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Two suspected drug traders were killed in reported gunfights in Sadar and Muktagachha upazilas of Mymensingh district on Saturday. In Muktagachha, 'drug trader' Abdullah Al Kafi, 31, son of Mostafizur...
The number of complaints against consumer rights violations has marked a sharp rise in recent times, thanks to the growing public awareness. The data available with the Directorate of National...
China has the potential to be a destination for Bangladesh to export labour, thanks to its rising wages, shrinking workforce and ever expanding production capacity in the world's second-largest economy....
Stocks posted marginal correction last week, extending the losing streak for the third straight week, amid poor earning disclosures by a number of companies. Market operators said earnings and dividend...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders marking the Jail Killing Day. In memory of the...
Some 91 more companies recommended dividend up to 250 per cent for the year ended on June 30, 2018 while 17 companies recommended 'no' dividend last week, according to official...
The government has finally backtracked on a plan to set up a thousand free Wi-Fi zones across the country, when it came to the question of financial viability of such...
The government has formed an inter-ministerial body to lower the number of documents required for exports as part of easing doing business in line with the standards set by the...
The Trump administration is reinstating all US sanctions on Iran that were removed under the 2015 nuclear deal. The White House said it was "the toughest sanctions regime ever imposed...
A man was killed after being electrocuted at Mollakandi in Gopalganj sadar upazila on Friday. The deceased was identified as Jashim Molla, 28, son of Aku Molla of Mollakandi village,...
The Khashoggi killing is the most tragic and distressing incident in recent times haunting people all over the globe. People everywhere are dumfounded and deeply anguished as the story of...
It is estimated that 70 per cent of global carbon emissions occurs in cities, especially big ones. Urban population is expected to rise, and with this, emission of carbon dioxide...
A weaker baht pushed rice export prices in Thailand lower this week, although there were expectations of new deals with the Philippines and China, while rates in India languished at...
Istanbul Airport, Turkey's largest infrastructure project with an investment cost of $30 billion, has turned a golden page in the Turkish aviation history with the aim of making the country's...
Bangladeshi and Indian authorities will jointly develop and protect the graveyards of Bangladeshi freedom fighters (FF) along the bordering areas in Tripura. "We are collecting every detail about the graveyards...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government wants to hold a free, fair and neutral election so that people can choose their leadership. The Prime Minister came up with...
Use of solar pumps in irrigation -- if made widely available across the country-- would revolutionise the country's irrigation system. Absence of a viable alternative to diesel to reduce the...
Editor-turned-politician MJ Akbar, who had to resign as union minister over sex harassment allegations against him, has now been accused of rape by a US-based journalist who worked with him...
Agricultural policies need to respond to changing time. After a long period of dominance by state parastatals in the supply of agricultural inputs and outputs, time was ripe to turn...
When economy grows, it increases the movement of people and products or the vice versa. To facilitate the movement, an improved transport system is essential. Unfortunately, this is the area...
Scientific knowledge and technological innovation, as Yuval Noah Harari emphasises in his book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, are among the key drivers of economic progress. Yet there is...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is in talks with Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury-led Jukta Front on Friday evening over the next general election. The dialogue began at 7:45pm at Prime Minister's...
Franklin Mendels had termed the "development of a labour intensive industry by the peasants" as "the first phase of the industrialisation process" and called it "proto-industrialisation". He defined proto-industrialisation as...
At some points of life, it becomes difficult to differentiate between tears of joy and sadness. One such moment is the time when students complete their academic life and prepare...
Research is an important part of science departments of world's prominent universities. Unfortunately in Bangladesh teachers of local varsities seldom engage them in research works for lack of adequate funds...
The civil servants of Bangladesh played a pivotal role in running the Mujibnagar Government (Bangladesh Government-in-Exile) during the liberation war of 1971. But it is a matter of great surprise...
The Asia-Pacific region, with the world's highest rate of urbanisation, is also the home to more than half the world's 821 million undernourished people, said United Nations officials on Friday....
The small gathering at the Dipanpur Book Cafe in Dhaka on October 26 last was to celebrate, to support and to recognise the musical devotion of two friends. Over the...
Malaysia's new government has unveiled a record budget for 2019 despite battling a huge national debt, with new tax measures and increased dividends from national oil company Petronas intended to...
Urging people to re-elect the Awami League again, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her plan is to reduce the poverty rate by 5 to 6 more per cent in...
Three youths were found dead in Sirajganj and Cox's Bazar districts on Thursday. In Sirajganj, police recovered the decomposed bodies of two young men from the Phuljor River in Ghatina...
Police arrested 81 people, including two Jamaat leaders, from different places of Bagerhat early Friday. The arrested Jamaat leaders are Mohidul Islam, 35, ameer of Betaga union unit Jamaat in...
After its 'failure' to implement the country's first-ever waste-based power plant project at Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital on its own initiative, the government has now decided to...
A covered van driver was killed as a container from a lorry fell on his vehicle at Chhoto Kumira at Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram on Friday morning. The deceased was...
Hopes raised by the dialogue in political circles to break an election-time impasse are fading due to the government’s stubborn attitude to the opposition, said BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi....
The Cabinet Division is going to launch the National Social Security Strategy (NSSS) Action Plan on Sunday at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the city. Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told the US he considered murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi to be a dangerous Islamist, media reports say. Prince Mohammed's reported phone call to the...
Britain's central bank has invited suggestions from the public within the next six weeks. to feature on the country's next 50 pound banknote. Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said...
Security footage from a bus which crashed into a river in China has revealed that the driver was fighting with a passenger moments earlier. The bus plunged 50m (164ft) off...
A daylong Butterfly Fair was held on the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus on Friday amid festivity. JU Vice-chancellor Prof Farzana Islam inaugurated the fair by releasing butterflies and balloons in...
An Australian man has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for encouraging his wife's suicide, in a case believed to have set a global precedent. Graham Morant, 68, was...
Police arrested five alleged drug dealers along with 18,000 pieces of contraband yaba tablets and seized a truck from Dhaka city’s Gabtali area on Thursday. The arrestees are Nurul Amin,...
A toxicological study showed clear evidence that male rats exposed to high level of radio frequency radiation (RFR) like that used in 2G and 3G cell phones developed cancerous heart...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold talks with Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury-led Jukta Front on Friday evening over the next general election. The dialogue is scheduled to begin at 7:30pm...
Just 50 minutes before a flight from London to Japan was scheduled to depart, the pilot was arrested for having almost 10 times the legal amount of alcohol allowed in...
Hackers appear to have compromised and published private messages from at least 81,000 Facebook users' accounts. The perpetrators told the BBC Russian Service that they had details from a total...
Uttara University has celebrated its 6th convocation at Nobo Ratri Hall, Bashundhara Convention Center-04, in the capital recently. Education Minister, Mr. Nurul Islam Nahid was present at the function...
A 4-day Iranian film show will begin at national music and dance auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy from November 3 (Saturday). Iran Cultural Centre, Dhaka and BSA will jointly orgnaise...
An injury to Kevin de Bruyne took the shine off a convincing win for Manchester City as the Carabao Cup holders eased past Fulham to advance to the quarter-finals. Spanish...
Malaysia announced an expanded budget for 2019 and forecast a wider fiscal deficit as Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s new administration tussles with shrinking revenue and a large debt left by...
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