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An intense heatwave killed at least 14 people over a three-day long weekend in Japan, media reported on Tuesday, and high temperatures hampered the recovery in flood-hit areas where more...
The price of shares of Monno Jute Stafflers continued to soar unusually as its share price jumped 5.0 per cent further, exceeding Tk 4,000 per share on Monday. The share...
The bidding for the construction of Laldia multi-purpose terminal in Chattogram will take place by this month, officials said. To this end, the Public-Private Partnership Authority (PPPA) has recently prepared...
A former Apple Inc employee pleaded not guilty on Monday after federal prosecutors filed an indictment accusing him of stealing trade secrets. Federal officials on July 12 indicted Xiaolang Zhang...
A Japanese mission is now in Dhaka to find out the scope for financing the Matarbari port and the second metro rail projects, officials said on Monday. A Ministry of...
The government's revenue earnings from the capital market declined 7.61 per cent or Tk 312.70 million in the just concluded fiscal year (FY 2017-18) compared to the previous FY. The...
Asian stocks sagged on Tuesday, weighed by a sharp decline in crude oil prices as Libyan ports reopened, while the dollar steadied ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s first...
Taxpayers will require obtaining clearance certificate from the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for getting any tax benefit under the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA). Different companies, organisations, individuals or...
Owners and a worker representative have proposed Tk 6,360 and Tk 12,020 respectively as the minimum monthly wages for entry-level apparel workers. The proposals came at a meeting of the...
At the conclusion of his summit meeting with Russian President Vladmir Putin, US President Donald Trump said he directly asked Putin about Russia’s interference in the US 2016 election. “I...
The use of card-based and other digital payments has been consistently on the rise in recent years. People are getting the varied financial benefits out of the use of plastic...
Statistics show Bangladesh has of late made remarkable improvement in the field of nutrition but child malnutrition still poses a serious problem. The proportion of stunted children was 60 per...
China and the European Union (EU) on Monday agreed to jointly work to safeguard the rules-based international order, promote multilateralism, and support free trade, reports Agencies. The agreement was reached...
The seizure of spurious and contraband medicines from two separate individuals at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in separate drives on the same day (Friday) is an indication of illegal production,...
Canadian government customs provisions are expected to soften the blow on the country's powerful automotive industry from retaliatory tariffs on US steel, according to trade lawyers and industry leaders bracing...
Globally, there is an ongoing discussion that skills and education do not reflect the demand of the job sector in the economies of developing countries. In an era of technological...
Reducing the agricultural component in the 2018-19 budget to merely 5.7 per cent can hopefully be seen as a temporary setback. Rabindranath Tagore's 'Sonar Bangla' can be ever-resplendent because of...
Congratulations to France for winning the trophy, 20 years after their first world title, with great players and bright future! They've impressed throughout the tournament. Their defenders, midfielders and forwards...
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic favours support for dialogue with Russia, she told a news agency in an interview, reports TASS. Grabar-Kitarovic favoured cooperation with Moscow and opposed attempts to isolate...
Local governments find local solutions to local problems. Local residents know their own problems better. National government is too involved in its own problems to devote its time to local...
The US on Monday has rejected pleas from the EU to grant exemptions to European firms from the sanctions on Iran that will start to be reinstated next month. Secretary...
MAGURA, July 16: Outstanding success has been achieved in producing 12 month watermelon by using mulching method. Ferdoush Ahmed Dider of village Shibrampur under Magura Sadar upazila deserves the credit....
GOPALGANJ, July 16: Teasel gourd (kakrol) cultivation has started gaining popularity in Suktail union under Sadar upazila of Gopalganj with the growers making good profit from the crop. The growers...
PABNA, July 16: Lotkon growers of Pabna district are delighted over good yield and fair market price this season. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office the farmers...
France's victorious football World Cup team is to receive their country's highest accolade, the Légion d'Honneur, the French presidency has announced. France defeated Croatia 4-2 in the final in Moscow...
