A Turkish newspaper reported on Thursday CIA director Gina Haspel signalled to Turkish officials last month that the agency had a recording of a call in which Saudi Arabia’s crown...
The tax authority will join hands with the law-enforcing agencies and investment promotion authority to find out illegal foreign residents working in the country to ensure proper tax collection from...
Dhaka needs to apply anew for Chinese loans for the projects, deals on which were signed during Xi Jinping's visit to Dhaka in 2016, to match his government's new lending...
One has ample reasons to get confused by the statements made from time to time by men of authority about banks and banking practices. Their actions and statements would remind...
The need for a South Asian framework aimed at bolstering cooperation and collaboration among nations in the region for achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) has been voiced at a...
The arrangement of an international leather technology fair -- sixth edition of the event -- and leather footwear and leather goods international sourcing show -- its second edition -- simultaneously...
Workers Party of Bangladesh President Rashed Khan Menon on Thursday said Dr Kamal Hossain’s main issue is not the general election but the release of Begum Khaleda Zia and her...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said if elected again her government would set up modern tanneries in Chattogram and Rajshahi as well as an exclusive leather industrial zone with...
RAJSHAHI, Nov 22: 'Tree Pipit,' a tiny, sparrow like bird thought to be extinct 140-year ago, has been detected by a bird lover in a village in Rajshahi recently. Tree...
MAGURA, Nov 22: Upazila Health Complex, Sreepur, has been suffering from manpower shortage. Moreover, some medical instrument have been lying without repair since long. Sreepur upazila health complex was set...
France may not be as unlikely a player in an Asia-centred global power rivalry as one might believe. It has the largest colonial leftovers in the Indo-Pacific Region (IPR) than...
More than 3.0 per cent of all people live outside the country of their birth. But while the share of migrants in the world's population has remained mostly stable for...
Footage of an international news TV network the other day has apparently made the child rights groups brace for the reemergence of a scourge presumed wiped out. To the distress...
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is the world's largest interdisciplinary research association devoted to the scientific study of education and learning. Established in 1916, AERA is concerned with improving...
The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations of 2019 will begin on February 2. The Education Ministry published the exam schedule on Thursday, reports UNB. The detailed schedule...
A Chandpur court on Thursday sentenced a man to death for killing a woman in Nabinagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district in 2015. The condemned convict is Khayer Miah, 32, son...
Middle order batsman Mominul Haque equalled Indian’s Virat Kohli's record of most Test ton in 2018, during the ongoing Test against West Indies in Chittagong. With the ton on first...
The High Court fixed Sunday to pass its order over a writ petition filed seeking constitution of an independent probe panel to investigate whether the cases filed against BNP leaders...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood on Thursday said each government office can establish ‘honesty corner’ to make their employees morally sound and sophisticated. The chairman made the remarks...
Centurion Mominul Haque boosted Bangladesh's first day's score of 315/8* at stumps in the first innings against visiting West Indies in the first Test of a two-match series at Zahur...
With the aim to modernise and advancement of local leather industry by binging global technology to its doorsteps, a three-day leather technology fair started on Thursday. The sixth edition of...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has formed a committee to investigate recent unusual price hike of shares of four companies. The securities regulator formed the enquiry committee on...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has recently achieved the "Strongest Retail Bank in Bangladesh 2018' award conferred by United Kingdom-based financial intelligence house Cambridge IF Analytica. Md Mahbub ul Alam,...
Nissan’s board ousted Chairman Carlos Ghosn on Thursday after the shock arrest of the industry heavyweight, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported without citing sources, ushering in a period of uncertainty for...
A Dhaka court on Thursday sent BNP National Executive Committee member Nipun Roy Chowdhury and six other party activists to jail on expiry of their five-day remand. They were remanded...
Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed on Thursday accorded a reception to the gallantry award holder freedom fighters (FFs) of Bangladesh Army at a ceremony at the Army Multipurpose...
Police rescued a minor boy from Noyarhat in Sandwip upazila on Thursday morning, 48-hour after his abduction from school. The rescued boy is Awsaf Hossain Jorif, son of bank official...
Family welfare service and publicity week will begin on Saturday across the country with the theme “Increasing Institutional Delivery, Ensuring Post Delivery Family Planning”. Medical Education and Family Welfare Division...
The EU and UK have agreed a draft agreement on their future relationship, paving the way for a Brexit deal to be finalised this weekend. The political declaration - outlining...
Politics has become the biggest entrepreneurship of a section of businesspeople who have been availing themselves of different personal benefits from the government without facing any competition, said Dr Debapriya...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at a meeting agreed to extend cooperation in curbing cross-border crimes. The battalion commander-level flag meeting was held on Kurigram...
A textbook titled, ‘Principles and Practice of Nephrology’ has been launched for the undergraduate and post-graduate students of the nephrology department aimed at reducing dependence on foreign books. Kidney Foundation...
Concentrations of key gases in the atmosphere that are driving up global temperatures reached a new high in 2017. In their annual greenhouse gas bulletin, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)...
The Election Commission will deploy troops across the country 15 days ahead of the voting day set for Dec 30. “After Dec 15, a small team of army will work...
An Archeology-based drama titled “Mahasthan” will be staged at Mahasthangarh in Bogura district on Friday evening aiming to uphold the political and cultural history of traditional artifacts of Bangladesh. The...
The authorities of the Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Thursday observed its 40th university day and 39th founding anniversary amid festivity on the campus. Marking the day, vice chancellor...
BNP vice-chairman Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury, also the younger brother of executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, was sent to jail in a case filed over allegedly threatening to kill Prime...
Stocks ended slightly higher on Thursday with core index of the prime bourse crossing the 5,300-mark after one month as some investors showed their buying spree on sector-wise stocks. The...
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West on Wednesday donated $500,000 to fire fighters and victims of a massive Southern California wildfire that came close to destroying the celebrity couple’s own multimillion-dollar...
US-Bangla Airlines has increased the number of flights to Guangzhou city of China to provide better connectivity to passengers. Currently, the US-Bangla Airlines operates weekly four flights Dhaka to/from Guangzhou...
A fish that can repair its heart may hold clues for future treatments in people, according to a study. Scientists studying the Mexican tetra fish found three areas of the...
Foreign tourists visiting South Korea jumped in October as Chinese and Japanese visitors travelled to the country during the autumn holiday period, tourism agency data showed Thursday. The number of...
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has alleged that the leaders of Jatiya Oikyafront and BNP are trying to push the country towards a civil war with their aggressive comments....
India is set to push Brazil to second position in sugar production during 2018-19 after 15 years, while the global production is also estimated to tumble to nearly 185.9 MTs....
Nokia will merge its mobile networks and fixed networks business groups into a new unit called Access Networks as it takes aim at 5G opportunities, the Finnish firm announced on...
Tesla is cutting the price of its Model X and Model S cars in China, the US firm said on Thursday, in a shift in strategy that will see it...
The least developed countries (LDCs), including Bangladesh, should raise their voice at the upcoming global climate event about forming a special climate change adaptation fund, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has...
A Guatemalan court sentenced a former soldier to 5,160 years in prison on Wednesday for the massacre of 171 people in what is considered one of the worst atrocities in...
Germany has pledged to give €285.3 million for development in Bangladesh, reaching the overall amount to €3 billion since 1972. The European country also announced €29 million assistance for Rohingya...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said if elected again her government would set up modern tanneries in Chattogram and Rajshahi as well as an exclusive leather industrial zone with...
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