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Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon on Wednesday urged the city dwellers to keep the courtyards clean to prevent the outbreak of dengue and chikungunya. He made...
At least 15 people died in a train collision in northern Egypt on Wednesday. Another 40 people were hurt in the collision between a freight train and a passenger train...
Inequalities in the society must be cubed to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the government should focus more on people’s interest in its FiveYear Plan. The observation came at...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is interested in financing a second Padma Bridge as well as other large-scale infrastructure projects if Bangladesh wants. ADB President Takehiko Nakao made the disclosure...
European shares were lower at the opening on Wednesday as a batch of corporate results failed to change the negative trend set on Wall Street overnight. At 0900 GMT, the...
Bollywood icon Sridevi Kapoor was cremated with state honours in Mumbai Wednesday evening. Thousands of fans and top actors bid a tearful farewell to actress Sridevi Kapoor on Wednesday in...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood stressed the open market management for business friendly environment in the country. He said, "Nowadays, the open market management is very important for...
A court in Dhaka has asked to submit probe report on April 1 on the case filed over Bangladesh Bank reserve heist. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate AKM Moinuddin Siddique fixed the...
US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat has said her country has no favourite political party and personality in Bangladesh. The United States just expect fair polls in Bangladesh, she said....
A three-phase horticultural exposition will begin in Khulna, Jhenidah and Jessore districts from Thursday. Crosswalk Communications, will organise the fairs with the support of United States Agency for International Development...
Mideast stocks were mostly lower in early trade on Wednesday with Saudi banks dropping for a fourth straight day. The Saudi index slipped 0.7 per cent in the first hour...
Levi Strauss is ramping up its use of lasers to automate the way its jeans are made. The firm says the new techniques will reduce chemical use and make the...
The government plans to confiscate the property of Bangabandhu's killers and convicted war criminals and razakars. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said this while responding to a question from a lawmaker...
The government has a plan to involve 20 million women directly in economic activities across the country under a programme of the Women and Children Affairs Ministry. Meher Afroze Chumki,...
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) published the results of the preliminary examination of the 38th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS). A total of 16,286 job-seekers have qualified for written tests,...
Two siblings were burned to death at Eidgaon union under Sadar upazila in Cox’s Bazar early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Md Abdullah, 14, and Md Shahriar, 7, sons...
The amount of top 25 loan defaulter companies had reached to Tk 96.97 billion until September 2017, a Bangladesh Bank report revealed Wednesday. BB submitted the report to the parliamentary...
Bourses finished marginally higher for the second day in a row on Wednesday amid volatile trading as some investors continued on buying mood. However, majority of investors remained followed cautious...
Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) observed the Faculty Day on Tuesday aiming at improving the quality of its teachers for the purpose of implementing its vision set for 2030. It...
A transport worker has been killed and another person injured as a covered van overturned after ramming into a truck at Bhangapul in Mirsarai Upazila in Chittagong on early Wednesday....
Global Indian International School (GIIS) will open the most technologically advanced SMART campus in Singapore. The SMART campus, upon completion, will be one of the first buildings in the Singapore...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on the children of farmers to be there in farming profession to utilise their knowledge in a greater way. "There shouldn't be any such...
The pro Awami League lawyers’ forum, Bangabandhu Awami Ainjibi Parishad (BAAP), has clinched victory in the Jamalpur Bar Association (JBA) election. The panel backed by the ruling AL has successfully...
A woman has been mauled to death by a lioness at a private game reserve north of South Africa's administrative capital, Pretoria, a local emergency service reports. Netcare 911 spokesman...
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao today (Wednesday) met with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Finance Minister Abul Maal A. Muhith and other senior officials during a 3-day visit...
Lafarge Surma Cement has had its name changed into LafargeHolcim Bangladesh and its trading code ‘LAFSURCEML’ into ‘LHBL’ on the main bourse, effective from Thursday. “Other things of the company...
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offered recognition of the Taliban as a legitimate political group on Wednesday as part of a proposed political process that he said could lead to talks...
The department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) is optimistic of getting a bumper yield of wheat in Panchagarh during the current season. Owing to the low production cost, farmers’ interest in...
A former Venezuelan state governor has been expelled from the opposition party over his decision to stand against President Nicolás Maduro in April's election. The Democratic Unity opposition coalition is...
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has granted around $25 million to support a project designed to build the adaptive capacities of women and adolescent girls living in the southwestern districts...
Swimming in the sea substantially increases the chance of developing stomach bugs, ear aches and other illnesses, researchers have found. The University of Exeter Medical School and Centre for Ecology...
Two police officers have been shot dead in a targeted attack on the convoy of a senior police officer in Pakistan's south-western city of Quetta on Wednesday morning. Local Urdu...
South Africa’s parliament passed a motion brought by the radical left party, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), to carry out land expropriation without compensation, a key pillar of the ruling ANC...
Transport workers have blocked bus services via Bogra protesting against the shutdown of two transport counters in the capital Dhaka. The association of motor vehicle workers and owners in Dhaka...
North Korea has been sending equipment to Syria that could be used in chemical weapons manufacturing, US media report, citing findings by UN experts. The materials include acid-resistant tiles, valves...
Egyptian singer Sherine Abdel Wahab has been sentenced to six months in prison for joking about the cleanliness of the River Nile. Sherine, one of the country's most famous singers...
An unidentified youth was killed in a road accident in Kollyanpur area under Darus Salam Police Station in the capital on early Wednesday. Quoting locals, Sub-Inspector Abu Sayed of the...
President Donald Trump has reached an informal deal with Boeing to provide two Air Force One planes for $3.9 billion (£2.8 billion), the White House has said. A White House...
Fans have gathered in the western Indian city of Mumbai to pay their respects to Bollywood star Sridevi Kapoor, who died in Dubai on Saturday. Her body which was flown...
The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico has offered one million euro reward for anyone who comes forward with information about the murder of an investigative journalist. Jan Kuciak, 27,...
Britain was the weakest Group of Seven economy over the course of 2017 in terms of overall growth, and there are other ways that the vote to leave the European...
A paper mill worker was killed in his factory when he was caught up in a machine at Roufabad under Bayazid Bostami Police Station of port city Chittagong on Wednesday...
A court in Chittagong on Tuesday sentenced six people to life term imprisonment for killing a SSC examinee in Patia upazila in 1991. The court also sentenced another person to...
Asian shares extended losses on Wednesday and bonds were sold off as weak factory data from China revived worries about global economic growth amid fears of faster rate rises in...
A US judge has sided with President Donald Trump’s administration and thrown out a legal bid to stop controversial plans for a border wall with Mexico. The state of California...
Oil prices fell for a second day on Wednesday as weak Chinese factory data triggered concerns of an economic slowdown that could lower oil demand and, in the United States,...
Gerard Moreno scored an injury-time winner as Espanyol beat Real Madrid for the first time in over a decade. Real had won five games in a row but rested Cristiano...
Speakers in a roundtable Tuesday stressed the need for all-out efforts from stakeholders to develop the country’s neglected insurance sector. They sought professional support from the stakeholders to brighten...
The board of directors of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has recommended 550 per cent cash dividend for the year ended December 31, 2017, said an official disclosure on Wednesday. The final approval...
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed downward trend in early hour of trading Wednesday as investors are on selling binge amid fresh concern over DSE...
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