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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged on Saturday to provide nearly $300 million in new security funding for Southeast Asia, as China forges ahead with plans to bolster its...
A Russian helicopter has crash-landed in Krasnoyarsk Territory, with reports saying at least 18 people have died. Russia's emergencies ministry said the MI-8 went down at 10:20 local time (03:20...
Stocks around the world edged higher on Friday on robust earnings, with consumer staples results boosting Wall Street. The markets rose slightly though a trade spat between the United States...
Another hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines scheduled to fly on Saturday has been cancelled due to shortage of passengers. Today’s scheduled flight -BG-1067 at 5:05pm- has been cancelled, said...
WWE star Kane, who made his name playing 'a monstrous abomination' in the ring, has been elected mayor in US state Tennessee. Wrestler Glenn Jacobs won two-thirds of the vote...
China proposed retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion worth of US goods ranging from liquefied natural gas (LNG) to some aircraft on Friday, as a senior Chinese diplomat cast doubt on...
The earnings of most of the non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) plummeted in the first half (H1) of the current calendar year compared to the same period a year ago. According...
Stocks rebounded last week that ended on Thursday, snapping a five-week losing streak, as investors showed their buying appetite for financial stocks. Market operators said the market closed higher after...
North Korea has not stopped its nuclear and missile programmes in violation of United Nations sanctions, according to a confidential UN report seen by Reuters. The six-month report by independent...
India said on Saturday that new higher tariffs against some goods imported from the United States will go into force on September 18. New Delhi, incensed by Washington’s refusal to...
Offloading of shares of multiple state-owned enterprises (SoEs) still lies in limbo mainly due to procedural complexities, sources said. Finance Minister AMA Muhith at a review meeting in August 2017...
Shares in Apple Inc (AAPL.O) edged higher on Friday but stayed close to the $1 trillion valuation milestone the iPhone maker reached a day earlier, even as Wall Street predicted...
Despite slow progress in some ongoing prepaid meter installation schemes, electricity distributors are going to start three bigger projects, officials said on Friday. In addition, the electricity consumers, who installed...
Inefficiency and lack of financing and natural resources were found to be the obstacles to turning the country's ready-made garment (RMG) sector into green industry, according to a study. In...
Eleven bodies were discovered on Friday in a Mexican town close to the US border, days before president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is due to visit for a series of...
Textiles and jute ministry has decided to offer loans at 4.0 per cent interest rate to farmers, officials said. The loans will be disbursed from the proposed Tk 100 billion...
Ride-sharing service has emerged as a welcome relief for hundreds of youths who now dream of living better with income opportunities. Students to part-time or even permanent employees are taking...
The country's top mobile financial service (MFS) providers have sparred over the possible impact of the new MFS regulations. Some have termed the new regulations timely and effective, but others...
More than 180 global apparel brands have warned that any premature shutdown of the Accord might lead them to reconsider Bangladesh as their sourcing destination. The brands currently sourcing apparel...
Twelve schools - eight girls and four boys schools - were attacked by bombs and set on fire overnight in a northern Pakistani district where Taliban-linked militants opposed to girls’...
Previously business entities were established only for profit generation and enhancement. As this changed over the years, now, corporate entities have some obligations towards society, besides generating profit for themselves....
Predominantly, rice has been influencing the Bangladeshi food plates. But that trend seems to have trimmed a little bit. The reasons are not far to seek. Urbanisation, with one-third of...
A stronger dollar combined with a slump in the Chinese currency pushed gold down to the weakest in nearly 17 months on Friday and some analysts expect further downside. Spot...
Mobile banking has now become the most popular medium for monetary transactions in Bangladesh because of its ease and speed. This concept of mobile financial services (MFS) has brought under...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram & Sylhet divisions with moderately...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has urged the agitating students not to fall into any 'provocation trap'. "Having failed to cash in on the quota reform movement, BNP and...
Speakers at a discussion on Friday called for taking necessary steps and creating public awareness to preserve the languages and literatures of ethnic minority people. Adibashi Kolyan O Unnayan Sangstha...
Police recovered the charred body of an unidentified woman from Swaruppur village in Singair upazila early Friday. Khandaker Imam Hossain, officer-in-charge of Singair Police Station, said locals spotted the body...
Despite Sony's aura in consumer electronics business becoming rather bleak, the company's financial performance has amazed many industry analysts. As reported in the Wall Street Journal, strong performers include PlayStation,...
An entrepreneur is a person who has control over an innovative enterprise, venture or idea and is accountable for the inherent risks and outcomes of the company. These companies are...
As new technologies continue to upend industries and take over tasks once performed by humans, workers worldwide fear for their futures. But what will really prevent humans from competing effectively...
When countries get nervous about their security, they often insist that they need to reduce their dependence on foreign products, shorten supply chains, and produce more goods domestically. But does...
Taxation, undoubtedly, is one of the major sources of revenue for meeting the country's budgetary expenditures with a view to accomplishing socio-economic objectives, such as redistribution of income, price stabilisation,...
Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali is going to Myanmar on August 9 to see the preparations for accommodation facilities. He will particularly observe the installation of pre-fabricated houses for...
Legendary journalist and Editor of The Financial Express, A. H. M. Moazzem Hossain, is no more. He had been suffering from a severe lung disease and was under treatment at...
Anything known as viscous does not mean it is lubricant. There are so many confusing perceptions among us regarding machine lubricants and its cost analysis. We are losing millions in...
A trek to Tagore's days and the spiritual home by Pamelia Khaled as was published in The Financial Express has inspired this writer to write about Patisar in Naogan district...
Studies show that one in every 10 girls in the world was compelled for intercourse or had experienced sexual harassment at some stages of their lives. 70 per cent of...
Bangladesh General Students' Rights Protection Council will enforce a strikes at all educational institutions across the country on Saturday protesting the attacks on students by 'police and terrorists' during their...
Indian officials leading a charge to identify illegal migrants in the north-eastern state of Assam have said that the process "is not targeting Muslims". Opposition parties have accused the ruling...
Britain's former world number one Andy Murray says he may not play his Washington Open quarter-final after sealing his third-round victory at 03:02 local time. Murray, 31, broke down in...
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Friday said some vicious circles were circulating false news in the name of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina against the backdrop of tender age students’...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) is expected to get back around US$29 million heisted reserve from the Philippines soon. “Several cases are going on in different Philippines courts for recovering the whole...
The throat-slit bodies of a woman and her minor granddaughter were recovered from their house at Paschim Mulghar village in Sadar upazila of Rajbari district on Friday. The deceased were...
A suicide bomber attacked a Shia mosque in eastern Afghanistan during Friday prayers, killing 25 people and wounding 40, police said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the...
The capital punishment is the only trial of killing people in reckless driving said Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Friday. "We had formulated a law keeping the provision of...
Unlike previous times, the influx of cattle across the border from India has drastically come down ahead of Eid-ul-Azha due to enforced vigilance by BGB and BSF. Now a handful...
A housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her house at Jangalbari in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj district on Friday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified...
Almost every species of lemur, wide-eyed primates unique to Madagascar, is under threat of extinction. That is the conclusion of an international group of conservationists, who carried out an assessment...
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is racing to pull his private space company out of start-up mode and move into production amid signals that his firm’s heavy rocket set for lift-off...
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