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This year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations have begun across the country this Saturday morning. The examinations are being held under the ten education boards that will continue...
Once-in-a-century flooding in part of the eastern Australian state of Queensland looks set to worsen as the nation’s weather bureau on Saturday warned of more heavy rain in the area....
European Union governments will move to recognise Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president from next week, but using cautious language for fear of setting a precedent for political crises, two...
Chinese state-owned firms bought at least 1 million tonnes of US soybeans on Friday, a day after high-level bilateral talks yielded progress toward a trade deal and a Chinese commitment...
The Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2019 attracted huge crowd on Friday, a public holiday, with only seven days left to close the annual event. People from all walks of...
The rising income of middle-class people along with rapid socioeconomic development helped boost flower and foliage business in the country. The growing demand for flowers also helped the cultivators produce...
The Federal Reserve will lend a hand to Bangladesh’s central bank as it sues to recoup losses from one of the world’s largest cyber heists, even while the Philippine bank...
The European Parliament recognised Venezuela’s self-declared interim president Juan Guaido as de facto head of state on Thursday, heightening international pressure on the OPEC member’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro. EU...
A number of Asian Development Bank (ADB) high-ups, including its president, vice presidents, chief economist and some directors, will visit Dhaka this year to reassure their development assistance to the...
Saving certificates online database named 'national saving certificates online management system' will be launched tomorrow (Sunday). The move has been taken to see whether savings schemes are abused by exceeding...
The Planning Commission (PC) has suggested revision of the Paira Bridge construction project for the third time at the insistence of the Roads and Highways Department (RHD), insiders said on...
The annual public examination of the secondary school completion starts today (February 02, 2018). It is generally considered the first and most important public test for students on the path...
The era of rice as a predominant food item in Bangladeshi diet seems to be on the way out. The reasons are not far to seek--urbanisation, sustained income growth and...
One of the key factors impeding food safety operations by relevant authorities is evidently a dearth of skilled manpower coupled with inadequate and even imperfect testing procedures. Reports have it...
An evacuation drive is currently being conducted by the Bangladesh Inland Water Development Authority (BIWTA) on the banks of the Buriganga. The intent demonstrated looks serious and some of its...
The Spring Festival or Chinese New Year (Chun Jie) is the most important traditional festival of China observed on and from the first day of the first Chinese lunar month....
Universal health coverage (UHC) ensures that all people can have access to quality health services without financial hardship. Paying for healthcare is one of the main reasons why people fall...
Comilla Victorians defeated Dhaka Dynamites by one run in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city on Friday, reports UNB. Victorians posted 127 in...
Real Madrid's Karim Benzema scored twice to help the European champions secure a 3-1 victory over Girona on Thursday as they progressed to the Copa del Rey semi-finals 7-3 on...
North Korea has pledged to destroy all its nuclear material enrichment facilities, according to the US special envoy for the country, Stephen Biegun, reports BBC. He said the promise had...
Bangladesh, home to a 160 million people, lies in Asia's largest delta and is considered one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world. Climate change presents a range of...
Tanjila Haq Chowdhury Mitu, who was detained over the apparent suicide of her husband Dr Mustafa Morshed Akash, has confessed to having extramarital affairs with others, police claimed on Friday....
Initiatives are on to revamp the way the scourge of drug addiction and abuse is countered, with emphasis to move away from mere punitive action under the criminal justice system....
It's ironic that British Parliamentarians are debating a EU exit strategy that protects United Kingdom's sovereignty when at the end of it all the European Union (EU) has to agree...
Payment through electronic means has progressed remarkably in recent years. More and more people are paying through electronic means like cards, e-payments, mobile banking etc. These have become possible through...
I do not attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. But my sense is that, as in previous years, this year's participants ended up extrapolating more...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday called upon all to make the new generation aware of the real history of the nation which reached its destination through tremendous sacrifices and...
His image is on bank notes and in school textbooks in Iran, often as a black-and-white embodiment of the 1979 Islamic Revolution that swept aside the country’s shah and forever...
The United States will announce plans to suspend compliance with a landmark nuclear pact with Russia, a move triggering a six-month clock that could lead to its withdrawal from the...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has extended in its 15 days special traffic discipline campaign for two more. As per the extension, the traffic discipline campaign will now continue till...
Hundreds of schools across Wales and southern parts of England are closed due to snow and icy conditions. More than 500 schools are shut in Wales, with about 200 in...
The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair, a yearly event for booklovers and publishers, began at the premise of Bangla Academy and adjoining Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on Friday. Prime...
Another rape suspect has been found dead in Jhalakathi with a note around his neck on Friday. He has been identified as Rakib Hasan, one of the men accused of...
The European Union (EU) has agreed to give British citizens visa-free travel to member states, even if there is a no-deal Brexit, reports The Independent UK. A proposed new regulation,...
The Jatiya Oikyafront has decided not to attend Ganabhaban’s tea party. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited all political parties that took part in the general election at her official...
Police arrested 106 people, including 23 drug peddlers, from different parts of the district from Thursday to Friday morning. Md Anisur Rahman, additional superintendent of Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP), said...
This year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations begin across the country on Saturday. A total of 2,135,333 students, including 1,070,441 boys and 1,064,892 girls, are expected to appear...
Cash-strapped Pakistan on Thursday launched a bond scheme for its citizens living overseas, aimed at generating funds in foreign currencies to help bridge a balance of payment crisis. The Build...
Lawyers for two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar for breaking a colonial-era official secrets law appealed to the Supreme Court on Friday against their conviction, as a rights group said...
A study published on Thursday in the journal Science reported a strategy to fabricate materials that become stronger in response to mechanical stress, similar to the process of muscle growth....
Two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots were killed on Friday after a Mirage 2000 trainer fighter aircraft on a test sortie crashed at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) airport in Bengaluru....
The 33rd edition of 'Jatiya Kobita Utshab' (national poetry festival) has begun on Friday at the Dhaka University's Central Library square. This year's slogan of the two-day festival is 'Bangalir...
CHATTOGRAM: Despite repeated time extension for implementation of the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway-Bayezid Bostami Bypass Road, the Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) is still far away from completion of the project. CDA now...
Apparel sector leaders have demanded of the government to provide policy support, including cash incentive, to facilitate implementation of the recently revised wage structure for the readymade garment (RMG) workers....
The Philippine bank being sued for conspiracy to steal Bangladesh Bank reserve has labelled the lawsuit as a “political stunt”. Quinn Emanuel, a US law firm, has been hired to...
Hazaribagh, once a heartland of tanners and rawhide processing, is awaiting rapid socio-economic and environmental changes through redevelopment. The relocation of tanneries to Savar has left the old part of...
The number of prisoners in the country has witnessed a significant decline in the last 14 days. There were 92,845 inmates as on January 18 and it decreased by 3,281...
Japan’s jobless rate fell in December and the availability of jobs held steady, Reuters reported on Friday citing government data. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 2.4 per cent...
At least five people have died in Morocco after contracting the H1N1 virus, the country’s Health Minister Anas Doukkali said Thursday. In a statement to Morocco's official MAP news agency,...
The Swedish government has announced that it would invest an extra 2.1 billion SEK (232 million US dollars) annually to increase security for pensioners who "have it the toughest". "We...
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