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Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday, their recent recovery stalling after European equities broke a winning streak, while the dollar edged up to pull further away from three-year lows. MSCI’s broadest...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday distributed coveted Ekushey Padak-2018 among 21 eminent personalities in recognition of their outstanding contributions to respective fields. She handed over the Ekushey Padak, the...
Three people have been killed including a child and at least 20 people injured in a collision between two buses on Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj highway in Kamarpara area of Godagari upazila in...
A Russian Member of Parliament, Vladislav Reznik, and 17 other suspects have gone on trial in Madrid accused of massive money-laundering for a Russian mafia gang. The alleged gang bosses...
Stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday as investors active on sector-wise stocks amid optimism. Brokers said investors are optimistic as the Dhaka bourse reconfirmed the...
HSBC, Europe’s biggest bank according to its assets, has posted a pre-tax profit of $17.2 billion (£12.3 billion) in 2017, saying its focus on Asia was driving its growth triggering...
Clashes erupted between Iranian police and members of a Sufi Muslim religious community in Tehran, leaving three officers dead, said the law enforcers. A protest by dervishes at a police...
A Japanese company is planning to build the world's tallest wooden skyscraper, to mark its 350th anniversary in 2041. Sumitomo Forestry said 10% of the 70-storey W350 tower would be...
Sony Corp said on Tuesday it would become the latest blue-chip firm to jockey for position in Japan’s taxi and ride-hailing market, with plans for a joint venture to develop...
Nigerian local police have arrested three people suspected to have masterminded an attack which led to the killing of at least 36 villagers in the north-western state of Zamfara last...
Bombardments by Syrian government forces have killed dozens of civilians in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area outside Damascus, activists say. At least 77 civilians, including 20 children, were killed in...
The board of directors of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has 'reconfirmed' its previous decision favouring the proposal of a Chinese consortium to become the strategic partner of the premier bourse....
Share price of two listed companies - Apex Foods and Metro Spinning are soaring without any price sensitive information (PSI) or any expansion plan. The prices of Apex Foods soared...
Some 30 houses were gutted in a fire that broke out in Tabalchhari BADC Colony of Rangamati city on Monday night. Fire service sources said the fire originated from a...
Probashi Kallyan Bank (PKB) is set to go into operation as a scheduled bank by March as the government has completed all preparations in this regard, sources said. To this...
Government's Roads and Highways Department (RHD) long awaits its planned restructuring through upgradation of its organogram for proper upkeep of country's underserved ways and highways. Officials said the department drafted...
The central bank now suggests providing loan instead of equity from the Equity and Entrepreneurship Fund (EEF) so the money can be recovered in the event of project failure, officials...
Only 13 per cent of Bangladesh's maiden metro rail (MRT-6) project has been implemented, in terms of spending allocation, until December last, officials said Monday. They said state-owned Dhaka Mass...
Pubali Bank Ltd enjoys a solid financial position performed by 'diligent and assiduous' business functionaries, mostly young officials. "Depositors and our business partners remain safe, cocooned in our portfolio, enjoying...
Japan's steel industry said on Monday the US Commerce Department proposal to President Donald Trump to impose curbs on steel imports violate the principles of free trade, calling for Washington...
NARAYANGANJ: A flock of ducks move around in a waterbody in Rupganj upazila on Monday. — Focus Bangla
Lifting of sand from Teesta river at Mahipur area under Gangachara upazila in Rangpur district is going on unabated, posing serious threat to the second Teesta bridge over the river...
With the starting of classes of first year MBBS course in all medical colleges of the country, demand for a human skeleton for each student is felt greatly as that...
The country's education is in dire strait or should I say in doldrums. If education is the backbone of a nation, the backbone of Bangladesh is sure to become too...
Nobel Laureate Arthur Lewis maintains that developing countries grapple with the problem of unlimited supply of labour. The evolving agricultural practices in Bangladesh apparently defy this postulate. Facing a wage...
