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Six prominent Vietnamese activists have received heavy prison sentences on charges of "attempting to overthrow" the country's communist government. Lawyer Nguyen Van Dai was sentenced to 15 years, while the...
Russia has accused the UK of inventing a "fake story" and "playing with fire" over the Salisbury spy poisoning. At a UN Security Council meeting, Moscow's UN ambassador Vasily Nebenzia...
Asian share markets mostly turned higher on Friday amid the worries about the Trump administration’s latest threats of yet more tariffs on Chinese imports. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged...
Japanese stocks edged up in choppy trading on Friday morning as the perceived safe-haven yen rose after US President Donald Trump warned of further tariffs on China. Japan’s Nikkei share...
A Brazilian judge on Thursday ordered former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to turn himself in to police within 24 hours to serve a 12-year sentence for a graft...
The subscription to the IPO (initial public offering) of Indo-Bangla Pharmaceuticals Limited, which was supposed to start from Sunday, will remain suspended until resolution of a stay order on the...
Rohingya crisis will get prominence as foreign ministers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries descend on the capital in early next month for talks. The Conference of Foreign...
The initial public offering (IPO) lottery of Intraco Refueling Station will be held on April 17 to allocate 30 million ordinary shares among the successful applicants, officials said. The lottery...
With Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year, drawing nearer, prices of Hilsa and other fishes, chicken and aromatic rice saw a further rise last week. The day...
Farmers are happy with the satisfactory yield of newly harvested chickpea in the region, including its vast Barind tract, in the current season. Abdus Samad, a farmer of Laxmipur village...
Speakers at a seminar on Thursday stressed the need for involving more women in entrepreneurial activities to empower them socially, economically and culturally. They said women's role as entrepreneur should...
A young man was stabbed to death by his rivals over a trifling matter at Kholabaria Khamarpara in Sadar upazila on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Raihan ,...
The government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have reviewed the implementation status and readiness of the lender's assisted projects in Bangladesh to further improve development results. The ADB Wing...
Four people have died as a bus hit a motorcycle carrying four people on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Charabagh of Raipura upazila under Narsingdi on Friday. Three of them hailed from...
A court in Natore on Thursday convicted two people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for killing a college teacher in 2009. The convicts were identified as Habibur Rahman...
The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) committee on local government ministry expressed dissatisfaction on Thursday over the activities of the Department of Cooperatives (DOC). "The cooperative banks are looting people's money with...
The exchange rate of local currency depreciated slightly against the US dollar again on Thursday after more than a month despite the central bank's support with foreign currency for the...
Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar speaking at a discussion, organised by Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) at its conference room in the capital on...
It is a positive sign that Finance Minister AMA Muhith is still interested in the affairs of the country's capital market that has not been in a good shape since...
Bangladesh aims to eliminate extreme poverty by FY 2031, thirteen years after this FY. Given the past record of reducing poverty by over 1.0 per cent per year, the target...
The suggestion made by participants in a national dialogue on 'Policies addressing labour and mobility' for exploration of caregivers' job in order to curtail female migrants' abuse sounds very simplistic....
Bangladesh HRM Service Providers Association (BHRMSPA) began its journey on Thursday with the aim to work as a national forum for human resources (HR) services to meet client expectations through...
Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) and the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) will continue to maintain mutual liaison and help progress the ADR activities in both Bangladesh and India....
An all-round performance by captain Nasir Hossain in the last match enabled Dhaka Abahani Limited to clinch the Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League title outplaying their close rival Legends...
The UN Security Council (UNSC) has released an updated list of terrorist individuals and entities out of which 139 entries stem from Pakistan and include Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafeez...
Bangladesh's 47th independence anniversary may be a little more special than we might ordinarily deduce. At least that number carries meanings which, when fed into any analysis, suggest far more...
When all roads lead to the city's Ramna Park, the main venue of Bangla Naboborsho (Bangla New Year's Day) celebration, participants cannot be blamed for an uncanny distraction. The distraction...
The urge for learning, for that matter knowledge, is inherent with man. This human trait cuts across age, social positions and regional barriers. In the poorer and less advanced countries,...
Financial audit, such an important part of governance whether in public or private sector would appear to be failing. As one after another bank scam is being uncovered, the latest...
The two-day 29th national council of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) will be held on May 11-12 next. Before the national council, its Dhaka south city, north city and Dhaka University...
Family is the fundamental unit of human society. It provides all its members with security, identity and values, regardless of age. When a member of the family feels insecure or...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 05: The cultivation of maize in increasing in Rajshahi district as it is more profitable than cultivation of other crops. According to the farmers and agriculturists in Rajshahi,...
Indian has expressed its interest to work for the solid waste management in Bangladesh's city corporations and supply machinery to the corporations. Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla showed the...
The country’s investment promotion authorities urged the government’s revenue authority to adopt a more flexible tax policy to woo more foreign direct investment (FDI). The suggestions came up at a...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Fazle Kabir on Thursday underscored flourishing the knowledge of students properly as they can contribute to building the country. "Today's students will be the driving forces...
Russia began testing missiles with live munitions in the Baltic Sea on Wednesday, alarming Latvia, a member of NATO, which says the drills have forced it partly to shut down...
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard have seized 400,000 Yaba tablets from a boat in the Naf River in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar. Acting on a tip-off, a team of...
The average life expectancy of the Bangladeshi people has now reached nearly 72 years. State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Zahid Malique made the disclosure at a press conference...
Saudi Arabia's first cinema in more than 35 years is set to reopen on 18 April, showing the action movie Black Panther. It is part of a deal done with...
A seminar and cultural programme on World Autism Awareness Day was held on Thursday in Dhaka. The theme of the programme was 'Empowering Women and Girls with Autism', reports UNB....
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Thursday briefed foreign diplomats who are currently staying in the city for the 45th Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) meeting of the Organization of...
The government has announced winners of National Film Awards-2016. ‘Oggatonama’, director by Tauquir Ahmed and produced by Impress Telefilm, was adjudged the best picture. Amitabh Reza won the best director...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said although Bangladesh and Myanmar have been making various efforts, including signing a deal to repatriate over a million Rohingyas from Bangladesh, there has been...
Despite the turmoil that continues to surround his company, Mark Zuckerberg has insisted he is still the best person to lead Facebook. "When you're building something like Facebook which is...
Apex Footwear Limited (AFL) has appointed Abdul Momen Bhuiyan as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its unit 1 and Rajendran Chandran Pillai as the CEO...
A man found guilty of killing his wife for dowry fled from a Satkhira court after a judge announced a death sentence for him. Judge Hosne Ara Akter of Women...
Six miners have been killed and three others injured on Thursday when the roof of a coal mine in western Georgia collapsed, the country’s interior ministry said. The ministry said...
What are the most common myths and stereotypes about what Indians eat? The biggest myth, of course, is that India is a largely vegetarian country. But that's not the case...
Stocks finished the week’s last session on a positive note Thursday as optimistic investors went on late hours buying spree on sector-wise issues. Market insiders said the bourse ended higher...
A tribunal has sentenced a man to death for murdering his wife in 2009 in Satkhira. Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Hosne Ara Akter handed down the verdict...
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