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Nigeria’s oil-rich Bayelsa state is threatening parents who do not make sure their children go to school with jail terms. The state signed the new law into the books amid...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement with Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) to provide $10 million in loans annually to support trade in Bangladesh. The ADB’s Trade Finance...
Former President HM Ershad says he never wanted to cling to power. He also said he does not know why he was called a despot. “Many have called me an...
America is no longer a “nation of immigrants”, according to a US government agency that oversees immigration and has emerged as Trump administration’s chief tormentor for users of H-1B visas...
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak on Saturday said that he “cannot stand” US President Donald Trump and said the way he treats people is very “negative”. “I can never stand Donald...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her hope that the apex court will use Bangla in writing all verdicts in near future. She said everyone is not well enough in...
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) requested political parties to refrain from hampering economic development for personal benefits ahead of national elections. “We call upon political parties not...
Female-led films may have topped last year's box office rankings, but the number of movies with women in the lead roles fell last year, a study has said. Last year's...
Sidsel Bleken, Norwegian Ambassador in Dhaka, suggested the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) to work on one-stop service in the country. She said it will be very good if the...
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says 21 members of staff have left their jobs for sexual misconduct in the last three years. The ICRC's director-general, Yves Daccord,...
Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) has won ‘Open Group President Awards-2018’ for innovation in developing Bangladesh National Enterprise Architecture (BNEA) that will make government information and services interoperable. Open Group, a...
The Prime Minister Gold Medal for 2015 and 2016 under the auspices of University Grants Commission (UGC) will be distributed at Shapla Hall of the Prime Minister’s Office on Sunday....
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said the government never obstructs any peaceful programme. The minister also said law enforcers take necessary steps if anyone intensifies people's sufferings doing excesses....
In Bangladesh rising GDP growth and rising income and wealth inequalities walk hand in hand, said the Norwegian envoy in Dhaka citing a study. A recent study by the Centre...
A multinational exercise on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations named 'Exercise: Shanti Doot-4' will begin on Monday. It will be held at Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operatic Training (BIPSOT) of...
The death toll from twin car bomb blasts in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has risen to 45 from the initially reported 18. Al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants claimed responsibility for...
Country’s main opposition party will bring out processions across the country on Monday protesting the attack on their black flag demonstration in the capital. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul...
The government has designed a project to create more female entrepreneurs in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector. The 'She Power Project’, developed under the guidance and financing of...
Three bombs rocked the capital of Myanmar's Rakhine State, Sittwe, early on Saturday. Local police said a policeman was slightly injured and the authorities were still working to determine who...
Norwegian Ambassador in Dhaka Sidsel Bleken said that BNP should concentrate on elections as the international community will support the democratic process in Bangladesh. She said, "I absolutely think that...
Square Pharmaceuticals Limited has kicked off the three-day long 17th Square Golf Tournament 2018 at Kurmitola Golf Club in the City. Tapan Chowdhury, Managing Director of Square Pharmaceuticals inaugurated the...
Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor has joined other celebrities at the IIFA Awards Experience in Madame Tussauds Singapore. The figure of Ranbir showcases his character Kabir 'Bunny' Thapar from Yeh Jawaani...
Singapore-based Franchise consultancy firm, FranGlobal set its footprints in Bangladesh officially with Bangladesh’s first ever International Franchise and Retail Expo Saturday at The Westin Dhaka with a cluster of 100+...
Two people died in a shooting in Zurich's city centre on Friday that police said did not appear to have any link to terrorism. Police responding to reports of shots...
The United States has said it will open its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem in May, a move from Tel Aviv that reverses decades of US policy and is bound...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has recently signed a customer benefit agreement with Shanta Multiverse Limited in Dhaka. M Khorshed Anowar, head of business, retail banking of the bank, and Mayesha...
Actor Sam Rockwell has signed on to voice a silverback gorilla, Ivan, in Disney's drama 'The One and Only Ivan'. Thea Sharrock is directing the live-action/CG hybrid project from a...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours as of...
A large number of growers are passing a busy time in farming direct-seeded garlic in the Rajshahi region, including its vast Barind area during the current season. They are optimistic...
The CSE-50 Index has been revised on the basis of performance of the CSE-listed companies. The new index will be effective from March 05, 2018. CSE 50 index is reviewed...
Ministers and senior government representatives from Asia and the Pacific on Friday committed to ensuring greater empowerment of rural women and girls to improve their standard of living, food security...
Two separate suicide car bombings in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, have killed at least five people including two assailants on Saturday morning, said provincial officials. A police officer said...
French customs officers have found an impressionist painting by Edgar Degas stowed on a bus, more than eight years after it was reportedly stolen. The French Culture Ministry said Friday...
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been charged by the English Football Association for wearing a yellow ribbon during matches in apparent protest against the imprisonment of pro-independence politicians in...
Two international flights failed to meet their arrival schedules at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday. Of the flights, one belongs to Kuwait Airways (KA) and another to Emirates Airlines...
Police arrested 17 persons including 10 wanted accused from different areas of Habiganj in last 12-hour ending at 9 am this morning. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Nazim Uddin said,...
Ecuador says the country's latest efforts to negotiate the departure of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from its London embassy have failed. Foreign minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa said the UK was...
Kraft Heinz Co said on Friday billionaire investor Warren Buffett has decided to retire from the company’s board following the end of his term in April to reduce travel commitments....
Police on Saturday foiled BNP’s black flag showing programme in front of its Nayapaltan central office protesting against the denial of permission to hold a rally in Dhaka city. When...
A female college student allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her room at Fatepur village in Chaugachha upazila on Friday noon. The deceased, Pryia, 17, was...
The UK's approach to the next stage of Brexit negotiations seems to be based on "pure illusion", Donald Tusk says. The European Council president told a news conference in Brussels...
The Japanese Ministry of Health approved a new drug on Friday that allegedly kills the flu virus in just 24 hours, which would be a major breakthrough in combating influenza....
A retired army person was gunned down by some unknown assailants at Dhanuakhola village in Sadar upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Mobarak Hossain, 60, son of late...
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has sparked storm of criticism after saying he had stopped eating rice in favour of more expensive quinoa. Najib, who is facing a general election...
Myanmar's parliament has approved a budget of about $15 million for the construction of a fence and related projects along the border with Bangladesh in Rakhine state, from which about...
A former senior official in Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, Rick Gates, pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiracy against the United States and lying to investigators, and he is cooperating...
Facebook has said it regrets promoting a virtual reality shooting game on its stand at a US conservatives' event. The game allows the player to shoot imaginary weapons against enemies...
Three people have been killed in a road accident when a truck rammed an autorickshaw in Dhaka’s South Keraniganj Upazila. The incident occurred around midnight on Friday in the Ikuria...
Britain’s economy was weaker than previously thought in 2017, official data showed on Thursday, leaving the country lagging further behind the global recovery as it prepares to leave the European...
A double car bombing in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu killed at least 18 people and injured 20 others on Friday, said officials. They said the attacks were carried out by the...
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