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Slovenia appointed Major General Alenka Ermenc as chief of the army, the government said on Tuesday, making her the only woman in charge of a NATO country’s military. Ermenc is...
Most of the Gulf markets were little changed early on Wednesday, while the Dubai stock market inched up after sinking to a 34-month low in the last session. The Dubai...
European shares rebounded at the open on Wednesday as the trade war fears eased on the prospect of a meeting between the US and Chinese presidents at a G20 meeting...
BMW is considering a second US manufacturing plant that could produce engines and transmissions, Chief Executive Harald Krueger said on Tuesday, shortly after a report that US President Donald Trump...
South Korea's bank loan rate to households rose last month on the expected policy rate hike, the Bank of Korea (BOK) data showed Wednesday. According to the central bank, the...
US e-commerce leader Amazon's subsidiary Amazon Web Services, Inc. on Monday launched the cloud-based service, AWS RoboMaker, that will facilitate developers to develop, deploy and test robotics applications. The new...
A schoolgirl was killed as a human hauler hit her at Charpara Mohalla in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Takia Begum, 15, a...
BNP has alleged that the Election Commission's preparation for holding the next general election is questionable as it could not yet appoint election officials to 85 upazilas. Speaking at a...
YouTube plans to make all future original programs available to users for free with advertising, as the video streaming unit of Alphabet Inc’s Google seeks a bigger audience for shows...
The Supreme Court did not respond to an appeal filed by BNP leader Dr AZM Zahid Hossain who sought a stay order on the High Court verdict that banned convicts...
Midland Bank Limited has opened its Foyla Bazar branch at Uzalkur Union of Rampal upazila in Bagerhat. Md Ahsan-uz Zaman, Managing Director and CEO of the bank inaugurated the branch...
UN Women Bangladesh has organised a gender fair and photo exhibition for ‘Addressing Violence against Women’ on Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) campus in the capital. UN Women Bangladesh, in collaboration...
At least five shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at Budhhata bazar in Assasuni upazila of Satkhira district on Tuesday night. The fire originated from an electric...
Georgians started to vote for president on Wednesday in an election runoff that pits a candidate backed by the ruling party who favours a policy balancing ties with Moscow and...
A Chinese scientist who claims to have created the world's first genetically edited babies has defended his work. Speaking at a genome summit in Hong Kong, He Jiankui, an associate...
Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia will arrange additional viva voce for successful students of B and D units on December 1. The move has been taken for students who did...
A Dhaka court has sentenced four people including former mayor of undivided Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) and BNP leader Sadek Hossain Khoka to ten years imprisonment in a case filed...
A schoolboy was found dead beside a hatchery at Loharanko village of Kotalipara upazila in Gopalganj. The dead boy was identified as Raisul Islam Jisan, 9, son of Fazlul Haq...
The department of agriculture extension (DAE) in Narsingdi has fixed a target of producing 1,86,500 tonnes of winter vegetable over 8922 hectares of land in the district this Robi season....
The government is going to establish a new technological institute after Sheikh Hasina in Madaripur district. The Bangladesh High-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA) has initiated a project titled, 'Sheikh Hasina Institute...
Japan’s Nikkei rose on Wednesday to more than a two-week high, with Line Corp extending gains on its partnership deal with Mizuho Bank and Tencent and shippers rallying on higher...
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman Iqbal Mahmood on Tuesday said the commission will take action against the election candidates who will provide false information on their affidavits. The national anti-graft authority...
Asian shares were mixed Wednesday after a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street, and uncertainty loomed as investors looked toward the G-20 meeting of world leaders later in the...
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 struck off the east coast of Japan’s northern Aomori Prefecture, the weather agency said on Wednesday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency...
US President Donald Trump says he may cancel a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin following a maritime clash between Russia and Ukraine. Trump told the Washington Post he was...
The market witnessed slow trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday as investors mostly followed cautious stance. Following the previous two days’ positive movement, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)...
The European Parliament will not observe the upcoming general election in Bangladesh scheduled to be held on December 30, the EU delegation office in Dhaka has said. The co-chairs of...
Shohoz, a Dhaka-based start-up widely known for its ride-hailing service, now plans to expand its operation outside the capital city with fresh foreign investment. The app-based firm, which started its...
The population of unauthorised immigrants in the United States fell to 10.7 million in 2016, its lowest level since 2004, due largely to a decline in the number of people...
Yields on the government treasury bonds (T-bonds) increased significantly on Tuesday, as the banks were reluctant to invest their funds in the long-term securities ahead of the national polls. The...
The revenue board has unearthed irregularities in tax deduction by some of the companies, firms and other deducting authorities. Officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) said the withholding...
The securities regulator has directed Khulna Power Company Limited (KPCL) to stop the sales and transfer of its shares by sponsors, directors and others holding substantial amount of shares. The...
Top ten traded companies captured more than 30 per cent turnover of the prime bourse on Tuesday. Khulna Power Company topped the list. According to statistics available with the DSE,...
A blast near a chemical plant in Zhangjiakou city in China’s northern Hebei province early on Wednesday killed 22 people and injured at least 22 others, the local government said....
The trading sub-sector gets more than 51 per cent of the loans and advances disbursed by the banks and financial institutions to the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) sector, according...
The government is working to produce skilled manpower for the shipbuilding industry, and it already trained up a workforce of over 7,500 in three years, officials said. With the financial...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith slammed the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for offering tax exemptions on a large scale. "The NBR might be called a jungle of tax exemption for...
International digital money transfer service WorldRemit has tied up with local entities BRAC Bank and bKash to enhance its footprint in Bangladesh. As a result, Bangladeshi diaspora living in over...
Citibank N.A. celebrated 30 years anniversary in Bangladesh with clients, regulators, alumni and community partners recently. The celebration was hosted by Mr. N. Rajashekaran, Managing Director and Citi Country Officer...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Tuesday a 13-men squad for the second and final Test of ongoing West Indies series which will begin in the city at Shere-e-Bangla...
A recent World Bank (WB) report on the state of water safety in the country has presented a terrible portrayal. In spite of a few such studies in the past...
Following the settlement of maritime disputes with Myanmar in December 2013 and that with India in July 2014, the government did flaunt it as an accomplishment-albeit a political one, with...
This paper carried a news item on Sunday etching, we presume, a frown at the forehead, especially of those in charge of overseas employment of Bangladeshi workers and their welfare...
The British Business Group, Bangladesh (BBG) arranged a workshop for its members on how they can contribute to the group's goal and actively play their role in achieving it, said...
Rupantarita Prakritic Gas Company Limited (RPGCL), a subsidiary of Petrobangla, is responsible for import and supply of imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the country. Re-gasified LNG supply is conducted...
The meeting between US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires this week is being viewed as a make-or-break moment for the...
The final results 14th teachers' registration examination taken by Non-Government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) were published on Tuesday. A total of 19,863 candidates came out successful in the...
Saudi Aramco's gas expansion strategy needs $150 billion worth of investments over the next decade as the company plans to increase output and become an exporter, its chief executive said...
Service sector will in future be the prime mover of the world economy, with industry and agriculture sectors losing market share significantly. Keeping with the global trend, the service sector...
The government has decided to increase the monthly allowance of extra departmental (ED) staffs of Bangladesh Post Office (BPO) up to 77 per cent. The order came on November 25,...
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