Leaders Forum BD (LFB) has entered into a corporate agreement with BAC International Bangladesh to promote UK degrees from internationally reputed universities through the distance-learning system under the management of...
চাঁদা দাবির ঘটনায় থানায় অভিযোগ করায় জেল থেকে বেরিয়ে এক তরুণকে প্রকাশ্যে ছুরি মেরে হত্যা করছে একদল সন্ত্রাসী। নোয়াখালীর বেগমগঞ্জ উপজেলার চৌমুহনী বাজারে হোসেন মার্কেটের সামনে শনিবার রাতে হত্যাকাণ্ড ঘটে...
Governments need to subsidise the cost of food and energy for the poorest members of society, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told the BBC. People around...
LALMONIRHAT: Boro harvest began in the district. But the growers are facing serious problems for want of farm labourers and their high wages. Due to shortage of labourers, the wages...
Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or concessions to Moscow while Russia intensified an offensive in the eastern Donbas region and stopped providing gas to Finland, as Polish President Andrzej Duda...
Foreign stakes in many small-cap listed companies declined significantly in last 10 months as the foreigners offloaded their shares held in those companies. The foreign stakes in large-cap companies, however,...
Three Chinese companies have made proposals to invest in apparel, float glass and green energy sectors by setting up factories in Bangladesh, officials said. The firms intending to establish factories...
CHATTOGRAM: People of Chattogram suffered on Saturday as rain-triggered water-logging, the perennial problem in the port city, rendered them stranded for several hours. Sources at the local Met office said...
The government has taken a cautious approach towards development budget spending this time around as it has incorporated less fresh projects in the upcoming Annual Development Programme (ADP) than in...
Wheat flour continues to surge in the local market as coarse flour (ata) in loose form rose in price at Tk 50 per kilogram on Saturday. It was a hike...
Entrepreneurs seek a cut in the limit of local value addition to leather products, as a condition for availing export incentives, to 20 per cent. Sources say the Leather Goods...
The revenue authority has given the go-ahead to join the critical maritime routes Indo-Pacific project CRIMARIO-II of the European Union (EU). The initiative will help ensure maritime security and drug...
The apex body of dealer banks has submitted six-point proposals to the central bank for stabilising the ongoing volatility in the country's foreign exchange (forex) market. The Bangladesh Foreign Exchange...
Right now Sylhet is passing a nightmarish time on account of the worst floods the region has ever experienced. As many as three bridges have collapsed due to strong force...
A special court in India has sentenced seven Bangladeshi men, including notorious human-trafficking suspect Rifadul Islam aka Ridoy Babo, to life-term rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a fellow countrywoman. On...
Apple Inc has told some of its contract manufacturers that it wants to increase production outside China, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter, news agency...
Lee Jung-jae, the award-winning star of Netflix's “Squid Game,” spent years developing the 1980s-set Korean spy thriller “Hunt” before electing to direct himself. He did it a little reluctantly, without...
India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a reduction of taxes on petrol and diesel to fight inflation and keep prices of essential items in check.The excise duty on...
Unlike in the other years, the Cannes Film Festival (17 May-28 May) has created a great stir among the movie enthusiasts this year, too. The 2022 edition of the festival...
Jewellers in Bangladesh have increased gold prices to a record high. As per new prices, the best quality of gold, 22 carat, will be sold at Tk 82,464 per bhori,...
When inflation is soaring across the world, the situation in Bangladesh is slightly different. The country is also feeling the pinch of price inflation but at a lower rate, at...
Preparations are afoot to raise the power tariff in a big way. The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) had approached the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) seeking a hike as...
Global food prices are most likely to keep rising even after jumping to a record high in March this year as reflected in the FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) which...
French shoppers are facing a sour sight in supermarkets this summer - no mustard. The nationwide shortage is due to a lack of mustard seeds needed to produce the condiment....
The overall flood situation has improved in Sylhet as water started receding in different areas after eight days. However, local people have to wait five more days to get back...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has said Bangladesh stands ready to share its good practices in agriculture and food security with the countries in comparable situations. "We...
