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The World Economic Forum's (WEF) Annual Meeting 2019 took place on January 22-25 in Davos, Switzerland. For nearly 50 years world business and political leaders come to this place to...
A madrasah student on Saturday tried to commit suicide by hanging herself after being failed to sit for this year's Dakhil examination as her admit card was not issued before...
As a whole, technology-driven payments and services have ushered in several macro and micro benefits. The products and services have allowed firms, individuals, governments and other economic agents to transfer...
Massive job loss, human-free production, and human-machine rivalry are dominating the discourse about the age of robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI). But to fuel this intelligent machine age, a...
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday characterised the BNP's demand for reelection as a 'childish desire'. "If anyone loses a football match and demands holding the match again, it's...
A large number of people of all ages thronged the month-long Ekushey Book Fair on Saturday. The fair celebrated its first Shishu Prohor (special time schedule for the children) from...
Dhaka University's e-library, located in its Faculty of Business Studies building, is arguably the largest of its kind in South Asia. The library, offering both printed and e-books, was established...
National Food Safety Day was observed on Sunday across the country with a call to prevent food adulteration and ensure safe food for all. This year’s theme of the day...
Two college students were killed and another was severely injured after their motorcycle collided head-on with a speeding bus in Potiaghata upazila in Khulna on Saturday afternoon. The deceased were...
The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) killed a Bangladeshi cattle trader along Baura frontier area in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat on Saturday. The BSF members also dragged away the body...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Saturday laid emphasis on ensuring standard education to turn Bangladesh a developed nation by 2041. “It is our national duty to...
The United States should resolve its differences with Russia through dialogue instead of threatening to withdraw from an important nuclear arms control agreement between the two nations, China's foreign ministry...
Belgium has agreed to host Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo following his acquittal by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Under his conditional release, Mr Gbagbo will not...
BNP on Saturday alleged that the 11th parliament lacks legitimacy as its MPs were not elected with people's votes. "The current parliament doesn't have the moral legitimacy to go into...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday hosted a tea party for the leaders of political alliances and organisations who had joined the prime minister's dialogue before the 11th general election....
Examinees at four Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination centres were given question paper sets according to a different syllabus due to ‘the errors of centre officials’ on the first day...
Current account deficit dropped significantly in the first half (H1) of the current fiscal year (FY19), according to the latest statistics of the central bank. It showed that current account...
Local Government and Rural Development Division (LGRD) and Religious Affairs Ministry are set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Sunday aimed at constructing 560 model mosques and Islamic...
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Saturday said a policy on managing e-waste is at its final stage. "It is currently with the law ministry," he said...
Two fraudsters, who identified themselves as senior Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) officials, were arrested from the city's Hazaribagh on Friday. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) identified the men as Anisur Rahman, son...
A motorcyclist and its pillion rider were killed as a goods-laden truck hit their two-wheeler at Untrish Mile area in South Sadar upazila of Thukurgaon on Saturday morning. The dead...
Russian President Vladimir Putin told a meeting with foreign and defence ministers on Saturday that Russia has suspended the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty following a similar decision by...
The board of Goldman Sachs Group Inc said on Friday it is withholding a bonus worth at least $7 million from former chief executive Lloyd Blankfein until investigations into the...
Secondary trading of treasury bills and bonds dropped by 42 per cent in the last calendar year, according to the latest statistics of the central bank. It showed that the...
The first trailer for the first Fast & Furious spin-off has debuted, and it's just as over-the-top as you'd expect. Hobbs & Shaw focuses on Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham's...
India’s revised e-commerce rules caused widespread disruption on Amazon’s India website when they kicked in on Friday, forcing the company to take down its key grocery service and remove a...
A short-term mindset and entrenched cultural habits are the biggest barriers to collaboration between HR and finance teams according to a new study from Oracle. The study of 1,510 HR, finance and...
Three powerful women politicians, each from a very different section of Indian society, may pose a big threat to the chances of Prime Minister Narendra Modi winning a second term...
The US economy added a stronger-than-expected 304,000 jobs in January, official figures have shown. The figure was far in excess of economists' forecasts of 165,000. However, December's jobs growth figure...
UNICEF and Telenor Group recently announced an agreement to extend their long-running global partnership for another three years - through 2021. Launched in 2014, the partnership delivers large-scale global projects...
Iran unveiled a new cruise missile with a range of 1,300 km (800 miles) on Saturday, state television reported, as the Middle Eastern country displays its achievements during celebrations marking...
A fire broke out at a lubricant warehouse at Nandalalpur in Fatullah upazila of Narayanganj on Saturday morning. The fire broke out at RM Level lubricant company warehouse at around...
The launching ceremony of “Modhumoti Digital Banking” at Haridaspur, Nijamkandi, Puisur, Bethuri, Hatiara, Fukra and Mahmudpur UDC Points was held recently at Gopalganj Sadar & Kashiani Upazila, Gopalganj. Mr.Kherud Ranjan...
A 9-member delegation of Shippers’ Council of Bangladesh, led by its Chairman, Md. Rezaul Karim paid a courtesy call on Textile & Jute Minister Mr. Golam Dastagir Gazi (Bir Protik)...
American cancer biologists have discovered that lung tumours could hijack bacteria within the lung to promote their own survival. The study published on Thursday in the journal Cell showed that...
Election officials have rejected the nomination of Jatiya Party mayoral candidate Shafin Ahmed for the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) polls. Returning Officer Abul Kashem said on Saturday that officials...
Bangladesh Bank has projected that deficit on merchandise trade in the country would drop moderately in the current fiscal year (FY19). In its outlook on Balance of Payments (BoP), the...
LankaBangla Finance Ltd (LBFL) recently signed a MOU with Contrivance International Ltd (Agent of OnePlus Mobile) for its customer privilege. Khurshed Alam, SEVP & Head of Retail Finance of LBF...
A School Banking Conference was recently held at Cumilla, organized by First Security Islami Bank Ltd. as a Lead Bank of Financial Inclusion Programme in Educational Institutions through Lead Banking...
At least four Libyan soldiers were killed when forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar fought with a local armed group as they sought to expand south, military officials said on Friday,...
PRAN, a leading food processor in the country, bagged export orders worth around $2 million at ISM Fair, one of largest trade fairs for ‘sweets and snacks’ in the world....
Two suspected cattle lifters were killed in a lynch-mob attack at Bariabah in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur in the early hours of Saturday. The identities of the deceased could not...
Global stocks edged up on Friday, while bond yields rose after US employment and manufacturing data underscored a strong economy with little wage inflation. US job growth surged in January,...
Wall Street ended mixed on Friday, as optimism from a surge in January US job growth was offset by a weaker-than-expected outlook from Amazon.com Inc that battered retail stocks. The...
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has apologised after his 1984 medical yearbook page emerged, showing a photo featuring men in racist costumes. "I am deeply sorry for the decision I made...
A local Jubo League activist was stabbed to death by unknown miscreants at Akbar Shah area in Chattogram city on Friday night. The dead man was identified as Md Masud,...
The Election Commission (EC) is planning to hold Upazila Parishad Election in 101 upazilas in the first phase on Mar 10. The EC secretariat will present the names of 101...
Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from Belghoria Bypass area in Natore district town on Saturday morning. Local people spotted the body on the road and informed police....
A woman and a minor boy were killed in separate road accidents in Kanaighat upazila of Sylhet on Friday. The dead were identified as Rumel Ahmed, 7, son of Nurul...
Stocks fell sharply in the last week that ended on Thursday, snapping a six-week rally, as investors adopted a 'cautious' stance following the release of the monetary policy statement (MPS)...
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