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It's the latest attempt to cash in on gamers' nostalgia - a throwback console that promises "100+" classic games built in, with new online play. Pre-orders for the Atari VCS...
The banking industry in the country has 'failed' to meet expectations of customers, according to the findings of a research study released on Thursday. The study showed that the number...
Federal prosecutors charged a vice president at Goldman Sachs Group Inc on Thursday with insider trading by illegally using non-public information about several companies that were clients of the investment...
Scientists say they have found evidence of dunes of frozen methane on Pluto. The research, which is published in the journal Science, suggests that the distant world is more dynamic...
The United States’ allies in the G7 vowed on Thursday to push back against Washington’s decision to impose tariffs on their steel and aluminium exports, as they gathered for a...
The execution of two 'fast-track' seaport projects has been progressing at a very slow pace, according to relevant officials. Of the two, work on one project — the Sonadia deep-seaport...
Asian equities sagged on Friday as worries about US trade policy hit global financial markets, which were already shaken this week by political turmoil in Italy. Wall Street shares posted...
The government has now set a target to start supplying regasified LNG (liquefied natural gas) to consumers from June 12, a senior official said. The LNG is being supplied one...
Poultry, fish and vegetables became pricier again last week, battering the consumers further in the month of Ramadan. The prices of essentials like onion, sugar and garlic, however, showed a...
There has been publicity galore since 2008 regarding the enactment of a Civil Service Act for the country's public servants. A considerable amount of tax-payers' money has been spent over...
In The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money, John Maynard Keynes famously worried that, "Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some...
The element of uncertainty over its execution notwithstanding, the government's move to introduce the 'universal pension system' covering both private and public sectors is certainly a positive one. Finance Minister...
The new office of the Economic Reporters’ Forum (ERF), the organisation dedicated specially for the country’s economic reporters, was inaugurated at the Paltan Tower in the city on Thursday. Finance...
A pavilion of Bangladesh was inaugurated on Thursday at Interior Life-style Fair at the Big Site of Tokyo in Japan to showcase Bangladeshi jute products. Chairman to the Parliamentary Standing...
Egypt's central bank says foreign debts have reached around $82.9 billion, for the period ending December 2017, rising by 4.9 per cent compared to the previous six months. Wednesday's report...
[This is the concluding part of a three-part article titled 'Price sensitive information and insider trading'] Persons dealing with investors or involved in share trading activity require adequate knowledge and...
Speakers at a seminar on Thursday urged the government to respond to the request of International Criminal Court (ICC) to place evidences of genocide and atrocities on Rohingyas. They also...
[This is the first of a two-part article titled “Sustainability versus the 'gig' economy”] Two independent forces cannot but have an imminent rendezvous: climate-change contextually fuelling a 'sustainability revolution'; and...
Like all other South Asian countries, Bangladesh holds its senior citizens in veneration. In spite of the newer realities set against a fast-changing social scenario, the elderly people have continued...
Expressing its deep concern over the ongoing countrywide anti-drug drives, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Thursday demanded judicial investigation into the killings of over 100 alleged drug traders in 'gunfights'....
MEHERPUR, May 30 (UNB): Mouth-watering seasonal fruit litchi has started to hit the local markets of the region. But the fruit lovers are being deprived of the original taste of...
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has said journalists should write about the development and achievements of Bangladesh marking golden jubilee of the country. "The country will step into its...
The country’s out-of-school children rate drops by 27 per cent in a year, but those with disabilities are being left behind, according to a study by Save the Children. The...
Bangladeshi nationals can submit tourist visa applicants at the Indian Visa Application Centres (IVACs) in Khulna and Jashore without any prior appointment. The Indian High Commission in Dhaka made the...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has said Accord and Alliance will leave Bangladesh in January next year. The two western buyers' platforms are working to improve workplace safety in readymade garment...
Saudi Arabia's crown prince wants to build a mega-city with the latest robotics under his grand plan to reform the kingdom. Civil servant Amer al-Ghamdi has a simpler dream: to...
