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As far as ease in doing business is concerned in the country, people may expect a quicker electricity connection to their business entities now but things haven't improved changed much...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said President Abdul Hamid has pardoned Tofayel Ahmed Joseph, a ‘top terror’ of the 90s, who had been serving life imprisonment in a murder...
The World No Tobacco Day will be observed in the country as elsewhere across the globe on Thursday, highlighting the health and additional risks associated with tobacco use and advocating...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Wednesday announced discounted fare on domestic routes centring Eid-ul-Fitr to give people the opportunity of availing air travel during Eid holidays. The national flag carrier offers...
Thanks to strong cultural affinity, Muslim tourists have long chosen Malaysia, its pristine beaches, broad sidewalks and vast malls as a holiday destination. However today, this Southeast Asian country, where...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she is determined to continue her campaign against illegal drugs despite growing criticism among human rights groups and rival political parties over the rising death...
Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli praised Cristian Pavon's connection with Lionel Messi after his side's comprehensive 4-0 win over Haiti. Messi inspired his side in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, scoring a...
An Indian police officer hailed as a hero for protecting a Muslim man from being lynched by a mob has begun receiving death threats, police say. Gagandeep Singh, an officer...
More than 50 senior Taliban commanders were killed in an artillery strike in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand, a US military spokesman said on Wednesday, as fighting continued across the...
The advance sales of railway train tickets for the holy Eid-ul-Fitr will begin in Dhaka and Chattogram from June 1. An individual can collect maximum four tickets at a time...
Saudi Arabia has passed a new law to criminalise sexual harassment, state media said Wednesday, less than a month before the conservative kingdom lifts its decades-long ban on women driving....
A meeting of Awami League (AL) secretariat will be held at 3:00pm on Thursday at the party president’s political office at Dhanmondi in the city. AL General Secretary and Road...
India’s Reliance Communications (RCom) on Wednesday reached a settlement with Ericsson and agreed to pay part of the dues owed to the Swedish company by the end of September, potentially...
This year’s Fitra has been fixed at the minimum amount of Tk 70 per person while the maximum Tk 2,310. Islamic Foundation today fixed the amounts at a meeting chaired...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said steps will be taken if any innocent person falls victim to the ongoing dive against narcotics. "We'll surely take steps if any innocent...
A leading fashion designer, who made history at New York Fashion Week by having all her models wear headscarves, has been jailed for 18 years for fraud. Indonesian designer Anniesa...
World number one Simona Halep began her bid for a first Grand Slam title with a gutsy fightback in her rain-delayed French Open first-round match. Halep, last year's runner-up, lost...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) launched probes against over 100 drug traders in line with the lists sent to the commission by the Department of Narcotic Control (DNC). “We have already...
The man who shot dead two police officers and a civilian in the Belgian city of Liège had killed someone the night before the attacks, the country's interior minister says....
A marvel on the tennis court, new mum Serena Williams is now sporting her own superhero outfit as she makes her return to Grand Slam tennis. "I call it like...
President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday asked the media to give the highest priority to the national interest in presenting news and views being accountable to the country and its people....
The central parity rate of the Chinese yuan weakened against the US dollar for a fifth trading day in a row Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System...
The government on Wednesday signed a $55 million financing agreement with the World Bank (WB) to expand renewable energy uses in rural areas. The additional financing to the Second Rural...
The business confidence index (BCI) of Brazil dipped in May to its lowest level since November 2017, dragged down by the slow pace of economic recovery, according to a report...
Bata Shoe Company (Bangladesh) Limited has recently arranged a ‘Corporate Iftar’ for Senior Journalists & reputed media personnel at Raowa Club in Mohakhali in the capital. Ace all rounder and...
Training helped female sewing operators to achieve promotion and increase productivity in the country's readymade garment sector, according to a report. International Finance Corporation (IFC) revealed the information at a...
Zimbabwe will hold its general elections on July 30, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Wednesday, the first since the army forced 94-year-old former president Robert Mugabe to resign last November....
Bourses erased the early gains and slipped into the red zone again after middle of the session on Wednesday as investors remained on selling mood on sector-wise stocks. Analysts said...
Germany’s jobless numbers dropped more than expected in May, pushing down the unemployment rate to a record low, data showed on Wednesday, reflecting the robustness of a labour market that...
Burglars reportedly looted Tk 1.14 million cash from three shops in two shopping centres in the Dhaka's Islampur area early Wednesday. A group of burglars swooped on two shops -...
BRAC University (BRACU) arranged a memorial meeting on Professor Emeritus Dr Hafiz GA Siddiqi of BRAC Business School (BBS) at its Mohakhali campus auditorium in Dhaka on Tuesday. The noted...
The Government has recently included cold storages in 'Green Category' under the Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act, Clause 20. An SRO issued by Ministry of Environment and Forests included the new...
The Philippines is prepared to go to war if military personnel are harmed in disputed waters, a top security official said on Wednesday, firing back at criticism the government was...
Argentina showed once again how reliant they are on Lionel Messi as the Barcelona forward scored a hat-trick in their 4-0 World Cup warm-up win over Haiti on Tuesday. With...
Southeast Asian stock markets slipped on Wednesday amid a global sell-off that was provoked by uncertainty over Italy's elections. Investors fear that the repeat elections may become a de-facto referendum...
Most of the Asian shares markets were mixed as Italy heads for another round of elections that investors worry could become a referendum on whether to stay in the euro...
The driver of a Tesla Inc Model S crashed into an unoccupied, parked police vehicle in Laguna Beach, California, on Tuesday and the driver told investigators the Tesla was in...
Golden Harvest Ice Cream Limited, a fully owned subsidiary company of Golden Harvest Agro Industries, has signed an agreement with IFC lnfraventures on Tuesday. Under the agreement, the companies will...
Fitra, a charity donation by well-off Muslims at the end of Ramadan, has been fixed at minimum Tk 70 per person this year. The Islamic Foundation decided on the donation...
A deadly virus is threatening Tasmania's lucrative salmon-farming industry, with the Australian State's Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) confirming on Tuesday that 1.35 million salmon have died since October last year....
British citizen Andargachew ‘Andy’ Tsege, who was being held on death row in Ethiopia, has been freed. He has been greeted by jubilant relatives and supporters at his family home...
NCC Bank Training Institute arranged a 5-day long training programme on "Foreign Exchange & Finance of Foreign Trade" for officers of different branches. A total number of 31 Officers participated...
A man was killed and three others suffered injuries when a Biral-bound paddy-laden truck from Dinajpur hit a human hauler at Baluadanga in the Dinajpur district town on Wednesday. Redwanur...
About 121,386 beneficiary owner (BO) accounts were opened in last nine months, according to a stock market depository service provider. Data available with the Central Depository Bangladesh Limited (CDBL) shows...
Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management will hold a seminar on “Sustainability in Service Quality and Customers Conformity: Drivers of Customers Loyalty to Banks” at BIBM Auditorium on May 31. Mr....
For the first time in the division, a 'Solar Charging Station' along the bypass road in Biswanath upazila in Sylhet is all set to be inaugurated in the first week...
Singapore Airlines said it would launch the world’s longest commercial flight in October, a near-19 hour non-stop journey from Singapore to the New York area. The 8,277 nautical mile (15,329...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has sought exemption from tax at source on the sales value of its 25 per cent shares to a Chinese consortium. Besides, the premier bourse...
Walt Disney Co’s ABC network on Tuesday swiftly cancelled the popular US television comedy “Roseanne” after star Roseanne Barr incited outrage by comparing a black former Obama administration official to...
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading Wednesday as investors are active on sector-wise stocks. Following the previous two...
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