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India is still seeking implementation of an open skies policy with Bangladesh in the civil aviation sector, although Dhaka earlier expressed its reservations to New Delhi to go for such...
Former whip and Awami League MP from Khulna-4 Mostafa Rashidi Suja died at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore on Thursday night. He was 68. He breathed his last at around...
The country's commercial banks have been empowered to lend more, as the central bank has revised the advance-deposit ratio (ADR) calculation formula relaxing their reserve requirement. According to the revised...
Base metals rose across the board on Thursday after the European Union and the United States agreed to negotiate on trade, easing fears of a trade war, though worries over...
British pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is pulling the plug on its pharmaceutical business in Bangladesh citing ‘commercial unsustainability’. The GSK Bangladesh board of directors is proposing the closure following a...
An Iranian military commander said on Thursday that Donald Trump should address any threats against Tehran directly to him, and mocked the US president as using the language of "night...
Come the 29th of March next year the UK will be either boisterous in its independence from `Europe or eerily quiet on the divorce. Either way, lives of the Britons...
When the education minister claimed that it did not matter 'to us' if the trend of results looked positive or negative because the emphasis was on raising the standard of...
The allegation that failure to conduct proper feasibility study of projects prior to their execution remains one of the major weaknesses of the public sector development programme has never been...
Two Hajj flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines scheduled to fly on Friday have been cancelled, reports UNB. The scheduled flights-one of BG-1045 at 6:05am and the other of BG- 7045...
Inspector General of Police (IGP) on Thursday asked the members of his force, who are going to join United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti, to discharge their duties with professionalism...
GOPALGANJ, July 26: Jute harvest is going on in full swing in the district this season. Sources said newly-harvested jute has already appeared in the local markets and growers are...
Teenagers, and particularly girls, are bearing the brunt of the global AIDS epidemic with around 30 adolescents becoming infected with HIV every hour, according to a report by the United...
Bangladesh’s bond market is one of the smallest in Asia as its size is only 8.06 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), said a research finding. Among the...
Though US President Donald J. Trump fired the first shot in the unfolding global trade war, one must still credit him for fairly and squarely living up to his campaign...
Those who go out every morning in Dhaka to have a brisk walk may have noticed them. Some haggard-looking people are found squatting in rows on roadsides, a spade and...
The escalating trade war initiated by United States President Donald Trump is a major threat to world trade and the global economy. The developing countries will be among those most...
A fourth class employee of local land office was killed in a road accident at Shahibagh Chapainawabganj on Thursday. The deceased was Abdul Hannan, 53, son of Md. Shamsuddin of...
Outgoing US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat on Thursday hoped that elections in the city corporations and national one will be held in a "free, fair, credible and inclusive" manner....
A three-day performance art, an important part of New Media art practice, titled 'Shilper Shohor' began in the city on Thursday. Director General of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) Liaquat Ali...
Two people died from electrocution at Kakdanga under Kalaroa upazila in Satkhira on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Sirajul Islam, 60, and Delowar Hossain, 25, son of Nasir Uddin...
Ambassador of Germany to Bangladesh Thomas Heinrich Prinz paid a farewell call on President Abdul Hamid. The outgoing German envoy met the President at Bangabhaban on Thursday afternoon. President's Press...
Manchester United and AC Milan needed 26 penalties to separate them as United ran out 9-8 winners after a 1-1 draw. Alexis Sanchez opened the scoring in the 12th minute...
Four people were killed and seven others injured as a truck collided head-on with a microbus at Ilashpur under Osmaninagar upazila in Sylhet on Thursday. The identities of the deceased...
Uber has launched a new service called UberIntercity, allowing commuters to book rides for from Dhaka to Gazipur and Savar. Uber introduced the service to facilitate intercity rides from Dhaka...
Former cricketer Imran Khan has claimed victory in Pakistan's election, amid accusations of vote rigging by rivals. In a television address, he said: "We were successful and we were given...
The two-month long ‘London Calling with MasterCard’ campaign ended with a prize giving ceremony held at a city hotel on Wednesday. The first prize winner Ms Shirin Munir was awarded...
The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs has initiated to form a 'District Case Coordination Committee' to expedite the disposals of cases as the country is riddled with 3.8...
The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a new long-term corporate strategy -- Strategy 2030 -- that sets out the institution's broad vision and strategic response to...
Describing cryptocurrency as "junk", Mastercard President and CEO Ajay Banga has said an "anonymised" currency that can fluctuate "wildly" does not deserve to be considered as a medium of exchange....
Thanks to Mission: Impossible — Fallout star Tom Cruise’s on-set ankle injury and recuperation, the film’s budget ballooned to a franchise high, making the profit margins even tighter for Paramount...
Advance train tickets for Eid-ul-Azha holidaymakers will be available for purchase from August 8. The tickets for August 17 journeys will be sold on that day, said Railways Minister Mazibul...
Egypt’s budget deficit for the 2017-2018 fiscal year was 9.8 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), down from 10.9 per cent the previous year. Egypt achieved a primary fiscal...
Indian shares hit all-time highs on Thursday with the benchmark BSE index breaching 37,000 for the first time, ahead of derivatives expiry later in the day. Bank shares were boosted...
The Dhaka bourse Thursday extended the losing streak for third consecutive session as the investors continued selling pressure on major sectors. The market opened the session with a positive note...
Police on Thursday pressed charges against six people, including Faizul Hasan Foyez, in connection with the attack on renowned writer Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal on Shahajalal University of Science and...
West Bengal is on track to be renamed ‘Bangla’ with all parties in the state approving the name-change in the assembly on Thursday. The new name needs the centre's clearance,...
South African cannot afford large-scale expansion of its nuclear power fleet but would still be open to future nuclear deals with Russia, a ruling party leader said. The African National...
Saudi Arabia’s stock market barely moved early on Thursday after Riyadh reported an attack on two oil tankers by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement. The main stock index edged down 0.3...
The government has appointed Md Ashequn Nabi Chowdhury as the press minister at the High Commission of Bangladesh in London. Prior to his appointment for two years announced by the...
The Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) put forward a set of recommendations on Wednesday for development of the country's gas sector that include ensuring transparency and people's ownership of natural...
Professor Dr Peter Hooda and Professor Dr Rosa Busquets of Kingston University London, United Kingdom called on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman today (Thursday) at the latter’s...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all the elected public representatives to serve the country for making Bangladesh a developed and prosperous one. Sheikh Hasina said, "You're elected public representatives....
Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) has opened its 146th branch at Tuker Bazar in Sylhet. Quazi Osman, Managing Director and CEO of the bank inaugurated the branch today (Thursday), according...
Amid all the noise about an increasingly hawkish US Federal Reserve, a trade war and higher oil prices, the Reserve Bank of India’s silence is deafening, say investors piling out...
Emirates has won the World's Best Inflight Entertainment award for a record 14th year at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards 2018. The airline also picked up a service excellence...
HBO will debut the final season of its international hit “Game of Thrones” in the first half of next year and it aims to start production on a prequel in...
A military jet fighter crashed in northern Vietnam on Thursday, killing two servicemen on board, a local official said. “It crashed in a hilly area in Nghia Dan district around...
The High Court has asked the authorities concerned not to harass or arrest the leaders and activists of any political party ahead of the Barishal City Corporation (BCC) Election. An...
The business leaders has urged for bring down the interest rate of SME loan at single digit to develop the country’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). They also requested the...
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