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Human rights violations are at an all-time high in the Middle East and North Africa, and global indifference is only making it worse. In a new report, Amnesty International reviewed...
Just when poverty-reduction efforts around the world were already slowing, recent forecasts indicate that the global economy is heading into a period of deepening uncertainty. That makes measures to boost...
The manner in which the British House of Commons rejected the European Union's offer of an orderly Brexit on January 15 persuaded the British political paradigm to try and discover...
Couple of years back John Wilcox [Chairman, Morrow Sodali] nicely opined : 'I think much more can be done with board evaluations. The board evaluation process, which is traditionally a...
SYLHET, Mar 03: Boro farming target in Sylhet region has surpassed by over 2.0 per cent. Although transplantation of seedlings in most of the area of the zone is close...
Roger Federer has won his 100th ATP Tour title at the Dubai Tennis Championships - 6,600 days after winning his first in Milan. The 37-year-old Swiss - a 20-time Grand...
American President Donald Trump attended a two-day summit with the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on February 27 and 28 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Obviously, Trump's diplomacy focused on persuading...
BNP has expelled 82 more of its grassroots leaders for contesting the upcoming upazila elections violating the party's decision. A BNP press release signed by its assistant office secretary Belal...
The United Kingdom (UK) will not lower food standards to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with the US, the government says, reports BBC. It comes after Washington published its objectives...
Two specialists of Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital arrived in Dhaka on Sunday evening to assess the condition of ailing Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader. The doctors landed at...
As a businessman and investor, you should know why firms are making transactions with related parties and how it impacts the performance of a firm. The probing of scandals like...
The probe committee formed to look into the attempted hijack of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft has been given two more days to complete its task. Civil Aviation and Tourism...
Police in separate drives arrested four people along with 700 gold bars worth 309.5 million from different parts of port city and in Mirsarai upazila of the Chattogram district on...
The White House on Wednesday is hosting major chief executives who joined a Trump administration advisory board on workforce issues. Last month, the White House said the chief executives of...
A three per cent tax on the French revenue of large internet companies could yield 500 million euros (568.5 million pounds) per year, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said...
Bangladeshi students can explore the ample opportunities to study abroad as many universities offer world-class degrees. But most the students cannot avail the scope due to lack of enough information....
Afghanistan has given $1.0 million to the main UN programme for Palestinian refugees. Abdul Rahim Sayed Jan, Afghanistan's ambassador to Turkey, presented the donation on Sunday to Pierre Krähenbühl, commissioner...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has identified 19 areas of corruption at Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB). The commission also put forward a number of recommendations...
Gono Forum's two MPs-elect -- Sultan Mohammad Mansur (Moulvibazar-2) and Mokabbir Khan (Sylhet-2) -- will take oath on March 7 to join the 11th parliament. They will be sworn in...
Yannis Behrakis, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, has died. He was 58. His death Saturday was confirmed by his employers, Reuters, where he had worked since 1987. Behrakis had long been...
US Senator Bernie Sanders has described US President Donald Trump as the most dangerous president in modern American history. The Vermont senator made the remarks his speech at Brooklyn College...
The government will start relocating Rohingyas to Bhashanhar by April 15, said State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Enamur Rahman on Sunday. "Some 23,000 Rohingya families, approximately around...
The condition of Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader is improving steadily, but he is not yet out of danger. A panel of doctors at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University...
The United States has contributed $45.5 million to the UN World Food Programme in support of the Rohingya crisis. This is in addition to the $60 million announced at the...
For the third successive year, the government has decided to observe a one-minute 'blackout' programme on the night of March 25, marking the 'Genocide Day'. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal...
The World Bank has approved a $100 million credit for improving fiscal forecasting, and public budget preparation and execution. The Strengthening Public Financial Management (PFM) to Enable Service Delivery programme...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Sunday handed over a detained member of Border Guard Police (BGP) to Myanmar officials. BGP man Ang Bon Thing, hailing from Yangun of Myanmar, was...
As India and Pakistan seemingly dial down hostilities that brought the arch enemies to the brink of another war, a massive crackdown on militancy in the Indian-controlled Kashmir region is...
President Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury have visited ailing Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. Quader, the...
Stocks posted marginal gain on Sunday, the first day of this month, snapping a two-day losing streak, as some investors showed their buying appetite on sector-wise shares. Market analysts said...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has arrived at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University to visit Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, who is currently in critical condition. Hasina came to...
Doctors say Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader is suffering from heart disease and is currently in critical condition. According to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University...
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Sunday went to Rangpur on a four-day visit. He left Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Rangpur cantonment on a helicopter at around 11:00am....
Bangladesh has been ranked the ninth most generous country in Asia, according to a global index. In the world, the country, with an overall score of 31 per cent, has...
The actor Johnny Depp has launched legal action against his ex-wife Amber Heard, accusing her of defamation. In December, Ms Heard, also an actor, wrote an article for the Washington...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the Bangladesh Army to remain always ready to unitedly face internal and external threats for protecting the constitution and the sovereignty of the country....
An elderly man was killed in a road accident at Borodadpur village in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj on Sunday. The deceased was identified Moslem Uddin, 70, a resident of Mohadanga...
Social Islami Bank Limited arranged School Banking Conference 2019 as a lead bank at Cox’s Bazar recently. The Conference was attended by the Branch Managers and other representatives of 37...
Union Bank Training Institute recently organised a day-long workshop on ‘Prevention of Money Laundering & Combating Terrorist Financing’. Hasan Iqbal, Deputy Managing Director was present as Chief Guest in the...
Four firefighting units brought the fire under control, which broke out at a slum near the rail line in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar during a city corporation eviction drive on Sunday....
At least 20 people including children were killed in southern Afghanistan by flash floods that engulfed up to 2,000 homes and swept away cars, the UN agency coordinating relief efforts...
Two workers have died as an iron container fell on them at the under-construction Rampal power plant near the Sundarbans in Bagerhat. They were identified as Nayeb Ali, 45, and...
International Public Speaking Competition (IPSC)-2019, sponsored by First Security Islami Bank Limited (FSIBL), was held at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) on Saturday. The champion of the competition was Sajid...
A total of 183 people were injured during protests across Algeria on Friday against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s bid for election to a fifth term, the state news agency APS said...
National AgriCare Group and its sister concern One Pharma Ltd recently won the prestigious ‘Global Entrepreneur Award- 2019’ at Bangalore in India. Global Entrepreneurs Grid (GEG), an entrepreneurship development organisation...
The Awami League is making preparations to take its General Secretary Obaidul Quader to Singapore for medical care. “We have contacted them for advanced treatment,” said Awami League Publicity and...
The board of directors of Marico Bangladesh Limited has decided to invest Tk 294 million from the available funds of the company with an aim to increase the capacity at...
Two constables from Shahbagh Police Station have been temporarily suspended after they beat up three Dhaka University students. A constable hit the students with the butt of his gun as...
Trading of the units of ‘SEML FBLSL Growth Fund,’ a closed-end mutual fund, will commence at DSE from Monday (March 04) under ‘A’ category. The DSE trading code for the...
Hawkers in their hundreds briefly took position at the intersection of Purana Paltan in Dhaka city on Sunday morning demanding their rehabilitation before eviction. In between their demonstrations for 15...
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