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A court in Vietnam on Monday sentenced a former politburo official to 13 years in prison and another high-profile energy official to life imprisonment for embezzlement and violating state rules,...
A paper cup allegedly used by Elvis Presley six decades ago in Oklahoma is up for auction, and bids have already surpassed $1,200. North Carolina resident Wade Jones is a...
A ruling Awami League MP has pointed to the serious “conflict of interest” between the government of Bangladesh and the tobacco companies, saying that this is threatening the Prime Minister’s...
Television, Film and Photography Department (TFP) of Dhaka University will celebrate its 6th founding anniversary on Tuesday with colorful programmes. The department has arranged first film festival, career fair and...
In a decision expected to test the Trump administration’s approach to tobacco regulation, US health advisers will vote this week on whether to allow Philip Morris International Inc (PM.N) to...
Memphis Depay’s last-gasp goal earned Olympique Lyonnais a 2-1 home win against 10-man Paris St Germain, cutting the Ligue 1 pacesetter’s lead down to eight points on Sunday. Depay fired...
Gunmen in army uniforms who stormed Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel late on Saturday and battled Afghan Special Forces through the night killed more than 30 people and wounded many more, although...
India and Japan will work together to introduce artificial intelligence and robotics in the defence sector, the next level of strategic cooperation between the two Asian partners. Kentaro Sonoura, Japan's...
Five people have been killed after violent clashes erupted between the government troops and leftist rebels in the southern Philippines on early Monday, a military official said. The dead included...
A workshop on ‘Supply Chain Management for Finance Professionals’ was organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) Saturday at CA Bhaban, Kawran Bazar, Dhaka. Mohammad Shams-Ul Islam,...
Tunisian security forces have killed a top aide of Abu Musab Abdul Wadud, the leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), an official source told Reuters. Tunisia has been...
President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers were locked in a standoff with Democrats on Saturday over the US government shutdown, with Republicans saying they would not negotiate on immigration until...
Police arrested 14 leaders and activists of Chittagong Polytechnic Institute unit Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) from different student dormitories on Saturday evening. Police said they conducted a joint drive in...
Stocks witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading Sunday amid slow trend as many investors followed cautious stance ahead of monetary policy announcement. Following the previous week’s correction, the...
A pilot was taken off a flight from Gatwick Airport after fears were raised he was drunk. The British Airways flight to Mauritius on Thursday was delayed and the pilot...
Several lakhs of Muslims raised their hands seeking blessings for mankind as the second phase of Biswa Ijtema concluded with the final supplication Akheri Munajat on the banks of Turag...
Two Americans and two Canadians have been freed after being kidnapped in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna, a police spokesman said on Saturday, as it emerged that five oil...
It has been three years since the government decided to set a rule of the game for LPG (liquid petroleum gas) pricing. And after all the exercises have long been...
A massive fire broke out at a firecracker factory on the northern outskirts of the Indian capital on Saturday, killing at least 17 workers, a fire official said. A dozen...
Police have recovered the hanging body of Anik Aziz, the son of Satkhira-1 MP Mustafa Lutfullah ,in the NAM Bhaban on Dhaka’s Manik Miah Avenue. On information,Police went to Room...
Hundreds of thousands of women and their male supporters turned out on Saturday for the second Women's March, a nationwide series of protests against US President Donald Trump marking the...
Gunmen attacked Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel on Saturday, seizing hostages and exchanging gunfire with security forces as the building in the Afghan capital caught fire and residents and staff fled. Hotel...
A US Army Apache attack helicopter crashed in California, killing two soldiers, a spokesman for the Army said. An investigation is ongoing into the crash of the AH-64 Apache helicopter...
A class 12 student reportedly shot dead his school’s principal inside her office with his father’s revolver in Indian state Haryana’s Yamunanagar on Saturday, days after he was warned for...
Police have recovered the body of an unknown man with a bullet wound from Jhenaidah’s Kaliganj. The body was found near the road to Mandartala village around 7am on Sunday,...
National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has expressed its interest to be strategic partner of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), according to officials of the securities regulator. A NSE delegation...
Two suspected robbers were killed in an alleged police shootout in Brahmanbaria’s Sarail. The incident took place late on Saturday night on the Shahbazpur-Dewra regional road, said Sarail Police Station...
Apan Jewellers owner Dildar Ahmed can now walk out of prison as the High Court granted him bail in all three cases on money laundering on Thursday. Dildar stands accused...
Stocks ended marginally higher for the two consecutive sessions on Sunday with low participation of investors as many investors remained followed cautious stance ahead of monetary policy announcement. Brokers said...
Thai police have arrested a man alleged to be the head of Asia's biggest illegal wildlife trading networks. Boonchai Bach, a 40-year-old Thai of Vietnamese origin, was detained in a...
Armed police arrested a British Airways pilot just before take off after the cabin crew raised fears he may have been drunk. Attendants on the Boeing 777 flight 2063 called...
The High Court has deferred a hearing on a writ petition seeking the appointment of the chief justice from Supreme Court lawyers. Justice Zinat Ara and Justice Kazi Md Ejarul...
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said BNP leaders are engaged in a competition of making anti-government statements to appease their high-ups. 80 percent conscious and honest people...
The University Of Development Alternative (UODA) has organised a weeklong cultural and sports programmes from Sunday at its campus in Dhanmondi of Dhaka. The cultural programmes include music, speech competition,...
Many of the country’s taxpayers often complain that their tax files are targeted on purpose for auditing just to harass them. However, officials working in the government's taxation department have...
Fearing beef import would destroy the leather, dairy and beef industries of the country, the leaders of Dhaka Metropolitan Beef Traders' Association has urged the government not to take any...
Four international tradeshows will begin on January 24 in Dhaka with participation of nearly 450 companies from more than 24 countries. These tradeshows will be held at International Convention Centre...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Shipping Ministry has recommended establishing a naval museum in the country. The information was revealed at the 50th meeting of the parliamentary body Sunday at...
Different views have been expressed by analysts as to why instability in the form of protests struck several cities and townships in Iran in the last week of December and...
Growing inequality has become a feature of the global economy at least since the 1980s when market-fundamentalism triumphed over state activism. Despite politicians and business leaders sharing concerns about growing...
A strong public-private partnership is imperative to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A separate policy of partnership with the government could be the entry point to collaborate and move...
For a long time, telephone density (teledensity) used to be considered as an important indicator of development. In 1970s, most of the advanced countries attained more than 90 per cent...
The whereabouts of missing Lakehead Grammar School owner and two education ministry officials have been known at long last. The trio – school owner Khaled Hassan Matin, education ministry's upper...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said 80 per cent conscious and honest people of the country hate Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Quader came up with the remarks...
Rohingya repatriation process will take more time, said convener of technical committee on repatriation and Cox's Bazar Rohingya Repatriation Commissioner M Abul Kalam on Sunday. "Rohingya repatriation will take place....
Clashes have broken out in Honduras as demonstrators protesting President Juan Orlando Hernandez's re-election blocked roads in several locations and police moved into to break up the barricades. Four police...
Atletico Madrid’s faint hopes of chasing down runaway Liga leaders Barcelona suffered a fresh blow on Saturday as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Girona, meaning...
BNP has urged the Election Commission (EC) to stop Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from going for a unilateral electioneering before the announcement of the schedule for the next general election....
A sound-emitting device worn in the ear during sleep may train the brain to ignore an annoying chronic ringing in the ears, a new study suggests. People with the disorder,...
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) declined to comment on a report its executive planned to force Jacob Zuma to quit as president, as its leaders gather to outline...
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