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The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has identified three reasons for finding alternative sources of long-term financing instead of the banking system. "Arranging long-term fund through floating corporate bonds, instead of bank...
The market of contraband drug Yaba could not be controlled even after taking measures by various quarters. Worries now have mounted over the rising addiction among youths, official data shows....
The results of this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations will be published on Sunday. The results will be handed over to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in...
Consumer spending through the point-of-sale (POS) machines crossed Tk 90 billion in the first eight months of the current fiscal year. It showed that total value of POS transactions using...
An electrician was found hanging in a room of the head office of NCC bank in Motijheel area of the capital on Saturday morning. Golam Rabbani, inspector (investigation) of Motijheel...
Police have arrested a doctor of Banghabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and two other people from Bagur bus stand area in Chandina upazila of Cumilla district. The arrestees are-...
Three women filed a sexual harassment lawsuit on Friday against former CBS News television anchor Charlie Rose, accusing the prominent journalist of touching them inappropriately and making offensive comments. The...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has appealed to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to firmly stand by the forcibly deported Rohingyas. “The Holy Prophet's (SAW) message for us was to...
Bilateral trade between Myanmar and Canada amounted to over 105 million US dollars as of February in last fiscal year 2017-2018 which ended in March, Myanmar's government-owned newspaper reported. The...
A case has been filed with Raipura Police Station over the murder of Bashgari union parishad chairman in Narsingdi’s Raipura upazila. The deceased, UP chairman Md Sirajul Haque (70) was...
Women who regularly consume fast food and not enough fruit are more likely to struggle to conceive, a study suggests. A survey of 5,598 women found those who ate fast...
The NGO Affairs Bureau approved has approved some 1192 projects in the first nine months (July-March) of the current fiscal year. The approved projects of the country’s Non-Government Organisations (NGOs)...
Net inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from India to Bangladesh rose by 44.76 per cent in the past year, central bank statistics showed. The Bangladesh Bank data showed that...
A former British Conservative Member of Parliament is claiming £1million in damages from the Metropolitan Police after being falsely accused of child sexual abuse and murder. Harvey Proctor is also...
China launched a new communication satellite "APSTAR-6C" at 12:06 am Friday at the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The satellite was sent into orbit by the Long March-3B carrier rocket....
A day-long conference of Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) for Branch Managers and Chief Regional/Regional Managers of Comilla division was held at the BRAC Learning Center recently. Managing Director of...
SINGAPORE (S&P Global Ratings) May 4--S&P Global Ratings today lowered its issuer credit rating on PT MNC Investama Tbk. to 'D' from 'CC'. "At the same time, we lowered...
As many as 16 British-Bangladeshis have been elected councillors in the London boroughs of Camden, Croydon and Redbridge, as a huge number of Bangladesh-origin candidates ran in the local elections....
VUULR is going to launch its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) with QUOINE Corporation May 9 through May 30. It announced this in a Media OutReach statement on Friday. There will...
The US deployed a team of Special Forces soldiers to Saudi Arabia’s border with Yemen to help locate and destroy caches of ballistic missiles used by Houthi rebels to attack...
At least three members of pro-government local militia were killed and two others injured after Taliban laid an ambush attack in northern Afghan province of Badakhshan Friday night, police said....
Police recovered the floating body of an unidentified man from a waterbody in Salutika area in Gowainghat upazila on Friday evening. Md Rajib Ullah, in-charge of Salutika police outpost, said...
A two-day long “Showcase Canada 2018 (Trade and Education Fair)” begins May 6 at International Convention City Bashundhara, Dhaka. The event is supported by the High Commission of Canada to...
Brighton and Hove Albion made sure of Premier League football next season with two games to spare after a Pascal Gross goal gave them a memorable 1-0 home win over...
A schoolboy, who lost his limb after a human hauler hit his motorcycle on Bypass Bridge in the district town on Friday afternoon, died on the way to Rajshahi Medical...
Eastern Bank Director AM Shaukat Ali donated Tk 5.0 million to Anjuman Mufidul Islam for formation of ‘Anjuman-Abul Mansur Shaukat Ali and Saida Shaukat Family Trust’, said a statement. The...
US unemployment rate fell to 3.9 per cent in April, less than expected, after flatling at 4.1 per cent for six straight months, but job growth edged up in the...
Journalism Department of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur arranged a seminar Friday on 'world press freedom day'. Vice chancellor of the university Dr Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah was present in the event...
DHL Global Forwarding has launched its second around-the-world scheduled flight to connect Asia, Europe and the US, spurred by strong growth in demand for air freight, chiefly for outbound services....
Police in a drive arrested three young men reportedly with possession of a pistol and seven bullets from a bus at Kanta in Gobindaganj upazila early Saturday. A team of...
The right foot of a housewife was crushed under the wheels of a bus while she was getting down from it at Malibagh intersection in Dhaka on Friday afternoon. The...
World stock indexes climbed and US Treasury yields were near unchanged on Friday after weaker-than-expected US wage growth helped to calm the investor fears. Gains in shares of Apple helped...
US stock indexes rose more than 1.0 per cent on Friday after weaker-than-expected US wage growth helped to calm investor fears about rising interest rates and inflation. However, the S&P...
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa urged his party to unite after disputed internal polls, saying this will ensure a ‘thunderous’ win in elections set for July, which would allow a ZANU-PF...
Agility, a leading global logistics provider, recently announced Shipa Freight, the first fully integrated online freight service that allows users to get rate quotes and book, pay and track ocean...
President Donald Trump on Friday said the date and location have been set for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, building suspense for the unprecedented talks, as...
The benchmark index of the Dhaka bourse fell below 5,700-mark last week that ended Thursday as selling spree gripped the investors. Banking and telecom issues mostly faced the onslaught of...
The Trump administration has announced the end of temporary protections for thousands of Honduran immigrants. Up to 57,000 people could be forced to leave the US by 5 January 2020,...
North Korea has changed time zone to match the South after last week's inter-Korean summit, according to state media. At 23:30 local time (15:00 GMT) on Friday the country's clocks...
After remaining static for the last one and a half months, prices of onion increased notably in the market last week despite ample local supply and low import cost. Market...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) expects to unveil a three-year national strategy by August next aiming to take necessary actions against financial crimes, officials said. A draft roadmap for formulating 'national strategy...
Project implementation under the latest $4.5 billion Indian line of credit (LoC) is getting affected at the beginning stage, as New Delhi is not approving three development projects under the...
The government may soon withdraw restriction on fully foreign-owned logistics companies to start business in Bangladesh amid growing push from overseas players. Currently, the majority foreign shareholding in the logistics...
The influx of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar that started in August 2017 spelt disaster for the country's tourism industry. Major tour operators in recent times have been facing various Rohingya...
The 45th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (OIC-CFM) begins in the city today (Saturday) with a special focus on Rohingya issue and other challenges facing the Muslim...
US President Donald Trump has declared that America's $500 billion trade deficit with China means that the US is "down" $500 billion. Apparently, he thinks that trade surpluses and deficits...
Bangladesh has been consistently achieving a growth rate of over 6.0 per cent since 2008-09. There is nothing exceptional about it, but it is remarkable given that most nations of...
Journalists in Myanmar believe their government is failing to defend media freedom despite the transition from harsh military rule to an elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, according to...
A recent report published by the UK-based LSE-Oxford Commission on State Fragility, Growth and Development headed by former British Prime Minister David Cameron has called for paying greater attention to...
US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to prepare options for reducing the number of US troops in South Korea, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing several...
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