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Officials of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) arrested a man along with four gold bars and gold jewellery, weighing 564 grams, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) here early...
Two drivers were burnt to death when a bus and a truck burst into flame after a head-on collision on Dinajpur-Thakurgaon highway at Battoli under Kaharole upazila in Dinajpur on...
Two-time champion Novak Djokovic moved into the US Open third round after needing four sets to beat big-hitting American Tennys Sandgren on Friday night at Flushing Meadows. Djokovic, 31, missed...
Top NAFTA negotiators from Canada and the United States wrapped up a third day of two-way talks on Thursday, agreeing to meet on Friday (US time) to resolve final differences...
Members of Narcotics Department in a drive arrested two people along with 100 kgs of hemp at Islampur under Bijoynagar upazila in Brahmanbaria on Thursday. The arrestees were identified as...
A section of manpower recruitment agencies sought on Thursday intervention of the Prime Minister and the apex chamber FBCCI in organising a free and fair election for formation of the...
The UK's state minister for foreign office and international development, Alistair Burt, on Thursday, stressed the need for ensuring accountability of those who had committed crimes against humanity by persecuting...
A high-powered delegation from China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will visit Bangladesh to inspect some development projects, officials said on Thursday. Officials at the Economic Relations Division (ERD) said...
CPD Chairman Prof Rehman Sobhan speaking at the 'Conference on Transformation in the RMG Sector in Post-Rana Plaza Period' in the city on Thursday — FE Photo The country's readymade...
More than 0.12 million tonnes of marine fish have been acquired from the Bay of Bengal in the last fiscal year, an increase by more than 11,000 tonnes over the...
Prices of vegetables and fishes increased further while the prices of broiler chicken saw a decline this week, compared to the pre-Eid period. Sunday (August 26) was the first working...
Over half of apparel firms are found to be subsidiaries of different group of companies, according to a new survey. The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a local think-tank, conducted...
The grainy black-and-white photo, printed in a new book on the Rohingya crisis authored by Myanmar's army, shows a man standing over two bodies, wielding a farming tool. "Bengalis killed...
The USA has decided to open a commercial office in its embassy in Dhaka to help build linkage among businesses of the two countries. It has such offices in various...
Bangladesh's foreign aid taking is becoming pricier, as three key donors have enhanced their interest rates and service charges from this fiscal year (FY), 2018-19, officials said on Wednesday. In...
Germany's finance minister warned against following a 'Europe First' policy and said it was unclear whether the European Union would reach a Brexit agreement with Britain. European policies should promote...
Air China Ltd on Thursday said it plans to sell a 51 per cent stake in Air China Cargo to AVIC Capital for 2.44 billion yuan ($357.16 million), and would...
An annual US soy exporters' conference wrapped up on Wednesday without any known sales to Chinese buyers, in sharp contrast to previous years where billions of dollars of the main...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday announced a 15-member final squad of Bangladesh national cricket team including Shakib Al Hasan for the ACC Asia Cup 2018 beginning in the...
The United States (US) cannot guarantee India will be exempt from sanctions if it purchases weapons and defence systems from Russia, a top Pentagon official said, reports Al Jazeera. Randall...
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan attended a performance of the hit musical Hamilton on Wednesday to raise money for a charity which works with children affected by HIV in...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 30: Nearly 14,000 hectares of more land has been brought under Aman paddy cultivation than the target in the district during the current season. Due to favourable climatic...
GOPALGANJ, Aug 30: Farmers of Borashi union under Gopalganj Sadar have benefited by growing short-duration snake bean (Borboti). According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Gopalganj, sources said, a...
JHENIDAH, Aug 28: Most of the local markets (Haats) in the district are suffering hugely from space crisis as the places have been made congested with permanent establishments mounting suffering...
It's really heartening to know that the Chittagong Port has recently been recognised as the 70th busiest container port in the world. It moves one notch up in this year's...
That the country's farm sector has added another feather to its cap by producing record amount of paddy is highly satisfying. It is more so because of the drop in...
The announcement of the closure of Malaysian labour market for Bangladeshi workers with effect from September 01 is indeed a disquieting development. As claimed by the Malaysian government, this has...
Against the backdrop of the hopelessness pervading the Rohingya refugees, a grim picture is emerging with every passing day. The scenario contains a multi-layer spectrum of realities. Those give a...
Election Commissioner (EC) Mahbub Talukdar says he walked out of an EC meeting because they ‘went beyond the roadmap it had announced’ with its move to allow electronic voting machines...
Readymade garment (RMG) workers put barricade on the main road in the city's Abdullahpur area halting vehicular movement for around two and half hours on both sides of House Building...
NEW HAVEN - In an increasingly interconnected global economy, cross-border trade and financial-capital linkages have come to matter more than ever. The current-account balance, the difference between a country's investment...
Shadow-banking, discussed in the previous Scopus piece of this series (August 28, 2018), must be distinguished from money-laundering, the subject here. Both add to the title of the series: businesses...
US President Donald Trump is waging a war of words with legendary Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein over a story about his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen. On Wednesday, the president called Mr...
Panasonic will move its European headquarters from the UK to Amsterdam in October as Brexit approaches. The aim is to avoid potential tax issues linked to the UK's decision to...
Professor Muhammed Zafar Iqbal on Thursday said that the youth should engage in different physical exercises and sports to refrain from the negative sides of virtual world. “Youth is the...
Chattogram might appear as a small dot on the map of Bangladesh. But look closer and you will find that the city has a rich history – and a future...
Serena Williams and sister Venus won their US Open second-round matches to set up a 30th career meeting. Six-time champion Serena, 36, beat German world 101 Carina Witthoft 6-2 6-2,...
The Election Commission (EC) has decided to amend rules and introduce electronic voting (e-voting). However, they said that whether electronic voting machines (EVMs) will be used in the upcoming general...
A barking deer (Maya Horeen), which was trapped in the net of a window of the science faculty building in Chittagong University (CU) campus, was rescued in critical condition on...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday proposed categorising 14 sectors into several clusters to make them more synergised for achieving an early dividend from Bimstec, reports UNB. "To achieve an...
About 97.5 per cent readymade garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh do not have trade unions. A comprehensive survey on RMG sector, conducted by Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), also found...
Silva Pharmaceuticals is set to allocate 30 million ordinary shares among successful applicants as the company’s IPO lottery draw was held on Thursday. The event was held at the auditorium...
A baby girl, who sustained injuries after falling down from her mother's lap when a bus hit them in Kushtia district town on Tuesday, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital...
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today (Thursday) said a befitting reply will be given, if BNP tries to create anarchy in the name...
Air Canada's app has suffered a data breach resulting in the suspected loss of thousands of its customers' personal details. The airline has warned that users who had entered their...
Everyone knows what Neil Armstrong said as he stepped onto the Moon, and when Ryan Gosling delivers the line in “First Man”, which opened the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday,...
Nestle (NESN.S) has finalised plans for reorganizing its Swiss information technology (IT) setup, the food and beverage giant said on Thursday, reducing the number of tech worker jobs it will...
European shares retreated on Thursday, tracking a decline in Asian trading as weakness in Chinese markets eclipsed optimism that a NAFTA deal could be struck by Friday’s deadline. The pan-European...
The European Union needs a strategic relationship with Turkey, including in defence matters, and should modernize its post-Cold War relations with Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday. Macron...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended slightly lower on Thursday amid volatile trading as investors went on late hours profit booking selling spree. Analysts said the market edged down as...
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