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President Abdul Hamid on Thursday asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) to play active role in ensuring the quality of research in higher education. The President said this while a...
Mobile telecom gear maker Ericsson said on Thursday that it has dismissed 50 people over a US corruption probe it warned could lead to a financial penalty. The Swedish company...
A Dhaka court has sentenced former Khaghrachari Panchari Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mamunur Rashid to eight years in prison in a case over amassing wealth beyond known sources of income....
Left-back Luke Shaw has agreed a new five-year deal with Manchester United, worth a reported £150,000 per week. The 23-year-old England international's current contract was set to expire next summer,...
Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud said Saudi Arabia is keen to be part of the ongoing development of Bangladesh by investing in its different sectors....
Speakers at a seminar stressed the need for enacting a law that will be used to implement the the existing policy on right to food. "Despite having a policy on...
Akhter Hossain, a student of Dhaka University, has been continuing hunger strike for the third consecutive day on Thursday demanding cancellation of 'Gha' unit results and retaking of the admission...
Over 19 million poor and extreme poor people across the country are being benefitted from the present government’s Ektee Bari, Ektee Khamar (EBEK) – one house one farm- project, one...
Experts at a workshop on Thursday said Bangladesh has already achieved self sufficiency in food grain production, but its people should change their food habit and eat fruits daily for...
London's black cabs will be seen on the streets of Paris next year as the company that makes them begins selling its wares in the City of Light. London Electric...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said whether the size of AL-led grand alliance will get bigger depends on the actual political situation and polarisation. “Some political parties, including...
Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg has issued an official government apology to Norwegian women who were mistreated over World War Two-era relationships with German soldiers. Norway, a neutral country, was...
Senior leaders of newly formed Jatiya Oikyafront are briefing foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka at a city hotel on Thursday afternoon about the country's latest political situation and the alliance's...
The dollar rose to a one-week high on Thursday and stocks edged lower after signs that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates through 2019 undermined a bounce in...
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis held high-profile talks with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday, as the United States seeks to forge to more resilient military ties that can withstand mounting...
Some of Japan's famed cherry blossoms, also known as sakura, have bloomed unexpectedly this autumn. The famous pink and white flowers are typically visible for about two weeks in the...
The schedule for the next parliamentary election will be announced in the first week of November, said Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed has said. He came up with this...
An 11-year-old boy has been killed after being struck by a bus on Dhaka’s Pragati Sarani. The accident took place near Jamuna Future Park mall in Baridhara area at around...
Sales of industrial robots in China, the world’s biggest market, will grow this year at only about a third of last year as an escalating Sino-US trade war hits spending...
The director of “Air Strike,” featuring Chinese actress Fan Bingbing, says the film’s release has been cancelled in the wake of her disappearance and conviction on tax evasion charges. The...
State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Mashiur Rahman Ranga has said the Rangpur Central Bus Terminal is being reconstructed with all modern facilities. The project is estimated to be built...
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire added his name to a growing list of government ministers and prominent business executives cancelling their attendance at a Saudi Arabia investment conference over...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered ziarat at the Rawza Mubarak of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) at Masjid Al-Nabawi in Medina on Wednesday night. She offered Esha prayers at the holy...
Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has admitted his role in a spot-fixing case involving former Essex teammate Mervyn Westfield on Thursday, more than six years after he was banned by...
Several Facebook shareholders want Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg removed as chairman amid numerous privacy scandals faced by the social media company. State treasurers from Illinois, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania,...
An unidentified young girl was found dead in Jhenaidah on Thursday. Local people spotted the body at a field in Nirisinghapur village in sadar upazila and informed police, said Emdadul...
A Singapore court charged a citizen and a North Korean man with supplying prohibited luxury items to North Korea, the Straits Times newspaper said on Thursday, the latest example of...
The Democratic Republic of Congo has signed a $14 billion (£10 billion) deal for what is billed as the world's largest hydro-electric project with a consortium of Chinese and Spanish...
China shares fell on Thursday amid investor concerns about lean domestic growth with the country's premier warning of increasing downward pressure. The Shanghai Composite index touched its lowest in nearly...
A two-day long Asia Retail Leaders Conference (ARLC) 2018 kicked off at Conrad Centennial Singapore on Thursday. It aims to address challenges, unlock opportunities for growth and identify key value...
Venezuela's Communication and Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez has announced new arrests in connection with the failed assassination attempt on President Nicolas Maduro in August last. Oswaldo Castillo alias "El Capi,"...
Deborah Cukirman, a Frenchwoman who has transformed herself into a devotee of mystic legend Lalon Fakir and started living in Doulatpur upazila of Kushtia district. Deborah, a translator and a...
The former president and CEO of USA Gymnastics has been arrested for tampering with evidence in relation to the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. Steve Penny had been indicted by...
South Korea’s president spoke of “heart-warming” moves toward peace on the Korean peninsula on Wednesday, a day before he is expected to relay an invitation to Pope Francis to visit...
The number of Zika virus cases has reached 100 in India, with as many as 28 people being diagnosed with the infection in the past 36 hours, health officials say....
The United States has refrained from labelling China a "currency manipulator" in a move which may help defuse escalating tension over trade between the two countries. President Donald Trump has...
A local trader in Benapole named Hasanuzzaman also known as Ahsan was murdered in Sadipur village on Monday. A case was filed against three people in connection over the...
British Prime Minister Theresa May assured EU leaders in Brussels on Wednesday that she can still reach a Brexit deal, avoiding a showdown over stalled talks as Brussels stepped up...
A court in Jhenaidah sentenced three people to life term imprisonment on Wednesday in a case filed under Narcotics Control Act. The lifers are Sujon, son of Intaj Ali, Ekramul...
Sri Lanka's president has called India's prime minister to deny a report that quoted him as saying the Indian secret service was plotting to kill him. Maithripala Sirisena told Narendra...
Ayub Bachchu, a legendary guitarist-songwriter-singer, died of cardiac arrest at his Moghbazar residence in Dhaka city on Thursday. He was 56. Dr Mohammad Nazim Uddin, spokesperson of Square Hospitals Ltd,...
Oil inched up on Thursday amid ongoing tensions over the death of a prominent Saudi journalist, with prices steadying after a big drop overnight due to a jump in US...
Japan recorded a trade surplus for September of $ 1.2 billion (139.6 billion yen), but exports fell 1.2 per cent from the previous year in the first decline for the...
Twitter is releasing all known accounts and posts related to "information operations" dating back to 2016, when it was first learned that foreign operators were using social media to meddle...
Asian shares fell on Thursday after a retreat on Wall Street driven by sell-offs of technology shares, homebuilders and retailers. A report of weaker Japanese exports in September underscored uncertainties...
Equilibrium, a team of students from finance department at Dhaka University, became champions in the Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM) Case Competition titled Invest Mastros. Fantastic 4, a team...
National Board of Revenue (NBR) has requested Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) to determine specific standards for energy drinks, soft drinks and malt beverages on urgent basis for the...
The debut trading of Indo-Bangla Pharmaceuticals will take place on both the stock exchanges under 'N' category today (Thursday), according to the web posting of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). The...
Corruption remains the most problematic factor for doing business in Bangladesh followed by inadequate infrastructure and inefficient bureaucracy, according to a study. Access to finances, policy instability, high tax rates...
At least 24 listed companies are scheduled to hold their board meetings this month to consider, among others, audited financial statements for the year ended on June 30, 2018. The...
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