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A master plan for the Payra port is underway to develop the river port as the Payra Port Authority has signed a deal with a Belgian company to start capital...
The International Women's Day was observed in the country, as elsewhere across the globe, on Friday with the focus on gender equality and the empowerment of women. This year's theme...
The largest milk producer in the world, India, produces a record level of 94 million tonnes. The country accounts for more than 14 per cent of the global output and...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said the young people have many things to learn from the historic March 7 speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...
Awami League leader Obaidul Quader’s health has shown further signs of improvement during treatment at Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital. His heart is functioning normally without any artificial support, Prof Abu...
President of Bangladesh Poultry Industries Central Council (BPICC) Mashiur Rahman on Friday said they were working to produce antibiotic-free meat and eggs by 2030. "A number of initiatives are underway....
Citing a latest garment factory fire, some global rights groups have called on Bangladesh government for supporting the Accord's activities unconditionally, until fully completed. The local inspection authorities are not...
The electoral environment is gradually going down, says Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda, stressing the need for electronic voting machines (EVMS) to overcome the crisis. “Rigging cannot be prevented...
Aupee Karim has been paired opposite Indian actor Ritwick Chakraborty in a film adapted from two stories of Manik Banbandyopadhyay. The film, ‘Mayar Jonjal’, an Indo-Bangladesh venture, will be directed by...
Search engine giant Google has created a new Doodle on its homepage celebrating the International Women's Day on Friday. Bangladesh is also celebrating the International Women's Day with the rest...
Argentina captain Lionel Messi is back in the national squad for the first time since last year’s World Cup in Russia, and will play in at least one of their...
Terming high bank interest rate a key challenge towards modernising livestock and agriculture sectors, Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque on Thursday said the farmers should get bank loans at less...
China hopes Pakistan and India will replace confrontation with dialogue, settle disagreement with goodwill and create a better future with cooperation, the country's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi...
Five workers of a factory have suffered burn injuries as hot water fell on them at Ashulia in Dhaka’s Savar early Friday morning. Three of them have been admitted to...
At least 25 Central American migrants were killed and 29 others injured after a truck overturned on a highway in southern state of Chiapas in Mexico, said the state attorney...
Speakers at a roundtable have called on the stock exchanges to play a vital role in ensuring gender equality in the listed companies. Women's economic empowerment is a key driver...
Two people were killed and ten others injured when a picnic bus hit a stationary truck on Bagerhat-Khulna highway at Ronbijoypur in Bagerhat sadar upazila early Friday. The deceased have...
Vegetables, onion and garlic became pricier last week again increasing sufferings of the consumers, especially the commoners. Most of the Robi (winter) season vegetables, including cauliflower, cabbage, carrot, radish, seasonal...
President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced on Thursday by a US judge to less than four years in prison - far shy of federal sentencing guidelines...
Earnings from the country's merchandise exports in the first eight months of the current fiscal year (FY) maintained a moderate growth of about 13 per cent to US$ 27.56 billion,...
CHATTOGRAM: The Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) has been accused of excavating a canal on the private land without serving any notice or paying compensation to the land owners. The allegation...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) said that attaining the leather export target of US$5.0 billion by 2021 would not be possible for Bangladesh. In an export roadmap, the IFC, based...
Six people, including five of a family, have gone missing as a boat has capsized in the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Sadarghat. The boat overturned when waves created by a...
Saudi Arabia's commerce and investment minister Dr Majid Bin Abdullah Al Qosaibi on Thursday termed Bangladesh a "new Asian Tiger" and expressed his country's interest to bring the existing relations...
The Bangladesh Railway (BR) is still to stand out as an attractive place for women as only 2.0 per cent females are working at official ranks. The latest data shows...
The country's fiscal policies are yet to be fully equipped to support start-up women entrepreneurs at grass-roots level, experts said. Barring the income tax law, no other fiscal law, be...
The Washington-based IIF said Bangladesh's broad-based domestic demand expansion would continue in the current fiscal year (FY), 2018-19, and also in the next FY, 2019-20, albeit at a slower pace....
The picture that accompanied the story, titled 'Situation tough for both service-seekers, officials in passport office', published in this paper on March 04 last spoke volumes about the sufferings of...
In its World Development Report (WDR) 2018, the World Bank has extensively focused on education in the section subtitled, "Learning to Realise Education's Promise". How countries perform in terms of...
Gone are the days when Hilsha population gave all the indications that the national and most favourite fish was on the verge of extinction. Pragmatic planning with the natural breeding...
The educated general people of Bangladesh have still kept alive their love for books. Notwithstanding the ever increasing onslaught of virtual reading media, their passion for books shows little sign...
Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah, after a chastening defeat in the first Test, said his team need to capitalise better at the start and make a big impact in the first innings...
Hundreds of Islamic State fighters surrendered on Wednesday and hundreds more of their comrades were caught trying to escape the jihadist group's last, tiny scrap of land in eastern Syria,...
Nicholas Shaxson is a journalist, a campaigner and an expert on both tax havens and financial centres. Some of his other books include, Treasure Island: Uncovering the Damage of Offshore...
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) on Thursday lodged cases against numerous businesses in the city on charge of measurement manipulation. The cases were filed under the Standards of Weights...
Women comprise only 15 per cent of the total workforce employed in the country’s ICT industry, a survey result has revealed. According to the study, smaller e-commerce companies have higher...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 73 from the capital in regular anti-narcotics drives in the last 24 hours which ended on Thursday evening. Several teams of DMP the drive...
"The north wind doth blow," a timeless western nursery rhyme observes, "and we shall have snow," it forecasted. One does not have to be in the "west" to face and...
RANGPUR, Mar 7: The female labourers in Rangpur district are deprived of equal rights, as they are given much less wages than their male counterparts for the same type of...
MAGURA, Mar 07: Farmers of the district are expecting a bumper production of wheat this season as the harvest will start within a couple of weeks. The Department of Agriculture...
As the new fiscal year is approaching, preparation for the annual national budget is also underway. It will be the debut budget for the incumbent finance minister. The exercise of...
The holy Shab-e-Meraj will be observed across the country on the night of April 3. The National Moon Sighting Committee took the decision at a meeting held at the Islamic...
The nation will celebrate the International Women's Day on Friday with the rest of the world, highlighting women's rights and empowerment. This year's theme is 'Think equal, build smart, innovate...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Thursday asked the scheduled banks to adjust their Advance Deposit Ratio (ADR) or Investment Deposit Ratio (IDR) limit within September 30 this year in line with...
Stocks witnessed another flat session on Thursday when daily transactions declined on lower demand. Brokers said the market ended flat as a section of investor bagged profit while some others...
Pakistan intensified its crackdown against Islamist militants on Thursday, with the government announcing it had taken control of 182 religious schools (madrasas) and detained more than 100 people as part...
Bangladesh’s cotton imports in 2019 are likely to fall 15 per cent from the previous year as lower yarn prices are forcing spinners to cut overseas purchases, head of a...
The Gono Forum has expelled MP Sultan Md Mansur after he defied the opposition alliance Jayiya Oikyafront and took the oath of office in parliament on Thursday, reports bdnews24.com. Mansur...
The High Court (HC) on Thursday ordered authorities concerned to submit list of Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and Coronary Care Units (CCUs) of all the hospitals and clinics across the...
Four suspected robbers were detained with a rocket launcher and foreign guns early Thursday after an alleged gunfight with police at Sitakunda in Chattogram. Police identified the detainees as Md...
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