The Dhaka bourse closed the Sunday’s session with a sharp fall as investors’ participation in share trading declined significantly. The market started the session negatively and the declining trend continued...
President Md Abdul Hamid has urged the international community to ensure investment and a common policy to meet the demand for renewable energy. “We need significant funds and cooperative agreements...
The final results of the 37th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations will be published in April. Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) Chairman Dr Mohammad Sadiq confirmed media on Sunday about...
The government is set to supply 500 mmcfd imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the national grid from April 25 to meet the country's growing energy demand, an official said...
Indian central government is trying to convince West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee regarding the long-awaited Teesta water-sharing deal. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed the message in a...
Bangladesh will observe a one-minute blackout on the night of March 25 in memory of the history's worst brutality carried out by the Pakistani Army on the "Black Night" of...
Police have detained 39 foreign nationals for attempting to enter the Rohingya refugee camps at Ukhiya of Cox’s Bazar without proper permissions. Cox’s Bazar Additional Superintendent of Police Afruzul Haque...
Police recovered bodies of two young men from separate places in Savar early Sunday. The deceased were identified as Badal Miah, 20, son of late Siddique Miah of Kaytara village...
A Thakurgaon court has sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for killing his neighbour in Baliadangi upazila of the district in 2012. The lifer is Abdul Khalek, 38, son...
A nightclub in Miami in the south-eastern United States has lost its licence after a scantily clad woman rode a horse on the premises. Video from the Mokai Lounge in...
Country’s solar-powered bank branches increased by 2.10 per cent in the past year, according to the latest statistics of the central bank. There were 533 such branches in 2017, up...
Turkish warplanes destroyed at least 18 targets belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq over the weekend, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Sunday. The...
A group of miscreants hacked a member of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) dead at his own residence in Rangamati’s Bagaichhari upazila on early Sunday. According to the locals, Natun...
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he rejected a demand from Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto that Trump say Mexico would not have to pay for a proposed US...
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has ordered the country’s central bank not to bail out any struggling banks as East Africa’s third-largest economy tries to control rising bad debts in the...
China has approved the removal of term limits for its leader, in a move that effectively allows Xi Jinping to remain as president for life. The constitutional changes were passed...
Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the Ministry of Planning (MoP) to allocate Tk 7.30 billion to develop residence and infrastructure for the Rohingya people under Ashrayan project, officials said....
Rights activists in Pakistan are expressing concern over a court ruling that would require people to declare their religion on all official documents. They said it could lead to the...
Robi has revolutionised Bangladesh’s digital landscape by introducing Robi Safenet - a unique service that allows parents to protect their kids from harmful content on the internet through filtering. Robi...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Singapore on a four-day official visit at the invitation of her Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, which left Dhaka...
ONE Bank celebrated the International Women's Day at the Bank's Corporate Head office recently. All female employees of CHQ along with different branches of Dhaka city were present in the...
The English department of the Islamic University celebrated its 25th anniversary on Saturday amid much enthusiasm and festivity. Former and current teachers, students, officials of the department brought out a...
Jamuna Bank Foundation recently organised a medical service camp at Umme Kulsum Rowshon Jahan Hafizia Madrasha, Konabakhail, (Pechpara) Trishal, Mymensingh. Poor patients received treatment at free of cost in the...
A newly published study finds that exercising in older age can help keep one's immune system active and young. Britain researchers followed 125 cyclists over the age of 55 and...
The High Court has deferred its order on a petition seeking bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case until Monday. A bench of Justice...
First Security Islami Bank Limited organised BAMLCO Conference, 2018 recently. Abu Hena Mohd. Razee Hassan, Deputy Governor, Bangladesh Bank inaugurated the conference as the chief guest. Among others Mr. Syed...
About 25 international flights failed to meet their departure schedules at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Sunday. From 12:00am to 12:00pm, those 25 international flights were late for 10...
Bayern Munich closed in on a sixth successive title and sent Hamburg SV closer to a first-ever relegation from the Bundesliga with a 6-0 rout of the beleaguered Dinos on...
Bangladesh Ambassador to the Netherlands Sheikh Mohammed Belal said Bangladesh is savouring unique demographic dividend and emphasised that IT sector of Bangladesh would create more employment for young generation. He...
Premier Bank Limited chairman Dr. H.B.M. Iqbal inaugurated the Bank’s Tri-Monthly Manager’s Conference-2018 at Head Office Saturday, said a statement. Advisor Mr. Muhammed Ali and Managing Director & CEO, (In...
Cubans go to the polls on Sunday in a one-party vote that marks the penultimate step in a political process that will culminate next month with the selection of the...
U2 singer Bono has apologised after claims of bullying and abuse emerged at One, the charity he co-founded. Among the allegations are that one female worker was demoted after refusing...
China is set to approve the removal of term limits for its leader, in a move that will effectively allow Xi Jinping to remain as president for life. The change...
The third span (superstructure) of the Padma Bridge - largest bridge in Bangladesh - has been installed between pillars 39 and 40 on Sunday morning. With the installation of the...
A two-day training course on “Branding & Marketing (Sales) for Business Success”, organised by DCCI Business Institute (DBI) ended Sunday. A total of 16 business professionals nominated by different companies...
French and Indian companies signed contracts worth 13 billion euros ($16 billion) on the first day of President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to India on Saturday, the French presidency said in...
Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticised NATO for not supporting his country’s ongoing military operation against Syrian Kurdish fighters in Syria. The president, speaking to reporters on Saturday, asked,...
The Dhaka bourse Sunday started the session with a declining mood amid investors’ less participation. After one hour session, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) displayed moderate loss in turnover and...
For at least two decades, leaders in North Korea have been seeking a personal meeting with an American president. Now, as a summit unexpectedly appears possible, analysts fear US President...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized a pistol, magazine and five rounds of bullet from Ajmatpur frontier area under Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Saturday evening. According to BGB...
The public subscription of VIPB Growth Fund, the second open-ended mutual fund of VIPB Asset Management starts today (Sunday). The investors will be able to purchase the units of the...
Two people were killed and seven others injured in a road accident at Islampur on Rangpur-Bogra highway in Mithapukur upazila on Sunday morning. Mozammel Haque, officer-in-charge of Mithapukur Police Station,...
Tens of thousands of people have marched through the Irish capital Dublin to protest against a government-proposed referendum to revoke a law which forbids abortion in the country. Organisers of...
Barcelona overcame the absence of Lionel Messi to win 2-0 at basement club Malaga on Saturday as goals from Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho sent the Catalans 11 points clear...
International charity ships and Libya’s coastguard picked up several hundred migrants on Saturday as smugglers trying to take advantage of calm seas launched a flurry of boats towards Italy. Libyan...
A man was killed and another injured in a road accident in Science Laboratory area in Dhaka early Sunday. The accident took place when a speedy private car hit a...
Slowed manpower export to Saudi Arabia, the key job market, pulled down Bangladesh's overseas jobs growth in February last, officials and sector insiders said. The jobs in Saudi Arabia for...
A "stagnant" state of private-sector investment as a ratio to GDP (gross domestic product) would stand as one of major challenges facing Bangladesh for smooth transition from the LDC status....
Growth of "broad money" continues to decelerate in the country that implies that the money supply to the economy is gradually contracting as the government tightens the purse strings, sources...
Any trade war with the United States will only bring disaster to the world economy, Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan said on Sunday, as Beijing stepped up its criticism on...
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