UNHCR has made it clear that conditions are not yet safe and secure for the sustainable return of Rohingyas to Myanmar though Myanmar has sent a small list of verified...
Zinedine Zidane has resigned as Real Madrid head coach less than a week after leading the club to their third successive European Cup triumph. The 45-year-old announced his departure in...
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West paid a visit to the White House on Wednesday to make a case to President Donald Trump and his staff on behalf of a...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday recommended modernisation and expansion of Cox’s Bazar Airport. The committee made the recommendation as the airport is the...
A man and a woman were killed in lightning strikes in Pirojpur and Barishal districts on Thursday. In Pirojpur, Md Abbas, 42, son of Moazzem Hawlader, was killed as a...
Bangladesh Railway (BR) has signed a deal with a Bangladesh-China consortium to carry out the feasibility study and detailed design of Dhaka-Chattogram High Speed Railway Project. The contract was signed...
18 additional judges, who were appointed to the High Court Division of the Supreme Court for two years on Wednesday, were sworn in on Thursday afternoon. Chief Justice Syed Mahmud...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday sought enhanced cooperation between Bangladesh and Thailand in the agricultural sector. Sheikh Hasina came up with the view when visiting Thai Princess Maha Chakri...
Police on Wednesday arrested a ‘Pir’ (religious leader) for allegedly harassing a woman in Bhatbaur village under Sadar upazila in Manikganj. The arrestee was identified as Abu Taher, 57, a...
The government has reduced the number of subjects by three and scores by 200 in Junior School Certificate and equivalent examinations in an effort to ease the stress on the...
Three workers have died in a road accident at Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj. The deceased were identified as Bikash Mandal, Mathbindu Sarder and Rabidranath Sarder, hailing from Satkhira district. The...
BNP leader Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury, younger brother of executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, has got an arrest warrant in a defamation case. A court in Chattogram on Thursday issued...
A total of 323 people were killed in different incidents across the country during the month of May, according to a survey prepared by Bangladesh Human Rights Commission (BHRC). BHRC...
The Communication and Media Studies (CMS) department of University of Development Alternative (UODA) hosted its annual iftar mahfil on Wednesday. Pro Vice-Chancellor of UODA Professor Dr Ahmadullah Miah was present...
Over the last two weeks, every household in Sweden received a booklet of instructions on how to prepare for war. Issued by the government and including instructions for every Swedish...
Algerian authorities have seized more than 700kg (1,543lb) of cocaine smuggled aboard a container ship and made 20 arrests. The vessel was carrying frozen meat from Brazil and had previously...
Stocks extended the losing streak for the four straight sessions on Thursday as investors continued their selling spree on sector specific stocks. Brokers said the ongoing pessimism kept investors mostly...
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah will be fit to play some part at the World Cup, the Egyptian Football Association says. Salah, 25, injured his shoulder during Liverpool's Champions League final...
ExxonMobil Corp’s global oil marketing team stormed into China this week hoping to elbow aside rivals and gain access to the nation’s “teapot” refining market, executives told Reuters. The push...
Fewer people are smoking worldwide, especially women, but only one country in eight is on track to meet a target of reducing tobacco use significantly by 2025, the World Health...
Janata Bank Limited has inaugurated an android mobile app ‘JB PHONE’ for its employees. Luna Shamsuddoha, chairman of the Janata Bank, inaugurated the digital telephone directory on Tuesday. Janata Bank’s...
Oil prices eased slightly on Thursday following a rally in the previous session, as investors eyed a surprise increase in US crude oil inventories and looked to a possible rise...
Two new cases of the deadly brain-damaging Nipah virus have been confirmed in the southern Indian state of Kerala, where another two people were killed by the virus, a health...
Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) has recently entered into a partnership agreement with Long Beach Hotel Group. Under the agreement, EBL cardholders will be able to enjoy exclusive privileges including ‘Buy...
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