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China's smartphone market has fallen for the first time, with annual shipments down by 4% in 2017, according to data from research firm Canalys. The decline ends almost a decade's...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) expects more cooperation with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to boost the development of the Asia-Pacific region. ADB resident mission in Dhaka, its Vice...
Bangladesh has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to ensure that illegal Israeli settlements and violence in the occupied Palestinian territories is immediately stopped. Bangladesh's Permanent Representative to the...
A self-filmed video of a man who was hit by a Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) train in Hyderabad, India, has been viewed thousands of times online. Gym trainer T Siva...
A court on Thursday has sent a 'Pir' to jail in a case over raping a teenage girl in Faridganj upazila. Senior Judicial Magistrate court judge Md Shafiul Azam also...
A senior BNP leader has said consequence will be very 'bad' if the court gives any negative verdict on the Zia Charitable graft case filed against the party chief Khaleda...
Recurrent cyclonic storms in the Bay of Bengal inflict massive losses on the coastal regions of Bangladesh and India. Information on occurrences and severities of cyclones is necessary for understanding...
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has overseen what is said to be the world's fastest growing refugee crisis, as hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh. Risking...
The University of Zimbabwe has published former First Lady Grace Mugabe’s PhD thesis after an anti-corruption watchdog said it was investigating whether the wife of ousted President Robert Mugabe was...
Growth in euro zone corporate lending slowed in December, slipped from its post-crisis high, while a broader indicator of money circulating in the currency bloc dipped against expectations, data showed....
The euro jumped more than half a percent higher on Friday as comments by senior US officials this week advocating their support for a weak dollar reverberated through currency markets....
A discount on Nutella has led to violent scenes in a chain of French supermarkets, as shoppers jostled to grab a bargain on the sweet spread. Intermarché supermarkets offered a...
Singapore’s industrial production grew at its slowest pace in two years in December, driven by a slump in pharmaceuticals production. The manufacturing output in the previous month fell for the...
A lawsuit challenging the US federal government’s approval of work requirements for Medicaid recipients in Kentucky could rein in the power of the Trump administration to reshape the health insurance...
Japanese stocks ended lower in choppy trade on Friday as investors locked in profits ahead of the weekend, while mining shares and financial firms underperformed the market. The Nikkei closed...
Speakers asked the zonal managers of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) to speed up its clients-level lending activities for boosting agricultural production to meet up the national food demand. They...
A federaljudge in Brazil has seized the passport of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and banned him from leaving the country. Judge Ricardo Leite is investigating allegations that...
Asian stocks came off record highs on Friday but were still poised to end the week with strong gains, while the battered dollar won back some ground after President Donald...
Bangladesh is celebrating the International Customs Day along with 179 member countries of the World Customs Organization (WCO). The theme of the day this year is -"A Secure Business Environment...
Woori Bank Bangladesh Limited has organised a day-long workshop on “Anti Money Laundering & Combating the financing of Terrorism” in Dhaka, recently. Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, General Manager & Operational Head...
Asian shares were mostly lower on Thursday after stocks wobbled on Wall Street. A dip in the dollar’s value against other currencies hit regional exporters’ shares. The dollar sagged against...
Speakers in Gaibandha underscored proper implementation of programmes to make the district beggar free through active participation of all. An initiative has been taken by the district administration to rehabilitee...
Nine more listed companies disclosed their un-audited second quarter (Q2) earnings for October-December period of 2017, according to separate official disclosure on Thursday. The companies are: Investment Corporation of Bangladesh...
Bangladesh will play Sri Lanka in the 6th match of the seven-match Tri-nation series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city today (Thursday), reports UNB. The last league battle...
Brent oil prices eased on Wednesday, under pressure from a rise in US crude and gasoline inventories although crude prices remained near three-year highs, reports Reuters. Benchmark Brent futures dipped...
Gulf Arab officials used the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday to slam Iran for what they said was its destabilising behaviour in the region, taking advantage of Tehran’s...
It is believed that there are no shortcuts to any place worth going. A successful career is such a destination that requires only true dedication and hard work. Guidance is...
In this era, the competition of the market is so intense that without having the exact knowledge of product, market and customers, it is quite impossible to sustain in the...
Entrepreneurship is a matter of hardship. It is a matter of endurance. It is a matter of sacrifice. Running your own business is not the easy way out. These things...
On January 12 2018, JCI Dhaka West held their Chain Handover Ceremony and General Members' Meeting (GMM) at Six Seasons Hotel. The President's Chain was handed over by the Immediate...
The last time anyone looked on Dawn’s face was 9,000 years ago. Now the teenager can be seen again, after scientists reconstructed her face to show what people looked like...
Ruling Awami League will not invite BNP to join the election-time government as they have no representation in parliament. Party's General Secretary Obaidul Quader came up with the statement after...
A good number of people of the district has attained financial solvency by rearing sheep. According to the Department of Livestock Services, Joypurhat, office sources, many people of Akkelpur, Kalai,...
Bean growers of the district have attained financial solvency due to good production and fair market price. The vegetable item is being sold at Tk 40 to Tk 50 per...
The government has appointed Additional Inspector General of Police (SB) Dr Mohammad Jabed Patwari as the inspector general of police (IGP). The home ministry issued a circular in this regard...
The government is going to enact a law keeping the provisions of fine, up to Tk 10 million, and life-term jail if one found guilty of producing and circulating counterfeit...
Writer Shawkat Ali has died aged 82 at a Dhaka hospital, his elder son says. Doctors at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) declared him dead at 8:15 in the...
A US diplomat has resigned from an international panel on Rohingya crisis terming it as "whitewash" and accused Aung San Suu Kyi of lacking "moral leadership". Veteran diplomat Bill Richardson...
A local venture capital firm has announced its maiden investment exit from EON Foods Limited in the latter’s office Thursday. BD Venture Limited made the announcement in the capital at...
The Islamic Development Bank ( IDB) has withdrawn $175.5 million fund commitments for two projects in Bangladesh as the country could not comply with policy deadlines. The bank’s Director General...
A suspected mugger was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Mymensingh. The shootout took place around 4:30am on Wednesday in an area known as Balurmath, where 22-year-old Nayeem...
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has won the toss and opted to bat first against Sri Lanka in the 6th match of the Tri-nation series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium...
Bangladesh becomes the second worst country in curbing environmental pollution, according to a global Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2018 ranking. Bangladesh ranked 179th among 180 countries in the EPI ranking,...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Thursday there are many rivers in the country and the river routes are the best ways for trade and business. Hasina also said the...
A schoolgirl was killed allegedly after rape at Madila village in Bagmara upazila of the district on Monday night. The deceased was Mabium Sultana, a class X student at Syed...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Thursday said coaching centres across the country will remain closed from Friday in a bid to prevent question leak. He said this while addressing...
The European Union may impose more authentic pressure on Myanmar in February to enable it to create an environment for the sustainable return of Rohingyas from Bangladesh. "I'm sure there'll...
The verdict in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman will be pronounced on February 8. Judge Md Akhtaruzzaman of the...
Security has been tightened in parts of India for the release of a Bollywood film Padmaavat which has generated months of violent protests. Some schools are shut in a Delhi...
Professor Nurul Islam, the accidental economist, as he deems himself to be, leaves yet another lasting legacy for Bangladeshi economists and professionals, in his book -- An Odyssey: The Journey...
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