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A suspected drug trader and an alleged robber were killed in separate gunfights with police in Kushtia and Barishal districts in the early hours of Tuesday. In Kushtia, suspected drug...
A mild tremor has hit Dhaka city and its neighbourhoods, registering 4.1 on the Richter scale. The epicentre of the quake, which was felt at 10:55 am, was at Gazipur,...
A young man was stabbed to death at Chadpur village in Jhenaidah’s Harinakundu upazila on Monday night over a trifling matter. The victim was identified as Aslam Mandal, 20, son...
The United States targeted Venezuela’s government with new sanctions on Monday and called on allies to freeze the assets of its state-owned oil company PDVSA after deadly violence blocked humanitarian...
Stocks on both the bourses witnessed a mixed trend after first hour of trading on Tuesday as investors were seen active on both sides of trading fence. Following the previous...
The Japan government has decided to extend approximately 32.5 million US dollars as additional support to the Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar. According to a press release...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday for a summit with US President Donald Trump where they will try to reach an agreement on a North...
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...
The United States military said Monday that its latest airstrike in Somalia killed 35 fighters with the al Shabaab extremist group not far from the Ethiopian border. The US military...
Bangladesh clinched their first gold in the third Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF) International Solidarity World Ranking Archery Championship, defeating India in compound women’s team event at the Shaheed Ahsanullah...
Another victim of the Chawkbazar fire died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the capital early Tuesday, taking the death toll from the incident to 69. Sohag, 22, succumbed...
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said he is stepping down, in a surprise announcement posted to his Instagram account. He apologised for "shortcomings" during his time in government....
India jets cross Line of Control to bomb terror camps in disputed Kashmir territory: report Indian jets have crossed the Line of Control to bomb terror camps in disputed Kashmir...
The metro rail company has introduced a screw-based piling system to speed up the construction work of the first mass rapid transit line in the city's busy corridor from Agargaon...
Dhaka city experienced rains along with freezing cold winds overnight through Tuesday morning. The rains stopped for some time early in the morning but dark clouds were not gone. Then...
The energy regulator has announced a four-day public hearing from March 11 to justify gas tariff hike proposals for all types of consumers, including households, for nearly doubling the average...
Business entities in Bangladesh and around the world need to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their overall strategy, a leading global business leader has said. SDG is probably...
Dhaka has urged New Delhi to speed up endorsement of the project proposals, taken under three Indian Lines of Credit (LoCs), and to simplify their procurement procedures, as these processes...
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka, Monday cautioned that if left unaddressed, the problem of high-level non-performing loans in the banking sector could impede a pickup in...
The central bank has issued a new policy asking banks to comply with cash reserve requirement (CRR) and statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) rules for their Offshore Banking Operations. Under the...
The Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB) filed a case with Patenga Police Station in Chattogram over the ‘attempted hijacking’ of a Biman plane. Debotosh Sarkar, the national aviation authority’s technical...
When economic giant Germany barely beats dipping in to recession in their last quarter it becomes a matter of global concern. Most of Europe is already there or precariously close...
The sudden rainstorm that lashed out at Dhaka at dawn recently stands out with noticeable features. It did not occur in accordance with the normal Bangla seasonal pattern. The month...
The agriculture sector has registered an export growth of 61 per cent during the first seven months of the current fiscal year compared with that over the corresponding period of...
Observing that the Chawkbazar fire that claimed the lives of 67 people was not an accident, the High Court on Monday said someone must take the responsibility for it. It...
After the fire broke out at Nanda Kumar Lane in Chawkbazar's Churihatta area in Dhaka around 10:35pm on February 20, a total of 39 fire-fighting units from 13 stations along...
Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) requires the use of marketing strategies to optimise the communication of a consistent message of the company's brands to stakeholders. Coupling methods together improves communication as...
The East West Special Economic Zone Limited (EWSEZL), an enterprise of the Bashundhara Group, has obtained a functional licence from Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), according to a press release....
Transition from labour-intensive and low-end manufacturing to high-end or smart manufacturing such as semiconductors, robotics, IT (Information Technology), aerospace, and telecommunication has become one of the significant features of China's...
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Bangladesh has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dr Mikel J Harry Six Sigma Management Institute Asia (SSMI Asia), according to...
In the early 1980s, the US was facing the problem of governing state-owned telecom monopoly through regulations. Due to information asymmetry, it was argued that the regulator was not getting...
[The last one of a three-part article titled US-China trade spat] Trade has been an engine of income growth around the world in the post-War years. The goal of trade...
US President Donald Trump's administration has underestimated China's resilience and strategic resolve. With the Chinese economy slowing, the US believes that China is hurting and desperate for an end to...
The national team pace-bowler Taskin Ahmed is happy with the progress of his recovery from injury, reports UNB. The right-arm pacer had twisted his right ankle during the last outing...
Shinepukur Cricket Club on Monday beat Legends of Rupganj by five wickets in the inaugural match of Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL) T20 at Fatullah's Khan Saheb Osman Ali...
Gender budgeting for relevant ministries needs to be enacted aimed at ensuring women empowerment in the truest sense instead of attaining just a quantity. Speakers came up with the recommendation...
GOPALGANJ, Feb 25: BARI-1 black cumin cultivation is gaining popularity among the grassroots farmers of Muksudpur upazila in the district. According to the upazila agriculture office sources, a total of...
GAIBANDHA, Feb 25: Re-excavation work of 03-km long Mora Karotoa river at Gumaniganj union under Gobindaganj upazila has been progressing fast since January this year. The Department of Fisheries has...
Customs officials on Monday seized 20 gold bars, weighing around 2.32 kg, from a dustbin at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city. Acting on a tip-off, a team of...
The High Court on Monday asked the government to provide salary to primary school headmasters under grade-10. Passing the order, the HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Khizir...
A Romanian man was found dead at the Dhamrai factory of Akij Food and Beverage Limited in Dhaka on Saturday. Police identified him as Niculae Manea, 60. Manea, appointed by...
Passengers of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane which made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport following a 'hijack bid', left for Dubai in the afternoon. Shah Amanat...
Psychodrama system, a type of intervention, will protect youths from risky sexual behaviour, reveals a study. The study also suggested that the youths living in slums are a highly vulnerable...
A Manikganj court on Monday sentenced a man to life-term imprisonment for raping a schoolgirl at Chala village of Harirampur Upazila in 2012. The convict was identified as Md Mehedi...
Seven houses were damaged after a gas cylinder exploded at a house in Monoharpur village in Kachua Upazila of Chandpur on Sunday night, reports UNB. Ten people were injured during...
The disclosure of the genome sequence of the hilsa fish has created a tremendous scope of increasing production through developing the resource of the fish in the country, said State...
At least five people were killed and 23 others injured in separate road accidents in Cumilla, Dhaka, Jashore and Khulna. In Cumilla, two people were killed and 20 others injured...
Stressing the importance of moral education alongside academic excellence to build a nation, President M Abdul Hamid on Monday asked students to give priority to the interest of the country....
Three people, including two physicians, were killed when a bus hit a private car on Khulna-Jashore road in Phultola Upazila in Khulna on Monday. The deceased were identified as Shahadat...
Four suspected forest robbers, including the chief of infamous 'Arif Bahini', were killed in a reported gunfight between their cohorts and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Jongrar Canal of Sundarbans...
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