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The World Bank has approved $185 million to add up to 310 Megawatt (MW) in renewable energy generation capacity in Bangladesh and mobilise private sector participation to meet the growing...
February's daily maximum temperatures in Britain have been the highest in records dating back to 1910, Britain's national weather service said Friday. The highest maximum temperature was in England at...
A Brazilian judge has allowed former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to attend the funeral of his grandson who died from meningitis. Seven-year-old Arthur Araujo Lula da Silva died...
Roger Federer is one win away from a 100th ATP singles title after a semi-final victory over Borna Coric on Friday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Federer, 37,...
bKash Limited, the largest mobile financial service provider in the country in association with Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) and Bangladesh Bank on Saturday organised a day-long workshop on...
The ruling Awami League has announced the names of chairman candidates for the 4th phase of upazila parishad elections in 122 upazilas scheduled to be held on March 31. The...
Two more ministers in Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s cabinet said on Saturday they will not contest elections due in May, adding to a flurry of high-profile resignations as opinion...
Friendship School began its journey in 2012 in Tangail with a vision to educate the underprivileged children of the society. A total of 29 underprivileged children were enrolled during the...
A rare fish thought to live in the southern hemisphere has washed up on Santa Barbara in California in the United States. The appearance of the seven-foot (2.1m) hoodwinker sunfish...
Indian and Pakistani soldiers again targeted each other's posts and villages along their volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing at least four civilians and wounding four others, officials said Saturday....
A mega project to eradicate Chattogram waterlogging problem is likely to bear fruits to some extent from the next monsoon. The possibility has come up as re-excavation of 16 canals,...
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., a part of the US $20.7 billion Mahindra Group, on Friday showcased its wide range of products spanning Pik ups, Personal Vehicles, Heavy Commercial Vehicles, Tractors,...
A suspected robber was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Potirajpur village in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna in the early hours of Saturday. The identity of the deceased could not...
Two Bangladeshi teenage boys returned home from India through Benapole landport on Friday night after serving two-year jail. They are Sujoy Mandal, 15, son of Kiron Mandal of Monikhali village...
US President Donald Trump has asked China to "immediately" lift all tariffs on US agricultural products. In a tweet, the president said he made the request because "we are moving...
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has approved new IPO applications from three companies. The applications of Zhejiang Merit Interactive Network Technology Co. Ltd., CSPC Innovation Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., and...
The S&P 500 and Dow snapped three-day losing streaks on Friday as optimism about the prospects for a US-China trade agreement overshadowed downbeat US and Chinese manufacturing data. Based on...
Tens of thousands of people in cities across Algeria called on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to leave office on Friday in the country’s biggest anti-government demonstrations since the Arab Spring eight...
Arab Investment Development Authority (AIDA) has committed an investment of $5.0 billion to develop 5.0 gigawatts (GW) of solar power plants in Bangladesh. The project will be developed by AIDA...
The number of China's online shoppers hit 610 million as of December 2018, up 14.4 per cent year on year, as consumer demands continue to grow, according to the latest...
Canada has said it will allow the US extradition case against Huawei's chief executive to move forward, but the court must make a final decision. The US wants Meng Wanzhou,...
Japan is considering tagging a new condition to its signing of loan deals under ODA with Bangladesh because of poor utilisation of its assistance. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)...
Another victim has succumbed to his injuries from the fire at Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar, raising the death toll to 71. Doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital declared an individual named...
Stocks witnessed yet another bearish week that ended on Wednesday, extending the losing streak for the fifth straight week as investors continued their selling binge. The week saw four trading...
Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd (BSCCL) dominated the prime bourse's turnover chart while ten traded companies grabbed 35 per cent transaction last week. Market analysts said investors continued to show...
The central bank has injected US$1.66 billion so far this fiscal year into the market, but the local currency keeps losing its value against US dollar, officials say. As part...
The government will upgrade the road from Hatikamrul to Jessore and that from Navaran to Bhomra land port to four-lane highways for establishing a regional transport corridor, officials said on...
The government is considering imposing regulatory duty (RD) at the rate of 20 per cent to curb onion imports with an intent to support the local producers of the key...
A group of expatriate scientists and engineers are aiming to develop a homegrown space satellite system that could help Bangladesh tackle its traffic congestion and flash flood problems. Under the...
The government is considering raising pay and allowances of public servants by 25 per cent as part of "price adjustment," officials said. This includes an annual increment of 5.0 per...
Over the decades, Bangladesh like many other developing countries lost her top graduates to advanced countries like the USA, Canada and Australia. Those graduates pursued further education and developed careers...
Persons are judicially classified in two groups: natural persons and legal persons. The first group refers to a human being, who is an individual capable of assuming obligations and of...
If a foreigner is asked about his or her some unique takeaway from Bangladesh, it is not unlikely that the answer would include horns of transports in roads and streets....
The contribution of fishery to the nation's GDP is estimated to be about 4.0 per cent, and that to the agricultural GDP comes close to one-fourth. Agricultural exports are still...
The country's leather export encounters environmental concerns. Quite sometime ago, the signals were very much there. The major importing bloc, the European Union had made it known a few years...
Pakistan, on Friday, has freed an Indian fighter pilot captured after his plane was shot down in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Wednesday. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was handed over to Indian...
Bangladesh's socioeconomic condition has been very good since the beginning of this year. Due to this and a number of other factors, the real estate sector of the country seems...
In September 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Building on the principle of "leaving no one behind",...
JANIPOP-Jatiya Nirbachon Parjobekkhon Parishad observed the voting of by-election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and polls to councillor posts in its 18 new wards on...
It is not long ago that the Dhakites realised the danger of drinking water supplied by the Water and Sewerage authority (WASA) directly. On realisation of this, the majority started...
As of now it gives the impression that doctrine of President James Monroe (1823) is likely to be repeated by 47th President Donald Trump of the United States in the...
A two-day music workshop was held at the National Nrityakala Academy auditorium of the Jatiya Shilpakala Academy in the city to mark the anniversary of Beenkar Musical Society of Bangladesh....
With 53 million urban population by the end of 2030, Dhaka will be the number six growing megacity in the world. However, the question is-is the city prepared for natural...
The world is awash in paper currency as major countries' central banks are pumping out hundreds of billions of dollars worth each year mainly in very large denomination notes such...
The French and Dutch governments will issue joint strategy recommendations for Air France-KLM, their finance ministers said on Friday, as they sought to defuse a row over The Hague's surprise...
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos has been handed an extra one-match Champions League ban by UEFA for deliberately picking up a booking against Ajax earlier this month. Ramos was shown...
Prices of chicken and egg have increased in several parts of Dhaka due to a fall in production, said retail sellers. Chicken prices have increased to Tk 160 per kg,...
Captured pilot of Indian Air Force Abhinandan Varthaman is will be handed over to Indian High Commission officials at Pakistan's Wagah border on Friday night two days after he was...
A Chapainawabganj mobile court on Friday sentenced five people, including the bridegroom, to different jail terms for arranging the marriage of an underage girl in Sadar upazila. Sadar Upazila Nirbahi...
China has cancelled all flights to and from Pakistan and rerouted its international aircraft flying over the Pakistani airspace due to the regional tensions, official media in China reported on...
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