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A car-free Manik Mia Avenue is a sight to behold! If children converge on it to run and do what they love to do most, the spot suddenly turns out...
The banking sector is ailing. This is no news. But what is a matter to worry about is that the authorities concerned do not seem interested to take remedial measures....
Waste disposal is a major problem for any big city, it is only more so for a megalopolis like Dhaka. The city's largely unplanned growth has compounded the problem and...
The government accepted the resignation of four technocrat ministers on Sunday ahead of the upcoming general on December 30. The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification relieving Expatriates' Welfare and...
The textile industry of Bangladesh, for quite a long time, has been making significant contribution in expanding our exports, employment generation, women empowerment and socio-economic development. The industry not only...
Nonexecutive directors in large companies are either secretaries of various ministries, senior officials of government organisations, or professionals, particularly chartered accountants. Although many of the nonexecutives in our companies have...
An important question has attracted the attention of world markets and economists over the last few days. They are wondering as to whether new doors have been opened after G...
Police on Sunday arrested a young man from Kalirbazar area of Sherpur over the 'rape' of an ethnic minority girl. The detainee was identified as Rocky Miah, 22, son of...
Members of Forest Department in a drive recovered 22 kilograms of venison from the Sundarbans at Charkhali Beel area of Sharankhola upazila in Bagerhat on Sunday afternoon. Acting on a...
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has said the young generation should take tougher stance against corruption for building a beautiful Bangladesh. The chief justice came up with the statement at...
Bangladesh and Portugal have agreed to enhance the existing bilateral relations for mutual benefits of the two countries. The two countries discussed the bilateral issues in the first-ever bilateral Political...
The High Court (HC) on Sunday asked the Election Commissioner (EC) to accept the nomination papers of five BNP candidates, clearing the way for their participation in the 11th parliamentary...
The High Court (HC) on Sunday has cleared the way for Ganajagaran Mancha spokesperson Imran H Sarker to run for the Kurigram-4 seat in the general election, according to his...
Bangladesh beat West Indies by 5 wickets in the first match of three-match ODI series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday. Earlier on the day, the Tigers’...
The International Anti-Corruption Day was observed in the country and elsewhere across the world on Sunday aimed at raising voice against the growing culture of corruption. The theme of this...
Bangladesh has been ranked third among remittance-receiving countries in South Asia with a cash inflow of US$15.9 billion this year, according to a World Bank report. Moreover, the country became...
A Dhaka court on Sunday granted bail to Hasna Hena, a teacher of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, in a case filed on charges of provoking a class IX student...
Dubai-based flydubai has announced the start of flights to Chittagong in Bangladesh from January 20 next year with daily flights. Sudhir Sreedharan, Senior Vice President Commercial (UAE, GCC, Subcontinent and...
The BNP has granted the paddy sheaf candidacy to 26 members of the Gono Forum, LDP, JSD, Krishak Sramik Janata League, BJP, Khelafat Majlis, the Kalyan Party and the Jamiat...
A man was killed on Sunday as a BRTC bus crashed an auto-rickshaw near Dada Match Factory in Khulna. The deceased was identified as Abul Hossain, 45, son of Abdul...
A Dhaka court on Sunday fixed January 3 for hearing a petition over accepting an investigation report by the FBI and Canadian police in the Niko corruption case. Judge Sheikh...
President Abdul Hamid stressed the need for protecting maritime sovereignty alongside marine resources. There is no alternative to a skilled Navy for ensuring full utilisation of potential to foster trade...
Speakers at a discussion have stressed on effective role of media for ensuring a free, fair and credible election. They also urged the journalists to ensure data-based and fact-based journalism...
New Zealand police said Sunday they found a body they believe to be that of missing 22-year-old British tourist Grace Millane. Police said the body was in a forested area...
Bangladesh is chasing a total of 196 runs against the West Indies in the first ODI at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday. The Tigers’ attack managed to...
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is hopeful of achieving 100 per cent implementation rate of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) in the current fiscal year. The minister came up with...
Stocks extended the losing streak for the second day in a row on Sunday, as cautious investors continued their selling spree on large-cap sectors. Analysts said investors were mostly on...
Fifteen civilians from the Fulani community were killed last week when armed men from a rival ethnic group attacked their village in central Mali, a regional governor said on Saturday....
China on Saturday launched a first probe ever to explore the dark side of the Moon, marking another milestone in its ambitious space programme, reports Reuters citing official Xinhua News...
Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Debapriya Bhattacharya has said eligible and honest candidates are not getting nominations as the election has become a big investment. He...
French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe has vowed to "restore national unity" after violence broke out during a fourth consecutive weekend of protests. Police used tear gas and rubber bullets on...
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to make a major announcement early in the coming week over “yellow vest” protests. A spokesman of Macron's government gave the information on Sunday,...
A group of students of Viqarunnisa School and College have boycotted class and held a three-hour hunger strike to demand the release of imprisoned teacher Hasna Hena. The strike began...
A former aide of a Maharashtra minister and a policeman were among those arrested in connection with the murder of a diamond trader, who was found dead in a forest...
Incidents of murder and suicide of children marked a significant rise in three months from September to November of this year over the corresponding period of the last year, according...
Two domestic flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines have failed to meet their departure schedules at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Sunday. A flight of Biman was scheduled to...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the parents, specially mothers, to give attention to groom up their children as worthy citizens with the ideals of Begum Rokeya. “Especially the...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Saturday fined traffic violators Tk 2.090 million in the city. As part of its regular drives, DMP’s Traffic Division filed 3,085 cases against different modes...
Standard Bank Limited (SBL) has opened its 127th branch at Alhaj Nizamuddin Tower in Nayanpur Bazar area in Gazipur’s Sreepur. Mamun-Ur-Rashid, Managing Director and CEO of the Bank inaugurated the...
Mideast stocks pared gains in early trading on Sunday, while Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) helped Saudi Arabia’s stock index, but Dubai’s market remained flat. Ma’aden was up 2.6 per...
Mizanur Rahman Mizan, locally known as a motor mechanic, has turned out to be a very inspiring man as he achieved the national acclaim through inventions of new devices and...
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly will leave his job at the end of the year, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday, his latest staff shakeup since midterm...
The World Bank (WB) has approved $500 million to improve livestock and dairy production in Bangladesh under the project titled ‘The Livestock and Dairy Development Project’. The lender granted the...
The word ‘capitation grant’ is in the lower 50 per cent of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary. It came to my poor vocabulary knowledge while digging out...
Five people received prestigious Begum Rokeya Padak 2018 on Sunday in recognition of their outstanding contributions to society and women empowerment. The award recipients are Zinnatun Nesa Talukder, Prof Zohra...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended his greetings to former Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. "Best wishes to Smt. Sonia Gandhiji on her birthday. I pray for...
Academicians at a function in Rangpur have stressed adoption of the latest information and communication technologies to ensure quality in higher education, training and research activities. They expressed the opinion...
British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal was condemned as "a huge step into the unknown" by a committee of lawmakers responsible for scrutinising it, in the latest blow to...
A section of students of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College has threatened to go on hunger strike demanding the release of grade nine class teacher Hasna Hena, who is in...
A man was killed allegedly by his mentally challenged son in Gazipur in the early hours of Sunday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Hye, 55. Abu Bakar Siddique, officer-in-charge...
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