Former US President Barack Obama has urged Kenya’s leaders to turn their backs on the divisive ethnic politics that have frequently spilled over into violence and to stamp down on...
MetLife Hong Kong has been honoured with three prestigious awards for leadership in using digital innovation and InsurTech integration to elevate customer experience, product solutions and marketing. The three...
The officers-in-charge of Sadar, Ashashuni, Kalaroa, Shyamnagar and Debhata police stations of Satkhira were transferred. Azam Khan, inspector of Satkhira Detective Branch of police, said Sadar Police Station OC Maruf...
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) president on Monday proposed Tk 6,360 as monthly wage for an entry level worker. The proposal by BGMEA president Md Siddiqur Rahman, also garment...
The great Pele has acknowledged Kylian Mbappe's remarkable tournament that culminated with the France forward becoming just the second teenager to score in a World Cup final. No guessing who...
Visiting Director General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) William Lacy Swing on Monday reaffirmed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that his organisation will extend all sorts of support to...
US President Donald Trump has said that getting along with Russia would be a "good thing, not a bad thing". “I’ve been saying, and I’m sure you’ve heard over the...
The students of Dhaka University (DU) formed a human chain on Monday demanding resignation of the Proctor Prof AKM Golam Rabbani for his 'failure' to ensure security to the teachers...
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on Monday handed over vehicles and equipment to Bangladesh to support eradicating illicit drugs in Bangladesh under its “I DREAM it” project. Home Minister Asaduzzaman...
Novak Djokovic earned his first Grand Slam title in more than two years by beating Kevin Anderson to win his fourth Wimbledon championship on Sunday. Djokovic, seeded 12th, won 6-2...
The draft of new mental health law has incorporated provisions of jail or fine for issuing false certificate about the mental health of a person. The Cabinet approved the draft...
Parents of Tarek Rahman, a joint convener of Bangladesh General Students' Rights Protection Council, a platform leading the quota reform movement, remained missing since Saturday. Addressing a press conference at...
Stocks ended almost flat on Monday as late hours selling pressure wiped most of the early gains. Dealers said the risk-averse investors sold shares in the later part of the...
Israeli rockets had struck a Syrian military position near Nairab airport on the outskirts of the city of Aleppo. The Syrian state news agency SANA said, quoting a military source,...
The body of another student of a private university, who along with a female student went missing in the Meghna River at Char Sonarampur on Saturday, was recovered from Rail...
The European Central Bank has advertised for a new bank supervisory chief, looking for an expert to oversee a sector still weighed down by bad loans and weak profitability following...
Four miners have died on Monday when the roof of a coal mine in western Georgia collapsed. The country’s interior ministry said six others were also injured in the accident...
There will be no second referendum on Brexit, a spokesman for Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday. The spokesman repeated May’s belief that her plan for leaving the...
Students and teachers of International Relations of Dhaka University (DU) formed a human chain on the campus protesting the assault on Associate Professor of the department Mohammad Tanzimuddin Khan and...
US President Donald Trump blamed “US foolishness and stupidity” for bad relations between Washington and Moscow. The US president made the comments on Twiter hours before his one-on-one meeting with...
Shares of Indian sugar producers slipped in afternoon trade on a report that govt may increase fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane by 20 rupees to 275 rupees per...
Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) has slammed the extension of reserved seats for women in parliament for 25 more years without keeping the provision of election. The parliament, on July 8,...
The Taliban stormed a police checkpoint in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province and killed seven policemen, a provincial official said Monday. The attack took place the previous night in the district...
Maritime ports have been advised to continue hoisting local cautionary signal number three as the well marked low over North-West Bay and adjoining area is moving slightly westward. “The low...
The government has appointed Abdur Rouf Talukder as the new acting secretary of the Finance Division. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notice regarding the appointment on Monday, bdnews24...
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