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The absence of democracy as it is generally understood to be, isn't necessarily bad. Surviving a breakdown of a big cluster, Russia has emerged and survived as a major power,...
One must give credit to US President Donald J. Trump for getting to do what no previous White House resident could (or would) do: sit down with North Korea's Kim...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday arrested the Chief Engineer of the Department of Shipping Dr SM Nazmul Haque red-handed while taking bribe. Nazmul demanded Tk 1.5 million from a...
The view was stunning; and carried elements of shock. Many felt nonplussed. The recent newspaper photograph of a group of college students frolicking during a bus ride, seated precariously on...
Uber, the world's largest on-demand ride-sharing company, on Thursday announced the launch of its services in Chattogram. With the launch of three products - UberX, HIRE and MOTO, Uber expanded...
Police recovered the body of a fish trader from a fish enclosure at Raripukur village in Sharsha upazila early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Kader Ali, 42. Victim's family...
The government is unlikely to take any new initiative in the upcoming budget as it is election year, said Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday. “It is not possible to...
The High Court has ordered authorities concerned to collect tax from the revenues earned by international online platforms through Bangladeshi advertisements. The court mentioned search engines Google and Yahoo, global...
A book on Bangladesh’s rural economy and the evolution of the social context was launched on Thursday. The book titled ‘Socio-Economics of Bangladesh through the Decades’ is written by Palli...
A baby has been born in China to a surrogate mother four years after his parents died in a car crash, Chinese media reported. The couple, who died in 2013,...
The Parliament has passed a bill to form Rangpur Metropolitan Police aiming to ensure public security in the city area. The bill also aims to improve the law and order...
Fears of a military confrontation between Russia and the West ran high on Thursday but US President Donald Trump cast doubt over the timing of his threatened strike on Syria...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia believes the attackers who vandalised the residence of the Dhaka University vice chancellor’s residence during the quota reform protests were professionals. The police official...
The High Court has banned the use of the so-called ‘two-finger test’ and ‘bio-manual test’ conducted for the rape victims to prove the rape. The HC said there is no...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday told Parliament that the amount of non-performance loan of different state-owned banks is some Tk 550 billion against individuals and organisations. "As per the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all to be economical in using electricity as power production needs huge money. The Prime Minister said consumers are getting electricity at a very...
Country’s apex trade body has urged the government to cut the corporate tax rates by 2.50 percentage points in the upcoming national budget for the fiscal year 2018-19. The apex...
German, French, Polish, English, Dutch, Chinese, Bangladeshi, Thai, African… you might be tempted to think that these are the various languages of the world. However, you’d be surprised to know...
A gazette on quota in government service will be issued after receiving Prime Minister's instruction in this regard. Public Administration Ministry's Senior Secretary Mozammel Haque Khan came up with the...
The public hearing becomes an effective tool to ensure transparency and accountability in the public offices as the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) disposed of 1,030 complaints, out of 1,218, through...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday welcomed more South Korean investment as it helped achieve the main aim of the government in building a developed Bangladesh. The Prime Minister said...
The UK has conducted a "major offensive cyber-campaign" against the Islamic State group, the director of the intelligence agency GCHQ has revealed. The operation hindered the group's ability to co-ordinate...
BNP has alleged that there is a trick in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's announcement for quota abolition in public service as she did it out of her anger. "The Prime...
Detective Branch (DB) police arrested two men with counterfeit notes worth Tk 3 million from Chattogram in the early hours of Thursday. Additional Police Commissioner (Port) of Chittagong Metropolitan Police...
Former Catalan education minister Clara Ponsati was greeted by about 100 flag-waving supporters when she arrived in a Scottish court on Thursday to fight extradition to Spain where she is...
The Bank of Korea (BOK), the central bank of South Korea, has forecasted 3.0 per cent economic growth for the country. The BOK on Thursday forecasted that the country's gross...
