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At least 25 people were killed when a speedy train smashed into a barrier at a train station in Egypt's capital on Wednesday, triggering an explosion and a fire. Railway...
India’s economy appeared to be losing momentum in the approach to a general election that must be held by May, as a Reuters survey of economists forecast that growth slipped...
Despite Bangladesh's remarkable success in bringing nearly all children to primary school, the quality of education remains a concern, a World Bank report has said. The report, launched on Wednesday,...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Wednesday approved a big project to set up double-circuit 400KV transmission lines to extend the high voltage power transmission infrastructures...
Nepal's tourism minister Rabindra Adhikari and six others have died in a helicopter crash on Wednesday. Pratap Babu Tiwari, the spokesperson for Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, confirmed that all...
UN Secretary General's Humanitarian Envoy Dr Ahmed Al Meraikhi on Wednesday laid emphasis on working together to find a political solution to Rohingya crisis saying humanitarian aid or action is...
Several thousand birds, mostly migratory birds, were killed at a park in Kalia upazila of Narail in hailstorm accompanying rain that ripped through the country in last three days. Erfan...
Three pedestrians were crushed under a covered van on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Kutumbapur area in Cumilla’s Chandina upazila on Wednesday. The dead were identified as Kazu Rafiqul Islam, 60, Mohoram...
A group of protesters has blocked the airport road in Dhaka’s Uttara over the death of a child, causing major gridlock on the highway on Wednesday. A child, who is...
The 11th International nuclear power forum, titled ATOMEXPO 2019, will be held in Russia’s southern city of Sochi on 15th and 16th April. Over 6000 participants from 60 plus countries...
The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell to nearly two-month low on Wednesday as cautious investors continued their selling binge on sector-wise shares. Market analysts said investors...
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday the chance of inflation hitting the central bank’s 2.0 per cent target during the fiscal year ending in March 2021 was...
Firefighters battled a series of wildfires in Britain on Wednesday, including a large moorland blaze outside the northern English city of Manchester, as the country experienced its warmest winter weather...
Services in all the branches of scheduled banks located in the Dhaka city corporation (North and South) election areas will remain closed on Thursday, according to a Bangladesh Bankcircular. Along...
Indian shares rose on Wednesday, led by index heavyweights, as fears about escalation of a conflict with Pakistan abated a day after India said it launched air strikes in its...
The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair, a yearly event for book lovers and publishers, will come to an end on Thursday. State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid will be...
Some 27,244 fertile people including 21,702 women have adopted permanent birth control method in eight districts under Rajshahi division during last one and half years till December last. According to...
Pakistan shot down two Indian jets on Wednesday, a spokesman for the Pakistan armed forces said, a day after Indian warplanes struck inside Pakistan for the first time since a...
United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) conducted Audit & ICC Conference 2019 on Tuesday at a local hotel in Dhaka. The conference was conducted with the goal to create a culture...
Daffodil International University (DIU) Alumni UK arranged a reunion at Palm Tree hall in London. Baroness Manzila Pola Uddin, Member of the House of Lords, UK was present in the...
Capturing carbon dioxide at power plants is a promising way to reduce carbon emission and fight global warming, but the energy industry has been reluctant to use it due to...
The fule loading at Russia's Unit-2 of Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant-2 has been completed successfully, the country's Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation has said. The Unit-2, scheduled to become operational...
While much of the discussion around 5G has centered on consumer devices, enterprises are looking towards the tremendous impact the technology can have on their ability to serve customers and...
Colombian singer Shakira has been called to appear in a Spanish court on June 12 to face accusations of failing to pay 14.5 million euros ($16.5 million) in tax, the...
German Members of Parliament Gabriele Katzmarek, Bettina Stark-Watzinger and Tobias Pfluger visited Beximco Park along with high officials of the German Embassy and GIZ (a German agency which partners with...
Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya was banned from cricket for two years on Tuesday for refusing to cooperate in an investigation of corruption in his country's cricket. The International...
Two people were killed and six others injured after a bus rammed a human hauler on Dhaka-Narayanganj road in Fatullah on Wednesday. Police identified the victims as Awal, 50 and...
A husband was stabbed allegedly by his wife on their wedding night at Lautoli village in Faridganj upazila of Chandpur on Monday night. The injured husband Delwar Hossain, 26, is...
India says it does not wish to see a further escalation of the situation with Pakistan and will continue to act with responsibility and restraint. The statement came shortly after...
Asian shares edged up in muted trading Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of a summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam....
India and Pakistan exchanged fire along their contested border in Kashmir on Wednesday, a day after Indian warplanes struck inside Pakistan for the first time since a war in 1971,...
The board of directors of GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh Limited has recommended 530 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of dividend will come...
Stocks witnessed downward trend after first hour of trading on Wednesday as cautious investors continued their selling binge on sector-wise issues. Following the previous day’s modest correction, the Dhaka Stock...
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday won a second term at the helm of Africa’s largest economy and top oil producer, a tally by Reuters based on electoral commission results...
Two Indians were arrested with Tk 0.40 million from Benapole port area of Jashore on Tuesday night. The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) identified them as Rakesh Ghosh, 27, son of...
Dozen-plus infrastructure development projects involving about Tk 280 billion (28,000 crore) have now made Chattogram a centre of attraction. The projects have been undertaken by the CDA, Chittagong Port, Chittagong...
The US House of Representatives has voted to revoke President Donald Trump's emergency declaration over building a US-Mexico border wall. The bid to overturn the declaration now goes to the...
Law enforcers, in special drives arrested 32 suspects including 13 drug traders from different areas of Dinajpur district in last 12-hour ending at 8:00am Wednesday morning. Law enforcers also seized...
The ministry of agriculture (MoA) has been considering converting all lands under tobacco cultivation into maize fields to raise the production of the cereal up to 6.0 million tonnes by...
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet on Wednesday for their second summit, betting their personal relationship can break a stalemate over the North’s nuclear...
People in Dhaka experienced around 15mm of rainfall on Wednesday morning, that led to water stagnation and traffic congestion in parts of the city. Commuters, specially the office and school...
The securities regulator has decided to 'freeze' the BO (beneficiary owner's) accounts of the sponsors, directors and four top officials of Emerald Oil Industries for not submitting the company's financial...
Only an ethical political system can ensure an ethical banking and financial system, an eminent economist has said at a lecture in the city. "A parliament that follows the principles...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke separately with the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan and urged them to avoid “further military activity” following an air strike by India...
Indonesian officials said on Wednesday dozens of rescuers were using spades and ropes to dig out more than 60 people who were feared buried by the collapse of an illegal...
The ready-made garment (RMG) workers in Bangladesh and Vietnam, producing clothes for the $23-billion Australian fashion industry, do not earn enough money to fulfil their basic needs, according to a...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is considering to impose restriction on import of chemicals by the Old Dhaka-based inventories to avert recurrence of deadly fire incidents in the area,...
The volume of classified loans in the country's banking system jumped by over 26 per cent or Tk 196.08 billion (19,608 crore) in the last calendar year despite close monitoring...
When the World Bank declined to fund the Padma Bridge, its main consideration was graft. Corruption isn't the sole licence of our country nor is the fact that graduation to...
The Prime Minister's instructions to the relevant authorities to prepare a master plan to protect cultivable land in all the upazilas of the country coincided with the US Environmental Performance...
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