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Country's foreign exchange reserves slipped below US$ 32 billion after more than two months due to highest-ever import payments settled bi-monthly with Asian Clearing Union (ACU). It paid $1.56 billion...
Eleven countries, including Japan and Canada, signed a landmark Asia-Pacific trade agreement without the United States on Thursday in what one minister called a powerful signal against protectionism and trade...
A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and DB police at Tongabari in Ashulia early Friday. The deceased has been identified as Rubel, 26. Police...
Bangladesh's banking sector risk has been assessed as 'moderate' by the international credit rating agency Moody's, which said it reflects sizeable contingent liability risks from state-owned banks. Bad debt has...
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was prepared to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the first US-North Korea summit, marking a potentially dramatic breakthrough in nuclear...
The visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission suggested tighter eligibility criteria and move towards market-based pricing to reduce reliance on national savings certificates, help strengthen financial intermediation and expand the...
US President Donald Trump pressed ahead on Thursday with import tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and 10 per cent for aluminium but exempted Canada and Mexico and offered...
Conclusion of his two-part article titled Bangladesh's robust growth momentum and recent regional conflict An actively managed portion of foreign currency is approximately 1/4th of the reserve. The currency portion...
Lifting her eyes from the newspaper the septuagenarian teacher sighed and remarked 'What has the world come to? Teachers leaking questions?' It would have been useless to point out that...
President Trump's recent announcement of steep tariffs on steel and aluminium imports seems to have shocked America's allies, even though this was among his election promises. It received sharp reactions...
It is indisputable that Bangladesh economy is moving ahead. Different indicators reflect the trend. Nevertheless, there are many inside stories of ups and downs. Some analysts and writers are also...
The phenomenon of 'violent extremism' is growing day by day around the world. Side by side, there has been a plethora of research on youth radicalisation in the recent years....
The long-believed geophysical composition of the country is set to undergo a redefining. The spotting of over a dozen archaeological sites in the last one and half decades evidently presents...
At least 12 women in Bangladesh took their own lives after being sexually harassed in 2017, says an Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) report that kept track on 255 cases...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) report on irregularities, if any, in the construction of roads and highways, now under perusal, comes as a step in the right direction. Complaints of use...
The inter-ministerial committee constituted to ascertain whether the question papers of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations got leaked or not has come up with its findings. It has tacitly...
The fear that the nearly 1.0 million Rohingyas who have entered Bangladesh until now to escape persecution would never go back to their ancestral homeland -Myanmar --has gained strength lately....
Former world number one Maria Sharapova fell 6-4 6-4 against Japanese number one Naomi Osaka in the first round at Indian Wells on Thursday. It is a second opening round...
A case was filed against some 800 people on Thursday in connection with a clash that killed two people, including a local Sramik League leader, at Baroikandi of the city...
Mathematics Olympiad for women was held Thursday at Dhaka University (DU) aimed at encouraging female students of different universities of the country. Women Mathematics Olympiad Committee and A.F Mujibur Rahman...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested an alleged smuggler along with 2.183 kg gold from Badamtala near Bhomra land port in Sadar upazila on Thursday evening. The arrestee is Aziz Hasan,...
Banglalink, one of the leading mobile phone operators in Bangladesh, on Thursday officially launched 4G in Sylhet. Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Ariful Haque Choudhury inaugurated the service at a press...
The interior of Jupiter is just as intriguing as the planet's dazzling surface, with a swirling mixture of liquid hydrogen and helium at its centre, vast atmospheric jet streams and...
Law enforcers have launched investigations into sexual assaults on women at several locations in the capital by men heading to Wednesday’s Awami League-organised rally. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan made the...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Thursday approved six projects, including one to construct multi-storeyed buildings for insolvent freedom fighters in every district and upazilas across...
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to launch investigation against three members of the parliament over allegation of acquiring illegal wealth. The three are Awami League MP Mizanur Rahman and...
The High Court will decide Sunday whether to grant bail to BNP chief and former prime minister Khaleda Zia in a graft case. On Thursday, Justice M Enayetur Rahim and...
Noted sculptor and freedom fighter Ferdousi Priyabhashini was laid to eternal rest in the capital on Thursday afternoon. She was buried beside the grave of "Shaheed Janani" Jahanara Imam at...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged parents to guide their daughters to become self reliant and also ensure that they work and continue their studies at the same time. "The...
Marking the International Women's Day, the High Court (HC) on Thursday granted bail to a woman who had been serving life imprisonment over a child abduction case. A HC bench...
A Sylhet court on Thursday placed Foyzur Rahman alias Foyezul on a 10-day remand in a case filed over the attack on eminent writer Prof Muhammad Zafar Iqbal. Sylhet Metropolitan...
Police arrested a woman and seized over 10,000 methamphetamine-based yaba tablets from Rahman Nagar area in Bogra on Thursday. Law enforcers raided a house around 10:00am and arrested Badhan Akter,...
Director General (DG) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major General Abul Hossain has been brought back to the armed forces. According to a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of...
Infor, a leading provider of industry-specific cloud applications, announced on Thursday promotion of Helen Masters to the posts of senior vice president and general manager, Asia-Pacific, says a Media OutReach...
The Asian University for Women (AUW) Support Foundation announced on Thursday the launch of a global crowdfunding campaign, #ProgressStartsWithEducation, according to Media OutReach. The campaign seeks to raise US $150,000,...
The fourth edition of the Joy Bangla Concert stirred the young generation with the liberation war spirit at the Army Stadium in Dhaka city on the historic March 7 that...
Turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) slipped to Tk 2.74 billion on Thursday, the lowest level in more than 20 months, as investors were mostly inactive amid persistent liquidity...
Two missiles fired from a US drone struck a militant facility in Afghanistan, leaving 21 insurgents dead including the son of the head of the Pakistani Taliban, Pakistani intelligence officials...
BNP will stage demonstration at all thanas across capital Dhaka on Saturday protesting law enforcers' attack on its sit-in programme in front of the National Press Club on Thursday. Party...
Mideast stocks opened mixed on Thursday, with Saudi stocks leading the gains, as concerns about a global trade war retreated. Saudi stocks rose 0.1 per cent, with banks and insurers...
Standard Bank Limited has organised a day-long workshop on 'Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism' at its training institute recently. Mamun-Ur-Rashid, Managing Director & CEO of...
Indian shares held steady on Thursday after six sessions of losses, on hopes that US President’s plan to introduce hefty tariffs on steel and aluminium imports could exclude certain key...
Many trains in Spain have been cancelled as workers prepare to strike to highlight gender inequalities on International Women's Day. Three-hundred trains will not be operating on Thursday, the country's...
Export earnings during the first eight months of this fiscal year grew by 7.38 per cent to $24.39 billion, official data shows. As per the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data,...
Electronics giant Walton has launched some unique featured air-conditioners (ACs) including ioniser, inverter, and smart ACs aiming to help people get rid of the sweltering summer heat. Engineer Md. Ishaque...
Though women workers are dominating the country's readymade garment sector, their scope to go up the ladder is very limited. Women workers generally do not get the equal chance for...
Sustainability Development Goals, also known as SDG are the glimpse of hope mostly for developing nations like ours. While the global disparity exists and many nations have moved forward, there...
French multinational pharmaceutical company Sanofi and drug discovery and development company from Germany Evotec said they had started exclusive talks over accelerating research into the treatment of infectious diseases, and...
The Board of Directors of Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DBH) has recommended 30 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017. The final approval...
The International Chamber of Commerce is concerned about the looming trade war triggered by the US plans to put hefty tariffs on steel and aluminium. “There will be no winners...
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