Chinese smartphone marker OPPO plans to unveil a new smartphone into the Kenyan market before the end of 2018, officials said on Saturday. Jesse Wu, brand manager of OPPO Kenya,...
Six revenue inspectors of WASA were relieved of their responsibilities for misusing power and tampering with water bills during a drive conducted by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday....
At least eleven people were killed in separate road accidents in Kushtia, Natore, Bagerhat, Shariatpur, Panchagarh and Chattogram districts on Sunday. In Kushtia, four people, including a sub-inspector of Kushtia...
The High Court has directed the lower court to complete the trial proceedings of the Gatco graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and others within six months. It...
A Cumilla court on Sunday fixed January 7 for hearing on a bail petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed over the arson attack in Chouddagram...
Academia, an English medium school, awarded high achievers in 'O'&'A' Levels in a ceremony held on November 22 on Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) campus in Bashundhara in the capital. Vice...
Local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) have expressed dismay on UN-led Joint Response Planning (JRP) preparation to face Rohingya crisis. They also demanded full transparency of Rohingya...
The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Sunday demanded the transfer of every Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police to another district ahead of the upcoming parliamentary polls. "We demanded transfer of...
At least 29 people are now known to have died after a cruise boat carrying party revellers capsized on Lake Victoria, Ugandan police say. The vessel was carrying close to...
Stocks ended lower on Sunday, snapping a four-day gaining streak, as investors booked some profits on sector-wise issues. Market operators said investors booked profit on some specific stocks while some...
Voters in Taiwan have rejected legalising same-sex marriages in a series of referendums on Saturday. They backed the definition of marriage as the union of a man and woman. Last...
Russia’s space agency plans to send a mission to the moon to check whether the American moon landings were real. In a video posted to Twitter on Saturday, Dmitry Rogozin,...
Chinese and American researchers have for the first time uncovered how baleen whales' "teeth" withstood a lifetime of forces generated by water flow and prey without fracturing. The finding published...
European Union leaders formally agreed a Brexit deal at a Brussels summit on Sunday, urging Britons to back Prime Minister Theresa May’s package, which faces furious opposition in the British...
South Korea will provide US$4.6 million to support operations of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Bangladesh to help households and communities become more resilient in the face of natural...
Election Officer of Rajshahi Niamul Haque died after a possible cardiac arrest in Rajshahi in the early hours of Sunday. He was 52. He left behind his wife, three daughters...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has described the cooperatives as a tested strategy for economic development of a country. “Cooperative is a philosophy. It’s a tested strategy for socio-economic development. Cooperative-based...
A daylong interschool science fair was held on the Huzrapur High School premises of Godagari upazila in Rajshahi on Sunday aiming to encourage young scientists to come forward to build...
CHATTOGRAM: The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) urged the central bank of Bangladesh on Saturday to check unusual hike in the rate of US dollar against Bangladesh Taka....
The 16 days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence begin today (Sunday) with elaborate programmes chalked out by different human rights organisations. This year's UN theme, 'Orange the World:#HearMeToo' will amplify...
The office of former Malaysian premier Najib Razak ordered changes to a 2016 audit report of scandal-plagued state fund 1MDB, including removing mention of financier Low Taek Jho’s presence at...
Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, will finalise its candidates for all 300 constituencies before Wednesday based on consensus of all of its alliance partners. BNP secretary general Mirza...
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has asked the executive magistrates to treat all the candidates equally while discharging their election duties. "Your duty is to treat all the candidates...
American magician and actor Ricky Jay has died of natural causes in Los Angeles, his manager has confirmed. A 1993 profile of Jay in the New Yorker described him as...
Bangladesh can expect a 'breakthrough' in the field of blue economy through developing its capacity, said Foreign Minister. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali told it to reporters at Sonargaon Hotel...
The life expectancy gap between the most affluent and the most deprived members of society in England widened to nearly 10 years, British researchers have found. The study analysed a...
Mexico's incoming foreign minister has said discussions on how to deal with migrants travelling to the United States are continuing despite reports a deal has been reached. Marcelo Ebrard denied...
China’s economic growth is expected to hit 6.6 per cent this year and slow to 6.3 per cent in 2019 as the country struggles with challenges relating to trade and...
Ashleigh Gardner scored an unbeaten 33 as Australia beat England by eight wickets to win the Women’s World Twenty20 title on the Caribbean island of Antigua on Saturday. The Southern...
Voters in Taiwan have delivered a strong rebuke to the island’s pro-independence ruling party in local elections, emboldening the China-friendly opposition, one of whose main figures says he will now...
At least four people were killed in three separate road accidents in Natore and Chattogram districts on Sunday morning. In Natore, two people were killed and 30 others including 20...
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, arrested last Monday on suspicion of financial misdoing, has denied the allegations against him, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said on Sunday. Ghosn, who has not...
A fourteen-year-old girl was gang raped by some miscreants at her Sheurkhal village house in Balaganj upazila of Sylhet on Thursday. On Friday, victim's father filed a case with Balaganj...
An attack on the Boca Juniors team bus by River Plate supporters has led to the postponement of the final of the Copa Libertadores second leg. The game between the...
Two suspects, of whom one is a robber and another a drug trader, were killed in as many reported shooutouts between themselves in as many districts in the early hours...
The board of directors of IDLC Finance has decided to issue non-convertible zero coupon bonds worth Tk 5.00 billion (in face value). Denomination of the bond is Tk 1.0 million...
One of Mali's top jihadist leaders has been killed in a raid by French forces, said the Malian army. It said Amadou Koufa died in Friday's operation in the central...
Awami League (AL) has started issuing letters to the aspirants who have been selected to contest the upcoming 11th parliamentary elections scheduled to be held on December 30. Party senior...
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking a stay on the announced schedule of the 11th parliamentary elections. Advocate Eunus Ali Akond filed the petition the...
The board of directors of Agricultural Marketing Company Limited (PRAN) has recommended 32 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2018, said an official disclosure on...
Recently LankaBangla Finance Limited (LBFL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RANGS Properties Limited (RPL) with a vision to cater the growing demand of real estate sector especially for...
Banglalink, one of the leading digital communications services providers, has officially released more than 50 exclusive albums on Banglalink Vibe, the world’s biggest Bangla music streaming app, to digitally facilitate...
At least 10 people have died after a cruise boat capsized in Lake Victoria in Uganda on Saturday evening while more than 40 others were rescued, Ugandan police said. "The...
The newly-constructed railway station in Khulna began its operation on Sunday morning. Md Majibur Rahman, managing direction of Bangladesh Railway (West Zone), officially inaugurated the operation by waving the green...
Green Delta Insurance Company Limited and Bank Asia recently signed a MoU at the Green Delta Insurance head office. Under the agreement, Green Delta Insurance will cover the farmers' credit...
Climate change will cost the US economy hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century, hitting everything from health to infrastructure, according to a government report issued...
Four Finnish citizens are believed to have been among five people who died in a plane crash in Zimbabwe on Friday, their companies and Finland’s foreign ministry said. The plane...
Substitute Ousmane Dembele rescued a late point for Barcelona in an exciting finish against Atletico on Saturday. A disappointing game was drifting to a goalless draw when Antoine Griezmann whipped...
More than half of the Accord-inspected 1,600 garment factories have not installed adequate fire detection and prevention system yet, according to latest findings. On the sixth Tazreen factory fire anniversary,...
Women's overseas jobs have declined by more than 18 per cent in the past 10 months of this calendar year, according to official statistics. Some 81,000 women went abroad with...
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