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The capital dredging of the main channel of Payra seaport will now be implemented under the public-private partnership (PPP), officials said. Earlier, the dredging was to be done by way...
Many listed companies do not comply with the existing financial reporting law while preparing their reports with qualified professionals, the head of a watchdog said on Friday. CQK Mustaq Ahmed,...
The subsidies are expected to make a quantum leap this fiscal year, driven by the imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), officials at the finance division told the FE on...
Thailand is not particularly known as a football powerhouse even in Asia, least of all in the global context. Yet for weeks right at the time all eyes were glued...
Recently a discussion has started about the above-captioned issue with the innings being opened by Professor Anu Muhammad. This kind of discussion simply reminds of the old proverb: 'A bad...
While mystery fiction is widely recognised as a strong genre of fiction in the world literature, western literature to be precise, it is almost marginalised in the Bengali literature from...
The Finnish capital of Helsinki has made a good name for itself over the years. Having border with the Russian Federation, Finland was able to host several summits between the...
The so-called "China-US trade imbalance" is one of the many excuses that the US has used for its unilateral trade protectionism. International trade is based on voluntary principle and both...
It may have gone unnoticed but the tizzy that US President Donald Trump has created over trade-wars has had an impact on armed conflict elsewhere. To the curious, this may...
Bangladesh was born through a war of liberation based on the principles of democracy, social justice, self reliance and economic emancipation, once called "the last noble cause" by Andre Malraux....
If regular power supply remains one of the key conditions for industries to run smoothly, Bogura, the major industrial hub in the entire northern part of the country, is being...
Opening batsman Fakhar Zaman on Friday became the first Pakistan cricketer to score a double century in one-day internationals, reports https://sports.ndtv.com. Fakhar Zaman achieved the feat during the fourth ODI...
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi created a flutter in parliament on Friday, giving Prime Minister Narendra Modi a surprise hug during a heated debate and said he had nothing but...
Politicians work with people. They assume executive positions on the coattails of voters' mandate. The colour and contours of their world before and after elections are vastly different. The main...
Obviously, in a country like Bangladesh with high man-land ratio reflected by a density of over 1200 people per sq.km, the pattern of land-use assumes special importance. It becomes more...
Recent unfolding trade disputes between China and the USA appears to be primarily targeted to China's re-innovation strategy spelled out in 'Made in China 2025'. But the genesis of introducing...
The global trade regime is going through a turbulent time. US President Donald Trump has started a trade war by imposing higher tariffs on a slew of Chinese products. China...
Crude prices rose on Friday, but were still set for a weekly drop on concerns about oversupply and the ongoing trade conflict between the United States and China, the world's...
A record wheat harvest expected in Argentina this year could arrive just in time to jumpstart the ailing South American economy in the fourth quarter, after growth has been hit...
Temperature is likely to drop on Saturday as a weather forecast says light to moderate rainfall may occur over the country. Abul Baker, a meteorologist of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD),...
Luis Campos, a Dallas attorney, showed up at a Texas immigrant detention facility close to the US-Mexico border on Wednesday morning expecting to represent a client before an immigration judge....
A South Korean court sentenced former president Park Geun-hye to eight more years in prison on Friday after finding her guilty on charges of causing loss of government funds and...
French President Emmanuel Macron's office has begun dismissal proceedings against a senior security adviser who is under investigation for beating up a protester at a May Day demonstration. Video footage...
The BNP started a rally in Dhaka for the first time in two and a half years to demand Chairperson Khaleda Zia's release from jail and her treatment. BNP Secretary...
Russia's military is testing an array of new nuclear and other weapons, from a high-powered laser weapon system to a nuclear-powered cruise missile with "unlimited" range. The Defense Ministry made...
Divers have found two more bodies after a duck boat carrying tourists capsized in the US state of Missouri, bringing the death toll to 13. Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt....
The telecom regulator is going to introduce IMEI database service in September aiming to curb import of fake mobile phone handsets as well as telephony based crimes. Once the service...
Neymar has dismissed rumours of a Paris Saint-Germain exit as the Brazil star reaffirmed his commitment to the French champions. Real Madrid – seeking a replacement for new Juventus signing...
US President Donald Trump has said he is ready to intensify his trade war with China by slapping tariffs on all $500b of imports from the country. "I'm ready to...
Even though a vast number of people believe that the costs of travelling uninsured can be high, yet few cover their risks by taking a travel insurance policy. As psychologists...
US President Donald Trump and Google algorithms are again hogging the limelight. This time for showing images of Donald Trump for a search of the word ‘idiot’, according to IANS....
Authorities in Kazakhstan said Friday a man has been detained and confessed to killing the Olympic figure skating medalist Denis Ten. Prosecutor Berik Zhuyrektayev said in a televised statement that...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained two Indian nationals along with gold ornaments weighing around 450 grams and cash from bordering Amrakhali area in Benapole on Friday. The detainees...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two alleged drug traders along with 4,000 Yaba pills from Harintana area of the city on Friday. The arrestees were identified as Rafiqul...
Garment workers on Friday threatened tougher movement if their demand for fixing Tk 16,000 as minimum wage is not met within the next 15 days. Garments Workers' Trade Union Centre,...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Europe cannot rely on the United States to impose order on the world. Angela Merkel made the remarks at the annual summer news conference...
Singapore Airlines was named Airline of the Year at the 2018 Skytrax World Airline awards at a ceremony in London recently. The Asian carrier last held the honour in 2008....
Curtain of two-day ‘Study in India Expo’ was raised today (Friday) in capital’s Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) with Dr Adarsh Swaika, the Deputy High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh,...
Hackers have stolen personal data in Singapore belonging to some 1.5 million people, or about a quarter of the population, officials say. They broke into the government health database in...
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) set up a dispute panel on Friday to rule on Vietnam’s complaint against anti-dumping measures imposed by the United States on fish fillets imported from...
A deadly heatwave in Japan this week has many residents in the Japanese capital questioning the wisdom of staging the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in July and August. Rescuers in Tokyo...
The youngest Spitfire pilot to fly in the Battle of Britain during World War Two has died, it has been announced. Sqn Ldr Geoffrey Wellum, who was just 18 when...
Cumilla University authorities has removed a teacher from his duties as house tutor of a hall over a facebook post about quota reform movement. Sources said a group of students...
A South Korean court sentenced former president Park Geun-hye to eight more years in prison on Friday after finding her guilty on charges of causing loss of government funds and...
As monsoon looms over Manikganj, the boat makers in the district have been very busy building boats which are widely used as vessels in rural areas during this season. The...
North Korea and Eritrea have the world’s highest rates of modern slavery, said a global survey on Thursday that highlighted how conflict and government repression are the main drivers of...
Police recovered the throat-slit body of a young man from a house at Boyra Afzal intersection area in Khulna city early Friday. The deceased was identified as Farhad Hossain Sheikh...
European shares tumbled on Friday as autos and banks stocks gave up their gains amid rising trade tensions which caused a selloff in the Chinese yuan and US stock markets...
Japan's core consumer prices increased in June from a year earlier owing to rising costs for energy, the government said in a report on Friday. According to the Ministry of...
Asian shares pushed higher on Friday, clawing back earlier losses in volatile trade as China’s stocks recovered sharply and the yuan bounced from a one-year low with market participants suspecting...
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