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Thousands of residents in Southern California were forced from their homes by a raging wildfire which remained unchecked early on Thursday as it pushed toward their mountain resort communities. The...
Israeli researchers have developed a new combination of three drugs to treat lung cancer that resists conventional treatment, according to a research published Wednesday by the Weizmann Institute of Science...
Appier, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company, has appointed Dr. Min Sun as its first chief artificial intelligence scientist. It made the announcement in a Media OutReach-forwarded statement on Thursday....
German opposition parties have criticised Chancellor Angela Merkel for not providing more detail of her discussions with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the head of Russia’s military general staff...
At least seven people were killed and five others injured after a bus crashed into an autorickshaw in the southern district of Barguna on Thursday. The incident took place in...
Foreign Minister A H Mahmood Ali in the United States reiterated the commitment of Bangladesh government to promoting religious freedom and communal harmony in the society. The minister said this...
Newly elected mayor of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Jahangir Alam took oath of office on Thursday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath at a ceremony held at Shapla Hall...
The percentage of respondents who expected Hong Kong housing prices to rise over the next 12 months climbed to 69 per cent, according to a second quarter 2008 survey. It...
A large white-and-blue truck pulls up outside a stadium in central Japan and slowly expands into a place of worship. Welcome to the Mobile Mosque. As Japan prepares to host...
Islamic State militants killed more than 200 people in a coordinated assault on a government-held area of south-western Syria on Wednesday, local officials and a war monitor said, in the...
The government is set to receive $500 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) soon to improve the quality of primary education system. Officials said the Economic Relations Division...
A man died from snake bite at Betila village in Manikganj’s sadar upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Abdul Kader Biswas, 54, office assistant of deputy commissioner...
Venezuelan President Nicola Maduro unveiled plans Wednesday for combating runaway inflation in Venezuela- by printing new paper money with five fewer zeros. The announcement came two days after the International...
Four people were killed when the motorcycle they were on hit a roadside tree at Bholaria village in Katiadi upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased are Sabbir 23, Bipu, 22,...
Three suspected drug pedlars were killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Railway Canteen in Chittagong’s Khulshi area early Thursday. Two of the deceased were identified...
In what the EU chief called a “major concession,” US President Donald Trump agreed on Wednesday to refrain from imposing car tariffs while the two sides launch negotiations to cut...
Some new colleges and institutes are being affiliated under Rajshahi University (RU) though those failed to meet imperative terms and conditions including fundamental infrastructure and adequate manpower. Sometimes, some colleges...
Khulna Printing & Packaging Limited (KPPL) is set to resume its production within two months, according to a disclosure posted on the DSE website on Wednesday. Earlier on Monday, the...
The earnings per share (EPS) of One Bank Limited significantly declined for April-June (Q2), 2018 compared to same period of the previous year. The bank's net operating cash flow per...
The government is set to reduce the prices of eggs, chicks and poultry birds produced by the state-run hatcheries to increase their sales, officials said. Currently, the sales of eggs,...
Shimron Hetmyer has cracked a fluent 125-run as West Indies beat Bangladesh by three runs in the second one-day international to level the three-match series at 1-1. The victory has...
Experts at a seminar on apparel industry said Bangladesh government should promote establishment of environment-friendly apparel factories by ensuring 9.0 per cent interest on loans. They said the loans will...
The World Bank (WB) has decided to provide US$ 750 million in budgetary support after fielding a mission in Dhaka to discuss the potential lending, officials said on Wednesday. Officials...
Pakistani authorities said on Thursday full results of a general election would be delayed as cricket hero-turned-politician Imran Khan led in a partial count that opponents said was rigged. The...
More than 0.5 million youths will be given new skills to help make them find jobs within the next three years, according to a government project. As of June last,...
Asian stocks inched higher on Thursday as the United States and Europe agreed to negotiations to ease barriers on trade, but ongoing concerns about the outlook for global growth weighed...
The country's capital market is now performing worse than any time in last 10 years. The ratio of market capitalisation to GDP, one of the major indicators of measuring depth...
India will remain the fastest-growing major economy this year supported by increased government spending ahead of next year’s general election, but rising oil prices pose the biggest downside risk, a...
Excelerate Energy Bangladesh Ltd (EEBL) has claimed 'force majeure' as it justifies its 'failure' to initiate supplying re-gasified LNG (liquefied natural gas) to consumers in time, said officials. Force majeure...
To say strange things happen in this country would be a gross understatement. How can coal amounting to as large a quantity as 142,000 tonnes vanish from a coal yard?...
"The copyright and patent laws we have today look more like intellectual monopoly than intellectual property," wrote Brink Lindsey and Steven Teles in their recent book about the US economy....
Remittances dropped to a six-year low to $13.53 billion at the end of last year, as many expatriate Bangladeshis preferred to send money home through illegal channels. The inward remittances...
Chains such as Gloria Jeans, Johnny Rockets and Burger King were a rare sight in Dhaka, something limited to the affluent areas such as Gulshan. However, now these chains along...
The core to generating sustainable customer demand for a product is the term we know as ‘branding’. In this competitive world to make the most out of demand generation, marketers...
A two-day long 'Study in India' exposition was held on July 20 and 21 at Bangabandhu International Convention Centre, Agargaon, Dhaka. Visitors met the management team of different prominent Indian...
During the High Medieval Period, from the eleventh to the thirteenth century, serfs in France had no property rights. Instead, those with land had to hand over most of what...
Genex Infosys, a leading BPM & IT services company in the country has been awarded as the Best Large Contact Center Rank#1 and Best Outsourcing Partnership Rank#2 in the Asia Pacific Region standing tall with...
The good news is that the representatives of both the employers and workers of the ready-made garment (RMG) sector have submitted their proposals for minimum monthly wage of RMG workers...
It was Wednesday, July 18, 2018. I was still on my morning breakfast listening to television news. The headline news was about a court verdict that gave £210,000 in compensation...
Rising temperatures increase incidence of heat stress and health risks leading to reduced productivity. In its new report titled 'World Employment and Social Outlook 2018', the International Labour Organisation (ILO)...
Islamic banks collect their profit-sharing deposits on the basis of Mudaraba principle. According to this principle, the depositors are supposed to get profit on the basis of predetermined income sharing...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader wondered on Wednesday that when will the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) deliver their administrative tasks if they remain busy in too much of protocols....
RAJSHAHI, July 25: Rajshahi has become self-sufficient in producing varieties of fishes. Sources said fish farming has expanded in Paba, Mohanpur, Durgapur and Tanore upazilas of Rajshahi; Manda, Badalgacchi and...
Researchers have found evidence of an existing body of liquid water on Mars, reports BBC. What they believe to be a lake sits beneath the Red Planet's south polar ice...
A woman and her granddaughter were electrocuted in Amrakhali village of Benapole in Jashore on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Aratan Begum, 50, and her granddaughter Masura Khatun, 16....
President Abdul Hamid has directed the deputy commissioners (DCs) for ensuring proper utilisation of public resources. The President said implementation of every projects, especially infrastructure projects, without maintaining the desired...
Railways Minister Md Mujibul Haque has said high speed bullet trains will run on different routes of the country aiming to improve its communication networks. “Bangladesh Railway (BR) will operate...
More than 52 per cent of the total 548 candidates, who are vying for mayor and ward councillor posts in the upcoming polls to three city corporations, are businessmen by...
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal has directed the deputy commissioners (DC) to take initiatives for setting up new spots for tourists. Shahjahan Kamal gave the directives during...
New Zealand’s Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters has called on Australia to change its flag, accusing its neighbour of copying New Zealand’s own design - a jab at a time...
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