A sub-Inspector of police was killed while eight others including the accused were injured in a road accident Saturday, on the way to the station after a drive at Rajnagar...
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday said their party will not participate in any dialogue with the current Election Commission (EC). "Our position is clear that there is...
Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, arrived in Dhaka on Saturday on a five-day visit to discuss the needs of the Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char....
Russia said on Saturday it was banning entry to 963 Americans including US President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and CIA chief William Burns.The travel bans have only...
Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Saturday expressed doubt about a fair general election under an authoritarian government. “The administration or the constitutional institutions are helpless before an authoritarian government....
Nissan, a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer, on Saturday launched a new 'Nissan Magnite' in Bangladesh. The award-winning B-SUV offers a smooth, confident driving experience, with a distinctive, muscular presence that...
Bangladesh’s longest bridge will open to traffic in the last week of June, creating a new opportunity for users to soak up the beauty of the full moon on the...
The war in Ukraine can only be resolved through diplomacy, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said - despite a current deadlock in negotiations between the two sides. Speaking on Ukrainian...
France forward Kylian Mbappe has agreed in principle to stay at Paris St-Germain. The 2018 World Cup winner, 23, had been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid but...
US President Joe Biden says North Korea has not responded to a US offer of Covid vaccines, as the country battles its first acknowledged outbreak. Nearly 2.5 million people have...
Anthony Albanese, one of the longest-serving politicians in Australia, is set to become the next prime minister of the country after leading the Labor Party to its first election victory...
Global health officials have sounded the alarm over rising cases in Europe and elsewhere of monkeypox, a type of viral infection more common to west and central Africa. As of...
জাতীয় নির্বাচনে দারুণ জয় নিয়ে অস্ট্রেলিয়ার ক্ষমতায় ফির তে যাচ্ছে লেবার পার্টি। আনুষ্ঠানিক ভাবে ভোটের ফলাফল এখনো ঘোষণা করা না হলেও এরই মধ্যে বর্তমান প্রধানমন্ত্রী স্কট মরিসন নিজের পরাজয় স্বীকার...
The World Health Organization has said another 50 suspected cases are being investigated - without naming any countries - and warned that more cases are likely to be reported. Infections...
বছর খানেক আগে ভারতে এক বাংলাদেশি তরুণীকে নির্যাতনের যে ভিডিও ভাইরাল হয়েছিল, সেই ঘটনায় আলোচিত হৃদয় বাবুসহ ১১ বাংলাদেশির সাজা হয়েছে। তাদের মধ্যে ৭ জনকে যাবজ্জীবন এবং বাকিদের বিভিন্ন মেয়াদে...
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceded defeat after an election on Saturday and the opposition Labor Party was set to end almost a decade of conservative rule, possibly with the...
Eminent space scientist and disaster forecast expert Abdul Musawwir Choudhury passed away at the age of 81. The scientist, who had been suffering from old-age complications, breathed his last at...
A ship left Chattogram port on Friday for Liverpool, a maritime city in northwest England, with 182 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) of containers, for the first time. The ship, known...
The BRICS countries pledged to step up policy dialogues and jointly conduct research to foster environmental cooperation in climate change, biodiversity, and marine conservation at a meeting on Friday. The...
Russian energy giant Gazprom confirmed a complete suspension of gas supply to Finland's state-owned gas company Gasum starting Saturday due to its non-payment in rubles, says a report on Xinhua...
President Biden on Saturday signed legislation to support Ukraine with an additional $40 billion in US assistance as the Russian invasion approaches its fourth month. The legislation, which was passed...
Pulse prices are on the rise and some varieties have vanished from the shelves in some areas as the US dollar soaring against the taka amid the Ukraine-Russia war has...
McDonald's Corp is selling its restaurants in Russia to one of its current local licensees, who will reopen the branches under a new name yet to be decided - the...
Pakistan's new foreign minister says the United States and his country must move beyond past tensions over Afghanistan and are entering a new engagement after years of strained relations under...
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