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A decision on whether to uphold the bail granted to BNP chief Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust case will be given on Oct 14. Special Judge of the...
Fears are growing over missing Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi after Turkish officials said they believe he has been murdered. Khashoggi, a Saudi national, went missing after visiting the Saudi...
Traffic division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in their simultaneous drives on the city streets on Saturday filed 3,626 cases against different modes of vehicles for traffic rule violation....
Bangladesh has been ranked fifth largest internet using country in Asia, according to recent data released by the Internet World Stats. There were 0.1 million internet users in Bangladesh in...
NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft launched way back in 1977 when bell bottoms and disco were in style. All these decades later, the probe appears to be nearing a massive milestone:...
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has said the country is witnessing an upward trend in economy as the Awami League-led government has remained in office without any interruption for...
Dhaka stocks witnessed a marginal fall on Sunday as risk-averse investors opted for booking profit on sector-wise stocks. Analysts said a section investors sold shares on sector specific stocks for...
The government has announced that it will provide small and subsistence farmers with about Tk 800 million in seeds and fertiliser to incentivise the production of 11 crops. A total...
A woman was killed falling off a running motorcycle in Jatrabari Dhal area in the city on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Halima Begum, 28, wife of Babul...
A five-member medical board of Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) examined BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s previous medical papers on Sunday. The board went to her cabin on the 5th floor...
A Palestinian gunman shot dead two Israelis and wounded a third on Sunday in an industrial park next to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military...
A section of unscrupulous people have continued lifting of sand from Jomuneshwari River at Pairadaho area of Milonpur union under Mithapukur upazila in Rangpur district, threatening erosion of river bank,...
Truck owners and workers went on strike in Dhaka division from Sunday morning to press home their seven-point demand, including amendment to the Road Transport Act-2018. Abdul Motaleb, general secretary...
The wages of tea workers have been increased by 20 per cent to Tk 102 per day and Tk 714 per week with retrospective effect from January 1 in...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a senior executive (business sales) and a distributor of mobile phone company Grameenphone from the capital on early Sunday for...
In response to a High Court order, the owner of Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan paid Tk 500,000 to each family of the two students who were killed in a road crash on...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three young men and seized 15,440 Yaba tablets from a hotel at the Station Road in the port city on Saturday night. The...
PRAN has dispelled a news on cancellation of license of few PRAN products by BSTI, as aired on a private TV channel. “Jamuna TV aired that BSTI cancelled license of...
At least 10 policemen were killed in clashes with Taliban fighters in the central Afghan province of Wardak, officials said on Sunday, amid fighting to wrest control of arterial highways...
Cameroonians head to the polls on Sunday in an election widely expected to extend the 36-year rule of President Paul Biya and confirm his place as one of Africa’s last...
Former Nigerian minister Obiageli Ezekwesili, co-founder of a group to raise awareness about more than 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014, on Sunday announced that she will run...
A schoolgirl was killed as a human-hauler hit her on Nachole-Amnura road in Panditpur area in Nachole upazila on Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as Kabita, 15, daughter...
Local value addition in the country’s export-oriented Ready-Made Garment (RMG) industry declined marginally in the past fiscal year. Analysis prepared by the central bank showed that the ratio of value...
An earthquake that struck off the northern coast of Haiti late on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured more than a hundred when several buildings collapsed in the...
The Supreme Court on Sunday dismissed a review petition against its judgment that upheld the death penalty for a convict in the murder case of Saudi embassy official Khalaf Al...
Brazilians will vote on Sunday in a polarised presidential race that could result in the election of a far-right former Army captain, whose praise of past dictatorships enrages critics but...
The board of directors of Far East Knitting and Dyeing Industries has recommended 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2018. The final approval of...
The overall housing situation of the country is poor compared to the pace of development with 6.0 million housing shortages, according to experts. They spoke of the government's lack of...
Prices of toiletries have shot up in recent months, burning a hole in the pocket of limited income group. Almost all types of soaps, shampoo, toothpaste, detergent and toilet cleaners...
Real Madrid’s miserable run of results continued as they slid to a shock 1-0 La Liga defeat at Alaves by conceding a goal deep in stoppage time on Saturday, marking...
Five Indian states will go to the polls later this year, the country’s election commissioner said on Saturday, in a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity ahead of his...
An over-length vessel of 196 metres has anchored at Chattogram port against an approved limit of 190 metres. Sources in the shipping sector said MV Zanpol Force anchored safely at...
The Bangladesh Jute Goods Exporters Association has sought a 5.0 per cent incentive against exports of different types of diversified jute products. The demand came at the 48th annual general...
The board of directors of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has recommended 6.0 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2018. The final approval of dividend will...
Tens of thousands marched through the streets of Edinburgh on Saturday to show support for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom, a cause Scottish nationalists say has drawn strength from...
The Republican-controlled US Senate on Saturday confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, dismissing anger over accusations of sexual misconduct against him and delivering a major victory to President Donald...
Regular violation of intellectual property rights (IPR) has emerged as a serious economic burden for Bangladesh that cost the country Tk 70 billion a year, officials and experts said on...
The country's ready-made garment export to the European Union (EU) during the last January-July period was much lower in terms of value than that of volume. Exporters and experts attributed...
The country's medicine export crossed the US$ 100-million mark during the last fiscal, thanks to the growing recognition of Bangladeshi drugs in the global market, insiders have said. According to...
Bangladesh and India are expected to sign this month the much-talked-about transshipment agreement that would allow the latter to use Chittagong and Mongla ports to transport goods to its north-eastern...
After basking in dominance in the country's rivers for over a couple of decades, the engine-run boats and their operators appear to be making an exit. An age-old spectacle seems...
The real estate sector is bracing for a much expected revival. The slow business has picked up since last year with support from stakeholders like government, lenders and utility service...
A gold policy, intended to fill up the void in relation to the import of the precious metal and check its smuggling, is now in place. The cabinet in its...
President Trump has further intensified trade war with China by slapping new tariffs on Chinese imports into the USA. The latest round of tariffs involves the imposition of 10 per...
US President Donald Trump grabs the most headlines, but the cult of the strongman leader is most developed in Asia. The continent abounds with rulers - including Indian Prime Minister...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, as reported by the Financial Express, recently urged the European Union (EU) to give GSP-plus facility to Bangladesh after 2027. "We call upon the European Union...
Income tax is a levy on income. The collection of income tax takes place according to the Income Tax Ordinance 1984 (ITO-1984). Every year during budget presentation for ensuing financial...
NILPHAMARI, Oct 06: Harvest of short-duration BRI-71 paddy is going on in full swing in the district.The newly-harvested paddy has already appeared in the local market and is selling at...
SYLHET, Oct 06: The Sylhet-Tamabil-Jafflong Highway has been in a dilapidated state for long with a number of potholes and cracks. Specially, the 17-km portion from Jaintapur upazila headquarters to...
The success of the Bangladesh teams in recent international women's football tournaments should drive the concerned authorities to strengthen support to these squads, at par with their male counterparts. That...
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