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A Philippine provincial city mayor known for parading drug suspects in public but also alleged to have drug ties himself was shot and killed Monday during a flag-raising ceremony in...
United Mymensingh Power Ltd (UMPL) has commissioned its first fast track power plant at Jamalpur. The 200 MW (net) HFO-fired power plant is one of the 10 power plants awarded...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condemned a deadly bomb attack in Afghanistan that killed 20 people and wounded 20 others, officials said. “We strongly condemn the terror attacks in...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested two men along with counterfeit notes worth around Tk 0.44 million (4.40 lakh) in Singra municipality area on Sunday night....
Members of Narcotics Control Department arrested a suspected female drug pedlar along with 7,500 pieces of Yaba pills from Raipura area under Labanchara thana of Khulna city on Sunday night....
The Je Ne Sais Quoi squad from Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Dhaka University; won the global round of Battle of minds held at London recently for their unique...
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, now visiting Rohingya camp, heard "unimaginable accounts of killing and rape from Rohingya refugees" who recently fled Myanmar. "They want justice and a safe return...
Like many other professions, career opportunities in the field of communications, public relations have widened significantly in the last couple of years. As Bangladesh’s economy is growing, career opportunities in...
Myanmar Rice Federation (MCF) targets to export 2.5 million tons of rice this year, which is the country's major agricultural product, local Daily Eleven reported Monday. Meanwhile, the country earned...
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has offered to resign as both minister and as chairman of Bavaria’s Christian Social Union at a closed meeting of the party’s presidency, party sources...
Basketball star LeBron James has agreed to join the Los Angeles Lakers in a four-year deal worth $154 million, his agents have announced. His move from the Cleveland Cavaliers ends...
Investors have sharply increased their use of hedging strategies, signalling concerns that the intensifying trade battle between the United States and China might hit economies from Germany to South Korea....
Asian share markets were burdened by fresh losses in China on Monday, while Mexico’s peso firmed as exit polls pointed to a decisive victory for presidential front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez...
Country’s bourses witnessed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Monday, the first trading session of the new fiscal year, as investors are active both sides of trading fence....
Danijel Subasic saved three penalties as Croatia knocked out dogged Denmark in a nerve-shredding shootout to set up a World Cup quarter-final tie against hosts Russia. It came at the...
The Appellate Division of Supreme Court has upheld its previous order staying the High Court order that had granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a murder case filed...
The share prices of five listed companies rose 'abnormally' though there was no undisclosed price sensitive information (PSI) in favour of the recent price hike. Following the abnormal price hikes,...
The 31st annual general meeting (AGM) of Eastland Insurance Co. Ltd. has approved 7.5 per cent cash dividend and 7.5 stock dividend for the year 2017 as recommended by the...
The public subscription of ML Dyeing Limited and Silva Pharmaceuticals Limited will open on July 8 and July 29 respectively, officials said. ML Dyeing will raise Tk 200 million and...
The tariff-cut amendment of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) became effective Sunday, with China's Ministry of Commerce saying it would facilitate regional economic integration in Asia, according to reports by...
Left-wing candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador is heading for a landslide victory in Mexico's presidential election, exit polls indicate. The former mayor of Mexico City, who was the front-runner ahead...
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim arrived in Cox’s Bazar on Monday morning to visit Rohingya communities and humanitarian workers in the...
The banking sector is going to set a new milestone as the number of bank branches across the country is likely to reach the 10,000-mark soon. The number of bank...
General Electric [GE] has made the world's fastest-growing fleet of gas turbines, officials of the US energy giant said. The turbines have significantly lowered the operating costs and reduced emissions...
Gold prices edged down in early Asian trade on Monday as the dollar firmed, changing direction from Friday when the metal rose for the first time in five sessions. Fundamentals...
The visiting UK minister of state for Asia and the Pacific at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said bilateral trade with Bangladesh would increase even after Brexit. Bilateral relations...
Bashundhara Paper Mills Ltd will make its share trading debut today (Monday) on the Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges under "N" category. DSE trading code for the company is "BPML"...
Two pilots of the rank of Squadron Leader of the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) were killed as the K-8W training aircraft they were flying in crashed into a water body...
The Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh (PRI) has released the second issue of Policy Insights, a quarterly publication of the think-tank. The lead article in this issue sheds light on...
Eastern Chemical Industries (ECI) Ltd, a unit of the Freedom Fighters Welfare Trust, has been closed for incurring losses continuously. The authority concerned has already announced the closure of the...
Oil prices fell by more than 1.0 per cent on Monday as supplies from top exporter Saudi Arabia rose and as signs of an economic slowdown in Asia dented the...
Tax-revenue mobilised by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) fell short of the revised target by Tk 200 billion in the just concluded Fiscal Year (FY), according to a provisional...
The unaudited operating profit of the country's private commercial banks (PCBs) showed a mixed trend in the first half (H1) of the current calendar year (2018). Of the 40 PCBs,...
Igor Akinfeev saved two spot-kicks as hosts Russia beat Spain 4-3 in a dramatic penalty shootout to reach the World Cup quarter-finals after their last-16 tie had ended 1-1 after...
MAGURA, July 01: Green chilli prices have shot up in the district during the last few days. The necessary kitchen item is being sold at Tk 120 per kg, which...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has appealed to China's Xi Jinping to help end sanctions against Pyongyang following his landmark summit with US President Donald Trump, reports Agencies. A Japanese...
The 31st annual general meeting (AGM) of Eastland Insurance Co. Ltd. has approved 7.5 per cent cash dividend and 7.5 stock dividend for the year 2017 as recommended by the...
The Bangalees lovingly call Jaisthya Madhumas (the month of honey). Do any people anywhere in the world pay such a glowing tribute to a particular month? TS Eliot, in contrast,...
Two-time champion Andy Murray has withdrawn from Wimbledon on the eve of the tournament on Sunday, saying it is "too soon" following his return from hip surgery. The 31-year-old Briton...
After thirty years of financial liberalisation, it seems, it is about time to say in Bangladesh, "Goodbye, financial liberalisation". During the past thirty years, we have witnessed some major transformation...
Technology is bringing changes in the logistics, nature of products, products delivery channels and documentation process in trade and trade services. A number of participants ranging from shipping company, freight...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has been reelected on June 24 elections. More than 56 million voters were eligible to cast their ballots in the elections, brought forward by more than...
This has become more of a routine phenomenon that when international prices of an essential item remain in a declining trend, Bangladeshi businesses move in the opposite direction. It did...
When people are frustrated with their stars they need ways to vent their annoyances. Some numb themselves and avoid the topic. That is not a healthy way. You must take...
The importance of the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has diminished over time with the private sector assuming a dominant role in the economy. Yet some SOEs are making a notable contribution...
President Donald Trump had long been warning that the USA would impose higher tariffs on selected imports from its major exporters like China, the European Union (EU), and India. He...
An official of the United States has said Washington plans to dismantle the bulk of North Korea’s nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programmes. White House national security adviser John Bolton...
The Dhaka University Day was observed on the campus on Sunday marking the 97th founding anniversary of the university. The theme of this year's day was "Higher Education for Inclusive...
Egypt will begin the construction of its first nuclear power plant, to be built by Russia, in the next two to two-and-a-half years. The 4,800 megawatt (MW) capacity plant at...
A notorious gangster has escaped by helicopter from a prison in the Paris region, the French authorities say. Redoine Faid was helped by several heavily armed men who created a...
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