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An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck off eastern Indonesian province on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the quake, which...
The minister for expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment has said they are trying to understand the problem in the Malaysian market as the new government has announced a plan to...
China said on Tuesday that exerting pressure was not helpful in resolving the issue of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar after UN investigators said Myanmar’s military had carried out mass killings...
A major eSports tournament has been suspended by games publisher Electronic Arts (EA) after a shooting that saw two competitors killed on Sunday. Three events have been cancelled while the...
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has chalked out various programmes to celebrate its 40th founding anniversary on September 1. The programmes include a public rally, discussion, hoisting party flag, placing...
Celebrated US playwright Neil Simon has died aged 91 in his native New York City of complications from pneumonia, representatives announced. Simon gained international fame in the 1960s for stage...
Chronic exposure to air pollution can cause harm to cognitive performance, a new study in China reveals. Researchers believe that the negative impact increases with age, and affects men with...
Five people were killed by an explosion at an aluminium plant in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on Tuesday morning, state-run China News reported, citing local authorities. The blast occurred at...
Smaato has made two key strategic hires to manage its expansion in the APAC region. The leading global real-time advertising platform for mobile publishers and app developers announced this in...
Theresa May is to announce plans to boost Britain's investment in Africa after Brexit, during her first trip to the continent as prime minister. At a speech later, May will...
At least three people, including two minors, went missing as a trawler with around 150 passengers on board capsized in the Jamuna River in Char Shivalaya area on Tuesday morning....
French Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing disappointment with the lack of progress on climate and other environmental goals. Hulot said his decision, taken on Monday...
Emirates has recently come up with a brand-new range of amenity kits and products for its for first and business class passengers to ensure a rather comfortable travel experience. The...
Oil prices were steady on Tuesday, capped by gradually rising output from producer club OPEC and supported by perceived supply risks from places such as Venezuela, Africa and Iran. International...
A vegetable vendor was killed as a pick-up van carrying him rammed into a parked truck in Salna area of Gazipur city early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Fazlur...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested 18 alleged drug addicts and they were sentenced to different terms of jail each by mobile court on charge of consuming drugs....
The king spoke, and a $2 trillion dream went up in smoke. For the past two years, Saudi Arabia has prepared to place up to 5.0 per cent of its...
The initial public offering (IPO) subscription of Kattali Textile opened today (Tuesday) at 10:00am, according to DSE website. Applicants will be able to apply for the IPO subscription of the...
Lucas Moura scored twice as Tottenham Hotspur romped to a 3-0 Premier League win over Manchester United at Old Trafford on Monday as Jose Mourinho’s team’s defensive frailties were brutally...
The prices of most of the stocks on both bourses saw an upward trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday as investors were showing their buying appetite on sector...
At least eight police officials including seven detective branch (DB) men were closed on Monday centering a clash at a restaurant in front of Chuwrongi Park in the city's Khanpur...
Two Jubo League activists, who were brothers, were killed in an attack in Choto Daroga Hat area of Chattogram’s Sitakundu upazila on Monday night. The deceased were identified as Ramjan...
The US Department of Agriculture said on Monday its farm aid package would include $4.7 billion in direct payments to farmers to help offset losses from retaliatory tariffs on American...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested four suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Dakhshin Sahar area of Chapainawabganj sadar upazila on...
Cambodia released 14 government critics on Tuesday, in a move by Prime Minister Hun Sen that some observers say is aimed at appeasing foreign criticism of a flawed general election...
China, the world’s most populous nation, appears to be setting the stage to end its decades-long policy of determining the number of children that couples can have, a social media...
The White House lowered its US flag to half-staff, raised it back up and on Monday lowered it again after the death of Senator John McCain, in an unusual and...
A man and his minor son were killed while his wife and daughter injured when a CNG-run auto-rickshaw carrying them hit a roadside tree in Palpara area of Cumilla Sadar...
Malcolm Turnbull has said he will quit Australia's parliament on Friday following his ouster as prime minister by party rivals, local media report. Mr Turnbull was replaced by Scott Morrison...
Two suspected drug traders were killed in separate gunfights in Natore and Gazipur districts early Tuesday. In Natore, a suspected drug trader Meher Ali, an accused in 14 cases including...
Japanese carmaker Toyota will invest $500 million in Uber and expand a partnership to jointly develop self-driving cars. The firm said this would involve the "mass-production" of autonomous vehicles that...
The Planning Commission (PC) will examine the necessity of maintenance and repair of the newly-built Dhaka-Chittagong four-lane highway before proceeding for approval of a project taken in this connection, officials...
Asian shares advanced on Tuesday and the US dollar hovered near one-month lows as a US-Mexico deal to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement boosted risk appetite. Investors expect...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) is set to receive the fund from its Chinese strategic partner, which is a consortium of two stock exchanges, within a week against the DSE's...
The state-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has received lukewarm response to the bidding for making vessels available for operating the joint venture container feeder service between Chattogram and Colombo, officials...
The country's rice production hit a new record of 36.2 million tonnes in the last fiscal year (FY), 2017-18. According to the official data, the output was 7.1 per cent...
About 22 per cent of the female readymade garment (RMG) workers face physical, psychological and sexual harassment in their factories or on the way to or from the workplaces, according...
The proposed Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) system of the securities regulator has not made any visible progress yet, though the move was initiated two years ago. The...
The ready-made garment (RMG) industry is the main driver of Bangladesh's economy. It's also a place of opportunity for millions of hardworking women and men to make a living, support...
On an average, around 500,000 to 700,000 people from Bangladesh migrate to other countries every year, seeking employment in a number of professions in various sectors. According to the Bureau...
To make the bus-based solution for public transport in Dhaka effective, one of the options is shot-route circular or semi-circular bus service. Two such bus services are available now. One...
In Bankim Chandra's novel 'Debi Coudhurani', Profullo (10) broke down in tears on getting the news that her close friend of the same age was going to be married soon...
The urgency the government feels to raise gas tariff at the consumer level is understandable; it has opted for import of costlier liquefied natural gas (LNG). The raise is apparently...
It took long three years for Britain to become a member of European Community (EC), the predecessor of European Union (EU) because as a late comer to the European association...
Banking is in crisis. It is not just Bangladesh being symptomatic of entry level problems bank face today, such as the high non-performing-loan (NPL) proportion masking, as it does, compromised...
A pregnant woman died for alleged negligence in treatment at a private hospital in Gouripur of Daudkandi upazila in the district early Monday. The deceased was identified as Nurjahan, 22,...
With its own funds, the Bangladesh Bank created the US $200 million Green Transformation Fund (GTF) in 2016. The purpose of the GTF is to extend financial support in foreign...
The third death anniversary of Kazi Zafar Ahmed, a former prime minister and chairman of a faction of Jatiya Party, was observed on Monday. Leaders of Jatiya Party (Zafar) and...
A case was filed against lawmaker Showkat Hasanur Rahman (Rimon) with a court in Barguna for allegedly extorting money and gold ornaments from a local Awami League leader. Md Idris...
A young man was pushed to death from a moving bus allegedly by its helper in City Gate area of Chattogram on Monday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Ashrafuzzaman...
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