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Most of the listed IT companies saw their earnings rise in the first quarter (Q1) of the current financial year (FY), 2018-19, compared to the same period of the previous...
A meeting between the Prime Minister (PM) and 150 retired armed forces officers at Ganobhaban was not a violation of the electoral code of conduct, said an election commissioner on...
It was a special day for Chittagong port on Wednesday as no vessel was waiting for berth at outer anchorage. The vessels' position, according to the port authority, was: Neither...
Bangladesh has seen the largest fall among its Asian peers in a global English language proficiency ranking. The 'English Proficiency Index' is a global ranking of various nations by the...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir has said the banking industry is now on stable footing as there is no liquidity shortage in this sector at this moment. "The banking...
The government has primarily picked PSA Singapore from five global port giants to build and operate Bay Container Terminal in Chattogram, officials have said. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recently approved...
The country's aviation infrastructure is set to get a major impetus with the upgradation of most of the airports, a senior official said. The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB)...
Dhaka and Delhi are going to review again the progress in execution of projects under the Indian Lines of Credit (LoCs) this month in New Delhi, officials have said. The...
Pureit brand of Unilever Bangladesh and Innovation Hub of UNDP jointly hosted a roundtable titled 'SDG 6 Multisectoral Dialogue on Safe Water' to brainstorm about the private sector's challenge in...
Finland-based Valmet arranged a seminar in the city, first of its kind in Bangladesh recently to build a proper ecosystem for flourishing local paper industry. The theme of the seminar...
Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) continued their downward spiral this week, falling to a four-month low as demand from top buyers Japan and China failed to materialise...
Mushfiqur Rahim became the second Bangladesh batsman to reach 4000 Test runs, reports ESPNcricinfo. Needing only eight runs to reach the milestone, he got there against West Indies in the...
Overloaded school bags become a serious problem for the school going children in the country. It is sad that almost no one seems to consider its long-term damaging effect on...
Decisions on the choice of crops to be grown depend on land under command, yield and market prices. Rational farmers can maximise profits by minimising constraints. Have farmers changed cropping...
Although belated, the move by the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) to bring within its scope of work remediation of plastic and chemical factories in addition to...
During the first week of last month, the cabinet approved the draft 'Export Policy 2018-21' by updating the existing export policy of 2015-18. Denim, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) and Re-agent...
Bangladesh's success stories are highly recognised across the world these days with some developed nations even considering this country as one of the attractive business destinations now. Different international research...
Africa risks being the worst plastic-polluted place on earth within three decades overtaking Asia, says a continental network calling for African contributions to solving the growing threat of marine waste....
Traditionally, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are known as the backbone of national economies and their vital significance for sustainable and viable economic development has never waned. This is amply...
Suicide tendency is on the rise at an alarming rate among the students of Dhaka University (DU) in recent times. So far this year, eight students have committed suicide. Three...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says that those who defected from the party to join the Jatiya Oikya Front have a bleak future. “They were once a part of...
An elderly couple was found dead at their house at Nali in Barguna Sadar upazila on Friday morning. The deceased were identified as Abdul Mannan, 75, and his wife Fatema...
Described as 'a small step for a baby but a giant baby-step for mankind', here is a proposed scientific venture, Mission Cradle, that has the ambitious objective of delivering a...
Perhaps none of the words in the title needs any explanation except for the last one. ‘Bhouse’ is a bangla colloquial term widely used in rural Bangladesh. This means wife...
The issue of suicide is very under-researched in Bangladesh. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that, about 10,000 people are killing themselves every year in the country. Some studies...
Is your workplace infested with corporate cockroaches? Let me be a little straight. Is your workplace psychologically safe from the verbal bites of some crooked creatures? Have you ever experienced...
The records of 500 million customers of the hotel group Marriott International have been involved in a data breach. The hotel chain said the guest reservation database of its Starwood...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Friday said it is difficult to find any freedom fighter in Jamaat-e-Islami as the party worked against the country during the Liberation War. “Jamaat-e-Islami is...
A meeting of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust was held at the Bangabandhu Bhaban at Dhanmondi area in Dhaka on Friday. Chairperson of the...
United States President Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto signed a new trade agreement on Friday. The deal, known as the United States-Mexico-Canada...
US President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over a naval clash between Ukraine and Russia. On Sunday Russian border guards fired on...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will miss the opening of the G20 summit in Argentina after her plane was forced to land shortly after leaving Berlin. The plane carrying Mrs Merkel's...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized six kilograms of gunpowder from bordering Wahedpur area of Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj district on Friday morning. Lt Col Sajjad Sarwar, commanding officer of...
A fire broke out at a yarn warehouse at Chaktai in Chattogram on Friday afternoon. Jasim Uddin, deputy assistant director of Chattogram Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the fire...
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to break ground for the building of a new parliament, the information ministry has tweeted. The building which is to be located on farmland...
Marvel’s Daredevil will not see a fourth season, Netflix confirmed for TVLine on Thursday evening. “We are tremendously proud of the show’s last and final season and although it’s painful...
Bangladesh finished the first day of the second and final game of the two-match Test series scoring 259 for five in the first innings against West Indies at Sher-e-Banglanagar National...
A bill was introduced in the US Congress against radical groups and parties in Bangladesh, including Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir. According to the bipartisan bill, the organisations pose an...
Indonesian soldiers and police joined a manhunt on Friday for 87 inmates still on the run after escaping from a prison in the western province of Aceh, officials said. The...
Montenegrin police arrested Nebojsa Medojevic, a lawmaker and a prominent opposition leader, on Friday after a high court ordered he serve a two-month jail sentence passed in March for refusing...
There has been a worldwide resurgence of measles, with many countries experiencing "severe and protracted" outbreaks last year, a report warns. The World Health Organization data shows a rise in...
A Chinese internet technology firm is planning to launch a constellation of 272 satellites by 2026 with an aim to provide free WiFi service worldwide. LinkSure Network, founded in Shanghai...
BNP on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina herself creating barriers towards ensuring a level-playing field by 'violating' the electoral code of conduct. "Over 150 retired army officers met...
The number of tax return submission has increased by 40 per cent in the past two years, said Sirajul Islam, acting chairman National Board of Revenue (NBR). He gave the...
Setsuyo Astec Corporation, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, has launched its representative office in the country to strengthen market survey, information collection and other such capabilities. Bangladesh Investment Development...
Two people, including an octogenarian woman were killed in two separate road crashes in Rajshahi district on Friday. The victims were identified as Rahima Begum, 80, and Akbar Ali, 48,...
Family restaurant chain Frankie and Benny’s is to implement a No Phone Zone, where diners will be urged to hand over their digital devices for the duration of the meal....
Family members of 12-year-old Sharmin (not real name) have completed all the arrangements. This is one of their repeated attempts to marry their daughter off forcefully. Fortunately, the juvenile girl...
The US Army is investing millions of dollars in experimental exoskeleton technology to make soldiers stronger and more resilient, in what experts say is part of a broader push into...
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko says the country has barred Russian men between 16 and 60 from travelling to the country. The move comes as the long-simmering conflict between the two...
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