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SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 6 February 2018 - More than 200 LNG experts from 25 countries are expected to convene at the two-day long 13th LNG Supplies for Asian Markets...
Bangladesh has opened a hotline for its citizens living in the Maldives after President Abdulla Yameen on Monday declared a state of emergency for 15 days. Bangladeshis in Male have...
Poland cancelled Israel’s education minister Naftali Bennett’s visit to its capital, Warsaw this week as he refused to back off of condemnation of a bill that would outlaw suggesting Poland...
Women with severe pre-eclampsia should have their blood pressure closely monitored for a year after giving birth because high blood pressure can remain undetected, a new study suggests. It found...
LankaBangla Finance Ltd (LBFL) recently signed a MoU with Daraz Bangladesh Ltd for its customer privilege, said a statement. Khurshed Alam– Head of Retail Finance of LBF and Syed Mostahidal...
BRAC Bank organised a Town Hall Meeting in Comilla with the theme “Towards Becoming the Best Bank in Bangladesh” to review business performance of 2017 and set business strategy for...
Jerome Powell took the oath of office as Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, succeeding Janet Yellen. "Today, unemployment is low, the economy is growing, and inflation is low. Through...
Two private Kenyan TV stations are now back on air after being shut down for seven days. “Government switches NTV and KTN News back on after seven days,” privately-owned NTV...
Libra Infusions has posted 3.37 per cent rise in earnings per share (EPS) in October-December quarter of 2017 as against the same quarter in the previous year, according to an...
Ten-man Chelsea suffered another setback in their stumbling season as they lost 4-1 at Watford on Monday after conceding three late goals to go down to their second straight Premier...
Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia and Shimulia-Kathalia routes on the Padma disrupted due to dense fog. The ferry services were suspended around 1am Tuesday due to low visibility amid dense fog,...
Stocks witnessed a sharp rise in early hour of trading on Tuesday as optimistic investors showed their buying appetite on large-cap stocks after a high prolife meeting held on Monday....
Police in south-west Germany are investigating after an 18-year-old spectator suffered second-degree burns at an annual "witches' parade". Some witnesses said that the woman was carried to a cauldron in...
As legal action between Apple and Qualcomm intensifies with billions of dollars at stake, a report on Monday claimed that the iPhone maker will use Intel baseband chips for its...
Asian shares and US stock futures sank on Tuesday, after Wall Street suffered its biggest decline since 2011 as investors’ faith in factors underpinning a bull run in markets began...
US Ambassador Nikki Haley accused Russia of protecting Syrian President Bashar Assad from responsibility for what she said were multiple chlorine gas attacks on civilians in recent weeks. Haley told...
A four-lane road construction project from Joydevpur to Elenga is likely to be revised both in terms of cost and implementation period due to its changed design with new components...
Despite slow progress in the construction of Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre at Purbachal, the government has moved to build another multipurpose trade exhibition centre in the city, officials said. According...
The government revenue earnings from the Dhaka bourse marked 25 per cent rise in July-January period of the current fiscal year (FY) compared to the same period in the previous...
In its draft proposal, the Wage Board has recommended a minimum monthly pay of Tk 4,850 for unskilled workers in the tailoring sector, officials said. A gazette notification in this...
After decades of speedy advances, China is shifting its economic focus to high-quality development, with "developing a modernised economy" high on the agenda. Now an economic catchphrase, the idea provides...
Bangladesh Under-19 team all-rounder Afif Hossain has been included in the ESPNcricinfo's team of the tournament for his brilliant performance in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup, which concluded at...
Arambagh Krira Sangha smartly reached the final of the Independence Cup Football Tournament for the first time eliminating Premier League runners-up Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by 1-0 goal in the...
Former Bangladesh Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim has become father of his first child on Monday, reports UNB. Mushfiqur's wife Jannatul Kifayet Mondi has given birth to their son around 9:30am...
President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury said the existing political crisis in the country is the government’s 'acid test'. The former president said it while addressing an...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon all Islamic countries to work together to develop greater opportunities and potentials. She said this while inaugurating the 10th Session of the Islamic Conference...
Needs assessment by a government agency figures out a demand for Tk 211.48 billion to mend and maintain ramshackle roads over next five years. Officials said a survey sponsored by...
A new companies' law currently in the making may eliminate the obligation to obtain official seal as a precondition for forming a company, aiming to create many start-ups. Officials said...
At least one construction worker was killed when a wall of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s customs office collapsed on him Tuesday. The deceased is yet to be identified. Several other...
Former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on Monday was arrested by Maldives police , hours after President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency for 15 days, in an escalation of...
BNP on Tuesday claimed that its Joint Secretary General Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel has been picked up from an apartment in Malibagh area. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi...
SEOUL- 6 February, 2018 - South Korea's high-tech industry -- a powerhouse of both innovation and export production -- will add fire to the country's trade growth in the coming...
A fake doctor who has been treating poor villagers for colds, coughs and diarrhoea, infected at least 21 of them with HIV by using contaminated syringes and needles, says an...
Swiss Confederation President Alain Berset is visiting a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar to see for himself the plight of the ethnic minority who fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar’s Rahine...
About 20 international flights failed to meet their arrival schedules at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday. A US-Bangla Airlines flight from Singapore was scheduled to arrive at the airport...
The annual BMI Latin Awards will honour Luis Fonsi not only for his mega smash “Despacito” but for the string of hits he’s racked up over two decades. Fonsi is...
A good number of farmers in Rajshahi are delighted over cultivating and harvesting chemical-free tomato. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) of the district has provided all the necessary agricultural and...
Bournemouth Borough Council of England has said it will remove "anti-homeless" bars from benches after receiving "extensive feedback". Protestors including rapper Professor Green condemned the bars as "inhumane", "brutal" and...
Swiss President Alain Berset on Tuesday emphasised on full implementation of the report of the Advisory Commission chaired by Kofi Annan for resolving the Rohingya issue. He said a refugee...
Stocks jumped back strongly on Tuesday snapping a five-day losing spell as optimistic investors showed their buying appetite on sector-specific large-cap. Against the backdrop of a freefall of stock indices...
Four companies of PRAN-RFL Group have received award for paying highest amounts of VAT at the 23rd Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2018. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith handed...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has put restriction on procession and carrying sharp weapons, explosives, flammable materials in Dhaka on February 8 to avert any untoward incident centring a verdict in...
The newly formed 9th wage board to propose fresh salary structure for newsmen and employees in newspapers and news agencies started functioning on Tuesday. Chairman of the wage board Justice...
A United Nations conference has revealed that out of 45 Least Developed Countries (LDC) only five, including Bangladesh have achieved economic growth at 7.0 per cent or higher in 2017....
Export earnings of July-January period of the current fiscal year has witnessed a slightly upward trend compared to that of corresponding period of the previous fiscal. As per Export Promotion...
According to the World Bank, high-income economies ($12,236 or more) include the US, Western Europe and Japan, while upper middle-income economies ($3,956 -$12,235) feature Turkey, Russia, Brazil and China, among...
Broadly defined as "tokens" used as money in a country, currency is a means of exchanging goods and services. The use of currency is intertwined with the history of money....
Wikipedia describes venture capital as a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage and emerging firms that are deemed...
It is indeed unfortunate when the nation is kept in the dark as to future preparedness against natural disasters. It has happened in case of last year's catastrophic flash floods...
Historically speaking, share-cropping had been the predominant tenancy system in Bangladesh. The system was generally criticised for its inherent exploitative and anti-incentive syndromes. This is because the owner of the...
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