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Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a special anti-drug drive arrested 28 suspects from different areas of Dhaka city for selling and consuming illegal drugs. A special team of DMP, comprising...
At least 592 employees died in 484 workplace accidents across the country in 2018, according to a report launched on Wednesday. The highest number of deaths-31 per cent or 184...
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said it has made two arrests on suspicion of arranging illegal movement of migrants across the English Channel into Britain. A 33-year-old Iranian national...
Qatar’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth accelerated to an annual 2.2 per cent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2018 from a revised 1.7 per cent in the second quarter,...
A lion-hearted young man returned home alive after fighting with a Royal Bengal Tiger in the Sundarbans on Wednesday. The 30-year-old named Masum, son of Abdul Jalil of Uttor Rajapur...
Most Southeast Asian shares climbed on Thursday, with Philippine markets leading gains ahead of the release of inflation figures, while Singaporean stocks bucked the trend to fall sharply. Philippine stocks...
The prices of most of the shares on bourses witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Thursday as investors are active on sector-wise issues amid growing confidence. Market...
Police detained two assistant sub-inspectors of police allegedly for trying to snatch smuggled gold from Navaron intersection in Sharsha upazila of Benapole on Wednesday. Sharsha Police arrested ASI Ishak of...
New members of parliament (MPs) have taken the oath of office. Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath at Jatiya Sangsad at 11:00 am on Thursday. Prior to this, elected...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he is "deeply concerned" about the increased production of coca leaf, the raw material for cocaine, in Colombia. At a meeting with Colombian...
General Motors hit 0.2 million (200,000) total electric vehicles sold in the United States by the end of 2018, reaching a threshold that triggers a phase-out of a $7,500 federal...
Asian share markets were mixed on Thursday after tumbling more than 1.0 per cent on the first trading day of 2019. Apple downgraded its sales projections, citing slowing Chinese growth,...
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States would get out of Syria slowly “over a period of time” and would protect the US-backed Kurdish fighters in the...
Two suspected drug traders were killed in reported gunfights in Meherpur and Cumilla districts on Wednesday and early Thursday. In Meherpur, police recovered the bullet-hit body of a suspected drug...
Central Counterparty Bangladesh Limited (CCBL), a clearing and settlement company, will be formed within a week. DSE sources said all relevant formalities are near completion. The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)...
Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is expected to cut February prices for heavier crude grades sold to Asia due to weaker fuel oil margins, respondents to a Reuters survey said...
A Chinese serial killer convicted of murdering 11 girls and women between 1988 and 2002 has been executed. Gao Chengyong, dubbed ‘Jack the Ripper’ by Chinese media, followed his victims...
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has upgraded two listed companies to "A" category from existing "Z" category as they have reported disbursement of 10 per cent or more than 10 per...
A set of measures taken by the Chittagong Port Authority in association with its stakeholders helped it improve performance in the containerised cargo handling in the just-concluded calendar year. Last...
The state-owned metro rail company is going very slow on recruiting people for the metro rail system although three mass rapid transit (MRT) projects are progressing well. Sources said the...
Apple Inc on Wednesday took the rare step of cutting its quarterly sales forecast, with Chief Executive Tim Cook blaming slowing iPhone sales in China, whose economy has been dragged...
Inward remittance jumped by nearly 15 per cent or around $2.0 billion in calendar year 2018 following the depreciating mode of taka against dollar, officials said. Remittance inflows rose to...
The local currency Bangladesh Taka (Tk) depreciated by nearly 1.5 per cent to Tk 83.90 against the US Dollar (US$) in the year 2018 as a result of widening deficit...
In today's world of increasing uncertainty on the roads and different places people visit, it is important to be vigilant about the environment and know the techniques to protect oneself....
In Bangladesh, after graduation, the first question that probably comes to the mind of a fresh graduate is whether they will get a proper job or not which is in...
Early Christian theologian and philosopher from Numidia, Saint Augustine of Hippo said, "The world is a book and those who do not travel, read only one page." Outside school and...
The re-election of Awami League-led Mohajote government to a third term in office evidently increases its responsibility to measure up to its overwhelming mandate. In plain terms, it means continuity...
An Awami League leader, who was injured during election-related violence in Kahalu upazila in the district, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday. The president of Paikar union...
Comilla Victorians, Rajshahi Kings and Sylhet Sixers have started gearing up for the sixth edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), reports UNB. The tournament is set to commence from January...
SYLHET, Jan 02: Some 85,924 hectares of land have been brought under the farming of varieties of Rabi crops in all the four districts of Sylhet division. Of the total...
RAJSHAHI, Jan 02: An early sprouting of mango buds in some trees in Bamlail village under Godagari upazila has created commotion among the locals. It is learnt, Alam Sheikh owns...
Popular uprisings across France are threatening to shatter the hope that so many had placed in French President Emmanuel Macron after his election in May 2017. With his party, La...
The World Bank and other multilateral institutions are increasingly promoting measures to "de-risk" infrastructure investments in developing countries, in order to make such projects more attractive for international finance. But...
Zero tolerance to corruption, quality implementation of the mega infrastructure projects and lower cost of business should be the priorities of the new government. After the 'unprecedented' election victory in...
As the crowdfunding industry grows, several legal issues, risks, and implication related matters are coming up. Experiences with crowdfunding arrangements in emerging economies are also coming up with several lessons....
The world is gradually shifting to an automated and technology-driven global society. Most developed nations of the world, including China and USA, are investing in research and development projects focused...
Oil fell to around $53 a barrel on Wednesday, pressured by rising output in major OPEC and non-OPEC producers and concern about an economic slowdown that could weaken demand, reports...
The northernmost sub-Himalayan town of Tentulia in Panchagarh district today recorded the season’s lowest temperature of 4.9 degrees Celsius causing untold sufferings to the common people. The mercury levels marked...
A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent four university students, who remained missing since December 29, to jail after they were produced before the court in connection with a case filed...
Oil fell towards $53 a barrel on Wednesday, under pressure from rising output in major OPEC and non-OPEC producers and due to concerns about an economic slowdown that could weaken...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended his heartiest congratulations to Bangladesh Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on securing her party’s absolute victory in the 11th parliamentary elections....
A garment worker was killed as a bus crushed him in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur district on Wednesday. The labourer was identified as Russel, 24, an inhabitant in Islampur upazila...
Female migrant workers, both the internationally and internally migrated ones, are playing a vital role in uplifting the country’s economy as they are earning foreign currency and sending remittance to...
The United Kingdom has urged the Bangladesh authorities to take measures for a full, credible and transparent resolution of all complaints related to the conduct of the 11th parliamentary election....
The general point to point inflation rate in December last further eased to 5.35 percentage point from the previous month due to the slight decrease in both food and non-food...
The family of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher say they will celebrate "his victories, his records and his jubilation" as he turns 50 on Thursday. The German suffered serious head...
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed gratitude to the countrymen for her party’s victory in the December 30 national elections, pledging that she will continue...
The United States has termed the 11th parliamentary election of Bangladesh as a positive development and said it looks forward to continue working with the ruling government and opposition. “Bangladesh’s...
A passenger train on a bridge linking central Denmark's islands hit an "unknown object" early Wednesday, killing six people and injuring 16 others, Danish police said. The rail operator, Danish...
Jatiya Party co-chairman GM Quader on Wednesday said its parliamentary party on Thursday will decide its role in the 11th parliament. "Our newly-elected MPs will join Jatiya Party Parliamentary Party...
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