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A Buddhist monk was hacked to death by another monk at a monastery in Bakichhara Tungkhapara of Sadar upazila on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Mongthui Sang alias Nainda...
A European court has ruled that Lionel Messi, the world's top earning footballer, can trademark his own name. The Barcelona and Argentina striker fought a seven-year fight to be able...
The European Union (EU) at a meeting in the city on Thursday hoped that the government of Bangladesh will ensure conditions for credible, transparent and inclusive elections. At the meeting,...
The US and European space agencies are edging towards a joint mission to bring back rock and soil samples from Mars. Nasa and Esa have signed a letter of intent...
No Bangladeshi nationals were killed this year along Indo-Bangla border till to date as BSF started maintaining non-lethal strategy. Director General (DG) of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) KK Sharma...
The government has elevated three acting secretaries to the rank of secretaries. The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification in this regard on Thursday, reports UNB. The newly promoted secretaries...
The world's leading budget airline Air Asia will operate flights from Sylhet to Malaysia soon. In this regard, Air Asia's Passenger Sales Agent (PSA) was launched in Sylhet recently. Executive...
A study on Bangladesh’s banking sector says the country’s short-term foreign loans for industrialisation are not very efficient compared to that of long-term borrowings. The Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management...
The Football Association on Thursday has received an offer, thought to be worth £800 million, to sell Wembley Stadium. Shahid Khan, the owner of Fulham and NFL team Jacksonville Jaguars,...
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he may have failed in efforts to persuade Donald Trump to stick to an international nuclear deal with Iran. "My view is... that he...
The government has taken an initiative to set up 4,500 more community clinics across the country soon to reach healthcare services to the doorsteps of all people. Health and Family...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained four Indian nationals from Chargaon border area in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj on Thursday morning. The detainees are Arjit Hajong, 60, his wife...
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman is no longer a Bangladeshi citizen. "As long as Tarique had passport in his hand, he was a...
The Election Commission has categorically said it will not deploy the army in the upcoming city corporation elections in Gazipur and Khulna. Police and the Rapid Action Battalion backed by...
Chinese digital payment giant 'Alipay' Thursday officially started their operation in Bangladesh to utilise the country’s growing financial market. To that end, Ant Financial, mother company of Alipay, signed an...
BNP on Thursday alleged that a 19-member Awami League delegation went to India as part of the party's 'desperate move' to hold another 'lopsided' general election in the country with...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a visit that some experts believe could reset a complicated relationship that faced several tests last year,...
About 17.5 million people are currently getting primary healthcare services from 1,947 Community Clinics (CCs) in Rajshahi Division, according to a senior official. Reading out a keynote paper at a...
The board of directors of Social Islami Bank has recommended 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017, said an official disclosure on Thursday. The...
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has recommended to form a single authority for establishing good governance in the country’s readymade garment sector. “In the absence of a single authority, garment manufacturers...
The Armenian parliament will elect the country’s new prime minister on May 1, according to a statement posted on the parliament’s website on Thursday. Armenia, which has been gripped by...
The manufacturing output of Singapore grew 5.9 per cent year on year in March, compared to a revised 6.7 per cent increase in February, the economic development board of the...
Israel would retaliate if there was an Iranian attack on Tel Aviv by striking Tehran, Israel’s defence minister said in remarks published on Thursday, as the arch-foes faced off over...
Ministers from more than 70 countries are discussing ways to combat financing for the Islamic State group and Al-Qaida at an international conference in Paris. The initiative was launched by...
Daraz Bangladesh, leading e-commerce site of the country, has recently launched five kinds of E-bikes in their ‘Sports and Travel’ category which will help to reduce pollution. The online shop...
Cambodia has agreed to expand bilateral trade with Bangladesh as representatives from both countries met about it in Phnom Penh, the capital of the Southeast Asian country. Bangladesh commerce minister...
For the third year running KU Leuven tops Reuters ranking of Europe’s most innovative universities, a list that identifies and ranks the educational institutions doing the most to advance science,...
Tesla Inc said on Thursday Jim Keller, the head of its low-voltage hardware, Autopilot software and infotainment, is leaving the automaker to focus on microprocessor engineering with another company. Pete...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Dhaka for Sydney on Thursday afternoon on a three-day official visit to Australia at the invitation of her Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull. During her...
Singer Bangladesh Limited has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Noakhali Rural Development Society (NRDS). Under the agreement, members of NDRS will enjoy easy instalment facilities while purchasing...
With only 18 days left, campaign for the upcoming election of Khulna City Corporation (KCC), scheduled to be held on May 15, has gained momentum. After getting election symbol, all...
The head of the country’s Department of Immigration and Passports (DIP) has said there is no connection between citizenship and passport surrendering. DIP director general Maj Gen Md Masud Rezwan...
The man who sustained burn injuries of which his child and wife already died has met the same fate. Thirty-five-year-old Manik, who was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH)...
US Grand Prix organisers have enlisted Bruno Mars and Britney Spears to boost the crowds with concerts before and after this year’s Formula One race taking place in Austin, Texas....
Three people, including a pregnant woman, were killed in a road crash at Paglapir in Sadar upazila on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Moni Begum, 25, Moni's aunt Asia...
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has rejected opposition calls for him to resign as part of efforts to end a civil war, accusing anti-government groups of making ‘unreasonable demands’ in...
The van that killed 10 in Toronto on Monday plowed through the heart of a vibrant Korean community in Canada’s largest city, barrelling past a cluster of Korean restaurants, a...
Skipping breakfast is more likely to gain weight and have larger waists, according to a US study published online recently. The study, led by Kevin Smith from Mayo Clinic in...
The board of directors of three more listed banks –Islami Bank Bangladesh, Exim Bank, and Shahjalal Islami Bank –have recommended dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017. Of...
A court in Satkhira on Wednesday sentenced a student of Dhaka University (DU) to life term imprisonment for killing his wife, also a DU student from Khanpur village in Sadar...
The board of directors of Paramount Insurance Company has recommended 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017, said an official disclosure on Thursday. The...
Midland Bank Limited (MDB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a five star Chain hotel, The Westin Dhaka located at Gulshan in the capital. Under the agreement, MDB Visa...
The board of directors of three more insurance companies—Pioneer Insurance, Eastern Insurance and Rupali Insurance Company –have recommended dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017. Pioneer Insurance: The...
The board of directors of Marico Bangladesh has recommended 100 per cent final cash dividend (total 600 per cent cash dividend for the financial year 2017-2018 inclusive 500 per cent...
The board of directors of Federal Insurance Company Limited has recommended 5.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017, said an official disclosure on Thursday....
Two siblings drowned in a pond at Shaestaganj Poura hospital road area in Habiganj on Wednesday evening. The victims were identified as Sourav Miah, 15, son of Zahir Miah and...
The board of directors of Bangladesh General Insurance Company (BGIC) has recommended 10 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017, said an official disclosure on...
Police, in regular drives arrested 32 people including 12 wanted accused and two drug traders from different areas of the district in last 12-hour ending at 9 am this morning....
Stocks nudged higher at the early hour of trading Thursday as some investors are active on sector-wise stocks amid ongoing quarterly earnings declaration. Following the previous day’s positive close, the...
A Turkish court has sentenced 13 journalists to prison on terrorism charges, in a case that has sparked global outrage over press freedom. The journalists were employees of the opposition...
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