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Drones that monitor crops, control mosquito populations and deliver defibrillators are to be tested in US airspace. Ten commercial drone projects have been selected to try out new ways for...
Iran says Syria has every right to defend itself against Israel: TV Iran on Friday supported Syria’s right to defended itself against aggression from Israel, state TV reported, accusing others...
Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) has launched the e-tendering process to ensure complete transparency in all sorts of the procurement and purchases of the university. Vice-chancellor (VC) of the university...
Bangladesh is likely to see a higher growth in its manufacturing exports in the current fiscal year, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)...
Seven people were killed as nor'wester lashed Jaldhaka and Domar upazilas of Nilphamari district on Thursday night. In Domar upazila, Abdul Gani, 40 of Golnati Chourangibazar, was killed when a...
At least five people of one family were killed and two others injured after an explosion at a hotel in northwest Pakistan on Friday morning, police said. Peshawar city Police...
Two children drowned in a river at Kashil Paschimpara village in Basail upazila of Tangail on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Rumi, 7, daughter of Bhulu Jamadar and Shonali,...
Bangladeshis are deeply curious as much about Bangabandhu-1, which is set to ride to orbit early on Saturday, as they are about the commercial possibilities of their first satellite. The...
The consumer price index (CPI) of United States increased slightly in April, suggesting that the Federal Reserve might continue current gradual pace in tightening the monetary policy. The CPI rose...
A newspaper hawker was crushed under wheels of a truck on Dhaka-Sylhet highway near Velanagar Bazar area in Narsingdi at about 6 am Friday. The deceased was identified as Kamal...
Nikkei share rose to three-month highs on Friday, buoyed by a surge on Wall Street after US inflation data eased concerns over the Federal Reserve hiking interest rates at an...
Farmers across Rajshahi region are adapting themselves in using pre-paid cards for irrigation and the system is being popularised among them in the vast Baring tract since the last couple...
AKM Maidul Islam, a Jatiya Party MP from Kurigram-3 constituency and also a former minister, died at a city hospital on Thursday night. He was 76. The Kurigram MP, who...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested two people along with one lakh US dollars from Raghunathpur border point in Benapole port area on Thursday night. The...
Network gear maker Cisco Systems Inc is pulling all online ads from YouTube due to fears of the ads appearing on sensitive content on the platform, Cisco’s chief marketing officer,...
Australian police found seven dead people on Friday, including four children, in a rural town in the Margaret River wine-growing region, and said guns were involved in the killings. The...
Asian shares rallied on Friday as risk appetite got a boost from soft US inflation, helping alleviate worries of faster rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, while investors also cheered...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered 24 gold bars, weighing 2.7 kgs, from Ghiba in Benapole port area on Thursday night. Acting on information, a team...
The shareholders of Pubali Bank Limited have 'unanimously' approved the company's revised dividend offer for the year ended on December 31, 2017. As per the revised offer, the bank will...
Standard Bank Limited approved 10 per cent stock dividend for the shareholders for the year 2017 at the 19th annual general meeting (AGM) of the bank in the city on...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to fix the minimum customs value of products on the basis of their nature and quality instead of the existing 'country of...
Bangabandhu-1, the first satellite of Bangladesh scheduled to be launched on May 11, is expected to save as well as earn foreign currency, said Sate Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed...
The death toll from flooding caused by a burst dam wall in Kenya’s Rift Valley rose to 47 on Thursday and could go higher as more bodies are pulled from...
A last-minute technical glitch prompted SpaceX on Thursday to postpone for at least 24 hours the first commercial flight of its updated Falcon 9 rocket, a launch vehicle tailored for...
More than 400 money changers have got the axe from the central bank since 1997 for breaching the relevant rules and regulations. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) cancelled the operating licences...
There is a need for recognising women's unpaid work that usually falls outside the boundary of production, representatives of NGOs (non-governmental organisations) said Thursday. They said that the size of...
The government's car loan scheme for its officials holding the rank and status of deputy secretary and above has backfired. The objective behind starting the scheme was to cut the...
The 2018 World Press Freedom Index prepared by the Reporters Without Borders and a Human Rights Watch report released marking the World Press Freedom Day are unanimous that hostility to...
At a seminar titled, 'Bangladesh Graduating from LDC to Developing Country: Role of Planners' in the city, planning experts have been highly critical of the misuse of land and market-driven...
Scientist David Goodall, 104, has died after choosing to end his life at a clinic in Switzerland, a right-to-die organisation says. The lauded London-born ecologist and botanist, who was not...
The underlying message at the fifth annual Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development was summed up in its telling title "The politics of peace." But the task ahead was overwhelmingly...
Election fever has gripped Khulna metropolis as both the mayoral and councillor contenders are passing time in campaign to win the race. Centring the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) polls, electioneering...
RANGPUR, May 10: Severe dearth of day-labourers has been affecting the harvesting of Boro paddy in eight upazilas of the district this year. According to sources a good number of...
Elevating China into a global leader status is not done lightly, in spite of overwhelming evidence of how this is panning out: it has barged into the leadership playground, climbing...
Mahathir Mohamad has been sworn in as prime minister of Malaysia again after a shock election victory, 15 years after he stood down. Supporters waved flags and cheered outside the...
One of the largest global manufacturers of smartphone has announced the release of its latest flagship smartphone duo in Bangladesh. TECNO Mobile, at an event in Westin in Dhaka, launched...
US President Donald Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore on 12 June, he has said. In April, Mr Trump stunned the world by accepting an invitation...
A proposal has been sent to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to form a committee to take a decision on the quota system in public services. Senior Secretary to the Public...
The 200th birth anniversary of Karl Marx (1818-1883) comes at a time when socialism has fallen into its worst times since it was introduced in the former Soviet Union in...
Prime suspect in Wednesday's killing of a cable operator in Badda was killed in crossfire between his cohorts and detectives in the city's Aftabnagar early Thursday, claimed police, according to...
A new Chair titled ‘OIC-IRCICA Chair’ will be set up at the Department of Islamic History and Culture at Dhaka University (DU) to promote education and research on Islamic history...
The government has planned to formulate a policy to provide collateral-free home loan for freedom fighters and their heirs. The loan will be given under the 'Freedom Fighters House Construction...
Awami League (AL) and Pro-liberation forces-backed panel swept all posts of the Chattogram Veterinary & Animal Science University (CVASU) Teachers' Association election held on Thursday. Prof Dr Nurul Absar and...
A two-day ‘zakat’ fair will begin in the city on Friday, aiming to create awareness among people about zakat distribution and poverty alleviation. Centre for Zakat Management (CZM) is going...
Bangladesh needs to focus on adaptive measures to cope with the adverse impact of climate change. Developing countries like Bangladesh are bearing the burden of excessive carbon emissions caused by...
Lionel Messi was on the scoresheet and Ousmane Dembele starred with a double as champions Barcelona cruised to a 5-1 win over Villarreal at Camp Nou, moving a step closer...
Lightning has claimed 22 lives in the country in the last 24 hours alone and 144 since January 18. Information officer to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief Omor...
Five power plants having 1,508 megawatt (MW) generation capacity would be commissioned by December this year as the government is working to implement by 2020 the seventh five-year-plan related to...
Bangladesh is set to embark on a new era as the country has completed all necessary preparations to launch its first-ever satellite, Bangabandhu-1. Bangladesh will be the 57th country to...
Malaysia may renegotiate some deals with China, former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday, just hours after his coalition clinched a stunning election win against the government of Najib...
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