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Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has suggested that Bangladesh should improve its labour standard in line with ILO convention to avail GSP-plus facilities in the European Union (EU) market to...
Bangladesh on Tuesday strongly condemned the use of force by Israeli authorities against the Palestinians that left scores of Palestine civilians dead and several thousand injured. “While expressing deep condolences...
Country’s merchandise trade gap with the rest of the world crossed $13 billion in the first nine months of the current fiscal year. Latest statistics, released by the central bank,...
President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday underscored the need for playing responsible role by family, society and the state to materialise all rights of the children. President said this while addressing...
A hawker was stabbed to death allegedly by a mugger on a foot over bridge in front of Birdem Hospital in the city on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as...
Three persons were killed and 20 others injured in a road mishap at Cross-Bridge area in Ghior upazila of Manikganj district on Tuesday afternoon. The identities of the deceased could...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has decided to conduct drives of the mobile courts against adulterated food items during the Holy month of Ramada slated for begin from May 17....
The Law Commission-Bangladesh has taken a move to establish commercial courts aiming to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) for resolving disputes on trade, commerce and banking promptly. This was disclosed...
Acute fund shortage poses serious threat to providing humanitarian response to over one million Rohingya refugees, as at present only around 15 per cent fund is available against the required...
Six Bangladeshi citizens were reportedly detained while entering Armenia from Azerbaijan recently. Local media on Monday reported that Armenian law enforcement agencies detained and handed over them to the National...
The World Bank will provide $110 million assistance for Bangladesh to implement the Sustainable Enterprise Project (SEP) which will help some 20,000 microenterprises adopt environmentally-friendly practices. The project covers manufacturing...
A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines made an emergency landing following a technical glitch at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Tuesday. The Kolkata-bound flight of the national flag...
Voting in the Khulna City Corporation Election concluded on Tuesday amid the allegations of capturing some polling stations, vote fraud and violence in some areas. The polling that began at...
Country’s 1.4 million people downloaded the bKash app after it was submitted to Google Play store on April 25, officials have said. The information was revealed after the app was...
Former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has been named as the new manager of Italy. The 53-year-old has agreed a two-year deal to succeed Gian Piero Ventura, who was sacked...
BNP alleged that ruling party men are responsible for various irregularities centering the ongoing Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election. A BNP leader on Tuesday also pointed that 50 per cent...
The economical growth of the Euro zone slowed in the first quarter of this year and industrial output in March was weaker than expected, data from the European Union’s statistics...
Stocks witnessed yet another bearish session Tuesday, extending the losing streak for the ten sessions in a row, as investors kept their selling spree on sector-wise issues ahead of Ramadan....
Three people were killed and three others injured as a truck collides head-on with a CNG-run-auto-rikshaw on Mymensingh-Tangail highway at Gabtoli in Muktagachha upazila on Tuesday noon. The identity...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the international community for inclusion of the persons with disabilities in the development and disaster risk management process. "Bangladesh did it...we want all to...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is considering providing grant support to help Bangladesh tackle Rohingya crisis, a senior ADB official told the FE Tuesday. “Based on the request from the...
The Supreme Court has set Wednesday to deliver its verdict on the two appeals against the High Court bail order for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a graft case. Though...
The Australian government has announced an upgrade in airport security around the country and an increase in police powers in response to an alleged attempt to smuggle an improvised explosive...
Police on Tuesday morning recovered a bullet riddled body of a young man from Belgaichi area in Chuadanga city. The deceased was identified as Sun Ahmed, 25, son of Helal...
Technomedia Limited (TML), one of the biggest ATM Service Provider in Bangladesh, has been nominated and rewarded on a global event at Emirates Ballroom of JW Marriott Marquis Hotel in...
Turkish authorities have detained 54 suspected Islamic State members in Istanbul who were believed to be preparing to travel to conflict zones in Syria, police said on Tuesday. All of...
Railways Minister Mujibul Haque and his wife Honufa Akhter Rikta were blessed with twin boys early Tuesday. The minister's wife gave birth to the babies around 12:15 am at the...
Garlock, a leading manufacturer of high-performance fluid sealing products, has expanded its operations in the Asia-Pacific region, aiming to grow in Asia outside of the mature markets. Since the acquisition...
The voting of Khulna City Corporation elections has been suspended at a polling centre in ward no 24 following the snatching of ballot papers by miscreants on Tuesday. Presiding officer...
Two expatriate Bangladeshi women died in a fire that broke out in Matn town of Dora, Lebanon on Monday. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear, reports Lebanese...
North Korea and South Korea agreed on Tuesday to hold high-level inter-Korea talks on May 16 to discuss steps needed to uphold the pledge to denuclearise the Korean peninsula, South...
Actress Margot Kidder, best known for her role as Lois Lane in Superman, has died aged 69. A funeral home in Livingston, Montana, where the actress lived, said Kidder died...
Fresh protests against Israel are expected in the Palestinian territories, a day after Israeli troops killed 55 people in the Gaza Strip. Tuesday marks the 70th anniversary of what Palestinians...
Janata Bank Limited has arranged its 11th annual general meeting (AGM) at its board room in the capital city. The AGM approved confirmation of the minutes of the 10th annual...
UK scientists believe they may have found a way to combat the common cold. Rather than attacking the virus itself, which comes in hundreds of versions, the treatment targets the...
A Chinese climber who was crippled by frostbite on Everest more than 40 years ago has scaled the summit at the start of this year's climbing season. In 1975, Xia...
Police in a drive recovered 11 hand bombs from Benapole land port on Tuesday morning in an abandoned condition. On information, a team of police conducted a drive behind shade...
The board of directors of LankaBangla Finance has approved the issuance of subordinated bond of Tk 3.0 billion, said an official disclosure on Tuesday. The non-bank financial institution is going...
The accuracy of police facial recognition systems has been criticised by a UK privacy group. Two forces have been testing facial recognition cameras at public events in an effort to...
BNP mayoral candidate Nazrul Islam Manju has alleged that the ruling party men have driven out his polling agents from at least 20 centres of the ongoing Khulna City Corporation...
Prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early trading Tuesday as investors are active on sector-wise issues amid ongoing quarterly earnings declarations. Following the...
Japanese stocks pulled back from 3-1-/2-month highs on Tuesday morning, though bank shares staged a rally on hopes of strong earnings for the sector. The Nikkei share average eased 0.1...
The United States has indirectly criticised China for shielding Myanmar from strong UN Security Council action over a military crackdown against mainly Rohingya Muslims that the US and other countries...
Egypt’s state security prosecutor ordered the detention of 20 people for 15 days pending an investigation into their roles in protests at Cairo metro stations last week after the government...
A ship after getting hit by another vessel capsized in the Meghna River on Monday. The broken vessel reported to be carrying 570 tonnes of fly ash at Loggimarar shawl...
Asian shares were mostly lower in muted trading on Tuesday amid continuing uncertainty over trade tensions between China and the US. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 is basically flat at 22,862.79...
US First Lady Melania Trump has undergone surgery for what the White House described as a benign kidney condition. Her office said surgeons on Monday performed an embolisation procedure at...
The Lima Group of largely Latin American nations urged the Venezuelan government to suspend the presidential election scheduled for May 20, calling the process ‘illegitimate and lacking in credibility.’ In...
Three people were killed and four others injured following a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Harotola area of Habiganj Tuesday morning. The identity...
Two suspected drug traders were killed in separate 'gunfights' with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Narayanganj and Kushtia districts on Tuesday. In Narayanganj, Mohammad Rekon, 36, hailing from...
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