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Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari said that Islamic extremists have begun using drones, opening a worrying new front in the region's nearly decade-long fight against Boko Haram and an offshoot linked...
UNESCO has declared reggae, the Jamaican music that spread across the world with its calls for social justice, peace and love, to be a global treasure that must be safe-guarded....
At least twenty-three civilians, including at least 10 children and eight women, have been killed and three children injured following an airstrike in Afghanistan's restive southern province of Helmand. "Preliminary...
No candidate has submitted nomination papers from the Awami League for 36 parliamentary constituencies while the number is five for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The number of candidates who...
A total of 587 government colleges, universities and training institutions are going to get high-speed internet connectivity soon. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) with the initiative of Ministry of Posts,...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said his party's manifesto for the 11th parliamentary elections will be unveiled by December 15. The plan to transform villages into townships...
British Prime Minister Theresa May will tell world leaders at Group-20 summit that the Brexit agreement she has reached with the European Union will have positive consequences for the global...
Two domestic flights of different airlines have failed to meet their departure schedules at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Friday. A flight of Novoair was scheduled to depart the...
South Korea's central bank has raised the benchmark interest rate for the first time in 12 months as the bank was pressured to hike borrowing costs amid the massive household...
Singapore's labour market improved from June 2017 to June 2018 as economic activities picked up, according to an annual report issued by the Ministry of Manpower on Thursday. The Labour...
Hate crimes in Canada increased 47 per cent in 2017, primarily targeting Muslims, Jews and black people, according to figures released by the country’s statistical agency. According to Thursday’s Statistics...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and told him about plans to scale up investments in India’s tech, farm, and energy sectors, an Indian...
Indian shares inched up on Friday, while the Indian rupee strengthened to a fresh three-month high ahead of key economic growth data later in the day. Broader Asian markets wavered...
The Graduation Ceremony of BIBM’s Certification Courses organised by Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) was held on the premises of BIBM in the city on Thursday. Fazle Kabir, Chairman...
A madrasa student was found hanging from a window grill the premises of the institution in Feni on Thursday evening. The student was identified as Zahurul Islam, 13, son of...
An active member of local unit of Krishak League was stabbed to death allegedly by some miscreants at Baburbazar in the municipality area of Netrokona district on Thursday. The deceased...
A remembrance meeting and doa mahfil was held at FBCCI Conference Center on Thursday remembering Annisul Huq, Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation (North) and former president of FBCCI. FBCCI president...
Mobile-phone operator Banglalink has launched its new number series ‘014’. Regulator BTRC’s Acting Chairman Jahurul Haque made the first call from a ‘014’ number to Posts, Telecom and IT Minister...
Asia shares were mixed on Friday ahead of the planned meeting by Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit this weekend. Japan's Nikkei 225 index...
Three flights of different airlines have failed to meet their arrival schedules at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka on Friday. A flight of Kuwait airways from Kuwait was...
The road maintenance authority has finalised a draft guideline of the 'road fund' with a provision of paying charge for fuel use. Fuel charge is one of the options mooted...
Administrative high officials and health experts in Rajshahi unequivocally called for ensuring adolescent friendly and reproductive health services to the target group, including teenagers, for the sake of attaining sound...
Police arrested 16 people including nine wanted accused and seven accused in regular cases from different areas of Habiganj district in last 12-hour ending at 9:00 am on Friday morning....
Farmland acreage keeps shrinking unabatedly in Bangladesh and elsewhere in the Asia due to illegal encroachment on the one hand and acquisition or lease of land for development of economic...
Two workers of a sweetmeat shop were burned to death in a fire that broke out at Palong Bazar in Sadar upazila of Shariatpur in the early hours of Friday....
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested ten Rohingyas and an alleged human trafficker from a trawler illegally headed for Malaysia in the bay near Shahparir Dwip in Teknaf upazila...
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss in the second and final Test against vsiting West Indies and decided to bat first at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka...
SS Steel Ltd. will allot 25 million ordinary shares among successful applicants picked through the lottery draw for the company's initial public offering (IPO) held on Thursday. The lottery draw...
The shareholders of Quasem Industries Ltd approved 12 per cent stock dividend, considering the net profit before tax at Tk 105.73 million, EPS at Tk 1.51 for the financial year...
SYLHET: The country's tea production this time would be higher than the last year's, officials said. Since the national production is already 3.5 million kgs more till the end of...
The first death anniversary of former Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq is being observed today (Friday). Different socio-political and business organisations have taken various programmes, including dua-mahfil, discussion,...
Raw cotton importers will now get their customs assessment done before submitting plant quarantine certificates in a relaxed facility that will speed up goods release. But the customs authorities will...
The government is set to fix the net bank borrowing target at Tk 22 billion for December to finance budget deficit partly ahead of the general election, officials said. It...
The International Apparel Federation (IAF) said it will work on harmonising the garment industry initiatives including audit systems. "Too many" initiatives are increasing the cost of doing business and putting...
International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has taken an initiative to ensure international standardisation of manpower recruitment agencies to facilitate an ethical recruitment system for Bangladeshi workers. To this effect, the...
I The power of the bureaucracy In nine out of ten cases bureaucrats are labelled as spineless figures that follow His Master's Voice in preparing policy for governance. This in...
'Eker por ek subida sarkari chakureder' (there are facilities galore for government servants) was the headline of a story published on the back page of the last Thursday's issue of...
An unmistakable feature of the international system today is the absence of a superpower, as a concept, actor, or dynamic. This 21st century has instead seen a gradual return to...
On the 27th anniversary of an international campaign run for 16 days beginning with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25 and ending with...
How the plight of the domestic workers is both at home and abroad beggars description. Details of inhuman torture including sexual violence some domestic helps are subjected to become public...
One in every three people is suffering from liver disease in Bangladesh and there is only one hepatologist for a population of 2.0 million. 10 million Bangladeshis are diagnosed with...
Owing to the continued hunting of migratory birds during winter, traditional bird sanctuaries in the country have been experiencing a decline in the arrival of the avian guests. The age-old...
Political economy focuses on the links between economy, politics, and society. As a result, it largely belongs to interdisciplinary studies and draws on economics, political science, law, history and sociology...
The High Court (HC) on Thursday stayed the conviction and sentence of BNP candidate from Jashore-2 constituency Sabira Sultana in a graft case, clearing the way for her participation in...
US President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen is expected to plead to lying to Congress in relation to Russia inquiry, US media report. Mr Cohen will admit misleading lawmakers...
SIRAJGANJ, Nov 29: T-Aman rice harvest is progressing fast in the district as the growers will bring the same land under Rabi crops. Officials at the Department of Agriculture Extension...
A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced two people to death for killing former Eden Mohila College teacher Prof Ali Hossain Malik in the capital in 2016. The condemned convicts are...
The creator of animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants," Stephen Hillenburg, has died at the age of 57, the Nickelodeon television network said on Tuesday. Hillenburg had said last year that he...
Newly appointed US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller on Thursday said a strong Bangladesh-US relationship is in the interest of US and Bangladeshi people as well as global community....
The government is likely to reduce the value-added tax (VAT) for the backward linkage of internet service providers to 5.0 per cent with a view to lowering the internet price...
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