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The first day of Ireland's long-awaited Test debut has been rained off on Friday. The match against Pakistan in Malahide was due to start at 11:00 British Standard Time (BST)...
It would appear that even smokescreens can't be created with efficiency. From a bellicose situation the nuclear war between North Korea and the US has dissipated leading to face-to-face talks....
Entrepreneurship has been acknowledged the world over as a key engine of socio-economic growth. Put simply, means, motive and opportunities are needed if entrepreneurship is to flourish and get a...
Following years of successful research conducted by Bangladeshi scientists on genome sequencing of jute, there have been high expectations of the landmark accomplishment leading to innovation of newer products from...
Why do birds migrate to warmer countries in the winter? The common answer would be to protect themselves from severe cold. Until now that was the standard knowledge man had...
It is inadvisable to go outdoors during a storm in recent times due to the increased number of lightning strikes, especially in rural areas. The rising death toll from thunderbolts...
"Taal gach ek paye dariye / On one leg stands the palm tree. Sob gach chariye / overshooting all trees. Uki mare aakashe /peeping over the sky." "Amader choto...
Thalassemia is a type of blood disorder with an autosomal recessive blood problem people suffer from one generation to the other. It causes negative effects of Hemoglobin Formation on the...
The country's private sector, the ultimate driving force of the national economy, is yet to prioritise Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) in its agenda of actions. Over the years, several steps have...
Even a decade ago, subsistence agriculture was the order of the day in rural Bangladesh. The villages were self-sufficient; people exchanged goods and services within the village mainly on barter...
A recent World Bank (WB) report has revealed that nearly half of Bangladesh's population aged 15 or above remain without a bank or mobile financial service account. Lacking enough money...
For all practical purposes the world has moved away from the stated objective of multilateral trade system that was agreed during the Doha Round of the World Trade Organisation. It...
At last good sense has prevailed on North Korean leader Kim Jung Un and US President Trump. The war of words between the two leaders fell short of the decorum...
The Kenyan dam which burst, killing more than 40 people, was illegal, the country's water authority said on Friday. The dam is one of a number on a sprawling farm...
In the 1980s, the gap between personal computer and telephone densities among demographics and regions used to be perceived as the digital divide, widening inequality. In 1990s, access to the...
Scientists in New Zealand have documented what they believe is the largest wave ever recorded in the southern hemisphere. The 23.8m (78ft) wave was measured by a buoy on New...
A mobile court fined five candidates and sentenced another one for adopting unfair means in the primary assistant teacher recruitment test in Gopalganj on Friday. The candidates are: Sankar Das,...
Iran on Friday has backed Syria's "right to defend itself" after Israel launched strikes on what it said was Iranian military infrastructure inside Syria. In the first comments by Iran...
Fans of the animated science fiction comedy series “Rick and Morty” can rest easy. Series co-creator Justin Roiland posted on Instagram on Thursday that 70 more episodes have been approved...
World number one Rafael Nadal on Thursday broke John McEnroe's 34-year-old record for successive set wins on a single surface as he moved into the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open....
Barack Obama has won it. So did Jimmy Carter, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Now, Donald Trump’s supporters are pushing for him to be the next US leader to win...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked students to refrain from resorting to vandalism in their educational institutions. "The government will no longer tolerate such acts," she said, reports UNB. The...
Malaysia's king has agreed to pardon Anwar Ibrahim, a politician whose case has gripped national politics for two decades. Country's new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad made the announcement at a...
One of India's most senior police officials has killed himself in the western city of Mumbai, senior officials have confirmed. Himanshu Roy, 55, who was the head of the anti-terrorism...
Three people, including a minor girl, were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a human-hauler at Goran Chatbari under Shah Ali Police Station in Dhaka on Friday...
A man has been fined a record-breaking $120m (£88m) for making more than 90 million automated marketing telephone calls in the US. Miami salesman Adrian Abramovich was accused of trying...
President Abdul Hamid on Friday sought people's blessings so that he can perform his duty properly for the welfare of the country and its people. "I want to work for...
A 26-km tailback was created on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway from Feni on Friday, causing immense sufferings to the commuters. Several hundred vehicles were stuck on both sides on the busy...
Visa, a leading global digital payments network, launched Bangladesh's first contactless credit and debit cards on Thursday and also announced plans to provide interoperable QR-based payment solution. The new Visa...
Pakistan is considering imposing reciprocal restrictions on US diplomats after Washington announced that it would impose travel restrictions on Pakistani diplomats starting from Friday, the media reported. The authorities are...
Lawmakers and planners called Thursday for bringing all the relevant master plans under a legal framework for the sake of their successful and effective implementation for achieving sustainable development goals...
The energy regulator has announced a series of public hearings from June 11 over the proposals from the state-run gas companies for nearly doubling the gas tariff for consumers, except...
Three-day 'E-business Summit & AFACT 2018' concluded on Friday aiming to strengthen trade facilitation in the Asia Pacific region. The Asia Pacific Council for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (AFACT)...
Six people were killed as a bus crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Kashni of Tarakanda upazila in Mymensingh on Friday afternoon. Mazharul Haque, officer-in-charge of Tarakanda Police Station, said...
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali will pay an official visit to Japan from May 13 to 16 at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono. A diplomatic source said...
Five international flights failed to arrive on time at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Friday. BG022 from Muscat was supposed to arrive at 10:45am, but it landed at 1:14pm,...
Net inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from China increased moderately in the past calendar year. Bangladesh Bank data showed that FDI from China in net term stood at $68.58...
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said an autobiography of their chairperson Khaleda Zia, now in jail, is being written. "An autobiography of our honourable leader is...
Bombers and fighter jets from China’s air force conducted encirclement drills around Taiwan on Friday, the latest round of increasingly frequent military manoeuvres near the self-ruled island that Taipei has...
At least 40,000 people were killed and 60,0000 others got crippled in road accidents across the country over the last five years, according to Accident Research Institute (ARI) of Buet....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of parliament member and former minister AKM Maidul Islam. In a condolence message, the prime minister...
Southeastern Moheskhali may blossom into an 'integrated' industrial hub as the country's investment promotion agency has planned to set up seven economic zones on the Cox's Bazar island. The land...
The Philippine Supreme Court voted on Friday to remove its top judge, whom President Rodrigo Duterte called an “enemy” for voting against controversial government proposals, citing violations in the way...
The number of offences carried out by criminals using mopeds in London has increased by 30 times in last five years, data showed. The data, obtained by the BBC, showed...
France has condemned the US move to re-impose sanctions on companies trading with Iran. The US says firms have six months to halt business and cannot enter into new contracts...
The director of Black Panther has welcomed the idea of a sequel built around its strong female characters. Ryan Coogler's hit superhero film drew praise for its depiction of highly...
A 78-year-old war crimes convict has died under treatment in a Dhaka city hospital. Md Billal Hossain Biswas, who was jailed for life in 2016, has been suffering from old-age...
Manchester United have secured the point they needed to finish second in the Premier League with a dull 0-0 draw at West Ham United. There were few chances in a...
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), Indian government organisation which manages the appointment of new employees to work in the railways, will fill 90,000 vacancies by this year. The Indian Railways,...
A new app which allows air ambulance services to view and pre-read patients before they arrive to treat them is being conducted on a trial process in two areas of...
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