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Bangladesh has recorded 56 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,951,770. As no death was registered in the 24-hour count the death...
A specialized agency of the United Nations, World Health Organization (WHO) is responsible for international public health. Vacancy: not specified Vacancy Type: Technical Officer - Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Job...
Ever since the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League in 2008, the IPL has cemented its place as the most decorated and influential franchise-based cricket league in the world. ...
Non-government organisations in Asia called on governments to update and strictly implement regulations to address endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in products. NGOs from Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Philippines,...
Stocks extended rally for two consecutive sessions on Sunday as the investors showed their buying interest in selective major sector issues amid the reduced trading period during Ramadan. The market...
Fresh elections in Pakistan will be held in 90 days, State Minister for Information Farrukh Habib said on Sunday. Habib made the announcement in a tweet, although a final decision...
Parliament has passed a bill extending the duration of patents from 16 to 20 years. A patent holder, therefore, will be the sole owner of the intellectual property for a...
10 Minute School is the leading Edtech startup in Bangladesh, teaching more than 2m students online every day. It is also the only Bangladeshi startup to be backed by Sequoia...
Shadman Islam Aneek came into the scenario of Test cricket in Bangladesh with a lot of hope and promise for the fans. His debut was at a time when Bangladesh...
Lack of physical exercise, rise in desk jobs, reduction of food quality and stress of modern lifestyle have given exponential rise to a modern-day health issue - obesity. The number...
BRAC is the leading NGO both in Bangladesh and worldwide. Working at BRAC means contributing to a positive impact on society. Vacancy: 1 Vacancy Type: Programme Manager, PVAW, Gender Justice...
As many as 628 diarrhoea patients were admitted to the icddr,b, an international health research institute in Dhaka, in the 14 hours till 2:00 pm on Sunday. AKM Tariful Islam...
Ramadan is here. This is a religious occasion for Muslims when their dietary habits undergo drastic changes. So, it is imperative that we make careful consideration of our meal choices....
The National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research (NITER) is the first Public Private Partnership educational institution running under the Ministry of Textiles and Jute. Vacancy: 11 Vacancy Type: Professor,...
পেটেন্ট মালিকের স্বত্ব ১৬ বছরের বদলে ২০ বছরের জন্য সংরক্ষিত রাখার বিধান রেখে একটি আইন পাসের প্রস্তাবে সায় দিয়েছে জাতীয় সংসদে। ফলে পেটেন্টধারী ব্যক্তি এখন থেকে ২০ বছরের জন্য স্বত্বের...
পাকিস্তানের পার্লামেন্টে প্রধানমন্ত্রীর বিরুদ্ধে আনা অনাস্থা প্রস্তাবের ওপর ভোটের আগে আগে তাকে ক্ষমতাচ্যুত করতে ‘যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের মদদে হওয়া আন্তর্জাতিক চক্রান্তের’ প্রতিবাদে সমর্থক বিশেষ করে তরুণদের রাস্তায় নেমে ‘শান্তিপূর্ণ বিক্ষোভ’ দেখাতে বলেছেন...
Stocks opened the week on a positive trend on Sunday as the optimistic investors are showing buying interest on lucrative issues. Meanwhile, the bourses have reduced trading time by 30...
China on Sunday reported a total of 13,287 new daily cases for April 2, the highest level since February 2020, with the majority in northeastern Jilin province and the financial...
A Korean company wants to establish a joint venture company in Bangladesh to produce toiletries and cosmetics items including perfumes and hand sanitizers. It also wants to export its 'cosmetics...
The authority of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) will carry out special drives against substandard and adulterated food across the country during the holy month of Ramadan, considering the...
The World Bank is set to provide half a billion US dollars in loan to modernise the rural electricity distribution system in Dhaka and Mymensingh regions, officials said on Saturday....
Ukrainian troops moved cautiously to retake territory north of the country’s capital on Saturday, using cables to pull the bodies of civilians off streets of one town out of fear...
The government will sell milk, egg and meat at subsidised rates for mass people at 10 locations in the capital from today (Sunday), reports UNB. Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM...
