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US authorities have intercepted a suspicious package containing a pipe bomb intended for the White House. Similar packages were mailed to former President Barack Obama and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee...
RANGPUR, Oct 24: The farmers at different areas in the district are showing their interest in farming red spinach (Lal Shak) due to good profit.Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Rangpur...
SYLHET, Oct 24: Farmers in Sylhet region have been achieving a good yield of summer tomato for over the last few years.Chairman of Horticulture Department at Sylhet Agriculture University Prof...
The Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Bill, 2018 was placed in Parliament on Wednesday to replace the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Ordinance, 1984 with some changes. State Minister for...
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has admitted that the number of banks and financial institutions is higher than need. "Both the banks and FIs in the country are bigger...
The government on Wednesday signed an agreement with Chinese and Japanese companies to build the country's biggest-ever urea fertiliser factory in Narsingdi with the annual production capacity of 9.24 lakh...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said BNP's acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will have to suffer the punishment pronounced by the court in August 21 grenade attack cases. Sheikh Hasina also...
Zimbabwe set a 247-run target for Bangladesh in the second ODI at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Cricket Stadium in Chittagong Wednesday. The Tigers restricted visiting Zimbabwe to 246 runs for the...
A top Indian law university in the eastern state of West Bengal has introduced a course based on the fictional world of Harry Potter. The course uses the role of...
Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain hopes the newly-floated political alliance, Jatiya Oikyafront, can achieve its goal through an united movement. "I can assure you that our victory is certain through...
A seminar on investor protection in capital market was held in a hotel of Chattogram recently for celebrating World Investor Week, 2018. Arranged by Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) in a...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Qauder has alleged that the seven-point demands of Jatiya Oikyafront are seven conspiracies to foil the next national election. "Those leaders got united today. Have...
Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda demanding five-point including the disqualification of Jamaat and war criminals’ children in...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday underwent some medical tests at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). Khaleda, who was kept in a cabin on the sixth floor of the...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia would not have murdered prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi without American protection, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). President...
The government will include an additional 40,000 women from Cox’s Bazar in the next cycle of the Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) programme, the country’s largest social safety net programme targeting...
A trial tribunal in Rajshahi on Wednesday convicted and sentenced them to life-term imprisonment for killing a local unit leader of Bangladesh Awami League Abu Khan. Divisional Tribunal Judge Anup...
Nasa believes it has fixed a malfunction with the Hubble telescope which threatened to limit the orbiting observatory's performance. Earlier this month, one of Hubble's gyros - needed to point...
The suspicion of a third wife was planted in Irene Atenyo's mind when her husband could not account for his most recent pay. When she confronted him, he beat her...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the world's largest burn and plastic surgery institute in the capital's Chankharpul area on Wednesday. The 12-storey institute was constructed at a cost of Tk...
Russia and the United States have discussed the possibility of President Vladimir Putin visiting Washington next year, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. Peskov said that such a possibility...
Water levels in 21 rivers stations monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have marked rise and 67 stations recorded fall. Among the 94 monitored water level stations, five...
A woman, who suffered burn injuries after her sharee caught fire at Hagurajot village in Tetulia upazila of Panchagarh district on Tuesday, succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday morning. The...
The maiden rally of Jatiya Oikyafront began in Sylhet with an aim to mobilise public support in favour of the alliance's seven-point demand, including holding the next polls under a...
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he does not expect a nuclear buildup in Europe, despite US threats to pull out of a Cold War-era missile agreement over allegations that Russia...
A fire has broken out at a 20-storey building in Dhaka’s Gulshan. The blaze swept through the 10th floor of the building around 2:00pm on Wednesday, firefighter Md Ataur Rahman...
Stocks posted a marginal gain on Wednesday as some investors showed their buying appetite on sector-wise issues. Despite the market edged higher, turnover came down to Tk 3.68 billion on...
Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide a financial assistance of $6 billion US dollar to pull Pakistan out of the economic quagmire, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The deal...
The European Commission has told Italy to revise its budget for 2019, an unprecedented move with regard to an EU member state. The Commission is worried about the impact of...
China's power generation rose 7.4 per cent in the first nine months of 2018, with electricity from nuclear and wind power facilities expanding at a fast pace in September. The...
NATO allies are not likely to deploy more nuclear weapons in Europe in response to what the West says is a Russian breach of a nuclear arms control treaty that...
Saudi Arabia’s central bank governor said the kingdom will not penalise foreign banks that boycotted an investment conference in Riyadh and reiterated the country’s commitment to defend its currency peg...
Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl first against visiting Zimbabwe in the second ODI of the three-match series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday. The...
The Islamic University (IU) authorities have formed a seven-member 'Mental Healthcare Cell' with a view to counsel students against suicidal tendency. IU Vice-chancellor Professor M Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari on Tuesday formed...
LankaBangla Finance Limited (LBFL) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh Specialized Hospital Limited for its customer privilege. Under the agreement, LBFL card holders will enjoy up...
Bangkok-based real estate company AP Thailand has recently received 'the Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards' (ACES) in the category of Asia's Most Influential Companies in 2018. AP is the...
Indian shares rose on Wednesday, snapping four straight sessions of fall, with the trading sentiment supported by a firmer rupee as oil prices plunged. A bird flies past the logo...
Asian share markets have bounced back from their retreat after the report of strong preliminary manufacturing data in Japan. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index jumped 0.5 per cent to 22,130.30 as...
Jatiya Oikyafront senior leaders have offered fateha at the shrines of Hazrat Shahjalal (R), Shah Paran (R) and the grave of General MAG Osmani in Sylhet before holding their maiden...
Fighting between clans in Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland region has killed more than 50 people, a witness at the scene and an official in neighbouring Puntland said on Tuesday. “There has...
The police have arrested a woman on charges of torturing a six-year-old girl in Feni. The victim, Priyanka Akhter, has been admitted to Feni Central Hospital with multiple burn injuries....
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to bolster cooperation and friendship between his country and China in a key policy speech the day before he makes the first trip...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the neighbouring countries to come forward to curb various maritime crimes as it is not possible to do that by a single country. "It's...
Lonelyplanet.com, the world's largest travel guide book publisher, has ranked Bangladesh as 7th best-in- value travel destinations for 2019. In a recent report, the travel guide book publisher ranked Bangladesh...
Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a suspected drug trader from Maheshkhalia Para in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s bazar early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Mufiz Alam, son of...
Six young patients died and 12 others became sick following an outbreak of adenovirus at a rehabilitation centre in Haskell, New Jersey, the US state’s Health Department said on Tuesday....
Ecuador does not plan to intervene with the British government on behalf of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in talks over his situation as an asylee in the South American country’s...
Local industries would enjoy tax benefit until 2021 on import of raw materials and spare parts for manufacturing compressors. The VAT wing of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued...
The prices of most of the shares witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading Wednesday as investors are showing their buying appetite on sector specific issues. Following the recent...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a hundi trader along with Tk 1.3 million from Uttarpara in Putkhali bordering area of Benapole on Tuesday night. The arrestee has been...
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