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The government is working to increase quality potato seed supply for the farmers by expanding the cold storage facilities for around 60,000 tonnes potatoes by the year 2020-21. “By expanding...
A total of 3 million saplings will be planted to pay tributes to 3 million martyrs of the country's Liberation War on the occasion of National Tree Plantation Campaign and...
Stocks extended losses for the second straight session on Sunday as investors continued on selling shares. However, daily trade turnover exceeded Tk 9.0 billion-mark and stood at Tk 9.55 billion...
The outcome of the first summit between the unpredictable first-term American president and Russia’s steely-eyed longtime leader is anybody’s guess. With no set agenda, the summit could veer between spectacle...
A fire has erupted at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, halting services, reports bdnews24.com. Several units of firefighters rushed to the scene to douse the flames after smoke left passengers...
Two brothers died from electrocution at Jabbarhat village under Hathazari upazila in Chattogram on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as Saudi expatriate Md Nazrul Islam, 35, and his younger...
Twelve boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded Thai cave will watch a recording of the World Cup final which takes place on Sunday, not the live broadcast,...
A thirteen-member body of lawyers form Supreme Court on Sunday sent a legal notice to the authorities of the Dhaka University (DU) and Rajshahi University (RU) asking them to know...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to investment in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) of Bangladesh. She made the call when newly appointed UAE...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has said Bangladesh will get trade facilities as a least developed country (LDC) until 2029. The minister said this while addressing the National Export Trophy 2014-15...
British Prime Minister Theresa May said US President Donald Trump had previously advised her to sue the European Union as part of her Brexit strategy, disclosing a piece of advice...
Arbitration users in the different countries of the world have recognised the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) as their most preferred arbitral institution worldwide....
Bengalis, people from the Indian state of West Bengal and Bangladesh, constantly war over which of the two regions boasts the better cuisine. Columnist Rajyasree Sen traces this culinary clash...
The government has appointed Finance Secretary Md Muslim Chowdhury as the comptroller and auditor general. The finance ministry issued a notice on the appointment on Sunday, reports bdnews24.com. He is...
A 94-year-old woman and her daughter were found dead inside the reserve water tank of a house in Chattogram on Sunday. Chattogram Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner (Bayezid Bostami Zone) Sohel...
Freedom fighters and elderly citizens, aged above 65, of Bangladesh will get a five-year Indian multiple visas. The two neighbouring countries signed a deal, titled Revised Travel Arrangements 2018, on...
The newly introduced e-monitoring system helps the government bring a qualitative change in primary education by strengthening school monitoring at primary schools. “Earlier, we monitored our schools manually, but now...
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists allegedly assaulted some quota reform protesters and teachers of Dhaka University at the Central Shaheed Minar premises on Sunday. The BCL men swooped on them...
The position of Bangladesh in the latest global index of innovation has dropped by two steps. The country ranked 116th among 126 countries in the Global Innovation Index (GII)-2018 which...
A three-member delegation led by Li Jinyuan, Chairman of Chinese multinational company Tiens Group called on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Md. Akhtaruzzaman on Saturday at his residential office...
BNP on Sunday feared that the government is trying to amend the Representation of the People Order (RPO) to remove Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman from their party's leadership and...
Chattogram businesses have threatened to shut down wholesale product markets and the movement of freight vehicles if the new weight restriction on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway is not lifted within seven...
Police recovered the body of a young man from Amtala in the city's Banani area on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Rashed, 38, a bodyguard of Yusuf Sardar Jewel,...
Four weeks of exciting football drama comes to an end on Sunday as Croatia face France at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium aiming to win a first major international trophy, while their...
Police in India have arrested more than two dozen men who were part of a mob that lynched a 32-year-old man after rumours spread over WhatsApp that he was a...
Students from China's Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics have developed an obstacle detector for the blind with much lower cost, Friday's Science and Technology Daily reported. The initial cost...
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved on Friday TPOXX (tecovirimat), the first drug with an indication for treatment of smallpox. Though the World Health Organization declared smallpox,...
Bangladesh has conveyed to India that it will not allow using an inch of its soil to operate terror activities against India as the country shows zero tolerance to terrorism...
The country’s deficit in service trade with the rest of the world crossed $4.0 billion-level in the first 11 months of the past fiscal year. Statistics released by the central...
Supermodel and actress Kate Upton took to Instagram on Saturday to show off a new addition: her baby bump. The Sports Illustrated cover model posted a picture of herself on...
The president of Tanzania has called for prisoners to be made to work long hours, and to be punished if they are lazy. John Magufuli was speaking at the inauguration...
The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) on Saturday demanded permanent withdrawal of axle load system on goods-laden vehicle on Chattogram- Dhaka highway. President of the trade body...
A young man was found dead on the roof of a train at Joydebpur Rail Junction in Gazipur on Saturday midnight. SM Rakibul Haq, sub-inspector of Railway Police camp, said...
Bangladesh has urged the international community to continue and "step up pressure on Myanmar" authorities so that the Rohingyas can return to their ancestral homes in Myanmar in safety, dignity...
Two workers were killed in a boiler explosion at a rice mill at Baghadoba in Melandaha upazila on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Abdul Karim, 45, hailing from Sherpur...
A union parishad member has been killed and ten others suffered injuries when a speedboat turned upside down after being hit by a ferry at Shimulia Ghat area in Munshiganj...
Two Palestinians were killed and one was wounded in an explosion on Sunday in a building in Gaza, health officials said. The cause of the blast, hours after a ceasefire...
Robi and Milvik Bangladesh have jointly organised a day-long health awareness workshop on Hepatitis-E. Robi’s mHealth solution, My Health, has teamed up with Milvik Bangladesh to sensitize the communities in...
About 0.2 million families of North Bengal have been involved in ‘Door to Door (D2D)’, an awareness campaign on toilet hygiene, an initiative taken by Harpic under the umbrella of...
The body of a female student of a private university, who along with another mate went missing while bathing in Meghna River at Char Sonarampur on Saturday, was recovered from...
The launching event of ‘The2hourjob.com,’ the first online-based job marketplace for women empowerment will be held today (Sunday). The2hourjob.com is a platform to help connect the employers to the most...
British Prime Minister Theresa May has warned there may be “no Brexit at all” because of lawmakers’ attempts to undermine her plan to leave the European Union. “My message to...
Bangladesh women’s team made history by becoming the champions of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament as they defeated Ireland by 25 runs in the final in the Netherlands’s Utrecht...
Team Bangladesh has failed drastically against West Indies in the first test match held at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua. Similar events repeated itself in the second test...
The country’s annual merchandise export to China has dropped for the first time in eight years. It was quite sharp at around 27 per cent, according to the latest statistics...
Angelique Kerber has beaten seven-time champion Serena Williams to win her first Wimbledon title and spoilt the American's dream comeback as a mum. The German 11th seed, 30, beat the...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam has hoped that the Election Commission, with the support of all political parties, administration and other stakeholders, will be able to hold...
US President Donald Trump said he intends to run for re-election in 2020 because “everybody wants me to” and there are no Democratic candidates who could defeat him, the Mail...
Three more people - two in Satkhira and one in Mymensingh - have been killed in gunfights involving security forces amid the ongoing crackdown on drugs across the country. A...
Lingerie has now become one of the major export items of the readymade garment (RMG) basket, with the earnings from its export exceeding the billion-dollar mark, industry people said. Exporters...
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