Nissan ex-boss Carlos Ghosn has accused former executives at the firm of "backstabbing" and said he is innocent of all charges against him. He said he was victim of a...
US actress Felicity Huffman has said she will plead guilty to charges in a cheating scam aimed at acquiring places for children at elite US universities. The Desperate Housewives star...
Turkey’s High Election Board has rejected a request by President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party to recount all votes in 31 Istanbul districts, a board member said on Tuesday, but his...
The Dhaka Stocks Exchange (DSE) continued the declining trend on Tuesday amid investors’ cautious stance of injecting fresh funds. The market opened the day’s session with a negative note but...
Asian shares hit an eight-month high on Tuesday as optimism about Chinese measures to boost economic growth lifted mainland markets. However, worries about US earnings and a crucial Brexit summit...
The main accused of a murder case was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Bakalia area of Chattogram district early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Md Saiful,...
Bangladesh has sought US support to create a safe zone for Rohingyas in Rakhine state, monitored by international human rights groups, with credible international pressure on Myanmar for their safe...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a High Court order that directed Suprobhat Paribahan to pay Tk 1.0 million to the family of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) student Abrar...
Rainstorms that have been intermittently hitting many places across the country, including Dhaka, for the last few days might subside after Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla new...
Burned Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi's physical condition is not fit enough to move her to Singapore, said her physician Dr Samanta Lal Sen. Dr Sen, the Coordinator of...
Heavy gunfire was heard at a protest outside the defence ministry in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Tuesday, live broadcast by Arab TV stations showed, and activists said that security forces...
Israelis have begun voting in the country's most closely-fought general election in years. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the right-wing Likud Party, is seeking a fifth term in office....
British American Tobacco Bangladesh Company (BATBC) topped the turnover chart of the premier bourse on Monday following investors' increased participation. On the day, the company featured a turnover of above...
The country's readymade garment (RMG) factories have started using cutting wastes, popularly known as jhut, to run boilers amid short supply of natural gas - presently the main energy source...
European Union lawmakers have backed plans to fine Facebook, Google, Twitter and other online platforms if they fail to remove extremist content within one hour. The measures have been brought...
Esquire Knit Composite has made its debut trading today (Tuesday) on both the bourses under 'N' category. Esquire Knit Composite is the 54th listed company in textile sector which accounts...
Leaders of a trade body on Monday expressed concern over the possible impact of gas price hike, urging the government to frame a long-term pricing policy for the primary energies...
The namaj-e-janaza (funeral prayers) of firefighter Sohel Rana, who succumbed to injuries at a Singapore hospital early Monday, will be held at Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters in Dhaka...
A human hauler driver was crushed under the wheels of a truck while two of its passengers sustained injuries after the vehicle overturned in Chuadanga district town on Tuesday morning....
Fire fighters have fought for around nine hours, finally bringing under control the fire that broke out at a spinning mill engulfing the whole of it in a flash in...
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon announced on Monday that they will provide all modern facilities to the residents of newly incorporated wards. "We will provide all civic...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will find out the TIN (tax-payers’ identification number) holders who are not submitting tax returns despite having taxable income, its chairman said. Mosharraf Hossain...
EagleRail, a US-based container logistics service provider, has sought to invest in rail connectivity at the Chattogram port, officials said. It is interested to carry containers from the port yard...
The state-owned Karnaphuli Paper Mills (KPM) is fast sliding into crisis as both productivity and financial health of the entity have deteriorated, officials have said. Established in 1953, the mill...
To celebrate and reflect upon the security alliance's 70th anniversary the Foreign Ministers of NATO countries gathered for a two-day meeting in Washington on April 03, 2019 with the theme,...
Although the incidence of children with neuro-developmental disorder has been on the rise in the country, few studies appear to have been made to identify the reason behind the phenomenon....
That the growth of wealth tax is not commensurate with the rise in the number of the super rich or the rich was subject of speculation. But now a report...
[The first of a three-part write-up titled Standby LC and its operational challenges] About 20 years back, while working in a bank in Dhaka, one of my key responsibilities was...
Amid rising attacks on rights campaigners, and mass protests in countries such as France and Serbia, civil society groups are urging governments to ensure the protection of "democratic values" and...
Mohammedan Sporting Club captain Raqibul Hasan hit a century as they beat Prime Bank Cricket Club by 133 runs by D/L Method in Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL) on...
Spain's Garbine Muguruza successfully defended her Monterrey Open title on Sunday when Victoria Azarenka retired injured from her first WTA singles final in three years, reports Reuters. Muguruza was leading...
SYLHET, Apr 08: Speakers at a workshop in Sunamganj laid emphasis on expanding Aus and maize cultivation in the four districts of Sylhet division to boost production. Additional Secretary of...
A Dhaka-bound Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft from Singapore made an emergency landing on Monday afternoon at Shah Amanat International Airport (SAIA) in Chattogram due to technical glitch. “The pilot asked...
Jeff Bezos's record "divorce bill" last week is being threatened by "Brexit." His $35 billion settlement with former wife, Mackenzie, was not, after all, overtaken by Great Britain's European Union...
US President Donald Trump has designated Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organisation. It is the first time the US has labelled another nation's military as...
There is no doubt that Bangladesh has performed well over the past few years on many socio-economic indicators. One of the reasons why Bangladesh did well is that its development...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed health authorities to ensure best possible treatment for Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi, who is undergoing treatment at burn unit of Dhaka Medical...
Russia on Monday signed an agreement with a group of international scientists to free nearly 100 whales that have been held for months in cramped pens in Russia’s Far East,...
It is very likely that foreign actors will try to meddle in Canada’s October federal election, with the focus on political parties, voters and candidates, Canada’s electronic signals spy agency...
The buildings at the Secretariat, constructed by the Public Works Department, face no fire risk, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam said Monday. "All the buildings inside the Secretariat have necessary...
Joynal Abedin, an information cadre officer of BCS 84 batch, has been appointed as the Principal Information Officer (PIO) to the Press Information Department (PID). The Ministry of Information has...
Gerard Deulofeu delivered a sensational display after coming on as substitute to inspire Watford's dramatic comeback from two goals down to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers after extra time in the FA...
A total of 154 people, including children, fell victim to human trafficking in January and February this year across the country. Of them, 60 are males, 44 females and 50...
At least 2,800 people have fled from the fighting near Libya's capital, Tripoli, according to the UN. Other civilians are trapped by the clashes and are cut off from vital...
The Prime Minister’s Office of Pakistan was evacuated on Monday after a fire broke out on the sixth floor of the building. Several media reports said, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran...
The government has changed the HSC examination schedule for five days citing Shab-e-Barat celebration that falls on the night of April 21. Inter-education board coordination subcommittee chief Prof Md Ziaul...
Workers of 22 jute mills, including the state-owned ones, have decided to intensify demonstration to force the government accept their demands including implementation of wage commission. The Bangladesh Patkal Sramik...
Three schoolgirls, who went missing from Bianibazar of Sylhet, were rescued from the capital on Monday with the help of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Police arrested two people, said Aboni Shankar...
A Habiganj court on Monday sentenced six people to life imprisonment for killing a farmer in 2005. The convicts are - Moshahid, Mohon Mia, Ziaur Rahman, Wahab Ullah, Chan Mia...
The total number of internet subscribers reached 92.061 million till February, 2019. Of them, 86.268 million are mobile phone internet users while 5.731 million subscribers are using broadband internet (ISP...
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