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The Biman Bangladesh passenger aircraft BG-147 was minutes - maybe, seconds -- away from a disaster. Conflicting reports do not help form a clear picture of the incident that took...
World Bank reports 736 million people live in "extreme poverty" today, one-half in South Asia (Bangladesh and India), the other in Sub-Sahara Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, and Nigeria)....
With regard to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Bangladesh is lagging behind on a number of core SDG indicators--including revenue generation and foreign direct investment, according to the latest SDG...
On January 25, 2017, the Trump administration signed Executive Order 13767, instructing the government to begin new constructions and replacements of walls between the US and Mexico. From December 22,...
The plants, animals, and micro-organisms that are the bedrock of food production are in decline, reports BBC citing a UN study. If these critical species are lost, the report says,...
NAOGAON, Feb 26: Fish cultivation in cages is gaining ground in Mohadevpur upazila of the district for high production. Hundreds of youths in the area are self-reliant farming varieties of...
NARSINGDI, Feb 26 (BSS): Cultivation of Boro paddy in Narsingdi district has surpassed its target this season due to favourable climate condition and adequate supply of high quality seed. The...
RAJSHAHI, Feb 26 (BSS): Mikhail Saren, 42, has been using rainwater for his household purposes over the last three years. "I store rainwater and use it," said Mikhail, a resident...
A bill was placed in parliament on Tuesday to establish a higher educational institution for promotion and upgradation of the aeronautical and aerospace studies in the country. Education Minister Dr...
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un both reached Vietnam on Tuesday, the eve of their second summit at which they will tackle how to implement...
Visiting Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore said Bangladesh needs to take care of its 7.3 million youths for developing their skills. "We set a goal for them....this has been absolutely...
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain as to why their failure to implement a 17-point recommendation placed by the home ministry probe...
The 'Representation of the People Order (Amendment) Bill, 2019' was placed in parliament on Tuesday for incorporating provisions to introduce the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and online nomination...
The government has set a target to generate 28,000 megawatt (MW) electricity and construct 23,000 circuit kilometre transmission lines across the country by 2023. State Minister for Power, Energy and...
An elderly man was killed in hailstorm in Satkhira while another man died in a lightning strike in Brahmanbaria on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Zamshed Ali, 70, resident...
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has revoked licence of three companies and suspended those of seven more firms for selling unsafe drinking water in bottles and jars. The...
Britain will only leave the European Union without a deal on March 29 with the explicit consent of parliament, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday. May promised lawmakers...
The Election Commission (EC) imposed a ban on movement of motorbikes in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas for its by-polls, scheduled to be held on February 28, from Tuesday...
Passengers will have to carry photo IDs while travelling to local destinations by air. The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab) issued the instruction on Tuesday, two days after a...
A former chair of the US central bank, Janet Yellen, has sharply criticised US President Donald Trump's economic knowledge. On American Public Media's Marketplace programme, Janet Yellen said Mr Trump...
Brendan Rodgers is expected to become Leicester City's manager after Celtic gave him permission to speak to the Premier League club. The Foxes are keen to replace the sacked Claude...
No matter how much the Jamaat-e-Islami is reformed, its members will be put on trial if they committed war crimes in 1971, Law Minister Anisul Huq said on Tuesday. "We're...
Stocks slipped into the red again on Tuesday, after a single-day break, as some investors went for late hours selling binge, particularly on bank shares. Market analysts said investors were...
Pakistan has warned that it will retaliate against Tuesday's air strikes conducted by India inside the territory of Pakistan. Pakistan’s National Security Committee (NSC), comprising top officials including Prime Minister...
A discussion and celebration programme on 'The Ideals of Hazrat Fatema Zahra and the Duties of Present Women of the World' will be held on Friday, at the auditorium 71...
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that the government is conspiring to push its seriously sick chairperson Khaleda Zia to death by depriving her of medical...
Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra were advised to hoist local cautionary signal number three. Under the influence of frequent thunderstorm activity, squally weather is likely to...
Bangladesh needs to boost its public and private investments to create more employment opportunities for its people, Prime Minister's Economic Affairs Adviser Dr AKM Mashiur Rahman has said. "Much larger...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has honoured 10 firms for depositing large amounts of value-added tax (VAT) from sales at this year’s Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) that wrapped...
Indian jets conducted air strikes against a militant camp in Pakistani territory on Tuesday, India’s foreign secretary said, and a Indian government source said 300 militants had been killed, but...
A union parishad member, who sustained stab injuries in a knife attack by his rivals at Ichhapur Bazar in Chattogram’s Hathazari upazila on Monday, succumbed to his injuries at Chattogram...
Asian shares lost steam on Tuesday after scaling a five-month high as investors waited to see if Washington and Beijing can clinch a trade deal, while the pound advanced on...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the Bangladesh expatriates to come up with their investment in the country's economic zones alongside foreign investors. "We're setting up 100 economic zones. Not...
Bangla Academy announced the list of winners of its ‘Gunijon Sahitya Puroskar’ chosen from among the publishing houses participating at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair. The awards will be handed...
A man volunteered to have a chip inserted under his skin live on stage at a trade fair in Barcelona on Monday, and another man who had already undergone the...
Attackers set fire to an Ebola treatment centre run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo late on Sunday, forcing staff to evacuate patients, the charity...
Union Bank Training Institute recently organized the concluding ceremony of a Foundation Training Course of the bank’s Officers. A.B.M.Mokammel Hoque Chowdhury, Additional Managing Director of Union Bank was present as...
India said its air strikes inside Pakistan on Tuesday killed a large number of militants from Jaish-e-Mohammad, the group that claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb attack on a...
UNICEF Executive Director (ED) Henrietta Fore has sought support from everyone across the world for the Rohingya children who are living in Cox's Bazar district. "We need everyone's help. Children...
Two separate accidents left an elderly man and another elderly woman dead in Rajshahi. On Tuesday morning, an elderly man was killed as a bus rammed his bi-cycle on Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj...
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Tuesday that "better sense" should prevail in India after Indian jets crossed into Pakistan and carried out what one Indian minister called...
The 18th Nurul Matin Memorial Lecture on Ethics in Banking was held at Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) on Monday. BIBM organised the lecture styled 'Ethics in Banking' at...
Police, in special drives arrested 72 suspects including five drug pedlars from eight upazilas of Satkhira district in last 12-hour ending at 8:00am Monday morning. Police also recovered 1,042 pieces...
Indian jets crossed into Pakistani territory on Tuesday, conducting what one minister said was an air strike on “terror camps”, dramatically escalating tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors who have fought...
Five people of a family have died of an unknown disease in 15 days between February 9 and 24 at Bhardardah Morichparha village under Baliadanghi upazila in Thakurgaon, spreading panic...
Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it appointed former PepsiCo Inc Chief Executive Officer Indra Nooyi as a director, making her the second woman to be named to the e-commerce giant’s...
The US House of Representatives votes on Tuesday on a resolution to terminate President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to build a wall on the border with Mexico....
The EU Delegation in Bangladesh has expressed its condolences for all those affected by the fire which occurred at Old Dhaka's Chawkbazar on 20 February. In a condolence message on...
World-renowned German brand Bosch has stepped foot in Bangladesh market. Edison Group of Bangladesh has been made the sole distributor of Bosch home appliances in the country, said a statement....
Runner Automobiles is set to hold IPO lottery draw on March 04 which will allocate 13.93 million ordinary shares among the successful applicants. The initial public offering (IPO) lottery draw...
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