Afghan government forces launched cleanup operations in the county’s eastern province of Ghazni, killing about 20 Taliban militants and injuring 13 others, an official said Thursday. Aref Nuri, the provincial...
A man has died as police reportedly opened fire during a ballot snatching at a voting centre of Sagordighi union parishad under Ghatail upazila in Tangail in the early hours...
At least 13 people were killed and 28 others injured in two separate accidents— a landslide and a roof collapse—in northern and south regions of Pakistan, officials said. In the...
Two international flights have failed to meet their departure schedules at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Thursday. Turkish Airlines was scheduled to leave for Istanbul at 7:25am, but it took off...
A housewife was stabbed to death allegedly by her husband over family feud at her house at Paikpara in Khoksha upazila on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Sharmin Akter...
Three people were killed and six others injured after a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Pitua in Nabiganj upazila on Thursday. The identities of the...
The capital market regulator has allowed raising capital through issuance of subordinated bond of two private commercial banks –Dhaka Bank and Jamuna Bank -amounting to Tk 5.0 billion each. The...
Police, in regular drives arrested 28 people including 20 wanted accused from different areas of the district in last 12-hour ending at 9 am Thursday morning. Assistant Superintendent of Police...
Kenyan opposition figure Miguna Miguna has again been deported from the country amid an ongoing row over his citizenship status. The deportation is in defiance of multiple court rulings in...
Japanese shares edged up on Thursday as a weaker yen lifted risk sentiment, but Takeda Pharmaceutical stumbled after it said it was considering a bid for London-listed Shire that could...
US President Donald Trump has announced the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and picked the presidential doctor to replace him. Thanking Mr Shulkin in a tweet, he said...
Theresa May has pledged to keep the UK ‘strong and united’ after Brexit as she marks a year to go until the UK’s departure from the European Union. The PM...
Paro the furry seal cries softly while an elderly woman pets it. Pepper, a humanoid, waves while leading a group of senior citizens in exercises. The upright Tree guides a...
Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it would end its partnerships with several large data brokers who help advertisers target people on the social network, a step that follows a scandal...
The anomalies in issuing appointment letters and identity cards are still high in garment factories, especially in non-trade group member mills, according to government findings. Inspectors at the state-run Department...
Bangladesh approached the Indian tribunal for removal of the anti-dumping duty on jute sacking from the country, media reports said, as it's considered a trade barrier. Indian Free Press Journal...
The top 10-traded companies accounted for more than 28 per cent transaction of the Dhaka bourse Wednesday, with Renata topping the chart. Analysts said investors were mostly active on fundamentally...
Bangladesh is likely to give its consent to India's proposal to take Pangaon terminal near Dhaka in the bilateral Inland Water Transit and Trade Protocol. The issue may be finalised...
Asian stocks sagged on Thursday after a tech-led retreat on Wall Street while the safe haven yen was broadly lower against the dollar on Thursday amid perceived progress on North...
Rioting and a fire in the cells of a Venezuelan police station in the central city of Valencia have killed 68 people, according to the government and witnesses. Families hoping...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for using the existing business identification numbers (BINs) by the business entities. The validity of old BINs was scheduled to...
Nobel laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai returned to her native Pakistan on Thursday, six years after she was shot by Taliban gunmen over her advocacy for schooling for girls....
The government is likely to relax the policy to allow its agencies so that they can deposit more funds with the private commercial banks (PCBs) to help mitigate the ongoing...
The project-execution agency seeks a pared-down Tk 43.95-billion fund from the government in the upcoming budget for the Padma Multipurpose Bridge as construction work decelerated, sources said. At the present...
The first thought that often comes to mind when selecting a particular outfit for an occasion is how people may react to this. Some care about it and few even...
Widely known in the competition arena for their flagship events such as Corporiddlerz and CreADive, Bangladesh University of Professionals Business and Communication Club (BUP BCC) has recently introduced the first-ever...
March 21, 2018 marked the grand finale of 'Olila Glassware presents Ad Maker Bangladesh' powered by Daraz.com.bd and silver sponsored by Dhaka Bank. It was held at North South University...
MAGURA, Mar 28: The story is about an affluent school and its devoted headmistress. The name of the school is Arpara Model Primary School. The school stands in village Arpara...
RAJSHAHI, Mar 28: Aiming at bolstering the tourism industry, the Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has taken up steps to repair and renovate several ancient Buddhist monasteries in Rajshahi. Those monasteries...
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia was still open to the possibility of a meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin despite Washington's expulsion...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all to work together for establishing a secure and prosperous region by uprooting all sorts of terrorism."We must root out terrorism in its all...
The country’s first communication satellite ‘Bangabandhu-1’ will be launched to the orbit next month. The satellite will be shipped from France to Florida of the Unite States today (Thursday) for...
Contraband yaba tablets are increasingly getting popular among young people nowadays in different parts of the world, including Bangladesh. This country is being used as a transit point for trafficking...
Protectionism was once a dominant phenomenon in world economy. In the era of cold war, countries were more concerned to protect their economy than expanding their economic prospects. The socialist...
Bangladesh has come a long way in terms of development. On the eve of the March 26 Independence Day celebrations, came the UN announcement on March 16 that the country...
One vital area of good governance in a country is its good taxation system. Bangladesh now stands at the bottom of tax revenue compared with the rest of the world....
With the detention of former President Carles Puidgemont, the Catalan independence movement has taken another turn remarkably similar to Bangladesh's moment of truth. That he was detained crossing from Denmark...
A policy instrument may be defined as a means under the control of the government to change the behaviour of the economy. Among the important and common policy instruments are...
Security personnel of New York's John F Kennedy International airport searched Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi recently. The people of Pakistan have expressed anger in social media describing the...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister and general secretary of ruling Awami League Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said only those who are represented in the national parliament can be the part...
Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmud has said the Commission will focus on preventing money laundering by corrupt individuals in 2018. "A group of corrupt people loot people's money and...
US-Bangla plane crash victim Kabir Hossain has lost his right leg as doctors in Singapore amputated the leg. Surgeon Hossain Imam at Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s burns and plastic surgery...
If low-cost and safe migration of workers from Bangladesh continues to elude, both the competence and remittance earning by the country will shrink. The two issues of low-cost and safe...
Major General Md Shafeenul Islam, new Director General (DG) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), took charge on Wednesday. He took the charge from acting BGB DG Brigadier General Md Anisur...
Perhaps no country in the world has been successful in stopping money laundering and capital flight from its territories completely. Although differently defined, money laundering and capital flight are related...
A policeman was killed and 10 other people were injured as two buses collided head-on on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway at Chairmanbari area of Trishal Upazila in Mymensingh on Wednesday. The deceased...
Expensive projects like flyovers and widening of roads are of no use in resolving the city's chaotic traffic snarl. Over-passes and under-passes are also failing to deliver the desired result....
Tributes have been paid across France to the police officer who died after he offered himself in exchange for a hostage in an Islamist attack. The coffin carrying Lt Col...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government is ensuring sports facilities for children to build them up as worthy citizens. The Prime Minister said the children attain mental strength...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) ON Wednesday urged the government to formulate the 'Health Service Act’ and ‘Private Medical College Establishment and Operation Act' considering...
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