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Hollywood star Michelle Yeoh says she’s appalled by the plight of the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence in Myanmar into Bangladesh. Yeoh, a goodwill ambassador...
The High Court on Sunday rejected a writ petition filed challenging the legality of keeping the post of chief justice vacant and not appointing a new CJ. The bench of...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina unveiled the foundation plaque of Matarbari 1200-megawatt coal-based power plant in Maheshkhali. The premier inaugurated the work on Sunday through video-conferencing from her official residence in...
British journalist Becky Horsbrugh became the first British citizen to cross the 16-kilometre Bangla Channel – from Teknaf to St Martin's Island in the Bay of Bengal on Sunday. It...
Japan has expressed interest to continue cooperation with Bangladesh in various sectors, including power and energy. "Prime Minister Sinzo Abe desires to continue cooperation with Bangladesh in various sectors," said...
The central bank will announce its second half-year (January - June) monetary policy of the current fiscal today (Monday). Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir will unveil the monetary policy statement...
The last minute preparation for the upcoming book fair on February 1 is going on relentlessly at the Bangla Academy premises and the expanded Suhrawardy Udyan. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
The crime of sensual assault on vulnerable women is understandable in one or another way. The beast in a section of males may come alive in order to satiate their...
Despite loud drumbeating about the efforts in oil and gas exploration, the government-run Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company (Bapex) drilled 10 exploration wells during the last nine years and...
The piece of legislation that the Jatiya Sangsad late last week adopted to discipline the country's ship-breaking industry has been long overdue. Notwithstanding its importance in the economy and the...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia held an urgent meeting of her party's standing committee Saturday night.The meeting was held as a Dhaka court fixed date for pronouncing verdict in a graft...
One of Japan's largest digital currency exchanges says on Saturday it has lost some $534 million worth of virtual money in a hacking attack on its network. Coincheck suspended deposits...
Installation of the second span of the much-talked-about Padma Bridge failed to reach fruition between pillars number 38 and 39 on Saturday. Project surveyor Mir Faruque Hossain said the floating...
It is pertinent to shed light on the challenges regarding the proper implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Bangladesh. One of the main challenges in achieving SDGs is making...
Bangladesh and Myanmar have signed an agreement for the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled to Bangladesh in the wake of genocidal attacks on them by...
Protectionist from the start, US President Donald Trump's administration has now moved from rhetoric to action in its avowed campaign to defend US workers from what Trump calls the "carnage"...
Uzbekistan has asked BGMEA to set up garment industries in the Central Asian country. A visiting Uzbek business delegation also assured the apex body of Bangladesh’s garment manufacturers of providing...
A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims plunged into a river in western India after smashing through a bridge railing, killing 13 and injuring another three, police said Saturday. The accident took...
The Japanese economy has enjoyed seven consecutive quarters of positive growth, with the average annual rate reaching 1.9 per cent. With aggregate demand exceeding potential output by 1.0 per cent,...
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández is set to be sworn in for a second term amid high security after a disputed presidential election. Soldiers have been deployed on the streets...
Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki beat Romanian Simona Halep to win her first Grand Slam title and regain the number one ranking of WTA at the Australian Open on Saturday. The second...
Indonesian President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo have arrived in Dhaka on Saturday for a two-day tour to visit the Rohingya refugee camps. The two arrived at...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said their party will nominate a most respectable person for presidency. "We're yet to choose our candidate for the president polls. Prime Minister...
Beijing will shut 1,000 manufacturing companies by 2020 under a years-long plan to restructure its economy, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday, citing a city official. The closures...
The European Union (EU) has said Bangladesh must diversify exports and attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) to make the country’s economic growth sustainable. It said Bangladesh has witnessed...
US computer maker Dell Technologies Inc is exploring a range of options that could see the world’s largest privately held technology company grow further through acquisitions or go public, people...
Algeria’s troops have killed seven armed men have been killed in Khenchela province, 700 km east of the capital Algiers, the Defence Ministry said. The unidentified men described as “dangerous...
A woman and her minor son died when a head-on collision between a tractor and CNG-run auto-rickshaw occurred at Arjuna in Barlekha upazila on Friday night. The accident took place...
Profits for China's industrial firms rose at the slowest pace in a year in December as Beijing's anti-smog curbs hit activity, but profits clocked their fastest annual rise in six...
Emirates will increase the number of flights to some US cities, it said on Thursday, in a sign that demand dented by the policies of US President Donald Trump's administration...
The price of steelmaking ingredient iron ore will drop 13 per cent this year to around $60 a ton, pressured by plentiful supply, potentially slower demand in top consumer China...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three suspected members of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from Rupganj upazila on Friday night. The arrestees are identified as Rezaur Rahman, 27, Abu...
United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) has distributed blankets for the poor and distressed people suffering due to massive cold wave at Panchagarh, recently. Mohammed Shawkat Jamil, Additional Managing Director of...
The installation work of second span of the Padma Bridge began at the Jajira point in Shariatpur on Saturday morning. The work of Padma Multipurpose Bridge became visible with the...
Global stocks extended winning streak on Friday, putting the markets on track for their longest weekly winning streak since 1999. The markets mostly gained, while Intel’s results boosted stocks on...
Professor Jane den Hollander, Vice-Chancellor and President of Deakin University, Australia and Ms Ravneet Pawha, Deputy Vice-President (Global) and CEO South Asia; had an exclusive video conferencing with selected journalists...
Stocks rebounded last week that ended Thursday, snapping a two-week losing streak, as investors showed their buying appetite on large-cap stocks amid ongoing quarterly earning declarations. Brokers said positive earning...
Wahid Haider talks about his son's departure to Italy almost seven years ago without regret or hesitation. Haider has not seen Nayeem, now 30 years old, since he left Nankar...
The favourable climate in Bangladesh helps our farmers produce good quality jute, probably the best in the world. Now Bangladesh is the second largest exporter of raw jute globally, though...
It is past midnight. The aircraft comes in from Saudi Arabia carrying workers who had been hastily ejected. They had gone from Ethiopia to do a variety of jobs in...
A preceptoral parable in Mahabharata, one of the two Indian epics, concerns the offering of the right hand thumb by Ekalavya, a tribal boy, as his gurudakshina (honorarium) to Dronacharya...
Overall import cost increased nearly 12 per cent or US$391.24 million in December with food and fuel buys from abroad weighing heavily, officials said. The settlement of letters of credit...
Businessmen participating in the Dhaka International Trade Fair 2018 proposed extension of the fair for five more days to February 5. Mohammad Abdur Rouf, member secretary of DITF, told the...
Google will now let people "mute" advertisements that encourage them to buy products from websites they have previously visited. So-called reminder ads track which products people have looked at online...
A five-day cultural festival has begun on Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus. "Jalshiri", a JU based cultural organisation, arranged the programme for the 13th time. A drama "Nillakhan" will be staged...
The Tigers have lost the toss against Sri Lanka and been sent in to field in the final of the seven-match Tri-nation series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur...
Rescuers are searching for a ferry with an estimated 50 people on board after it went missing in the Kiribati Islands. The MV Butiraoi departed from Nonouti island on 18...
An explosion has rocked an area of the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday near many foreign embassies and government buildings. The cause of the blast could not be known immediately,...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has organised a preparatory meeting ahead of the International Youth Summit. The apex trade body will hold the youth summit...
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has been banned from the touchline for three Copa del Rey matches for misconduct toward a referee in the competition. The Spanish football federation says...
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