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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced on Wednesday that there would be no quota system in government jobs anymore, report agencies. After hearing it protesters announced to halt their movement until...
Now that Bangladesh has met all the criteria for graduating into a developing country all efforts should be made to strengthen the banking sector. The requirements and challenges of many...
The World Bank (WB) would provide $55 million additional funds to expand Bangladesh’s renewable energy in rural areas as the global lender approved the loan on Wednesday. The loan will...
The authorities of Rajshahi University Arts faculty have selected a total of 12 students from different departments of the faculty for 'Dean's Award-2018' for their outstanding results in BA honours...
Mozambique will hold presidential, parliamentary and provincial elections on October 15 next year, the presidency said on Wednesday, setting the date for a vote that will proceed the southern African...
Bangladesh has sought initiative to introduce Uzbek Air flight to Dhaka, facilitate issuance of visa and opening of the Uzbek Mission in Bangladesh. State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar...
Stocks deflated once again on Wednesday, extending the losing streak to the second session, as a section of investors continued to book profit on sectors-wise stocks. Market operators the market fell mainly...
Students of Scholastica School, Dhaka have won a study trip to an Australian University. Students of Scholastica School, Dhaka have been announced as the winners of the "Film Fly Experience...
Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA), a Hong Kong-based, not-for-profit organisation, has received more than 850 entries in English and Chinese for the SOPA 2018 Awards for Editorial Excellence. This...
More than 100 people were killed when an Algerian military plane crashed into a field outside the capital on Wednesday, local media reported. Television footage showed crowds gathering around the...
Leaders of the Bangladesh Chhatra League claim that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will remove quotas from civil service jobs. The statements from BCL President Saifur Rahman Sohag and General Secretary...
Search and rescue operations are continuing after a landslide buried houses on Wednesday morning in Oita Prefecture, south-western Japan, leaving one person dead and five others unaccounted for. Municipal officials...
Bikroy.com, the leading online marketplace in Bangladesh has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the leading real estate firm, Rupayan Housing Estate Ltd to promote its first ever premium mega...
Expressing solidarity with the demonstrators, Dhaka University Vice-chancellor Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman has said the demand of students is logical. The VC came up with the remarks while speaking at a...
Homeopathic physicians at a discussion in Rangpur have said Dr Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann would be remembered ceaselessly for inventing the homeopathy treatment system (HTS) to serve humanity. They viewed...
A delegation of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) headed by its president Mr. Mohammed Salim FCMA called on Mr. C. Q. K. Mustaq Ahmed, Chairman,...
At least six people were killed and several others injured in a car crash on a highway in Myanmar's Yangon region on Tuesday, local media the Standard Time Daily reported...
At least 10 militants including a Taliban group commander were killed and ten others injured as security forces stormed Taliban positions in Nad Ali district of southern Helmand province on...
After a couple of rescheduling, Bangladesh's first commercial satellite Bangabandhu-1 will be flying to space on May 4. The satellite will be launched from Florida’s Cape Canaveral, BTRC Chairman Shahjahan...
A discussion on 'Australia Awards Scholarships' was held at the virtual class room in the academic building of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) in Rangpur on Tuesday afternoon. Begum Rokeya...
Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) has recently organised a day-long views exchange meeting of the bank’s Chief Regional Managers and Branch Managers of Mymensingh division. Md Ali Hossain Prodhania, Managing Director...
Sonatala Branch (Bogura) of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a cash waqf certificate distribution programme and client get together on the branch premises recently. Dr. Md. Zillur Rahman, Chairman, Audit...
Kenya’s economy will grow by 5.5 per cent in 2018, up from the 4.8 per cent growth it had projected for last year, the World Bank (WB) said on Wednesday....
Dhaka Regency Hotel & Resort and MTB signed a deal to reach exclusive understandings to mutually promote special privileges and provide best value offers to the card members at the...
