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Hosts Russia made a fine start to their World Cup campaign as they thrashed Saudi Arabia in the tournament's opening game on Thursday. Yuri Gazinskiy scored the first goal of...
The Premier Bank Limited has launched 'Eid Anondo Hok Shobar' campaign recently for the underprivileged children, according to a statement. Advisor of Premier Bank Muhammed Ali, Managing Director & CEO...
The UN General Assembly approved a Palestinian-backed resolution on Wednesday blaming Israel for violence in Gaza and deploring its "excessive use of force," after narrowly rejecting a US demand to...
Gold hit a two-week high on Thursday as the dollar fell and investors fretted over weak Chinese data and US-China trade frictions, reports Reuters. But the precious metal's upside was...
A strong demand continued this week for a slightly higher offering. Major Blenders operated strongly particularly for the brighter liquoring types. Loose tea buyers were very selective and virtually absent,...
That the country's stock market has remained non-reactive to the budget for the fiscal year (FY), 2018-19, placed before the Jatiya Sangsad (national parliament) on June 09 last by Finance...
Eid-ul Fitr and Eid-ul Azha are the two major religious festivals observed by the Muslims of Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world. The meaning of the Arabic word 'Eid' is...
Eid is an occasion for festivity and reflection, charity and compassion, sharing and communication, joy and celebration for Muslims all over the world. Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha have been a part...
New York's attorney general announced on Thursday she was suing the Trump Foundation, as well as Donald Trump and his children, alleging "extensive and persistent" lawbreaking. Barbara Underwood said the...
Like in almost any other country, addiction to one or another narcotic substance has been in practice in Bengal region since the ancient times. The fact is reflected in the...
There is a growing consciousness of the benefits of social protection. It plays a key role in achieving sustainable development, promoting social justice and realising the right to social security...
If the decline in relevance of the G8 gathering ensued in 2008 with the famous creation of the G20, Donald Trump's storming out of the latest summit without endorsing the...
Russia declared the soccer World Cup open on Thursday at a glitzy ceremony in Moscow headlined by British pop star Robbie Williams and Russian soprano Aida Garifullina. The 15-minute show...
After a month of fasting, prayers and penance during Ramadan, what do you most look forward to? Relaxing along the pristine white beaches and lush natural beauty while scuba-diving and...
The frenzied rush of home-goers reached its peak in the city on Thursday, the last working day before Eid-ul-Fitr as thousands of people headed for their village homes to celebrate...
Institutional factors, such as politics and the relationships between politicians and companies, can dictate the way financing reports are created in many emerging economies, says a study. There is often...
Next to gross domestic product (GDP) growth, employment generation has become crucial because of the growing army of young unemployed. Particularly worrying is the incidence of unemployment among educated youth....
Festivals are common to all societies and cultures. With the change of social and economic structures, the nature of festivals also undergoes change. But some festivals are so deeply rooted...
Martin Wolf's probing pieces never fail to attract. Though they can be found in a variety of media formats, the one triggering this piece, "New world disorder and the fracturing...
Marvel comic legend Stan Lee has been granted a restraining order against his business partner, who is under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department on allegations of elder abuse,...
Two women were killed as a pick-up van hit an auto-rickshaw at Chandina upazila of Dhaka-Chattagram Highway on Thursday morning. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately, according...
Egypt forward Mohamed Salah has recovered from a shoulder injury and will play in their World Cup opener against Uruguay, coach Hector Cuper said on Thursday. “I can almost assure...
Residents of India's capital Delhi are battling high pollution levels and extreme temperatures due to an unusual dust haze covering the city, reports BBC. People have been complaining about breathing...
President M Abdul Hamid on Thursday asked the new air chief to take necessary steps to enable the Bangladesh air force to attain capacity of world-standard air force. The President...
At a surveillance centre in Kaliningrad, monitoring teams are keeping a close eye on the city. Sitting at their computers, staff are studying CCTV images from more than 700 security...
