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Regulators have unblocked bdnews24.com’s websites after hours of shutdown in a sudden, but unexplained move. The sites can now be accessed by using both the mobile internet and broadband. Telecoms...
Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 10, 2018 delivered a speech at a large-scale meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong Province. The...
Finance ministers worldwide have to be thick-skinned. Tasked with the unenviable job of finding money without raising taxes isn't easy and comes more with brick-bats than bouquets. That this is...
The Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2016 has brought to the fore a number of interesting trends in poverty and inequality in Bangladesh. Apparently, the trends question the complacency...
Amid all the uproars centring the budget speech, the finance minister deserves kudos for announcing the launching of a new Budget and Accounting Classification System (BACS) this year. Happily, this...
An Indonesian woman has been killed and swallowed whole by a 7m (23ft) long python, say local authorities, reports BBC on Monday. Though such incidents are incredibly rare, this was...
HODEIDAH, June 18 (Agencies): UN human rights chief has voiced concern that the Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates-led military operation in Yemen.UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said...
On June 07, Finance Minister AMA Muhith presented the budget for the fiscal year 2018-19. The minister assured the nation that the country is firmly on course to a higher...
On way home from the Singapore Summit, President Trump taunted President Obama and tweeted: "President Obama said that North Korea was our biggest and most dangerous problem. No longer -...
Cat Stevens once posited how 'the first cut is the deepest'. In the same vein, one might argue the last cry is the loudest. Australians should know something along these...
In April, governments from around the world agreed to a $13 billion capital increase for the World Bank Group (WBG), sending a clear signal that multilateralism is far from dead....
The historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on June 12 in Singapore was the first-ever 'face to face' encounter between a serving U.S....
On Saturday, France was awarded a VAR (Video Assistant Referee) penalty, a bit belatedly, after the foul by Joshua Risdon of Australia on Antoine Griezmann of France. It was pretty...
As the world is set to observe this year's World Refugee Day on June 20, the United States says Bangladesh stands out as a beacon of hope and inspiration. "The...
Fiscal incentives to agriculture, export and jute goods will increase in the next fiscal year, according to the proposed budget for FY19. It showed that the government allocates Tk 135.0...
Holidaymakers have started coming back to the capital after celebrating the Eid-ul-Fitr with their families at village homes. Different bus and launch terminals as well as railway stations witnessed crowd...
Sweden marked their first appearance in the World Cup after 12 years by beating South Korea thanks to a penalty from captain Andreas Granqvist that was awarded after a video...
The local administration seized 60 sacks of rice meant for distribution among the ultra poor under the vulnerable group feeding (VGF) programme ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr in Faridpur district. The sacks...
Three people were killed and hundreds injured on Monday after a powerful earthquake hit the area around Osaka, the country’s second-largest city of commerce. The earthquake also knocked over walls...
Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has remained mum regarding the possibility of a future in politics at an Eid programme in New York. "We are attending an Eid get-together so it...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has said about 300 readymade garment factories of Bangladesh are expected to be recognised as green factories. Tofail Ahmed came up with the statement while replying...
369 women workers, who went abroad for jobs, returned to the country this year facing various types of problems. Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam B.Sc. informed the...
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has suddenly ordered the shutdown of the bdnews24.com website. The order was sent from the BTRC to mobile phone and IIG operators. “As decided...
Diego Maradona says Lionel Messi's second-half penalty miss was not the reason Argentina failed to defeat Iceland at the World Cup on Saturday. Messi saw his spot kick saved by...
Brazilian superstar forward Neymar has called for extra protection from referees after the Paris Saint-Germain star was fouled a record 10 times against Switzerland on Sunday. The Brazilians were forced...
First lady Melania Trump “hates” to see families separated at the border and hopes “both sides of the aisle” can reform the nation’s immigration laws, according to a statement from...
A man and his daughter died in a road accident of Magura district on Monday. The deceased were identified as Mamtaj Ali, 42, and his daughter Sumaiya, 7, of Harispur...
The election campaign of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) started on Monday formally again after sudden stay on the polls more than one month ago. The election, which was scheduled to...
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) will organise a day long programme marking the World Music Day on June 21. The academy will feature discussion and cultural programme on the day at...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has urged the journalists to present positive news on the prices of essential commodities. The minister said prices of some items may spike for a day,...
Many parents will have thought it for a long time, but they now have a new argument to limit their children’s ‘screen time’ - addiction to video games has been...
The journey of homebound people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr was comfortable as the government has taken coordinated and planned steps. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader came up...
The head of Volkswagen’s luxury arm Audi was arrested on Monday, the most senior company official so far to be taken into custody over the German carmaker’s emissions test cheating...
Foreign direct investment (FDI) accounted for 39 per cent of external finance on average for the developing nations between 2013 and 2017. World Investment Report (WIR) 2018 unveiled the estimation. ...
Three people have died after they were hit by a train in south London on Monday, with police treating the deaths as unexplained. British Transport Police said they were called...
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Monday said that he will take part in the next general polls if Awami League wants. "In my electoral seat Khaleda Zia or...
Two international flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines have failed to meet their arrival schedules at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Monday. BG 022 from Muscat was scheduled to arrive...
Stocks ended marginally lower on Monday, the first session after Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, as investors sold shares, sector-wise. Trading and official activities on the bourses remained closed from June 13 to...
The bodies of an 18-year-old woman and an unidentified man were recovered by police from two separate places in Savar. The bodies were recovered in the early hours of Monday...
The Defence Ministry has named Lieutenant General Aziz Ahmed as the next chief of Bangladesh Army. Ahmed, former Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh, will take up the post on...
Both the quantity and quality of sleep in adolescents had significant effects on aspects of cardiovascular health such as blood pressure, cholesterol levels and abdominal fat deposition, according to a...
After a big drop in the past year, inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the current year may increase by 5.0 per cent across the world. United Nations Conference...
A teenage girl went missing after a boat sank in a water body at Mirapara in Sylhet city on Sunday. The victim was identified as Fatema Akhter Mili, 17, daughter...
Israel’s economy grew an annualised 4.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2018, faster than previously thought, boosted by gains in consumer spending, investment and export, the Central Bureau...
Mercantile Bank Limited has recently signed an agreement with Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), said a statement. As per the agreement, Mercantile Bank will facilitate the collection of trade license...
Jose Mourinho lauded an ‘amazing day for football’ after heavyweights Germany and Brazil failed to win their opening World Cup fixtures on Sunday but the Manchester United manager expects them...
Mexicans jumping in jubilation on Sunday shook the ground hard enough to set off earthquake detectors after their team scored a surprise victory over World Cup defending champion Germany. Elated...
An indigenous girl was found dead at her house in Onglari Karbari Para of Lama upazila in Bandarban on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Mya Hla U Marma, 19,...
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) arranged loan recovery drives recently at its different branches, said a statement. RAKUB chairman and former secretary of the government Mohammad Nazrul Islam visited the...
Thomas Markle, the father of Britain’s newest royal Meghan, has spoken of his regret that he wasn’t well enough to walk his daughter down the aisle as she married Prince...
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