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Dozens of Libyans protested on Tuesday against a US air strike on suspected al Qaeda militants in the country’s southwestern desert, saying civilians had been targeted, witnesses said. The US...
A suspected pirate was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Magnama in Pekua upazila of Cox's Bazar early Wednesday. The deceased has been...
Police recovered the throat-slit body of a man in Sirajganj on Tuesday. The body is believed to be of Sumon Sheel, 30, son of Nimai Sheel. Local people of Bashbaria...
A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck in the southern Pacific Ocean near New Caledonia, prompting authorities to warn of a tsunami threat to nearby islands. According to the US...
US senators say they are more certain than ever after a private CIA briefing that the Saudi crown prince had a role in the murder of a journalist. In a...
Asian stocks sank Wednesday after Wall Street plunged amid confusion about what Washington and Beijing agreed to in a tariff cease-fire. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 1.6 per cent...
Around half of the candidates, whose nominations were rejected, have appealed to the Election Commission against the returning officers’ decisions. The EC received a total of 3,065 properly filled out...
The gap between short and long-term government fixed-income securities yields was steeper during fiscal year 2018 than its previous year, which indicated a 'tightened year" for money market. The central...
Passenger cruise service between Bangladesh and India is likely to start in March next year. Once it is launched, people can travel from Kolkata to Assam or from Bangladesh to...
Karmasangsthan Bank has sought finance ministry's assistance in mitigating its liquidity shortfall that turns serious, officials said. The state-run bank has been operating on loans, they said. The bank sought...
The father of Aritry Adhikary has accused Viqarunnisa Noon School and College Principal Nazneen Ferdous and two others of instigating the grade-nine student to take her own life. Dilip Adhikary...
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has carried out security audit of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the city from November 25 to December 04 after a gap...
A senior government minister has questioned the structure of the national steering committee for the ease of doing business reforms, noting there is no private sector representative in the committee....
Aggregate shortfall in tax revenue collection against the target widened further, marking a deficit amounting to Tk 167.99 billion in the first four months of the current fiscal year (FY),...
The electoral process has entered a crucial phase with the scrutiny of nomination papers and their filtration against some set criteria. Already a record number of proposed nominees have been ...
Navigating the rough waters of trade-impeding practices of the stronger economies is more than challenging for those lagging behind, in that the ball in the tight grip of the former...
Compared to that of the previous years, the progress made in netting additional number of individual taxpayers this year is laudable. Nearly 200,000 new taxpayers submitted tax returns within the...
The relevance of Industry 4.0 to drive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is widely recognised. Focus is here on 10 SDGs - from goal 8 to goal 17: GOAL 8-SUSTAINED ECONOMIC...
Since the economic reform and opening up policy in 1978, the economy of the People's Republic of China (PRC) has developed tremendously and gained prominence in the world economy. Chinese...
World leaders heading home after the weekend G20 might be justified in breathing brief sighs of relief. Unlike at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit two weeks ago, the heads...
The humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the Middle East, emanated from the Arab spring uprising in 2011 that forced President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a totalitarian...
A delegation of US-based National Democratic Institute (NDI) on Tuesday held a meeting with the Election Commission (EC) to know about the matters related to local and foreign observers of...
BOGURA, Dec 04: Cultivation of water chestnut, locally known as 'Paniphal', has brought financial solvency to the grassroots peasants in the district. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said...
Experts at a meeting on Tuesday said investors can start their business easily since Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) is set to introduce the full-fledged ‘One-Stop Service Centre’ in January....
The importance of investment in economic growth is well acknowledged both in theory and empirical literature. No country has been able to accelerate economic growth without significantly increasing the investment-GDP...
Awami League-backed Blue Panelteachers of Dhaka University (DU) swept the DU Teachers' Association (DUTA) election on Tuesday, bagging 14 out of 15 executive committee posts. Prof Maksud Kamal of Earth...
The High Court (HC) has formed a five-member committee headed by the additional education secretary to design a national policy on the prevention of suicides among students. The move came...
The 55th death anniversary of Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy will be observed in the country on Wednesday. Different political and socio-cultural have taken up elaborate programmes on the occasion, reports UNB....
The Election Commission (EC) has finalised a total of 40,199 polling stations across the country for holding the 11th parliamentary elections slated for December 30. The commission has started publishing...
Fire fighters recovered the body of a mentally challenged teenage boy from an abandoned well at Dhurkhagrakhali village in Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj on Tuesday. Locals said Motaleb,16, son of...
The 14 party-alliance has requested the election commission to be cautious over the 'secret agenda' of foreign election observers and suggested them to be careful. General secretary of Bangladesh Samyabadi...
The 55th death anniversary of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy will be observed in the country on Wednesday. Different political and socio-cultural have taken up elaborate programmes on the occasion. The programmes include...
A woman died on a Dhaka street when a bus hit her autorickshaw on Tuesday. The accident occurred at the Bijoy Sarani intersection, killing Akhter Jahan Rumpa, 28. Rumpa used...
With advent of the winter season, migratory birds from the Himalayan and Siberian regions are coming to water bodies of northern region, giving a pleasant look to the areas. The...
Indonesia’s Lion Air is reviewing airplane purchases from Boeing Co and has not ruled out cancelling orders as relations worsen in a spat over responsibility for a 737 jetliner crash...
France's PM has announced a six-month suspension of a fuel tax rise which has led to weeks of violent protests. Edouard Philippe said the measures would not be applied before...
The general point to point inflation rate in November last further eased to 5.37 percentage point from the previous month due to the slight decrease in non-food inflation. “The general...
The results of Primary School Certificate (PSC), Ebtedayee, Junior School Certificate (JSC), and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations will be published between December 25 and 27. An official of the...
Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder on Tuesday said the Election Commission (EC) will scrutinise each appeal, filed by the candidates whose nomination papers have been cancelled, according to its merit. “The...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday alleged that BNP nominated their candidates for the upcoming general election in exchange for money. Quader made the allegation at the Awami...
Three men have been held over the killing of an Indian police officer in mob violence that erupted after rumours spread that cows had been slaughtered. Subodh Kumar Singh was...
The US Embassy in Dhaka, including the Consular Section, will remain closed tomorrow (Wednesday) in observance of National Day of Mourning for the loss of President George HW Bush, forty-first...
The authorities of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College have suspended morning shift in-charge of its Baiely Road branch Zinnat Ara amid public anger over the suicide of a student. The...
Volkswagen’s premium auto brand Audi said on Tuesday it would invest 14 billion euros ($15.9 billion) through 2023 in electric mobility, digitalisation and autonomous driving. Overall, the company’s total projected...
A fire has spread through Gulshan’s Navana Tower. Two firefighting units rushed to the scene and brought the flame under control. According to fire department official Ataur Rahman, the fire...
Stocks ended higher on Tuesday with core index crossed the 5,300-mark again as investors showed their buying spree on banking and telecommunication issues. Market insiders said some institutional investors were...
Returning officers have rejected nominations of three Awami League candidates and 141 of the BNP after screening their applications to run for parliament. The Jatiya Party saw 38 of its...
Oil prices rose on Tuesday, extending strong gains from the previous day amid expected OPEC-led supply cuts and a mandated reduction in Canadian output. The 90-day truce in the trade...
The head of Libya's Higher Council of State (HCS) Khalid al-Meshri has stressed the importance of holding elections and adopting a constitution for his country. He made the remarks during...
The French government is preparing to suspend fuel tax increases, a government source said on Tuesday, following violent protests against the measures. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe was due to announce...
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