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Seven Rohingyas, including women and children, were held from Abaderghat in Satkhira sadar upazila early Wednesday while being trafficked to India. The arrestees are Nur Begum, 45, wife of Selim,...
Asian shares were mixed in muted trading Wednesday amid continuing worries about trade tensions and slowing global economic growth. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.2 per cent to 23,414.43 in...
At least 50 people have been killed after a bus travelling from the Kenyan capital Nairobi to Kisumu, in the west, veered off the road on Wednesday morning, police say....
An apartment building collapsed in Bahrain’s capital late on Tuesday leaving at least four people dead and 20 injured, the interior ministry said. Three bodies were found at the site...
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu has said the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) in Savar tannery estate has not been fully functional till date mainly due to fault by Chinese contractors....
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has sought details on the payment of dividends by 10 state-owned entities in the one decade from 2009. The government expressed resentment over the poor dividend...
Lub-rref (Bangladesh) Ltd has recently received its renewed Accreditation Certificate from Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB). Through this achievement, Lub-rref (Bangladesh) Ltd can perform test of all type of petroleum products...
The step to bring lower-grade public servants under electronic fund transfer system by December is at the final stage. This will ensure hassle-free salary, bonus and other fund transfer from...
First Security Islami Bank Ltd has donated an amount to ‘Proyash’, a specialised institution patronised by Bangladesh Army for special children. Mr. Syed Waseque Md. Ali, Managing Director, First Security...
After a long wait for over 14 years, a speedy trial tribunal has sentenced 19 people to death in two cases filed over the August 21 grenade attack on an...
A court in Guatemala has sentenced the former vice-president, Roxana Baldetti, to 15 years and six months in jail for her role in what became known as the ‘Magic Water’...
Thirty one accused, including former State Minister for Home Lutfozzaman Babar and former Deputy Minister for Education Abdus Salam Pintu, were produced before a special tribunal in Dhaka which is...
The board of directors of Stylecraft Ltd, a textile sector company, has recommended 410 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2018. The final approval of...
Global debt levels reached a record $182 trillion in 2017, having grown 50 per cent in the previous decade, but the picture looks less grim when public assets are taken...
Toronto-based beauty brand Deciem has temporarily shut its stores following a shock announcement by its founder. Brandon Truaxe said in a video on Instagram that they were closing until further...
The capital of China’s Xinjiang region, home to the mostly Muslim Uighur minority, has launched a campaign against halal products to stop Islam penetrating secular life and fuelling “extremism”. In...
Silva Pharmaceuticals has made its share trading debut on the stock exchanges today (Wednesday) under "N" category. The company's profit after tax stood at Tk 92.99 million and post-IPO earnings...
At least seven people were killed and about 25 others injured after five coaches of a Delhi-bound train derailed in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh early on Wednesday,...
Fund raising by companies through initial public offerings (IPOs) surged by 194 per cent in the nine months of this year compared to the same period of the previous year....
A section of mobile phone users have observed a token strike by switching off their cell phones for one hour in protest against recent government move in increasing call rate...
The global buyers' platform accord will start the process to hand over responsibility of its ongoing safety activities in the country's ready-made garment (RMG) factories to the authority concerned from...
The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla, and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted distant cautionary signal No 4 as the cyclonic storm, 'Titli', over the West-central Bay...
A Myanmar delegation is scheduled to visit Bangladesh from October 28 to October 30 to discuss the Rohingya repatriation issue. Led by Myanmar Foreign Secretary Mint Thaw, the delegation will...
After a long wait for over 14 years, a speedy trial tribunal is set to deliver its verdict today (Wednesday) in two cases filed over the August 21 grenade attack...
A joint venture (JV) of seven companies from Japan, France, India and Bangladesh is set to get the Tk 7.0-billion consultancy work of the second metro-rail project. Dhaka Mass Transit...
The government has moved to formulate regional policy on decentralisation of loading and unloading of goods to reduce pressure on Chittagong port and ensure optimum use of capacity of other...
The design of piers for the Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE), a public-private partnership (PPP) project, has been changed halfway through the first phase work of the project, sources said. They...
BOGURA, Oct 09: Early winter cabbage farmers of Shibganj upazila in the district are happy over the bumper production and fair market prices. Favourable weather condition and timely supply of...
JOYPURHAT, Oct 09: Authority of the Joypurhat Sugar Mill is expecting to produce around 500 tonnes of sugar this season. The mill official sources said farmers of the district have...
Benefits from a stepped-up US-China trade war -- in the shape of increased garment export orders -- are reportedly accruing to Bangladesh. By all accounts, an intensified trade war between...
Although it is common knowledge that pollution has many facets, not all of which are easily traceable, one of its worst and most visible aspects is dust pollution that hardly...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said there is a huge potential of maritime sector in South Asia and proper utilisation of maritime resources is very necessary for socioeconomic development. Sheikh...
After playing the cards of political bluffs, Myanmar has now resorted to intrigues and falsehoods in order to prolong the Rohingya crisis. In doing so, though, the country has exposed...
There are various factors to fuel income of rural households. Land - irrespective of owned or rented - has historically been the most important asset in generating household income. Household...
Plastic is one of the labour-intensive sectors in the country dominated by the small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The sector contributes significantly to employment generation and export earnings alongside meeting...
Novak Djokovic began his quest for a fourth Rolex Shanghai Masters on Tuesday by beating France's Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 7-5 in 84 minutes for a place in the third round....
European Union countries are on the verge of agreeing to start negotiations with the United States to allow more US beef into Europe, in what could be a major move...
In May the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced next year's summit on climate. This assertion has given the Global Green Growth Institute international momentum, which was reflected in...
Tajikistan smartly reach the final of the six-nation 5th Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament eliminating the Philippines by 2-0 goals in the first semifinal in a rain-soaked 12,000-capacity Birshrestha...
Bangladesh's wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim is confident that he will be able to play in the upcoming home series against Zimbabwe despite the rib injury, reports Cricbuzz. He is currently undergoing...
The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclonic storm, Titli, , said a Met office special bulletin. The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla...
A thick layer of oil was seen floating on the Meghna River as the oil spillage could not be stopped till Tuesday after an oil-tanker capsized in the river at...
Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Ministry Secretary Md Nurul Amin on Tuesday said that the government wants to make sure all children in the CHT region get education. He made...
The final estimate of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) showed that the size of the economy crossed Tk 10-trillion mark in the past fiscal year (FY18). The GDP (at...
Since World War II's end, trade has grown 50 per cent faster than global GDP, owing largely to successive rounds of liberalization under the auspices of the World Trade Organisation...
The Australian government has unveiled a proposal to force new migrants to live outside Sydney and Melbourne. The policy would aim to ease congestion in Australia's two biggest cities while...
US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has resigned from her role, the latest departure from US President Donald Trump's national security circle, According to multiple reports, US President...
A man has been detained over the killing of Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova, police say. Viktoria Marinova's body was found in a park in the northern city of Ruse, near...
Turkey's foreign ministry has said authorities will search Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul in connection with the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Foreign Ministry spokesman of Turkey Hami Aksoy...
A granular urea fertiliser factory will be established at Ghorashal in Polash upazila of Narsingdi district at Tk104.61 billion cost in a bid to boost the country's urea production to...
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