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Some 8,000 families of stranded Pakistanis in the city have not been paying their electricity bills to Power Development Board (PDB) for last two years. As a result, their outstanding...
The Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) has decided to operate some of its commercial units under public-private partnership (PPP) for maximum utilisation of the resources and increased revenue. To this end,...
The progress in work on the government's 'fast-track' Padma railway link project is slow and the authorities want to surrender 38 per cent of its allocated funds this year. Officials...
President Donald Trump agreed under mounting pressure on Friday to end a 35-day-old partial US government shutdown without getting the $5.7 billion he had demanded from Congress for a border...
Premier Bank led the week's turnover chart on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) last week that ended on Thursday, with four banks featuring in the list of ten most traded...
Stocks extended their winning streak for the sixth straight week that ended on Thursday, as investors increased their appetite for large-cap shares. Stocks continued its post-election rally amid spontaneous participation...
China has started hard-selling its J-10 fighter jets to Bangladesh and Laos to wean them off Russian aircraft such as the Yak-130 trainer/light fighter which both countries are considering, according...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has decided to submit a set of recommendations to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) for amending three relevant laws and regulations to help reduce the volume...
Bangladesh's economy needs to grow at a rate of 8.0 per cent or more in the coming years to absorb the country's growing labour force, a recent government report has...
Over the years, uses of National Identity (NID) card have increased significantly in case of availing different services and completing financial transactions in the country. At the same time, some...
Quite obviously, the advent of a modern technology, say in agriculture, tends to attract large and medium farms first, and the reasons are not far to seek. They have the...
It is an expectation of many that the AL government in its present term will do something concrete and substantial for improvement of the railway. Some initiatives were taken in...
Freight rates for dry-bulk and container ships, carriers of most of the world's raw materials and finished goods, have plunged over the last six months in the latest sign the...
Rajshahi Kings were outplayed by Sylhet Sixers by 76 runs at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Friday, reports UNB. Fazle Mahmud Rabbi's first fifty of the sixth season...
The West is in crisis - and so is economics. Rates of return on investment are meagre. Wages - and incomes generally - are stagnating for most people. Job satisfaction...
Bangladesh power distribution companies have signed several contracts (already 35 consumers have been under the net metering systems and several others are in the process) with the consumers to procure...
Over the last several years, there has been a lot of discussion about a new state of industrial revolution, its consequences, and finding ways to leverage it. This state of...
We know that weather affects our health directly when it is too hot or too cold. When there are extreme weather and climate events, there is flooding or drought. Greater...
Eight members of a family sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out from a gas cylinder at their house of Sadhukhali village in Sadar upazila on Friday noon....
Importantly, this book adds a valuable dimension to our understanding of the meaning of the Quran. Surely, it is imperative to know and realise the meanings and implications of the...
January 17 was her fifth death anniversary. It passed away almost unnoticed in Bangladesh. But in the minds of three generations of Bangladeshi cine-goers who had watched Bangla films since...
Bangladesh is a country of 165 million people and consumes about 3.0 million tonnes of oils and fats as per statistics of 2018. Due to insufficient indigenous production, almost 90...
US President Donald Trump has congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for getting victory in the 11th parliamentary elections. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam informed that Trump sent...
Bangladesh is the signatory and ratifies the United Nations Convention on the right of the child in 1989. We have many achievements in the field of child rights i.e. enrollment...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government has set a target to create 15 million jobs in the next five years as creating employment opportunities is the biggest responsibility....
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a charge-sheeted accused in the Holey Artisan Bakery attack case from Nachole upazila of Chapainawabganj on Friday The arrestee is identified Md Shariful...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday expressed his optimism that the construction works of Chandra and Konabari flyovers in the district will end by April to ease...
Pearson’s largest qualification brand Edexcel arranged its seventh Academic Award Ceremony on Friday in collaboration with the British Council. The ceremony was arranged at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka...
The United States government is concerned about India’s revised e-commerce regulations and has told officials in New Delhi the policy will hinder the Indian investment plans of Amazon.com and Walmart...
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak has said the government has a target to have at least one thousand cyber security experts in the country by...
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) is planning to hand over industrial plots to the investors in Mirsarai Economic Zone (EZ) after few months BEPZA General Manager Nazma Binte...
Former finance minister AMA Muhith has expressed his interest to cooperate with the current finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, in formulating the budget for the next financial year. “There is...
Top seed Novak Djokovic set up a tantalising Australian Open final against Rafael Nadal by thrashing Lucas Pouille in a one-sided semi-final on Friday. The Serb, 31, needed just one...
Met Office researchers expect to record one of the biggest rises in atmospheric concentrations of CO2 in 2019. Every year, the Earth's natural carbon sinks such as forests soak up...
Europe’s data protection regulators have received more than 95,000 complaints about possible data breaches, eight months after the adoption of a landmark EU privacy law, the European Commission said on...
The top UN official for Bangladesh has lauded the country's contribution in the peacekeeping missions. Mia Seppo highlighted Bangladesh's role in global peace efforts while addressing the fourth annual session...
Roger Stone, an ally of US President Donald Trump, was arrested and charged with seven counts, according to a grand jury indictment. The indictment was made public by US Special...
A meeting between NATO and Russian envoys on Friday failed to resolve a dispute over a new Russian cruise missile that Western allies say is a threat to Europe, NATO...
The US Senate, after rejecting two shutdown-ending bills, was searching for a way to end a government closure entering its 35th day and threatening the economy, as hundreds of thousands...
Volkswagen will manufacture electric car batteries and charging stations in its home region in Germany, as it prepares to mass produce electric vehicles and overhaul its components division, which makes...
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Friday that he was aiming to clinch a trade deal with New Zealand this year. Informal talks for a trade deal between the...
A student of Jagannath University was killed and his elder brother injured as a pick-van hit their motorcycle on Bangabandhu Bridge West Link Highway near Jhaol bridge area in Sirajganj’s...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested five alleged drug pedlars with 100 bottles of phensidyl syrup from Barinagar under Godagari upazila in Rajshahi district during the early hours of Friday. The...
At least 7,221 people were killed in road accidents across the country in 2018, according to a report by the Bangladesh Passenger Welfare Organisation. A further 15,446 people were injured...
The Dhaka University Botany Alumni Association (DUBAA) has organised its fourth reunion and Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Curzon Hall premises of the university. Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University (DU) Prof....
Amazon is experimenting with delivery robots, starting with a little truck called Scout which is taking to the pavements in Washington State. Six of the autonomous electric trucks will deliver...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has urged the registered political parties to join all the upcoming elections including the upazila-level one. The Minister came up with the call...
The Trump administration is trying to cut Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro's revenue streams, US National Security Adviser John Bolton says. The comments come one day after Maduro cut diplomatic ties...
An Australian woman "jumped off her seat" after being bitten by a snake on the toilet, a reptile handler says. Helen Richards, 59, received the non-venomous strike in the dark...
Greek police have used teargas to disperse crowds gathered outside parliament protesting a deal over the name of Macedonia. Several thousand people had assembled outside the Greek legislature chanting “traitors”...
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