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A Sylhet court on Tuesday sent a local BNP leader to jail after rejecting his bail plea in a case filed over creating hindrance to police. The leader is BNP...
Police in a drive recovered six crude bombs and five petrol bombs from Rakhi village in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj district early Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, a team of...
SiriusXM announced it will buy music streaming service Pandora Media in an all-stock deal valued at about $3.5 billion that will create the world's largest audio entertainment company. The deal...
Results for admission test of Dhaka University's 'Kha' unit under arts faculty for 2018-2019 academic session were published on Tuesday with a pass rate of 14 per cent. DU Vice-chancellor...
A court in Madaripur on Tuesday sentenced three people to death for killing a housewife in Rocketbiri area of the district town in 2013. District and Sessions Judge Sharif Uddin...
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven lost a mandatory confidence vote in parliament on Tuesday meaning he will step down, but with neither major political bloc holding a majority it remained...
A court in Vietnam has jailed an activist for two years and three months on accusations of abusing democracy rights following anti-government posts on social media site Facebook, authorities said....
The aviation and airlines safety features of Bangladesh are better than those of India, according to an international aviation safety survey. The United Nations' International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) conducted...
Australia's cash deficit has reached 10.1 billion Australian dollars or 0.6 per cent of GDP, the lowest level in a decade, the government announced on Tuesday. The Final Budget Outcome...
The BNP has shifted its scheduled rally to September 29 from September 27 in Dhaka city. “I announced yesterday that the rally will be held on Thursday. It has been...
Pubali Bank Ltd. recently signed an agreement with Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution Company Ltd. for gas bill collection at Titas Gas Head Office, Karwan Bazar. Abu Habib Khairul Kabir,...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government wants the next general elections be held in a free and fair manner and all political parties to join it. She made...
NCC Bank arranged a 2-day long "Effective Branch Banking" course at World Trade Centre, Chittagong for its Managers & Officers of Chittagong-based branches recently. Mosleh Uddin Ahmed, Managing Director &...
Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL) organised a 4-day training course on “Core Banking Solution (CBS), BACH, BEFTN, RTGS and CIB Reporting” recently at its Karwan Bazar Training Institute. BDBL...
Researchers have used gene editing to completely eliminate populations of mosquitoes in the lab. The team tested their technique on the mosquito Anopheles gambiae, which transmits malaria. They altered part...
US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said on Monday he would not step aside after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct decades ago, with President Donald Trump and...
At least 18 people have died, mostly due to drowning, while immersing the idols of Hindu god Ganesh after the end of the 30-hour ceremony in India. The incidents took...
Two more private commercial banks (PCBs) are going to set up representative offices in Hong Kong with no objection from the central bank, officials said. The PCBs are Exim Bank...
BRAC Bank Limited has recognised its employees and valued partners for their outstanding contribution to successful implementation of Finacle Core Banking and Treasury Management System. Mr. Selim R. F. Hussain,...
As many as 14 children have died of diphtheria in the past 15 days in New Delhi, the Indian capital, country’s health officials said recently. These deaths occurred in two...
Comcast (CMCSA.O), the victor in the auction for Sky (SKYB.L) on Saturday, said on Tuesday it had bought 29.1 per cent of the European pay-TV group’s shares in the market....
People from the EU should face the same immigration rules as those from elsewhere, once the UK has completely left the bloc, the cabinet has agreed. The agreement in principle...
Snap Inc - a multimedia messaging app used globally said it is testing a new way to search for products on Amazon.com through its Snapchat app’s camera, allowing users to...
Tesla is building its own car carriers, as the US electric car-maker faces vehicle distribution problems. The company is upgrading its logistics system but running into an “extreme” shortage of...
A total of 281 more industrial units are going to get gas connections in Rajshahi region. Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman Liton revealed this while distributing gas-connection forms...
Japanese stocks crept higher Tuesday morning on buying before shares for the fiscal first half through this month turn ex-dividend, with buying supported by the yen's softer tone. The 225-issue...
Asian shares fell on Tuesday after a Chinese government report accusing the Trump administration of bullying other countries dampened hopes for a settlement in their escalating tariff war. The Shanghai...
Ferry service on Shimulia-Kawrakandi route has been disrupted since Tuesday morning due to strong current on the Padma River, inflicting miseries to passengers. More than 400 vehicles including goods-laden trucks...
With oil traders forecasting crude oil to rise to $100 a barrel by the end of the year, Indian refiners are considering cutting back their imports and relying more on...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need for more private sector investment in the development of education sector, saying that traditional aid will not be enough to fill the...
Archaeologists have found a 400-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Portugal, in what one specialist called the ‘discovery of a decade’. Spices, ceramics and cannons engraved with Portugal’s coat of...
Oil prices on Tuesday were within reach of four-year highs hit in the previous session, as looming US sanctions against Iran and unwillingness by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting...
A Chinese trade envoy says talks with Washington are impossible while the United States "holds a knife" to Beijing's neck by imposing tariff hikes. The deputy commerce minister's warning Tuesday...
A suspect is in custody after an American diplomat was found dead at home while serving in Madagascar, the US State Department said on Monday. Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has advised the investors not to rely on any information from an 'unauthorised' source like social media. "Investors should not rely on any information from...
Co-founders of Facebook’s Instagram, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, have resigned as chief executive officer and chief technical officer, respectively, the photo-sharing app company announced late on Monday. Systrom and...
Northern Jute Manufacturing Company Limited will be placed in 'Z' category today (Tuesday) as the company recommended 'no' dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2018. Presently, the company...
Four auto-rickshaw drivers and a passenger were killed while two others injured as a speeding truck rammed into a crowd at an auto-rickshaw stand in Thakurdighi area of Mirsharai upazila...
Posts, Telecommuni-cations and IT Minister Mustafa Jabbar said on Monday that the government will bring all unions of the country under the Internet facility by June 2019. "The government is...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the international community to invest in Myanmar so that the Rohingya children can enjoy their rights including the right to education upon their return...
The scarcity of open space in the city is gradually limiting the scope of constructing metro rail, project officials and experts said. They said the ongoing metro rail projects have...
Bangladesh has offered duty benefit on import of 602 products from five countries under Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA). APTA member countries - India, China, Lao PDR (Laos), Republic of...
Real Madrid’s Croatia midfielder Luka Modric was named Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year for 2018, while Orlando Pride’s Brazil forward Marta won the women’s award at a ceremony...
The Indian government is working on a plan to set up a waterway freight corridor to connect the mainland with the northeastern states via Bangladesh at a cost of Indian...
Bangladesh is going through a 'crony capitalism' phase due to the growing nexus between certain political class and business class, experts said at a workshop in the capital on Monday....
Finance ministry will enter into an agreement with four banks and state-run financial institutions today (Tuesday) to disburse home loans for public servants. "Housing loan disbursements will take effect next...
The government is in a hurry to take up some Rohingya rehabilitation projects in Cox's Bazar even with higher-than-standard cost estimations, officials said on Monday. They said some government agencies...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday placed three recommendations, including abolishing discriminatory laws, policies and practices by Myanmar against Rohingyas, to solve the protracted Rohingya crisis from its root. Sheikh...
Republic of Korea (ROK) President Moon Jae-in seems to be playing a major role in establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula. Peace has been elusive in the Peninsula since the...
Except during merrymaking on the national holidays, the faces of happy urban children have lately been absent in the country's media. The media includes both print and electronic worlds. Images...
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