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Once, Bangladesh was among the top tea exporting nations in the world. In terms of output, Bangladesh ranked ninth behind India, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Turkey, Japan and Vietnam. But...
A female Awami League died after being electrocuted at Kashalia village in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj on Friday. The deceased was identified as Rashmoni Mondal, 55, Women Affairs Secretary of...
Some 1,995 people were killed and 4,772 injured in road accidents in the country in the last five months, said a study report said. The study, conducted by Bangladesh Riverine,...
A two-day 'E-commerce Promotional Expo' has started in Dhaka aiming to boost local businesses in local and international market. Senior Vice-President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) Kamrul...
India’s economic growth accelerated to 7.7 per cent year-on-year in January-March, its quickest pace in nearly two years driven by higher growth in manufacturing, the farm sector and construction. The...
French President Emmanuel Macron has told US President Donald Trump that the new US tariffs on European, Mexican and Canadian goods are illegal and a "mistake." Macron's office said in...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Tungipara, the ancestral home of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, on Saturday (tomorrow) to offer ziarat at the mazar of the father of the nation....
The Namaz-e-janaza of two Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers, who were killed in Central Africai, was held with military honour at Dhaka Cantonment on Friday. Chief of Army Staff General Abu Belal...
European share markets have started June on a strong footing on Friday as Italian stocks led the pack after a coalition deal appeared to end three months of political deadlock....
Indian share markets ended slightly lower on Friday, weighed down by losses in financials stocks such as HDFC Bank Ltd, while gains in auto stocks capped losses. The National Stock...
Police arrested eight examinees in Kurigram for adopting unfair means in the primary teacher recruitment test on Friday. They were arrested from five centres in Sadar and Ulipur upazilas of...
The government has initiated a move to terminate the contracts for three solar power projects having the total capacity of 282 MW, as the sponsor companies have failed to mobilise...
Imagine being trapped in a spaceship with the world's smelliest fruit. Thailand's space research agency has just announced plans to send durian to space by July, as part of a...
Robi has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bank Asia to provide micro financial support for its customers to purchase 4G handsets. Bank Asia's President and Managing Director Md....
The government is set to launch a ferry service on the Gazaria-Munshiganj route on Sunday, officials said. This ferry service will facilitate transportation of goods as it will connect Chattogram...
The share price of Alif Industries Limited (AIL) continued to soar without any price sensitive information (PSI). The company's share price jumped more than 24 per cent or Tk 20.40...
The 'Z' category companies dominated the gainers' chart of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday. Of the top 10 gainer companies, six were from the 'Z' category entities listed with...
Police recovered the body of an alleged drug addict from near a canal at Chowara in Sadar Dakkhin upazila in Cumilla on Thursday night. The deceased is Monir Hossain, 45,...
Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB) approved 12.50 per cent stock dividend for the year 2017 at the banks 19th annual general meeting (AGM) in the capital on Thursday, according to...
Around 63 per cent of the total fund under private commercial foreign borrowing goes to the country’s ready-made garment (RMG) and textile sector. A review paper on the treasury operation...
The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), DSEX, eroded more than 395 points or 6.90 per cent in May as the market witnessed a bearish trend almost throughout...
At least 21 people were killed and around a dozen others injured due to thunderstorms that hit twin Indian states of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, officials said Friday. According to...
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is set to be forced out of office in a motion of no confidence. On Friday he congratulated Socialist Party leader Pedro Sánchez, who will...
The UN Security Council voted on Thursday to renew some sanctions on South Sudan through mid-July and to consider imposing travel bans and asset freezes on six South Sudanese leaders...
Bangladeshi Muslim millennials, people aged between 18 and 35, rank fourth in using social media to interact on Islamic economy related topics, according to an estimate. Data from the most...
World number one Rafael Nadal eased into the French Open third round with a straight-set win over Guido Pella. Ten-time champion Nadal saw off the Argentine 6-2 6-1 6-1 in...
The country has witnessed a gradual increase in the average tariff rate on output in the last 17 years. An estimate prepared by the Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh (PRI)...
Malaysia has detained 15 suspected Islamist militants including a teenager and a housewife accused of plotting separate “lone wolf” attacks on places of worship around the capital, Kuala Lumpur, police...
Production at Shahjalal Fertiliser Factory in Fenchuganj of Sylhet district was suspended 40 days back following a critical gas crisis. The newly-built factory is incurring a loss of Tk 5.0...
Japan’s SoftBank will invest $2.25 billion in General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit Cruise, the companies have said, a deal that validates the venerable Detroit automaker’s leadership in self-driving cars and...
A probe committee formed by the Election Commission has found evidence of negligence on the part of polling and security officials in charge of three polling centres closed for irregularities...
A mobile court on Thursday sentenced two people to six months of imprisonment on drug charges at Arpara Bazar under Shalikha upazila in Magura. They are Zillu Sheikh, 40, hailing...
Grameenphone recently signed agreements with the British Council, in Bangladesh, and Durbin Labs Limited respectively to jointly develop ‘MyStudy’, a mobile learning application for secondary school students of Bangladesh. The...
US job growth likely accelerated in May as warmer weather boosted hiring at construction sites, but wage gains are expected to have remained marginal, pointing to moderate inflation pressures in...
Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) opened its 73rd Agent Banking Unit at South Dania, Dhaka recently. Managing Director & CEO of the Bank Mr. Quazi Osman Ali formally inaugurated the...
Crude oil futures lost more ground on Friday, with the US market set for a second week of decline on pressure from record US production and expectations of OPEC boosting...
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) will release the third interim review of Bangladesh’s macroeconomic performance for FY2017-18 very soon. "In order to release this assessment report, CPD will arrange...
Despite much evidence that getting lots of physical activity bodes well for long-term health, when it’s physical labour on the job, the opposite might be true. Researchers found that men...
Gold prices were steady in early Asian trade on Friday amid renewed fears of a global trade war, while a firm dollar and positive US economic data weighed on the...
At least fifteen people were killed and more than 200 injured in one of the worst days of violence since protests against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega began more than a...
Two people were killed and five others injured when a tractor hit a CNG run auto-rickshaw on Lalmonirhat-Burimari highway at Kamarer Haat in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat early Friday. The...
The authorities of Bangladesh Railway have started selling advance train tickets on Friday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Several hundred holidaymakers standing in long queues were seen collecting tickets for...
Matt LeBlanc, former star of 1990s US hit comedy “Friends”, said on Thursday he will step down as co-host of the BBC motoring program “Top Gear” after the next series....
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he offered to go to Washington this week to complete talks on renegotiating the North American Free Trade agreement but that Vice President...
A senior North Korean official will hand over a letter from the country’s leader Kim Jong Un to US President Donald Trump in a rare visit to the White House...
A court in Khulna on Thursday sentenced seven people to life imprisonment for killing a man in Dumuria upazila in 2007. The convicts are Pradip Saha, 52, son of Narayan...
Displaying empathy does not come naturally to Mr Trump, who has been criticised for appearing unfeeling in times of tragedy, including when he sharply criticised a mayor in Puerto Rico...
A young man was killed in a clash over domination ahead of Union Parishad election between two rival groups at Doulatpur village in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria on Thursday. The...
Two people were crushed to death under the wheels of a train in separate incidents in Kalihati upazila of Tangail district early Friday. The identities of the deceased could not...
Another three suspected drug pedlars were killed in separate purported gunfights with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and DB police in Rajshahi and Gazipur on Thursday night and early...
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