Dhaka University Teachers Association (DUTA) has demanded a specific decision from the government about the quota reform immediately. They made the demand in a statement on Wednesday showing full support...
An Australian woman who faked having terminal cancer before scamming money from friends of her family has been jailed for three months. Hanna Dickenson, 24, accepted A$42,000 (£22,000; $31,000) after...
Rupert Murdoch's film and media giant 21st Century Fox says it is cooperating with the European Commission after officials raided its Fox Network offices in London. EC competition authorities are...
The concluding ceremony of 26th CITF, 2018 will be held Thursday at World Trade Centre in Chittagong. Railways Minister Mazibul Huq will be the chief guest in the event, said...
Shooter Shakil Ahmed brought another silver medal for Bangladesh by placing second in the Men's 50m pistol event at the 21st Commonwealth Games at Belmont Shooting Centre in Gold Coast,...
Advent Pharma, an animal health care drugs manufacturer, will make its share trading debut tomorrow (Thursday) on both bourses under “N” category, officials said. The pharmaceutical company, which raised a...
Japanese stocks edged lower on Wednesday morning in choppy trade after China’s President Xi Jinping helped ease fears over a US-China trade war. The markets fell slightly after witnessing a...
Students and job seekers have again taken to the streets on Wednesday to call for reforms to the quota system for government jobs. Though the protests have been going on...
Bumper production of pumpkin in the sandy-barren char lands has brought smile to 26 poor families of Dakshin Balapara Kutirpar char village under Aditmari upazila in Lalmonirhat to change their...
The board of directors of Prime Bank Limited has recommended 7.0 per cent cash and 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017. The final...
Atlantis Sanya, the first Atlantis resort in China, will fully open to the public on April 28, 2018. The grand opening of this ocean-themed integrated entertainment destination will coincide with...
Asian shares were mixed in a narrow range on Wednesday, after overnight gains following conciliatory comments on trade by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index lost 0.2...
On the occasion of Bengali New Year, American Pizza Franchise Sbarro Bangladesh has announced discount offers on its signature pizza. Under this offer, customers can purchase 1 New York supreme...
Six people have been killed in a Mi-8 helicopter crash in the Russian Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said Wednesday. “The incident occurred at 11:30 local...
Hackers have attacked several government websites, including those of the prime minister's office, the home ministry and the president's office, purportedly in support of the reforms in the government job...
Seven Myanmar soldiers have been sentenced to “10 years in prison with hard labour in a remote area” for participating in a massacre of 10 Rohingya Muslim men in a...
A number of inmates at a jail in the northern Brazilian city of Belem have died during an attempted mass breakout. They were aided by an armed group outside the...
A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and police on Hemayetpur-Amtoil road in Gangni upazila early Wednesday. The identity of the deceased could not be...
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early trading Wednesday as investors are taking position on sector-wise stocks. Following the previous day’s marginal...
Bangladesh economy is likely to grow by 7.0 per cent in the current fiscal year, according to the latest projection of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Manila-based international lender...
The board of directors of IFIC Bank Limited has recommended 12 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017, said an official disclosure on Wednesday. The...
Asian stocks rose modestly on Wednesday, paring earlier gains as optimism that trade ties between Washington and Beijing were on the mend gave way to questions about the next phase...
A Cox's Bazar court has awarded two Rohingya youths 10 year jail terms on charges of smuggling Yaba into the district from Myanmar in 2015. The court also fined the...
A Kenyan official says a bus has plunged into the Siyapei River, causing the deaths of 17 passengers and seriously wounding four people. Narok County Commissioner George Natembeya said Tuesday...
Two motorcyclists were killed when a bus hit a motorbike on Dhaka-Aricha highway at Manora in Manikganj sadar upazila on Wednesday. The deceased have been identified as Abdul Quader, 30...
The metro rail company has finally started the process of recruiting its workforce, paving the way to hire dedicated personnel for implementing, managing and operating the city's first mass transit...
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