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Law Minister Anisul Huq says BNP chief Khaleda Zia will be taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University for medical tests on Sunday after her personal doctors claimed she had...
It is a terrifying vision of the future - a robot police officer with dark eyes and no discernible mouth that can identify criminals and collect evidence. The robocop, complete...
Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) has recently entered into a partnership agreement with Ocean Paradise Hotel and Resort located in Cox’s Bazar. Under the agreement, EBL cardholders will enjoy exclusive discounts...
Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) CTO and Chairman, Larry Ellison, recently unveiled the world’s first automated enterprise cloud application upgrade product that will enable Oracle customers to reduce the time and cost...
Protests have broken out in Vietnam against plans for new economic zones, amid fears that Chinese investors will dominate the areas. Police reportedly detained more than a dozen people in...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the G7 leaders to take definite actions to pursue Myanmar to implement the bilateral agreements with Bangladesh for safe and sustainable return of the...
Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills, a concern of Chittagong-based BSRM Group, has decided to set up a subsidiary company in Hong Kong. The name of the subsidiary company will be “BSRM...
The largest US actors’ union and the four major television networks on Saturday agreed to limit auditions in private hotel rooms and homes, ratifying a guideline the screen actors’ guild...
A member of a union parishad in Kushtia district was found dead in a canal at Machpara union in Pangsa upazila of Rajbari on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified...
Chinese President Xi Jinping, speaking at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), said the country would offer the equivalent of 30 billion yuan ($4.7 billion) in loans under...
A day-long review meeting of Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) for the Chief Regional Managers, Regional Managers, Corporate Branch Heads and Branch Managers of Chittagong division was held at the LGED...
Leaders of the Group of Seven countries urged Russia on Saturday to stop undermining democracies and said they were ready to step up sanctions against Moscow if necessary. The leaders...
Jamuna Bank opened its 123rd branch at Shibpur, Norishingdi recently. Al-Haj Nur Mohammed, Chairman, Jamuna Bank Foundation inaugurated the Branch as the chief guest. Managing Director & CEO Jamuna Bank...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said nothing in his G7 news conference that he has not said before to US President Donald Trump, his office said after Trump criticised Trudeau...
NRB Bank Limited organised a day-long training programme titled “Prevention of Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing” at Bank’s Institute of Learning & Development, Dhaka recently. Mr. Imran Ahmed FCA was...
The road communication between Cox's Bazar and Teknaf remained suspended since Sunday morning following hill slide due to heavy rainfall caused by the low pressure developed in the Bay. A...
A suicide car bomb explosion at a military base in Somalia has left seven soldiers injured, a military official said, and Islamist group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack....
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed a negative trend in the early hour of trading Sunday as some investors continued their selling spree on sectors-wise...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a 7.0 per cent economic growth for Bangladesh in the next fiscal year (FY), 2018-19. The growth projection is 0.80 percentage points lower...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says medical tests will be conducted on BNP chief Khaleda Zia to determine the condition of her health after her personal doctors expressed their concern that...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need for full implementation of the Paris Agreement as Bangladesh needs greater support for climate change adaptation. "Full implementation of the Paris Agreement...
One man was killed and two others injured by an assailant with a bladed weapon on Japan’s Shinkansen bullet train on Saturday night, police said. Police arrested the suspect as...
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are expected to land in Singapore today (Sunday) within hours of each other in advance of a historic summit...
Stakeholders in the banking, insurance and financial institutions (FIs) sectors have expressed satisfaction over the budget proposal to cut the corporate tax rates. They expected that the tax-cut measure in...
A total of five students from different faculties of the Islamic University (IU) have been selected for the Prime Minister Gold Medal for their outstanding academic results. Every year the...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday that no country benefits from protectionism, and that all measures should be consistent with World Trade Organization rules, as he wrapped up...
Money paid as compensation for acquiring private land now eats up the most part of cost of projects belonging to the Roads and Highways Department (RHD). The recent hike in...
A motorcyclist was killed as a covered van hit his vehicle in Mansurabad area of the port city early Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Md Mirza, reports a...
A think-tank has called for strict monitoring of ongoing mega projects ahead of the national elections. "Instead of focusing on spending, we need to focus on the quality of the...
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has appreciated the budgetary measures for fiscal year 2018-19, especially the importance laid on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and setting up of industries in the...
Speakers at a programme on Saturday stressed raising awareness among the people over specialised treatment of stroke and undertaking preventive measures for its recovery. They came up with this remark...
The outflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) from Bangladesh to other countries surged by more than three times in a year. The outward flow means Bangladeshi business entities or Bangladesh-based...
US President Donald Trump has retracted his endorsement of the joint communique issued at the end of the G7 summit, accusing Canada of "dishonesty". He said that other countries were...
The apparel trade body urged the government on Saturday to reduce the proposed corporate tax rate to 10 per cent and withdraw source tax for the sector for next three...
The local top trade body on Saturday called for bringing the lending rate down to a single digit by harnessing fiscal benefits announced in the budget for the next fiscal....
China and India on Saturday settled a dispute over the flood-prone Brahmaputra river that flows from Tibet to Bangladesh in a sign of growing cooperation between them. Indian Prime Minister...
Beginning humbly two decades back, roof-gardening is now everywhere in Dhaka. Few areas in the capital are found these days without buildings having thick, bushy gardens on rooftops. Many high-rise...
The proposed national budget finance minister AMA Muhith presented to parliament on Thursday for the 2018-19 fiscal year (FY) is the biggest one in the country's history. The Tk 4.64...
When a new national budget is unwrapped in a country like Bangladesh, criticisms and queries do, usually, come aplenty from various interest groups and experts. For obvious reasons, it is...
Eunice Gayson - the actress who played the first "Bond girl" - has died at the age of 90. She played Sylvia Trench in 007's 1962 debut, Dr No. During...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said steps will be taken to treat BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMUH) as per prescription of her...
The significant contribution of the service sector in economic growth and employment generation in South Asian countries is well-known to all concerned. There is no denying the fact that industrial...
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was designed to accelerate economic progress and social development in member-states. In the consumer market, SAARC is the largest regional organisation in...
World number one Simona Halep finally won her first Grand Slam title with a gutsy comeback victory over American 10th seed Sloane Stephens in the French Open final. Halep, who...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said Russian President Vladimir Putin is his best, most intimate friend. Xi Jinping awarded Putin China’s first ever friendship medal on Friday, on a large...
A garment factory owner, who had a large amount of debt, committed suicide in Fatulla area of Naranayganj on Saturday, The deceased was identified as Abdul Matin, 47, son of...
The Italian election held on March 03, gave split results. None of the major parties; Forza Italia led by Silvio Berlusconi, the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) led by Luigi...
Enzo Perez has been added to Argentina's World Cup squad as a replacement for Manuel Lanzini. West Ham midfielder Lanzini was ruled out of the tournament after rupturing the anterior...
The economy of Bangladesh continues to perform well. For the second consecutive year, the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate is expected to exceed 7.0 per cent. Additionally, in 2018,...
An Awami League leader has been detained over allegations of hitting a police sub-inspector in Mymensingh’s Gauripur. The detainee, Rokunuzzaman Pallab, is the general secretary of the Gauripur Union Awami...
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