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Japanese shares rose on Thursday as investors cheered Wall Street’s overnight gains, thanks to signs of easing Sino-US trade tensions, with technology firms getting a boost from a rally in...
After suffering an electoral thrashing at the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party in 2014, small regional and caste-based parties are back in the reckoning...
The 45th Annual General Meeting of Advanced Chemical Industries Limited was held on Wednesday at Officers Club, Baily Road in the city. Anis Ud Dowla, Chairman of the Company, presided...
Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Tuesday realised over Tk 3.531 million in fines from traffic offenders. A total of 4,752 cases were also filed against different...
The share prices of two low-cap companies- Anlima Yarn Dyeing and Alltex Industries - are soaring without having any undisclosed price sensitive information. Within two trading days, share price of...
Asian shares and the pound moved higher on Thursday as investors breathed a sigh of relief after British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote, and as China appeared...
Bangladesh is at the risk of losing 5.38 million jobs by 2041, thanks to the fast growth of automation, a leading local ICT specialist has warned. At the same time,...
Apparel makers have alleged that a vested quarter was trying to influence garment workers to agitate ahead of the national elections. "A vested quarter is trying to make the country...
Sales of electric cookers have soared in the country amid shortage of natural gas supply to households, said trade insiders. Rising incidents of LPG cylinder blasts has also prompted the...
Prime Minister Theresa May has won a vote of confidence in her leadership of the Conservative Party by 200 to 117. After securing 63 per cent of the total vote,...
Two people were killed when a covered van run over them on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Shikarikanda in Mymensingh city on Thursday. The identities of the deceased could not be known...
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on Wednesday warned the United States not to politicize extradition cases, a day after President Donald Trump said he could intervene in the affair of...
The revenue board has strongly opposed the government's decision to waive the tax on SIMs used in MNP service. Reduction of SIM tax for mobile number portability (MNP) service may...
The printing houses are having their hands full making campaign posters as the countdown to the 11th parliamentary election has begun, industry insiders have said. They are receiving increased work...
Top bankers have called for 'constructive' criticism of the banking sector, saying that their confidence level gets weakened if negative issues are highlighted. The appeal came at a 'meet the...
Prime Bank South Zone took a 48-run lead over league leader Walton Central Zone in the first innings with five wickets in hand on the second day of the four-day...
Vision Emporium, retail chain shop of electronics products of RFL Group, has announced a two-month offer to its customer titled 'Honey-Bunny offer', says a statement. Under the offer, customers will...
With the global economy advancing at its current pace and severe environmental problems surfacing as a direct result, citizens--specially university students--need to realise that governments and corporations need not...
It is imperative that Bangladesh becomes a part of the growth engine for the world and provides a sustainable model of development by providing a large number of technological and...
On December 14 and 15, Independent University, Bangladesh Debating Club (IUBDC) will host 'Pathao presents IUBDC Wordplay 3.0'— this year's biggest open debating tournament of Bangladesh. With stellar adjudication core,...
The Election Commission (EC) Secretariat drafted a proposal for deploying the armed forces for nine days from December 24 to January 1 to act as the striking forces in the...
Twenty-nine years ago, Han Dongfang survived the hail of bullets at Tiananmen Square. Now, he lives in Hong Kong and maps Chinese labour market strikes. Arbetet Global caught up with...
Signing of free trade agreement is very much essential for Bangladesh. Yet the authorities are not that much serious about it. There were lots of discussions with many countries in...
The performance of a three-year project called Jibika initiated jointly by the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) and Chevron, a US oil company, and implemented by BRAC and a Sylhet-based...
Exchange rate has gained a lot of attention in recent months due to its unrestrained movement. Policymakers, businessmen and others have expressed concern over the persistence of the volatility in...
The arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is a dangerous move by US President Donald Trump's administration in its intensifying conflict with China. If, as Mark Twain reputedly said, history...
At the ongoing COP24: UN Climate Change Conference in Poland, countries like the USA, Saudi Arabia and Russia have refused to 'welcome' a landmark report by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel...
During President Xi Jinping's visit to Manila, some 30 bilateral agreements were signed. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation on oil and gas development in the South China Sea...
Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, formally flagged off its election campaign in Sylhet on Wednesday through offering fateha at the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (R). Dr Kamal together...
Over the last two decades since the Global Compact, the United Nations has increasingly embraced the corporate sector, most recently to raise finance needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 12: The historical Beel Kumari, a large water body enriched in bio-diversity with rare, aquatic plants and fauna, has started drying up this year. The beel is also...
NAOGAON, Dec 12: Atrai upazila of the district is generally well-known as high crop producing area. Apart from crop cultivation, farmers of the area are now concentrating in different aspects...
That consumer convenience goes for a toss is nothing new. Be it in adulterated food, dead poultry and foal in restaurants, over-billing and lack of connectivity and shortfall in utilities...
Given that there are three possibilities to the outcome of this month's general election one can only hope whoever lands up with the Finance Ministry portfolio has nerves of steel....
The Arctic had its second-hottest year on record in 2018, part of a warming trend that may be dramatically changing earth’s weather patterns, according to a report released on Tuesday...
Google has “no plans” to relaunch a search engine in China though it is continuing to study the idea, Chief Executive Sundar Pichai told a US congressional panel on Tuesday...
Tottenham achieved "mission impossible" by qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday, according to manager Mauricio Pochettino. Lucas Moura's 85th-minute equaliser earned a priceless point at...
The overhauling of the existing system and ensuring freedom of speech and "functional democracy" are the promises made by Left Democratic Alliance's (LDA) manifesto unveiled on Wednesday. Its convener Mohammad...
Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday launched her party's election campaign through seeking vote for 'Boat' in the upcoming national election. "Hope, you'll give us...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized around 9.50kg of gunpowder from bordering Kukripara area in Shibganj upazila on Wednesday afternoon. Acting on a tip-off, a BGB patrol team from...
Unicef and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday joined hands in a development and advocacy partnership aimed at championing the Unicef’s cause and contributing towards the participation of children in...
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Wednesday formed a new bench to hear the petition over BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's candidature in all the three constituencies she submitted nomination papers...
A number of commercial banks in Bangladesh do not make payments on time against letters of credit (L/C) despite having no discrepancy in the system. “This affects the country’s image...
A mobile court in Sylhet on Wednesday awarded six months' imprisonment to six people for hunting migratory birds in the Tanguar haor, a sanctuary, in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj. The...
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Wednesday said Bangladesh is one of the leading countries in the world in piloting digital programme. “We’ve started our journey a bit late...
The United States said their efforts remain focused on steps that will improve the situation for Rohingyas and all people in Myanmar and as well as promote accountability for those...
Republic of Rwanda signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the field of peaceful uses of nuclear energy in Moscow recently. The agreement was signed following the memorandum of understanding...
A man was killed as a truck crushed him at Kashiana upazila in Gopalganj district in the early hours of Wednesday. The victim was identified as Mohammod Ali, 45, son...
President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday urged the newly commissioned officers of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) to remain active to improve their professional skills through practice and utilising the lessons they...
The Economist Intelligence Unit, or EIU, expects the ruling Awami League will return to power in the Dec 30 parliamentary election. In the latest country briefing note, the EIU, the...
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