The government is formulating a gas distribution policy to ensure adequate supply of the fuel to all industrial units, high officials concerned revealed on Sunday. "This upcoming policy would go...
Rangpur Division clinched the title of the first-ever countrywide Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman National Under-17 Gold Cup Football Tournament beating Rajshahi Division by 2-1 goals in the final at the...
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan and all-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad have got their positions up in the latest ICC T20 rankings although Bangladesh lost the three-match T20 series 1-2 against West...
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad will return home from Singapore on Wednesday, just three days before the national election. "Our chairman was scheduled to return home tomorrow (Monday), but it...
The world is fast losing its plant and animal species. With forests and woodlands depleting or disappearing, the days of some of both species are now numbered. Yet one thing...
The truth about the quality of financials prepared by the companies listed on the country's bourses has started coming out, but only partially. The securities regulator, the Bangladesh Securities and...
There can be no denying the massive expansion of footwear making in the country, particularly of the low-end variety. The fact that inexpensive footwear caters to the demand of the...
The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday said the 25 reported Jamaat-e-Islami leaders can be there in the election race as the Commission has no authority to revoke their candidatures since...
The media globally tends to have a bias to negative, sensational and headline grabbing stories and events and this certainly applies to reporting related to human trafficking in the third...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 23 (BSS): Many people have become financially solvent by beekeeping in the region including its vast Barind tract. Honey hunting is being expanded gradually to many new areas...
NAOGAON, Dec 23: Peasants in the district are happy over high yield and fair price of bitter gourd, a popular vegetable in the country. Bitter gourd produced in the district...
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that if the rights of the minorities are not upheld, it can lead to an uprising, reports bdnews24.com. The former cricketer spoke at...
Following the nearly two week-long UN Climate Change Conference COP24 held at Katowice, Poland on December 02-15, prospects of any significant progress in coming up with the 2015 Paris Agreement...
How can I disagree with my longstanding French negotiator friend Paul Watkinson when he says, "Katowice … marks the moment where the Paris Agreement came of age: from now it...
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has asked his campaign supporters to make sure there aren’t any attacks on rival candidates. “Make sure my rival candidates are not hurt physically or mentally. I...
Christmas is invariably the time for a grouch that neither Christ nor mas(s) feature much in a festival meant to rededicate Christian believers to the worship of the son of...
Bangladesh, along with some other countries, set an example for others to follow through the achievement of most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) within the specified time-period. This persuaded...
"Yellow Vest" protesters and police clashed in the French capital Paris on Saturday night. The protesters hurled objects at police and chased after them when they tried to get away,...
Members of Bangladesh Army were deployed in 389 upazilas across the country on Sunday ahead of the national election slated for December 30. Besides, members of Bangladesh Navy were posted...
Four activists of quota reform movement were injured in an attack allegedly by some Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists on the Dhaka University (DU) campus on Sunday. The injured are...
Bangladesh is “disheartened” by the US State Department’s statement concerning observers for its upcoming general election, the foreign ministry said. In a statement issued on Sunday, the ministry said, “as...
Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona to a 2-0 win over Celta Vigo as Ernesto Valverde's side restored their three-point lead at the summit of LaLiga. With Atletico Madrid having won earlier...
Stocks gained marginally on Sunday for the fourth straight session as some investors brought shares amid cautious trading. Market insiders said securities regulator’s positive move on margin loan accounts, lucrative...
The Information Ministry is all set to launch a media centre at Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel in the city to provide election related information from December 29-31. State Minister for...
President Abdul Hamid on Sunday urged the affluent people and corporate houses to supplement the government efforts to develop sports in the country. He made the call at a prize...
President M Abdul Hamid on Sunday asked the participants of National Defence Course (NDC) and Armed Forces War Course (AFWC) to contribute more to the country’s overall development by facing...
Welcoming the decision to deploy the Armed Forces from Monday across the country, Jatiya Oikyafront Chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Sunday said they must create a level-playing field for all...
