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In December 2018, US stocks recorded their biggest monthly decline since the subprime mortgage crisis. The sharp fall reflected current concerns about slower economic growth, higher interest rates, Brexit, a...
The United States last week officially announced it is walking away from the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, an agreement made between the USA and the Soviet Union in...
Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Manmohan Parkash on Tuesday said they will work very closely with Bangladesh to make sure that the projects are implemented faster and...
Leaders from 193 countries around the world met in September 2015 to ponder about the future of the generations yet to come. They dreamt of a world with no-poverty, no-hunger...
Believed to be widespread, especially in developing countries of the world, electoral fraud may be defined as illegal, immoral and unethical interferences in the election process. In an oft-quoted paper...
JOYPURHAT, Feb 05: The mustard seed farmers of Joypurhat district are expecting a good yield this season due to favourable weather condition and timely supply of necessary agro-inputs. The mustard...
BOGURA, Feb 05: The sudden rise of egg price have made farmers happy in Bogura district as it has increased by Tk 4 to 5 for a hali (four pieces)...
Last month, Bangkok was hit by one of its worst environmental crises in recent years. Smog had developed since December last year in the capital of Thailand and surrounding provinces...
Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, will be held for four days in a single phase from February 15 this time. State Minister for Religious Affairs...
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) on Tuesday destroyed a total of 4,000 substandard water jars in different parts of the capital. The jars were torn down as they...
US Ambassador Earl R Miller on Tuesday said his country has begun the procedure to appoint commercial counsellor for enhancing trade volume in Bangladesh. The envoy also hailed the relation...
The ninth grade students under Dhaka board who missed registration deadline for Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination can do so from February 5 to 23 under special consideration. Besides, students...
Unicef on Tuesday called for concerted action to tackle and prevent violence against children and young people online in Bangladesh where the internet population has witnessed 800 times growth since...
The High Court (HC) has asked why the families of four students killed in road accidents in Dhaka’s Keraniganj and Chattogram in January should not be compensated, reports bdnews24.com. Justice...
The High Court (HC) has extended the bails of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two defamation cases against her. The cases were filed in Dhaka and Narail over the BNP...
Some 400 kilometres of footpaths were renovated in the two city corporations of the capital in the last 10 years, according to statistics placed in Parliament on Tuesday. "Some 193.71...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the police personnel to discharge their duties with patriotism saying they will have to be people-friendly ones. "Police have to discharge their duties...
Minibus registration in Dhaka witnessed a slight decline in 2018 compared to that of 2017, according to Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) statistics. A total of 436 minibuses were registered...
UN special envoy and famous Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie on Tuesday said the people responsible for human rights violations must be held accountable for their actions. She made the remark...
The High Court on Tuesday asked trial courts to dispose of cases filed under the Narcotics Control Act within six months. The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and...
A man died after being electrocuted at a fish enclosure at Khejurdangi village of Satkhira’s Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning. The dead man was identified as 35-year-old Khokon Hossain -...
A fifth grader has died after being hit by a microbus while on her way to school in Dhaka’s Uttara. 10-year-old Faizia Tahmina Suchi was a student at Milestone School,...
The Save the Children has expressed its concern over an alarming rise in violence against children in the country recently. According to its own observation, at least 30 incidents of...
The government has made a move to make a new 'bankers book evidence act' which will accommodate all new banking products and services. The proposed act will replace the age-old...
Stocks slipped back into the red on Tuesday, after a single-day break, as investors opted for profit-motivated sell-offs. Analysts said the market faced late hours’ selling pressure as investors opted...
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has launched a drive to remove illegal structures on the banks of the Buriganga river at Dhaka’s Kamrangirchar. The drive began at around...
President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee said it had received a subpoena on Monday for documents from the Manhattan US Attorney’s Office, which is investigating the group. “We have just received...
Australian bank shares have jumped after the report on finance-sector misconduct recommended dozens of rule changes but spared the “Big Four” lenders any serious threat to their market dominance. In...
Two Russians have been detained in Malaysia over a street act which involved swinging their baby by the legs and throwing it up into the air. They are being questioned...
Daffodil International University (DIU) hosted “Youth4 SDG Asia Leadership Programme 2019 “in Bangladesh, organised by Youthink Center China with active participation of 18 talented students from 18 different universities in...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to change its monetary policy stance to “neutral” from “calibrated tightening” on Thursday and move closer to a rate cut in April....
The High Court has extended BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's six-month bail to one year in two defamation cases filed in Dhaka and Narail over her 'derogatory remarks' about freedom fighters...
Mercantile Bank Training Institute recently organised a day-long workshop titled “Guidelines for Credit Risk Rating System (ICRRS)”. Credit Officers from different divisions of head office participated in the workshop. Mr....
Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso has reluctantly apologised for saying childless people are to blame for the country's rising social security costs and its aging and declining population. "If it...
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has set a target of feeding vitamin A capsule to 62,953 babies on the day of National Vitamin A Plus campaign (2nd round) - 2019 scheduled...
Mostafa Jalal Uddin Ahmed, Managing Director (CC) of South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce (SBAC) Bank, recently opened a foundation training course, organised by SBAC Training Institute at the Head office...
First Security Islami Bank inaugurated an ATM booth at Kuril Biswa Road in Dhaka on Tuesday. Mr. Abdul Aziz, Additional Managing Director of the bank, inaugurated the booth. Among others,...
At least two people have died and 20 others suffered injuries after a bus carrying them aboard plunged into a roadside ditch at Sadar upazila in Gopalganj. The deceased were...
A Las Vegas artist is suing pop music star Ariana Grande, alleging federal copyright infringement over an image of a woman in a candle flame in the pop star’s widely-viewed...
Indian Supreme Court (SC) has ruled against arrest of Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar over the Saradha chit fund scam. The police commissioner cannot be arrested but he has to...
A vaccine given to girls to protect them against a virus that causes cervical cancer is a “critical” health tool and access to it should be scaled up as swiftly...
Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange is unable to access millions in digital currency following the sudden death of its founder. Quadriga has filed for creditor protection and estimates that about C$180...
The British government has signed an order to extradite Indian liquor and aviation tycoon Vijay Mallya, the UK’s Home Office said in a statement on Monday. The order follows a...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two people with fake SSC question papers at Gurudashpur upazila in Natore on Monday night. The arrestees were identified as Taher and Shihab,...
A fire in a Paris apartment building killed at least seven people and injured around 30 in the early hours of Tuesday, authorities said. The blaze at an eight-storey building...
Asian stocks extended gains on Tuesday as overnight strength on Wall Street and the Federal Reserve’s cautious turn underpinned appetite for riskier assets, while the dollar held firm on last...
Brazil’s government has opened discussions with congressional leaders, state governors, and mayors on a pension reform bill that would set the minimum retirement age for men and women at 65,...
A man, accused in several cases, was killed in a reported shootout between two gangs in the hilly area of Shaplar Ful Union under Maheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar in...
North Korea is working to ensure its nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities cannot be destroyed by military strikes, UN monitors said ahead of a meeting between US and North Korean...
Three people, including an unidentified woman, were killed in separate road accidents in Bhatara and Mouchak areas in Dhaka in the early hours of Tuesday. Tea-stall owner Shahin, 42, and...
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