Smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp's second-quarter revenue rose a record 64 per cent from a year earlier, it said on Wednesday, announcing the purchase of an autonomous driving startup as it...
US officials have approved licence applications worth hundreds of millions of dollars for China's blacklisted telecom company Huawei to buy chips for its growing auto component business, two people familiar...
Serena Williams added herself to the list of big-name withdrawals from the US Open on Wednesday, pulling out of the year’s last Grand Slam tournament because of a torn hamstring....
How would pianists cope with suddenly having two thumbs on one hand? Would their brains become scrambled or would the extra digit add a new dimension to their playing? Neuroscientist...
Stocks witnessed a positive trend on Thursday, after the previous day’s mild correction, as bargain hunters remained in a buying mood on sector-wise issues. Following the single-day modest correction, DSEX,...
OnlyFans, an online subscription platform known for adult content, on Wednesday scrapped its planned policy that would have prohibited users from posting any material containing "sexually explicit conduct." The sudden...
A man who appeared as a naked baby on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 "Nevermind" album has filed a lawsuit against the surviving members of the influential band, alleging the...
নোয়াখালীর ভাসানচরের আশ্রয়ণ থেকে রোহিঙ্গাদের পালানো ঠেকাতে নানা ব্যবস্থা নিয়েও প্রশাসনকে হিমশিম খেতে হচ্ছে। পালানোর সময় নৌকা ডুবে মৃত্যু এবং পুলিশের হাতে ধরা পড়ার ঘটনাও ঘটছে। তারপরও থামছে না পলায়নের...
India is open to discussing a change in tax rates on automobiles, the country's revenue secretary said on Wednesday, indicating receptiveness over negotiation on a long-standing request from automakers for...
Iraq has invited Iran and Tehran's Gulf Arab foes to a summit in Baghdad with the objective of calming tensions which have brought them close to open conflict in recent...
Doctor Sergei Pashkov is on the front line of a rare success story for Russia's torpid COVID-19 vaccination campaign: In the Belgorod region where he works, 50 per cent of...
পোশাক কারখানার কর্মপরিবেশ ও সুরক্ষা নিশ্চিত করতে আগের অ্যাকার্ডের ধারাবাহিকতায় রিটেইল কোম্পানি এবং আন্তর্জাতিক ট্রেড ইউনিয়নগুলোর মধ্যে যে নতুন চুক্তি হয়েছে, তা নিয়ে আপত্তি তুলেছে বাংলাদেশের পোশাক রপ্তানিকারকদের একটি সংগঠন...
টিকায় হোক বা অন্য কিছুতে; বিশ্বে করোনাভাইরাস সংক্রমণের গতি এখন স্থিতিশীল বলে বিশ্ব স্বাস্থ্য সংস্থার পর্যবেক্ষণ। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। সংস্থাটি বলেছে, ডেল্টা ভ্যারিয়েন্টের বিস্তারে গত দুই মাস ধরে যে গতিতে...
The Taliban have told Germany that Afghans with legal documents will be able to travel on commercial flights beyond the Aug. 31 cut-off date after which evacuations from Kabul airport...
কয়েক দিন আগেও সামি সাদাত ছিলেন আফগান বাহিনীর একজন কমান্ডার। এখন তার মনে হচ্ছে, তার সঙ্গে এবং পুরো আফগান বাহিনীর সঙ্গে `বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা’ করা হয়েছে। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। তিনি বলছেন,...
The Taliban have asked Turkey for technical help to run Kabul airport after the departure of foreign forces but insist that Ankara's military also withdraw fully by the end-August deadline,...
Western nations scrambled to evacuate people from Afghanistan on Wednesday but acknowledged that many Afghans who helped during two decades of war would be left behind to face an uncertain...
Almost as if to make up for their horror final day at Lord's, England had the first day of their fantasies at Headingley, writes espncricinfo. James Anderson cast a swing-bowling...
তথ্য-প্রযুক্তির এই যুগে জীবনের সর্বক্ষেত্রেই লেগেছে পরিবর্তনের ছোঁয়া। সবার হাতে মোবাইল ফোন কিংবা ল্যাপটপ। সাথে উচ্চগতির ইন্টারনেট সুবিধা। এসব কিছুর বদৌলতে বর্তমানে দেশে গড়ে উঠেছে প্রযুক্তিনির্ভর কিছু প্লাটফর্ম, যেখানে বিভিন্ন...
ডলারের বিপরীতে দেশের মুদ্রা বিনিময় হার গত কয়েকদিনে উল্লেখযোগ্য হারে হ্রাস পেয়েছে। আমদানি মূল্য পরিশোধের বাধ্যবাধকতা নিষ্পত্তির জন্যই মূলত টাকার মূল্য কমেছে বলে বিশেষজ্ঞদের মত। বাজার সংশ্লিষ্টদের মতে, দরপতনের ফলে...
স্কুল শুরু হয় সকাল ৮.২৫-এ আর শেষ হয় বিকাল সাড়ে তিনটায়। এরপর হয়ত এক ঘণ্টা কাটাতে হয় পাঠ্যক্রম বহির্ভূত কার্যক্রমে। না, এ পর্যন্ত সবই স্বাভাবিক হিসেবেই ধরা হবে। কিন্তু সবচেয়ে...