A court in Chuadanga on Thursday sentenced five people, including three siblings, to life term imprisonment for killing a farmer in Damurhuda upazila in 2014. The lifers are Joynur, 45,...
The Nepalese investigation commission has released its primary report on US-Bangla Airlines deadly plane crash quoting that there was no corresponding replies or acknowledgements between pilot and ATC (Air Traffic...
At least twelve people were killed in western Indian state of Rajasthan which was lashed by heavy rains and strong winds Wednesday night, officials said on Thursday. "While seven people...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday opened Bheramara 410-MW Combined Cycle Power Plant and cent per cent electrification in 15 upazilas renewing her call to the people to be economical...
China and India are allowing a massive under-invoicing of their exports in Bangladesh, violating the rules of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), according to an East Asia Forum article. By...
Gulf markets mostly dropped at the opening on Thursday as fears of an imminent strike on Syria unsettled bourses globally, but Saudi Arabian stocks stabilised after their sell-off late on...
Stocks witnessed yet another downbeat session Thursday, extending the losing streak for third straight session, as risk-averse investors booked profit on sector-wise stocks. Analysts said the market slipped into the...
A minaret and dome at the royal gate of Taj Mahal were blown away in a strong storm at Agra, India on Wednesday evening. The 12-feet pillar at the entry...
Walmart Inc is likely to reach a deal to buy a majority stake in Indian e-commerce player Flipkart by the end of June in what could be the US retail...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will apprise the heads of the governments of the Commonwealth countries of the latest scenario of the ongoing Rohingya crisis at the upcoming Commonwealth summit. The...
The UN says protesters who placed corpses in front of their headquarters in the Central African Republic (CAR) were using the bodies for ‘propaganda’. “Some people are using dead bodies......
Rangs Properties Limited (RPL), a real estate company in the country, has organised a “Partners’ Gala Night” for its prominent suppliers in the capital city. The company hold the gala...
Physical and mental exercise has been found to be beneficial for our brains, but scientists have now found it could also improve the learning ability of our children. In a...
The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) will organise an evening of ‘Nazrulgeeti’ on Saturday at 6:30pm at Kobi Sufia Kamal Auditorium in Bangladesh National Museum in city’s Shahbagh area. Renowned...
Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned in Britain last month along with her father, a former Russian spy, has said she did not wish to take up the offer of assistance...
China’s commerce ministry said on Thursday trade negotiations with the United States would be impossible as Washington’s attempts at dialogue were not sincere, and vowed to retaliate should US President...
Cristiano Ronaldo's injury-time penalty put holders Real Madrid through to the Champions League semi-finals after holding off a stunning Juventus comeback. Ronaldo's coolly taken 97th-minute penalty in Wednesday's clash came...
A goalless draw against Sevilla was enough to send Bayern Munich into the Champions League last four with a 2-1 aggregate victory to keep their hopes of a treble-winning season...
The dollar edged up against the yen on Thursday, but its gains were thin as concerns over possible Western military action against Syria lent support to the safe-haven Japanese currency....
Fatema Amin, mother of BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, died at a Dhaka hospital on Thursday noon. She was 92. Fatema who had long been suffering from various...
A 'Jubilee Concert' was held in Dhaka recently featuring two of India's most respected and globally renowned artists and composers - Salim and Sulaiman Merchant. The concert was part of...
Boisabi Utsab, the biggest traditional festival of tribal people, began in Rangamati amid great enthusiasm early Thursday. Prokriti Ranjan Khisha, president of Adibashi Forum, inaugurated the festival through floating flowers...
A book titled ‘Socio-Economics of Bangladesh through the Decades’, written by Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) Chairman and also an eminent economist Dr Kazi Khaliquzzaman, is set to be launched...
A court in Rajshahi on Wednesday sentenced two persons to life imprisonment for possessing heroin. The convicts were identified as Mohir Uddin, 37, son of Shamsuddin of Sorlapara village of...
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