Bproperty.com has opened its new office in the capital’s Mirpur area, aiming to welcome all aspiring homeowners. Mark Nosworthy, chief executive officer (CEO) of the country’s first digital real estate...
Bangaldesh's ace all-rounder and captain of the test cricket team Shakib Al Hasan has become the first brand ambassador of Uber in the country. The partnership underscores Uber, world’s largest...
Jatiya Oikyafront leader Kamal Hossain has sent a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urging her to ‘complete unfinished discussions’ at a further round of talks. Gono Forum Presidium member...
Researchers have found a gene that can help control plants' response to disease, which may pave the way for developing infection-resistant crops, according to a study released recently by the...
First, it was a book. Then a hit movie. Then it became a Broadway musical. And now, the musical version is going to be adapted for film. The Color Purple,...
A pickup truck lurched off a road in western Wisconsin, located in the north-central United States and hit a group of girl scouts picking up trash in a ditch, leaving...
A chemical that makes brain tumours glow pink could help surgeons to remove the cancer safely, a trial suggests. Scientists gave people with suspected glioma a drink containing 5-ALA, a...
The process of inclusion of 9886 post office branches nationwide has started to provide the digital financial service “Nagad” to people all around the country, said a statement. The...
Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) launched EBL DROPBOX™ at the Siddeswari campus of Stamford University Bangladesh recently. Prof. Mohammad Ali Naqi, Vice Chancellor and Abdul Matin, Registrar of Stamford University Bangladesh;...
US pizza chain Sbarro for the first time launched its 8-inch pizza segment in Bangladesh. On the occasion of introducing the new pizza Sbarro has also introduced a new...
A Bangladeshi cattle trader was reportedly beaten to death along Chapainawabganj frontier in the early hours of Sunday. The trader was Dalim Majhi, 23, son of Monglu Majhi of Nisipara...
ActionAid Bangladesh (AAB) and Dhaka University Debating Society (DUDS) will hold a Policy Dialogue on Unpaid Care Work: Election Manifesto Perspective on November 5 at TSC Auditorium of Dhaka University....
An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 jolted the city of Artux in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 5:36 am Sunday (Beijing Time), according to...
The Forest Department has taken a move to impose a ban on tourism in the Sundabans from June to August considering the three months as a breeding period of wild...
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam's six-wicket haul helped Bangladesh restrict visiting Zimbabwe to 282 all out in the 1st innings before the lunch break on day two of the first Test...
The Qawmi madrasa 'Shukrana Mahfil', or thanksgiving rally, organised to commemorate the government’s recognition of the education system’s highest certification as equivalent to a postgraduate degree, has begun at Dhaka’s...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, has urged the people to vote for Awami League (AL) in the coming national polls for the sake of continuing the present...
Late goals from Ousmane Dembele and Luis Suarez earned La Liga champions Barcelona a 3-2 win at struggling Rayo Vallecano on Saturday to keep them clear at the top of...
The board of directors of Shepherd Industries has decided to invest Tk 250 million in paid-up capital of Shepherd Textile, a non-listed company, subject to approval of the securities regulator....
Unhappy with the outcome of the dialogue between their Jatiya Oikayfront and the 14-party ruling alliance, BNP policymakers now have made up their minds to launch a ‘non-stop’ street agitation...
Five more listed companies have recommended dividends for the year ended on June 30, 2018, according to separate official disclosures on Sunday. The companies are: Bangas, Fu-Wang Ceramic, Regent Textile,...
A group of students knifed a JSC examinee in Gazipur’s Tongi township. The incident took place at Purba Arichpur area on Saturday afternoon over a dispute involving a game, said...
Police arrested three young men from different areas of Chuadanga district town in connection with the killing of a school boy. The arrestees were identified as Sumon, 18, son of...
Outside the home of Yemeni teacher Adel al-Shorbagy the queue of children lining up for education keeps getting longer. Almost 700 come daily to his house which he converted into...
A month-long International Women SME Expo begins at Polo Ground in the city tomorrow (Sunday) under the auspices of Chittagong Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Women entrepreneurs from Iran,...