Sulphuric acid has been imported with two-wheeler parts through Benapole port without the permission of Home and Commerce Ministries. The customs authorities formed a three-member committee to probe the matter...
Apparel makers have now sought 36 instalments instead of the existing 18 months to repay stimulus package loans meant for meeting workers' wages. On August 22, the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers...
BGMEA has decided to cancel the membership of more than 1,100 factories that remained closed for a long time and were not in the export business, sources said. They said...
Tamijuddin Textile Mills, which returned to the bourse's main market two months back, has decided to invest in balancing, modernisation, rehabilitation and expansion (BMRE) an estimated amount of Tk 500...
Around 40 per cent of total dengue patients in the capital Dhaka have been detected in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) areas, the corporation's Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh...
The government on Wednesday warned of taking stern actions against those involved in hoarding the key essential commodities and manipulating prices to make hefty profit. "The government will use the...
Most of the areas of the port city went under knee-deep water due to heavy early autumn shower augmenting woes of the city-dwellers who have been suffering from the problem...
Modernisation of supply chain and adoption of new technologies, including digital commerce and farm mechanisation, are vital for ensuring food safety and smooth distribution during different adverse situations like pandemic,...
Coal production from the country's lone operational underground coal-mine at Barapukuria in Dinajpur remained suspended for the last one month over the coronavirus pandemic and expiry of tenure with the...
The central bank has asked scheduled banks to submit statements of value-added tax (VAT) deducted from services rendered by non-resident taxpayers such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft. The banks...
The cabinet committee on government purchase Wednesday sent back two proposals -- one on buying curtains for residential buildings at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project (RNPPP) site -- asking...
The central bank starts investigation into entire money-market transactions along with exposures on the capital market to gauge liquidity movements in the banking system, following some already-detected incongruities. At least...
The commerce ministry has asked the central bank to instruct commercial banks not to receive direct deposit of any payment into ‘own bank accounts’ of e-commerce platforms from the customers...
It is no secret that academic records, extra-curricular activities and essays are of monolithic importance when it comes to applying to colleges overseas. However, it should be kept in mind...
The education sector, which relied on online methods to adapt to this new pandemic reality, has seen massive technological changes globally. With this new push, developing countries, like ours, are...
The Youth School for Social Entrepreneurs (YSSE), a youth-focused social entrepreneurship-based organisation in Dhaka, has successfully organised 'Global Education Summit-2021.' Held on August 20-21, the event aimed to highlight the...
The pandemic has led to a surge in food and packaged delivery services that require minimal human contact. This has led to the rise in demand for autonomous delivery by...
Existing bank interest rates on deposits and advances (the term loans and advances are used here interchangeably) hardly satisfy the interests of 99 per cent of depositors and the majority...
Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, the Director of the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) talks to Bruce Edwards explaining the new Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) allocation at...
Though Bengal was a trade hub for long, mostly Hindus made their fortune and wealth through business in the British period. Thanks to the British colonial policy, they had expanded...
Reports on highly sensitive and critical medical equipment, either unpacked or left to get disordered or discarded, were coming from medical college hospitals and health complexes of the country in...
The manufacturing sector currently contributes 17 per cent of the value added to the country's GDP as well as 90 per cent of exports. However, as is well-known, low-skilled and...
‘অ্যাকর্ড অন ফায়ার অ্যান্ড বিল্ডিং সেফটি ইন বাংলাদেশ’-এর ধারাবাহিকতায় বাংলাদেশসহ বিভিন্ন দেশের পোশাক কারখানার কর্মপরিবেশ, সুরক্ষা নিশ্চিত করতে দুই বছর মেয়াদী একটি নতুন চুক্তিতে সই করেছে এ খাতের গুরুত্বপূর্ণ আন্তর্জাতিক...
The digital transformation unfolding across the globe is, in many ways, a blessing. It keeps people, businesses, and public services connected. And in low- and middle-income countries, it is creating...
Working women in Afghanistan must stay at home until proper systems are in place to ensure their safety, a Taliban spokesman has told reporters. "It's a very temporary procedure," spokesman...
Forty more life support ambulances have arrived in Petrapole and will leave for Dhaka Thursday after getting clearance at Benapole land custom check post. The remaining 38 ambulances are expected...
সফলতা আসলে কী, নির্দিষ্ট করে বলার চেষ্টা না করাই ভালো। আবার সোজাসাপটা কায়দায় বলা চলে, চাওয়া পূরণ। অর্থাৎ, মানুষ যা চায় বা যা হতে চায়। কিন্তু, মনে করুন, তথাকথিত ‘সফল’...
HSBC Bangladesh has recently partnered with the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) and Brac to build a green economic zone in Chattogram's Mirsarai. The collaboration will ensure over 40,000 mangroves...
অল্প বয়সের মেয়েরা বাড়ি থেকে পালিয়ে বিয়ে করায় বাল্যবিয়ে বেড়ে যাচ্ছে বলে মনে করছে মহিলা ও শিশু বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয় সম্পর্কিত সংসদীয় কমিটি। কমিটির এমন তথ্যের প্রেক্ষিতে মহিলা ও শিশু বিষয়ক...
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