Schools are the places where children gain knowledge and skills as well as learn attitudes and behaviour that can shape their relationship with the community. Children's experiences in educational settings...
No children in today's world are happy in the true sense. They do not realise this. Nor do the adults. But their parents, teachers and the elders want them to...
The UN human rights office said in a report on Thursday that Mexican authorities had tortured dozens of people in connection with an investigation into the 2014 disappearance of 43...
A joint technical committee of Bangladesh and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Thursday discussed various problems faced by Bangladeshi domestic helps working in the Arab country. It discussed...
Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is back from injury to lead Bangladesh in the Nidahas Trophy in Sri Lanka, as per a bdnews24 report. A statement by the Bangladesh Cricket...
Waqar Younis, former Pakistan captain and coach, has inked a two-year deal as head coach of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise, Sylhet Sixers. He will replace Jafrul Ehsan, reports ESPNCricinfo....
With the death of Stephen William Hawking, the greatest scientific and philosophical mind of the later part of the 20th century and the new millennium has taken leave of this...
The tug-of-war between fundamentals and sentiment appears to be getting stronger for many commodities as the market tries to reconcile factors such as robust demand numbers from China and increasingly...
High incidence of suicides in recent times has become a cause for serious concern. Hardly a day passes now without the media not reporting on someone who opted to take...
As part of its 'One belt, One Road' initiative, China is out to emerge a formidable energy exporter, regionally first and then globally, it seems. The agreement reached between Bangladesh,...
The bodies of four Bangladeshi peacekeepers, who were killed in the Mopti region of Mali last month, arrived at the Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday afternoon. Warrant Officer Abul Kalam...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food Ministry on Thursday recommended the government to strengthen mobile drives against food adulteration for ensuring safe food in the country. The body also advised...
Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods multinational whose vast stable of brands includes Dove, Knorr and Ben & Jerry's, has opted to have its sole headquarters in the Netherlands rather than...
A cargo vessel carrying 1035 metric tonnes of clinker sank in the middle of the Rupsha River in Khulna on Thursday afternoon. Officer-in-charge of Rupsha Police Station Rafiqul Islam said...
A court on Wednesday granted bail to one of the accused in a case filed over raping two private university girls at Banani on March 28 in 2017. The accused...
A man allegedly committed suicide after killing his wife at Saraspur in Mollahat upazila in Bagerhat on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Imran Biswas, 26, son of Zafor Biswas,...
One of the 10 Bangladeshis who survived the US-Bangla plane crash in Nepal has been brought back to Dhaka. Schoolteacher Shahreen Ahmed, 29, was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital...
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday recommended the recruitment of 284 candidates of the 36th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination with the status of first class non-cadre officials....
Four bodies were found floating in the Bay of Bengal near Maheshkhali island in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday. Officer-in-charge of Maheshkhali Police Station Pradip Kumar Das said local fishermen saw...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed a case against Public Works Department office assistant Selim Mollah for illegally amassing wealth. Selim was recently arrested for kidnapping a businessman and...
British lawmakers on Thursday suggested the kingdom to introduce new and more ambitious legislation to tackle poor air quality. In a joint report, four parliamentary committees said air pollution was...
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has proposed that Bangladesh's 'Look East Policy' and Thailand's 'Look West Policy' may be synchronised to create new trade and economic connectivity corridors. Terming Bangladesh...
Russia will expel UK diplomats "soon", said its foreign minister on Thursday, in response to the expulsion of 23 of its diplomats by Britain. Sergei Lavrov told Russian media the...
Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB) on Thursday said investigation into the US-Bangla plane crash might take more than a year to complete. "Normally, investigation into any plane crash takes one...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) plans to sit with Bangladesh Bank (BB) to discuss issues such as liquidity crisis and high rate of interest. Although...
Amid the introduction of fourth generation (4G) mobile phone service in the country last month, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is now mulling over going for most advanced 5G service...
The Trump administration is pressing China to cut its trade surplus with the United States by $100 billion, a White House spokeswoman said on Wednesday, clarifying a tweet last week...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 16 Bangladeshi nationals, including seven women and three children, from Daulatpur border in Benapole on Thursday noon. The arrestees hailed from different areas...
BNP leaders and activists will stage demonstrations carrying black badges across the country on Sunday protesting for what the party said the killing of Tejgaon thana Chhatra Dal leader Zakir...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has said five city corporations, including the one in Rajshahi, will go to polls in July next. "The polls to five city corporations...
Shahreen Ahmed, one of the injured passengers of crashed US-Bangla Airlines flight, has been brought back in Dhaka from Kathmandu of Nepal. Just before her departure from the hospital bed...
A Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman on Thursday described allegations by British Prime Minister Theresa May that Russia was to blame for the nerve agent poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal...
Mideast stocks were mixed with quite trading on Thursday, while Milaha lifted the Qatar market before index entry into FTSE indexes. Qatar’s index rose 0.6 per cent as Milaha advanced...
European shares jumped on Thursday helped by good-looking results from companies including insurance heavyweights Munich Re and Generali, while Societe Generale shares fell sharply. SocGen shares were down 3.0 per...
BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology (BUFT) observed its 6th anniversary on Wednesday. A large number of faculty members, students and officials of the university celebrated the day at the...
The Bank of France, the central bank of the European country, has revised up slightly its 2018 growth forecast to 1.9 per cent, after the French economy enjoyed its strongest...
Some 88 per cent of Alliance-listed garment factories have so far completed all required remediation prescribed in the corrective action plans (CAPs). “As of Thursday, 322 Alliance affiliated factories have...
The government would look to allocate more money in the upcoming budget for bringing more schools under the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) system, Finance Minister AMA Muhith said Wednesday. "The...
The anti-graft body has filed a leave to appeal petition with the apex court, challenging BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)...
Coca-Cola Bangladesh Limited has started a new campaign titled Under the Crown (UTC) for its Sprite consumers. The consumers will have a chance to win brand new Nokia phones every...
A medical team, comprising burn and DNA specialists, reached in Kathmandu on Thursday to assist doctors at Kathmandu Medical College where US-Bangla Plane crash victims have been undergoing treatment. Earlier,...
A US woman has been sentenced to six months in jail for shooting dead her boyfriend in a botched stunt they hoped would go viral on YouTube. Monalisa Perez, now...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Khulna, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and the region of...
The founder of a US start-up that promised to revolutionise blood testing has agreed to settle charges that she raised over $700 million fraudulently. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),...
Libya has issued 205 arrest warrants for Libyans and foreigners suspected of being involved in a smuggling network for migrants heading to Europe. They include accusations of human trafficking, torture,...
The Dhaka bourse edged up on Thursday, as investors showed their buying spree on sector specific issues. The market started the day on a positive note with slow trading and...
Relatives will soon bring back home four survivors of the US-Bangla Airlines plane crash in Nepal. No objection certificates have already been issued about this, said the External Publicity Wing...
Priyo.com has created a new platform for all the creative Bengali writers by launching an initiative titled ‘Write and Earn’, recently. Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, media advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh...
Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar resigned late on Wednesday, hours after a key investment project hit a legal obstacle, saying he had also had enough of obstruction from his coalition...
Chinese and American scientists identified a new immune target that may speed up the healing of skin wounds. The study, published on Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine, has...
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