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The German automotive industry must invest heavily in electric car technology and develop battery production facilities in Europe to keep up with global competitors, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said in...
Dhaka is keen to establish direct trade links with Tunisia to explore more markets for its readymade garments (RMG) in the North African country. The issue has been raised during...
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he convinced US President Donald Trump not to withdraw troops from Syria and instead commit "for the long term". Earlier this month, Mr Trump...
Former FBI director James Comey has said Donald Trump is a man "morally unfit to be president", who treats women like "pieces of meat". Mr Comey was giving his first...
Asian share markets were mixed and oil prices fell on Monday as relief from US-led strikes on Syria looked unlikely to escalate was tempered by concerns at Russia’s potential reaction...
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has called upon the government to reduce import duty on essential commodities and to ensure speedy customs clearance in the ports to keep...
The country's overall trade deficit widened further in the first eight months of the current fiscal year (FY) 2017-18 mainly due to higher import payments against lower export receipts, officials...
Prime Bank Limited (PBL) has planned to double its financing in retail as well as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) sectors for minimising risks and diversifying portfolios by 2021. Under...
South Korea's March crude oil imports from Iran dropped 39.3 per cent from a year earlier on slowing demand for Iranian oil, the country's customs data showed on Sunday, reports...
MAGURA, Apr 15: Nor'wester panic is yet to be over from Magura villagers. They still get panicked as they recently have strong nor'westers on March 30 and April 11. The...
RANGPUR, Apr 15: Tajhat Zamindar Bari in Tajhat area, 3.0 km off Rangpur city known as a majestic palace and one of the most remarkable historical palaces in the country. ...
China likely carried most of its strong economic momentum from last year into the first quarter of 2018, with government crackdowns on financial risks and industrial pollution dragging less on...
Fernando Torres scored his 100th LaLiga goal for Atletico Madrid in his side's 3-0 home win over struggling Levante on Sunday. With the win Atlet secured Champions League football for...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith left Dhaka for USA on Sunday to attend the Springs Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group in Washington DC. An Emirates...
An administrative drive to evict residents from illegally fabricated houses at a foothill in Chattogram was foiled by people of small means living there as tenants. The district administration is...
A team of specialists at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has been providing free treatment to the Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) patients. "We have formed a medical board comprising cardiologist,...
President Donald Trump since January this year has announced a series of tariffs, starting with solar panels and washing machines and gradually escalating tariff measures to incorporate now aluminium and...
New Indian Foreign Secretary (FS) Bijay Keshav Gokhale completed a two-day official visit to Dhaka from April 8-9. He held official meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart Shahidul Huq during the...
Over or surplus stock of inventory is a common phenomenon in our country. But very few of us know the reasons behind it. Jay Forrester named the reason 'bullwhip effect'....
Our Prime Minister has recently said that there has been virtually no progress in repatriation of the Rohingyas although Bangladesh has been making various efforts. A deal has been signed...
That the supply of quality stocks in the country's stock market has been highly inadequate against the demand for the same is a fact known to all concerned. Policymakers and...
That most of mankind's worst nightmares come from defying the order of Nature isn't new. Bards and writers have commiserated not just the distance we create between ourselves and Nature...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) observed 'Halkhata' on Sunday to build friendly relations with taxpayers and encourage them to pay tax properly, reports BSS. State minister for public administration...
A prominent US lawyer has died after setting himself on fire in a New York park in a protest against climate change. The remains of David Buckel, 60, were found...
Starbucks Chief Executive Kevin Johnson apologised late on Saturday for the arrests of two black men at a Philadelphia coffee shop last week, which sparked accusations of racial profiling. Promising...
Partner Communications, Israel’s second-largest mobile phone operator, said on Sunday it signed a collaboration agreement with Amazon Prime Video for its TV service. Partner TV customers now have access to...
The young generation's addiction to social media is gradually taking an alarming turn, said Prime Minister's ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Sunday. "Seeing their addiction to the internet,...
Trading of the fixed income government securities in the secondary market dropped sharply in the third quarter of the current fiscal year. Statistics available with the central bank showed that...
A surprise handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga has stirred up Kenyan politics as the long-time rivals set their sights on the 2022 elections. Less than...
The train service of Dhaka with other parts of the country has resumed five hours after it was halted due to a train accident in Tongi. Four passengers were killed...
Construction sector of the country is set to post double digit growth in the current fiscal year, FY18. Provisional estimation of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) showed that the...
Stressing the need for popularising technical education, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said attaining sustainable development goals (SDGs) is not possible without technology-based education. The minister made the observation while...
The Election Commission has planned to use information technology in the 11th national election to collect polls results from every polling centre. To collect the election results online from every...
Contributions of exports and remittances to the economy, the two traditional growth drivers of Bangladesh, have weakened in recent years. Making the observation, Asian Development Bank (ADB) stressed on the...
India’s key northeastern state Tripura has requested the country’s central government to remove non-tariff trade restrictions on export of commodities through its land custom stations (LCSs) to Bangladesh. The hilly...
The University of Development Alternative (UODA) welcomed the Bangla New Year 1425 with due festivities and enthusiasm on Saturday. A colourful procession, titled Bangla Shobhajatra, was brought out by the...
Country’s merchandise trade gap with the rest of the world crossed $11 billion level in the first eight months of the current fiscal year (FY18). Statistics, released by the central...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) grilled Farmers Bank's former Audit Committee chairman Mahabubul Haque Chisty and three others in a case filed over money embezzlement and irregularities in loan disbursement. ACC...
Two workers were killed as a crane collapsed on them at a multi-storied under-construction building in Shah Makhdum of Rajshahi on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Mustazfiul Islam, 22,...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on Sunday afternoon on a nine-day official visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the Prime Minister...
Two schoolboys riding a motorcycle have been killed in a train accident at a level crossing in Kushtia’s Mirpur Upazila. The accident occurred at the Poradaha Railway Junction level crossing...
At least four people died in a road accident in Porsha upazila of Naogaon district on Sunday. Three others were also injured in the accident that occurred as a bus...
A commuter train derailed in Tongi area on Sunday, leaving four passengers dead and cutting off Dhaka's rail communications with some areas of the country. Sub-Inspector of Joydepur Railway police...
How do you like your coffee in the morning? From an Italian espresso to the Vietnamese ca phe trung, made with egg yolks and condensed milk, a lot depends on...
Volkswagen’s new Chief Executive Herbert Diess will likely take the helm of luxury division Audi’s supervisory board next month, sources at VW group said. Diess, who has been head of...
A cargo carrying 775 metric tonnes of coal capsized in the Pashur River in Mongla upazila near Sundarbans on Saturday night. Commander Oli Ullah, harbour master of Mongla Port, said...
NCC Bank has recently donated Taka 50million to Prime Minister’s Relief & Welfare Fund. As part of the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility, Chairman Md Nurun Newaz Salim handed over the...
Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) arranged a Knowledge Sharing Session (KSS) with Dun & Bradstreet at SIBL Training Institute of the bank recently, said a statement. Deputy Managing Director of...
Eastern Bank Ltd opened the 85th branch of the Bank at Mouchak of Gazipur, near Dhaka recently. EBL Director Meah Mohammed Abdur Rahim, Managing Director and CEO Ali Reza Iftekhar,...
On the eve of Bangla New Year 1425, Facebook has released the first Bangladeshi cartoonists' special stickers made of a character 'Drogo', a little creature. The cartoonist twin - Manik...
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