It is more important for exporters in international business to offer appropriate payment methods to their customers. The growingly popular payment method now is cash against document. Buyers are more...
David Lewis is a Professor of Social Policy and Development, Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics (LSE). He has devoted an important part of his life so far...
Since August 2017, the horrifying state of the Rohingya people in Myanmar has drawn the attention of international community. The vicious and inhumane operations of Myanmar military upon its own...
Since 2000, at least half of the world's fastest-growing economies have been in Africa. And by 2030, Africa will be home to 1.7 billion people, whose combined consumer and business...
The actor who plays Captain America may be ready to hang up his shield. Chris Evans tells The New York Times he has no plans to return to the Marvel...
The man who killed at least three people in attacks in southern France was a 26-year old known for petty crimes and possession of drugs, French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb...
US President Donald Trump is threatening to veto the omnibus spending bill the Senate passed overnight, despite indicating support for it in the last two days. Trump on Friday threatened...
Two female leaders of United Peoples Democratic Front or UPDF have been reported missing for five days since their abduction in Rangamati. “We and other law enforcing agencies are conducting...
A woman has died after undergoing bee-sting therapy, a form of treatment backed by actress Gwyneth Paltrow. The 55-year-old Spanish woman had been having live bee acupuncture for two years...
Rain and thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka and Khulna divisions and weather may remain mainly dry...
Facebook Inc came under further pressure from lawmakers, investors, advertisers and users on Thursday, the day after Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg admitted the social media network made mistakes in letting...
India's cricket board has renewed the contract of fast bowler Mohammad Shami after clearing him of charges levelled by his estranged wife. Shami's contract was put on hold after Hasin...
China's media regulator is cracking down on video spoofs, the official Xinhua new agency reported, amid an intensified crackdown on any content that is deemed to be in violation of...
A Khulna court has sentenced a woman to life imprisonment for killing her infant daughter in the city on August 25, 2015. The convict is Sharmin, 20, hailing from Senahati...
A New York City firefighter died late Thursday battling a blaze on the Harlem set of a film starring Ed Norton and Bruce Willis, reports ABC News. Michael R. Davidson,...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) of Bangladesh has taken care of 31 cases of war crimes and crimes against humanity since its inception on March 25, 2010, bringing killers of...
Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali on Friday has underscored the importance of cultural diversity to act as a driving force to attain economic growth. He also said...
Three more victims of the US-Bangla plane crash were laid to eternal rest in their respective villages in Rajshahi, Barisal and Khulna on Friday. The victims are freedom fighter Nazrul...
US President Donald Trump has temporarily excluded six countries, including Canada and Mexico, and European Union states from higher US import duties on steel and aluminium meant to come into...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has approved 10 per cent cash dividends for the last three consecutive years with the bourse’s net income increased by 3.42 per cent year-on-year. The...
A domestic help of a police couple fell off the rooftop of a two-storey building in Khulna's Mujgunni area on Thursday night. She was admitted to Khulna Medical College...
French police on Friday have shot a suspect who took hostages at a supermarket in the southern France town of Trèbes. The gunman, supposedly Moroccan and have killed at least...
The United States launched a complaint against China at the World Trade Organisation on Friday over China’s alleged theft of US intellectual property. This is a part of a package...
Vietnam has halted an oil drilling project in the “Red Emperor” block off its southeastern coast in South China Sea licensed following pressure from China. It would be the second...
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed has said no election will be held keeping their party chairperson Khaleda Zia in jail. "The government is saying the judiciary is independent. But it's...
The '3rd Food & Agro Bangladesh International Expo 2018', '3rd Agro Chem Bangladesh Expo 2018’ and '3rd International Poultry & Livestock Expo 2018’ at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB)...
The Power Division has finally implemented 'net metering system' to buy solar power from consumers from April. The solar power will be purchased for the national grid as the required...
British legal expert Lord Alex Carlile has dismissed allegations of lobbying for the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh. Lord Carlile came up with the statement on Friday amid sharp reactions from some leaders...
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and actor Cate Blanchett has urged Myanmar to create decent conditions in Rakhine Sate for the safe return of Rohingyas. The UNHCR envoy said the conditions right...
The freedom fighters will get three more bonuses soon along with the two existing bonuses in a year. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque made the announcement on Thursday...
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd shareholders approved a stock split on Friday making it easier for retail shareholders to hold shares in the tech giant, at an annual meeting also dogged...
A US citizen is taking Cambridge Analytica to court to get access to data he says it holds on him. Prof David Carroll filed his legal challenge on the same...
At least 30 million people in Bangladesh are using social media, according to the Digital in 2018 report jointly prepared by We Are Social and Hootsuite. It also showed that...
If you've watched a horror film in the past 30 years, there's a good chance Greg Nicotero is the man behind its goriest scenes. He's produced prosthetic effects for hundreds...
At least five al-Qaida suspects were killed in an overnight US drone strike on a house in Yemen's central province of Marib, a provincial security official said on Friday. The...
Five people have been killed and at least 15 others injured in an explosion inside fireworks factory in Bihar state of India, officials said Friday. The blast took place inside...
Japan’s Toshiba Corp faces a Friday deadline to win Chinese antitrust approval to sell its prized $18 billion memory-chip business by end-March, raising the possibility the deadline may be missed...
A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines failed to meet their departure schedule at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital on Friday. BG 001 was scheduled to depart the...
Smokers who also use e-cigarettes may be half as likely to give up tobacco as smokers who never vape at all, a European study suggests. Even when smokers only occasionally...
World number one Simona Halep fought back from a set down to defeat France's Oceane Dodin in the second round of the Miami Open. The 26-year-old Romanian beat the world...
Rajshahi Metropolitan Police has deployed police personnel for 12 teachers of Rajshahi University to ensure their security. The initiative has taken amid concern over the attack on Shahjalal University of...
European Union leaders backed Britain on Thursday in blaming Moscow over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England and recalled their envoy to Moscow in a...
At least 13 people were killed and 27 others injured in a devastating fire at an apartment complex in Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam on Friday, officials said. “Most...
The government in South Korea's capital is introducing a new initiative to force its employees to leave work on time - by powering down all their computers at 20:00 on...
At least nine Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in airstrikes in two Afghan provinces, officials said on Friday. Eight IS members were killed in Dih Bala district of Nangarhar...
Saudi Arabia opened its airspace for the first time to a commercial flight to Israel with the inauguration on Thursday of an Air India route between New Delhi and Tel...
Boro cultivation in the district has exceeded the target this year as farmers have increased its farming capacity by more than four times to recoup the losses they incurred last...
The BNP-backed Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Parishad has won the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election, winning 10 out of 14 posts. BNP Vice-chairman Advocate Joynul Abedin was elected SCBA...
Prices of imported garlic and some summer vegetables increased significantly in the city markets last week, adding to woes of the consumers. Imported garlic (Chinese) was sold at Tk 120-Tk...
The World Bank (WB) has approved a $15 million loan to help Bangladesh produce timely and quality statistics. “This will help the country make more evidence-based policy decisions,” the WB...
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