Marcel, a local manufacturer of electronics and home appliance products, has brought more than 50 models of fridges on the occasion of Ramadan. The electronics and electrical appliances manufacturer is...
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) will start the eid holidays from Sunday. No classes will be held and residential halls will remain closed during the vacation, said a...
Mobileye, Intel Corp’s Israel-based autonomous driving unit, has signed a contract to supply eight million cars at a European automaker with its self-driving technologies, a company official told the media....
The US Senate voted on Wednesday in favour of keeping open-internet rules in a bid to overturn the Federal Communications Commission decision to repeal net neutrality rules, but the measure...
The parliament has failed to play its basic role in the areas of governance, corruption and accountability, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has said. Only 9.0 per cent of the time...
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) has stressed the need for increasing the level of investment in the country. “(An) All-out effort will be needed to mobilise...
New Zealand government is planning to spend billions of dollars to rebuild their rotting hospitals, schools and other infrastructure as the country’s economy continues to grow at a healthy clip....
A source in Theresa May’s Downing Street office has dismissed a media report saying that Britain would tell Brussels it was prepared to stay in the European Union’s customs union...
The United States and Gulf partners imposed additional sanctions on Lebanon’s Hezbollah leadership on Wednesday, targeting its top two officials, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Naim Qassem. The US Treasury Department...
Japan is considering slapping tariffs on US imports worth $409m in retaliation against steel and aluminium levies imposed by President Donald Trump, media reported on Thursday. Such a move would...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has laid emphasis on introducing Nuremberg trial system in the country where there will be no need for any witness against war criminals. "There’s no need...
Benedict Cumberbatch is to play the man who masterminded the Vote Leave campaign during the Brexit referendum in a new Channel 4 docudrama. The actor will play Vote Leave's campaign...
Oil prices hit their highest level since November 2014 on Thursday, with Brent crude creeping ever closer to $80 per barrel as supplies tighten and demand remains strong. Brent crude...
Southeast Asian stock markets were mixed on Thursday, while Indonesia, Malaysian shares climbed and the markets in Philippines, Vietnamese slipped. The Indonesian shares edged higher ahead of the central bank's...
Music streaming pioneer YouTube said on Wednesday it will launch a new music streaming service, YouTube Music, next week and unveil soon a premium service that will charge more for...
Three international flights have failed to meet their arrival schedules at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Thursday. Saudi Airlines from Riyadh was scheduled to arrive at the airport at...
Asian stocks were mixed on Thursday after strong factory data from the US helped spur gains overnight on Wall Street. Investors shrugged off a report Thursday of weak machinery orders...
The second meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG), dedicated to overseeing the repatriation of Rohingyas from Bangladesh to Myanmar, has begun in Dhaka city, aiming to expedite the verification...
Two people were killed and four others injured in a road accident at Kandapara in Sherpur district town on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Khoka Mia, 22, son of...
Some indigenous varieties of mango including tasty Gopalbhog are going to appear in Rajshahi markets as ban will be end on harvesting of the seasonal delicious fruit. Farmers, traders and...
The board of directors of Renata Limited has given the approval to establish a subsidiary company in UK fulfilling the regulatory requirement to export in the EU countries in the...
The Ebola outbreak in Congo has spread from the countryside into a city, prompting fears that the disease will be increasingly difficult to control. Health Minister Oly Ilunga Kalenga confirmed...
The Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) has announced the finalists for the SOPA 2018 Awards for Editorial Excellence. The Hong Kong-based not-for-profit organisation made the announcement on Thursday, according...
The Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on Monday on a petition filed by Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) seeking a stay on a High Court order directing it to...
US President Donald Trump has acknowledged that it was unclear if his summit with North Korea would go ahead after Pyongyang threatened to pull out of the unprecedented meeting, a...
The bourses witnessed slightly downward trend amid slow movement in early trading Thursday as investors mostly followed cautious stance amid poor quarterly earnings declarations. Following the previous 11 days’ 302...
The country's stock exchanges will form a new company, namely Centre Counterparty Bangladesh Limited (CCBL), within a week to foster payments system against the shares sold through the trading platform....
Customs officials have recovered 80 gold bars weighing 9.28 kilograms from a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Thursday. Ataul Islam, inspector custom, said a...
NCC Bank Ltd, a second generation private commercial bank (PCB) turns 25 today (Thursday) aiming to broaden its services among the teeming millions across the country. The second generation...
Ten top-traded companies captured more than 36 per cent transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Wednesday, with Western Marine Shipyard topping the list for the fifth straight session. Market...
Premier Leasing & Finance Limited approved 5.0 per cent cash and 5.0 per cent stock, total 10 per cent, dividend for the year 2017 at its 16th annual general meeting...
On this day in 1981, Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returns home from India after nearly six years in exile. Her exile followed the assassination of Father...
Disruption to the body's internal clock may put people at increased risk of mood disorders, scientists say. A clock ticks in nearly every cell of the body. And they change...
Rohingya refugee children fly improvised kites at the Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh December 10, 2017. Reuters/Files Around 60 babies a day are being born in vast refugee...
Hundreds of women sexually abused by disgraced gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar have tentatively agreed to a $500 million settlement with Michigan State University, Nassar’s former employer, attorneys for both sides...
The Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase has approved a total of 10 procurement proposals, including one to import 70 metre-gauge diesel electric locomotives from South Korea. The committee gave the...
An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League, student wing of the ruling Awami League, on Wednesday stabbed a student at Rajshahi University allegedly for protesting the harassment of his female friend....
A suspected drug trader was killed in a shooutout between their cohorts and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members at Paschim Naboganga Kashiadanga in Rajshahi city early Thursday. The deceased was...
A US man died when a vape pen blew up and launched projectiles into his skull, found a post-mortem examination. Tallmadge D’Elia also suffered burns over 80% of his body...
Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann struck twice as the Spanish side outclassed hapless Olympique de Marseille 3-0 on Wednesday to win the Europa League for the third time. The scoreline...
Malaysian police conducted searches through the night and into the Thursday morning at five places linked to ousted Prime Minister Najib Razak, including the family home where he stays, a...
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit eastern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicentre of the quake was off the coast of Chiba prefecture,...
The central bank plans to develop uniformity of calculation in case of forward rates among the banks aiming to ensure discipline in the country's foreign exchange market. The Bangladesh Bank...
More than 75 per cent of all pasteurised milk available in the local market is unsafe for direct consumption, according to findings of a study revealed Wednesday. At every stage...
The four "fast-track" power and energy projects except one have failed to make any notable progress and these are still at the initial stage of implementation, insiders said Wednesday. The...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has sought the government's approval for investing US$ 72 million in two local conglomerates to make sure both groups get working capital, officials said. According...
Whenever people talk about financial strategy based competitions in Bangladesh, one of the first few names that come to mind is Finwitz, Blueprints, and Optimity. On a regular basis, these...
"One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world," this was said by none other than Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Prize laureate. It was aimed...
Goodluck presents Brandrill 2018, powered by Click and organised by Voice of Business (VoB), is a branding based competition among the undergraduate students of Bangladesh. Like the previous year, the...
Access to Information (a2i) Programme of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has won three awards. The a2i won the awards at the International Invention Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX)-2018, held...
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