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Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G L Peiris says Bangladesh would defer repayment of a $450 million of a currency swap agreement to ease Colombo's burden amid worsening economic crisis in...
Both knowledgeable people and laypersons are apprehensive of a hazardous and highly taxing home-bound mass movement that this Eid is going to witness. Understandably, more people than ever before will...
খন্দকার মোশতাক আহমেদের প্রতি ‘শ্রদ্ধা’ জানিয়ে বক্তব্য দিয়ে সমালোচনার মুখে থাকা ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের শিক্ষক সমিতির সভাপতি অধ্যাপক মো. রহমত উল্লাহকে অ্যাকাডেমিক ও প্রশাসনিক কার্যক্রম থেকে অব্যাহতি দেওয়া হয়েছে; গঠন করা...
Russia said on Wednesday it had test launched its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, a new addition to its nuclear arsenal which President Vladimir Putin said would give Moscow's enemies something...
Five people were killed in separate incidents as a nor’wester swept over different parts of the country on Wednesday. The deaths were reported from Barishal, Chattogram, Bogura and Manikganj districts,...
Digitisation of payments would boost gross domestic product (GDP) by 1.7 per cent, an addition of $6.2 billion (Tk 500.58 billion) annually to the economy of Bangladesh. The United Nations-based...
Dhaka University Teachers’ Association President Prof Md Rahmat Ullah has been suspended from academic and administrative duties after he paid tribute to Khandakar Mushtaque Ahmed during an event marking the...
India’s New Delhi authorities on Wednesday made the wearing of masks compulsory again after COVID-19 infections rose in the Indian capital in recent days. "In view of the rise in...
Cyber-bullying is a form of bullying or harassment that uses the electronic media for targeting victims. It is also known as online bullying, and has proliferated enormously in recent years...
Italians could face a long hot summer with the air conditioning turned down in public offices and buildings as the government seeks to reduce its reliance on Russian gas supplies....
The Canadian government, people, and media expressed wholehearted support and sympathy for the people of Bangladesh and their liberation struggle in 1971. Canada also provided much-needed humanitarian assistance, life-saving medicine,...
The High Court has rejected a plea by the Singapore-based developer of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) to unblock the multiplayer online game in Bangladesh. The previous order blocking PUBG, Garena Free...
Netflix has hinted it will crack down on households sharing passwords as it seeks to sign up new members following a sharp fall in subscribers. The number of households using...
In societies with strong presence of Islam, Islamic instruments can be innovatively harnessed to play an increasing role in the socio-economic development of Muslims to conform to the cultural realities...
The Paturia-Daulatdia river route is one of the main ways people can travel from Dhaka to the 21 districts of southern Bangladesh. At least five ferries are now being overhauled...
বিলাসপণ্য আমদানি নিয়ন্ত্রণ করছে সরকার। বিশ্ববাজারে নিত্যপণ্যের দামের ঊর্ধ্বগতির কারণে এই পদক্ষেপ বলে জানিয়েছেন অর্থমন্ত্রী আ হ ম মুস্তফা কামাল। এই পদক্ষেপকে সাময়িক উল্লেখ করে তিনি বলেছেন, বাজার পরিস্থিতি স্বাভাবিক...
Pakistan’s Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Wednesday said their country will need to cut expenditures and development funds to try and revive an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. "We will...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has informed that the budget for the upcoming fiscal year (FY23) would be placed in parliament on June 9. The minister said this in a...
উইকিলিকসের প্রতিষ্ঠাতা জুলিয়ান অ্যাসাঞ্জকে যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের হাতে প্রত্যর্পণের আনুষ্ঠানিক অনুমতি দিয়েছে যুক্তরাজ্যের ম্যাজিস্ট্রেট আদালত। বুধবার এক প্রতিবেদনে গার্ডিয়ান জানিয়েছে, আদালতের অনুমতি পাওয়ায় এখন বিষয়টি চলে গেল যুক্তরাজ্যের স্বরাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী প্রীতি প্যাটেলের হাতে।...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said a group of political parties in patronisation of the BNP-Jamaat alliance is engaged in a conspiracy to oust the Awami League government only...
Bangladesh aims to become a tobacco-free nation by 2040, i.e. within the next 18 years. One of the steps taken to address this is increased taxation, a move which has...
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) urged the government to ensure steady supply of natural gas with adequate pressure so that smooth production can take place in garment and...
A High Court division bench of the Supreme Court has disposed of a total of 1501 cases, a significant number in disposing of cases in a single day, related to...