Canada has encouraged all involved in the electoral process to work together in fostering a peaceful campaign environment, enabling the people of Bangladesh to participate safely in free, fair, inclusive...
The turnover rate of differently-abled people is almost zero per cent now as they carry out their tasks with responsibility in jobs. However, as they have some physical or intellectual...
A seminar titled 'Anwar Hossain Memorial ACOC Seminar' for professional development of ex-cadets was held in the city recently. The Association of Cumilla Old Cadets (ACOC) arranged the seminar to...
Noted film director and actor Amjad Hossain was laid to eternal rest at his hometown in Jamalpur on Sunday. Amjad Hossain was buried beside the graves of his parents at...
A total of 178 observers representing 16 countries and foreign organisations have applied to the Election Commission (EC) to monitor the upcoming 11th parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. EC sources said...
Malta has airlifted a newborn and his mother from a Spanish migrant rescue ship and rejected accusations that it had refused food to more than 300 other migrants on board....
The results of Junior School Certificate (JSC), Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) and Primary Education Completion (PEC) and its equivalent Ebtedayee examinations will be published on Monday. The results will be...
The workers of a garment factory, who went on strike few days back for salary hike, went on a rampage seeing their factory shut at Gazipur on Sunday. Police said...
Cuban lawmakers on Saturday unanimously approved a revised draft of a new constitution that retains the island’s one-party socialist system but reflects its socio-economic opening since the fall of the...
Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) inaugurated 122nd Branch at Bashail in Tangail on Sunday. The Deputy Managing Director of Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd Mr. Mian Quamrul Hasan Chowdhury formally inaugurated...
Turkey is sending reinforcements to its border with Syria, Demiroren News Agency (DHA) reported on Sunday, adding that some 100 vehicles including mounted pickup trucks and weaponry had made their...
Ali Reza Iftekhar, Managing Director and CEO of Eastern Bank Liimited (EBL) and Ambassador Masud Mahmood Khandaker, VP 1 of BFSA and Principal of Foreign Service Academy jointly inaugurated EBL...
Around 3,300 members of Bangladesh Army have been engaged for providing various types of technical support, including training, for using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in polling stations of six constituencies...
Standard Bank Limited (SBL) has opened its 131st branch at Anik Super Market, Station Road in Sreemangal on Sunday, 23 December 2018. Bank’s Managing Director & CEO Mamun-Ur-Rashid formally inaugurated...
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the people of Rangpur region to cast their votes for 'Boat' to complete the unfinished projects taken for the development...
Police in special drives arrested 86 people accused in different cases from eight upazilas of Satkhira district from Saturday evening to Sunday morning. Of them, 22 were arrested from Sadar...
Mercantile Bank Limited has opened its 135th branch at Mathbaria in Pirojpur. Bank’s Vice Chairman, A S M Feroz Alam inaugurated the branch today (Sunday), according to a press...
The admission into the newly introduced advanced course on Disability, Autism and Inclusive Education under the Special Education Department of Institute of Education and Research (IER) at the Dhaka University...
A huge gridlock has been created on both sides of Bangabanhu Bridge as the computerised toll collection system of the bridge broke down on Sunday morning. Due to the malfunction...
Warner Bros' Aquaman easily came in No. 1 on Friday with $28 million from 4,125 theatres for a projected weekend debut of $68 million or more, one of the best...
Tangail-4 independent candidate Abdul Latif Siddiqui on Sunday stepped aside from the election race protesting attacks on his election campaigns by his rivals. A former Awami League minister, Latif Siddiqui...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has launched Dropbox and ATM facilities at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office at Segunbagicha in the capital. Ali Reza Iftekhar, Managing Director and CEO of...
Different audio devices are in good demand across the country as campaigns for the 11th parliamentary election have gathered momentum, insiders have said. But a section of operators said such...
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