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The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of the Fish and Fish Product (Inspection and Quality Control) Bill, enhancing the maximum punishment to two-year imprisonment for adulterating fish...
Authorities in Indonesia raised the death toll from floods and landslides in the easternmost province of Papua to nearly 80 on Monday as the country's President Joko Widodo called for...
Bangabandhu Corner, comprising the books written on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, opened on Monday at Bangladesh Shilpkala Academy library. More than 300 books, written by different...
The Supreme Court (SC) went into 13-day vacation on Monday, leaving Chamber Judge Court and seven High Court vacation benches to deal with the emergency matters. The top court will...
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized one tonne of 'jatka' during a drive on Monday from Chandpur's Horina, Loggimara Char and other adjacent areas in the Meghna River. They also...
Voting in the second phase election to 116 Upazila Parishads in different districts ended on Monday afternoon without any report of violence. Balloting started at 8:00 am in 116 upazilas...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has unveiled the cover of a book on the contributions of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to the language movement and promoting Bangla...
Stocks witnessed sharp fall on Monday as risk-averse investors went on selling spree, particularly on bank shares. Market analysts said small investors were not confident enough to inject fresh fund...
A housewife was found dead at a fish enclosure at Phultala village in Bagerhat Sadar Upazila on Monday. The deceased was identified as Narjina Begum, 38, wife of Mohammad Ali...
The Anti-Corruption Commission has confiscated a five-storey residential building, owned by an administrative officer of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) and his wife, in Dhaka for amassing huge...
The fourth edition of 'Food & Agro Bangladesh International Expo 2019' will begin in the capital city on March 27 aiming to highlight the rapid development in the industry and...
Students of Dhaka University on Monday demonstrated on the campus demanding reelection to Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU). Several hundred students, including activists and followers of the different panels...
At least 89 people have died in Zimbabwe after Cyclone Idai tore across the eastern and southern parts of the country, a government official said on Monday, creating a humanitarian...
Social Islami Bank Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Padma Islami Life Insurance Ltd regarding life insurance facilities for the clients as well as the employees of the Bank....
A Dhaka court has fixed April 17 for the next hearing in the Gatco corruption case filed against Khaleda Zia and others as the BNP chief could not be produced...
Customs officials at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport detained a Dubai-bound passenger for carrying 15kg hemp concealing in a mattress on Monday morning. The detainee Md Rubel, hailing from Brahmanbaria...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau have called upon the global community to act together to stamp out terrorism as they talked over phone on Monday...
From the very beginning of his life, the word ‘innovation’ resonated in the mind of Hitoishi Chakma. As a Bangladeshi he always wanted to do something for his community...
There is no question of being complacent with security at this year’s World Cup following a mass shooting at two Christchurch mosques last week, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has...
UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection at UNHCR Volker Turk has laid emphasis on the safe and dignified return of Rohingya people to their place of origin in Myanmar with...
The 15th edition of BASIS SoftExpo 2019, the largest exhibition of country’s Information and communication Technology(ICT) sector, is going to be held from 19th March with the slogan ‘Technology for...
Lionel Messi was lauded by opposition supporters on Sunday after he scored an outstanding hat-trick in Barcelona’s 4-1 win at Real Betis, which put the Catalans 10 points clear at...
Malaysian prosecutors on Monday said they would issue summonses to units of US investment bank Goldman Sachs in London and Hong Kong, requiring them to respond by June to criminal...
Boeing said on Sunday (local time) it was finalising the development of a software upgrade and a revision of pilot training for its 737 MAX, the plane that has suffered...
A suspected drug trader was killed in an alleged gunfight between two gangs at Harabhanga village in Gangni Upazila of Meherpur in the early hours of Monday. Police said deceased...
Oil prices dipped on Monday amid concerns that an economic downturn may dent fuel consumption, but crude markets remain broadly supported by supply cuts led by producer group OPEC and...
Bangladesh is a small country. Irrigation plays a vital role in the agriculture of the country which is located in tropical delta. So, there is a huge potential of solar...
Japan logged a goods trade surplus in February, the government said on Monday in a preliminary report. According to the Finance Ministry, the surplus in January stood at 339.0 billion...
Customs officials detained two female crews of Saudi Arabian Airlines along with 36 gold bars at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) early Monday. The two female crews are Saima Akhter...
A presiding officer has died as he suffered a cardiac arrest while on duty at the Pathakata Government Primary School polling centre in Naogaon’s Mohadebpur upazila. Mazedul, the headmaster of...
Authorities in China have arrested almost 13,000 ‘terrorists’ in the restive far western region of Xinjiang since 2014, the government said on Monday, in a lengthy policy paper again defending...
The board of directors of Pubali Bank Limited has decided to issue 7 years subordinated bond-II for Tk 7.50 billion, said an official disclosure on Monday. The Board of Directors...
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed downward trend in early trading on Monday as investors mostly followed cautious stance. Following the previous week’s mild correction,...
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that her cabinet had made in principle decisions around the reform of gun laws following the mass shooting in Christchurch “I...
The government is considering imposing a uniform duty both for salt millers and importers to remove the discriminatory treatment in the sector. To this effect, industries ministry at a meeting...
Bangladesh has agreed to grant transit facility to Bhutan for carrying goods through its territory by furnishing customs guarantee instead of a bank guarantee. Trade officials have said the decision...
Southeast Asian stocks mostly rose on Monday, as investor sentiment buoyed ahead of the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting where the policymakers were expected to remain dovish. The Vietnam index...
Ethiopia says the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed 157 people had “clear similarities” with October’s Lion Air crash, revealed by initial analysis of the black boxes recovered...
Asian shares advanced on Monday as investors awaited signs the US and China could be making progress in negotiations on resolving the trade war between the two biggest economies. Japan's...
The local currency is continuously maintaining a depreciating mode against the US dollar (US$), although the central bank is directly selling the greenback to the banks to keep the market...
RAJUK’s apartment project in Uttara has yet to be completed though it is three years past its initial deadline. The flats are being handed over to owners without ensuring they...
The board of directors of United Insurance has recommended 7.05 per cent cash and 5.95 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval...
The initial public offering (IPO) subscription of Coppertech Industries is set to begin on March 31, aiming to raise Tk 200 million from the capital market. The public subscription of...
A portfolio meeting on the projects funded by French development partner has found unsatisfactory progress in road and water sector work. The tenure of some projects of the Agence Francaise...
The White House pushed back on Sunday against any attempt to link President Donald Trump to the accused shooter who killed 50 people in two New Zealand mosques, saying the...
The recent fire at Chawkbazar in Old Dhaka might have occurred due to a chemical explosion on the first floor of Wahed Mansion, according to a probe report of the...
Voting in the second phase election to 116 Upazila Parishads in different districts began on Monday morning. The balloting began at 8:00 am and will continue till 4:00 pm without...
The government has offered around Tk 1.47 trillion in the form of tax exemptions at import stage to the various sectors since fiscal year (FY) 2014-15 until January last. The...
All hell broke loose in paradise. A picturesque country, New Zealand was literally a paradise until Friday's carnage in two mosques -Majsjid al Noor and Lindwood Masjid. New Zealanders were...
The Apple Watch was able to detect irregular heart pulse rates that could signal the need for further monitoring for a serious heart rhythm problem, according to data from a...
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