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The government is likely to prioritise issues relating to children in the upcoming budget to be placed on June 07 next as it believes investment in infants will have their...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh earned the prestigious position in the world by sending its first artificial satellite into orbit. “We have received the highest respect of the...
A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband at Muktirbag in Dakkhin Keraniganj early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Sharmin, 23, second wife of Nasiruddin. Quoting locals,...
Deputy Inspector General of Tourist Police Md Sohrab Hossain died at a city hospital on Saturday at the age of 56. He breathed his last at Monowara Hospital around 10:15...
The Kilauea volcano erupted on May 3, leaving the future of hundreds of people in Hawaii's Big Island uncertain. More destructive lava flows could soon hit Hawaii’s Big Island as...
Dhaka University (DU) has celebrated the launching process of Bangabandhu-1 satellite which started its voyage towards the orbital slot from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, the USA. DU family...
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) has cancelled Priyanka Chopra’s thriller TV show ‘Quantico’ as it said goodbye to many shows in a move being described as “TV bloodbath.” The political thriller...
The dollar fell for a third day on Friday against a basket of currencies as traders booked gains on its recent run-up spurred by the widening interest rate gaps in...
Ethnic insurgents in Myanmar carried out a major attack near the main border gate with China early on Saturday, leaving 19 people, including four members of the security forces dead,...
Police have recovered the body of a truck driver inside the vehicle itself near the police station of Matiranga upazila in Khagrachhari. It follows the finding by truck owner Nurul...
Malaysian new government is likely to maintain real gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast range of 5.5 per cent to 6 per cent this year, analysts have said. The Affin...
Three international flights failed to arrive on time at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Saturday. Kuwait Airways from Kuwait was supposed to arrive the airport at 10:05 am, but...
Anwaruddin Chowdhury, Council Member & Past President-ICAB and Director, CAPA Board is now in Nepal to attend International Public Sector Conference and CAPA events that began in Kathmundu on Friday....
Net inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the textile and weaving sector from South Korea has again surpassed $100 million. Central bank statistics, released last month, showed that Korean...
YELLOW, a leading fashion brand of Bangladesh inaugurated its flagship store in Dhaka’s upscale Main Gulshan Avenue Friday. The newly-designed store occupies 10,000 sq. ft., elegantly showcasing YELLOW’s latest product...
US President Donald Trump’s decision to re-impose economic sanctions on Iran may help boost India's exports of agri-commodities, mainly due to rupee-riyal payment mechanism, trade insiders said. They said the...
Manufacturing imports in Bangladesh may post lower growth both in terms of value and volume in the current fiscal year. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Central Shariah Board for Islamic Banks of Bangladesh (CSBIB) jointly organised workshop on 'Islamic Banking' on Saturday at the auditorium of Islami Bank Training and...
BNP will stage demonstrations across the country, including in Dhaka, demanding better treatment of its chairperson Khaleda Zia and her release from jail. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir...
Regent Airways, in association with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), has launched a special roundtrip package for the Bangladeshi tourists travelling to Thailand. With an aim to make Thailand...
A Mexican state electoral body rejected the applications of 17 aspiring male candidates from various parties who tried to register as transgender female contenders for the July 1 elections. The...
London plans to ban junk food advertising on its entire public transport network to tackle child obesity, which is among the highest in Europe, Mayor Sadiq Kahn said on Friday....
Britain’s Prince Harry weds American actress Meghan Markle next Saturday in a union of youthful royalty and Hollywood glamour expected to reinvigorate the venerable House of Windsor. Harry, grandson of...
NASA said on Friday it will send a small helicopter to Mars as part of the US space agency’s 2020 mission to place a next-generation rover on the Martian surface,...
China will lift the retail prices of gasoline and diesel from Saturday, the sixth increase this year, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced on Friday. The NDRC said...
Brazil right-back Dani Alves will miss this summer’s World Cup with a knee injury. The 35-year-old damaged the cruciate ligament in his right knee in PSG’s French Cup final win...
World stock markets rose on Friday, poised for its best week since early March, as moderate inflation eased worries over a faster pace of US interest rate hikes and boosted...
NCC Bank has signed a Remittance Drawing Agreement with First Security Islami Exchange Italy S.R.L at Bank's Head Office recently. Mosleh Uddin Ahmed, Managing Director & CEO of NCC Bank...
Companies and organisations around the globe are rapidly adopting Oracle Cloud solutions. Offering its customers a unique advantage, Oracle is the only provider to deliver a complete cloud portfolio,...
Many people, both males and females, have become financially solvent over manufacturing shoes at Kaluhati village under Charghat upazila in Rajshahi district. The successful villagers are contributing to boosting socio-economic...
Ex-Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been banned from leaving the country, immigration officials say. This comes after Mr Najib said that he and his wife were planning to go...
US stocks little changed on Friday as technology stocks fell after a six-day rally, while healthcare shares rose. The tech sector was down 0.4 per cent, as Apple dropped after...
The country’s ground stations have successfully received initial test signals following the deployment of its first satellite to its geostationary orbit, State Minister for ICT Junair Ahmed Palak has said....
The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell below the 5,600- mark last week that ended on Thursday as most of the investors continued to be on the...
Two arrested suspects have allegedly been killed in separate police ‘shootouts’ in Mymensingh region. The incidents occurred in the Sadar Upazila’s Poranganj Road and the Sankipara area early on Saturday...
The major sectors continued to suffer losses with the banking sector witnessing the highest correction as the market extended the losing streak for the third straight week. Of the 19...
A cargo vessel carrying 1000 tonnes of clinker capsized in the middle of the Meghna River at Katakhali Majherchar area in Haimchar upazila in Chandpur on Friday evening. The vessel...
A court in Congo Republic sentenced ex-army chief and opposition presidential candidate Jean-Marie Michel Mokoko to 20 years in prison on Friday on charges of violating state security and illegal...
An elderly man was reportedly beaten to death by a mob in suspicion of theft attempt at Ghashuria village in the district headquarter on Friday morning. The deceased was identified...
Apple is on the verge of becoming the first $1.0 trillion publicly listed US company, but even if it gets there, it could soon be overtaken as Amazon.com surges from...
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck Japan’s Nagano prefecture on Saturday morning, said Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake that hit the region at 10:29am local time (0129...
Billionaire Macau real estate developer Ng Lap Seng was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday after being found guilty last July of bribing two United Nations ambassadors to...
Europe’s largest economies lobbied to protect their companies’ investments in Iran on Friday, seeking to keep the nuclear deal with Tehran alive after Washington pulled out and threatened to impose...
Bangladesh’s space age has dawned with the successful launch of Bangabandhu-1 satellite by SpaceX into orbit after 24 hours of high drama following an automatic abort at the first attempt....
The government has included a record number of 1,664 unapproved fresh projects in the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the next fiscal year, mostly on political considerations, insiders said Friday....
The fate of Sreehatta economic zone is hanging in the balance because of the legal complexities over land acquisition. Such uncertainty has resulted in an unofficial halt in the development...
Bangladeshi entrepreneurs may be allowed to make equity investment aboard up to 25 per cent of their net annual income from exports, officials said. However, they will have to take...
Indian fine-quality rice is fast grabbing a share of the Bangladesh staple market after the long dominance of Swarna, one of its coarse varieties. The domestic fine rice market has...
Bangladesh's acclaimed solar home scheme is facing difficulties in recent years due to "lack of coordination" among relevant government agencies, according to a new report. The installation of new solar...
Mango production under contract farming is gaining momentum in the southern districts. It is set to boost export of the fruit this year, said insiders. Adoption of good agricultural practice...
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