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The Myanmar military issued a rare apology on Monday, acknowledging that two photographs it published in a book on the crisis over the Rohingya Muslim minority were “published incorrectly”. The...
JOYPURHAT, Sept 04: Hundreds of grassroots farmers of the district are happy over the good market price of water spinach. Farmers of Khetlal, Panchbibi, Akkelpur, Kalai, and Sadar upazilas of...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 03(BSS): Solar power has brought a social change in many hard-to-reach villages under Char Ashariadaha union council under Godagari upazila of the district. Although having the problems of...
The government will formulate a new law for ensuring professional security of physicians as they often face difficulties in their workplaces. Health Minister Mohammed Nasim came up with the statement...
A total of 178 businesspersons have got recognition as Commercially Important Persons (CIP) for their contribution to the economic growth of Bangladesh in 2015. The commerce ministry handed over the...
Power and Energy week is going to be observed from September 6 to 8 across the country. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally inaugurate the programme at a function at...
The High Court will now hear on Tuesday a bail petition filed by Shahidul Alam, renowned photographer and Managing Director of Drik Gallery, in a case filed under the ICT...
Radio Today FM 89.6 has been named as the Superbrands of Bangladesh for 2018-2020 for the second consecutive time. Along with 29 other brands from different industries, the country's first...
The Bangladesh Bank is going to introduce an 'information bank' by March next year to check collateral fraudulence. The data repository on mortgaged lands will act as deterrent if anyone...
Three throat-slit Rohingya men were rescued alive from a hill cave at Chakmarkul Pariapara under Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar on Monday. They were identified as Nure Alam, 42, son...
Two students from Dhaka University and Jahangirnagar University represented Bangladesh at Ruibin Summer Camp in Taiwan this year. The two participants are: Urmi Ghosh, a Master's student of Dhaka University,...
Around 5.0 million extreme poor families across the country will get 30-kg rice per month under the food friendly programme at 10 per kg from September to November this year....
Bimstec Secretary General Shahidul Islam on Monday said there was no scope to formally discuss the Rohingya issue in the 4th Bimstec Summit held in Kathmandu on August 30-31 as...
Bangladesh’s first geostationary communication satellite Bangabandhu-I is set to start its maiden transmission on Tuesday through broadcasting of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship. “We are set to broadcast the...
The draft of amended labour law incorporated tougher provisions to strictly prohibit misconducts on the part of owners and workers. The draft of Bangladesh Labour (Amendment) Act, 2018 was approved...
US automaker Ford Motor plans to drop production of some of its automobile models as part of a planned operational restructuring announced earlier this year, sources told The Times. The...
Police in an overnight drive arrested 33 people from different areas in five upazilas of Chapainawabganj on various charges. Mintu Rahman, sub-inspector of district police control room, said as part...
Stocks finished marginally lower on Monday, with key index of the major bourse dipping below 5,600-mark again, as investors went on late hours profit booking spree. Analysts said the market...
The Election Commission has yet to determine the use of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in the National Election as it is a political decision, said Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul...
French children who are going back to school Monday after summer vacation will have to do so without their mobile phones. The government passed a law banning phone use in...
Pragati Life Insurance Limited and CARE Bangladesh signed an agreement to jointly introduce a micro life and health insurance for the rural households. Md Jalalul Azim, CEO of the Pragati...
Bangladesh has urged Canadian investors and Bangladeshi Diaspora to bring in bigger investment in the country. Commerce Secretary Shubhashish Bose made the call while addressing a 'luncheon meeting' for attracting...
Golf markets were weak on Monday amid concerns over the impact that trade disputes involving the United States could affect the global economy and equities, while Saudi Arabia’s shares rose....
European shares opened broadly flat on Monday as worries about US trade policy and concerns over emerging markets weighed on stocks after Asian markets closed in negative territory. At 0750...
Turkish annual inflation rate surged to 17.9 per cent in the previous month, hitting highest point since 2004, showed official data on Monday. Consumer prices index (CPI) increased 17.9 per...
