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Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte apologised to Myanmar counterpart Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday for saying genocide was taking place in her country, saying his remark was a satirical barb...
The story is simple and sweet: an aging and lonely Chinese mother, suffering from empty nest syndrome, receives an unexpected second chance at motherhood when her homemade dumpling comes to...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at one...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of former general secretary of Narsingdi Awami League and valiant Freedom Fighter Mahbubur Rahman Bhuiyan. In...
A top American military leader has identified China as ‘one of the central challenges’ to the country’s national security, and told US lawmakers that the Pentagon has developed a global...
Australian authorities have called off a search for a Brisbane woman who fell overboard from a cruise ship in the Coral Sea. The 47-year-old fell from the Pacific Dawn about...
Acting auditions should no longer take place in hotel rooms or homes, the leading US actors' union has said. Sag-Aftra, which organises the Screen Actors Guild Awards, has called for...
The State Council, China's cabinet, on Thursday expanded the role of Internet Plus in medical care. Hospitals on second and third levels, the bigger hospitals in China, should provide online...
The Central Reserve Bank of Peru (CRBP), the central bank of the South American country, held the benchmark interest rate at 2.75 percent as expected on Thursday, reports Reuters. A...
Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 70 serving army officers over alleged links to the US-based preacher accused of orchestrating an attempted coup in 2016, Reuters reported on Friday citing...
Nearly 10,000 Chinese patients have received deep brain stimulation surgery since the first China-made brain pacemaker was implanted in a patient's brain in November 2009. "Deep brain stimulation surgery has...
A mother was arrested for allegedly killing her nine-year-old son by setting him on fire in Araihazar Upazila in Narayanganj on Friday morning. The arrestee is Shefali Begum, a resident...
European shares were mostly flat at the opening on Friday, holding near one-month highs at the end of a week laden with geopolitical worries, while results disappointments drove some sharp...
In the not too distant future, surveillance cameras sitting atop over 100,000 lampposts in Singapore could help authorities pick out and recognise faces in crowds across the island-state. The plan...
Pakistan’s Supreme Court disqualified deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif from holding office for life on Friday, television news channels reported. Sharif, 67, resigned in July after the Supreme Court disqualified...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a young man along with 7300 pieces of Yaba tablets from Shibnagar village in Akhaura upazila on Thursday. The arrestee is Selim Mia,...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants to expand the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams - which may mean matches being played in other Gulf states. Football's world governing...
China's leader Xi Jinping has attended a massive naval display in the disputed South China Sea. Speaking from an undisclosed location, Mr Xi said the need for a strong navy...
New Zealand has said it will ban new permits for offshore oil exploration as it attempts to move towards a low-carbon future. The announcement has been lauded by climate groups...
US President Donald Trump has greeted Bengalis across the world on the occasion of Pohela Boishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year. The Trump administration greeted the Bengalis in...
The German government should not rule out requiring retrofits of heavily-polluting diesel cars, centre-left Environment Minister Svenja Schulze said, underscoring differences among the parties in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s governing coalition....
India’s retail inflation eased to a five-month low in March, but remained above the Reserve Bank of India’s medium-term target, supporting views that monetary policy is likely to remain unchanged...
Two pilots of a Russian military helicopter were killed in a copter crash in Baltic Sea on Thursday, just few hours after a transport helicopter crashed in Far East Russia...
Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) has organised a Knowledge Sharing Session (KSS) with Dun & Bradstreet at its training institute in the capital. Mr. Abu Naser Chowdhury, deputy managing director...
A bomb killed up to five spectators at a football match in southern Somalia, police and a lawmaker said on Friday, the first time an explosion has targeted a stadium....
The Chattagram Metropolitan Police (CMP) has devised three level security measures to avoid any untoward incident in the upcoming Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bengali new year. ...
A court in Netrokona on Thursday sentenced a man to death and two others to life term imprisonment for killing a man in 2013. The condemned convict is Alim Uddin,...
The litchi growers of Dinajpur district are expecting bumper yield this season following excellent blooming in the litchi trees amid favourable weather condition. The farmers of the northern district of...
A woman was killed when a trolley hit her at Betgram in Sadar upazila on Friday morning. Manirul Islam, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said a sand-laden trolley knocked down...
The head of the Swedish Academy - the prestigious body that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature - has stepped down in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal. The...
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has lifted its expulsion order on its Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall unit president Iffat Jahan Esha. The decision was taken in an emergency meeting after what...
Asia stocks pared early gains on Friday as caution crept in ahead of the US earnings season and as investors weighed the possible impact on global growth from a tariff...
US stocks rose on Thursday as investors anticipated a strong earnings season and as US President Donald Trump's suggestion that a military strike on Syria may not be imminent ratcheted...
The government is set to prepare draft rules of Jute Act 2017 incorporating some provisions, including providing licence for charcoal export, officials said. Under the move, the ministry of textiles...
A suspected robber was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Mandertek under Manohardi upazila in Narsingdi in the early hours of Friday. The deceased could not be identified yet. Fakhruddin...
The insurance regulator has come out against the idea of allowing any new insurance company in the country considering the present 'saturation and chaotic state' of the insurance sector, officials...
The share price of Popular Life Insurance Company is soaring without any price sensitive information (PSI) as the stock price surged further by 9.39 per cent Thursday. In the last...
Microcredit has failed to play any effective role in alleviating poverty from the society, said Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday. But there is no denial of the fact that...
Advent Pharma made a flying trading debut Thursday, as its share prices jumped four-fold, mainly due to investors' irrational hype over the new issue. The animal healthcare drugs manufacturer's share...
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is set to receive US$ 600 million loan soon from International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) to import fuel oils for the calendar year 2018, officials...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has included the asset, lying with International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the form of its currency-SDR (special drawing rights), in the country's foreign exchange reserve calculation. The...
The 'Japanese Investors B2B Partnerships 2018' concluded in Japan this week, aiming to facilitate greater private investment between Japanese and Bangladesh companies, according to a message sent to the FE...
As the people get ready for the celebrations of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year, tomorrow (Saturday), prices of Hilsa and meat shot up further. Prices of...
In an attempt to strengthen its presence in Bangladesh, global beverage giant Coca-Cola plans to invest US$ 50 million more in the country over the next three years. It will...
Prime Bank South Zone took an overall 245 runs lead with seven wickets in hand against Islami Bank East Zone on the 3rd day of the four-day 4th round match...
SYLHET, Apr 12: A good yield of mustard has been achieved in different areas of Sylhet division this year. Harvest of the crop has already completed while the total area...
All attention is now focused on the government's savings tools that are being sold and managed by the National Savings Directorate (NSD). The savings instruments are of objects of great...
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights under the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reviewed the report of Bangladesh on the implementation of the...
Prime Minister Shaikh Hasina's announcement in parliament on Wednesday on abolition of the quota system for recruitment in public service comes as a great relief to all. Students have been...
It is heartening to see in this world of antipathy of one nation against another that the 11th meeting of the Joint Group on Economic Relations, Trade, Science and Technology...
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