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Nearly one in three children in Bangladesh are at risk from cyclones, flooding and other climate change-linked disasters, the United Nations warned on Friday, urging more help for one of...
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Bangladesh recently organised a conference at Chittagong Club putting a thrust on new information and knowledge about the accounting and finance sector...
Motel 6, the national hotel chain owned by Carrollton-based G6 Hospitality, agreed to pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit of sharing guest lists with US immigration. Washington State filed...
A case has been filed against 250 people in connection with Thursday's clash between police and jute mill workers at Natun Rasta intersection in Daulatpur upazila of Khulna district on...
A Chinese construction firm has formally commenced the construction of a road to open up rural areas in Nigeria's northeastern state of Gombe, aiming to boost the local economy. The...
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States and China were close to a trade deal that could be announced within four weeks, while warning Beijing that it...
The man accused of killing 50 people in last month's attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, has been ordered to undergo mental health tests. He would be seen...
Hundreds of Taliban fighters stormed a district in Afghanistan’s western Badghis province, with both Afghan government forces and the insurgent group suffering dozens of casualties, officials said. The district of...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader will be discharged from the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore this (Friday) afternoon. He is scheduled to be discharged after 3:00pm (local time)...
In the face of persistent complaints that drivers on the country's roads are often drug-addled, Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam has said dope tests for drivers is set...
Japan’s Nikkei edged up on Friday morning to a fresh one-month high as hopes that a US-China trade deal will be made supported risk appetites, lifting shares of firms that...
Asian shares were mixed on Friday, with Chinese markets closed for a holiday. Japan's Nikkei 225 index added 0.3 per cent to 21,794.37 while the Kospi in South Korea was...
Police have arrested the owner of the Suprobhat bus that crushed under its wheels a student of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BU) last month sparking protests for justice and safety...
A fire broke out at a building on the Suhrawardi Avenue in Dhaka's Baridhara on Friday. The fire originated from an electric short circuit around 7:27 am, said Russel Shikdar, a duty-officer...
The builders of the 23-storey FR Tower in Dhaka’s Banani had permission to construct up to 18 floors, a member of a committee that investigated the deadly fire in the...
Capital market experts have called for the listing of more companies with good fundamentals in order to minimise investment risks and enhance the depth of the market. They also suggested...
Local biscuit and bread manufacturers sought policy guidelines from the government for sustainable development of their industry. Bangladesh Auto Biscuit and Bread Manufacturers Association (BABBMA) made the plea at a...
CHATTOGRAM: National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md. Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said on Thursday "the local industries will get more facilities in the upcoming budget like previous years." He was...
A Chinese company has been awarded the work to develop a part of the Elenga-Hatikumrul-Rangpur Highway into an eight-lane one for establishing an important sub-regional corridor. Roads and Highways Department...
World Bank Acting Country Director Robert J. Saum presenting Bangladesh Development Update 2019 in the city on Thursday — FE photo The World Bank (WB) forecast on Thursday a conservative...
The state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has been incurring losses from oil trading over the past one and a half months due to an uptrend in oil prices in the...
Two suspected robbers have died in an alleged gunfight with members of the Rapid Action Battalion in Dhaka's Tejgaon Industrial Area. The deceased were Nayeem, 35, and Jamal, 38. Further...
Former adviser to caretaker government Syed Manzur Elahi has been elected chairperson of the Board of Trustees of East West University (EWU), says a press release. One of the founders...
The private sector credit growth in the month of February last was 12.54 per cent, one of the lowest in recent times. It was 13.20 per cent in the previous...
The eviction drive carried tenaciously to recover the rivers around the capital city has largely paid good dividends. Without a strong political will, this would have been impossible. Buildings from...
Farmers in Bangladesh today are better off than they were before. It is because they produce more cereals - paddy in particular - courtesy of the high-yielding variety and modern...
A fire broke out at a multi-storey residential building in the capital's Shantinagar area on Thursday night. The fire originated from the kitchen of a flat on the fifth floor...
In most cases of privatisation, some outcomes benefit some, which serves to legitimise the change. Nevertheless, overall net welfare improvements are the exception, not the rule. Never is everyone better...
Not long ago, town planners of Dhaka proposed a grand plan for creating an ideal space to help its residents pass their leisure time. They mulled some unique recreation outlets....
On April 07, 2019, the Bangla-desh Supreme Court will rule whether the Transition Accord will continue functioning in the country's factories. One might recall how the November 2012 Tazreen fire...
Mymensingh Panchrukhi Government Primary School of Nandail Upazilla Under Mymensingh District clinched the Bangamata Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Gold Cup Primary School Football title, reports UNB. They beat Tipurgani BK Govt....
India's Jet Airways said it has grounded more planes after failing to pay lessors, as the debt-laden carrier - which also owes salaries to pilots and crew - works to...
Gone are the days when parents or other guardians in a family would monitor what magazines or periodicals adolescents and youths could bring home and what TV shows/movies they could...
Chief Whip Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury Liton expressed his surprise at the disproportional ratio between registered inland ships and pilots, said a press release. He said this while speaking as the chief...
BNP on Thursday briefed foreign diplomats about the country's latest situation and some other issues, including party chairperson Khaleda Zia's health condition and recent upazila polls. BNP secretary general Mirza...
Farming of some non-traditional crops like groundnut has been on rise in greater Sylhet region as many farmers were getting interest on those for better returns, sources informed. In total...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 04: Masud Parvez, a student of Geology and Mining Department of Rajshahi University (RU), has started motorcycle ride sharing service on the campus. He charges Tk 10 for...
Rain, accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind, is likely to occur at a few places in Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places in...
Describing Bangladesh as a developing giant on world stage, British High Commissioner Robert Chatterton Dickson on Thursday said the UK wants a stronger political partnership with the South Asian nation....
Nearly 600 extremists of 15 districts will surrender to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on the ground of Shaheed Amin Stadium in Pabna on April 9. Superintendent of Police Pabna...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday sent letters to nine government agencies seeking necessary information to investigate the alleged corruption in the construction of FR Tower where a deadly...
Oxfam in Bangladesh and Bank Asia on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote access to finance for the rural Micro Small and Medium enterprises (MSMEs). Through this...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has formed 10 building inspection teams aiming to inspect fire safety measures at buildings and raise awareness among people. A regional executive officer for each...
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque called for increasing the allotment for the health sector in the upcoming budget, aiming to take healthcare services to every doorstep. The government...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the government is taking measures for further development of the country’s football. “Football is a popular game. We’re taking measures to improve this...
Real Madrid suffered their ninth La Liga loss of the season and their first under the returning Zinedine Zidane after being outclassed by Valencia. They have now lost as many...
The food we eat is putting 11 million of us into an early grave each year, an influential study shows. The analysis, in the Lancet, found that our daily diet...
The leaders of the Bangladesh Auto Biscuit and Bread Manufacturing Association demanded of the government for framing a policy guideline for flourishing the biscuit and bread industry in the country....
Mobile courts of the Department of Fisheries (DOF) fined Tk 6.46 million and jailed 983 persons in the fiscal year 2016-17(FY17) to protect the breeding and growth of important fishes....
Mango growers and businessmen have become hopeful about the ensuing mango production as the fruit setting process is going on successfully in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj, nationwide famous for the delicious...
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