A Turkish Airlines flight has made a delay of more than five hours on arriving at the Dhaka airport on Sunday. Turkish Airlines TK 712 was scheduled to arrive at...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh arrested a suspected gold smuggler along with 20 pieces of gold bars from Baro Achra border at Benapole international check post on Sunday morning. The...
The core index of the Dhaka bourse on Sunday fell over 133 points, the biggest single-day fall in 55 months, as panicked investors went on selling spree amid uncertainty. Afraid...
Police in separate drives arrested 12 leaders and activists of BNP in two districts: 11 in Narayanganj and one in the south-western district of Narail. Zulfiqur Ali, senior vice-president of...
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have battled to a draw in a high-scoring Test match in Chittagong. Bangladesh came into Day 5 trailing the Sri Lankans by 119, with seven wickets...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is set to share information and extent international cooperation with a unit of the central bank to check money laundering from the country. To...
The government has declared a reward of Tk 500,000 each for identifying and handing over to the authorities the perpetrators who leaked the questions of SSC and equivalent exams on...
The total cost and duration of the project to build canals on sides of Kuril-Purbachal link road (From Kuril to Balu River) will increase, according to a Bangladesh Army spokesperson....
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia goes to Sylhet on Monday as a special court is set to pronounce its verdict in a graft case against her. "The BNP chief will go...
The Awami League general secretary has said that BNP will lose party registration if it does not take part in the next general election. While talking to reporters after visiting...
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said they do not trust any caretaker government. Mentioning that the next general election will be held as per the constitution, he noted,...
Women's participation in the labour force is rising in Bangladesh. The Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) 2015-16, published in March 2017, shows that female labour force participation rate has increased...
The extraordinary volatility of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has become a threat not just to the international financial system, but also to political order. The blockchain technology upon which cryptocurrencies...
Bhutan is willing to import medicines from Bangladesh as it is of high quality, said Bhutanese premier. Prime Minister of the South Asian country Tshering Tobgay expressed his willingness on...
After a relative lull, the muggers are back on the streets of the capital city with full vengeance. This time they are found to be more brutal than before as...
With the country's general elections knocking at the doors, the city is bracing for possible activities that may very often turn violent on the roads between the rival party activists. ...
One of the oft-repeated statement when someone assumes a new position is a request for the staff under them to work with 'honesty and dedication'. Umm -- yes but isn't...
There is a great sigh of relief as North and South Korea are stepping down the ladder of escalating armed confrontation. The Winter Olympics in Pyeon Chang 2018 now offers...
Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has taken oath as the country’s 22nd chief justice (CJ). The new CJ was sworn-in by President Abdul Hamid around 7:00pm at Bangabhaban. Prime Minister Sheikh...
The tourism ministers of OIC will meet in Dhaka from February 5 to February 7 to talk about the scopes of enhancing regional integration through tourism. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
Bangladesh face a tough battle on the final day on Sunday as they attempt to answer the mammoth 713 total set by Sri Lanka in their first innings of Chittagong...
Lady Gaga has cancelled the last 10 dates of the European leg of her world tour due to "severe pain". In a statement posted on Twitter, the pop star apologised...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a youth for possessing 5,000 Yaba tablets from the Link Road area in Sadar upazila on Friday night. The arrestee is identified as Shah Alam,...
Senior Democrats have warned US President Donald Trump not to use a controversial memo as a "pretext" to fire a special counsel. The special council is assigned with the task...
North Korea violated United Nations sanctions to earn nearly $200 million in 2017 from banned commodity exports, according to a confidential report by independent UN monitors, which also accused Pyongyang...
Jordan will cut diplomatic ties with North Korea, the Official Gazette says. A royal decree was issued on Friday approving a decision by the cabinet to sever all diplomatic relations...
Two NGO workers, including a woman, died and another was injured in separate road crashes in Faridpur and Thakurgaon districts on Saturday morning. In Faridpur, field officer of FDA Rikta...
China accused the United States of disrespecting Latin America after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned countries in the region against excessive reliance on economic ties with China. Tillerson,...
Amazon reported a profit near $2 billion, the largest in its history, as the online retailer drew millions of new customers to its Prime fast-shipping club for the holiday season...
Pointing at the verdict in her graft case to be delivered on Thursday,BNP Chief Khaleda Zia on Saturday called upon her party leaders and activists to stay united and face...
Japan has a new cafe where customers can enjoy coffee brewed and served by a robot barista. The robot named Sawyer debuted this week at Henna Cafe in Tokyo’s downtown...
Police in India have lodged a complaint against a school principal after she allegedly forced 13 pupils to hold their hands over a candle flame. The head teacher, Sushanti Hembrom,...
The Ministry of Construction (MoC) of Myanmar will build the first elevated express road in the country’s Yangon in December, the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported Saturday. Under...
A former Hawaii state worker who sent a false missile alert last month said on Friday he’s devastated about causing panic but was “100 per cent sure” at the time...
Nigel "no mates", a lonely New Zealand gannet who lived his life on the edge of the cliffs of an uninhabited island, has been found dead alongside his partner -...
One person has been killed and 161 houses have been wrecked after whirlwind struck Central Java province of western Indonesia, said a government official on Saturday. The natural disaster took...
The Spice Girls have confirmed they are planning to work on new projects, after meeting for the first time since 2012. It comes after Victoria Beckham, Geri Horner, Emma Bunton,...
The interview from 'F' unit waiting list for admission into the first year honours courses under the 2017- 18 academic session of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia will be held...
The Afghan government forces attacked Taliban positions in the northern Faryab province over the past 24 hours, killing a total of 25 militants, a police spokesman said Saturday. Four Taliban...
Premier Bank Limited has introduced its digital banking service centre ‘Premier Fast Track’ with the tagline of ‘Tomorrow’s Banking Premiered Today’ at Jamuna Future Park in Dhaka. The fast track...
Emmanuel Macron and Rihanna may not usually move in the same circles, but the French president and pop star joined forces on Friday to champion education for the world’s poorest...
Wells Fargo & Co detailed new regulatory restrictions imposed by the US Federal Reserve on Friday that sent its shares down sharply in after-hours trading, as the third-largest US bank...
Chemical-free way of farming brought smiles on the faces of vegetable growers in Fulchhari’s Bhasharpara village in the district. Take Belal Miah as one glaring example of how going green...
Five people have been killed after two army helicopters collided in southern France, officials say. The crash happened near Carcès lake in Var area, about 50km (30 miles) north-west of...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plan to provide health insurance for about half the country would require an estimated 110 billion rupees in federal and state funding each year, sources...
Global stock markets plunged and bond yields soared on Friday after US data showing the strongest annual wage growth since 2009. Yields on the benchmark 10-year US Treasury note shot...
One Libyan soldier and three Islamic State (IS) militants have been killed after a clash erupted between the Libyan army and IS terrorists near the town of Zalla in central...
Pharmaceutical Sciences department of North South University (NSU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Medical Device Innovative Center of National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. Under the MoU,...
Chittagong Stock Exchange and LankaBangla Securities have jointly launched the first Virtual Trading Simulator in Bangladesh named “Stock Paathshala”on the second day of Capital Market & Investment Fair at GEC Convention...
Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia and Shimulia-Kaorakandi on the Padma River were halted due to heavy fog. On Daulatdia-Paturia route, the ferry services were suspended around 5 am to avoid accident...
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