A study paper presented at the South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (SANEM) has come up with, among others, two critical observations on remittance use at home. First, the remittance...
Indian vehicles carrying export items have to enter Bangladesh through Petrapole checkpoint after waiting for 15 to 20 days, creating an impact on the value of Indian exports. Business Standard,...
Earnings from Bangladesh’s medicine export recorded 29.69 per cent rise in the calendar year 2017 compared to the previous year. Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim made the revelation...
A new chapter of "digital Bangladesh" began through the introduction of fourth-generation (4G) mobile Internet in the country on Monday. Mobile phone operators started offering the fasted internet services immediately...
Bank of Italy said the country’s public debt as a proportion of gross domestic product, fell by around half of a percentage point last year, broadly in line with the...
Popular singer Sabah Tani was found dead at her residence in the city's Uttara area on Monday morning. Actor Nayeem, also Sabah's cousin, said the singer had been living at...
European shares dipped in choppy trade on Monday as a poor update from Reckitt Benckiser hit consumer staples. Shares in Tenaris, Outokumpu and Arcelor Mittal- which have facilities in the...
Myanmar government is bulldozing over the site of a Rohingya mass grave in an effort to destroy evidence of a massacre committed last year by the military, according to a...
Mideast stocks were sluggish on Monday, with a dividend cut pulling down major Abu Dhabi-listed financial firm Waha Capital, but Egypt’s bourse rose on the back of a gain by...
US President Donald Trump supports efforts to improve the federal background check system for gun purchases, the White House has said. Mr Trump spoke to Republican Senator John Cornyn about...
Several hundred students of Rajshahi University (RU) on Monday staged a demonstration on the campus, demanding revision of the quota system in government jobs. Students under the banner "General Students"...
The country currently has one registered physician per 1,847 people while the ratio for a government physician is 1:6,579. Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim revealed the information in...
The Gambia's President has announced suspension of the death penalty as the West African country seeks to rebuild its international standing following the removal of its authoritarian ruler last year....
The religious affairs minister has said that currently there is no plan to send government grant to all the mosques across the country equally. Principal Matiur Rahman said grant is...
At least 17 people have been killed on Monday after heavy rains caused the partial collapse of a rubbish dump in Mozambique. A 15-metre high pile of rubbish collapsed, destroying...
Students of Dhaka University formed a human chain, demanding steps to stop the illegal publication and sale of books written by Ekushey award winner late poet Shahid Qadri. The students...
Once we used to marvel at robots and other contraptions in science fiction movies, or in comic strips that stretched our imaginations. Few ever thought about any of these appearing...
Bangladesh from its early history has been known as a fertile land where all agricultural products grow easily. But that reputation was marred time and again for a long period...
UK visa-seekers will no longer have to go to the designated centre for lodging applications as UK has launched a new service to facilitate visa processing. From now, applicants will...
Scandinavian country Norway has emphasised on keeping up pressure on Myanmar to create conditions in Rakhine to help return of Rohingyas from Bangladesh to their homeland 'sustainable'. Norwegian Ambassador in...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the removal of section 7 from BNP's constitution is very 'mysterious'. Obaidul Quader said it is not possible to amend the party's...
The service tenure of the chiefs of army, navy and the air force is now four years. The parliament passed a bill 'The Defense Forces Chiefs' (appointment, salary, allowances and...
In Ethiopia social media is a double-edged sword: capable of filling a sore need for more information but also of pushing the country toward even greater calamity. Thousands of Ethiopians...
The Ministry of Agriculture on Monday extended the tenure of National Bee Fair-2018 (Jatiya Mou Mela) by one day following the demand of bee businessmen. The ministry made the disclosure...
The draft 'Digital Security Act 2018' was approved at a cabinet meeting chaired by the prime minister recently. The new law would render sections 54, 55, 56, 57 and 66...
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