Japanese share rose to its highest level since late 1991 on Tuesday, as a firmer dollar supported exporter stocks and expectations for strong corporate earnings bolstered investor sentiment. The Nikkei...
Asian share markets were rose slightly on Tuesday following a holiday for US markets as investors looked ahead to American corporate earnings. Investors are watching for the impact of Washington's...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday formed new bench to hear a writ petition that challenged the legality of parliament membership of ruling Awami League leader Nizam Uddin Hazari. Satyaranjon Mandal,...
Software major BlackBerry has unveiled a new cyber security tool called “BlackBerry Jarvis” for automakers that will scan in real-time all software components in an autonomous vehicle to predict and...
China shares rose slightly on Tuesday, financial, consumer staples sectors led the gain. The blue-chip CSI300 index was up 0.46 per cent, with its financial sector sub-index higher by 0.29...
The Philippines' most active volcano spewed lava that cascaded downslope and emitted ash that fell on nearby towns, state volcanologists said on Tuesday, prompting to shut more schools. Mount Mayon,...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is considering joining French President Emmanuel Macron at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland next week in what could turn into an epic clash of...
Bollywood actor Salman Khan and actress Shilpa Shetty have reportedly been summoned by the deputy SP of Rajasthan’s Churu district, Hukum Singh, for allegedly using ‘Bhangi’ word in a derogatory...
Fortune Shoes will be placed in “A” category from existing “N” category with effect from tomorrow (Tuesday) as the company has reported disbursement of 12 per cent stock dividend for...
Half of the country's non-government organisations (NGOs) are still remained out of the tax net, causing significant losses of direct tax. Of the total 961 NGOs registered with the NGO...
Three more people who suffered burn injuries while warming themselves by fire amid biting cold died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Sunday night. UNB said the deceased were identified...
President Trump has denied that he is racist, after a row broke out over his alleged use of the word "shithole" to describe African nations. Mr Trump reportedly used the...
Stocks witnessed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Monday amid low trading activities as investors are active both sides of trading fence. Following the previous day’s sharp decline,...
Liberia's outgoing president has been expelled from her own party, for allegedly failing to support its candidate to succeed her. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is accused of encouraging people to vote...
The household gas pipelines are apparently drying out fast during the winter months with many Dhaka residents complaining it is burning a hole in their pockets since they are forced...
Bangladesh won the toss and invited Zimbabwe to bat first in the Tri-nation series opener on Monday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur. The first ODI match...
US-Bangla Airlines has become the sponsor of the biggest tourism fair in Bangladesh, ‘Dhaka Travel Mart 2018’, which is going to be held at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel in...
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members picked up a Bangladeshi national from Muglibari area along Burimari border in Patgram upazila early Monday. The victim has been identified as Mofazzal Hossain,...
At least 25 people were killed and 63 wounded in a twin suicide bombing in central Baghdad on Monday, the Iraqi health ministry said on its Facebook page. The attack...
Jamuna Bank Foundation organised a free medical camp and general treatment services at Estema field, Tongi, Dhaka. Mirza Elias Uddin Ahmed, additional managing director, Jamuna Bank Limited and CEO of...
While a million of people around the world quit their passions every day, an elderly couple from Indian state of Kerala has set a new example. Rather than losing in...
Police, in special drives arrested 15 persons including two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from different areas of Dinajpur in last 12-hour ending at 8am this morning. Law enforcers also recovered 169...
The telecoms regulator is going to auction fourth generation (4G) spectrum as scheduled, as the top court has cleared the way for this. Five mobile phone operators already applied for...
Bangladesh restricted Zimbabwe to 170 in the opening ODI match in the Tri-Nation Series at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla Stadium. The hosts won the toss and their decision to field gave immediate...
State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company (BAPEX) hopes that natural gas in new-found Bhola field will be nearly 600 billion cubic feet. An exploratory well at Bheduria in the...
The government-development partners meeting, Bangladesh Development Forum (BDF), will begin on Wednesday in Dhaka with the presence of high officials from major donor agencies. The government officials and various development...
Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has been appointed Wales manager on a four-year contract. The 44-year-old, who played as a winger, succeeds Chris Coleman, who left for Sunderland in November,...
Government has undertaken a plan to construct warehouse having a capacity of 10,000 tonnes food-grains in the regional offices of the Bangladesh Trading Corporation (TCB). The plan is initially for...
The daily per capita deficiency of vegetables in the people's diet is 158 gm, experts said, pointing to the need for raising the production of vegetables significantly in the country....
Central bank has convened an urgent meeting over the eight nationalised banks’ recently-held combined recruitment test. Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir has called for the meeting scheduled at 11:00am on...
Bangladesh now grows 16.04 million (160.42 lakh) tonnes of vegetables annually in the country, according to sources at the agriculture ministry, reports UNB. During the ongoing three-day National Vegetable Fair...
The Philippines’ chief volcanologist warned on Monday of a possible hazardous eruption at Mount Mayon “within weeks or even within days”, as magma continued to pile up at the summit...
Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) core autos division increased vehicle sales to a record 6.23 million cars last year, as rising demand for VW brand models in the Americas and the key Chinese...
Violent protests erupted again in two areas of the capital Tunis and another town after a relatively calm two days, the latest protests in the country against austerity measures. After...
WhatsApp is working on a feature in its app which will empower its users to prevent spam messages in the next update version 2.17.430, an app watcher said. According to...
Sri Lanka has legally barred women from buying alcohol, a right preserved only to men. A move to grant women to buy alcohol legally has been overruled by President Maithripala...
Eight people were killed and another six wounded in a highway collision in east China's Shandong Province, local authorities said Monday. The accident happened on Sunday when a coach rear-ended...
Nine dismembered bodies were found piled in a truck on Saturday night in the violent Mexican state of Veracruz, the governor said on Sunday, describing the crime as a clash...
Subordinated 25 per cent Convertible Bonds of BRAC Bank will be de-listed from both the stock exchanges today (Monday) on completion of its maturity, according to information of stock exchanges....
South Africa is set to issue a diplomatic protest to the United States on Monday over US President Donald Trump's racist comments. The country’s foreign ministry informed it to CNN...
A declining trend of interest rate spread in the country's banking sector continued until November, as the commercial banks slashed their interest rates more on lending than on deposits, officials...
North and South Korea have begun talks on Pyongyang's plan to send an art troupe to the Winter Olympics taking place next month in the South. North Korea agreed last...
A record number of 1.01 million workers went abroad in 2017, which is roughly 0.25 million more than that of the previous year. Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul...
Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River have remained suspended due to poor visibility caused by dense fog early Monday. The authorities of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation...
Luis Suarez scored twice as Barcelona battled back from 2-0 down to beat Real Sociedad and keep their unbeaten start to the league season going. Willian Jose headed Real ahead...
There was something formless yet complete, That existed even before heaven and earth; Without sound, without substance, Dependent on nothing, unchanging, All-pervading, unfailing. -Laozi, Tao Te Jing (6h Century BC)...
Epochal Saudi changes await the new year. At stake is the meteoric rise of Muhammad bin-Salman (MBS), first through his 81-year-old father, representing the last son of the founding father...
Two ministers of the cabinet have claimed that the commodity prices in kitchen market are now normal following various government initiatives. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed and Food Minister Qamrul Islam...
The country has clocked 51.33 per cent of rice import target so far in fiscal year 2017-18. Food Minister Advocate Quamrul Islam said this on Monday while responding to a...
A team leader of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) left Bangladesh following a government order. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) earlier asked the...
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