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Michelle Pfeiffer is joining Angelina Jolie in Disney's Maleficent sequel. Pfeiffer, who will play a queen in the film, joins fellow franchise newcomer Ed Skrein, known for his work in...
Donald Trump has again criticised the new home of the US embassy in London, describing the south London location as ‘lousy’ and ‘horrible’. He spoke at a rally three months...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Sydney for home wrapping up her three-day official visit to Australia to join the Global Summit of Women. In the summit, the prime minister...
Rafael Nadal will face Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas in today's Barcelona Open final after claiming his 400th career clay-court victory. The Spaniard defeated world number 10 David Goffin of Belgium...
Saudi Aramco, the world’s top oil company, has appointed five new members to its board including a woman executive, the state run company said on Sunday. Saudi Arabian Minister of...
Tens of thousands of Nicaraguan protesters joined a march for ‘Peace and Justice’, called by the Catholic Church, following a wave of deadly protests against social security reforms. Cardinal Leopoldo...
Bangladesh Bank has asked all the banks and other financial institutions of the country to send reports about all the default loans. As per a new circular issued on Thursday,...
A 40-member delegation of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is visiting the Konarpara Rohingya refugee camp in Naikhongchari of Bandarban to see their plight first-hand. The delegation, which includes 15...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pledged to close the country’s nuclear test site in May in full view of the outside world, Seoul officials said on Sunday, as US...
Two accused of a drug case managed to escape from police custody while being shifted to Sirajganj jail from Shahjadpur Judicial Magistrate court on Saturday evening. The escaped accused are:...
The earnings of most of the mutual funds declined significantly in January-March quarter of 2018 than that of the same period of previous year mainly due to 'correction' in the...
BSEC Chairman Professor M. Khairul Hossain on Saturday advised the merchant bankers to remain cautious in dealing with IPOs (initial public offerings) so that companies producing balance sheets with 'window...
An Egyptian court has sentenced 13 policemen to between three and five years in prison for taking part in a 2015 strike demanding higher pay and better working conditions. Eleven...
A case has been filed accusing nine people over the capsize of a coal-laden cargo vessel in the Pashur River in Mongla upazila near the Sundarbans. But police have been...
The workers of eight state-owned jute mills in Khulna division have enforced a half day strike to press home their 11-point demands. The strike began around 9:00am on Sunday and...
Serie A leaders Juventus scored twice in the last five minutes to win 3-2 at Inter Milan who had earlier come from behind to lead despite playing with ten men...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government is making a 20-year plan to make Bangladesh a developed nation by 2041. Addressing a gathering of expatriates in Australia’s Sydney on...
Rosina Akter, who lost a leg in a bus accident in Dhaka’s Banani recently, has succumbed to her injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The medical staff declared Rosina dead...
Pakistani prison authorities have moved the jailed doctor believed to have helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden, his attorney said on Saturday, speculating it could be a prelude...
At least three people were killed and one injured in a head-on a collision between two motorcycles on Dinajpur-Gobindaganj highway at Jaliapara in Sadar upazila on Saturday afternoon. The deceased...
Police have arrested four citizens of Nigeria from Mila Tila area in Jaintiapur upazila for intruding into Bangladesh illegally. The arrestees have been identified as Ovi Chisom Enest, 35, Ashachi...
A man accused in over a dozen cases has been killed in an alleged shootout with police in Abaderhat area of Sadar upazila in Satkhira early Sunday. The deceased was...
Suspected jihadists killed 40 Tuaregs, mostly young men, in two attacks in northern Mali’s Menaka region, which the local governor said seemed calculated to spark an ethnic conflict between Tuareg...
Bangladesh is going to resume negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) with China to boost trade with the world's second-largest economy, officials said. As part of the process, a...
The importers of raw materials for readymade garment units are facing trouble releasing their goods imported on the free-of-cost (FOC) basis due to alleged dilly-dallying tactics of officials concerned at...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has instructed its field-level offices to ensure collection of 15 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on advertisements in the digital social media. Companies...
