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Flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains in the southern Indian state of Kerala has killed at least 73 people, shut down an airport and displaced more than 85,000 people, officials...
Stocks ended higher on Thursday as investors showed their buying appetite on large-cap stocks as pre-Eid sale pressure eased. The investors continued to show buying spree on largest market-cap Grameenphone...
Industries minister Amir Hossain Amu on Thursday left Dhaka for India to inaugurate the International Mega Trade Fair. Organised by The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (BCC&I),...
The Italian state will have to take over the country’s motorways if companies who have concessions are not able to do the job properly, deputy prime minister Luigi Di Maio...
Thailand will ban imports of 432 types of scrap electronics within six months, an environment ministry official said on Thursday, the latest country to respond to China’s crackdown on imports...
Livestock farmers across the country are now busy fattening cattle as just one week is left for Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest festival of Muslims when over one crore cattle are...
Robbers looted valuables from a house at Genda Rajbari in Savar on early Thursday. Police said a gang of robbers entered the house of Nur Mohammad, a Saudi expatriate, breaking...
A potential treatment for sudden liver failure could cut the need for transplants, say scientists at the University of Edinburgh. The liver has an incredible natural ability to repair itself,...
US and Mexican law enforcement authorities will set up a joint team based in Chicago targeting the leaders and finances of drug cartels that ship opioids into the United States,...
At least 24 children on their way to school and a health worker have drowned when their boat sank in northern Sudan. More than 40 children were on the boat,...
South Korean economy posted trade surplus for 78 months to July due mainly to strong demand for locally-made semiconductors and oil products, customs office data showed Thursday. Revised figure for...
Vanity Fair is the irresistible, brand new drama, coming to ITV Choice this September. “Following on from the huge success of Victoria, Mammoth Screen brings us this,” the cable and...
The Indian rupee recorded a lifetime low during early trade on Thursday as it hit 70.28 against the US dollar. On Tuesday the rupee closed at 69.89 per dollar. At...
Facebook has been “too slow” to address hate speech in Myanmar and is acting to remedy the problem, the company said in a statement on Thursday. The acknowledgement came a...
Gold pared heavy early losses that came in the midst of a broad commodity sell-off on Thursday, bouncing off of a 19-month low on short covering and a softer US...
The board of directors of Sandhani Life Insurance Company has recommended 20 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017, said an official disclosure on Thursday....
Atletico Madrid finally got their own back on Real Madrid in European competition by lifting the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday, snatching a 4-2 win over their city rivals thanks...
New Zealand's parliament has banned many foreigners from buying existing homes in the country - a move aimed at making properties more affordable. The ban only applies to non-residents. Australians...
The prices of most of the stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Thursday as pre-Eid sale pressure eased some extent. Only two trading sessions are left...
Commercial beef cattle farming has gained prominence in the country targeting the Muslim Eid festival. The country’s cattle farming went through a boom after the supply of cows from India...
A Libyan appeals court has sentenced 45 people to death by firing squad for killings committed in the capital, Tripoli, during a 2011 uprising, according to a statement from the...
The United States on Wednesday ruled out removing steel tariffs that have contributed to a currency crisis in Turkey even if Ankara frees a US pastor, as Qatar pledged $15...
A pickup van's driver and helper were killed as the vehicle went out of control and turned upside down on Dhaka-Sylhet road at Lalbar in South Surma upazila on Wednesday...
Myanmar claims that Bangladesh has agreed to stop labelling the identity cards it has been issuing Rohingya refugees as "Myanmar National's Registration Card, ' Myanmar media reported on Wednesday. Myanmar...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested six suspected drug traders along with 0.27 million (2.7 lakh) pieces of Yaba tablets from the city's Elephant road area. The drive was...
The formation of a proposed company for facilitating trades in the stock market is taking much time than expected due to delay in getting necessary approval from the Bangladesh Securities...
Ten companies raised an aggregate amount of Tk 4.67 billion through initial public offerings (IPOs) in the first eight months of this calendar year. Market operators said the fund raising...
The government has invited bids from potential entrepreneurs to build the country's first waste-based power plant to generate around 5.0 megawatts (MW) of electricity. The state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board...
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has proposed widening of Barisal-Patuakhali-Kuakata highways into four-lane despite, though the condition of the Dhaka-Barisal highways is poor, officials said on Wednesday. They said...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has decided to open a full-fledged branch in Kolkata as a strategy to spread its wings to neighbouring India, before establishing regional footprint. For strategic reasons,...
China said on Thursday a delegation would attend the next round of trade talks with US counterparts in Washington later this month, in the latest bid to defuse a conflict...
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has admitted he made a mistake in allowing the country’s foreign minister to speak to his US counterpart during negotiations that led to a...
More than 300 US newspapers have pledged to run editorials on Thursday defending freedom of the press in response to President Donald Trump calling some media organizations enemies of the...
Asian shares hit fresh one-year lows in early trading on Thursday, while oil and precious metal prices also tumbled as Turkey’s currency crisis and fears of an economic slowdown in...
The country's commercial banks have made their presence significantly in the mostly unbanked rural areas in recent times. The urban-focused banks are going rural to help the government foster financial...
Bangladesh's apparel exports to the United States grew by 4.81 per cent during the first half of 2018 compared to that of last year. The country fetched $2.70 billion from...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is losing a significant amount of revenue due to the lack of relevant orders against duty-free code of import items. All duty-free items have...
Defending champions Bangladesh will take on hosts Bhutan in their semifinal match of the 2nd SAFF U-15 Women's Championship today (Thursday). The match will be held at the Changlimithang Stadium...
Sales of different types of sharp instruments, such as knives and traditional kitchen knives, have started picking up in the city ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Azha. Traders, however, are not...
Oil demand from Asia's biggest importers, China and India, is growing more slowly than expected, exposing weakness in two of the world's largest economies and eroding a key pillar of...
China's state planner pledged on Wednesday to keep debt levels under control even as Beijing rolls out fresh stimulus to support the stumbling economy as a trade war with the...
Mandatory installation of Electronic Fiscal Device (EFD) for certain varieties and categories of businesses is clear recognition of the large outlets -wholesale or retail -from the small ones. There is...
Globalisation has come under fire in recent years, with people in some countries becoming increasingly frustrated with the uneven distribution of its gains. But weaknesses in management or execution should...
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a London-based forecasting and advisory service provider, has again ranked Dhaka as the second least liveable city in the world. The city got such a...
The University of Development Alternative (UODA) has observed the National Mourning Day and 43rd martyrdom anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with due solemnity. The...
Raniganj union council under Chilmari upazila of Kurigram organised a workshop on 'Validating the climate change risks assessed by the community people' recently, according to a statement. Under the four-year...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a young graduate of 28 years, came to the limelight by defeating a senior Democratic Congressman in a primary in New York in July. She is now crisscrossing...
NATORE, Aug 15: Commercial red spinach cultivation has brought smile on the faces of poor farmers in the district. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said an elaborate...
Governments in Africa and Asia must embrace and plan for rapid urbanisation or risk harming the future prospects of hundreds of millions of their citizens, with knock-on effects worldwide, warns...
A suggestion recently put forth by chamber leaders and top bankers for wider use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for managing ever-increasing non-performing loans (NPLs) is a timely and realistic...
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