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The contention of a number of urban planners and experts at a roundtable held in the city is straight and critical of the expensive projects undertaken so far for smooth...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI) wants business community’s proposals relating to value added tax (VAT), import duty and income tax to be reflected in the...
Nothing could be more appropriate than 'Nature for Water' as a theme for this year's World Water Day. The reference here is to return back to Nature for the prevailing...
Prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has joined the legal team representing two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar, who are accused of possessing secret government papers, her office said on...
These days, there are questions galore about the destinations of money. The issue is shrouded in mystery. Banks say they are under stress and strain because of liquidity crisis. That...
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai broke down in tears during an emotional return to her native Pakistan on Thursday, six years after she was shot in the head by...
Russian former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned with a nerve toxin that had been left on the front door of their home in England, British counter-terrorism...
The Hajj flights from Bangladeshi to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will begin on July 14. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal made the disclosure at a programme...
The World Bank (WB) on Wednesday has banned three international companies including leading European-based medical device company Eckert & Ziegler BEBIG for fraudulence and collusive practices in Bangladesh, India and...
Bangladesh Freedom Fighters' Welfare Trust has recently developed 'Freedom Fighters' Database' software. The disclosure was made at the 22nd meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Liberation...
A man and his nephew were electrocuted in Joyram Anwar village under Pairaband union of Mithapukur upazila in Rangpur on Thursday. "The deceased were identified as Alamgir Hossain Alam, 32,...
The leaders of North and South Korea will hold their first summit in more than a decade on 27 April.Talks between the North's Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon-Jae-in...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Thursday sought cooperation of all, including teachers and guardians, to hold the upcoming Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations peacefully. "We have taken all-out measures...
Seeking vote for Awami League in the next general election, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said BNP's return to power means destruction of the country. "BNP's return to power...
A couple were found hanging at Rukindipur Farkirpara village under Akkelpur upazila in Joypurhat on Thursday morning. The deceased are Saiful Islam, 24, son of Lokman Hossain, and his wife...
A three-member probe body was formed to investigate the incident of killing teenage girl Beauty after rape in Sayestaganj upazila in Habiganj. Bidhan Tripura PPM, superintendent of Police of the...
Mayor of Washington DC Muriel Bowser has declared Bangladesh's 48th Independence and National Day (March 26) as 'Bangladesh Day'. A representative of the Mayor formally handed over the proclamation to...
Malaysia’s central bank said on Thursday it had detected and foiled an attempted cyber attack and efforts to transfer funds without authorisation using falsified SWIFT messages. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)...
Stocks rebounded strongly Thursday, with core index of the Dhaka bourse soaring nearly 2.0 per cent, powered by investors’ buying spree on large-cap stocks. Market insiders said the market rebounded...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia suddenly fell sick in Nazimuddin Road Old Central Jail on Thursday, confirmed party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. He also said their party secretary...
Britain plans this year to introduce a deposit return scheme for single-use drink containers to increase recycling rates and slash the amount of waste littering the land and sea, the...
Germany’s jobless total dropped more than expected in March and the unemployment rate hit a record low, data showed on Thursday, reflecting the strength of a labour market that has...
Shares in French car maker Renault have jumped 5.4 per cent at the opening of trading after a report that it is in merger talks with Japanese car giant Nissan....
Stocks rebounded strongly Thursday, with core index of the Dhaka bourse soared nearly 2.0 per cent, powered by investors’ buying spree on large-cap stocks. Market insiders said the market rebounded...
Italian police on Thursday arrested five Tunisians as part of what they said was a major operation against suspected supporters of Islamist terrorism in central and southern Italy. The swoop...
Robi Screen has launched ‘Meet & Greet’ campaign which allows the Robi users to meet and greet the popular film stars Arefin Shuvo, Rituparna Sengupta and Alamgir by taking part...
India said on Wednesday it plans to sell a controlling stake in Air India along with roughly $5.1 billion of the state-run carrier’s debt, one of the biggest divestments undertaken...
World’s largest accommodation provider Airbnb announced to start sending the Chinese government information about customers who book abode in China. Data shared with the authorities will include passport details and...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday said there are very few beggars in the country right now except for professional ones as rehabilitation programmes for the latter bear little outcome....
Leaders of Bangladesh Association of Construction Industry (BACI) have voiced concerns over the ongoing price spirals of key construction materials. The construction industry is now in dire straits as a...
Three people including two employees of ACI Limited have been killed when a microbus, in which the victims were travelling, hit a stationary truck from behind in Gazipur on Thursday....
Burger King, an American fast food burger chain, has introduced the Mushroom SWISS Burger at all outlets in the capital city. The burger is made of perfectly grilled beef patty,...
Japan, in partnership with United Nations Population Fund, will provide $2.7 million for Rohingya girls and women who have took shelter in Cox’s Bazar fleeing ethnic cleansing in Rakhine State...
First Security Islami Bank Limited recently donated an ambulance to Chittagong University as part of its CSR activities. Syed Waseque Md Ali, Managing Director of FSIBL handed over the dummy...
The Bank of China, which ceremonially opened its branch in Colombo on Wednesday, will help the city become the “financial hub of South Asia”, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe...
North South University (NSU) Finance Club, a co-curricular club under the Department of Accounting and Finance for the undergraduate students of NSU’s School of Business and Economics, is going to...
Fresenius Medical Care, the world's largest provider of dialysis products and services, has parnered with extreme adventurer David Grier with a view to raising awareness of kidney health and chronic...
India’s government has sent a notice to Facebook asking whether the personal data of Indian voters and users has been compromised by UK-based Cambridge Analytica or any other downstream entity....
Elections and by-elections to some 133 local government bodies across the country began on Thursday morning amid tight security. The voting started at 8 am and will end at 4...
Earthquake early warning detection is more effective for minor quakes than major ones. This is according to a new study from the United States Geological Survey. Seismologists modelled ground shaking...
Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has accused Netflix of political bias and character assassination in its series based on the massive Car Wash corruption investigation that rocked Brazil’s political establishment....
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, CNN Turk said on Thursday....
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas rejected on Wednesday criticism of Berlin’s decision to compete against Israel for a seat on the UN Security Council in 2019 and 2020, saying it...
Qualifier Danielle Collins overpowered her childhood idol Venus Williams 6-2 6-3 in a stunning quarter-final upset at the Miami Open on Wednesday. Collins, belying her 93rd ranking, pounded winner after...
Australia batsman David Warner has apologised for causing "distress" to cricket fans "in Australia and all over the world" after the ball-tampering incident which has seen him banned for a...
Walton has opened a new exclusive distributor showroom named ‘M/S. Riyad Electronics’ in Gournadi upazila of Barisal with utmost collection of the local electronics brand. Ilias Kanchan, popular film actor...
An antibody not only targets APOE, an Alzheimer's protein, but also sweeps away amyloid plaques, characteristic symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, US researchers found. In order to find out whether the...
Seventy-two houses of Sheikhpara village under Debiganj upazila of Panchagarh district were brought under electricity supply network on Wednesday. Local lawmaker Advocate Nurul Islam Sujon inaugurated the power connection line...
A worker was killed and four others sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast at a shipyard factory in the port city on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as...
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading Thursday as investors are action on sector-wise issues amid ongoing dividend declaration...
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