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One thing that scientists around the globe talk about is the importance of providing young minds with the opportunity and platform to showcase their talent and encourage them to bring...
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that the social network "made mistakes" that led to millions of Facebook users having their data exploited by a political consultancy. Cambridge Analytica is...
Customs officials on Wednesday seized 80 gold bars from the toilet of an aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. The gold bars were found...
How children with their imprisoned mothers grow up in the inhospitable environment of jails calls for a closer look. Children aged up to four are allowed to live with their...
Investors have been wondering what has happened to the stock market what is causing erosion in the prices of their stocks in almost every trading session. They cannot put the...
The country's unemployment rate is, unfortunately, showing a rising trend. According to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) survey released this week, the number of the unemployed population has increased by...
The Indian government has within one year imposed anti-dumping duties on several Bangladeshi products. These include three types of jute products and Hydrogen Peroxide. Fishing net is also targeted; the...
Authorities charged the Maldives’ former dictator, top judges and police officials with terrorism on Tuesday as the government deals with political turmoil that prompted a weeks-long state of emergency, reports...
The removal from the Chinese constitution of the provision limiting presidents to two five-year terms came as a shock to many. For China, the institutionalisation of leadership succession was one...
Bangladesh has won the world’s most prestigious IT and Innovation award ‘World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Prize-2018’ for fifth time for the Muktopaath (www.muktopaath.gov.bd), the national platform for e-Learning....
The government plans to generate electricity using 500 metric tonnes of solid waste in Narayaganj. Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Narayanganj City Corporation...
Nepal's hospital authorities have identified rest three among the 26 Bangladeshi victims of the US-Bangla plane crash. The victims are Alifuzzaman, Pias Roy and Mohammad Nazrul Islam, reports bdnews24.com on...
The main problem of our banking industry is non-performing loan (NPL). In our country, the percentage of NPL is historically high. The feature and status of NPL in our banking...
China has expressed its strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition after US President Donald Trump last week signed the "Taiwan Travel Act" that encourages visits and exchanges between the US and...
Bangladesh is facing frequent challenges from flooding and inundation during the monsoon season while also experiencing water shortage in the dry season due to drought. Bangladesh mostly consists of low-lying,...
As Cape Town inches towards 'Zero Hour' set for July 15, 2018, the real threat of water scarcity is finally hitting millions of people worldwide. For on that day, the...
The government has appointed Md Shameem Ahsan as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Nigeria. Currently he is serving as Consul General of Bangladesh in New York. In his diplomatic...
Big technology firms will have to pay more tax under plans announced by the European Commission. It said companies with significant online revenues should pay a 3.0 per cent tax...
Two sexagenarian people were crushed under the wheels of a running train at Belpukur railway crossing under Puthiya upazila in Rajshahi on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Kurban Ali,...
China’s biggest smartphone makers are collaborating to promote download-free “fast apps”, in a move backed by the government and likely to threaten Tencent Holdings’ grip on mobile traffic with its...
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and actor Cate Blanchett on Wednesday warned of a "race against time" to protect Rohingyas from the worst impacts of the upcoming monsoon season in Bangladesh. Blanchett,...
The panel of economic advisers to the German government on Wednesday raised its growth forecast for the country to 2.3 per cent this year. They raised the growth forecast despite...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has alleged that BNP chief Khaleda Zia and her two sons defied the directives holy Quran through misappropriating the money of orphans. The Prime Minister came...
The Central Bank of Brazil is likely to cut interest rates once again to a new low on Wednesday as stubbornly muted inflation derailed its plans to halt monetary easing....
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) expelled two of its central leaders and suspended 10 leaders and activists of its Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST) unit over Tuesday's clash between...
Imagine there is none behind bars in Bangladesh for committing drug-related crimes. Then there would be a one-third fall in total number of prisoners in the country's jails which are...
The prices of rice are decreasing and it would decline further as government started importing rice. Food Minister Qamrul Islam came up with the assurance on Wednesday. "Comparing to the...
A remake of an iconic 1980s Bollywood song has been viewed more than 18 million times on YouTube in two days but has generated largely bad reviews. The song, Ek...
Producers of television series ‘The Crown’ apologised for paying the award-winning actress who played Queen Elizabeth less than her male co-star but said nothing about redressing the past imbalance. British-based...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the quota system in government jobs for freedom fighters, their children and grandchildren will continue. "We must have a special system for freedom fighters...
The government has decided to remove the name of former president Ziaur Rahman from the name plaque of 'Shaheed Zia Shishu Park' situated at Shahbagh here. Liberation War Affairs Minister...
Apparel makers will establish a dedicated industrial park in the Mirsarai economic zone to help the sector sustain its growth at a desired level. To this effect, a memorandum of...
The 15th international travel and tourism fair titled ‘Dhaka Travel Mart-2018’ will start at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the city on Thursday. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shajahan...
The Anti-Corruption Commission has summoned Ha-Meem Group owner AK Azad accusing him of amassing wealth illegally. The ACC issued a letter asking Azad to be present at the commission on...
The United Nations World Food programme (WFP) has received a contribution of US$800,000 from the Netherlands embassy in Bangladesh. The money will be spent to scale up an initiative on...
A suspect linked with a series of deadly parcel bombs targeting Austin, Texas, is dead after a major police operation, US media report. The suspect was killed after reportedly detonating...
Stocks witnessed a major correction Wednesday with key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell below 5,600-mark once again after nine months. Market operators said the retail investors went...
Israel for the first time confirmed that it bombed a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007, saying on Wednesday that the strike removed a major threat to Israel and the...
At least 26 people have been killed and 18 others wounded after a suicide bomber blew himself up near a Shi’ite shrine in Kabul on Wednesday, said officials. The explosion,...
A housewife has been tortured to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Barkhari village in Sadar upazila under Magura district. The deceased was identified as Reba Khatun, 25,...
Egypt suspended the licences of ride-hailing companies Uber and Careem, in a court ruling after taxi drivers sought to shut down the two firms’ operations in the country, judicial sources...
Some of the 110 schoolgirls abducted from the Nigerian town of Dapchi last month have been brought back on Wednesday, two witnesses said. The witnesses said the girls were returned...
The European Commission is set to propose rules on Wednesday designed to make digital companies pay their fair share of tax and preparing to hit US tech giants such as...
France’s Nicolas Sarkozy faced a second day of questioning on Wednesday by investigators looking into allegations that his 2007 election campaign had received funds from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi....
The snake or nagin dance, danced by Bangladeshi cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim to celebrate his brilliant batting innings in the last week in Sri Lanka, may be commercialised by any corporate...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) during a drive seized 20 gold bars worth Tk 10million from bordering Sadipur area under Benapole Port Police Station on Wednesday morning. A team...
Telenor has entered into an agreement to sell its assets in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to PPF Group for EUR 2.8 billion (around NOK 27 bn) on an enterprise...
A two-day international technical workshop titled 'Liquidity Management Tools for Islamic Financial Institutions' began Wednesday, said a statement. Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial...
The annual election of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has begun to elect the 14-member new executive committee of the apex court bar. The voting of the two-day polls...
The mayor of Paris wants to make all public transport free in an effort to reduce air pollution, but faces staunch opposition from the head of the regional transport authority...
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