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India has opened six new Visa Application Centres (IVACs) in Bangladesh, raising the total number of IVACs to 15, announced its High Commission here on Wednesday, reports UNB. The six...
The Election Commission (EC) has begun preparations to hold upazila council elections in March, soon after the end of the national parliamentary polls. The elections have to be held then...
A case was filed on Wednesday in the connection with the death of two female garment workers in a road accident in the city's Malibagh Chowdhurypara area on Tuesday. Jarina...
A man, who sustained injuries during a clash over land dispute at Chandsar village at Chandina upazila in Cumilla on Tuesday, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday...
A court in Khulna has placed Hedait Hossain Mollah, Khulna correspondent of Dhaka Tribune and online portal Bangla Tribune, on three-day remand in a case filed under the Digital Security...
The newly elected members of parliament will take their oath of office at 11:00am today (Thursday) at the oath-taking chamber in the Parliament. The secretariat of parliament announced that the...
The death toll from landslides and devastating floods in the central Philippines triggered by a tropical depression climbed to 85, officials said on Wednesday, and 20 people were missing as...
A man has died after inhaling poisonous gas from a fuel tank in Brahmanbaria. Sohel Mia, 24, inhaled the gas as he was cleaning the tank in the Medda area...
Stocks witnessed yet another bullish session Wednesday, the second sessions after election, as investors reacted positively to the election results. Market operators said investors are optimistic about the market riding...
Indonesian annual inflation posted 3.13 per cent in December, accelerated at a slower pace in the last month of the previous year, within the target range of the central bank...
The country's private jute millers have urged the government to impose duty on export of raw jute to help curb its export and survive local jute goods producers. The local...
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Wednesday asked the concerned authorities of the corporation to remove all posters, banners, and other campaign materials used during the 11th...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested an alleged drug pedlar along with 600 pieces of contraband yaba pills from Shibnathpur village in Jashore’s Benapole on Wednesday...
Five new more departments are going to be added to the Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) for boosting its services. The new departments are: Casualty, Endocrine Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery,...
Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain on Wednesday urged the elected BNP MPs to accept people's verdict and take oath. "It will not be wise to reject the...
Alphabet’s Google unit won approval from US regulators to deploy a radar-based motion sensing device known as Project Soli. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said in an order late on...
A UK ticket-holder has scooped a jackpot of nearly £115 million in the New Year's Day EuroMillions draw. The National Lottery said the win is the fourth biggest in UK...
Last year marked a sharp rise in fatalities from air crashes compared with 2017, however, in contrast, 2018 was still the ninth safest year on record, figures show. Airliner accidents...
Somalia’s government has ordered the top United Nations official in the country to leave, accusing him of interfering with national sovereignty days after he raised concerns about the actions of...
BRAC University on Tuesday signed an agreement with Dhaka Bank Limited to facilitate the students of the university. According to the tuition fee payment solution agreement, the students will not...
Dhaka School of Economics (DScE) is set to organise a two-day exposition titled “International Entrepreneurial Expo and Summit-2019” on 18 and 19 January, 2019, on the premises of the institute...
Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal both bounced back from demoralising defeats to enjoy wins on New Year's Day, with Spurs cruising to a 3-0 victory at Cardiff and the Gunners beating...
The Election Commission (EC) has published the gazette listing the newly elected MPs of the 11th parliament. A letter was sent to the Parliament Secretary for taking necessary measures to...
US border agents launched tear gas into Mexico early on Tuesday to deter a group of migrants that one official called ‘a violent mob’ from crossing over from Tijuana, according...
Southeast Asian stocks fell on Wednesday while Singaporean and Malaysian shares sank after disappointing economic data from China. However, a rally in real estate stocks drove Philippine and Vietnamese equities...
Liaquat Hossain Moghul, renowned industrialist and a well known patroniser of education, has been appointed as the chairman of the board of trustees of Eastern University (EU). He is one...
Indonesian rescue teams were searching for victims of a series of landslides that killed at least 15 people on New Year’s Day, officials said, after a year of natural disasters...
Stocks failed to stay positive trend at midday on Wednesday as some investors started to book profit after eight days’ gain. Following the previous eight sessions’ 245 points gain, the...
A mob has beaten a suspected robber to death after they allegedly caught him as his gang was preparing to rob a house in Feni. The incident was reported from...
Netfilx pulled an episode of the comedy show ‘Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj’ from its Internet streaming service in Saudi Arabia after kingdom officials complained, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday....
Chairperson of Indian Congress Parliamentary Party Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday congratulated Bangladesh Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on securing her party's absolute victory in the 11th parliamentary...
Asian stock markets tumbled Wednesday as 2019 trading began, after surveys showed Chinese manufacturing weakening. The Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, -1.22 per cent lost 1.1 per cent to 2,465.29 and Hong...
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said the government of India will continue to have cooperation with Bangladesh as a close neighbour. She called Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan...
At least twenty people were injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League over dominance at Subochini Bazar in Shariatpur’s Sadar upazila on Tuesday evening. Quoting locals, police...
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) upgraded Bangas Limited to “A” category from existing “Z” category as the company has reported disbursement of 15 per cent stock dividend for the year ended...
Armed men killed 37 Fulani civilians on Tuesday in central Mali, where ethnic violence cost hundreds of lives last year, the government said. Violence between Fulani and rival communities has...
A man was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants at Patkajor in Keraniganj in the early hours of Wednesday. The dead man was identified as Jakir Hossain Rubel, 42, an...
Two women defied a centuries-old ban on entering a Hindu temple in India’s southern state of Kerala in the early hours of Wednesday, the state’s chief minister said, raising fears...
Taiwan independence would lead to “disaster”, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday, pledging efforts for peaceful “reunification” with the self-ruled island but warning China would not renounce the use...
The prices of most of the shares on bourses witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday as some investors are active on sector-wise issues. Brokers said stable...
Two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Dagonbhuiyan upazila of Feni district early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as...
The acreage of potato cultivation is set to decline this year as farmers are switching to other crops after witnessing severe losses last year. As a result, potatoes might be...
The Solar Home System (SHS) programme of the state-run Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) is losing its edge because of growing renewable energy business and expansion of electricity network. According...
Polls to three polling stations in Brahmanbaria-2 constituency will be held on Jan 9, SM Asaduzzaman, the Election Commission (EC) Secretary, said. The EC suspended voting at the three centres—Ashuganj...
State minister for power, energy, and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid has said the major challenge of the next government would be to ensure affordable power and energy. "We [have] already...
The 'Alliance' has shut down its operations in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh as its transitional period ended on December 31. To this end, the North America-based apparel...
Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has congratulated the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for landslide victory in the 11th parliamentary election. Major General Mohd Habibur Rahman Khan, BSP, ndc, psc,...
Jatiya Party co-chairman GM Quader will be the chairman of the party in absence of his elder brother and party's current chairman HM Ershad. Ershad made the announcement in a...
The government is set to construct the country's second largest dual-gauge double railway line between Joydevpur and Iswardi to connect the eastern region with western and north-western areas, officials said...
Interest rate spread in the country's banking sector decreased further in November, although the commercial banks increased their interest rates more on deposit than lending, officials said. The interest rates...
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