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A US trade team will travel to Beijing the week of Jan. 7 to hold talks with Chinese officials, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the matter....
A total of 898 workers were killed and some 341 others injured in 2018 due to workplace accidents in the country, according to a report. It said the workplace death...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a 24-hour-long anti-narcotics drive has arrested 23 drug suspects from different areas of the capital city for selling and consuming illegal drugs. Different police...
Southeast Asian shares rose on Thursday, tracking a dramatic rebound on Wall Street powered by upbeat US holiday sales data and the Trump administration's efforts to boost investor confidence. Singaporean...
A Bangladeshi-born police officer has received special commendations for fending off five men with kicks and a baton in a fight in New York City on Sunday, reports The New...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all stakeholders to ensure an environment free of violence, intimidation and coercion before, during and after the general election in Bangladesh, so as...
An explosive device wounded a police officer when it went off outside a church in central Athens in Greece early on Thursday, state TV ERT said. The blast occurred outside...
IFIC Bank has recently opened its 147th branch at Akharua in Brahmanbaria. Nurul Basher Abdul Mamun, Head of Branch banking of IFIC Bank inaugurated the branch on Wednesday, according to...
Police in special drives arrested 79 people, accused in different cases, from eight upazilas of Satkhira district from Wednesday evening to Thursday morning. Of them, 22 were arrested from Sadar...
Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB) has signed a sponsorship agreement with Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchisee Rangpur Riders for the upcoming BPL T20 tournament. Tarek Reaz Khan, Head of SME...
A Chinese court will try a Canadian citizen on drugs charges on Saturday, a government-run news portal said, in a case that could further test already difficult relations between Beijing...
Some unidentified miscreants hurled two crude bombs at the house of Asaduzzaman Bablu, general secretary of Gangni upazila unit BNP at Cougaccha in Meherpur on Wednesday night. Tozbira Zaman, wife...
Police recovered the decomposed body of an unidentified man from Bhairab River in Jashore on Wednesday. Locals spotted the floating body of the elderly man at Naoapara Ferryghat in Abhoynagar...
The prices of most of the shares on bourses witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Thursday, the last trading session of the 2018, as some investors are...
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said holding a fair election under the Awami League government is not possible. “The election process has turned into a farce...
Indonesia on Thursday raised the alert level for the erupting Anak Krakatau volcano to the second-highest, and ordered all flights to steer clear, days after it triggered a tsunami that...
Asian shares on Thursday rode a dramatic surge on Wall Street as markets, hammered by a recent drum roll of deepening political and economic gloom, cheered upbeat US data and...
US pop star Miley Cyrus has confirmed her marriage to Australian actor and long-standing partner Liam Hemsworth. She shared images from the ceremony, reported to have been held on Sunday,...
The securities regulator has approved the IPO (initial public offering) proposal of Coppertech Industries. The company will raise a capital worth Tk 200 million offloading 20 million shares under the...
Top ten traded companies captured 22 per cent turnover of the major bourse on Wednesday. Khulna Power Company Ltd (KPCL) dominated the chart for fourth day in a row. Brokers...
India will ban e-commerce companies such as Amazon.com and Walmart-owned Flipkart Group from selling products from companies in which they have an equity interest. In a statement, the government also...
Mr. Md. Saiful Islam, president of Leathergoods And Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) & Managing Director of Picard Bangladesh Ltd, briefing Dr. René Holenstein, Ambassador of Switzerland...
Iraqi political and militia leaders condemned US President Donald Trump’s surprise visit to US troops in Iraq on Wednesday as a violation of Iraq’s sovereignty, and lawmakers said a meeting...
Stocks maintained the upward trend for the sixth straight day on Wednesday as investors showed their buying binge on financial issues. Brokers said the market kept gaining following the news...
At least 180 rooms at the workers colony in Chakrawarty area of Gazipur were gutted in a fire early Thursday. The fire originated from an electric short circuit at a...
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has sought a guarantee from the government against a Tk 5.0 billion (500 crore) loan under the Bangladesh Bank (BB) refinancing scheme, officials said. The...
The dredging of inland waterways is set to come under real-time monitoring as part of a government plan to develop a web-based system to track all such schemes. Shipping ministry...
President Donald Trump made a surprise Christmas visit to US troops in Iraq on Wednesday, his first trip to a conflict zone nearly two years into his presidency and days...
The deployment of army will not deliver the goods if the Election Commission (EC) fails to play a neutral role, experts told the FE on Wednesday. Members of the armed...
The government has asked the state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) to lower non-performing loans (NPLs) at any cost, officials said. The directive was given at a meeting at the secretariat on...
The sun was about to set beyond the horizon of Rangamati when five madrasah girls stepped out of the bus after a long journey. Albeit exhausted, they were curious to...
Various discourses and newspapers have iterated that the quality of education is decaying although the literacy rate is improving. Such statements are also established using facts and figures such as...
Competitions have always given a unique platform for students to apply their theoretical knowledge into practical contexts. With changing technology and the changing customer choices, it is important for every...
The two Koreas on Wednesday launched a project to reconnect rail and road links severed since the 1950-53 Korean War, but actual construction cannot start while sanctions remain in place...
The energy adviser to the Prime Minister launched the country's first ever Tk 5.0 billion non-convertible bond this week. The coupon-bearing bond, which is fully redeemable, will be used for...
A sense of urgency pervades the relevant government agencies to address labour unrest over the new wage structure for the garments sector. The prelude to the national election having witnessed...
The Bangladesh Police Service Association on Wednesday protested the remarks of Jatiya Oikyafront convenor Dr Kamal Hossain on the law enforcement agency, saying his remarks were unexpected, unwarranted and regretful....
The capital market of Bangladesh is small, weak and largely immature. Despite being a pillar of the overall financial market, it is continuously struggling to become an effective and vibrant...
President Donald Trump's planned withdrawal of American troops from Syria, a move that prompted the resignation of Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, was the right decision in the wrong way and...
Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Group Berhad will sell a portfolio of 25 planes to US private investment firm Castlelake LP for $768 million, it said recently, reports Reuters. Castlelake will...
The rising United States (US) interest rates, tanking emerging market currencies and a bitter US-China trade spat could push the world towards its next financial crisis. But still there is...
BOGURA, Dec 26: Bumper yield of chilli has made hundreds of grassroots peasants in the district happy this season. Sources said chilli production in the district has exceeded all the...
GOPALGANJ, Dec 26: The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) in the district has taken a massive programme to grow Boro paddy on 80,690 hectares of land this season with a...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 26 (BSS): Field-level agricultural extension officials and scientists concerned along with the growers are expecting a good yield of mustard seed this season as the government has taken...
The subversion trial of a prominent Chinese human rights lawyer in what Amnesty International called a ‘sham’ hearing ended on Wednesday without a verdict being announced. Wang Quanzhang, who took...
The challenge of maintaining sustainability in the context of prevailing patterns of growth and development began to be recognised at the global level since the early seventies. The UN Conference...
The Awami League-led Grand Alliance is likely to get 248 seats in the upcoming 11th parliamentary election, according to a survey. The Jatiya Oikyafront (JOF) may win in 49 constituencies...
Bangladesh Army on Wednesday issued a warning note against the vested fraudulent clique who is demanding money from election candidates promising facilities identifying themselves as army officers. Army personnel were...
Claiming that the Jatiya Oikyafront chief has failed to demonstrate his leadership, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said Dr Kamal Hossain should quit taking the responsibility of...
A team of police officials met Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain at his Motijheel chamber on Wednesday to 'discuss security issues'. The police team, led by Deputy Commissioner (Motijheel Zone)...
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