Home owners in small Chinese cities are battling a rare property market downdraft as buyers keep away, eroding the wealth of millions in a blow to already brittle consumer confidence...
ঈদ সালামির জন্য বুধবার বাজারে বেশ কিছু নতুন চকচকে ব্যাংকনোট ছাড়া হয়েছে বলে জানিয়েছেন কেন্দ্রীয় ব্যাংক সংশ্লিষ্ট কর্মকর্তারা। আসন্ন পবিত্র ইদ-উল-ফিতর এবং ঈদ সালামির ঐতিহ্য ধরে রাখতে মানুষ সাধারণত প্রিয়জনকে...
Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday started releasing new notes of Tk 10, Tk 20, Tk 50 and Tk 100 in the market ahead of Eid-ul Fitr. The central bank will continue...
Axiata Digital Labs, Sri Lanka’s most innovative digital transformation enabler, announced the launch of its first-ever Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Analytics event, the ADL AI Summit. This virtual, three-part event...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will offer to help India cut reliance on Russian oil and defence equipment when he begins a two-day visit this week that will test his...
At least a dozen cocktail bombs have been detonated in front of Dhaka College, bringing traffic on either side of the road to a halt.The explosions came late on Wednesday...
German Ambassador to Bangladesh Achim Troster has expressed displeasure over what he says BNP misquoted him on Bangladesh’s democracy and human rights issues after his meeting with the party’s leaders...
The stock market regulator has imposed a standard downward circuit breaker limit of share to 5.0 per cent instead of 2.0 per cent--based on the previous trading day’s closing price....
Stores in Dhaka's New Market area have begun lifting their shutters after a day and a half of closure due to violent clashes between shopkeepers and Dhaka College students. But...
ISO-certified, Riseup Labs is a leading tech company specializing in website, mobile, and XR solutions - including games. They had developed the games “Meena Game” for UNICEF and “Fun Basket”...
A British judge on Wednesday sent the case of Julian Assange to interior minister Priti Patel who will decide whether the WikiLeaks founder should be extradited to the United States...
Who wants to have a typical healthy drink after fasting for at least 15 hot hours during the month of Ramadan? Well, probably nobody, because everyone would like a tasty...
A Taiwan government-backed television station apologised and urged people not to panic on Wednesday after mistakenly reporting a Chinese attack in Taipei, amid rising military tensions with Beijing. During a...
The loss against South Africa in Tests added with shambolic 4th innings performances in both Tests has rattled Bangladesh’s recently brewing confidence in Test cricket. The scenario, showered with promise...
Bangladesh has recorded 28 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,952,440. The government registered one death from the disease in the 24-hour...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said that import of luxury goods will be controlled as part of tightening the belt. “But import of non-essential commodities will be controlled in...
The number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb 24 is now 5,010,971, the United Nations' Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday, according to Reuters.
An explosion at an illegal fireworks factory has left two of its workers dead in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh. The incident occurred at Dakhin Bashati village in the upazila’s Chandipasha...
The sleep requirement for adults aged 18-64 is between seven to nine hours. If we can get this as an uninterrupted sleep at night, that is preferable. However, there are...
The High Court has ordered the director-general (DG) of the Department of Environment (DoE) and deputy commissioners (DCs) of Dhaka and four districts to appear before it on May 17...
Nokia, a name of nostalgia, is mostly regarded as a fallen giant in the contemporary mobile phone market. In its heyday, Nokia was the largest phone brand in the world...
Stocks extended the rally for the second straight session on Wednesday as investors showed their buying interest in major sector issues riding on regulatory moves. The market opened higher and...
After days of sweltering heat, the rain was in the forecast for Wednesday, raising hopes of a much-needed respite in Dhaka. And, the Met Office was right on the mark...
The High Court has summoned the Law Secretary for repeatedly denying its earlier order to submit compliance over an issue. He has to appear before the court in person on...
Germany has offered a new instrument of development cooperation dubbed ‘Climate and Development Partnership’ to Bangladesh, said Achim Troster, German Ambassador in Dhaka on Wednesday. “This is a stepping up...
Western nations are preparing to stage coordinated walk-outs and other diplomatic snubs to protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine at Wednesday's meeting of G20 finance ministers in Washington, their officials...
Floodwater from upstream has inundated at least 200 hectares of farming land in Brahmanbaria’s Nasirnagar, compelling farmers to harvest half-ripened paddy. Most of the farming lands in six unions -...
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