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A new musical based on the life of Michael Jackson is set for a run on Broadway in 2020. The show, which currently has no title, is being written by...
Taliban militants killed 30 Afghan soldiers and captured a military base in the western province of Badghis on Wednesday, the provincial governor said, their first major attack since a ceasefire...
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) will hold a post-budget conference on Thursday at its auditorium in Dhaka. Chairman of National Board of Revenue (NBR) Mosharraf Hossain will...
India’s Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd says it has agreed to acquire 55 per cent equity stake in Bangladesh-based RAK Paints Ltd for Tk 572.6 million or around $7.0 million. The...
National Academy for Computer Training and Research (NACTAR), Bogra, would provide training on information and communication technology (ICT) to one thousand teachers of different public and private secondary, higher secondary...
Seven trade bodies/associations, mostly on telecom and ICT will hold a joint press conference Wednesday at 3.00 pm to present their budget reactions. The associations are AMTOB, BASIS, BACCO, BCS,...
Some 65 countries and economies adopted at least 126 investment policy measures in the past year, according to World Investment Report (WIR) 2018. Of these policy measures, 84 per cent...
Canada’s parliament has passed a law legalising the recreational use of marijuana nationwide. The Cannabis Act passed its final hurdle on Tuesday in a 52-29 vote in the Senate. The...
An Indian woman has given birth to a baby boy at a toilet of Kamalapur Railway Police Station in Dhaka. The woman, Roksana Akter, 30, and the newborn have been...
Dhaka and Chittagong bourses witnessed an upward trend in the early hour of trading on Wednesday as investors are showing buying appetite on sector-wise stocks. Following the previous day’s marginal...
Business confidence among Asian companies slipped for the first time in three quarters, on mounting worries that US President Donald Trump’s protectionist policies would trigger tit-for-tat reprisals and undermine the...
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - June 20, 2018 - Experian® has been named among the top 100 most innovative companies in the world for the fifth year in a row...
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi has shared a video that included Bangladeshi fans expressing their support for Argentina in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The video was shared on...
Oil prices recovered some day-earlier losses in Asia on Wednesday, supported by a drop in US commercial crude inventories and the loss of storage capacity in oil producer Libya. US...
England stormed to a One-Day International world record of 481 for six as they thrashed Australia by 242 runs at Trent Bridge to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the...
At least five people have been killed and eight others injured in separate road crashes in Mymensingh and Narsingdi districts on Wednesday. In Mymensingh, three people were killed and three...
Five people were injured in a clash between the activists of Awami League and Jubo League over a trifling matter at Kaliakoir village in Savar, on the outskirts of the...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested a young man along with 13,265 pieces of contraband Yaba pills from Nazirpara in Teknaf Sadar upazila early Tuesday. The...
Gold prices were little changed on Wednesday, after slipping to a near six-month low in the previous session, amid a steady dollar and firmer equities. Spot gold held steady at...
The fate of a fisherman who went missing during a storm on Monday afternoon revealed itself as his lifeless body was found floating in the Pashur river near Sundartala on...
Some 36 listed companies, including 12 banks, will hold annual general meetings (AGMs) during the period from June 20 to June 30. Recommended dividends and audited financial statements of these...
China’s stock markets slumped on Wednesday, extending a rout from the previous day as the prospect of a full-blown Sino-US trade war put a dampener on the rest of Asian...
The expenditure on agricultural subsidy has declined over the past five years, resulting in the low output of major staples, experts said. The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) stopped spending more...
World Cup hosts Russia virtually booked their place in the second round with a 3-1 win over Egypt on Tuesday that moved them to top of Group A with six...
The US has pulled out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, calling it a "cesspool of political bias". The "hypocritical and self-serving" body "makes a mockery of human rights",...
Asia Insurance Limited will distribute the cash dividend warrants to the shareholders between 10:30 am to 5:00 pm from July 03 to July 05 for the year 2017 from the...
Dozens of women workers who returned from Saudi Arabia are not accepted squarely by their families mainly due to social stigma.Some of them got divorced from their husbands.Family members, including...
Finance minister AMA Muhith said on Tuesday there are little grievances over salary among the public servants, thanks to the national pay scale of 2015. The minister said this at...
The Planning Commission (PC) has not endorsed the Dhaka-Sylhet four-lane road upgrades project due to its higher cost estimation, officials said. The project evaluation committee of the PC has formed...
The revenue authorities have estimated Tk 25 billion losses in corporate tax collection in the upcoming fiscal year (FY) provided the budgetary proposal made in this connection comes into force...
Poland midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak scored a goal but made a costly error as Senegal began their World Cup campaign with victory on Tuesday. With Senegal ahead through a first-half own...
The month of Ramadan leading to the greatest Muslim festival, Eid-ul-Fitr, is a long spell that marked transactional booms and infusion of multi-faceted buoyancy into the economy. As a matter...
Although cultivation of organic products has been gaining importance for long, marketing potential of these products is far from being adequately tapped. Developing countries which turned away from their long-established...
Planning Minister AHM Mostafa Kamal hopes Bangladesh will be able to attain 10 per cent economic growth by 2028-29, after implementation of mega projects. “No one can stop the country...
The role of inward remittance in the life of millions of families, particularly living in rural areas, and in the country's overall balance of payments (BoP) cannot be overemphasised. This...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made a courtesy call on President Md Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban in Dhaka on Tuesday evening. President’s Press Secretary Mohammad Joynal Abedin said Sheikh Hasina exchanged...
The climate crisis we now face is a reflection of a broader crisis: a global confusion of means and ends. We continue to use fossil fuels because we can (means),...
On June 12, British Prime Minister Theresa May defeated a rebellion in the British Parliament over her Brexit plans. This was only possible after having to compromise and hand lawmakers...
Widowhood is second only to losing one's child in terms of psychological trauma. Although inevitable, nothing can prepare a married woman for the shock of losing her intimate companion and...
Again, VAR (Video Assis-tant Referee System) intervention is generating debates! VAR is replacing one sort of controversy with another. As you watch video replays in slow motion, at whatever frequencies...
Bangladesh is slowly establishing itself as a powerhouse in the digital skills market, a detail evident through a growing number of small software firms and expert professionals who work for...
Tragically, more than 68 million people worldwide have been forced from their homes and are in need of generous hearts to help them through challenging times. Today is World Refugee...
Colombia's Carlos Sanchez was sent off within the first three minutes of his side's 2018 World Cup opener against Japan, the first red card of this year's tournament, reports Goal....
Archaeologists have discovered a city dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1384-1644) in China's Jiangxi province. Covering an area of around 550,000 square metres, the city site in Tianbao village...
Colombia got off to a nightmare start on Tuesday when Carlos Sanchez was sent off after less than three minutes of their 2-1 defeat to Japan. Carlos Sanchez was shown...
The Awami League (AL) will hold an extended meeting of the central committee on June 23. The meeting will be held at Ganabhaban at 11:00am with the party president Sheikh...
A fresh attempt at solving a deadly crisis in Nicaragua through talks has stalled after opposition representatives and Catholic Church mediators walked out. At least 180 people have been killed...
Alliance Française de Dhaka will celebrate "Fete de la Musique 2018", globally known as 'World Music Day', with a series musical performance in its La Galerie on Thursday from 3pm...
A Japanese company has launched a line of business suits specifically for blue-collar workers, it's reported. According to the Japan Times, the Oasys Style Wear company in Tokyo is launching...
A shooting at an internet cafe in the southern Swedish city of Malmo has claimed the lives of three men. Several others were wounded in the centre of the city...
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