Khulna Titans' losing streak finally ended after they beat Rajshahi Kings by 25 runs in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Sylhet International Stadium in Sylhet on Tuesday, reports UNB....
The European Union (EU) is likely this week to impose tariffs on rice coming from Cambodia and Myanmar for the next three years to curb a surge in imports, according...
North Korea is no longer South Korea's "enemy," though Pyongyang's nuclear programme still poses a security threat, according to Seoul's biennial defence document published on Tuesday, reports AP. It's the...
Beximco’s Salman F Rahman has been appointed as an advisor for prime minister Sheikh Hasina, according to an announcement. Salman has been appointed as an advisor for private industry and...
The copies of 'Unfinished Memoirs', the autobiography of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, were distributed among the students of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Tuesday. Mijanur...
Although capital shortfall of any bank is a bad indication for the whole industry, it has different implications for two major stakeholders. Government is the owner of state-owned commercial banks,...
The prosecution has submitted a petition to court for cancel bail for Shafat Ahmed, the main accused in rape charged committed at a Banani hotel in 2017. Shafat had secured...
The government has once again slashed tax at source to 0.25 per cent from the existing 0.60 per cent for exporting goods to give some relief mainly to the RMG...
The world's developing countries, comprising over two-thirds of the 193 UN member states, are complaining they are not being adequately represented in the higher echelons of the world body -...
David Lipton, the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), told the Financial Times, on the sidelines of the recently concluded annual conference of the American Economic...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has re-appointed her son Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy as her ICT affairs adviser. A circular from the Prime Minister’s Office said on Tuesday that the Prime...
An international airport, named after Bangladesh's founding father, will be constructed near the Padma River. State Minister for Civil Aviation Mahbub Ali gave the information at a meeting with Civil...
A Bangladeshi national was shot to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Bhujaripara border under Dimla upazila in Nilphamari early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as...
The verdict on the New Eskaton double murder case against Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of former Awami League MP Pinu Khan, will now be delivered on January 30. Dhaka Additional...
Explosions and gunfire are being reported around a hotel complex in Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Local television showed smoke rising from the Dusit hotel, in the Westland district of the city....
Theresa May faces the prospect of a crushing defeat in the Commons and a vote of no confidence in her government as MPs prepare to vote on her Brexit deal....
Serena Williams stormed into the Australian Open second round as she began her bid for a 24th Grand Slam title with a win over Tatjana Maria. The 37-year-old American, whose...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has acquitted Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo. He had been charged with crimes against humanity in connection with violence following a disputed...
Singapore officials say it isn't in the country's interest to nab — or even name — the perpetrators behind a cyberattack that breached 1.5 million health records, including those of...
President of the Council of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, in a message, congratulated Bangladesh Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on her reelection as...
Thailand’s long-delayed general election to end military rule will have to be postponed from its February 24 date and will likely be held in March, two officials in the Election...
A mentally challenged minor girl was allegedly raped at Taltala village in suburb of Satkhira town. Police arrested the alleged rapist, Sajedul Islam, 19, son of Intaj Ali of the...
Seeds taken up to the Moon by China's Chang'e-4 mission have sprouted, says China National Space Administration. It marks the first time any biological matter has grown on the Moon,...
Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co are expected to unveil an alliance on Tuesday that combines forces on commercial vehicles and is likely to expand into joint development of electric...
Awami League will contest the upcoming Upazila Parishad elections without any alliance, party General Secretary Obaidul Quader said on Tuesday. "We won't go into the polls as part of any...
China denounced Canada on Tuesday for 'irresponsible' remarks after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused it of 'arbitrarily' sentencing a Canadian to death for drug smuggling, aggravating already icy relations....
Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun on Tuesday said the construction works of the Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) at Savar Tannery Industrial City will be completed soon. “The construction...
The largest actors union in the United States on Monday accused the organisers of the Oscars of trying to intimidate celebrities not to present at rival award shows. In an...
The world's oldest desert is to be blessed with one of the most listened-to songs - Africa by Toto. Namibian artist Max Siedentopf has set up a sound installation in...
At least five people have been killed and several others injured as a microbus lost control and crashed into a roadside tree in Brahmanbaria. Khantihata Highway Police OC Hossain Sarkar...
The Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Monday realised over Tk 3.178 million in fines from traffic offenders. In simultaneous drives across the city streets conducted on...
Visiting Minister in charge of Economic Revitalisation of Japan Toshimitsu Motegi on Tuesday said his country will continue to support Bangladesh in key development arenas, showing interest to invest in...
Daily Manabkantho acting editor Abu Bakar Chowhdury has passed away. He was rushed to a hospital in Dhaka while suffering critical illness on early Tuesday. The 54-year-old may have suffered...
Stocks rebounded in the green territory Tuesday, after a single-day break, as investors showed their buying appetite on financial issues. After witnessing volatility almost throughout the session, DSEX, the prime...
Islamic Finance and Investment Limited (IFIL) has formally launched three new products in order to provide better financial services to its customers. The new products are: Mudaraba Asan Deposit Scheme,...
India’s annual retail inflation rate dropped to an 18-month low of 2.19 per cent in December, strengthening views of some economists that the central bank could ease monetary policy next...
American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) recently organised the 1st International Conference on Robotics, Electrical and Signal Processing Techniques (ICREST) on its campus. Department of Computer Engineering (CoE), and Department of Electrical...
Police arrested a young man along with 4,500 pieces of yaba pills from the main gate of the Cox's Bazar airport on Tuesday morning. The arrestee has been identified as...
The International Model United Nations Conference 2019 will begin at Daffodil International University (DIU) in Dhaka city on Thursday. President of Daffodil International University Model United Nations Association, which is...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a special anti-narcotics drive arrested 61 suspects from different areas of Dhaka city for selling and consuming illegal drugs. A special team of DMP, comprising...
Researchers have found that when our brain tries to remember a past event, it reconstructs that experience in reverse order, according to a study released on Monday by the University...
Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) organised a seminar on “Higher Education Policy in Bangladesh” at Bijoy Auditorium of its campus in the capital on Monday. The BUP, in association with...
The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday denied former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s request for release on bail after his indictment last week on two new charges, including...
A dividend warrant distribution ceremony of Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh Limited (EGCB) was held recently at Corporate Office of EGCB, Dhaka. Chairman of EGCB and Secretary of Power Division...
A Pakistani university is rebranding Valentine's Day as "Sister's Day", and debating marking the holiday widely seen as a Western import by handing out headscarves and shawls to its female...
Stocks witnessed positive trend at midday on Tuesday as investors are active both sides of trading fence. Following the previous day’s mild correction, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the...
Indonesia, classified as a newly industrialised country, posted wider-than-expected trade deficit in December, bringing the gap for 2018 to the largest ever, the statistics bureau said on Tuesday. December’s trade...
The 2nd AGM & Annual Get-Together of Bankers' Welfare Association Bangladesh (BWAB) was held recently. BWAB members from different parts of the country were present in the AGM. Mr. Khondkar...
A Chinese court has sentenced a Canadian man to be executed for drug smuggling, prompting Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to accuse China of using the death penalty arbitrarily. Monday's...
British Prime Minister Theresa May urged lawmakers on Monday to take a “second look” at her deal to leave the European Union, a last-ditch effort to win over a parliament...
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