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Road Transport And Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader hopes the journeys during upcoming Eid-ul-Azha holidays will be more comfortable than previous years. The minister came up with the expectation during a...
BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Friday said the government will not be able to overcome the country's political 'deadlock' without freeing their chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail....
This is the time of year when people salivate at the thought of succulent cuts of sacrificial meat. The rich loosen their purse strings to snap up prized cattle from...
The sustainable development goals (SDGs) related to agriculture aim at reducing poverty and hunger to zero level, achieving decent work and inclusive growth, responsible consumption and production, and addressing climate...
The concept of sustainable development was coined by the Brundtland Commission in 1987. It matured over time through different conventions, which were mostly led by the United Nations. As a...
Although export has been one of the key growth drivers of Bangladesh, the contribution of export to gross domestic product (GDP) has exhibited a declining trend over the past few...
Last month, I was invited to speak at the York Festival of Ideas, an annual forum for debating alternative, predominantly progressive policy goals. I talked about my work on asset-price...
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has issued a set of directives asking the authorities concerned to take up different measures to ensure road safety in the capital. The PMO's directives...
Homebound people suffered in tailbacks on Dhaka-Chattogram, Dhaka-Mymensingh and Dhaka-Tangail highways on Friday due to rush of vehicles ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. A 30-kilometre tailback was created on Dhaka-Chattogram highway from...
Former cricket star Imran Khan has been elected prime minister of Pakistan in a vote at the country's National Assembly. His PTI party won the most seats in July's elections...
A Dhaka court has remanded Fariya Mahzabin, a coffee shop owner, in police custody for three days for questioning over charges of making provocative remarks on the social media during...
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator and Humanitarian Affairs chief Mark Lowcock on Friday renewed the call for civilians and aid workers everywhere to be better protected. He made the call remembering...
Thousands of people joined former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's funeral and last rites at Rashtriya Smriti Sthal in New Delhi. The 93-year-old stalwart's funeral procession was joined by...
Police in the Indonesian capital have killed dozens of people as part of an escalating crackdown against petty criminals ahead of the Asian Games, in a campaign Amnesty International has...
Tanzania’s electoral commission has tasked the United States to prove allegations it made on Wednesday, saying by-elections held on August 12 were marred by violence and intimidation. In a statement...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the conspirators of 1/11 political changeover are now active again to topple the government. “I urge all of you to remain alert...
The admission tests for the first year honours courses at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) under 2018-19 session will be held on October 13 next. Jahir Uddin Ahmed,...
BNP on Friday termed 'absurd and imprudent' Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's comment involving its chairperson Khaleda Zia in the August 15 carnage conspiracy. "Our self-declared Prime Minister used to see...
A case has been filed against a grocer for his alleged attempt to rape a schoolgirl at Pena village in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj district. The accused was identified as...
Three minor boys drowned in a pond at Mohadebpur area in Lakshmipur district on Friday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Bayezid, 8, son of Maulana Khalilur Rahman, Md Ali,...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could step down if the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos succeeds in overturning his 2016 vice presidential election defeat. Duterte’s single term ends in June...
BNP on Friday termed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's comment 'absurd and imprudent' involving its chairperson Khaleda Zia in the August-15 carnage conspiracy. "Our self-declared Prime Minister used to see the...
The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have killed 164 people and forced more than 200,000 into relief camps. Government officials said on Friday that...
Workers of a garment factory blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Hotapara area of Gazipur on Friday morning demanding arrears and Eid bonus. The workers of Elegant Garments Factory blocked the highway...
Police recovered the throat-silt body of a housewife from her house at Barbakpur in Rajbari’s sadar upazila on Friday morning. With this, a total of four women and children were...
China's military "is likely training for strikes" against US and allied targets in the Pacific, a Pentagon report warns. The annual report to Congress says China is increasing its ability...
The Election Commission has gone into high gear to prepare for the upcoming 11th national election. The commission has identified 90 tasks to finish in two phases before it announces...
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali reached New Delhi on Friday morning to attend the funeral of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The government of Bangladesh is deeply shocked...
The New York University School of Medicine will provide free tuition for all present and future students, the university announced. Citing the risk of "overwhelming" debt, it says every student...
At least four members of a Bangladeshi family died and two were injured in a road accident in Jeddah on Thursday. The car carrying the family met with an accident...
Six people were seriously injured and ten others slightly hurt after a bus driven into a ditch beside a highway in northeastern Germany and turned over, police said. News agency...
Belgium star Romelu Lukaku has revealed that he plans to retire from international football following Euro 2020. The Manchester United striker hit four goals at Russia 2018 as Belgium reached...
Scarlett Johansson’s role as Marvel superhero Black Widow catapulted her to the top of Forbes’ annual list of the world’s highest-paid actresses on Thursday, landing her ahead of Angelina Jolie....
Google is not close to launching a search engine app in China, its chief executive said at a companywide meeting on Thursday, according to a transcript seen by Reuters, as...
The Anti-Corruption Commission has quizzed seven high officials of Petrobangla over disappearance of 144,644 tonnes of coal from the mine yard of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL). ACC deputy...
Importers and domestic producers of solar panels will enjoy exemption from the value added tax (VAT) as per a recent order of the National Board of Revenue (NBR). The exemption...
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been re-elected as president after beating opposition candidate, Soumaila Cisse, in a runoff vote, the government said on Thursday. Keita won 67 per cent...
Police recovered the throat-slit body of a young man from a residential hotel in Chattogram city's Khulshi area early Friday. The deceased was identified as Mainuddin alias Shahriar Shubho, 29,...
Police arrested a man along with fake currency notes worth Tk 130,000 from Shologhar in Chandpur district town on Thursday. The arrestee was identified as Iqbal Hossain, 29, son of...
The United States on Thursday welcomed Saudi Arabia’s contribution of $100 million to help stabilize parts of Syria no longer held by Islamic State, which comes as the Trump administration...
Saudi Arabia says it has contributed 100 million US dollar to northeast Syria for "stabilisation projects" in areas once held by the Islamic State group. The money "will save lives,...
Japanese shares rose on Friday morning as trade tensions between US-China appeared to ease and gains in US shares supported the markets sentiment, but chip-related stocks fell. Japan’s Nikkei share...
Bangladesh imported 46 per cent of its cotton needs from India last year, the High Commission of India Harsh Vardhan Shringla said. Mr Harsh said this after a meeting between...
Mohib Bullah is not your typical human rights investigator. He chews betel and he lives in a rickety hut made of plastic and bamboo. Sometimes, he can be found standing...
Oil prices fell on Friday, with US crude heading for a seventh weekly decline amid increasing concerns about slowing global economic growth that could hit demand for petroleum products as...
The non-oil domestic exports (NODX) of Singapore grew 11.8 per cent year on year in July, Enterprise Singapore, a government agency that champions enterprise development, announced on Friday. The city...
Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp on Friday said it had agreed to acquire 25 per cent of Bangladesh’s Summit Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal and to develop a receiving terminal in the...
The authorities of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia have decided to introduce written exam in its first year honours courses entry test under the university's 2018-19 academic session. IU Vice-Chancellor...
A total of 49 cattle markets including permanent and temporary will be set up marking the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha in the district. According to local administration, a total of 16 permanent...
Nine planes were forced to make emergency changes to their routes within Chilean, Argentine, and Peruvian airspace on Thursday because of bomb threats issued to Chile’s civil aviation authority, its...
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