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) recently held a meeting with Partex Star Group to assess its associated and subsidiary companies' inherent capacity to go public. The main objective of the meeting...
The maximum sustainable yield of scrumptious silvery hilsa may reach 0.702-million tonnes from the current 0.565-million tonnes, according to a latest study. "Our two-year research finds the standing biomass of...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) extends tax benefit for importing and re-exporting equipment, machinery, spare parts to facilitate hydrocarbon exploration. International oil companies (IOCs) will be able to import...
The government's move to send 1,000 workers abroad from each upazila of the economically-backward districts per year is yet to see any visible progress. Official statistics show a majority of...
Political influence gets precedence over necessity in budgetary allocations, thus hindering the development process, says Planning Minister M A Mannan. "Allocation (in budget) is more of a political-economic issue. The...
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan suggested on Saturday that he might not accept a vote to oust him, a move he alleged was being orchestrated by the United States. Opposition...
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan - when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk - began at sunrise Saturday in much of the Middle East, where Russia's invasion of...
The 2-month-long Covid-19 pandemic's intensity appears to be on the wane in the country, at least for now. But its hangover is still around, a section of vulnerable adolescents being...
After around nine months had passed since the end of the last fiscal year (FY21), Bangladesh Bank released the annual report for 2020-21 in the last week. This is a...
The move to form a special fund worth Tk.100 billion for investment in the country's stock market is a welcome one. The officials of the securities regulator, the Bangladesh Securities...
The Awami League has expelled Omar Farooq, a local leader in Dhaka, for his alleged links to the murder of another leader, Jahidul Islam Tipu. The ruling party’s Dhaka Metropolitan...
Will Smith resigned Friday from the motion picture academy following his Oscars night slap of Chris Rock and said he would accept any further punishment the organization imposed. Smith in...
In international trade transactions, the basic activities are export and import executed through four methods. These are: payment in advance, letter of credit (LCs), documentary collection, and open account. All...
Muslims in Bangladesh will start fasting on Sunday as the moon for their holy month of Ramadan has been sighted. The National Moon Sighting Committee announced the date after a...
Maksim Levin, a photographer and videographer who was working for a Ukrainian news website and was a long-time contributor to Reuters, was killed while covering Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He...
Pakistan's army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Saturday his country sought to expand its relationship with Washington, a day after Islamabad protested to the US embassy over alleged...
Mali's military said it has killed over 200 Islamist militants in an operation in the centre of the West African country, the latest clash in a month of escalating violence....
Mahmudul Hasan Joy has struck a defiant maiden century against the Proteas to become the first Bangladeshi batsman to score a ton against South Africa. The patient knock came off...
Sri Lanka's government imposed a weekend curfew on Saturday even as hundreds of lawyers urged President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to revoke a state of emergency to ensure that freedom of speech...
University of Manitoba Bangladeshi Students' Association (UMBSA), Canada celebrated 51st Independence Day with enthusiasm and reverence. The association celebrated Bangladesh Independence Day with weeklong programmes, according to a press statement....
Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba met his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and inaugurated the Himalayan nation's only railway link with its southern neighbour on Saturday in a summit meant...
Pope Francis came the closest he has yet to implicitly criticising President Vladimir Putin over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying on Saturday a "potentate" was fomenting conflicts for nationalist interests....
Russian missiles hit two cities in central Ukraine early on Saturday, damaging infrastructure and residential buildings, the head of the Poltava region said. "Poltava. A missile struck one of the...
Bangladesh has registered 56 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the total caseload from the disease to 1,951,714. The government recorded no deaths in the 24-hour count and...
It sounds weird but some bad habits can influence the creativity of people. It is not like the bad habit would become somehow creative, rather it helps to enhance the...
Dhaka North City Corporation, on behalf of the government, controls 54 northern wards in Dhaka. Vacancy: 100+ Vacancy Type: Assistant Engineer (Civil) - 7 Assistant Health Officer - 4 Assistant...
Despite all the drama and controversies surrounding Qatar's hosting of the World Cup this year, the draw went ahead as scheduled. This was one of the bizarre World Cup draws...
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