Country's insurance companies, especially life insurers, are facing a huge capital shortfall due to a drop in the rate of interest on their invested fund, officials said. "Currently, the life...
The nation appears to be headed for a great void in its creative domain. Deaths in quick succession in the last one and half decades make many feel puzzled. A...
There is a mushroom growth of diagnostic centres and private clinics all over the country in recent times. Most of the roads, lanes and bi-lanes of the cities are witnessing...
Universal health coverage (UHC) proves to be a mirage not just in developing countries like Bangladesh but also in the developed countries in the West. On this count, the participation...
A total of 1,431 non-cadre aspirants of 36th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) on Saturday asked the concerned authorities to complete the 100 per cent appointment of their batch before publishing...
MAGURA, Apr 28: Disabled Fahimul Karim is now turning the fortune wheel of his family with outsourcing work. Fahimul is the son of Rezaul Karim in village Sitarampur under Magura...
GOPALGANJ, Apr 28: Farmers of Boiltali union under Gopalganj Sadar are expecting a bumper production of 'Dhaka-1' peanut variety this season.Santosh Biswas, sub-assistant agriculture officer of Boiltali Union, Block-4, said...
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and Commonwealth Summit 2018 took place in London and Windsor from April 16-20. At present it contains 53 member Countries, but it can...
There's a refreshing youthfulness in Mr. Emmanuel Macron. As refreshing is that the accompanying brashness is visible in its absence. The French leader has reacted in a unique way to...
Two factions of the Tabligh Jamaat have clashed over an old conflict at Dhaka’s Kakrail Mosque, the group’s Bangladesh headquarters. The conflict resurfaced on Saturday morning between them as they...
Nearly 10 years ago, we used to pay mostly in cash. At that time we could not predict that we would be able to pay in 2018 by mobile phone...
The private sector has been historically playing an important role in economic development of Bangladesh. Almost all the past medium-term development plans have relied on private financing for their implementation....
Some unidentified muggers hacked an expatriate Bangladeshi to death and injured two others in Italy's Milan on Friday. The deceased was identified as Shamsul Haque Swapan, 33, son of Abdus...
With economic conditions returning more or less to normal around the world after a decade of financial crises, nationalist populism is now seen as the biggest threat to global recovery....
Bangladesh's ride-hailing firm Pathao has closed a pre-Series B financing from a number of investors including Go-Jek, at a valuation of over $100 million, according to a company statement published...
Stoke City are still "in the fight" to avoid Premier League relegation after their hard-fought draw against Champions League semi-finalists Liverpool, says manager Paul Lambert. The Potters are three points...
A delegation of United Nations Security Council has arrived in Bangladesh to see the plight of the Rohingyas from Myanmar now living in makeshift camps in Cox's Bazar. The 15-member...
Thousands of people have fled renewed fighting between the army and ethnic Kachin rebels in Myanmar's northernmost state. Some 4,000 people have been driven from their homes since early April,...
The retail price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will be fixed shortly in consultation with all its stakeholders. State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid said this while addressing...
Speaker of the parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury Saturday emphasised on enhancing women engagement in agriculture for sustainable progress of the country. "It would be easier to attain sustainable development...
Samsung Electronics has earned a record-high profit in the first quarter (January-March) due to robust demand for its mainstay memory chips. In its latest earnings statement, the South Korean tech...
A Pakistani human rights group that has accused the military of widespread abuses as it battles Islamist militants in Pakistan’s rugged border region with neighbouring Afghanistan has emerged as a...
Police recovered the body of a college student from a field near his house at Tentulia under Kaliganj upazila in Lalmonirhat on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Abu Hasan,...
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Md Siddiqur Rahman has said seven out of world's top ten green factories are situated in Bangladesh. The BGMEA leader made the...
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