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Fifteen people died and dozens were injured when fire swept through a market in the Kenyan capital Nairobi in the early hours of Thursday, an official said. Emergency service St...
US multinational retailer Walmart says it is introducing a 3D virtual shopping tour on its website that would help customers browse and choose items for their homes. The new feature...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has celebrated the Greatest Event on Earth in its own unique style, while the entire world is under the grip of FIFA World Cup fever. EBL...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested three suspected members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) along with some jihadi books from Chatigram of sadar upazila early Thursday....
China has rejected US requests for talks over how American airlines and their websites refer to Chinese-claimed Taiwan, according to sources, including a US official, adding to tensions in a...
Four Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims died and nine others injured in separate road accidents in Saudi Arabia. The dead are Julhas, 50, Rashed, 65, Abul Bashar, 65, and Rashedul Islam Babu,...
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) is set to introduce e-examinations for Flight Crew Licence (FCL) and Aircraft Maintenance Licence (AML) in collaboration with the UK CAA International, a...
Tasting Kitchen (TK) has received double honours from the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) 2018 Editorial Awards for its excellence in magazine design and that in photography. The Asia's...
Two Bangladeshis - Ayman Sadiq and Zaiba Tahyya - were conferred with the prestigious 'Queen's Young Leaders Award' at a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London on Tuesday. The Awards...
The board of directors of Popular Life Insurance Company Limited has recommended 40 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017, said an official disclosure on...
The board of directors of United Power Generation & Distribution Company Limited has decided to acquire two power plants of the United Group. United Power will acquire majority shares (92.41...
Joe Jackson, the father of music legends Michael and Janet Jackson, has died at age 89, his family said. Jackson passed away early on Wednesday morning (local time) . He...
China has announced a long list of tariff cuts from Bangladesh and some other countries amid its ongoing trade war with the United States. The tariff cuts will take effect...
Detective Branch (DB) of police on Wednesday arrested a couple along with contraband yaba tablets and heroin from the capital’s Turag Police Station area. “We arrested a couple Md Joynal,...
A minor girl was reportedly violated by a pervert man for nearly two months at Dagarmora in Savar municipality area. Enamul Haq, sub-inspector of Savar Model Police Station, said Milon,...
Bangladesh is set to renew its trade and investment agreement with Cambodia considering the potential of bilateral trade between the two countries, officials said. The trade agreement between the two...
Prices of most of the shares on both the bourses saw positive trend in early hour of trading on Thursday after the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) passed the Finance Bill 2018...
The physically and mentally challenged people especially the individuals with neurodevelopment disorders (NDD) can be mainstreamed and empowered after the best uses of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Government and...
A minor girl was trampled to death by a rampaging elephant at Khutakhali area in Chakaria upazila on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Nur Jannat, 11, daughter of...
Iran has reopened a nuclear plant idle for nine years, its atomic energy agency (AEOI) said on Wednesday, as Tehran prepares to increase uranium enrichment capacity if a nuclear deal...
The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) passed the Finance Bill 2018 on Wednesday, bringing a number of changes in taxes/duties proposed earlier in the finance minister's budget speech. The bill was passed...
A construction worker was killed after being electrocuted at Shahbahan in Tentulia upazila of Panchagarh district on Wednesday. Quoting witnesses, Zahurul Islam, officer-in-charge of Tetulia Model Police Station, said Azharul...
China’s commerce ministry said on Thursday it would carefully monitor US policies on inbound investments, stressing that the country opposes using national security as grounds to restrict foreign investments. US...
A key suspect in the murder of publisher Shahjahan Bachchu has died in an alleged shootout with police in Munshiganj’s Sirajdikhan upazila. Law-enforcement agencies arrested 34-year-old Abdur Rahman, a JMB...
The Dhaka University (DU) authorities in the capital on Wednesday announced a Tk 7.4113 billion budget for the fiscal year 2018-19 in its annual senate assembly. DU treasurer Md Kamal...
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday it was important India cut Iranian oil use, but said the United States would...
Bangladesh is among the most exciting markets for US conglomerate GE [General Electric] in South Asia. It is contributing considerably to providing reliable, efficient electricity to millions of homes here....
Bashundhara Paper Mills Limited is set make its share trading debut on July 2 (Monday) on the Dhaka and Chittagong bourses under "N" category. DSE trading code for the company...
A consortium comprising three companies led by Unique Hotel & Resorts will develop a 584 megawatt power plant at Meghnaghat area in Narayanganj. The gas/R-LNG based Combined Cycle Power Generation...
The ministry-wise allocation for climate change-related projects has hardly increased during the last five years despite the country's high vulnerability to climate change, the government's climate budget report has revealed....
Asian stocks slumped to nine-month lows on Thursday on growing worries the US administration’s approach to trade is harming global economic growth even as it appeared to be modifying its...
The port city's bourse has decided to withdraw the contract charge and restructure the existing commission charge on trade effective from July 1. The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) has reviewed...
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the establishment of a regional power grid interconnection involving seven countries will be nailed down shortly. The deal will be signed in the upcoming...
A two-day conference on Social Business has kicked off this morning (Thursday) in Bengaluru, India. Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus will deliver the opening speech at the event marking the...
Private commercial banks (PCBs) will fix interest rates for both lending and deposit as per the decision of their board of directors. The decision was made at a general meeting...
The Internet has become a substitute for a massive proportion of traditional entertainment. Adult human beings tend to surf the Internet, talk to close friends and relatives over apps such...
Becoming the champions of ACC Women's Asia Cup 2018, the women's national cricket team has brought upon Bangladesh pride, glory and international acclaim. Just this month, Bangladesh men's cricket team...
When someone thinks of the industrial revolution, the 18th century comes to mind. People think of when the agrarian and handcraft economy slowly changed to an economy run by industry...
Thanks to work orders garments factories received from foreign companies and brands, Bangladesh's apparel industry is where it finds itself now. But there was an underlying unease about not projecting...
The Bangladesh currency 'Taka' has recently come under pressure in the foreign exchange market, losing value of more than 3.0 per cent in the last few months against the main...
The outgoing Eid-ul Fitr festival witnessed not so much sales of clothes, footwears and other items by the local shop owners. As usual, buyers from the affluent families went abroad,...
The US Ambassador to Bangladesh praised the Bangladesh Government as a "beacon of hope and inspiration" for sheltering 700,000 Rohingya refugees on the occasion of the World Refugee Day. Ironically...
Germany humiliatingly crashed out of the World Cup with a 2-0 loss to South Korea on Wednesday in Kazan of Russia, failing to even advance to the knockout round. Defending...
The recent announcement by the private sector commercial banks to put caps on interest rates--6 per cent on deposits and 9 per cent on loans--would certainly be welcomed by the...
There is no debate about the correlation between innovation and economic growth. Innovation has been at the core of the growth of shareholders' return and consumers' benefit. But how to...
In Messi Argentina trusts, in God Messi trusts. Look, how God whispered to Messi's ears! It was the first soft touch he made to cushion the ball, then he rolled...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has formally added "Gaming Disorder" as a disease recognised by the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) in its 11th revision of its official collection of...
State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid has said Bangladesh needs $82.5 billion investment by 2041 for its potential power and energy sector. "The investment can come from both...
The Traffic Department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) filed 3205 cases and realised Tk 2.3 million in fine during its drives against traffic rules violators in the capital on Wednesday....
Life expectancy at birth in the country increased to 72 years for both male and female in 2017 from 71.6 years in 2016. According to a survey report titled ‘Bangladesh...
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