military council. Long-time President Omar al-Bashir was overthrown and arrested...
Southeast Asian stocks edged lower on Friday as investors exercised caution ahead of China's March trade data and a slower first quarter GDP growth in Singapore added to global growth...
Asian shares were mostly higher on Friday after a mixed Wall Street close on listless trading. Benchmarks in Tokyo, Sydney and Seoul rose. China's main index was up 1 point...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said there will be no 'single borrower exposure limit' at the commercial banks for the honest businessmen in Bangladesh. “There is no such limit in...
The first privately funded mission to the Moon has crashed on the lunar surface after the apparent failure of its main engine. The Israeli spacecraft - called Beresheet - attempted...
Uber Technologies has 91 million users, but growth is slowing and it may never make a profit, the ride-hailing company said on Thursday in its IPO filing. The document gave...
The ten most traded companies accounted for 40.2 per cent of the transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday, with the United Power Generation & Distribution Company leading...
Popular singer Ziauddin Ahmed Roni died at United Hospital in Dhaka on Thursday. Roni had a stroke and was admitted to the hospital a week earlier. But his condition deteriorated...
A team of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested a local leader of Awami League from a hotel in the capital on Thursday night in connection with the murder of...
The government has moved to cancel the monthly pay order (MPO) scheme facilities of SM Siraj-ud-Daula, the suspended principal of a madrasa who is accused in cases over the killing...
Women need recognition of their unpaid productive, non-productive and unaccounted works in the economy as their workload and time in non-SNA (System of National Account) activities are on average three...
A Bangladesh-made polo shirt is sold at around $18.35 in the western markets, while its labour cost is estimated at only $0.54 or 2.95 per cent of the price. So,...
A move is underway to cut the inordinate delay by disbursing budgetary funds automatically among around 7,000 government entities including all local government offices across the country. This is one...
A red carpet was rolled out at Hazrat Shajalal International Airport as Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering arrived in Dhaka on Friday morning on a four-day official visit. The Bhutanese...
The government is set to fix the target for non-tax revenue (NTR) at Tk 377 billion in the forthcoming budget. The amount is up by Tk 43 billion from current...
Bangladesh may seek financial support from global leaders to aid it in meeting sustainable development goals (SDGs) this afternoon (US local time). Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal will brief on...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has put emphasis on addressing the issue of non-performing loans (NPLs) immediately for ensuring financial stability. "…Addressing non-performing loans is a first order importance for...
AB Bank Limited, the first private commercial bank of the country, celebrated its 37th founding anniversary recently, says a statement. All the 104 branches of the bank in Bangladesh along...
Another Pahela Baishakh, the Bangla New Year's Day, is knocking at the door. Celebrating the day amid fun and festivity has already turned into a big business no doubt. Baishakh...
That a large portion of the 35 million adolescent population of the country is suffering from malnutrition should have caused policymakers sleepless nights. Girls aged 15-19 are the worst sufferers...
With a couple of industrial product fairs held in the capital recently, the issue of market compliance got highlighted as integral to manufacturing products for export. Although fulfilling compliance needs...
Despite ever-improving conditions for millions of people around the world - documented by entities like the University of Oxford's Our World in Data and highlighted by scholars like Steven Pinker...
The full Bangla season of summer has overtaken the country. The season begins from the month of Chaitra and continues till Jaishtha. Like in every year, the scourge of water...
Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir is Professor of Economics in the Department of Development Studies at Dhaka University. His book provides an interpretation of the economic progression of the Bangladesh economy...
Donald J. Trump may be both rolling and reeling at this juncture of his tenure. Exonerated by the Mueller investigation report and successful in placing Treasury Under-secretary for International Affairs,...
Zimbabwe’s economy grew by 4.0 per cent last year, below an initial target of 4.5 per cent, treasury said on Thursday, as the country struggles with a severe shortage of...
Farmers have cultivated boro paddy on around 830,000 hectares of land exceeding the target set by Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) in eight districts under Rajshahi division during the current...
Mideast stocks little changed on Thursday, while Dubai's stocks slid as most of its financial shares dropped, snapping a 10-day winning streak. The Dubai index fell 0.6 per cent, led...
European shares fell on Thursday as investor sentiment was dented by global growth slowdown fears but gains in France thanks to strong earnings helped set a lower limit to the...
As the sixth and last team, Mohammedan Sporting Club reached the Super League of the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, reports UNB. They beat Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP)...
5,603 higher secondary students are set to receive stipend from Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) on Thursday. Each student will receive Tk 12,000 from PKSP from the foundation’s fund. PKSP...
Global oil supply dropped in March as US sanctions and power outages pushed Venezuela's crude output to a long-term low of 870,000 barrels per day (bpd), the International Energy Agency...
Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) on Thursday has strongly opposed the move by the members of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism to relax security checks and...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said the case lodged over the murder of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi will be sent to speedy trial...
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