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Experts believe they have found a better way to tackle body odour (BO). The key, they say, is understanding how skin bacteria create the smell from virtually odourless armpit sweat....
Indonesian authorities said on Wednesday they had banned Chinese video app Tik Tok for containing “pornography, inappropriate content and blasphemy”. The ban, which went into effect on Tuesday, is temporary...
Indian share markets were little changed on Wednesday, as investors booked profits in sectors such as information technology, and caution prevailed ahead of key events during the week. The Indian...
Asian stocks fell on Wednesday after US stocks succumbed to a sell-off in the final minutes of trading, snapping a three-day winning streak. Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.3 per...
Rescue teams in northern Thailand were giving crash courses in swimming and diving on Wednesday as part of preparations to extract a young soccer squad trapped in a cave and...
The government has taken up an initiative to build multi-storeyed Mujib Kellas in the Brahmaputra river basin of four upazilas in Gainbandha district to reduce disaster risks caused by floods....
Tension mounted at a private clinic in the port city early Wednesday following the death of an elderly patient allegedly due to medical negligence. The deceased Hazi Mohammad Lokman Chowdhury,...
A 92-year-old US woman shot and killed her son, 72, in order to avoid being sent into a care home, police say. Anna Mae Blessing, who is charged with murder,...
The apex trade body has emphasised on development of rural infrastructure to keep pace with the fast growing development activities of the country. The body, the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers...
EWU Agro Industrialisation Club recently organised a workshop on “Agro Biz Supply Chain”. Participants of “EWU Supply Chain Challenge 2.0 Powered by PFEC Global”, the nation's biggest inter-university agro based...
The admission process of Chattogram University (CU) for first-year honours courses under 2018-19 academic sessions will begin from October 27 and continue till October 30. The decision was taken in...
A man has died in Mymensingh in an alleged shootout with police as part of the government’s nationwide ‘war on drugs’. The shootout took place in Khandakar Para area in...
Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA) inaugurated its Internship Programme on Tuesday on the academy premises. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the Bank attended the...
Nine people were killed and dozens injured when a bus and truck collided early on Wednesday on a busy highway southeast of Kenya’s capital, media reported. The accident, which resulted...
Turkey issued a decree on Wednesday transferring some powers to the president, in line with its move to an executive presidential system resulting from last month’s presidential and parliamentary elections....
The joint venture (JV) of Australian Santos and Singapore's KrisEnergy carried out a 3D (three dimensional) seismic survey in block SS-11 in the Bay of Bengal to explore hydrocarbon. The...
A young man was shot to death allegedly by some miscreants at Pahartoli Islampur in Cox’s Bazar district town on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Ismail, 27, son...
A young man allegedly hacked three of his family members to death at Sonapadma village in Bera upazila of the district early Wednesday. The deceased have been identified as Buli...
Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty to criminal charges on Wednesday related to a probe into allegations of corruption at state fund 1MDB, less than two months...
Prices of most of the shares on bourses witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday as investors are active on sector specific stocks. Following the previous three...
A delay in taking the decision on the Dhaka-Chittagong expressway project by the finance ministry has compelled the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) to seek support from the PPP Authority...
The IPO lottery draw of Aman Cotton Fibrous Limited started today (Wednesday) to allocate 8.33 million ordinary shares to the successful applicants. The initial public offering (IPO) lottery draw started...
The APTA member countries' decision, taken in the fourth round of negotiations to widen the coverage of concession to 10,593 tariff lines, came into effect on Sunday last. Under the...
A significant number of government officials and employees have not yet received their salaries for the month of June last because they made mistakes in submitting pay bills under a...
England finally overcame nearly 30 years of penalty pain when they beat Colombia 4-3 in a shootout on Tuesday after drawing their World Cup last-16 clash 1-1 following extra time...
The securities regulator has extended the timeframe by two years to complete provisioning of the unrealised losses in the portfolios of merchant banks and their clients. The Bangladesh Securities and...
The share price of Jute Spinners Limited, a "Z" category company, was soaring despite the company's production remained close since 2006. In three consecutive sessions, the share price jumped more...
The country's non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) have agreed to lower the interest rates on lending to single-digit from the existing level shortly. The commitment was made at a meeting held...
The World Bank (WB) has projected 6.7 per cent economic growth in fiscal year (FY) 2018-19 for Bangladesh. The global lending agency has made the projection in its 'Global Economic...
The inflow of remittance jumped by more than 17 per cent or US$ 2.21 billion in the just-concluded fiscal year (FY), 2017-18, following higher fuel oil prices in the global...
Sweden will play either England or Colombia in the quarter-finals of the World Cup after defeating Switzerland in a strangely compelling but untidy tie in St Petersburg. Emil Forsberg struck...
Among the government's commitments for digitalisation of services, perhaps the most popular one relates to the agenda of digitalising the country's land registration system. All because, anyone visiting a land...
In his statement announcing a second round of punitive tariffs on imports from China, US President Donald Trump singled out the Chinese government's "Made in China 2025" plan as a...
Plastic products, no doubt, constitute one of the most flourishing sectors of global economy. Given the reservations posed mainly by their harmful effects on human health-- as latest scientific studies...
From the various initiatives taken in the jute sector, it appears that the government is yet to firm up pragmatic and effective policies for revamping this highly potential sector. The...
Over the years, successive governments have been providing fiscal incentives to various business sectors. The idea behind providing incentives is to help the sectors move ahead and increase their contribution...
Meandering through 2811 kilometres, the river Danube makes its way majestically through nine European countries providing lifeline and endless attraction for tourists. All nine countries have unwritten agreement to keep...
Spellbound, captivated, enthralled, shell-shocked - these are all old clichés so overused that none of these words could precisely describe the dramas the world witnessed on Monday night in Russia....
Battery-run three-wheelers (BRTW) are popularly known as Easy-Bikes and Tom-Toms in some districts of Bangladesh. It has been in use in the country since 2004, and has become one of...
JOYPURHAT, July 03: Snake bean (Borboti) cultivation has brought smile on the faces of hundreds of marginal peasants in the district this season. Growers are happy over the good production...
Oil prices rose on Tuesday after Libya declared force majeure on some of its crude exports, while the loss of Canadian supplies helped lifted US crude to 3-1/2-year highs, reports...
Growers of mango have experienced bumper harvest this season, but still they are frustrated over low market price compared to that of the recent years. Mango prices, irrespective of varieties,...
Veon, a multinational telecommunication services company, has offered to acquire Global Telecom Holding’s assets in Banglalink, the third largest telecom operator in Bangladesh. The announcement was made on Tuesday by...
Bangladesh received foreign assistance amounting to US$24 billion from various countries and development partners in the last nine years. Finance Minister AMA Muhith told it to the Parliament on Tuesday...
Police dispersed a scheduled rally that was called in front of the Jatiya Press Club on Tuesday afternoon to protest recent attacks on the leaders and activists of quota reform...
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat on Tuesday said she expects to see a dramatically different country -- more advanced and developed one -- when she will come to visit...
Joachim Low will stay on as head coach of Germany despite their elimination from the 2018 World Cup at the group stage, the German Football Association (DFB) has confirmed. Speculation...
Diego Maradona has offered to manage Argentina for free in the wake of their disappointing showing at World Cup 2018. The Albiceleste headed to Russia as outsiders for global glory,...
Former Indian Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Jayant Dasgupta on Tuesday praised the readymade garment sector of Bangladesh. "The way the garment sector of Bangladesh is moving...
The government plans to construct an underground grid sub-station in Gulshan project in a bid to ensure reliable power supply in the capital. The Executive Committee of the National Economic...
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