Antarctica is shedding ice at an accelerating rate. Satellites monitoring the state of the White Continent indicate some 200 billion tonnes a year are now being lost to the ocean...
Bangladesh has laid emphasis on the peaceful use of the oceans, the equitable and efficient utilisation of the resources, the conservation of the living resources and the protection and preservation...
President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Gilbert F Houngbo on Thursday called for continued efforts to help remittance-receiving families build a sustainable future for themselves and their...
Sumon Zahid, a banker and son of martyred journalist Selina Parvin, has been found dead beside a railroad in Khilgaon Bagicha area in Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com. Police believe Zahid died...
Unprecedented security measures have been taken in and around the country’s largest Eidgah Sholakia Maidan in Kishoreganj, where hundreds of thousands of people will offer prayer on the Eid day,...
BNP submitted memorandums to deputy commissioners (DCs) across the country, including Dhaka, on Thursday, demanding its chairperson Khaleda Zia's proper medical treatment and her release from jail before Eid-ul-Fitr. In...
A fierce tornado hit the port area of Chattogram, leaving trail of destruction and injuring at least 8 workers on Thursday morning. Witnesses said that the tornado hit the port...
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has condemned a photo showing an Australian army vehicle flying a swastika flag in Afghanistan. The "completely and utterly unacceptable" incident took place during a...
Water is flowing above the danger level at 10 river stations out of the 94 monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) across the country. Water levels have marked...
Apparel manufacturers on Thursday urged the government to strengthen its monitoring system so that buses, trains and launches do not carry excessive passengers to avoid unwanted accidents ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr....
Almost all garment factories have paid wages for the month of May and festival allowances for Eid-ul-Fitr, BGMEA has claimed. "We have been closely monitoring some 1,200 garment factories suggested...
Operational activities in Sonamasjid Land Port will remain suspended for six days at a stretch from Thursday on the occasion of celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr. According to the source of Sonamasjid Import...
The holy Eid-ul-Fitr will be observed across the country on Saturday if the Shawal moon is sighted on Friday. A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held...
Bangladesh has been ranked 5th among the seven football playing nations of South Asia by the global football body FIFA as the 21st World Cup begins in Russia from Thursday....
Except for a few places in Chattogram, Sylhet and Mymensingh divisions, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted sunny weather over the country, including capital city, on Saturday, supposed to be...
BNP on Thursday demanded the 'unconditional' release of its chairperson Khaleda Zia, not that of on parole, from jail before Eid-ul-Fitr. "I don't know what her lawyers have said...I on...
Turkish authorities on Thursday arrested 18 suspected Islamic State members in Istanbul and Izmir, two of Turkey biggest cities, officials said. In an operation by Turkey’s intelligence agency and counter-terrorism...
Japan confirmed US$ 1.83 billion (Tk 153.26 billion) in loan for Bangladesh as it signed a credit deal Thursday in Dhaka. The concessional loan under the 39th Official Development Assistance...
The body of a Saudi expatriate was recovered from a paddy field in Guptapara village of Osmaninagar upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Masuk Mia,...
Police and prosecutors in Chile have raided offices and seized documents of the Roman Catholic Church amid a child sexual abuse and cover-up scandal. The surprise raids took place in...
Apple says it is to change the default settings of its iPhone to stop hackers and others unlocking devices without proper legal authorisation. The move will also make it more...
The Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA), a Hong Kong-based not-for-profit organisation, named Reuters as the winner of the SOPA Award for Public Service Journalism for its reporting on the...
Traffic division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in their simultaneous drives on the city streets on Wednesday filed 2,096 cases against different modes of vehicles for traffic rule violation....
The National Moon-Sighting Committee will sit on Friday evening to decide the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims. The meeting will be held at the Islamic Foundation's...
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Thursday he still expects French President Emmanuel Macron to apologise for critical comments he made about Italian immigration policy two days...
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