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The global apparel brands and retailers are placing higher volume of work orders to the compliant garment factories in Bangladesh, a top official of the US-based VF Corporation said on...
The electricity supply in the country's northern region is likely to suffer a major setback from today (Monday), said officials. It is going to happen, as all the three units...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has put thrust on maintaining its top-class service delivery in the years to come, the bank's managing director and chief executive officer Ali Reza Iftekhar said....
Thursday, Shrabon 4, 1425 (July 19,2018) was, according to reports, the hottest or the second hottest day of the year. The highest temperature was recorded at 39 degree Celsius in...
The pass rate (66.64) of this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations is 11-year low, screamed newspapers in their July 20 issue headlines. In fact, the rate is slightly up...
It is a matter of great surprise that the authorities concerned are sitting cosy while a crisis is brewing up in the supply of urea fertiliser in the country. As...
Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Benazir Ahmed has proposed to suspend all mobile banking transactions in Cox's Bazar for two months. The RAB DG made the proposal while...
Russian and Syrian jets stepped up their bombing of an Islamic State (IS) bastion along the Jordan-Israel border in southwestern Syria, reports Agencies. The militants pushed into areas abandoned by...
There has been a belief that economic growth can be accelerated by actively directing economic activity away from traditional agriculture and resource-based economic sectors towards manufacturing. The least developed countries...
At their joint post-summit press conference in Helsinki on July 16, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, made it that the competition to get the larger share...
Consistent with its commitment to turn Bangladesh into a middle-income country by 2021, the present government has initiated steps through which Bangladesh will be generating 24,000 MW of energy by...
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV's new chief executive Mike Manley now plans to carry out the parent company's strategy unveiled last month, the company said Saturday, reports Reuters. British-born Manley, 54,...
A new debate has emerged in the financial sector - especially in the banking sector after the Prime Minister's call for the banking authorities to bring down interest rate to...
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday backed President Hassan Rouhani's suggestion that Iran may block Gulf oil exports if its own exports are stopped and said negotiations with...
The US needs to take all of the responsibilities for its escalated trade tensions with China, experts warmed, pointing out that the country's accusations that China neglects differences in trade...
The north region is likely to experience unusual power problems from Monday as the authorities concerned are going to shut down the third and last unit of Barapukuria Coal-fired Thermal...
The charge sheet in the case filed over the terror attack at the Holey Artisan Bakery will be submitted to a court on Monday. Chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational...
Bangladesh has been ranked 115th in the United Nations E-Government Survey 2018 among the 193 countries. The country has moved up nine places from its previous 124th position in 2016....
Bangladesh stuttered to 31 for 1 after 10 overs in the first ODI at Providence in Guyana on Sunday. Tamim Iqbal and Shakib al Hasan were at the crease for...
The High Court is scheduled to deliver its order on Monday on a bail petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed over an arson attack in...
Freedom fighters will get medical treatment at all government and specialised hospitals at free and/or minimal cost. To this end, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Ministry...
Finance ministers and central bankers from the world’s largest economies have said heightened trade and geopolitical tensions are posing an increased risk to global growth. They have called for greater...
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Murataza won the toss and elected to bat in the first ODI at Providence , Guyana on Saturday. West Indies: 1 Chris Gayle, 2 Evin Lewis, 3...
Three-day conference of Deputy Commissioners (DCs), an annual meeting of the heads of district administrations with the policymakers of the government, will begin on July 24 in the capital. Prime...
Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) sits in a meeting on Monday with AL President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. The meeting will be held at 6pm...
Internet users may experience slow internet speed on July 25-30 due to the repair work on the submarine cable, SEA-ME-WE-4. Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL) Managing Director Mashiur Rahman...
Two children drowned in a pond in Badda area under Hajiganj upazila in Chandpur on Sunday noon. The deceased were identified as Akib Patwari, 4, son of Barkat Patwari, and...
Three people were killed in separate road accidents at Godagari upazila in Rajshahi on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Emadad Hossain Chandu, 50, son of Emaj Uddin of Faradpur...
The government says Bangladesh has a total of 11.6 million cows, buffaloes, goats and sheep ready for Eid slaughtering. Of them, 4.457 million are cows and buffaloes, while 7.1 million...
Prime Minister Sehikh Hasina has asked army to entrust skilled, efficient and patriotic officers with its higher commands for continued constitutional democracy and pace of development. The Prime Minister made...
The leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) allegedly carried out an attack on Bangla daily Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman on Kushtia court premises on Sunday after...
BNP on Sunday alleged that a dreadful situation has been created in Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barishal cities ahead of July 30 polls due to the 'wholesale' arrest of the polling...
President Abdul Hamid has said climate change-related problems should be solved on a priority basis to maintain the achievements in the agriculture sector and take the successes forward. The President...
The share prices of five companies rose abnormally, although there is no undisclosed price sensitive information regarding the hikes. Following the unusual price increase, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) recently...
A three-day fish fair began at city’s Krishibid Institute Bangladesh (KIB) Sunday. The Department of Fisheries (DoF) under the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock organised the ‘Fish Fair’, marking the...
A suspect in the murder of a Bangladeshi man, the father of two high school students who survived the shooting in Parkland, Florida, has turned himself in to police, according...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has dismissed the conditions the BNP announced for its participation in the upcoming general election. Bangladesh will not agree to any provisions before it...
A minor boy was killed as a three-wheeler hit him from behind at Kollyanpurarea in Chapainawabganj district town on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Abdulla Al Huzaifa, 1.5...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has been awarded the ‘Best Bank in Bangladesh 2018’ trophy by Euromoney, a London-based monthly magazine focused on business and finance. The bank received the award...
The Dhaka bourse Sunday closed flat following the mixed performance played by major sectors. On the day, the turnover value crossed Tk 10 billion-mark after six sessions, as investors' participation...
Local electronics giant Walton has released its new smartphone Primo GF7 which they claim to be the country’s most affordable 4G handset with full view IPS display. Priced at 5,999...
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Saturday the European Union could not consider negotiating a free trade agreement with the United States without Washington first withdrawing its tariffs...
Growth of industrial term loans slowed down in the first nine months of the past fiscal year. Statistics available with Bangladesh Bank showed that disbursement of industrial credit registered a...
Businesses and professionals raised concern on Saturday over the growing volume of non-performing loans (NPLs), which could jeopardise the economic health of the country. To overcome the unpleasant situation, they...
Chinese scientists have developed flexible micro-batteries with high energy density and steady performance under extraordinary high-temperature, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced recently. A research group at CAS Dalian...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday cautioned US President Donald Trump about pursuing hostile policies against Tehran, saying “America should know... war with Iran is the mother of all wars,”...
More than 170 politicians from the UK and Ireland have signed a letter urging the UK government to reform Northern Ireland's abortion laws. It is the only part of the...
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that young children who possess tendencies toward perfectionism and excessive self-control are twice as likely as other children to...
Speakers at a seminar have called on the government to develop an appropriate and pro-poor policy to realise the untapped resources in the Bay of Bangle in context of poverty...
Police recovered the bodies of a man and an auto-rickshaw driver from Sadullapur and Polashbari upazila in Gaibandha on Sunday. Borhan Uddin, officer-in-charge of Sadullapur Police Station, said locals spotted...
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