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NRB Bank Limited, a leading 4th generation bank of the country, inaugurated its 2nd Agent Outlet as pilot basis at Boroibari Bazar, Kaliakoir, Gazipur recently. Mr. Saaduddin Ahmed, Deputy Managing...
Tesla promises to install ‘full self-driving feature’ for autopilot in its cars in August Shares of Tesla Inc rose as much as 5 per cent on Monday after Chief Executive...
Nearly half of the industrial units have failed to meet the government deadline for payment of wages for May, said the Industrial Police (IP). About 3,022 industrial units have paid...
Bangladesh should stop sending domestic workers to Saudi Arabia considering pervasive workplace abuse there, speakers at a programme said on Monday. Rather, job opportunities should be created for less-skilled women...
Shanta Asset Management Limited (SAML) is in the process of adding a new Shariah fund named “Shanta Amanah Shariah Fund” to its existing portfolio. In this regard, a signing ceremony...
A man was lighning strike at Bakhar bil in Dumuria upazila in Khulna on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Anis Sheikh, 36. Locals said that Anis was struck...
Local airliners are experiencing a rush of homebound ticket-seekers ahead of the Eid-ul-fitr, operators said. Poor condition of highways and difficulties in getting tickets of both trains and passenger launches...
The International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) on Monday demanded the government allocate 55 per cent of the budget outlay to the development sector and the rest as the...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has refused to go to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for her necessary tests and treatment. “Khaleda Zia did not agree to go to Bangabandhu...
Global markets were mostly cautious before US-North Korea summit on Tuesday, but dollar jumped after US President Donald Trump said the summit 'really very positive'. The dollar jumped to a...
The Media Club of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) has recently hosted its first workshop of the 2018 summer semester on comics journalism. The workshop, held on Thursday last,...
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged on Tuesday to work toward complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula while Washington committed to provide security guarantees...
Vietnamese lawmakers approved a controversial cybersecurity law on Tuesday, voting amid tight security following weekend protests over other legislation that turned violent in some parts of the communist country. The...
Asian shares were edged up on Tuesday but little changed as market players tried to digest the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in...
Two leaders of the BNP say they saw ‘a change in the outlook of the Indians’ about Bangladesh during a recent visit there. BNP National Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru...
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading Tuesday as some investors are showing their buying appetite on sectors-wise stocks....
Nigerian authorities say they have rescued nine young girls and one boy who were being trafficked to Russia. Five suspects, including a policeman and a quarantine officer, were arrested for...
A tree regarded as the icon of the African savannah is dying in mysterious circumstances. International scientists have discovered that most of the oldest and largest African baobab trees have...
The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France met in Berlin on Monday to discuss the implementation of a fragile ceasefire for Ukraine and the deployment of a UN...
The draw of SK Trims & Industries Limited IPO lottery will be held today (Tuesday) to allocate 30 million ordinary shares to the successful applicants. The draw will be held...
Muslims across the country will observe holy Lailatul Qadr tonight with due religious fervour and solemnity. The holy Quran was revealed to Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) on this night to...
The securities regulator has approved the IPO (initial public offering) proposal of Silva Pharmaceuticals Limited under the fixed price method. The approval came on Monday at a meeting held at...
The United States unveiled a new $256 million representative office in Taiwan’s capital on Tuesday, a de facto embassy that underscores Washington’s strategic ties with the democratic, self-ruled island as...
Two more suspected drug traders were killed in a reported 'gunfight' with detectives in Kalibari Lane area in the Mymensingh city early Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Rony Mia,...
Police arrested a young man from Katakhali Bazar of Rajshahi city on Monday night in a case filed over the rape of a girl. The arrestee was identified as Mushfiq...
At least 12 people, including four of a family, were killed in separate incidents of landslide in different areas of Naniarchar upazila in Rangamati and Cox's Bazar districts early Tuesday...
Overall imports grew by over 15 per cent in the first 10 months of this fiscal year (FY), mainly due to higher import of food grains and fuel oils, officials...
The World Bank (WB) is likely to provide a grant of US$ 400 million for the rehabilitation of Rohingya refugees within next two years, officials said on Monday. The Washington-based...
The tax revenue collection may record 22 to 25 per cent growth in the outgoing fiscal year (FY), 2017-18, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan...
The country's pension payment is expected to double in the next fiscal year (FY), the latest budget documents show. The payout is estimated to be over Tk 260 billion, twice...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump shook hands and smiled cautiously as they met at their historic summit in Singapore on Tuesday, in which the...
On World Day Against Child Labour 2018, the spotlight is on ending hazardous child labour. It is a priority in the wider ILO campaigns against child labour and for safe...
On Thursday last, finance minister AMA Muhith, MP placed the proposed national budget 2018/19 in Parliament. The budget outlay has been proposed to be Tk. 4.64 trillion which is 25...
The noise around women's cricket in Bangladesh has never been high-pitched until last Sunday when the Tigresses, as they are now fondly called, clinched the first-ever international cricket trophy for...
Miscreants gunned down a Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) leader at Kakalodi area of Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj on Monday evening. The victim, Shahjahan Bachchu (55), was former general secretary...
Deputy Chief of Mission of the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka Chen Wei on Monday said the 'strategic partnership' between Bangladesh and China is 'growing' benefitting the people of the two...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a bonus of Tk 1.0 million for each members of Bangladesh women's cricket team for winning the ACC Women's T20 Asia Cup. BCB...
Bangladesh is contemplating to introduce high-speed train service between Dhaka and Chittagong. The train with 'Duck-bill' nose, designed to reduce the piston effect as the trains enter tunnels, is one...
If not invited so warmly by Napoleon, George Orwell have had no plan to revisit Animal Farm he crafted in 1945. Orwell had not visited it since 1950. But he...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday arrested an engineer of Roads and Highways Department of Barguna from his office reportedly while taking Tk 1.45 million as bribe. Acting on a...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited tourist sites on Singapore’s waterfront on Monday. Kim and US President Donald Trump now in the city-state for a historic summit to end...
Facts are stranger than fiction in international politics these days, thanks to the 45th President of the United States. In his most recent theatrical act, he has fought with the...
Rights groups have expressed their disappointment over ‘inadequate’ allocation for the agricultural sector in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2018-19. They also urged the government to review allocation for...
Just as Saudi Arabia is beginning to reform religion religious bigotry, such as by easing centuries-old gender restrictions, opening beaches to promote tourism, and launching movie-halls for public viewing, the...
Police recovered the hanging body of a former college principal from a bathroom of his residence at Women's College Road in Cumilla on Monday morning. The deceased is identified as...
The Supplementary Budget for the FY 2017-18 and the Proposed Budget for FY 2018-19 have already been placed before Parliament. According to the legislative rules and procedures, the Supplementary Budget...
BNP leaders and activists will submit memorandums to deputy commissioners (DCs) across the country on Thursday demanding its chairperson Khaleda Zia's proper medical treatment and her release from jail before...
Education Ministry has formed a four-member committee to investigate the allegation of some irregularities in HSC results following a television report. The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education on Monday...
At least 15,000 people from 3,378 families are living at risk from landslides in the hilly areas in Rangamati. The district administration has already identified 609 families from several wards...
Spain's prime minister on Monday has said the country will take in a rescue ship stranded in the Mediterranean, to help avoid a humanitarian catastrophe. Pedro Sánchez said he would...
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