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Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein Tuesday pleaded not guilty to rape and criminal sex act charges in a New York City courtroom, according to ABC News. Weinstein, 66, wearing dark jeans,...
The BIBM (Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management) has recently released a report based on a survey research titled "The Banking Industry in the country has failed to meet expectation of...
Spurred by the aspiration to become a middle income country (MIC) by 2041, the government is committed to retain the accelerated pace of development activities in the days ahead. As...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) in an eviction drive on Tuesday reclaimed 10,000 square feet of space removing around 50 illegal structures in the city's Mirpur-2 and Rupnagar areas. DNCC...
Thirty five Non-Resident Bangladeshis (NRB) have been given Commercially Important Person (CIP) status for their outstanding contribution in Bangladesh economy. Of them, 29 were given CIP status for remitting the...
In its new report titled 'World Employment and Social Outlook 2018', the International Labour Organisation (ILO) observed that in some countries across the world, including Bangladesh, the rising global temperature...
Healthcare, education and infrastructure development will get priority in the national budget for the financial year 2018-19 (FY19) to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). “The proposed budget will maintain its...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against general manager (Accounts & Finance) of Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (Bapex) AKM Anwarul Islam and his wife Farida...
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) will start 12-day special steamer and ferry services on Dhaka- Chandpur-Barisal-Khulna on June 13 ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. The special service will continue till June...
Fifty nations are now taking action to reduce plastic pollution, according to the biggest report so far from the UN. It reveals that the Galapagos will ban single-use plastics, Sri...
Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has declined to make any comment on the Teesta water issue amid media speculation that the Teesta water-sharing deal will be signed with India...
The 10th Jatiya Sangsad on the first day of its 21st session (Budget Session) on Tuesday unanimously adopted obituary references on a number of distinguished personalities, including a sitting MP,...
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday issued a contempt of court rule against eight people, including four secretaries, for not complying with its earlier order to extend the service period...
Police are yet to submit the charge sheet in former SP Babul Akhter's wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu killing case, even after two years of her gruesome murder. Md Kamruzzaman, additional...
The US has said preparations for the 12 June meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore are going well. The White House said the...
An accused in a murder case fled from the police custody in a court in Faridpur on Tuesday noon. The accused was identified as Farid Sheikh, 26, son of Md...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) issued its first driver’s licences to 10 women on Monday as the kingdom prepared to lift the world’s only ban on women driving in...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the international community to continue pressure on Myanmar for the repatriation of Rohingyas from Bangladesh. The Prime Minister made the call when visiting President...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Tuesday arrested a duo along with two firearms and nine bullets from the bus stand area in Chapainawabganj district town. The arrestees were...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia has warned of taking stern action if any member of law enforcement agencies is found guilty of harassing innocent persons in the name...
Russian Embassy in Dhaka and Bangla Press Club Russia have remembered Russian poet Alexander Pushkin on the occasion of his 219th birth anniversary. The two bodies jointly organised a discussion...
An early landscape painting by Vincent Van Gogh has sold for €7 million (£6.2 million; $8.3 million) at an auction in Paris. Painted in 1882, Fishing Net Menders in the...
A court in Narail district on Tuesday denied bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed over her 'derogatory remarks' about freedom fighters. Judge Sheikh Abdul Ahad of...
It looks like Elle Woods is coming back to put the world to rights, 15 years after we last saw Reese Witherspoon's character in a Legally Blonde film. The actress...
Experts on Tuesday called for immediate actions against the plastic pollution that has increased alarmingly in the country. They said the country’s rivers, canals and arable land are at stake...
Eastern Bank limited (EBL) has approves 20 per cent cash dividend for the year ending on December 31, 2017. The approval was given at its 26th annual general meeting (AGM)...
Md Showkat Ali Chowdhury has been elected chairman of the board of directors of Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) at the bank’s board meeting held on Tuesday. Mr Chowdhury, a renowned...
Japan’s Sharp Corp said it will buy Toshiba Corp’s personal computer business for 4 billion yen ($36 million), highlighting its recovery under the control of Foxconn and marking a return...
Ethiopia’s parliament approved on Tuesday the government’s decision to lift a six-month state of emergency two months earlier than planned, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting reported. The government imposed emergency rule in...
The surgeon planning to do the first womb transplant in the UK says he hopes to carry out the first operations "before the end of 2018". Mr Richard Smith, clinical...
Stocks spiked into positive territory, on Tuesday, snapping a six-day losing streak, as optimistic investors went on buying spree. Brokers said some investors showed their buying appetite on large-cap sectors,...
The British government will give its verdict on Rupert Murdoch’s pursuit of European pay-TV group Sky later on Tuesday, Sky News said. Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox launched its bid to...
Belgium has detained 13 people in raids over an investigation into suspected match-fixing in the lower ranks of professional tennis, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday. A criminal organisation with ties...
Tech giant Apple Inc on Monday unveiled software upgrades that would let older iPhones run faster, help parents limit their children’s screen time and make its Siri voice assistant work...
Masihuzzaman Serniabat has been appointed as the new chief of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF), said a release from the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate on Tuesday. He is set to take...
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), the central bank of the country, has left interest rates unchanged at the historic low of 1.5 per cent for the 20th consecutive meeting. The...
Neil Menzies has been appointed President of Chevron Bangladesh with effective June 3. According to a Chevron statement, Neil will lead the US Company's partnership with the Bangladesh government to...
The last budget session of the 10th parliament has begun. The session, the fifth by this parliament, began at 11:15am with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. Finance...
UK car sales rose by nearly 3.0 per cent in May, recording a second consecutive month of growth after a year-long slump, preliminary data from a car industry body showed....
The last time Mohammed Hashim saw his brother alive, he begged for his life, his arms bound behind his back as soldiers marched the 35-year-old teacher away. It was August...
A relative of former health minister AFM Ruhal Haque has died in a road mishap in Dhaka. Abdus Salam, 70, a brother-in-law of Haque, was a retired public servant. A...
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani condemned Monday’s suicide bomb attack outside a peace tent gathering of Muslim clerics in Kabul and backed their fatwa against suicide attacks, saying they violated the...
Milia Khanam, from Narail, has set an example for women by proving her dexterity to become a professional driver. She has bagged a government job at the Directorate of National...
A sea captain has gone missing after slipping into the Karnaphuli River from his ship docked at Chattogram Port. Navy, coastguards and port authorities have launched a rescue operation after...
Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) along with Insurance Institute of India, Indo Thai Chamber Of Commerce, Life Council of India and PwC as Knowledge Partner have awarded Prime Insurance Company...
Asian share markets were mixed Tuesday in narrow trading as investors watched the tit-for-tat exchanges between the US and China over trade. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.1 per...
NCC Bank launched three new service products on the occasion of the Bank's 25th anniversary at its head office in Dhaka recently. Managing Director & CEO of the Bank Mosleh...
Serena Williams pulled out of the French Open before her fourth-round match with Maria Sharapova on Monday, while Rafael Nadal moved into the quarter-finals with a straight-set victory over Germany's...
China and Hong Kong stocks edged up on Tuesday, after data showed China’s services sector expanded at a steady pace in May. The CSI300 index rose 0.5 per cent to...
The securities regulator has turned down Baraka Power’s application to raise authorised capital through issuance of preference shares due to non-compliance of securities rules. The company failed to comply with...
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