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Two new studies have confirmed that farmers can win both ways -- achieving a boost in harvests and helping to slow climate change. One study says that they can successfully...
‘We Colourful Fest 2’, which began on Thursday at the capital’s Stamford University Bangladesh, witnessed a good number of visitors on Friday. Women and e-Commerce Forum, a part of e-Commerce...
Hurricane Florence has made landfall on the US East Coast, bringing with it winds, heavy rains and warnings of "catastrophic" floods. The centre of the storm struck Wrightsville Beach in...
The alleged ringleader of a robber gang, who fled from the custody of the Detective Branch (DB) of police 12 days ago, was arrested again from Gopalganj district early Friday,...
Democracy now is facing more challenges than at any time in decades and more inclusive democracies are extremely important, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. "That is why this International...
A dangerous storm is expected to land shortly in the US East Coast, where it has already brought flooding and destructive gales. Hurricane Florence, packing winds of up to 90mph...
Power production from a unit of Barpukuria coal-fired power plant resumed Friday after 52 days of suspension for want of coal. Chief engineer Abdul Hakim Sarker of the plant said...
The body of a minor boy was recovered from the Madhumati River at Haridaspur in Sadar upazila of Gopalganj on Friday morning, a day after he went missing while bathing....
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has called upon all to work together for taking benefit from the Blue Economy for developing the country. The apex business...
The state-owned North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) has planned to generate 10,000MW of electricity by 2030. The company, founded in 2007 as a generation entity for the country's north-western...
Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) Narsingdi region has taken a plan to disburse Tk 2.02 billion as agriculture loans among farmers of the district during the current fiscal year 2018-19. BKB...
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed has said their party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam went to the UN Headquarters in New York at the invitation of its Secretary General to...
Two pedestrians were killed and 10 bus passengers injured as a bus hit them after hitting another bus in central bus terminal area in Rangpur city on Friday. The deceased...
European shares headed for best week since July on Friday, technology, autos and mining stocks led the gain, after Asian markets climbed on hopes of new trade talks between the...
At least 13 people died and 13 others were injured, seven of them seriously after a minibus plunged 300 feet into a deep gorge near the Chenab river in the...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX said it has signed the world’s first private passenger to fly around the moon aboard its Big Falcon Rocket (BFR), a massive launch vehicle that is being...
Hungary’s government will decide on Monday on legal steps to challenge a European parliament ruling against the country for flouting democratic standards, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. The...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Friday stressed the need for upgradation of curriculum and education system to make the future generation capable and fit for the advanced world. The...
The current world trade system is not perfect and China supports reforms to it, including to the World Trade Organization, to make it fairer and more effective, Beijing’s top diplomat...
Bangladesh has lost over 66,000 hectares (256 square miles) of land—roughly the area of Chicago, one of the biggest cities in the US—to Padma River erosion since 1967. That is...
There is a need for visible improvement in infrastructure building and prompt electricity connections to industries for tapping more foreign investments in the country. Besides, a changed mindset of bureaucracy,...
Ready-made garment workers have cried out against the government decision to set their minimum wage at Tk 8,000. While staging a sit-in in front of the National Press Club in...
Farmers of the Barind region are being encouraged and habituated over using eco-friendly pest management in their transplanted paddy field. During the current season, many farmers have adopted parching method...
The job market in the second largest economic country of the world remained stable in August, with the unemployment rate at a relatively low level, official data showed Friday. ...
Sudan’s ruling party named new ministers to the key posts of finance, interior and water resources on Thursday, days after President Omar al-Bashir dissolved the government amid a deepening economic...
Bangladesh and the United States have discussed trade, digital economy and labour reforms at a key meeting in Washington. The United States-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA) Council...
ChargePoint, operator of one of the world’s largest charging station networks for electric vehicles (EV), is targeting a near fifty-fold increase in its global network of loading spots by the...
Jeff Bezos, president and CEO of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, speaks at the Economic Club of Washington DC's "Milestone Celebration Dinner" in Washington, US, September 13, 2018....
Actors Emma Stone and Jonah Hill join the list of Hollywood stars turning to television with Netflix’s “Maniac”, a dark comedy mini-series looking at human connection. Oscar winner Stone and...
ML Dyeing Limited will make its share trading debut on stock exchanges under "N" category on Monday next, officials said. The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) trading code for the company...
The cut-off price of the shares of Runner Automobiles limited has been fixed at Tk 75 each as discovered by eligible investors (EIs) through bidding under the book building method....
Walmart says it will acquire Latin American food delivery service Cornershop for $225 million, in a move to ramp up its online grocery business in Mexico and Chile. The deal...
Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver. It can cause scarring of the organ, liver failure, and cancer. It can be fatal if it isn’t treated. Zainal Abedin, a...
The Indian government has banned 328 combination drugs in a blow to both domestic and foreign pharmaceutical firms, but the ban has been cheered by health activists worried about growing...
Thousands of people have begun evacuating from coastal areas of the Philippines as a super typhoon heads towards the country. Typhoon Mangkhut, which is currently a Category 4 hurricane, is...
Terming the readymade garment (RMG) sector as lifeline of the country's economy, State Minister for Land Saifuzzaman Chowdhury MP has urged the local RMG manufacturers to get listed with the...
Volkswagen said on Thursday it would stop producing its Beetle compact car in 2019, ending a model that looked backward to the 1960s counterculture, as the automaker prepares for a...
A suspected drug pedlar was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Radhakrishnapur Ghaghotpara area in Rangpur city early Friday. The deceased was identified...
Shares across most of Asia rose on Friday on expectations that the United States and China could launch a fresh round of trade talks, and as a surprisingly sharp interest...
A special court in Manikganj convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for violating a woman in 2010. The convict was identified as Nanda Gopal Sarkar, son...
Police have recovered the bodies of three unidentified young men from Rupganj area of Narayanganj. The men were found dead near a bridge in the neighbourhood of Alampur on Friday...
Top ten traded companies captured nearly 42 per cent turnover of the major bourse on Thursday while Active Fine Chemicals dominated the chart. Market insiders said investors were active on...
At least two people have been killed and two others injured in a thunderbolt strike at Charavita Mahmudpur village under Bagharpara upazila under Jashore. The deceased were identified as Mohammad...
Dozens of explosions, apparently triggered by a natural gas pipeline rupture, rocked three communities near Boston on Thursday, killing at least one person, injuring 12, officials said. The blasts left...
Heavy rain, gusting winds and rising floodwaters from Hurricane Florence deluged the Carolinas on Thursday as the massive, slow-moving storm crept toward the coastline, threatening millions of people in its...
Broader collaboration between the government and the private sectors is vital for achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs), said speakers at a discussion on Thursday. They also underscored the need...
The prices of hilsa increased in the kitchen markets of Dhaka city last week. Traders attributed this hike to a low catch of the delicious silvery fish in the fishing...
The United Nations listed 38 "shameful" countries, including China and Russia, which it said had carried out reprisals or intimidation against people cooperating with it on human rights through killings,...
The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has termed the Digital Security Bill suicidal. It called for halting the passage of the bill that contradicts the principles of the Constitution. The parliamentary...
A section of businessmen have now queued up to bag LNG-based large power plant contracts bypassing bidding process, as allowed under a special law enacted in 2010 for power and...
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