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Microsoft Corp on Thursday posted quarterly profit and revenue that beat analysts’ estimates, as more businesses signed up for its Azure cloud computing services and Office 365 productivity suite. The...
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...
Fans were seen in bodysuits, boots and masks galore in San Diego as thousands of comic, superhero and anime loving people flocked to the opening of Comic-Con on Thursday. Highlights...
North Korea’s economy contracted at the sharpest rate in two decades in 2017, South Korea’s central bank estimated on Friday. Gross domestic product (GDP) of the isolated nation fell to...
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...
Scientists at the University of Birmingham in Britain are one step closer to developing drops that can be self-administered to treat an eye condition that causes sight loss in millions...
The central fund on the ready-made garment (RMG) sector received 33 per cent, or Tk 476.80 million, less than the expected amount in the last two fiscal years. Labour ministry...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed the private airlines operating in international routes to submit their monthly statements to its Foreign Exchange Operation Department of Head Office or area office...
Liverpool have made Roma's Alisson the world's most expensive goalkeeper by signing him on a six-year deal. The Reds have not revealed how much they have paid for the Brazil...
Malaysia will release the long-awaited report final report of missing flight MH370 on July 30, the transport minister said on Friday. In May, the country called off a privately-funded underwater...
North Korea’s economy contracted at the sharpest rate in two decades in 2017, South Korea’s central bank estimated on Friday, in a clear sign international sanctions imposed to stop Pyongyang’s...
Facebook’s WhatsApp is launching a test to limit forwarding messages that will apply to all users, the messaging app said on Thursday, after Indian authorities sought curbs on spread of...
At least 11 people drowned on Thursday when an amphibious “duck boat” capsized and sank in stormy weather on a lake in Missouri with 31 people, including children, on board,...
Three female students have committed suicide in as many districts after failing in this years' Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations. In Manikganj, Mitu Akter, daughter of Mosaddek Hossain of Kusta...
The European Union (EU) has reiterated its solidarity with Bangladesh in its effort to resolve the ongoing Rohingya crisis. It also wants to see a free, fair, credible and transparent...
Police on Thursday arrested three nomadic women with 24,000 pieces of contraband Yaba pills carried inside betel nuts from Baldakhali of Daudkandi, Cumilla. All three belong to Kharia village located...
A female construction worker was stabbed to death by miscreants at Kalikapur village in Nandigram upazila of Bogura early Friday. The deceased was identified as Kironi, 45, wife of Suresh...
Three day-labourers were killed and three others injured when a truck plunged into a ditch on Bhuapur-Sarishabari road in Sarishabari upazila early Friday. The dead have been identified as Nasir,...
The Chinese yuan skidded to one-year lows on Friday, shaking up Asian share markets and stoking concerns Beijing’s currency management could become the next flash point in a fierce trade...
Three suspected drug traders were killed in reported gunfights in Chattogram and Cumilla early Friday. In Chattogram, two suspected drug peddlers were killed in a reported gunfight with members of...
Donald Trump’s comments that a strong dollar “puts us at a disadvantage” caused an instant fall in the greenback on Thursday and marked another example of the US president commenting...
The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) has suspended the share trading of Rahima Food Corporation Limited as its operation remained closed for more than three years. The suspension came into effect...
VFS Thread Dyeing Limited will allocate 22 million ordinary shares among the successful applicants as the company's IPO lottery draw was held in the capital on Thursday. The IPO lottery...
The share price of Legacy Footwear Limited continued to soar with no apparent reason as the company's share price jumped nearly seven-fold within a year. The price soared 6.24 per...
Businesses in the Chattogram region have urged the government to postpone the operations of axle load control on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway until the system is introduced nationwide. The business leaders...
Marico Bangladesh Limited (MBL) has approved a final cash dividend of 100 per cent (equivalent to Tk. 10 per share) at its 18th annual general meeting (AGM) at a city...
President Donald Trump has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington this autumn, the White House said on Thursday, a daring rebuttal to the torrent of criticism in the United...
The government has moved to implement four 50 megawatt (MW)-capacity solar power plant projects by private sector to enhance the stake of renewable energy in the country's overall electricity output....
Leather and leather goods export nosedived in the just-concluded fiscal year, battered by slow relocation process of tanneries and failure to comply with international standards, officials and industry insiders say....
The government has extended the term of the committee to review quota system in government jobs by 90 working days. The public administration ministry issued an order on the extension...
Mohammad Shahabuddin Alam, owner of SA Group, is among many businessmen who could manage loans worth billions of taka from a number of banks but, later, defaulted on repayments, deliberately...
Of the total 4.6 million motor vehicles registered in the country, the number of heavy versions is 202,765. A report carried in a Bangla contemporary, quoting a Bangladesh Road Transport...
There is hardly any disagreement over the fact that Bangladesh is at the highest risk of global warming. The risks are many-fold but usually those refer to the consequences or...
The United States (US) has offered India the armed version of Guardian drones that were originally authorised for sale as unarmed for surveillance purposes, reports Reuters. If the deal comes...
Export prices of rice declined further in Asian market due to lower demand, reports Reuters. Rice export prices in India slid to a 15-month low this week as the rupee...
BRAC Bank Limited and SME Foundation signed an agreement to provide SME loans to the entrepreneurs of the hosiery cluster in Gaibandha. Under the agreement, BRAC Bank and the SME...
Microsoft has appointed Sook Hoon Cheah as the General Manager (GM) for the Southeast Asia new markets within Asia Pacific, says a statement. She is responsible for accelerating customers' digital...
Spain’s Supreme Court dropped a European arrest warrant for former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Thursday after Germany refused to extradite him to face a charge of rebellion for declaring...
Imagine Dhaka as a 21st Century city of 'spectacular growth', worthy enough for others to model worldwide. It would boast an economy of $273 billion, with a per capita income...
Throughout the world sport has a popular appeal among people of all ages. It plays a great role in our life as it keeps us healthy, wealthy and active. Regular...
A strident bipartisan backlash in Washington has led to President Donald Trump claiming that during his post-summit press conference he misspoke on alleged Russian election meddling during the 2016 US...
The distinction of being a global festival could have gone to a social or cultural event. But it didn't. Of all areas, the reputation went to a sport event. Since...
Sikh leaders in India have threatened to protest over the title of a biopic because it uses the name Kaur. Sunny Leone is a former porn star turned Bollywood actress...
Government on Thursday claimed that the ongoing quota reform movement has become a ploy of BNP-Jamaat in order to destabilise the current stability and progress in the country. "These attacks...
Local jewellers have cut prices on three categories of gold on Thursday. The jewellers reduced Tk 1166.4 on each bhori of 22, 21 and 18 carat gold simultaneously with effect...
The residents of Dhaka have experienced the hottest day of the year in mid-rainy season. Temperature in the capital soared to a sizzling 37.6 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the highest...
Country’s growth has surpassed last forecast at the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) as its agriculture and industry growth was higher than expected, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said. Preliminary...
Seventeen men have been charged in India with the gang-rape of an 11-year-old deaf girl in the city of Chennai. Police say she was raped repeatedly since the start of...
Four children, including two sisters, drowned in Natore and Chandpur districts on Thursday. In Natore, two sisters drowned while taking bath in Nandakuja river in Chawktebaria village of Sadar upazila....
Bangladesh on Thursday sought continued support from the European Union (EU) for a smooth transition and sustained graduation as the country is on course to graduate to middle income country...
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