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The Philippines and China have agreed to set up a special panel to work out how they can jointly explore oil and gas in part of the South China Sea...
South African government has declared a national disaster over the drought that has been hitting the southern and western regions including Cape Town for months. The government made the announcement...
On the ropes after Gonzalo Higuain struck twice for Juventus in the opening nine minutes, Tottenham Hotspur launched a Harry Kane-led fightback to draw 2-2 in the first leg of...
South Korea approved on Wednesday the use of a record 2.86 billion won ($2.64 million) to bankroll the cost of hosting hundreds of visiting North Koreans during the Pyeongchang Winter...
Japan's economic growth slowed in the last three months of 2017 and missed expectations, preliminary official figures show. The world's third-largest economy expanded at an annualised rate of 0.5 per...
Bangladesh on Tuesday signed a financing agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to sustainably improve incomes and promote resilience to extreme weather conditions for 0.33 million rural...
Manchester City effectively killed off their Champions League tie against FC Basel after 23 minutes on Tuesday, flattening the Swiss champions with three quick-fire goals on their way to a...
Singapore is expecting a moderation in economic growth this year, pressured by cooling shipments, after a global exports boom helped the city state clock its fastest expansion in three years...
Gmail is about to get dynamic. Alphabet Inc’s Google plans to demonstrate a software programming system that would enable emails to feature continuously updating information and greater interactivity. Users could...
Leaders of US intelligence agencies warned that Russia will try to interfere in the 2018 US midterm elections by using social media to spread propaganda and misleading reports, much as...
The board of Directors of LankaBangla Finance has recommended 7.50 per cent cash dividend and 7.50 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017, said an...
A schoolboy was allegedly beaten to death by rivals at Bokchara intersection in Sadar upazila of Satkhira following dispute over a trifling matter on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified...
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading Wednesday as investors are active on sector-wise issues ahead of divided declarations....
A second US judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s decision to end a program that protects immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children from deportation. US District Judge...
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has ended its scheduled six-hour hunger strike in Dhaka much earlier following a request from the law-enforcers. The strike was observed demanding immediate release of...
Israeli police have recommended indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for bribery, opening the way for what could be the biggest challenge yet to the right-wing leader’s political survival. Against the...
A man looks at an electronic stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan February 9, 2018. Reuters Asian share markets turned mixed on Wednesday as investor nerves were...
The husband of the Danish Queen Margrethe, Prince Henrik, breathed his last on Tuesday night at the age of 83 at Fredensborg Castle. “His Royal Highness Prince Henrik died peacefully...
The securities regulator has approved the proposal of issuing above 20.83 million ordinary shares by Aman Cotton Fibrous Limited to raise a capital worth Tk 800 million under the book...
The government should scale up budgetary allocations for the overseas employment sector to help ensure migrants' rights, activists said on Tuesday. They also urged the authorities to implement the existing...
A substantial increase in the prices of different agri-inputs has pushed up the cost of Boro plantation across the country this year, according to agriculturists and farmers. They also fear...
Uber Technologies Inc narrowed its fourth-quarter loss to $1.1 billion from a loss of $1.46 billion in the previous quarter, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. The ride-hailing...
Some 77.3 per cent of aquaculture farmers in the country cannot access credit from banks for a lack of collateral, a study has revealed. As a result, many of them...
Bangladesh's current-account deficit widened almost eight times or by $4.76 billion in the first half (H1) of this fiscal over the corresponding figure, as outgoings far outstripped incomings. According to...
Hundreds of farmers in Panchbibi upazila of the district are earning a handsome amount of money by growing creeper arum (Loti Kochu). Sources said creeper arum farming has brought financial...
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken a massive programme to grow Boro paddy in Gopalganj Sadar during the current season. Sources said a total of 19,400 hectares of...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said that Tarique Rahman is enough to intensify the crisis of BNP. The Road Transport and Bridges Minister came up with this...
The BNP has briefed foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka about country’s latest political situation following the jailing its chairperson Khaleda Zia. The briefing was held at the party chairperson’s Gulshan...
A total of 24 examinees and two teachers were arrested over the leakage of Physics question paper of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination in Chittagong, Jamalpur, Dinajpur and Nilphamari districts...
In today's international trade and finance, movement of fund across the world has emerged as the most vibrant financial activity. Globalisation, powered by the extensive use of technology in the...
The state of business in Bangladesh in terms of its overall performance, despite odds, has been good in recent times. Among the odds, the key impeding elements are those that...
Some of the views expressed by the EU Ambassador in Dhaka Rensje Teerink late last month have an animated ring even after a fortnight of her having aired them. This...
It is obvious that the usual policy instruments at the disposal of the government to address various sectors (education, health, etc.) and macro-economy (fiscal, monetary, etc.) cannot be pressed into...
In the last two decades, country's policymakers have taken a series of measures to create a vibrant bond market. While almost all the elements of an active bond market have...
Originally produced and launched in China about four millennia ago, tea is a wonderful beverage loved all over the world. The Japanese monks introduced tea seeds to Japan during the...
Thousands of people flocked to the Ekushey Book Fair on the first day of Spring, on Tuesday, to siege the opportunity to celebrate Pahela Falgun. A large number of visitors...
That production of fish, meat and milk -- three essential food items -- has gone up substantially does hardly need to be substantiated by official disclosures. The availability of the...
Was this month's global stock market sell-off only a "correction" or does it signify a new period of financial instability, caused by major flaws in the world financial system? The...
A Myanmar government report has observed that stability, peace and development of Rakhine State are absolutely critical for entire Myanmar to become stable, peaceful and developed. It said, "The current...
BNP on Tuesday heavily come down on Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader for his remark regarding involvement of Tarique Rahman in the recent attack on Bangladesh High Commission office...
Country’s mobile network operators (MNOs) have once again proved to be apathetic in buying spectrum during the latest bid. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) put a total of 46.4 megahertz...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has moved to find out a way to resolve the ongoing capital shortfall in the Farmers Bank Limited (FBL), a fourth generation bank that has been facing...
Bangladesh has come out as the top source of foreign tourists to India in January. The country contributed 16.4 per cent of India’s foreign tourists for the month, followed by...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has urged the government to finalise the 'Health service Act' for the development of private sector health services. The FBCCI...
The High Court (HC) has issued a rule to maintain the status over the decision of cutting down 4,000 trees by the Singair-Manikganj road in Manikganj district. An HC bench...
Noor Jahan, a Bangladesh-India joint venture film directed by Abhimanyu Mukherjee and produced by Raj Chakraborty, will be released on February 16. The disclosure was made at a press briefing...
Government has awarded neighbouring India’s state-owned power producer NTPC a contract for 15 years to supply 300 megawatt power. A wholly-owned subsidiary of India’s biggest power producer, NTPC Vidyut Vyapar...
The Joint District Judge of Narayanganj sought apology to the Supreme Court for the failure to dispose of a case in more than 10 years. A four-member Appellate Division bench,...
US-Bangla Airlines, one of the major private carriers of Bangladesh, has added a 76-seater DASH 8-Q400 aircraft to its fleet. Imran Asif, CEO of US-Bangla Airlines, received the aircraft on...
After the dryness of winter, thousands of people welcomed Pahela Falgun, the first day of Spring, in the capital city on Tuesday with poetry, music, dance and colours. Nature turns...
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