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China has punished 3,021 people in a crackdown on organised crime and the local “protective umbrellas” that allow it to operate, Xinhua reported on Friday, citing a government anti-crime task...
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) established partnerships with ETH Zurich, Imperial College London and Johns Hopkins University from the United States on Thursday to deepen ties on transdisciplinary...
The Mongolian parliament on Friday elected Gombojav Zandanshatar as its new speaker through a vote of 95.2 per cent in the country's 76-seat parliament. The former head of the cabinet...
Lawyers for two Reuters reporters jailed for seven years in Myanmar lodged an appeal on Friday at the Supreme Court against their conviction on charges of breaking the Official Secrets...
Bangladesh will play Indian and Pakistan h in their warm-up matches leading up to the ICC ODI World Cup starting May 30 in England. All 10 competing teams will play...
The government has transferred the 23 employees of the health directorate who are allegedly members of a syndicate that made fortunes through corruption. The health ministry has also formed eight...
A Feni court has sentenced a yaba dealer to two years in prison over a case initiated by his father. Nine witnesses, including his parents, wife and sister, had testified...
Four militants arrested in Uttara were planning to murder a newspaper editor, the Rapid Action Battalion has said. The suspected members of Ansarullah Bangla Team were caught by the elite...
Police arrested a total of 86 suspects from different parts of Satkhira and Dinajpur districts from Thursday evening to Friday morning. Sub-inspector Azam Khan of Special Branch Satkhira district police...
Indian unemployment rate rose to its highest level in at least 45 years in 2017/18, an official survey that has been withheld by the government shows. The Business Standard newspaper...
Delivery van registrations in Dhaka city witnessed a significant decline in 2018 compared to those of 2017. A total of 1,882 van were registered in 2018 while it was 2,199...
Total fines imposed on brick kilns for breaking laws across the country in fiscal year (FY) 2017-18 witnessed a slight increase. A total of Tk 20 million was fined against 324...
A trader was found dead inside his business establishment in front of Tajpur College beside Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet on Thursday. The dead man was identified as...
Four suspected members of banned militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team have been detained from Dhaka’s Uttara. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) raided the suburb area at around 2:00am Friday, Mufti...
Southeast Asian stocks rose on Friday as the latest round of Sino-US trade talks ended on a positive note, with President Donald Trump saying he was optimistic that the two...
Damen, a very common name in global shipping industry, wants to invest in Bangladesh in a bigger way, says its top executive. Chief Executive Officer of Damen Rene Berkvens expressed...
Asian markets were mixed on Friday as trade talks ended in Washington with no deal but the promise of a second meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader...
Police have arrested the wife of physician Akash from Nandan Kanon area in the port city over his reported suicide. A team of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Unit...
The White House warned traders on Wednesday not to deal in Venezuelan gold or oil following its imposition of stiff sanctions aimed at forcing socialist President Nicolas Maduro from power....
The United States said on Thursday it was imposing visa restrictions on Ghana, accusing the African country of not cooperating in accepting its citizens ordered removed from the United States....
Global jostling intensified on Thursday between countries that want Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in power and those trying to force him to resign, as opposition leader Juan Guaido made overtures...
The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dipped 1.07 per cent on Thursday, extending the losing streak for the second consecutive session, as most sectors saw sharp price...
The Intraco Refuelling Station Limited (IRSL) has decided to merge its five subsidiary companies with itself to reduce the 'management cost' and avail 'tax benefit'. The boards of directors of...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) will continue its intensive supervision in ensuring credit flow to the priority sectors to help create more and better jobs along with protecting the environment. "….BB...
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping soon to try to seal a comprehensive trade deal as Trump and his top trade...
Prices of soybean oil and potato declined in the city markets last week bringing some relief for the consumers who are already battered with rising costs of rice, meat and...
The Malaysian government has initiated legal action against a rubber glove making company for withholding the salaries of its workers from Bangladesh and Nepal. The move has been taken following...
Bangladesh’s central bank on Thursday sued a Philippine bank to recoup losses it suffered when unidentified hackers stole $81 million from its account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New...
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has asked the chief executives of state-owned banks (SoBs) and financial institutions to improve financial health. It also exhorted them to work vigorously to achieve...
Indonesia intends to challenge an EU directive on renewable energy at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), arguing the plan to curb the use of crops that cause deforestation will unfairly...
SYLHET, Jan 31: Just years ago many areas in Sylhet were backward in agriculture. Vast tracts of lands remained barren mainly due to lack of common farmers' interest. But things...
SIRAJGANJ, Jan 31: Due to unexpected low production and market price, a good number trained up honey collectors in Sirajganj district are severely disheartened this season. The honey extractors of...
There has been no dearth of issues to fuel discussion in this country. A strong debate over the December 30 general election outcome that preoccupied the nation has more or...
As traffic anarchy in Dhaka city and road accidents across the country relentlessly continue to claim lives, a country in Europe is all set to introduce no-fare travel. Indeed, Luxembourg...
Euphemistically called siphoning off unaccounted for -and perhaps unearned -money in hundreds of billions from weaker economies to the stronger ones, the criminal practice has left the global wealth distribution...
The government has signed an agreement with a Russian company to procure nuclear fuel uranium for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. Dr Imtiaz Kamal, member of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission...
Street protests in Budapest against new legislation governing overtime work - quickly dubbed the "slave law" - highlight the vulnerability of the illiberal democracies that have emerged in Central Europe....
With a slow second quarter of the fiscal it is now certain that the National Board of Revenue (NBR) will be behind its targets of collections. The Annual Development Programme...
During childhood, school-going kids usually dread the day their parents are handed over the annual report card. Children would do anything to hide bad performance to be in the good...
As one of the leading countries (nay, laboratories) of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), in fact, boasting the world's largest in the BRAC outfit, it is only appropriate for Bangladesh to ask...
Across the world, gender pay gaps indicate one of today's greatest social injustices, which continue to be a major obstacle to achieving a better and more sustainable future for all....
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) after a long inquiry into the health sector identified 11 areas of corruption and prepared a set of 25 recommendations to stop the menace. ACC Commissioner...
Elderly people ranging from 60-year to 80-year-olds toiling away to eke out a living is a common sight in Dhaka. They are seen engaged mainly in manual work; some of...
The total number of Bangladesh's mobile phone subscribers hit about 157 million at the end of 2018, with addition of nearly 12 million new users in last year, statistics of...
France's National Assembly has approved a law banning the wearing of masks at protests, and another to ban specific people from taking part in rallies. Wearing a mask could now...
Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday said they have asked their two MPs-elect not to join parliament as per their party decision their party’s decision. “We’ve clearly conveyed...
Denis Suarez has completed his loan move to Arsenal after extending his contract at Barcelona through to 2021. Despite penning fresh terms at Camp Nou, the deal which has taken...
Italy's economy tipped into recession at the end of last year, according to latest figures. In the final three months of 2018, the economy shrank by 0.2 per cent, following...
Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Thursday assured everyone that no question paper will be leaked the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations set to begin on Saturday. She...
Corruption has grown into a severe problem in Bangladesh, said BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. Rizvi spoke at a news conference on Thursday in response to the...
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