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At New Delhi's Savda Ghevra slum settlement, waterborne diseases have become less frequent thanks to solar-powered water ATMs that were installed here as a social enterprise venture three years ago....
Police on Wednesday arrested the ex-father-in-law of female journalist Subarna Akther, who was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants, from a hospital in Pabna. The arrestee was identified as Abul...
Another hike in gas price is imminent. There are indications that the hike would be effective from the next month when liquefied natural gas (LNG) is introduced in the city....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will meet on the sidelines the fourth BIMSTEC summit, scheduled to begin on Thursday in Nepal. State Minister for Foreign...
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith sees no possibility of raising the age limit to 32 years for entry into government jobs before the parliamentary election. "Before the election, I...
Many would know that travelling abroad for availing medical treatment by itself represents a cost-effective proposition. However, few would know how to minimise the ancillary costs to supplement the overall...
Luxury carmaker Aston Martin plans to float on the London Stock Exchange, completing a turnaround for the once perennially loss-making company that could now be valued at up to 5.0...
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday visited National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) in the city to see child Anchiya,...
Julia Flores Colque still sings with joy in her indigenous Quechua tongue and strums the five strings of a tiny Andean guitar known as the charango, despite a recorded age...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Tuesday night arrested five suspected members of an international smuggling gang along with around 11 kg of gold from Gabtoli area in the city. The...
The United States, Australia, France and Britain will open new embassies in the Pacific, boost staffing levels, and engage with leaders of island nations more often in a bid to...
Traffic division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in their simultaneous drives on the city streets on Tuesday filed 3551 cases against different modes of vehicles for traffic rule violation....
The High Court will hear the bail petition of eminent photojournalist Shahidul Alam, who was arrested in a case filed under ICT act, next week. The HC bench of Justice...
Texas authorities were searching on Tuesday for a partially dressed woman who briefly appeared in security camera footage with broken restraints dangling from her wrists before she vanished in a...
Stating that Myanmar's rejection of UN investigators' report on the Rohingya issue matters little, State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Wednesday said the global community accepted the...
Scientists have found that goats are drawn to humans with happy facial expressions. The result suggests a wider range of animals can read people's moods than was previously thought. The...
Three people died and 20 others were injured after a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Brahmanbaria on Wednesday. The accident took place on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Sarail...
Facebook's Watch video-streaming service is rolling out worldwide, just over a year after its US launch. Users will be able to choose from a range of shows - from both...
The government will start selling rice at Tk 10 per kg among 5.0 million (50 lakh) ultra-poor families across the country from next month under a food-friendly programme. Food Minister...
US President Donald Trump has warned that his policies will be ‘violently’ overturned if the Democrats win November's mid-term elections, reports BBC. He told Evangelical leaders that the vote was...
Police on Tuesday arrested three female members of a dope (ogyan) gang from the capital’s Demra area. Police arrested three women identifying themselves as Sathi, 30, Sonia, 30, and Laki,...
Makan Kitchen, the signature all-day dining at DoubleTree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur, comes with cuisines of diverse culture, flavour and taste. The true showcase of Malaysian dining, Makan Kitchen, is...
VFS Thread Dyeing will make its share trading debut on September 09 on both bourses under “N” category, officials said. DSE trading code for the company is “VFSTDL” and DSE...
Berkshire Hathaway Inc has acquired a 25 billion rupees ($356 million) stake in the parent of digital payments company Paytm, a source said, its first investment in an Indian startup...
Police in eastern India say supporters of rival political parties have exchanged gunfire and hurled crude bombs at each other, killing at least two people and injuring 13. Police officer...
Emirates Airline brings the best family experiences on board by introducing new toys from the Emirates Fly with Me collection and Lonely Planet Kids activity kit bags for children travelling...
Cate Blanchett, a goodwill ambassador of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), has asked for efforts to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and to create the right conditions for their return...
Stocks slipped into the red on Wednesday as investors went on late hours selling of shares on major sectors. Market insiders said the retail investors went for booking profits, especially...
India’s federal health ministry called on Tuesday for stopping the sale or import of electronic cigarettes and heat-not-burn tobacco devices that companies like Philip Morris International Inc were planning to...
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), in association with China Construction Bank (Asia) as the title sponsor, is set to organise the largest ever Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival...
House prices in London’s overvalued market will fall this year and next, a Reuters poll of around 30 housing market specialists predicted. The house prices will tumble if Britain fails...
Rotten Tomatoes is expanding its male-dominated critics base in order to be more inclusive and foster diversity among those writing film and television reviews that are included in the all-important...
At least eight people were killed and 12 wounded in a suicide car bomb attack on a security checkpoint in the Qaim district of Iraq’s Anbar province, a local official...
Bangladesh has praised the UN investigators’ report on the Rohingya issue and said Myanmar’s rejection is “very natural”. “Bangladesh believes this is the most comprehensive, factual and crucial report since...
This may be one of the most bizarre things that you hear today. An app launched in India’s Mumbai -named Rent A Boyfriend - claims to ‘cure depression’ by ‘renting...
American aviation giant - Boeing that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and missiles worldwide has forecasted that the Asia Pacific will need the greatest number of pilots,...
A report by UN investigators saying Myanmar’s military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with “genocidal intent,” and that the country’s commander-in-chief and five generals should...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated Community Vision Centres in 20 upazilas of eight districts aiming to provide better ophthalmological services among the local people. She inaugurated the community vision...
Two minor children drowned in a water body while collecting water lilies at Royosree village in Shahrasti upazila of Chandpur on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Lamia Akter,...
Japan’s Tokyo stocks advanced on Wednesday tracking gains on Wall Street overnight with investors relieved about potentially easing global trade tensions. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 154.71 points, or...
Conditions at the US Open were described as "dangerous" as five men had to retire from their first-round matches on Tuesday because of heat-related issues. Temperatures close to 38°C (100°F)...
A madrasa teacher was killed in an attack allegedly by his cousin over a trifling matter at Azimpur in sadar upazila of Munshiganj on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as...
Indian police arrested Hyderabad-based revolutionary writer Varavara Rao on Tuesday in a case relating to alleged conspiracy to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was arrested following raids...
GlaxoSmithKline informed that an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) regarding closure of their pharmaceuticals unit will be held on October 14. The EGM will be held at 11am to consider and...
A tribunal in Tangail on Tuesday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for violating a woman in 2010. The convict Abdul Jalil, son of Idris Ali...
Brazil said it was sending armed forces to keep order near the Venezuelan border area, while Peru declared a health emergency, as a regional crisis sparked by thousands of Venezuelans...
Five-time champion Roger Federer breezed into the US Open second round with a routine victory over Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka at Flushing Meadows. Federer, 37, needed one hour and 52 minutes...
Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia will launch more four new cars including two ac mini-buses and two pajero SUVs. The university authority purchased these cars at the cost of Tk...
Unnamed assailants have hacked a female journalist to death at her home in Pabna. They swooped on Suborna Nodi, 32, when she answered the door at Radhanagar Majumdarparha in the...
Asian shares rose slightly on Wednesday after Wall Street gained on strength in technology and retailing shares. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rose 0.4 per cent to 22,914.69 and Hong Kong's Hang...
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