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Japan-based global economic journal Nikkei Asian Review has said Bangladesh continued to witness 'rise and rise' with booming economy. The journal made the statement in its cover story titled 'The...
US Ambassador Earl R Miller on Wednesday said increased economic engagement with Bangladesh will be one of their top priorities in the coming years and termed Bangladesh a significant market...
A delegation of Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, held a view-exchange meeting with foreign diplomats on Wednesday. The diplomats, representing nearly two dozens of foreign missions stationed in...
Nepal's government has stopped eight Italian contractors from leaving the Himalayan country in an effort to complete a critical but much delayed water supply project for the capital. Nepalese officials...
The European Commission (EU) said it started to implement its preparations for a no-deal Brexit - in case the UK crashes out of the EU without a plan. It announced...
Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Wednesday warned that the consequences will be very bad if the 11th parliamentary elections are not held in a fair and credible manner....
Bangladesh T20I captain Shakib Al Hasan was fined by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for breaching the Code of Conduct during the first T20I against the touring West Indies on...
Awami League (AL) joint general secretary Jahangir Kabir Nanak on Wednesday said BNP's election manifesto is extremely 'disappointing and confusing' for the nation. He made the remarks at a press...
Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will return to Old Trafford as caretaker manager until the end of the season, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. United sacked...
GlaxoSmithKline plans to split into two businesses -- one for prescription drugs and vaccines, the other for over-the-counter products -- after forming a new joint venture with Pfizer's consumer health...
US President Donald Trump’s namesake charitable foundation has agreed to dissolve under court supervision in the wake of a succession of scandals and a looming lawsuit which exposed a shocking...
More than 100 people have died in clashes between rival ethnic groups in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo this week, local activists said on Wednesday. The fighting in Mai-Ndombe province...
South African prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for Zimbabwe's ex-first lady, Grace Mugabe, for allegedly assaulting a model in 2017, police say. The move comes after a court annulled...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has planned a stringent security measures ahead of the Christmas Day on December 25 and 31st night for peaceful observance of the days. “We will provide...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government is fully supportive to ensure the business-friendly environment in the country. Describing the private sector as the driving force of the economy,...
Four people have been injured in an attack on police in Tangail. Five people have been arrested in connection with the incident. The attack took place around midnight on Tuesday...
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday called upon voters to ensure the victory of 'Sheaf of Paddy' through a 'vote revolution' on December 30 to free Khaleda...
A Kushtia court sent BNP's Kushtia-1 candidate Reza Ahmed Bachchu to jail in a case filed over the possession of illegal firearms and explosive on Wednesday. Kushtia District and Sessions...
Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar has protested the remarks of Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda about his recent statement that there is no level playing field in the election. Mahbub...
Drizzle to light rain is likely to occur at one or two places over Dhaka, Sylhet and Chattogram divisions on Wednesday while weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy...
The story of a dying elderly man leaving 14 years of Christmas gifts for his 2-year-old neighbour has gone viral on the internet recently. Ken Watson, an 87-year-old retired diver...
Stocks posted marginal gain Wednesday as some investors brought in the undervalued stocks amid cautious trading. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), settled at 5,242, advancing...
Filmmaker George Lucas’s “Star Wars” empire - the movie franchise, not Darth Vader’s fictional galactic government - planted him firmly atop Forbes magazine’s third annual ranking of the wealthiest US...
A third Canadian citizen has been detained in China, Canada’s National Post newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing the Canadian foreign ministry. China’s foreign ministry spokeswoman, Hua Chunying, told a daily...
Tangail-4 independent candidate Latif Siddique has been rushed to hospital after his health deteriorated on the third day of a hunger strike in front of the returning officer’s office to...
Chinese researchers have found that tea plants can send a chemical "Mayday" signal during pest attacks and the signal can be received by neighbouring plants so they can fortify their...
A baby on a small Pacific island has become the first person given a vaccine delivered by a commercial drone. Unicef arranged for the drone to be flown some 40km...
Belgium Prime Minister Charles Michel offered to resign on Tuesday after opponents tabled a no confidence vote in a political crisis triggered by differences over immigration. In office since 2014,...
Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) inaugurated its 121st Branch at Bangla Bazar, Daulatkhan in Bhola on Wednesday. SJIBL Deputy Managing Director M Akhter Hossain formally inaugurated the Branch as the...
Algeria and South Korea have agreed that a great potential can be exploited in their bilateral partnership. The conclusion was drawn up at the end of the visit by South...
An Indian television journalist has been detained for criticising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on social media under laws intended to ensure national security, leading to protests in the...
Professor Paresh Chandra Barman of Information and Communication Engineering department has been appointed as the new Student Advisor of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia. IU Vice-chancellor Professor M Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari...
Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) announced fiscal 2019 Q2 results on Tuesday. Total Revenues were unchanged at $9.6 billion and up 2% in constant currency, compared to Q2 last year. Total...
Green Delta Insurance has taken an initiative titled “Supreme Celebrity” on the occasion of 'victory day'. "We believe the freedom fighters, whose courageous efforts and sacrifices have brought us our...
Holders Manchester City held their nerve to beat Leicester City 3-1 on penalties and reach the League Cup semi-finals after an entertaining last-eight tie ended 1-1 on Tuesday. City’s Oleksandr...
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid recently said that about 92 per cent people of the country are now getting uninterrupted power supply. The country achieved...
Athletics Kenya (AK), governing body for the sport of athletics of the African country, has warned foreign coaches and agents that they will lose their athletes if they fail to...
The bodies of six fur seal pups have been found decapitated in a popular bay on New Zealand's South Island. The 11-month-old seals were discovered on Monday by a tourism...
Japan logged a goods trade deficit in November, the government said in a report on Wednesday. According to the Finance Ministry, the country posted a goods trade deficit of 737.3...
India’s federal drug regulator will seize samples of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder for testing on Wednesday, local media said, following a Reuters report that the company knew for decades...
Miscreants vandalised an election campaign office of the Awami League candidate of Sherpur-1 constancy at Bagbari Bazar under Sadar upazila in the early hours of Wednesday. According to Md Nazrul...
Japan’s Nikkei fell over 1.0 per cent on Wednesday to its lowest level in nearly nine months amid caution ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s upcoming policy decision. After swerving...
Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday, as traders mulled over the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and weaker-than-expected Japanese trade data. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell 0.4 per cent to...
Law enforcers, in special drives arrested 28 people including three drug pedlars from different areas of Dinajpur district in last 12-hour ending at 8:00am on Wednesday morning. Law enforcers also...
Facebook Inc has removed hundreds of additional accounts, pages and groups in Myanmar from its social networks after discovering what it called “coordinated inauthentic behaviour” and links to the country’s...
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 amid cautious trading...
Election Commission Secretary Helaluddin Ahmad on Wednesday said the commission is considering to slowdown internet speed on the polling day of the 11th parliamentary election slated for December 30. The...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered two pistols, two magazines, 11 rounds of bullet and 5.5 kilograms of gunpowder from Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj district on Tuesday night. BGB sources said...
More than 50 police officers who patrolled the same area at Sao Paulo in Brazil were arrested on Tuesday, accused by state prosecutors of taking bribes from Brazil’s largest drug...
Bangladesh has retained the second place among the most gender equal countries in Asia this year, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) report. After jumping 25 notches last year,...
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