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At least 13 people were killed on Friday and seven others wounded when a public transport van hit the back of a truck on a busy highway outside Mexico City,...
The fossil of a baby snake has been discovered entombed inside amber. The creature has been frozen in time for 99 million years. The snake lived in what is now...
In an effort to expand country's narrow tax base, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has moved to gather 'secondary data' of potential new taxpayers. In a country of over...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she dedicated her political career to the deprived people of the country. "My politics is for the exploited and deprived people....I will be successful...
Two motorcyclists were killed as the rider lost control over the wheels while trying to avoid a head-on collision with a truck at Dhobpur in Shibganj upazila on Saturday. The...
Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisting local cautionary signal no three following the low over Northwest Bay and adjoining areas that...
NASA is preparing to send a probe closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft has ventured, enduring wicked heat while zooming through the solar corona to study this outermost...
People across Japan have been urged to take precautions against a heatwave that has killed about 30 people. Thousands more have sought hospital treatment for heat-related conditions over the past...
Hamas has announced that it agreed a truce with Israel in the Gaza Strip, a day after clashes killed an Israeli soldier and four Palestinians along the volatile border. The...
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz are unlikely to be transferred to the Sihala Rest House owing to its lack of proper security arrangements needed...
The US has announced it will give Ukraine $200m to strengthen its defence capabilities. In a statement, the Pentagon said the funds would be for training, communications, medical, and other...
Suspected vigilantes on Saturday killed a Muslim man transporting two cows in India, just 15 months after a similar attack spotlighted the growing influence of pro-Hindu fringe groups. Many Hindus...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived at the Suhrawardy Udyan stage for the reception held in her honour on Saturday afternoon. The ruling Awami League has arranged the reception programme to...
A prisoner, who fell sick in the district jail, died at a hospital here on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Monir Hossain, 27, son of Abdus Shahid of...
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed demanded the resignation of Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir for the sake of a fair investigation into the reported gold scam in the central...
Traffic division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in their simultaneous drives on the city streets on Friday filed 2692 cases against different modes of vehicles for traffic rule violation....
The present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina provides a total of 2,25,722 electricity connections to rural establishments including households in 961 villages under ten upazilas of Netrakona district...
South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce (SBAC) Bank Limited has recently arranged the ‘Half-Yearly Managers’ Conference. Md Golam Faruque, Managing Director and CEO of the bank presided over the conference held...
Recovery of industrial term loans jumped by 24.65 per cent in the first nine months of the past fiscal year, according to the latest statistics released by the central bank....
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) will hold a Members’ Conference on ‘Prevailing Money Market Situation and the Way Forward’ today (Saturday) at 4:00 pm at the ICAB...
One million members have joined online communities element14.com and Hackster.io. Avnet, which owns both the communities, announced this in a Media OutReach-forwarded statement on Friday. It acquired both element14 (as...
A Bangladesh national was shot dead by members of Border Security Force (BSF) of India along Kanthaldangi border in Haripur upazila, Thakurgaon early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Ali...
A three-day 'Bangladesh Film Festival' has been started in Seoul on Friday evening for movie lovers. Bangladesh Embassy in Seoul is hosting the festival to further strengthen cultural relationship between...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has recently organised a business development conference at BRAC Learning Centre in Mymensingh. Md Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the bank was...
A notorious hacking gang has struck again, stealing almost £700,000 ($910,000) from a Russian bank, reports a cyber-security company. Group-IB was called in to help Russia's PIR Bank after it...
A partnership between MetLife Foundation and Kiva, a global non-governmental organization, to support low-income entrepreneurs around the world saw thousands of employees from MetLife Asia directing micro loans worth USD...
The US has announced it will give Ukraine $200m (£152m) to strengthen its defence capabilities. In a statement, the Pentagon said the funds would be for training, communications, medical, and...
Myanmar's trade with foreign countries has reached $10.2 billion as of July 17 during the six-month transitional period which started in April, according to the figures of the Commerce Ministry...
To date, Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX/OTCQX: IFNNY) has sold 1.5 billion security chips with its awarded Integrity Guard technology. Infineon provides robust solutions for enabling the protection of...
Country’s average annual growth in merchandise export stood at 10.48 per cent during the last 10 years. The figure is estimated on the basis of export data, furnished by the...
Cigarette use decreased among young women - including pregnant women - during the past decade in the US, according to a new study. But, researchers found, use of marijuana blunts...
A two day long ‘Study in India’ Expo was inaugurated Friday at Bangabandhu International Convention Centre, Agargaon, said a statement. Visitors will be able to meet the management team of...
The Brazilian government has cut its forecast for gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year to 1.6 per cent from 2.5 per cent and raised the estimate for the inflation...
Disney has removed James Gunn as director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 after a number of offensive social media posts resurfaced online. The American filmmaker apologised after old...
Two people were killed and 20 others injured as a bus overturned on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Ghinagazi area of Cumilla’s Chauddagram upazila early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Swapan...
US stocks rose on Friday as solid results from Microsoft lifted technology stocks and eased rising trade tensions after US President Donald Trump’s comment on tariff. Trump said he was...
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos has welcomed former Farc rebels as they took their seats at the opening session of parliament. He said he was happy to see ex-rebels who...
Robbers looted valuables from three shops killing two night guards in Laxmankhola Madrasa stand area in Bandar upazila of Narayanganj early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Raihan Uddin, 65,...
Microsoft Corp shares rose about 5.0 per cent to an all-time high on Friday, after investors cheered another blockbuster quarter, backed by growth in its legacy software business and Azure...
At least five people, including a woman and her teen-aged daughter, have been killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a small passenger carrier locally called ‘Laguna’ on...
A man was killed as a microbus hit him at Hatgopalpur area of Sadar upazila in Jhenaidah on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Shahin Hossain, 46, son of...
The government has taken a move to prepare recruitment guidelines for Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) in a bid to bring disciplines in the road transport sector. Sources said effort...
The outflow of Bangladeshi workers to Singapore declined significantly in last three years due to various reasons including an image crisis which was created over arrest of some Bangladeshi nationals...
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi surprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday when he interrupted a no-confidence debate by walking across the parliament floor to give his rival a hug. Modi...
Stocks posted marginal fall last week that ended Thursday as investors followed cautious stance amid ongoing earnings and dividend declarations. Brokers said some investors preferred to take diligent approach while...
The major sectors saw mixed trend last week that ended Thursday as investors were active both sides of trading fence amid ongoing earnings and dividend declaration. Of the 19 sectors...
At least four people have been killed in gunfights amid the ongoing drug crackdown across Bangladesh. Police say one in Kushtia and one in Chapainawabganj, were killed in drug raids...
Prices of different varieties of fishes showed an upward trend in the city's kitchen markets on Friday. Retailers said they had to purchase fishes at high rates from the wholesalers...
The Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) has sought Tk 20.46 billion as interest subsidy from the government to meet its capital shortfall, finance ministry officials said. When asked, BKB managing director...
Japan reviews its funded projects tomorrow (Sunday) as some are not performing at the expected level, officials said on Friday. Officials at the ministry of finance (MoF) said the Japan...
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