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Workers of state-owned jute mills in Khulna division are enforcing a 24-hour strike to press home their nine-point demands that include payment of outstanding wages. The strike began at 8am...
Around 1,500 trucks were registered in the country in January and February 2019, according to an official data. A total of 12,663 trucks were registered alone in 2018, according to...
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has identified five more victims of Chawkbazar fire through DNA test. The CID disclosed the identities of the deceased at a press briefing at its...
Two prisoners died in custody across the country from January - February in 2019, according to an independent rights body. Of them, one was under trial prisoner while the other...
President Donald Trump sent Congress on Monday a record $4.75 trillion budget plan that calls for increased military spending and sharp cuts to domestic programmes like education and environmental protection...
Stocks extended the losing streak for the second day in a row on Tuesday as investors continued to sell banks shares ahead of earnings and dividend declarations. Market analysts said...
The country's top CEOs and human resources high-ups on Monday said building a performance-oriented culture, ensuring top-down transparency and accountability, and reviews and feedbacks are some of the key factors...
The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) of BRAC University is set to organise a three-day International Conference on Energy and Power Engineering (ICEPE 2019) at its Savar campus....
Authorities have ruled the possibility of a revote in the Dhaka University Central Students Union election, though major panels that boycotted the elections alleging huge anomalies on Monday made such...
Garment traders, boat owners and workers demonstrated at Kaliganj Gudaraghat on Tuesday morning against BIWTA's decision to relocate nine boat crossing ghats from Sadar Launch Terminal. AKM Arif, port officer...
Boeing Co’s insurers face big claims from families of the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash, coming less than six months after the crash of the same type of Boeing...
Leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League have demanded a re-vote in the Dhaka University Central Students Union vice president election. Taking a position in front of the residence...
Delegates to China’s parliament are urging the overhaul or even scrapping of controversial family planning rules and say radical steps are needed to ‘liberate fertility’ and reverse a decline in...
German industrial group Siemens filed the most patent applications in Europe last year, pushing China’s Huawei into second place, the European Patent Office said on Tuesday. Siemens filed 2,493 patent...
bKash has launched a new service enabling it’s customer to transfer fund instantly from Mastercard branded debit, credit and prepaid cards issued by banks in Bangladesh to bKash 24/7. This...
As a part of ongoing campaign against tobacco, Stop Tobacco Bangladesh arranged a real-life photo exhibition titled “Tamake Ar Khabe Na Amake”, a “MoiLudu” game and an open discussion session...
A Philippine bank has filed a lawsuit accusing Bangladesh’s central bank of defamation, hitting back at what it says are baseless claims of its complicity in the world’s biggest cyber...
At least 11 police officers were killed after Taliban militants attacked security checkpoints in Afghanistan's western province of Badghis overnight, local media Tolo News TV reported on Tuesday.
A dialogue on Prospects & Policies of Electric Vehicles in Bangladesh will be held on March 13 in Dhaka, arranged by Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD)...
One of South Korea's most successful boyband stars has announced his retirement from showbiz, a day after he was charged with supplying prostitutes to business investors. Seungri will be leaving...
A number of student organisations and alliances that contested the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) election are demonstrating on the campus demanding fresh polls. The first Ducsu election in...
Bangladesh suffered another big defeat to hosts New Zealand by an innings and 12 runs on Tuesday. Neil Wagner and Trent Boult scalped nine wickets to ensure the victory in...
Doubts have come up whether Nurul Huq Nur will take oath as the vice president (VP) of Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU) in the end, as his panel already...
Twelve people went missing after their fishing boat collided with a ship and sank in the early hours of Tuesday off the coast of east China's Zhejiang Province. Local authorities...
Four suspected hundi traders were detained with Tk 1 million from Amrakhali area of Benapole by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Monday night. The detainees are Saheb Ali, 26, son...
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed a positive trend in early trading on Tuesday as some investors were showing their buying spree on sector-wise issues....
The Malaysian government is considering whether to shut, sell or refinance national carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAB), Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday. The government was studying options for the...
Boeing confirmed late on Monday it will deploy a software upgrade to the 737 MAX 8, a few hours after the Federal Aviation Administration said it would mandate “design changes”...
Heavy rains deluged Brazil's biggest city, causing flooding and other damage that resulted in the deaths of at least 12 people, authorities said Monday. Six people were reported injured. Sao...
A case has been lodged with the Shahbagh Police against Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) VP-elect Nurul Haq Nur, leftist student panel vice presidential candidate Liton Nandi over the...
Singapore will temporarily suspend all Boeing 737 MAX flights from 1400 local time (0600 GMT) on Tuesday, the civil aviation authority said, two days after an Ethiopian Airlines crash that...
The central bank has finalised a guideline for appointing authorised gold dealers (AGDs), who will be eligible to import gold bars directly, officials said. Under the guideline, authorised dealer (AD)...
The board of directors of British American Tobacco Bangladesh Company (BATBC) has recommended 500 per cent cash and 200 per cent dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018,...
ACME Laboratories has received the certificate of GMP compliance from UK MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency of UK). ACME Laboratories, the country's oldest pharmaceuticals company, received the certificate...
A joint innovative training scheme has been launched aiming to create more women supervisors in the country's readymade garment (RMG) sector. The pilot progrmame of the Gender Equality and Returns...
Workers of state-owned jute mills in Khulna division have enforced a 24-hour strike to press home their nine-point demand that includes payment of outstanding wages. The strike began at 8:00am...
Bangladesh remains in the highest position in business expansion plans by Japanese companies in next one or two years, according to a survey. The country gets the top position among...
There is no problem in starting trial by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against those who committed atrocities against the Rohingya, even though Myanmar is not a party to the...
The country's overall balance of payments (BOP) registered a $975-million deficit during the July-January period of fiscal year (FY) 2018-19. The amount is $59 million less than the $1,034-million deficit...
Rank outsider Nurul Haq Nur, one of the organisers of quota reform protests, has produced the biggest shock in DUCSU history by winning the vice-president (VP) post in Monday’s elections....
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood said on Monday that the commission asked the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to submit a report on businesses involved in over-invoicing in trade...
To promote gender equality and raise collective voices against gender-based violence and harassment in workplaces, CARE Bangladesh organised a colourful rickshaw rally on Monday. The rally, held to celebrate International...
Once the euphoria has worn off Dhaka North City Mayor Atiqul Islam will have to get down to brass tacks. On one hand, he has the existing phenomena of footpath...
Squeezing jubilation and elements of emotional upsurge out of every possible event and product is innate with this nation. At times the trait becomes anachronistic, but a large segment in...
The addition of 1,100 new buses and trucks to the BRTC (Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation) fleet could have been an occasion of great rejoicing but for the past experiences with...
National cricketer Sabbir Rahman's all-round performance helped Abahani Limited earn their second consecutive win in the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL) on Monday, reports UNB. They beat Uttara...
Oil prices rose on Monday, lifted by comments from Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih that an end to OPEC-led supply cuts was unlikely before June and a report showing a...
Zinedine Zidane is set to return as Real Madrid manager just 10 months after leaving the Spanish giants, according to European football expert Guillem Balague. The Frenchman will replace Santiago...
Two college students were arrested on Monday for their alleged involvement in the 'gang rape' of a ninth grader madrasa girl at Gournadi Upazila in Barishal. The arrestees are Sadik...
The High Court on Monday granted bail to two owners of Haji Wahed Mansion in Churihatta of Dhaka's Chawkbazar, in a case filed over the devastating fire that claimed 71...
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