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British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party avoided a wipeout in London local elections and eked out gains in Brexit-supporting regions elsewhere, results on Friday showed, denting the opposition Labour...
The flourishing of decentralised, autonomous and self-reliant local government (LG) bodies, as envisaged in the Constitution of the Republic and relevant laws, has been a long-cherished aspiration of the countrymen....
Since December 2017, Iran's currency, the rial, has lost one-third of its value. And on April 10, the exchange rate's rapid depreciation prompted the government to halt domestic foreign-exchange transactions...
Currently, there is no national minimum wage in the country. A strong reservation from the employers deters such a system to be in place. And it is very unlikely that...
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the second largest inter-governmental organisation after the United Nations spread over four continents. The organisation is the collective voice of the Muslim world...
Lightning or thunderbolt has become the latest agent of death for people in this country. It is such a fearsome arsenal sent from the sky above, against which unsuspecting human...
The Beautiful Mind, a special centre for autistic and mentally-challenged children, celebrated both Bangla New Year 1425 and World Autism Awareness Day befittingly. The celebration was enjoyable, educative and effective...
In the modern era, there are many deaf heroes around the globe. Charles Jules Henry Nicole (1866-1936), Sir Charles Scott Sherrington (1857-1952) and Sir John Warcup Cornforth (1917-2013) are some...
Chief Seattle said, "All things share the same breath- the beast, the tree, the man. The air shares its spirit with all the life it supports." More than one hundred...
Local farmers and officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) are expecting a bumper output of the highly tasty and fibreless local variety Haribhanga mango in the district this...
US President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters that the date and location were set for a meeting with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, which would be announced soon....
Bangladesh is hopeful of winning the Assistant Secretary General post of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The country has nominated Kamrul Ahsan, secretary (bilateral and consular) at the Ministry...
Steven Gerrard on Friday has been appointed as Rangers manager on a four-year deal. The former Liverpool midfielder, 37, replaces Graeme Murty, who was placed in interim charge following the...
Lives are being lost one after another in road accidents. In most cases, drivers are responsible for accidents. If the drivers are trained and licensed, so many accidents would not...
Grappling with the Statue of Liberty and Brexit in one English exam proved too much for more than 30,000 German school students, who are protesting in an online petition. They...
China and the United States reached agreements on some issues in their economic and trade consultations in Beijing from Thursday to Friday, and agreed to set up a work mechanism...
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Council has urged the UN Security Council to play a stronger role to resolve the Rohingya refugee crisis. “The UNSC powerful members had enough room...
Doctors at a Connecticut hospital say they removed a 132-pound tumour from a woman’s abdomen, and she is expected to recover fully. The ovarian tumour was diagnosed after the 38-year-old...
High interest rate is hurting the poor and banking sector is going through turmoil, said speakers at a discussion on Friday. They also underscored the need for steps to...
The Detective Branch (DB) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) in a drive arrested two brothers along with 1.3 million contraband yaba tablets from Shyamoli residential area under city's Halishahar thana...
US jobs growth was slower than expected in April, as employers added 164,000 positions. The unemployment rate nevertheless fell to 3.9 per cent, the first time it has dipped below...
The two-day 3rd annual national conference of Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation (BGTF) began at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on Friday. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury inaugurated the conference at the...
Over 120,000 children of 26 upazilas in three districts in Chattogram Hill Tracks (CHT) will be given pre-primary education for free in order to get them enrolled into primary education....
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said maintaining political stability in Bangladesh remains a big challenge for the country to continue the current development trend. "It's a big challenge for...
At least 13 people were injured when a passenger-carrying human hauler hit a roadside wrecker in the capital’s Jatrabari area on Friday. Fire Service and Civil Defence control room's duty officer Mizanur Rahman said,...
Mount Kilauea volcano on Friday has erupted near a residential area on Hawaii's largest island, prompting a local state of emergency and the mandatory evacuation of 1,700 residents. Extremely high...
BNP standing committee members on Friday sat in a meeting with party senior and mid-level leaders to discuss the country's latest political situation and work out its next course of...
Chayan Baisnab Tripura, 8, a class three student of Ramgarh Model Government High School, said "I enjoy when I am in School, all of my friends play together, sirs and...
The United States had raised concerns with China about its latest militarisation of the South China Sea (SCS) and there would be near-term and long-term consequences, the White House said...
Bangladesh will allocate a special economic zone (SEZ) with all kinds of facilities to Thai investors if they want to invest in the country, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said on...
Though high-value non-rice crops like onions, vegetables, chilies and cut flowers are highly profitable, 52 per cent of Bangladeshi farmers grow only rice as the price of non-rice crops falls...
UK-based Ophir Energy has agreed to acquire certain assets of Australian oil and gas firm Santos in Southeast Asia for $205m, according to a report published on energy-business-review.com on Thursday....
The decision of China's ruling Communist Party to stick with the political theories of Karl Marx remains ‘totally correct’, President Xi Jinping said ahead of the 200th anniversary of the...
Experts at a programme Thursday stressed the need for following open trade policies and focusing more on climate-smart agriculture to address the food security challenges. They criticised the dual policy...
Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) decided on Thursday to start selling five essential commodities from Sunday to keep their market prices stable during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan. "We've...
The Rohingya issue will figure prominently in the upcoming Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which starts in the city tomorrow (Saturday). More than...
The construction of first concrete boring for the first unit of the country's maiden nuclear power plant at Rooppur in northern Pabna district was completed recently. The main structure of...
Meteorologists have predicted that heavy rainfall might persist resulting in more events of severe flooding this year. On the other hand, agronomists and disaster experts have stressed adequate preparedness to...
Gas price hike is not required now rather the government can stem misuse, corruption and bribing in the energy sector, speakers said at a seminar Thursday. They also stressed the...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions. Moreover, a...
Unidentified gunmen shot five people to death in Rangamati on Friday while they were on way to attend the funeral of Shaktimaan Chakma, slain chairman of Naniarchar upazila. One of...
The national council of Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation (BGTF) has begun at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital to select 67-member executive committee for the next three-year term. Two-day event...
Chayan Baisnab Tripura, 8, a class three student of Ramgarh Model Government High School, speaks of finding fulfilment in school. Also says he enjoys going to school regularly. Students reported...
Two international flights failed to meet their arrival schedules at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Friday. BG 122 from Muscat was scheduled to arrive at the airport at 9:10am, but it reached at 10:30am,...
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has cut its 2018 growth forecast for Britain to 1.4 per cent from previous forecast as the economy grew slower in...
Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa haunted Arsenal again by firing his side to a 1-0 win in Europa League semi-final second leg to send the Spaniards into the final and...
A team of Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested three suspected drug traders along with 20,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from a courier service office in Satkhira district town early...
With ten more days to appear the Bangla month of Jyestha, commonly known as 'Modhumash', the juicy fruit litchi has started appearing in the local markets including Rajshahi city in...
A farmer was killed when a thunderbolt struck him at Gorkati village in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Zafar Ali, 45, reports UNB....
The Local Government Division (LGD) installed 2,186 arsenic-free tube-wells in seven upazilas of Jamalpur district in fiscal 2017-2018. The tube-wells were set up spending Tk 32.80 million under the LGSP-3...
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