Fruit imports in South Korea hit a new record high last year due to dietary diversity, customs office data showed Monday. The country imported 834,000 tons of fruits, worth $1.24...
A schoolboy died from electrocution and another sustained injuries at Asampara village in Goainghat upazila in Sylhet on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Mashuk, 12, son of Jahur...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has been honoured as the Superbrands of Bangladesh for 2018-2020. Managing Director and CEO of EBL, Ali Reza Iftekhar and Head of Retail Banking, M Khorshed...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is helping Bangladesh reach energy targets with up to $274 million in investments. It has taken three projects, to this end, one of which...
US space agency NASA is planning to start its effort to restore communication with the Mars rover 'Opportunity'. In a recent statement, NASA said it would begin a 45-day campaign...
BNP on Monday alleged that its acting chairman Tarique Rahman has long been in exile being subjected to the government's political vengeance. "Today, we remember the day when Tarique Rahman...
Tripura Chief Minister (CM) Biplab Kumar Deb has stressed on bettering Indo-Bangladesh relationship and said the two culturally bonded nations should take initiatives together for closer economic ties. “India's relationship...
At least six people were killed and eight others injured in Savar upazila of Dhaka and Senbagh upazila of Noakhali district on Monday morning. In Savar, a pick-up hit a...
Tosrifa Industries has informed that the dyeing project financed by initial public offering (IPO) fund has got the natural gas connection. “After completion of gas boiler erection the dyeing unit...
Oil prices fell on Monday amid rising supply from OPEC and the United States, outweighing concerns that falling Iranian output will tighten markets once US sanctions bite from November. International...
Mostak Ahmed, a senior journalist of Daily Bhorer Dak, passed away while undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Kidney Diseases and Urology (NIKDU) in Dhaka. Mr Ahmed, former president...
The dollar held firm on Monday, benefiting from its status as a safe haven as investors took the impasse in US-Canada trade negotiations as a bad sign for the even...
About 70 per cent of the Rohingyas living in various camps in Bangladesh do not believe that the Myanmar government would eventually recognise their rights, a new study on repatriation...
Khitindra Chandra Boishya, a 64-year-old freedom fighter (FF), has started swimming to cross 186 kms of the Bhogai River, aiming to set a new Guinness World Record. Khitindra started the...
Top seed Rafael Nadal set up an intriguing US Open quarter-final showdown with Dominic Thiem after snuffing out a comeback attempt by Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili with a 6-3 6-3 6-7(6)...
The market capitalisation of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) declined by about Tk 266 billion in last eight months as investors were on selling binge. The total market cap was Tk...
Police arrested two people from the city on Sunday evening in a case filed over the murder of Awami League Kuwait unit leader SM Abdul Ahad. Mosharaf Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of...
Asian stocks dropped for the third consecutive session on Monday, hit by worries over further escalation of the US-China trade war and unstable emerging market currencies. MSCI’s broadest index of...
Both the bourses, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), started the session of September on positive note. The prices of most of the stocks on...
Myanmar’s verdict on Monday jailing two Reuters reporters for seven years on charges of breaching an official secrets act is a major step backward in the southeast Asian nation’s transition...
The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has said he is "strongly" opposed to key parts of Theresa May's proposals for a future trade deal. This morning the prime minister...
Some 400 prisoners escaped from a jail in Libya's capital on Sunday while fighting between rival armed groups raged nearby, a judiciary official said as the United Nations called for...
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored twice each as La Liga champions Barcelona turned on the style to hammer Huesca 8-2 on Sunday and join Real Madrid as the only...
The initial public offering (IPO) lottery draw of Indo-Bangla Pharmaceuticals will be held on September 11, officials said. The event will be held at 10:30 am at the auditorium of...
The Left Democratic Alliance (LDA), a platform of eight left-leaning political parties, has demanded that the government fix the minimum wage for the workers of the readymade garment (RMG) industry...
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