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A video gamer killed two people and wounded several others on Sunday when he opened fire with a handgun at a tournament that was being streamed online from a restaurant...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is likely to place the much-awaited Customs Act 2018 before the cabinet soon for expediting its legal procedures, so that the Jatiyo Sangsad (JS)...
China’s central bank on Monday lifted its official yuan midpoint more than expected to 6.8508 per dollar after it re-introduced a counter-cyclical factor to its daily fixing mechanism to support...
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the establishment of a regional power grid will be signed during the upcoming Kathmandu Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical...
Asian shares rose early on Monday, taking support from Wall Street’s gains on Friday after US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said a gradual approach to raising rates was best...
The foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh dropped again in the past fiscal year (FY) after three years of gaining, according to the latest statistics of the central bank. Provisional...
The country's gross investment is projected to exceed its gross national savings in this fiscal year (FY), 2018-19, apparently due to rise in the public sector investment, according to the...
A six-day 'Advanced Training and Advisory Programme on Intellectual Property Rights in the Global Economy for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)' was held in the city recently, says a statement....
The capital city now presents quite an unfamiliar look. Where maddening rush is the norm, it now gives a forlorn look as if it has been removed from the madding...
Road transport workers are employed in different kinds of vehicles such as buses, mini-buses, trucks, covered-vans, tank-lorries etc. in the roles of driver, helper, conductor or supervisor. They belong to...
It is about 4.0-5.0-billion Taka business every year around this time. But this year the raw hide business is in turmoil. Seasonal traders who actually collect hides from the original...
Sonali Life Insurance Company (SLIC) has officially launched its mobile applications (apps) for all policy holders as well as for the agents, said a company statement. Both of these apps...
Washington is pressing the European Union to speed up trade negotiations launched after last month's meeting between US President Donald Trump and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, two German and...
German carmaker Volkswagen AG has agreed to a 5.5 per cent salary increase for workers in Mexico and another raise for next year, the company's Mexican union said, averting a...
A local BNP activist was stabbed and shot to death by miscreants at Shankarpur in the district town on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Mashiar Rahman, 45, an...
The Gulshan Society (GS) voters are getting ready for something for which the national election voters are praying to the Almighty, an opportunity to vote in an election without interference...
Police arrested the bus owner from Bogura on Sunday in a case filed over the fatal road accident in Natore that left 15 people dead. The arrestee is Manju Sarker,...
For the last few weeks we have experienced controversy and debate as to whether citizens in general and those associated with the media in particular are being deprived of their...
MAGURA, Aug 26: Rawhide traders of the district are disappointed over the low price, high processing cost and fund shortage. Sources said around 500 merchants across the district are frustrated...
RANGPUR, Aug 26: At least 500 families at different villages of Kawnia upazila in the district were rendered homeless during last couple of weeks owing to severe erosion by the...
JHENIDAH, Aug 26: The Skill Development Centre (SDC) under the Urban Community Development (UCD) at Jhenidah social services office is playing a vital role imparting training to the youths of...
Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices rose for the second straight week to their highest in over two months, buoyed by stable demand ahead of winter and as...
Data, and its refined form information, are the lifeblood of sound decisions. Governments collect information constantly on different aspects of national life, mainly to administer laws and regulations. Censuses -...
Another injured person, who along with nine others received burn injuries in a reservoir tank explosion in the city's Pallabi area on August 21 night, succumbed to his injuries at...
The Election Commission (EC) will sit in a meeting again on August 30 to take a decision over the amendment to the Representation of the People Order (RPO) ahead of...
Four children died and 21 others fell sick in five days till Sunday due to the outbreak of an 'unknown' disease at remote Tripura Palli on a hill under Hathazari...
Expressing concern over the Malaysian government’s decision to suspend recruitment of manpower from Bangladesh, Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) called for breaking down the existing ‘syndicate’ to check illegal manpower business....
Awami League candidate Abdus Salam Murshedi, a former national footballer and ex-president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), submitted nomination paper for by-election to Khulna-4 constituency as a...
The government has decided to import 100,000 tonnes of coal to meet emergency needs of Barapukuria coal-based power plant. State minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid revealed...
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has said Faridpur will be made a division and a city corporation soon. Mosharraf said the works of making Faridpur...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Sunday said the crisis over the sale of rawhide of sacrificial animals will be over soon as the government has taken steps in this regard....
Traffic division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in their simultaneous drives on the city streets on Saturday filed 2,149 cases against different modes of vehicles for traffic rules violation....
Emmerson Mnangagwa took the oath as Zimbabwe's President in front of a stadium crowd on Sunday after a divisive election, as US observers of that vote questioned the country's democratic...
The Iranian parliament has removed economic affairs and finance minister Masoud Karbasian amid a sharp fall in local currency and a deterioration in the economic situation. The house held a...
A taskforce team comprising police and BGB members in a drive seized huge Indian contraband goods from a market in Sultanpur area of Satkhira district town on Sunday. On secret...
The landmark R. K. Studio in Chembur — built by Raj Kapoor nearly 70 years ago — is up for sale. The legendary actor-producer-director’s wife Krishna Raj Kapoor, sons Randhir,...
UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has appointed Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, Distinguished Fellow of Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a member to the UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP). Earlier...
Pakistan imposed a ban on first-class air travel by the president, head of the government, chief justice, Senate chairman and NA speaker of the country. The federal cabinet of the...
The production of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is being put on hold for the time being as Marvel and Disney regroup on the project. Sources say that crew...
Two friends have died in a road crash in Bijoyghat area of Nandigram upazila in Bogura on Saturday night. The deceases were identified as Ferdous Alam, 45, son of late...
China's automobile and chassis imports witnessed strong growth in July thanks to government moves to lower tariffs for autos and auto parts. The value of vehicle and chassis imports rose...
Afghanistan’s top security officials have tendered their resignation, but President Ashraf Ghani asked them to remain at their posts. The presidential palace said on Sunday that Mr Ghani declined the...
Ambient air pollution shortens an average Bangladeshi's life by 1.87 years, say scientists who suggest that better air quality could lead to a significant extension of human lifespan around the...
America is waging a psychological war against Iran and its business partners, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday, according to the Tasnim news agency. “[America's] focus is on...
Gulf stock markets rose in quiet trading on Sunday, led by broad-based gains in Saudi Arabia, as they reopened after a one-week break for the Muslim festival of Eid Al...
Turning virtual cash into real money without being caught is a big problem for successful cyber-criminals. They often have to get creative when "cashing out" or laundering the money they...
Stocks ended higher on Sunday, the first session after five-day Eid holidays, as investors continued their buying spree on sector-wise stocks. Market insiders said the bourses extended their winning spell...
Bangladesh Railway (BR) today (Sunday) fined 86 passengers of two trains Tk 32,700 for travelling without tickets from Lalmonirhat on different routes under Lalmonirhat railway division, officials said. Led by...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated Australia's newly elected Prime Minister Scott Morrison on his assumption of office. "On behalf of the government and the people of Bangladesh and on...
The government has approved four state-run new medical colleges in Naogaon, Netrokona, Magura and Nilphamari, according to Health Minister Mohammed Nasim. Another medical college planned for Chandpur is awaiting approval...
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