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A 10-km tailback was created on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla on Friday, causing immense sufferings to passengers. Police said that the tailback was created stretching from Meghna-Gumti...
New Zealanders on Friday marked one week since a mass shooting killed 50 Muslim worshippers in the South Island city of Christchurch, holding nationwide prayers and wearing headscarves to show...
Ten most traded companies accounted for 32 per cent of the transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday, with Singer Bangladesh making its way to the top of...
The board of directors of Islamic Finance & Investment Ltd. has recommended 10 per cent cash and 4.5 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018....
At least 79 people died when an overloaded ferry carrying families on an outing sank in the Tigris river in Mosul in northern Iraq, medical sources told Reuters on Thursday....
The deadline to submit bids for building the country's first land-based LNG terminal, having the capacity to handle 7.5 million tonnes per year (Mtpa), has been extended by three months...
Old car importers have urged the government to allow import of commercial vehicles aged more than five years to close the shortage of public transportation in the country. The Bangladesh...
The UN refugee agency said the funds meant for the humanitarian response to the Rohingya have not been misused. Visiting assistant high commissioner of the United Nations High Commissioner for...
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh CEO Rajesh Surana addressing LHBL-FE Business Dialogue on "Construction Sector: Opportunities and Challenges" at a convention centre in the city on Wednesday. The Financial Express Editor Shah Husain...
A number of regulatory bodies Thursday decided to make coordinated efforts for revamping the country's moribund bond market and help it meet the long-term financing need of the economy. The...
Bangladesh will press ahead with its plan to settle the reserve heist issue through discussion with the Philippines, although both sides got into a legal battle, a senior official said...
A BNP senior leader alleged on Thursday Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is dreaming of hanging onto power for life by restoring one-party Baksal rule, reports UNB. "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
Oil held near 2019 highs on Thursday, supported by tightening US stocks and declining output from key producers due to OPEC production cuts and US sanctions on Iran and Venezuela,...
The government reportedly is devising yet another bailout package for the big loan defaulters. The terms and conditions, according to a number of recent newspaper reports, in the proposed facility...
Starting on March 13 last the Primary Education Week 2019 concluded on March 19. Such observance follows a ritualistic pattern but this time something more was expected. The expectation issues...
April may be the cut-off point for the traffic movement in Dhaka to mark some notable transformation. To go by the Dhaka Metropolitan Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia's assurance, a desired difference...
Before the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the UN General Assembly Session in 1948, the prevalence of people unaware of their basic rights was almost global....
National University of Singapore's Parang Khanna wrote a must-read book for those keen on how the rest of the 21st century might unravel. Entitled, The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict...
The book 'Bangabandhu: Epitome of a Nation' contains a photograph of the cabinet formed under the stewardship of Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Haq right after the historic victory in 1954...
RANGPUR, Mar 21: The okra growers in the district are optimistic of achieving a good yield during the current season due to a congenial weather condition. Okra is cultivated at...
Kane Williamson became the first player in New Zealand's history to win the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal thrice, it was announced on Thursday, reports Cricbuzz. The award takes into consideration...
Bangladesh, as a rapidly developing nation, stands to gain the most from the inclusion of women in the business world. Women's economic participation and their ownership and control of productive...
Dhaka University (DU) Vice-chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman has formed a seven-member probe panel to look into the allegations of irregularities in the elections to DU Central Student's Union (Ducsu)...
Dick Dale, who was known as the King of the Surf Guitar and recorded the hit song “Misirlou,” which was revived on the “Pulp Fiction” soundtrack, died Saturday at a...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia on Thursday admitted that the DMP and other authorities concerned have failed to ensure discipline on roads in the capital. Speaking at a...
Polish authorities have refused to invite a Russian delegation to a commemoration ceremony marking the anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. Krzysztof Szczerski, an aide to the Polish...
Rain/thunder showers, accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind, is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with hails at isolate places in the...
At least six people, including three students, were killed and four others injured in separate road accidents in Sirajganj, Khulna, Manikganj, Brahmanbaria and Narsingdi districts on Thursday. In Sirajganj, Hridoy,...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has formed a committee to collect year-wise data on the incomes of social media platforms and search engines from the digital advertisements of local...
Speakers at a workshop laid emphasis on updating the document - climate fiscal framework (CFF) -to make it more citizen centric and reduce impact of climate change. The climate fiscal...
The three-day Lalon festival, which began on Wednesday at Lalon Shah Shrine at Chheuria village of Kushtia, will end on Friday. Every year, the Lalon Academy and Kushtia district administration...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday gave financial assistance of a total of Tk 20 million (Tk 2.07 crore) to 10 persons to meet expenses for their treatment and livelihood....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to strengthen collaboration with Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) for increasing rice production in the country. She...
A joint team of Airport Armed police and Narcotics Control Department on Thursday morning arrested two passengers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for carrying 3,000 Yaba tablets in their abdomen....
Awami League Presidium Member Tofail Ahmed on Thursday said the people of the country have turned away from the BNP for its wrong politics and this will lead to the...
A feasibility study is being undertaken for setting up a land based Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal phase-I at Matarbari in Cox’s Bazar, having a capacity to process 1000 mmcfd...
The Agriculture Ministry on Thursday announced a TK 40.18 crore incentive for the farmers of 64 districts for cultivating 'Ufshi' variety of Aush crops. Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the authorities concerned to take such development projects that will make people suffer. "We'll definitely undertake development projects, but the development will have...
The 16th international travel and tourism fair kicked off in the capital aimed at flourishing the untapped potential of the country’s tourism sector. State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism...
An anti-terror special court on Thursday adjourned till March 27 the hearing of a case lodged under the anti-terror act over the grisly militant attack at the capital’s Holey Artisan...
Amari Dhaka has chalked out elaborate programmes to celebrate Pahela Boishakh, the first day of the Bengali New Year, with immense festivity. There will be an assortment of colourful and...
The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dipped below 5,600-mark after nearly three months as worried investors continued their selling binge. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE,...
The dreams of the two young men soared as high as the Ethiopian Airlines planes they proudly flew. Handsome, cosmopolitan Yared Getachew was to marry another plane captain this year....
The RMG workers of Intramex Group have blocked three roads in Gazipur city to protest the factory locking its doors and issuing a notice of closure without paying them the...
The bullet-riddled Al Noor mosque in Christchurch was being repaired, painted, and cleaned ahead of Friday prayers, as grieving families buried more victims of New Zealand’s worst mass shooting. Prime...
At least four people, including three students, were killed and four others injured in separate road accidents in Sirajganj, Khulna, Brahmanbaria and Narsingdi districts on Thursday. In Sirajganj, Hridoy, 17,...
Shares in Asia rose on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve abandoned forecasts for any interest rate hikes this year, but concerns over US-China trade talks and slowing global growth...
Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) and IDLC Finance Limited (IDLC) have been mandated to raise Tk 5025 million term loan for the development of the first phase of the Sirajganj...
Germany’s new-look team made a promising return to the international stage with a 1-1 draw against Serbia in a friendly on Wednesday, showing signs of improvement following a disastrous 2018....
Holi, a Hindu religious festival of colours, is being celebrated across the country with due religious fervor and much enthusiasm. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the...
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