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Another two to three interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve will likely put US borrowing costs in “neutral” territory where it is neither stimulating nor restricting economic growth, Dallas...
A fire broke out at a warehouse of Walton in Mohammadpur area of the capital on Saturday morning. The fire broke out at 10:15 am at the warehouse at Chand...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested three Rohingya youths with 0.1 million (one lakh) Yaba tablets from BSCIC area in the Cox’s Bazar district town on...
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Friday expressed hope that the first batch of 8000 Rohingya people would be able to return to their original villages in Rakhine State of...
Afghans began voting on Saturday in parliamentary elections overshadowed by chaotic organisation, allegations of corruption and violence that has forced a postponement of the vote in the strategic southern province...
A Bangladeshi national was gunned down by members of Border Security Force (BSF) of India in Kantibhita border in Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon in the early hours of Saturday. The...
Postal department is set to substantially slash charge for its mobile money order service soon, a finance division official said. The state entity charges senders more than the privately-run mobile...
The country's premier bourse witnessed moderate loss both in broad index and turnover as well amid 'nervy' trading. Selling spree was observed throughout the week as many investors opted to...
Despite having much discussion, Biman Bangladesh Airlines is unable to open Guangzhou route from January next year as it is focusing more on improvement of on-time performance this year. A...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the Bangladesh government has opted for intensive and intrusive surveillance and monitoring of social media ahead of the national election, raising concern over a chilling...
Eleven long years have elapsed, but the instrument landing system (ILS) is yet to be upgraded to the category-2 at three international airports in Bangladesh, insiders said. The reluctance of...
A three-year project undertaken by the government to digitise the National Parliament is moving at a snail's pace due to reluctance and perceived 'lack of capacity' of the implementing agency....
The government has endorsed 329 projects in last nine and a half months at a total cost of Tk 3.61 trillion, which is the record highest in a calendar year...
With an estimated $18.42 billion in sales, micro-merchants constitute the second-biggest market in Bangladesh after the ready-made garment (RMG), according to a study released last week. The study conducted by...
Saudi Arabia said on Friday that journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a fight inside its Istanbul consulate and said it had fired two senior officials over the incident, giving an...
The Bangla-India border haats meant to facilitate trade among people inhabiting the border areas with trade potential are yet to demonstrate signs of mutually beneficial business transactions. This is primarily...
The youth is bulging in Bangladesh driving the country towards a demographic dividend, ceteris paribus. Statistics show that approximately over 50 million or around 40 per cent of the people...
Valuing standards is yet to be a strong point in the country. Although a growing number of consumers are now more conscious of standards, they get disappointed by the indifferent...
A commuter train travelling at high speed ran through a crowd of people on the rail tracks in northern India killing at least 59 people on Friday, state officials said,...
Strong e-commerce demand is fuelling Asia's air freight market, with the US-China trade war having minimal negative impact so far and in some cases even boosting shipments, industry executives said...
First, the agribusiness giants came to take our land and disrupt our food systems with synthetic pesticides, fertilisers, proprietary seeds, and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Now, these firms' hired hands...
Riding on Soumya Sarker and Ebadat Hossain's brilliant performances, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) XI registered an eight-wicket victory against touring Zimbabwe in the one-day practice match, reports UNB. The match...
AC Milan striker Gonzalo Higuain said he was treated very well by Juventus - right until the moment they forced him out of the club to make way for Cristiano...
There is a common perception that democracy, by and large, exists in the United States of America. This has been reflected through the 16th USA President Abraham Lincoln's famous notion...
Tax Holiday (TH) is a temporary relief of tax on some industries to support them to sustain immediate competition in the market. Countries announce their tax holiday policies depending on...
Turkish media have named 15 Saudi nationals who were reportedly involved in the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi journalist critical of the government who was last seen entering...
Southeast Asian countries agreed on Friday to guidelines to manage unexpected encounters between their military aircraft, with host Singapore calling the pact a world first and saying they would encourage...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Friday said police will take tough actions against those who would try to create anarchy over the upcoming general election. "Our police force has...
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has said poverty rate of Bangladesh would come down to 10 per cent if current government can get the mandate to govern the country...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said the Jatiya Oikyafront has committed a mistake at the beginning of its journey by complaining to foreigners without reaching out to...
So grave is the fallout from the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi that King Salman has felt compelled to intervene, five sources with links to the Saudi royal family...
Almost all companies, with the banking ones in particular, face risk in their business operations. It is said that where there is no risk, there is no reward. Successful risk...
Sukuk is commonly referred to as sharia-compliant bonds or Islamic equivalent of conventional bonds. It is often labelled as a secure return through an ethical investment. Unlike conventional bonds, which...
How the police boxes came into being may be quite intriguing -only more so because of the sponsors' renewed interests in the construction of those. Their utility cannot be denied...
A seven-year old boy during shifting of his parents' residence in Dhaka city once saw that a fridge was being carried by a porter alone from the ground floor to...
The position of a management trainee/probationary officer in a bank is fairly lucrative among the fresh graduates in view of the career growth, remuneration package, etc. To create capable and...
Human security, peace and development are the three paradigms, which have been the agenda of state reforms with focus on two key areas - the creation of more effective and...
"We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails." - with this in mind Mavericks started its cancer mission in Bangladesh. Here a good number of people suffers...
Supermodel Karlie Kloss has mrried Jared Kushner’s bother businessman Joshua Kushner. Kloss posted a photo of her in a wedding dress and Kushner in a tuxedo — both of them...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Jeddah for home on Friday after wrapping up her four-day visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud....
A Spanish delegation, which visited Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar district on Wednesday and Thursday, has stressed the importance of raising awareness about the Rohingya situation in the global community....
In one drawing, Lady Justice is seen fleeing Venezuela, a sword in her right hand and a suitcase in the left. In another, a crying boy tells his father he...
Turkey has not shared any audio recordings with anyone, dismissing reports that Ankara had passed on audio evidence of the killing of a dissident Saudi journalist to the United States....
Tie-breaks will be played at 12-12 in the final set at Wimbledon from next year, announced the All England Lawn Tennis Club on Friday. It comes after the final set...
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) in separate drives arrested 25 fishermen in Bhola district early Friday for catching hilsa defying a ban. They also seized 4,000 metres of contraband...
Parliamentary elections in the Afghan province of Kandahar have been delayed by a week after the assassination of a powerful local police chief. Gen Abdul Raziq was shot dead by...
Two people reportedly died of liquor overdose in Jashore and Jhenaidah districts. The incidents took place amid the Durga Puja celebrations which killed Dipu Das, 30, from Jashore and Munna...
At least three people died and another nine were injured after a train rammed into a small passenger vehicle in Rajbari. The accident took place at the Sonapur rail-crossing near...
Rajshahi University (RU) is set to hold its admission exams for the first year honours courses of 2018-19 academic session on October 22 and 23. A total of 88,543 students...
Scientists have unearthed the fossilised remains of a piranha-like species that they say is the earliest known example of a flesh-eating fish. This bony creature, found in South Germany, lived...
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