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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday defended the holding of Primary Education Completion (PEC) and Junior School Certificate (JSC) examinations, saying that such examinations help boost the self-confidence of children....
Representatives of civil society organisations on Monday criticised the outcome of the global climate change negotiation (COP24) in Poland's Katwise, calling it frustrating. They also slammed the proposed "Paris Rulebook"...
Speakers on Monday emphasised the proper implementation of Bangladesh Delta Plan (BDP) 2100 while highlighting its advantages and challenges the government could face. The government approved BDP 2100 to harness...
Bangladesh Army has issued a warning against 'fake' websites and social media accounts using its identity and urged people to be cautious about any propaganda involving the force. The Inter-Services...
The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Joules Power Limited (JPL) to establish country’s first solar Independent Power Producer (IPP). The $180 million...
The Jatiya Party (JP) has considered the Rangpur-2 parliamentary constituency as its stronghold since the rule of HM Ershad. During the fifth and the seventh parliamentary elections, Ershad was the...
Law enforces arrested two men on Monday for seeking vote in exchange of money ahead of the country’s 11th general election. The detective branch members of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)...
The Appellate division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday upheld a High Court (HC) order that dismissed the Election Commission's (EC) decision allowing nine candidates, including eight BNP candidates,...
Girls fared better than boys in this year's Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations. The pass rate of female students is 86.43 per cent while that...
Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Zhang Zuo on Monday said his country wants to give a further push to broaden people-to-people contacts with Bangladesh taking the mutual bilateral relations to a...
Stocks continued the upward trend for fifth straight day on Monday as some investors brought shares amid positive expectation after the national elections. Market insiders said the securities regulator’s positive...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Monday said voters will get back their confidence with the deployment of army ahead of the 11th parliamentary elections. "I think, people...
A Pakistani anti-corruption court on Monday jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for seven years on graft charges he says were politically motivated. The court found the three-time prime minister...
Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Sunday realised Tk 3.786 million in fines from traffic offenders. A total of 4,609 cases were also filed against different modes...
The field officers of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) have been asked to ensure collection of quality data to help prepare the country's development agenda properly. Accurate and quality data...
A SpaceX rocket carrying a US military navigation satellite blasted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral on Sunday (local time), marking the space transportation company’s first national security space mission for...
Rescuers in India say they are hoping for a miracle to save 15 workers trapped inside a flooded coal mine in the north-eastern state of Meghalaya. The men were trapped...
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the next general election is very important to keep Bangladesh on the current trajectory of development. "Bangladesh is now...
The mastermind of militant car bombs that killed 26 people and injured nearly 40 others in Mogadishu in 2017 was executed in Somalia on Monday, the prosecutor of the military...
The results of this year's Primary Education Completion (PEC) and Ebtedayee examinations were published on Monday, showing 97.59 and 97.69 pass percentages respectively. A total of 3,68,193 PEC students obtained...
Gold prices climbed on Monday, holding ground near a six-month high hit last week, as investors remained concerned about political uncertainty in the United States and global economic slowdown. Spot...
The board of directors of Daffodil Computers Limited has declared 12 per cent cash dividend for the year 2017-2018. The approval of the dividend came during the 21st Annual General...
A Myanmar court is on Monday due to hear an argument in the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the Official...
South Korea’s transport ministry said it would file a complaint against German luxury carmaker BMW with prosecutors for allegedly delaying recalls and concealing defects that led to several engine fires...
Robi high value customers can now enjoy up to 50 per cent special discounts from Zabeer Hotel International located in Jashore. The unique offer comes as part of Robi’s Dhonnobad...
China plans to remove import and export tariffs in 2019 on a range of goods, including import taxes on alternative meals used in animal feed, to secure supplies of raw...
Young Founders School (YFS) launched the first Weekend Bootcamp in Dhaka recently to educate young learners on entrepreneurship. Young Founders School is a technology-focused non-profit educational organization which...
Midland Bank Limited has inaugurated a new agent banking centre at Jumarbari Bazar area in Gaibandha with an aim to provide modern banking services to the unbanked masses. The bank...
A Myanmar court is on Monday due to hear an argument in the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the Official...
Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman, Chairman of NRB Bank Limited formally inaugurated the 39th branch at Mirpur, Dhaka on Sunday as chief guest of the ceremony. Mr. Aminur Rashid Khan, Director of the...
The next government should formulate an effective and realistic child development plan, said a network of non-governmental organisations on Sunday. The election manifestos of several political parties ahead of the...
The board of directors of BBS Cables Limited has declared 10 per cent cash and 15 per cent stock dividend for the year 2017-2018. The approval of the dividend came...
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was replacing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis two months earlier than had been expected, a move officials said was driven by Trump’s anger...
The pass rate for this year’s eighth grade Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations is 85.83 per cent. This year 68,095 students have received a GPA...
British police have released without charge two people arrested in an inquiry into the illegal use of drones at London’s Gatwick Airport that crippled operations for three days last week....
The prices of most of the shares on both the bourses witnessed a positive trend in the early hour of trading on Monday as some investors remained active on sector-wise...
Sudanese police fired tear gas after hundreds of protesters spilling out of a soccer match marched down a major road leading toward the centre of the capital, Khartoum, late on...
A massive fire has broken out at a jute mill in Gazipur’s Sreepur, burning a substantial amount of jute products. The blaze started around 5:45am on Monday morning at the...
A motorcyclist was killed and another injured as their vehicle crashed into a road divider in city’s Hatirjheel area in the early hours of Monday. The deceased was identified as...
The Italian government won a gruelling vote of confidence on its 2019 budget in the upper house in the early hours of Sunday, as it races to get the package...
Experts at a dialogue have called for making the country's taxation system progressive as they dubbed the existing one non-progressive that imposes huge indirect taxes on the poor. The commoners...
The country's inward remittance is expected to increase by 15.59 per cent in 2018 compared to that of the previous year, a trend report said. Remittance showed such an upward...
Asian stocks were subdued on Monday as investors fretted that political instability in the United States was leaving the country rudderless at a time when the global economy was showing...
The regulators concerned have asked the top management of BASIC Bank Limited for taking effective measures, including boosting loan recovery drives, immediately to improve its overall performance, officials said. The...
Trading will take place for only three sessions in the outgoing year as bourses will remain closed for five days due to Christmas Day, national elections, bank holiday and weekly...
The grand rally of the Jatiya Oikyafront at Suhrawardy Udyan due for December 27 hangs in the balance uncertain as it has not got police permission. A senior leader of...
The death toll from a tsunami that hit the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra after the Anak Krakatau volcano erupted rose to at least 280 on Monday, officials said,...
The insurance regulator on Sunday said it will carry out a special audit afresh of the life insurance companies to check whether their management expenses remain within allowable limit or...
The recent labour unrest in ready-made garment (RMG) sector has raised concern among the relevant government agencies over further spread of such agitation ahead of the national election, sources said....
Small-cap companies dominated the initial public offering (IPO) market in the outgoing year 2018 that has seen a constantly bearish market, said an analyst. The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) data...
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