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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said there is strong evidence indicating genocide, extermination and deportation of the Rohingya in addition to crimes against humanity and war crimes...
The driver and owner of 'Ganj-e-raj Paribahan' bus have secured bail in a case over the death of a baby girl, Akifa, in a recent road accident in Kushtia. Kushtia...
BNP on Monday said the government must release its chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail to demonstrate its intention of holding a fair and acceptable national election. "The election will never...
Director General of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major General Shafeenul Islam said on Monday that Bangladesh has sought the support from India and Myanmar to protect the border during...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $350 million in loan and $7.5 million in grant for a project to develop two power lines in support of Bangladesh's national target...
Thirty five academics will receive 'UGC Gold Medal' on Tuesday for their fundamental research works and publications. President Abdul Hamid will hand over the medals. Among them, 18 teachers will...
The government has set a target to produce 500,000 motorcycles by 2021 and 1.0 million by 2027 in the draft of 'Motorcycle Industry Development Policy-2018'. The cabinet approved the draft...
A young man was gunned down by unidentified miscreants in Kamramgir area in Dhaka on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Sharif, 38, a resident of Paschim Islambagh area....
The High Court has ordered any structure in Dhaka’s Hatirjheel-Begunbari area that is not in the development project’s plans to be removed within seven days. Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder...
The University of Development Alternative has arranged a seminar on “Socio Cultural Dimension of HR” at its auditorium in Dhanmondi area of Dhaka recently. UODA founder and president Professor Mujib...
At least six people were killed on Monday in al Shabaab attack on a local government building in Somalia’s capital, the director of an ambulance service and a Reuters witness...
A strong Bangladesh Cricket team led by ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza left the capital for United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday evening at 7:30 pm by an Emirates flight...
United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Monday for a new quasi-judicial body to collect evidence with a view to future prosecution of crimes against Muslim Rohingyas in...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Saturday stressed the need for raising capacity build-up of general masses to accelerate the development of the country. "The more we work, the more we...
Access to green financing and recognising green actions by the ready-made garment (RMG) factories may help scale up the move to green the clothing industry. A study titled 'Environ-mental compliance...
Miners in Western Australia say they have discovered two huge gold-encrusted rocks that are each estimated to be worth millions of dollars. The largest specimen, weighing 95kg (210lb), was found...
The High Court (HC) has ordered the lower court concerned to dispose of the bail petition filed by renowned photographer and Drik Gallery managing director Shahidul Alam by Tuesday. An...
A sell-off in Chinese shares pulled Asian equities to a 14-month trough on Monday as investors braced for a potentially damaging escalation in the Sino-US tariff row after US President...
A Singapore court ordered the return to Malaysia of about S$15.3 million ($11.1 million), just a small portion of total seized in the city state as part of a probe...
A Gazipur court has sentenced seven people to death in a case filed in connection with the murder of a businessman in 2011. Gazipur District and Sessions Judge AKM Enamul...
Jack Ma, the charismatic co-founder of China’s largest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, will step down as chairman in one year to concentrate on philanthropy and education, passing on...
Turkish authorities detained 48 soldiers and eight others over alleged links to the US-based cleric who Ankara says orchestrated a failed 2016 coup against President Tayyip Erdogan, the Hurriyet newspaper...
Telenor Health has recently signed a cooperation agreement with EDGE Asset Management Company Limited to form a strategic partnership. Under the agreement, Telenor Health will provide digital health care solutions...
Stocks on the country's both bourses stayed in the positive trend at midday on Monday as investors remained active on sector specific stocks. Following the previous day’s marginal correction, the...
Leslie Moonves, the top executive at CBS Corp (CBS.N) since 2006 and a major figure at the broadcast network and media company for more than two decades, resigned on Sunday...
Members of Coast Guard in a drive seized 80,000 Yaba tablets from Lomborighat area in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on early Monday. Lt Commander Faizul Islam Mandal, in-charge of...
BNP leaders and activists have staged a protest in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka to demand the release of their party chief Khaleda Zia. The hour-long programme...
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita named new defence, mines and foreign ministers on Sunday as he began his second five-year term presiding over a country ravaged by jihadist and inter-ethnic...
Serena Williams has been fined $17,000 for the code violations she received during the US Open final, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) said on Sunday. During Saturday’s match, which...
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses saw an upward trend in early hour of trading on Monday as investors were showing their buying spree on sector...
A show-cause notice has been served upon a doctor of Bagerhat Sadar Hospital for allegedly assaulting two patients and a guardian. The accused doctor is Abul Kalam Azad, a senior...
Toyota Motor Corp has said it would resume operations at its domestic assembly plants by Thursday as a transmission plant in Hokkaido was poised to restart production following last week’s...
The United States on Monday will adopt an aggressive posture against the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, threatening sanctions against its judges if they proceed with an investigation...
Jute cultivators in the district are in joyous mood owing to soaring price of the crop this year. Jute was cultivated on around 10,500 hectares of land in eight upazilas...
The number of handloom units has registered a sharp fall mainly due to a continuous growth of powerlooms and dyeing factories in the country over the years, according to a...
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in northern Japan last week rose to 44, with 660 injured, the government said on Monday, as electricity supply remained short. The pre-dawn,...
Sweden headed for a hung parliament after an election on Sunday that saw support for the nationalist Sweden Democrats surge, as one of Europe’s most liberal nations turned right amid...
The country's apex trade body requested on Sunday the visiting delegation from Brunei to invest in Bangladesh considering the existing investment-friendly environment here. "We request you (visiting Brunei delegation) to...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has reintroduced VAT exemption on sales of computer accessories at trading stage in a bid to keep their prices affordable. Traders will now enjoy...
The government is likely to reconsider the cost share of tanners to construct a CETP (common effluent treatment plant) at Savar, officials said. The development came following repeated requests from...
Novak Djokovic produced an impeccable performance to beat Juan Martin del Potro in the US Open final and win his 14th Grand Slam title. The 31-year-old Serb won 6-3 7-6...
Asian shares started the week in the red on Monday faltering for the eighth straight day while the dollar climbed as US President Donald Trump raised the stakes in the...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has confiscated 215 tonnes of rice and flour, which it says were illegally sold in the black market from a government warehouse, in drives in...
Garment makers have called for realising government facilities in the form of direct or indirect incentives to implement the proposed pay hike. They proposed adjusting annual inflation through increment instead...
The big regional lending gap emerged one of the major barriers to the country's financial institutions (FIs) in achieving SDGs (sustainable development goals), according to a study released on Sunday....
Four state-owned commercial banks (SoCB) and a financial institution will invest Tk 10 billion (1000 crore) more in the troubled Farmers Bank Limited (FBL) through subscribing subordinated bonds. The latest...
A seven-day admission fair has started at the University of Development Alternative (UODA) for the admission seekers in honours and masters programmes. The fair began on Sunday and it will...
Electric bicycles have pushed up the sales of the local bike industry as the manufacturers are learning to live with the present-day challenge. Sales of bicycle in local and global...
Bangladesh Securities & Exchange Commission (BSEC), watchdog of country's capital market, has completed 25 years of journey. To mark this milestone, BSEC has chalked out an elaborate programme to observe...
Over the past nine years, the government has drastically improved the power crisis, which was once a nagging problem in the country. In 2009, the Bangladesh Power Development Board had...
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