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Cambridge Analytica, the firm embroiled in a controversy over its handling of Facebook Inc user data, and its British parent SCL Elections Ltd, are shutting down immediately after suffering a...
Field-level VAT offices have discovered false and incomplete information provided to the database of electronic Business Identification Number (e-BIN), thus creating scope for tax evasion. The VAT officials said the...
Two tannery workers have died after inhaling toxic gas at a tannery unit of Savar Tannery Industrial Estate on the outskirts of Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased were identified...
One of the reasons why capital market debacle surfaced in Bangladesh back in 2010-2011 can be attributed to little or no knowledge by majority investors of how the stock market...
Rory Vaden, the author of the book Procrastinate on Purpose, said, "Today, time management is no longer logical. Today, time management is emotional. Our feelings of guilt, and fear, and...
Team Bangladesh, consisting of Mahbub Rahman Nafee, Afnan Bin Ashraf and Rafid-ur Rob, secured the first runner-up position at Unilever Future Leaders' League (FLL) 2018. After winning the national round...
At the 2013 annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, USA, flashy organic light-emitting diode (OLED) televisions sporting credit card-thin screens were at the front and centre of Samsung Electronics'...
MAGURA, May 02: BRRI-74 paddy has raised hope among the farmers of Jashore region. A farmers' field-day on the paddy variety held in Angardoha village under Magura Sadar recently. HarvestPlus...
RAJSHAHI, May 02: The third Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge over the Mahananda river is being used even at its grace period since its lifespan has already been expired years ago. Due...
Under a spell of frenzy driving by bus drivers, the capital city is reeling from the toll it is taking almost on a daily basis. The latest casualty is a...
Every year billions of dollars are crossing nation's boundaries but Bangladesh is receiving only a tiny fraction of that. It is receiving much less foreign direct investment (FDI) compared to...
In terms of reducibility, noise pollution comes first followed by air, surface and water pollution-- in that order. This means all types of pollution are containable (being mostly man-made and...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her hope that the countrymen will vote for Awami League again. She said the people will vote in favour of AL this time too...
French President Emmanuel Macron committed a rather delicious faux pas on Wednesday that left his Australian audience scratching their heads. Mr Macron has been in the country on a diplomatic...
Electricity supply has significantly increased in the country over the last 6-7 years, but there is no scope for complacency. Though economic growth continues at an appreciable rate of around...
Private finances can not achieve what public finances can, especially in the area of social development and environmental protection. Public finance acts more predictably and plays an important role in...
Police recovered the bodies of a newborn baby and a young girl from Hathajari upazila and Patenga in Chattogram on Wednesday. Officer-in-charge of Hathazari Police Station Belal Uddin said locals...
Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested a driver and helper of a long-route bus along with 29,500 Yaba tablets from Jatrabari of...
Since the first public floatation of World Wide Web (WWW) in August 1991, thanks to Tim Berners-Lee - the inventor, the world has seen many innovative solutions to issues in...
The country received $1.218 billion as remittance from April 1 to 27 this year. In March, the total inward remittance was $1.299 billion. Bangladesh Bank officials said the data on...
The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited Sydney (26-28 April) at the invitation of the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and the organisers of the Global Summit of Women (GSW) to...
The pain of travelling in Dhaka is nothing new for anyone. Apart from regular traffic congestion, there is a constant worry about safety and security for commuters. The loss of...
Net inflow of the foreign direct investment (FDI) in the textile dector crossed $400 million in the past year, according to the latest statistics of the central bank. It showed...
At least 20 people, including three cops, were injured on Tuesday night as some Rohingyas of Tazima Rohingya camp in Ukhia upaizla allegedly attacked local residents over taking drug. Witnesses...
Outstanding of treasury bonds, held by the non-resident investors, declined to Tk 230 million at the end of February this year. The latest statistics of the central bank also showed...
Unilever defended its plan to move its headquarters to the Netherlands at what could be its last London annual general meeting on Wednesday, saying the decision had nothing to do...
Stock of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country stood at $14.55 billion by the end of the past year. A statistics, released by the central bank last month,...
Prof Stephen Hawking's final research paper suggests that our Universe may be one of many similar to our own. The theory resolves a cosmic paradox of the late physicist's own...
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has suspended river transport services on all routes due to bad weather. BIWTA Joint Director MD Saiful Islam on Wednesday said they have...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her announcement of scrapping the quota system in public service was not made out of anger. The Prime Minister said she accepted the demand...
A schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her residence in word no-1 under Amtoli Pourasavha of Barguna on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Mitu, 14, daughter of...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind and lightning flashes is likely to occur at few places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal,...
Six people were killed and three others injured in separate incidents of lightning in Habiganj, Sirajganj, Panchagarh and Chapainawabganj districts on Wednesday. In Habiganj, two farmers -- Azim Uddin, 40,...
Police in an overnight drive arrested five robbers with locally-made weapons when they were allegedly taking preparation for committing robbery in Nabinbag Balurmath under Khilgaon police station in the city...
A 22-storey abandoned office building occupied by hundreds of squatters was engulfed in flames and collapsed in the centre of Sao Paulo early Tuesday, shooting a massive black cloud of...
Four people were killed and four others injured on Wednesday when a goods-laden truck hit a battery-run auto-rickshaw at Maidia on Dhaka-Khulna highway in the district. The deceased were identified...
Customs intelligence on Wednesday seized 15 gold bars weighing 1.5kg and detained a man in this connection at Green Channel area of Hazrat Shahjalal (R) International Airport (HSIA) in the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has dedicated her Global Women’s Leadership Award to the women in Bangladesh and across the world. The Prime Minister made the announcement while addressing a press...
European shares climbed at the opening session on Wednesday, boosted by some strong earnings updates and a rising tech sector after results from Apple exceeded weak expectations. The markets rose...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of the United Kingdom on Wednesday launched the Asia Regional Trade and Connectivity Fund (ARTCF) from which Bangladesh will be benefited. The...
Bangladesh Society for Total Quality Management (BSTQM), in association with Daffodil International University (DIU), will organise an international convention in the capital on Thursday. Around 1000 students and foreign delegates...
India’s Supreme Court has instructed the government to seek foreign help to fix what it described as a worrying change in colour at the Taj Mahal. “Even if you have...
A new ferry service, connecting Patuakhali and Bhola districts, in the Buragouranga River has been inaugurated aiming to mitigate sufferings of people as well as ease communication system. Shipping Minister...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has warned that legal actions will be taken if any trader is found involved in raising prices of commodities by creating artificial crisis ahead of Ramadan....
Euro zone factory growth slowed further last month from record highs at the turn of the year, but expansion remained strong as customers largely shrugged off rising prices, a survey...
Armenian protesters blocked some routes into the capital, Yerevan, and a road to the airport on Wednesday after Nikol Pashinyan, blocked in parliament from becoming prime minister, announced a nationwide...
A truck driver was killed in a head-on collision between two trucks in Agran area of Baraigram upazila on Tuesday night. GM Shamsun Nur, officer-in-charge of Baraigram Police Station, said...
Spending for outbound travel from the country increased by 32 per cent in the first eight months of the current fiscal year (FY18) over the same period of the last...
Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL) earned Tk 563.1 million as net profit after tax and disbursed Tk 4.08 billion in 2017. At the same time, the bank recovered Tk 5.75 billion....
Police have recovered the body of an undefined girl from the bank of Karnaphuli river near Patenga sea beach in Chattogram. The girl found dead early Wednesday appeared to be...
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