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Bangladesh have started their Bangabandhu Gold Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over Laos. Midfielder Biplo Ahamed scored the winner for Jamie Day’s team at the Sylhet District Stadium on...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Myanmar's government to take concrete steps to investigate human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims, reports Reuters. The US Secretary of State also asked...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed Gita Gopinath as its chief economist. The IMF issued in a media release on Monday over the appointment of Gita Gopinath, who currently...
The 1997 World Development Report emphasised that "Making a meritocracy of the civil service helps bring in high-quality staff, confers prestige on civil service positions, and can do a great...
As the twentieth century was drawing to a close, three names were frequently mentioned in the media as top contenders for the title of 'Man of the Century'. One was...
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has recently disclosed a piece of 'good news' amid an otherwise stagnant state of foreign direct investment (FDI). Japan Tobacco Inc. (JTI), which is...
US President Donald J. Trump managed to flay two sturdy institutions last week. One was the United Nations through his own no-strings-attached speech. The other was the North American Free...
The International Folklore Festival 2018 is set to begin at Mukterpara ground in Netrokona district town on Wednesday. President Md Abdul Hamid will inaugurate the festival on Wednesday, reports BSS....
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) and Summit Group have fixed an Interest Rate SWAP derivative deal worth $71.25 million for two power plant projects. They power plants are Barisal Power Limited...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the 4th countrywide national development fair on Thursday next, aiming to showcase the development activities taken by the present government. The three day-long fair...
A two-day job fair will begin on Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) campus in Sylhet on Wednesday. Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) Career Club has arranged...
The typical human heart beats about 115,000 times a day and is the most crucial for survival since it enables blood circulation throughout the body. However, despite the criticality of...
Argentina legend Diego Maradona has said Lionel Messi should retire from international football once again following a disappointing World Cup campaign. Messi and Argentina suffered a mediocre World Cup campaign,...
More than 6,158 dengue patients were admitted in different hospitals across the country this year. According to Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room, most of the patients were admitted...
Three out of four individuals in Bangladesh have a risk of developing cardiac disease that can be prevented by simple means, says a policy forum on Monday. Among these diseases,...
Barrister Nazmul Huda has filed a case against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, accusing him of corruption and abusing his power. Huda, the president of the Bangladesh Nationalist Alliance,...
President Abdul Hamid on Monday assented to 11 bills passed in the 22nd session of the current parliament. The bills assented by the President are the Dowry Prohibition Bill, 2018;...
The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) is going to celebrate 20 years of its journey. The grand celebration events will kick off through ‘Youth Fest Amphitheatre’ on...
A Swedish court found Jean-Claude Arnault, at the centre of a scandal that has rocked the body that awards the Nobel literature prize, guilty of rape and sentenced him to...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday termed the BNP’s seven-point demand unrealistic saying that there is no scope to accept those before the election. “BNP’s seven-point demands are...
Water levels in 12 river stations, monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), have marked rises and 80 stations recorded falls. Among the 94 monitored water level stations, one...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into allegations against Ananta Kumar Sinha, the brother of former Chief Justice (CJ) Surendra Kumar Sinha. Ananta Kumar Sinha allegedly laundered money...
Australia has described the situations in Myanmar's Rakhine, Shan and Kachin states 'deeply disturbing' and condemned the atrocities committed. During the 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday upheld the High Court order granting anticipatory bail to BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury in two cases...
Grameen America, a micro-finance organisation in the United States, has distributed $1.0 billion in microloans to more than 100,000 low-income women entrepreneurs in the country since its inception 10 years...
The unit 4 of China's Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant being constructed with technical assistance from Atomstroyexpor (ASE), Engineering Division of Rosatom, Russia, is going into operation soon. The first criticality...
American James Allison and Japanese Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discoveries leading to new approaches in harnessing the immune system to fight cancer....
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) surrendered their early gains to close flat on Monday as investors went on late hours selling spree on sector-wise...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lifted its forecasts for economic growth in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) because of expectations that oil production and state spending will rise. The...
Brent crude oil prices rose to their highest since November 2014 on Monday ahead of US sanctions against Iran, the third-largest producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries...
European shares rose on Monday as optimism on the trade war front was lifted by a new US-Mexico-Canada agreement, which is helping world markets enter the fourth quarter on a...
British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Monday the United Kingdom had the fiscal capacity to cope with leaving the European Union without any agreement but believed the mood in...
A writ has been filed with the High Court seeking its directives on dissolution of the 10th parliament 42 days ahead of the next national election and formation of a...
A farmer allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree at Katakhali on the outskirts of Rajshahi city on Monday morning. Local farmers spotted the hanging body of Mansur...
Bangladesh, being 72nd country in the world, has launched its mobile number portability (MNP) service, enabling customers to switch to any operator without mobile phone numbers. Jahurul Haque, acting chairman...
Bayern Munich midfielder James Rodriguez has been recalled to Colombia's squad for friendlies against the United States and Costa Rica. The 27-year-old missed the team's September friendlies against Venezuela and...
The state-run Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) has introduced one of the most modern technologies to examine adulteration and diseases in various food items. The technology, known...
Jannatul Ferdous Oishee from Pirojpur has won the title of ‘Miss World Bangladesh’ defeating 30,000 contestants. She will represent Bangladesh in the upcoming ‘Miss World’ competition set for Dec 8...
The new board of the Dhaka chapter of TiE Global, world's largest network of entrepreneurs, took charge in a meeting held recently. The board was presided over by Rubaba Dowla,...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the Awami League leaders and activists to remain alert against all conspiracies keeping in mind that the party is moving forward fighting various...
Popular pizza chain Sbarro has signed a partnership with Pathao on Sunday at its head office. This new partnership agreement will allow customers to order Sbarro pizza and other...
BRAC Bank, Bangladesh and ZürcherKantonalbank, Switzerland jointly organised a bilateral seminar on "Trade and Export Finance from Switzerland to Bangladesh” at BRAC Bank Head Office in Dhaka recently, said a...
A suspected leader of extremist gang 'Lal Potaka' was killed in a reported gunfight with police near Dhopaghat Boro Bridge in Pabna Sadar upazila on early Monday. The deceased was...
The board of directors of Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a new 'Access to Information Policy (AIP)' that aims to maintain the lender’s high standards of transparency. The AIP,...
Starting from November 1 this year, China will slash most-favoured-nation tariffs on a total of 1,585 taxable items as the country moves to further open its market, an official statement...
Gold prices dipped on Monday as the dollar firmed in the wake of indications from the US Federal Reserve last week that it will pursue a tighter monetary policy. The...
The central bank has asked the banks not to consider any issue beyond the agenda in their board meetings. If there is any urgent matter to be considered beyond the...
Asian share markets were mixed on Monday after US markets wrapped up their best quarter in almost five years, but sentiment was clouded by lingering worries over global trade tensions....
A picture of large scale destruction is emerging in the Indonesian city of Palu, after a quake and tsunami struck on Friday. At least 832 people are confirmed to have...
At least seven people were shot dead and four were wounded in a prison riot in Guatemala, according to local authorities, who said they had wrested back control. The riot...
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