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Telecom network equipment maker Nokia announced a new cost-cutting programme on Thursday after reporting another drop in quarterly profits as the industry waits operators’ demand for next-generation 5G networks to...
Tough action will be taken if any attempt is made to deteriorate the law and order situation ahead of the national election, warned Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman...
A local leader of Sramik League was stabbed to death allegedly by his rivals at Karaitala in Gazipur municipality area on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Faruk Hossain, organising...
Shares of Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd - the flag carrier of Hong Kong - slid nearly 7 per cent to a nine-year low on Thursday after it said data of...
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lost an appeal against an earlier decision to send him to trial over charges of illegal campaign financing, in a case known as the...
South Korea's real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.6 per cent in the third quarter from the previous quarter, central bank data showed Thursday. The GDP growth rate fell from...
A court in Dhaka city on Thursday framed charges against six people in a case filed over the death of two college students in a road accident on Airport Road...
US-based energy corporation Chevron has agreed to pay a nearly $3 million fine and spend $160 million on environmental improvements and upgrading oil refineries to resolve allegations the company violated...
Facebook has pulled 8.7 million pieces of child nudity content from its platform in the past three months to fight child exploitation, it said on Wednesday. The US top social...
Asian shares skidded Thursday after another torrent of selling on Wall Street sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeting more than 600 points, erasing its gains for the year. Japan’s...
Eight more listed companies recommended dividend up to 28 per cent for the year ended on June 30, 2018, according to separate official disclosures on Thursday. The companies which recommended...
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) beat Wall Street estimates for revenue and profit in its first quarter on Wednesday, as more businesses signed up for its Azure cloud computing services and Office...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has vowed that the killers of Jamal Khashoggi would be brought to justice, in his first public comments since the journalist’s murder sparked...
NOVOAIR, a Dhaka-based carrier, will increase the number of flights to four destinations responding to the growing demand from the passengers. The privately-owned airlines will operate one more flight daily...
I grew up in a middle class family in a remote island called Hatiya-- where there was no modern education facility, where studying in a school meant going to class...
A Kushtia court has convicted three people and sentenced them to death for killing a schoolboy after abduction in 2011. The convicts are- Sabbir Khan, son of Gaffar Khan, Helal...
The markets witnessed slow movement in early hour of trading Thursday as investors are mostly followed cautious stance amid dividend and earnings declaration session. Following the previous day’s marginal gain,...
Adel Abdul Mahdi was sworn in as new prime minister of Iraq on Wednesday after the parliament passed 14 out of his 22 cabinet members. Mahdi and his 14 cabinet...
Captain Mahbubur Rahman has been re-elected president and Captain Syed Nazmul Hasan general secretary of Bangladesh Airlines Pilots Association (BAPA) for the 2018-19 term. The full panel of Mabub-Nazmul was...
The board of directors of First Security Islami Bank has decided to issue fully redeemable non-convertible ‘Mudaraba Subordinated Bond’. The non-convertible mudaraba subordinated bond will be Tk 7.0 billion and...
Oil prices fell by around one per cent on Thursday, coming under pressure from sharp selloffs in global stock markets, with US stocks posting the biggest daily decline since 2011...
Barcelona came through their first test without the injured Lionel Messi, earning a convincing 2-0 win at home to Inter Milan to take control of Champions League Group B on...
Australia is set to review the enhanced security arrangements at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka in March next year before deciding on the resumption of direct cargo service...
Every individual is an innovator in today's world. Innovation starts with a seed-- a problem. Following a series of events such as analysing the core issue, the seed grows into...
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and his top treasury official were on Thursday charged with six counts each of criminal breach of trust involving government funds of $1.58 billion....
BUP Global Affairs Council (BUPGAC), a standout among the most esteemed clubs of the university, is in its fourth glorifying year. Ever since the establishment, it has been an academic...
aamra networks will utilise the unutilised IPO (initial public offering) fund for infrastructure development subject to approval from shareholders. The company has said in a disclosure that it's board has...
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has always been known for encouraging club activities. There are many significant events held in IUB throughout the year under different clubs. Independent Economic Society (IES),...
The public subscription of S.S. Steel Ltd will be opened on Sunday while IPO subscription of Genex Infosys will start on November 18. S.S. Steel: Initial public offering (IPO) subscription...
Tesla reported a net profit, positive cash flow, and wider-than-expected margins for the latest quarter on Wednesday, delivering on Chief Executive Elon Musk’s promise to turn the electric carmaker profitable...
A baby girl drowned in a pond at Singra village in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Rokeya Khatun, a one-year-old daughter of Nasir Uddin...
The shareholders of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) have been informed of the procedure of investing their funds, received from Chinese consortium, in the capital market. The DSE Brokers Association of...
China’s army will take action “at any cost” to foil attempts to separate the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own, the country’s defence minister said on...
Western Marine Shipyard Ltd has approved 20 per cent stock dividend for the shareholders in its annual general meeting for the year 2017-18. The 18th AGM of the WMSL was...
Former US President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were among the targets of suspected package bombs delivered to several high-profile Democrats and CNN, which the FBI...
Genocide is still taking place against Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar and the government is increasingly demonstrating it has no interest in establishing a fully functioning democracy, UN investigators said...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) suggested upgrading the system infrastructure for enhanced mobile payment usage in Bangladesh. This will help the country move towards a cashless society, it said. The...
Accord has formally started handing over the responsibility of its ongoing safety activities in the country's ready-made garment (RMG) sector, sources said. As part of the charge shifting process, the...
Senior economist Prof Wahiduddin Mahmud has suggested the government change the poverty estimation method considering the current global and domestic socio-economic scenarios. "Our national poverty-line income should be changing over...
First Security Islami Bank (FSIBL) has vowed to promote SME, agriculture and women entrepreneurship in its relentless efforts to contribute more in the development of country's growing economy."SME, agriculture and...
Imrul Kayes has missed a century but his 148-run partnership with the other opener Liton Das has helped Bangladesh seal the ODI series over Zimbabwe with a dominating seven-wicket victory....
That the failure of the top management is, to a large extent, responsible for the current uncomfortable state of the country's banking sector is an indisputable fact. Problems such as...
Economists and members of civil society have voiced concern with regard to the concentration of wealth in a few hands, who, in most cases, are cronies of the government. The...
As the Brexit negotiations enter their endgame, a stalemate has become the most likely outcome. This is good news. It does not mean that Britain will "crash out" of the...
Trade policy of Bangladesh will be reviewed in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) during the first half of the next year. It will be the fifth review. The fourth review...
The environmental pollution, triggered by worldwide industrialisation and urbanisation, is on the rise. Polythene and plastic are the main components of environmental pollution. In Bangladesh polythene shopping bags still rule...
The government is bringing more people under its social safety net programmes keeping the existing allowance per person for most of the schemes unchanged. Programmes such as open market sale,...
In a recent interview with The Financial Express, an Adviser to Premier Bank Limited has expressed the hope that the private sector bank will be an SME (small and medium...
China's use of trade and investment links to expand its influence in Africa is fuelling growing concern in some European capitals. But, instead of complaining about China's activities, the European...
An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Rampura Police Station has been suspended over harassment of a female passenger of a an auto-rickshaw in the city's Rampura area early Tuesday. Besides, departmental...
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