Agent banking is the form of banking that includes limited scale of banking and financial service through persons or agents under a valid agency agreement across the country, especially in...
In a democratic country, when prices of goods continue to increase, most people tend to hold the government responsible. They reason that it is the government's responsibility to control the...
The reported 'inability' of the Probashi Kallyan Bank (PKB) to locate potential clients for its rehabilitation loans meant for the returnee migrant workers is not anyway helping the government-owned institution...
A meeting of Awami League (AL) secretariat will be held at 5:30pm on Sunday at the party president’s Dhanmondi political office in the city. AL General Secretary and Road Transport...
The World Rivers Day 2018 will be observed in the country as elsewhere across the globe on Sunday. World Rivers Day is a celebration of the world's waterways that highlight...
The trial proceedings in 19 cases, filed over the attacks on the Buddhist community in Ramu, Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas of Cox's Bazar district six year ago, are yet to...
President Md Abdul Hamid has urged the university authorities to update their curriculum to keep pace with the standards of global reputed educational institutions. “There is no alternative to ensuring...
A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her in-laws for dowry in Sharhsa upazila of Jashore district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Sima Khatun, 20, wife...
A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his son in a sequel to a family feud in Gurudaspur upazila of Natore on Saturday. The deceased was identifie das Abu...
West Ham stormed to a 3-1 win over an abject Manchester United on Saturday to pile further pressure on Jose Mourinho, reports Goal. The United manager selected Paul Pogba from...
Mobile phone users will have to collect new subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to enjoy the much-awaited mobile number portability (MNP) service, to be available from October 1. The assigned...
Israeli soldiers shot dead seven Palestinians, including two boys, who were among thousands of people who thronged to the fortified Gaza Strip border on Friday as part of weekly protests...
Rising rates of breast cancer in the UK are projected to see deaths from the disease rise from 2022 due to healthcare inequalities, find a new analysis by the UK...
For the first time, a case of rat hepatitis E has been discovered in a human in Hong Kong. A 56-year-old man has been diagnosed with the disease, researchers from...
About 20,000 fishermen and woodcutters of the Sundarbans have been living a measurable life for the last three months due to the extension of its wildlife sanctuary at Sharonkhola range...
Two workers have died in a septic tank accident in Madaripur, said police. The incident took place on the property of Habibur Rahman in Madaripur’s Pakdi around 12:00 pm on...
Jukta Front Chairman AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Saturday urged all democratic forces to get united to resist any 'election mockery' and restore people's voting rights. "Bangladesh will face destruction while...
The Elections Commission of Maldives has officially declared opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih winner of the country’s national election. Solih defeated incumbent president Abdulla Yameen who had sought a delay...
The Farmers Bank is trying to make its operation sound and safe for all concerned, said the bank’s top executive on Saturday. The bank managing director and chief executive officer...
Bangladesh can be a prime destination for foreign tourists if required facilities like a vibrant night life for tourists and digital promotional activities could be ensured, says an expert. "What...
Marty Balin - the co-founder and vocalist-guitarist of the psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane - has died aged 76, his family and publicist say. They did not specify the cause...
Over 264,000 landless and homeless families across the country got shelters and livelihood through ‘Ashrayan Prakalpa’. “A total of 2,64,442 families have been rehabilitated so far in three phases across...
Ambassador of Finland to Bangladesh and India Nina Vaskunlahti on Saturday visited Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) emergency hospital and the Rohingya camps in Kutupalong. Ambassadors of Finland to Myanmar...
Bazlur Rahman Foundation (BRF) on Saturday donated Tk 200,000 to Dhaka Shishu Hospital (DSH) Thalassemia Centre in Dhaka. BRF Chairman Khandaker Ibrahim Malek handed over a cheque for the amount...
Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader on Saturday said his ministry has taken a decision to rename the Padma Bridge as ‘Sheikh Hasina Padma Bridge’. The minister revealed the information...
Police arrested a Jamaat-e-Islami leader along with 10 crude bombs from Khorki village of Madhobpur upazila and recovered eight molotov bombs from Baniachong upazila of Sylhet’s Habiganj on early Saturday....
A lighterage vessel carrying iron scraps sank at the outer anchorage of Chittagong port on Saturday. Chattogram Port Authority secretary Omar Faruk said, the vessel 'Char Shamayl' was returning to...
India’s burgeoning shadow finance sector is likely to face a shake-up after defaults at one major lender battered the nation’s financial markets in the past week and reinforced worries about...
Taunts being made against Theresa May and "routine attacks" on her leadership by some Tory MPs are "completely unacceptable", Sir John Major has said. The former British PM called those...
A Jubo League activist was stabbed and slaughtered at Jashore district town in the early hours of Saturday. The deceased was identified as Sohag Hossain, 30, son of late Siddiqur...
Burundi has suspended some local and international non-governmental organisations for three months for violating a new law, a senior government official said. The move could deepen opposition concerns that a...
An Ekattor Television employee has been killed after a bus crushed his motorcycle in Dhaka. The man has been identified as 40-year-old Anwar Hossain, a marketing officer of the private...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said a government may be formed with representatives from the political parties having representation in parliament ahead of the next general election. "I talked...
The trade friction between China and the United States will lower the global economic growth rate and at the same time have a spillover effect on protectionism, a trade expert...
A college student died from electrocution in Magura district on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Mohiuddin, 22, son of Abdul Khaleq, a resident of Shimulia village under sadar...
The US military has suffered the first crash in its hugely expensive F-35 fighter jet programme. A F-35B jet came down in South Carolina, the Marine Corps said. The pilot...
American scientists reported a new antibiotic treatment with heavy metal gallium that showed signs of efficacy in a preliminary trial among patients with hard-to-treat lung infection. The study published on...
Bangladesh exports thousands of tons of crab worth tens of millions of US dollars every year in East and Southeastern Asian countries, according to industry statistics. The country exports the...
Led Zeppelin face a new trial over claims the band stole a guitar riff for their 1971 song, Stairway to Heaven. A California appeals court overruled a 2016 case that...
Lawyers for Cristiano Ronaldo said they would sue German magazine Der Spiegel after it published ‘blatantly illegal’ accusations by an American woman who alleges she was raped by the Portuguese...
BNP was finally granted permission to hold its planned rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on Sunday. "The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) authorities have given us written permission on...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has advised the BNP to be patient in order to get permission for their rally at Suhrawardy Udyan. The road transport and bridges minister...
A suspected robber was killed in a shootout between two groups of robbers in Jhenaidah district in the early hours of Saturday. The deceased was identified as Sofi Uddin alias...
A US trade judge on Friday declined to block the importation of Apple Inc (AAPL.O) iPhones with chips from Intel Corp (INTC.O), handing a major defeat to Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O)...
Facebook Inc said on Friday that hackers stole digital login codes allowing them to take over nearly 50 million user accounts in its worst security breach ever given the unprecedented...
Wall Street ended flat on Friday as gains led by Intel, real estate companies and utilities were offset by Facebook after the social network disclosed a security breach. Based on...
Israeli soldiers shot dead seven Palestinians, including two boys, who were among thousands of people who thronged to the fortified Gaza Strip border on Friday as part of weekly protests...
Police on Saturday recovered the beheaded body of a man from a canal at Guktomari village in Khulna. According to Mahbubur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Bhatiaghata Police Station, local people informed...
A dairy farm named Uttaran had been established at David Company Para of Gaibandha district town for welfare of the transgender people at cordial effort and initiative of superintendent of...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has expressed its interest to invest more in Bangladesh, considering the potential economic opportunities in the south Asian country. Both the countries discussed the issue...
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