Heavy rain and gales devastating parts of Italy have claimed two more lives, taking the overall death toll o at least 17. A German tourist died on Friday when hit...
Trade frictions with the United States and accusations of industrial espionage are set to cast a cloud over China’s largest aerospace meeting this week, as suppliers consider what the country’s...
Asked what Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has changed since becoming Myanmar’s leader two years ago, most residents of Kachin state in the far north say the roads: new...
Police arrested a local BNP leader from Osmaninagar upazila in Sylhet on Saturday night in a case filed under the Special Powers Act. Identified as Goyas Mia, son of Safiq...
Two motorcyclists were killed as a truck hit their vehicle on Rajshahi-Dhaka highway in Tarapur area of Puthia upazila in Rajshahi on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as Emon...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will honour some 656 taxpayers across the country as recognition of their payment of income tax for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18. Of them, some...
The husband of a Pakistani Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after eight years on death row has pleaded for asylum from the UK, US or Canada. Asia Bibi's husband, Ashiq...
Tourism could become one of the key export-earning service sectors of Bangladesh if some key challenges including inadequate infrastructure facilities were met, a study said. The study also identified poor...
KDS Accessories, a Chittagong-based leading garment accessories producer, maintained a steady sales and profit growth since listing on the bourses. The garment accessories maker posted a 31 per cent year-on-year...
The bidding for discovering cut-off price for initial public offering (IPO) of ADN Telecom Ltd by eligible investors will begin tomorrow (Monday). The electronic bidding will continue until 5.00pm on...
Bangladesh's clothing exports to the United States grew by 5.84 per cent during the nine months of the current year compared with a year earlier. The country fetched $4.16 billion...
Petrobangla is expected to fully utilise the country's maiden liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal from mid-November as the Anwara-Fouzdarhat gas transmission pipeline installation nears completion. Its wholly-owned subsidiary -- Gas...
Bangladesh's poultry industry has started getting ready to leave its footprint in the global export market as it has already introduced good international practices, insiders have said. Government officials said...
The ongoing US-China trade tension may create a short-term "competitive advantage" for Bangladesh in both import and export sectors, according to an assessment of the Bangladesh Bank. But the central...
Police on Saturday night recovered six crude bombs during a block raid at the central office of Islami Chhatra Shibir in Chawkbazar area of the port city. Chattogram Metropolitan Police...
Bangladesh has averaged an annual growth rate of around 6.0 per cent over the last two decades. Such a steady growth path normally presupposes an increase in per capita income,...
Against the backdrop of the fierce competition among nations to grab new export destinations, the nonchalance of Bangladesh traders and the authorities no longer appears surprising. This stance on their...
The government has apparently taken a serious view of the country's dismal performance in the latest World Bank's doing business report. Bangladesh became the worst performer in South Asia, while...
There are the obvious and there are the not so obvious, that prop up the surrealistic world of traffic control. That it is in a mess is beyond doubt; that...
Fishermen catching a Gangetic dolphin in their net and discarding the creature on the riverbank could be viewed as a normal practice. But a section of village youths swooping on...
NATORE, Nov 03: Commercial lemon cultivation has brought smile on the faces of hundreds of grassroots farmers in the district.Sources said high profit and low production cost were the main...
JHENIDAH, Nov 03: The Islamic Foundation (IF) here faces acute space shortage hampering its activities including the serene reading environment.The institution runs its activities at a rented building near Jhenidah...
Bangladesh crossed over from a low-income economy to a lower middle-income economy in 2015. The country has already fulfilled all the criteria of graduating from least developed country (LDC) to...
NEW DELHI, Nov 03 (PTI): Gold strengthened for the sixth straight week and gathered further grounds to reached 6-year high of Rs 32,780 and ended at Rs 32,650 per 10...
CHICAGO, Nov 03 (Reuters): Consumer goods companies, emboldened by a strong US economy, are rolling out price increases on everyday products and groceries after several years of haggling with big...
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