Bangladesh Bank has warned nine banks for selling dollars to importers at higher prices. The banks that received warnings are Dutch-Bangla Bank, Dhaka Bank, Trust Bank, BASIC Bank, Mutual Trust...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday issued a note of warning against the drug peddlers asking them to shun their illegal drug trade. “You have time to shun all...
Some 520,820 teachers will get training as part of as government plans to expand ICT technology and multimedia usages at education institutions across the country. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid...
Brazilians fed up with corruption and rising crime are expected to elect former army captain turned politician Jair Bolsonaro as their president as voting begins on Sunday in a turbulent...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Shipping Ministry on Sunday recommended establishing eco-park in each upazila of the country. The parliamentary watchdog came up with the suggestion at its 60th meeting...
Three people were injured in Sri Lanka on Sunday when a security guard of parliamentarian Arjuna Ranatunga, former petroleum minister under ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s sacked cabinet, opened fire....
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday filed a case against seven people, including six high officials of Farmers Bank, for embezzling Tk 300 million from the bank. The ACC filed...
Two women were killed after being hit by trains at Kosaibari area of Dakshinkhan and Khilkhet in the city. One of the deceased was identified as Nipa, wife of Swapan...
Thirty organisations have won the Joy Bangla Youth Award 2018 for their contributions to promote youth employability, education, sports and cultural activities and end violence against women. The 30 organisations...
The government on Sunday signed a $300 million financing agreement with the World Bank (WB) to modernise the cash transfer of major social protection programmes. This will bring transparency and...
A proposal to amend the Representation of the People Order will be placed before the cabinet meeting on Monday. The law ministry has sent the proposal to the Cabinet Division...
Stocks plummeted on Sunday with key index of the major bourse came down to a fresh 22-month low, triggered by panic sell-offs, fearing further fall of share prices. Market operators...
Water levels of 15 rivers stations monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have registered rises and 66 stations recorded falls. Among the 94 monitored water level stations, 11...
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan has refused to comment on the nationwide transport workers’ strike. Shajahan Khan is the acting president of the Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation, reports bdnews24.com. The...
Transportation of import and export goods to and from Chittagong port has been stopped due to the ongoing transport strike. However, loading and unloading of goods from ships on the...
A housewife sustained severe burn injuries in an acid attack allegedly by her husband in Natore in the early hours of Sunday. The victim is Rashida Begum, wife of Hashem...
A privately developed Chinese carrier rocket failed to reach orbit after lifting off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Saturday, in a blow to the country’s nascent attempts by private...
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecasts rain or thundershowers throughout the country in 24 hours as of 9:00 am tomorrow (Monday). “Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely...
Police on Sunday foiled a demonstration of the job seekers who took position at Shahbagh intersection demanding extension of age limit to 35 from 30 for entering government jobs. Under...
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Romania’s eastern county of Buzau on Sunday morning, the National Institute for Earth Physics announced. It was the strongest earthquake not only in this...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says it is not possible to accept the demands of transport workers and change the road transport laws at the moment and called...
Meghna Group of Industries (MGI) has been awarded the Primaduta Award 2018 by the government of Indonesia. MGI got the special award in the ‘Prospective Market’ category. Mohd Jashim Uddin,...
Brazilians fed up with political corruption and rising crime are expected to vote in former army captain turned politician Jair Bolsonaro as their president on Sunday in a turbulent swing...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the business community to diversify their products and explore new markets in the world for their items availing of government support. "We’ve to...
Michael D Higgins has been re-elected as Irish president after receiving 56 per cent of the country's election vote. Businessman Peter Casey came second with 23.1 per cent, while none...
Customs officials arrested an Aviation Security Force (Avsec) member and a passenger from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday night for their involvement in gold smuggling. The arrestees are Md...
A helicopter belonging to Leicester City football club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha crashed in a ball of flames in the club’s car park on Saturday after a Premier League match, British...
Commuters’ sufferings have gone through the roof as a countrywide 48-hour transport strike, enforced by Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation, started at 6:00am on Sunday. Rickshaws and motorcycles became the...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a workshop on 'Trade Based Money Laundering & Compliance Issues' recently at Islami Bank Tower. Presided over by Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and...
Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management will hold a Research Workshop on “Addressing Agriculture through Value Chain Financing- How to Attract Banks?” at the BIBM Auditorium on Monday. Mr. S. M....
Bangladesh Tea Board (BTB) and BRAC Bank Limited signed an agreement for payment of Tea Licensing Fee through Online Payment Gateway. Under this agreement, the customers of BRAC Bank will...
Demi Lovato has reached 90 days of sobriety, according her mother, Dianna De La Garza. "She has 90 days," she confirmed in an interview on Maria Menounos‘ Sirius XM show...
Robots will make robots at a new ABB factory in China, which the Swiss engineering group said on Saturday it plans to build for $150 million in Shanghai as it...
An eighth child has died at a New Jersey rehabilitation centre where 23 people have been infected in a deadly viral outbreak, state health officials said on Friday. The outbreak...
The board of directors of Marico Bangladesh Ltd has declared 250 per cent interim cash dividend for the year ending on March 31, 2019, said an official disclosure on Sunday....
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking to give barrister Mainul Hosein the first-class division in jail. Mainul's wife Saju Hossain filed the writ on Sunday...
Pakistan's Supreme Court has reinstated a ban on the transmission of Indian content on local television channels, setting aside an earlier ruling by the Lahore High Court (LHC), reports the...
The United Nations mission in Mali says armed men attacked a UN camp outside of Timbuktu killing at least two peacekeepers and wounding at least a dozen others. UN Mali...
A gunman yelling, “All Jews must die,” stormed a synagogue at Pittsburgh in the US during Saturday services, killing 11 worshippers and wounding six other people including four police officers,...
Two passengers were killed as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Sylhet on Sunday morning. Police are working to reveal the identities of the victims. The mishap happened...
All of the ten victims who died in a road accident in Panchagarh district on Friday evening were laid to rest in their respects villages on Saturday. Panchagarh Additional District...
A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) drowned in Sonai River in Satkhira’s Kolaroa border area on Saturday night after being tangled in a rope used to smuggle goods. The...
Two men were killed as a private car carrying them plunged into a roadside ditch at Bhangra in the district town on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Niyamat...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two drug peddlers along with 62 kilograms hemp from Nichu Colony in Saidpur upazila of Nilphamari on Saturday evening. The...
Election Commission secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed spoke for using electronic voting machine (EVM) in urban areas if the Representation of People Order (RPO) is amended. Voters must be ready to...
Speakers at a discussion in Sylhet have stressed for identifying the challenges and finding out solutions to attract investment in country by the Non-Rresident Bangladeshis (NRBs), living all over the...
A school teacher, who suffered injuries in a road accident at Dashmile in Panchagarh Sadar upazila on Friday, died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Saturday night, raising the death...
The IT sector issues witnessed the highest correction in last week as the prices of all securities under the sector declined. The share prices of the companies dipped between 4.62...
Two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with police in Katabunia of Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila in the early hours of Sunday. The deceased were identified as...
Most of the securities included in DS30 index lost prices between 0.2 per cent and 15.44 per cent in last week amid sharp fall observed on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)....
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