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At least five people were killed and 15 more wounded when a suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives outside a police compound in central Afghan province of Wardak...
Profits of China's major industrial firms grew 14.7 per cent year on year in the first nine months of 2018, down from the 16.2-per cent expansion for the January-August period,...
Michael Jackson’s black “Bad” jacket that the singer wore on his first solo tour is going up for auction in November and could fetch up to $100,000. Julien’s Auctions said...
Fishermen in coastal districts are taking preparation to go to the Bay of Bengal to catch hilsa as the 22-day government ban on fishing the delicious fish comes to an...
The number of Australian women opting to give birth via caesarean section (C-section) has hit a record high. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data released on Friday revealed that...
Prime Bank has recently signed agreements with Bengal Airlift Limited and Bengal Travel and Tours Limited. Md Touhidul Alam Khan, Deputy Managing Director of Prime Bank and Rezaur Rahman, Managing...
Railway police have arrested the jailer of Chattogram District Jail along with Tk 4.40 million in cash, a cheque for Tk 13.0 million, 25.0 million FDR receipt, and 12 bottles...
A local Awami League (AL) leader was strangled to death by some miscreants at his house in Barguna’s sadar upazila in the early hours of Saturday. The victim was 65-year-old...
Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar votes in parliamentary elections on Saturday, a week after 32 of the country’s 34 provinces went to the polls, a delay caused by the assassination...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated all associated with Chhayanaut, a Bangladeshi cultural organisation, as it has been named for prestigious Tagore Award in recognition of its outstanding contribution to...
Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) said in a court hearing on Friday that Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is $7 billion behind in patent royalty payments to the mobile chip firm, which for years...
A man was killed and 20 others were injured after a clash occurred between two factions of Awami League in Magura on Saturday morning. The dead man was Alam Sheikh,...
China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has approved new IPO applications from two companies, which will raise up to 1.4 billion yuan (about 201.44 million US dollars) in the A-share market....
Fishermen in coastal districts are taking preparation to go to the Bay of Bengal to catch hilsa as the 22-day government ban, from October 7 to 28, on fishing the...
The fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says she has declined an invitation to the White House from US President Donald Trump, accusing him of not being sincere about...
A Jahangirnagar University student has been killed and another student injured after an iron rod hit them falling off a construction site in Dhanmondi in Dhaka. The incident occurred on...
US stocks closed lower on Friday, the S&P 500 ended at its lowest level since early May after technology and internet shares sold off further, capping a volatile week that...
Stocks plummeted last week that ended on Thursday, triggered by panic sell-offs, fearing further fall of share prices. Market operators blamed shrinking of foreign investment, fear of political turmoil ahead...
Some 46 more listed companies recommended dividends up to 350 per cent last week for the year ended on June 30, 2018, according to separate official disclosures. Of the companies,...
Pran, one of the country's leading agro-based food companies, has fetched export orders worth $5.25 million at the 'SIAL Food Fair' held in France recently. Around 400 importers from 85...
Bangladesh and Myanmar will sit together in Dhaka on Tuesday to discuss the Rohingya repatriation issues. The joint working group (JWG) meeting between Bangladesh and Myanmar will be held on...
Local administration imposed Section 144 at Ramrail union in Brahmanbaria Sadar upazila for Saturday as two groups called their meetings at the same venue and time on the same day....
The government is considering increasing the monthly allowance for the employees of 'Extra Department' under Postal Department by around 50 per cent, a finance ministry official said. The finance minister...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday congratulated the Bangladesh Cricket Team as they completed a clean sweep of touring Zimbabwe in the three-game ODI series. In a congratulatory message, the...
Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) has resumed its urban primary healthcare services after the project remained suspended for long six years. Under the project, the city dwellers, especially poor women, children,...
The man suspected of sending at least a dozen parcel bombs to high-profile critics of US President Donald Trump is a registered Republican with a lengthy criminal past and a...
Some essential spices became pricier this week, burning a hole in the pockets of consumers. Also, prices of early winter vegetables still remain high despite increasing supply, according to kitchen...
The opening of IFAD's host country office by in Bangladesh has been languishing for years, as the ministry of finance (MoF) repeatedly remains non-responsive to providing its opinion on the...
The man suspected of mailing at least 14 pipe bombs to some of US President Donald Trump’s leading critics was arrested on Friday in Florida on federal charges in a...
Supply shortage of different types of state-run savings certificates in many post offices and bank branches has been causing problems for many savers willing to invest funds in these instruments,...
The biggest-ever insurance development project will kick off Wednesday as the earlier efforts to make the sector vibrant have signally failed. The International Development Association (IDA) and the government are...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has launched reforms since the 1990s, but it has ignored direct tax, undermining the effort to ensure progressive taxation. Progressive taxation requires the top-earners...
The World Bank (WB) has declined to finance building the entire BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) line from Airport to Keraniganj as its design conflicts with those of Moghbazar-Mouchak and another...
South Asia has the highest coverage of post offices across the world. On an average, every 29 square km area of the region is covered by a permanent post office...
Like any other country, Bangladesh embraces both favourable and unfavourable ecosystems. Unfavourable or fragile ecosystems occupy a substantial proportion of land and population in Bangladesh where poverty is pervasive. The...
Isn't it surprising that like many occasional drives against various crimes, the fight against unsafe food, too, has assumed the character of a seasonal activity? While this should have been...
FIFA will raise the prize money for the Women's World Cup from $15 million to $30 million starting with next year's edition in France, president Gianni Infantino announced on Friday,...
Bangladesh earned an effortless 7-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the final ODI riding on two dazzling centuries by Soumya Sarker and Imrul Kayes on Friday in Chattogram. Earlier, after losing...
Depending on which side of the argument one is on, Bangladesh's able-bodied employment ranges from 20 million to 40.2 million and that's taking into context part-time work. On the other...
Many reports and articles have made a case that China has been pursuing a state-led strategy to force foreign firms to transfer technology to the country. In summing up, American...
At least nine people were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Dashmile area in Panchagarh district on Friday evening. The deceased could not be...
Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as prime minister of the country on Friday. Television aired Rajapaksa swearing in before country's President Maithripala Sirisena, surrounded by a...
Managing numerical data is one of the biggest challenges for journalists in the digital era. They get data from multiple sources and they have to filter, cross check authentication of...
Nation branding is now a buzzword both in national and international front covering an extensive range of a country image including political, economic and cultural dimensions. It is an...
The apparel industry is a solid testimony to the resilience of Bangladesh as a nation. Since the beginning of our journey in apparel manufacturing almost 40 years ago, the industry...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her firm optimism about Awami League’s victory in the upcoming general election. She also said the pro-liberation forces will remain in power when the...
People in this part of the world have earned an undeserved infamy for living in their own cocoon. To go by the great epics unsurpassed by any ancient people, expeditions...
It is not a secret that nuclear power plants run on Uranium. But few are aware that before Uranium gets loaded into the core of a nuclear reactor, it has...
It was a bolt from the blue to me, when I was speaking to Nargisul Alam, wife of Moyeenul Alam on October 9 in Toronto, Canada from Virginia, the USA,...
A report published by the UN in 2018 about the world happiness index reveals that the richest people are not the happiest. Finland has been shown as the happiest country...
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