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Asian stocks fell further Friday after Wall Street slid on recession fears, putting markets in Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney on track to end 2018 down more than 10 per cent....
President Donald Trump is planning to withdraw more than 5,000 of the 14,000 US troops in Afghanistan, a US official said on Thursday, in the latest sign Trump’s patience is...
Rajshahi farmers and all other field level agricultural officials, scientists and researchers concerned have adapted need-based steps for making the current-season’s wheat farming a success in the region. Department of...
Five union election offices of BNP in Barishal have allegedly been vandalised in Bakerganj upazila by the supporters of Jatiya Party candidate for Barishal-6 constituency. BNP contestant for the parliamentary...
A schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her house at Lebugati village in Jashore on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Puja Das, 14, a...
The fundamental business model in readymade garment (RMG) supply chains has not changed since the Rana Plaza building collapse despite improvement in workplace conditions and enhanced transparency level of global...
Japanese prosecutors re-arrested Nissan Motor Co Ltd’s (7201.T) ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn on Friday on fresh allegations of making Nissan shoulder $16.6 million in personal investment losses, dashing chances he...
Fish prices increased further last week raising woes of the consumers. Prices of ginger and garlic, however, showed a slight decline while that of most other commodities remained stable in...
T-Aman rice growers in Bogura district are frustrated over low prices prevailing in the market. A good number of farmers said they are in a difficult situation as newly-harvested Aman...
CVO Petrochemical Refinery Limited organised its 33rd annual general meeting (AGM) on its corporate office premises at Katalganj in Chattogram on Thursday. At the meeting, the shareholders approved 2.0 per...
Most of the political parties have taken their electioneering to digital platforms, apart from the traditional style of campaigning, to reach out to as many voters as they can ahead...
Taka remained upwards until September (Q3) since last June against other global currencies, as indicated by its real effective exchange rate (REER). Usually, such appreciation of the local currency is...
The sale of warm clothes in the city has increased manifold shortly after the mercury drops drastically across the country including Dhaka as an impact of the latest cyclone 'Phethai'....
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis abruptly said he was quitting on Thursday after falling out with President Donald Trump over his foreign policies, including surprise decisions to yank troops from...
Under pressure to crack down on labour abuses, Malaysia is moving to eliminate middlemen who charge millions of foreign workers exorbitant recruitment fees, leaving them saddled with debt and vulnerable...
Roads with potholes or other defects do not only make vehicles swing from one side to another and journeys uncomfortable but also force their owners to count an additional economic...
At a time when climate change has posed the greatest threat of all to agriculture and scientists are at a loss how to face it, an innovative water storage system...
Sometimes a potentially big news is revealed quietly, perhaps in keeping with the less flamboyant exterior of an organisation it is all about. It has come to light courtesy of...
An all-round performance by Shakib Al Hasan has earned Bangladesh a T20 series-levelling 36-run win over the West Indies, reports bdnews24.com. A blistering half-century by Liton Das at the top...
The pace, in plain terms, is unbelievable; and a little absurd too. The dizzy speed at which the look of Dhaka is changing can be termed mindboggling. It requires the...
One fascinating South Asian feature is how its three most populous countries founded their independence upon western constitutional precepts. Jawaharlal Nehru's "tryst with destiny" was built upon a firm faith...
We live in a changing world where people have ever-higher expectations with regard to the quality of their democracy. A country cannot be truly democratic until its citizens have the...
Despite the ongoing tension in global trade, country's merchandise trade registered a robust growth, so far, in the current year. Available statistics show that country's merchandise trade with the rest...
Imagine a world in which women and girls have their rights respected, climate change receives the attention it so urgently requires, and poverty has been eliminated. Never before have we...
In a crackdown just days before the general election, social media giants Facebook and Twitter have taken down a total of 30 pages and accounts related to Bangladesh for manipulation....
The Indian government has appointed Riva Ganguly Das as the new High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh. “Ms Riva Ganguly Das, presently Director General, ICCR has been appointed as the...
At least 11 people were killed and 20 others injured as a bus smashed a human-hauler at Haridaspur in Gopalganj on Thursday evening. Three of the deceased were identified as...
Goals from Son Heung-min and Dele Alli gave Tottenham victory over bitter rivals Arsenal and secured a two-legged Carabao Cup semi-final against Chelsea. Son pounced on Alli's smart ball over...
Vietnam on Thursday called for strengthening business ties with Bangladesh and encouraged businesses to invest in the Southeast Asian country. A Vietnam delegation emphasised increasing bilateral trade by up to...
The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday instructed the authorities concerned to collect firearms with license within December 24, ahead of the 11th national election. EC Joint Secretary Farhad Ahmed Khan...
Security forces are more prepared for the elections than ever before, claims police chief Mohammad Javed Patwary. “We have prepared our utmost for the elections,” he said. “Our preparations and...
Manpower exports witnessed a record rise over the last ten years as more than 6.5 million workers went abroad with jobs and the country received $133.5 billion remittance since 2009....
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Javed Patwari on Thursday said the preparations of law enforcement agencies for the 11th parliamentary elections are better than any time in the past. "If...
Police recovered the bodies of a couple belong to Marwari community (South Asian ethno-linguistic group) from Marwaripatti of Joypurhat town on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Krishnalal Rungta, 59...
The press conference of Jatiya Oikya Front Chief Dr Kamal Hossain scheduled for Thursday was postponed as he is sick. "Sir (Kamal) is not physically well today (Thursday). So, the...
The Election Commission (EC) will take a decision on the candidacy of 25 Jamaat-e-Islami leaders within the next two working days. “We received the High Court letter today. The legal...
Thousands have taken to the streets in several Sudanese towns to protest economic hardship, especially higher bread prices, with a mob in the northern city of Atbara torching the ruling...
The government has declared December 30 (Sunday) as a public holiday to enable the voters to cast their votes without hassles from work-related commitments. A gazette notification has already been...
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla has been appointed the next Indian Ambassador to the United States of America (USA). He is expected to take up the assignment...
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a chilling warning Thursday about the rising threat of a nuclear war, saying “it could lead to the destruction of civilization as a whole and...
For the first time, Village Police members have been called out for active election duty. "They know the villages better and will work alongside other law enforcement agencies," Election Commission...
Poet Habibullah Siraji has been appointed as the new director general of Bangla Academy. The Public Relations Department of the academy said he took charge of the post on Thursday....
A Jubo League activist was killed during a clash between two rival groups of the party at Bandar thana in Chattogram on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Md Shahed...
Sixty-eight women, who make up only about four per cent of the candidates, will compete in the Dec 30 polls. The figure was met with dissatisfaction by women’s rights activists....
Police in Noakhali have recovered the bullet-riddled body of a suspected robber from Bancharampur area in Companyganj upazila in the early hours of Thursday. The dead man was identified as...
Stocks extended the gaining streak for the third straight session on Thursday as investors continued their buying binge amid cautious trading. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange...
Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) has expressed its deep concerns and disappointments over the manifestoes that major political parties rolled out ahead of the 11th parliamentary elections. Those parties failed to...
Police arrested two people for their involvement with illegal drug dealing in Dhaka city on Wednesday night. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)'s Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit launched a drive...
The dollar fell toward a 10-day low on Thursday against its rivals as concerns grew the United States may be heading for a sharp economic slowdown next year despite the...
Genex Infosys will allocate 20 million ordinary shares among the successful applicants as the company’s IPO lottery draw was held today (Thursday). The initial public offering (IPO) lottery draw was...
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