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World number one Rafael Nadal powered into the Australian Open second round with a routine win over the Dominican Republic's Victor Estrella Burgos. The Spaniard, playing his first tournament match...
Myanmar is building a camp to temporarily house 30,000 Rohingya Muslims targeted for repatriation after fleeing violence in Rakhine State. State media of Myanmar reported on Monday as part of...
India and Israel have hailed the "dawn of a new era" in their relations after signing key deals in defence, agriculture and aviation sectors. The deals were announced after Israeli...
Tripura police arrested six Rohingya refugees, all of them minors, , suspecting that they had crossed the border with Bangladesh to enter India. North Tripura district police held them from...
Bangladesh began the Rocket Tri-Nations Series with a comfortable eight-wicket win against Zimbabwe on Monday. The hosts made quick work of the 171-run chase, with an unbeaten 83-run knock by...
The High Court has delivered split verdicts in connection with a writ petition filed challenging the legality of article 70 of the Constitution. The article allows the cancellation of parliament...
Two million Bangladeshi tourists visited India in 2017, posting a record 47 per cent growth over the year 2016. Latest statistics, released by the Indian tourism ministry today, showed that...
The ride-sharing services, including Uber and Pathao, will have to register with the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) according to a new policy. The cabinet approved the ‘Ride-Sharing Service Policy’...
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that Bangladesh is going to become a member of International Energy Charter (IEC) soon. He said, "I hope...
A mob has beaten a man to death on suspicion of robbery at Araihazar Upazila in Narayanganj. Local police OC MA Hoque confirmed the news on Monday. Police could not...
A farmer was killed and nine others were injured as a microbus collided head-on with a jeep in Ratna Bazar area under Baniachong upazila Habiganj in this morning. The deceased...
Stocks witnessed yet another bearish session on Monday, extending the losing streak for the two consecutive sessions, as risk-averse investors continued their selling spree. Market operators said the ongoing pessimism...
Bangladesh reached the quarter final of ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup beating Canada by 66 runs at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, New Zealand on Monday. Sent into bat first, Bangladesh...
Black smoke was billowing from the East China Sea site where a burning Iranian oil tanker sank, Japanese authorities said on Monday, as worries grow about damage to the marine...
At least five suspected militants have been killed in a gunfight with government troops Monday after they crossed into the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir from the Pakistani side of the...
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday reiterated his expectation to achieve the central bank’s ambitious 2.0 per cent inflation target. The BoJ governor’s positive comments on inflation sent...
Defeated by "youthquake" to be Oxford Dictionaries' word of the year, "milkshake duck" has - perhaps fittingly - won some redemption. The term denotes someone who gains widespread positive attention,...
A young man was shot dead by miscreants in Brahmanbaria’s Nabinagar upazila on Sunday evening. The deceased Shamim Sarker (26) was a son of Almas Sarker, hailing from Charlapang village...
Swedish apartment prices fell 2.0 per cent in the fourth quarter (Q4) from the same period a year earlier, data from an association of the country’s real estate agents showed...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A K M Nurul Huda on Monday said that the process for holding the 11th parliamentary election will start in October this year. "All the political...
Saudi Arabia began screening feature-length animated children’s films this weekend in a makeshift theatre, after a 35-year-old ban on cinemas was lifted in the conservative Islamic kingdom. The first permanent...
Peru’s economy grew by 1.78 per cent in November from the same month a year earlier thanks to a surge in foreign demand for the country’s mineral exports, state statistics...
Grameenphone (GP) is going to provide free data package to BRAC supported schools to create online access to marginalised children across the country. BRAC signed a partnership agreement with Grameenphone...
A mezzanine ceiling collapsed at the Jakarta stock exchange building (IDX), with reports that at least a dozen people have been injured. Images on social media show pieces of ceiling...
Media OutReach, the Asia Pacific's first full-service newswire, has entered into an exclusive content partnership with Business Insider for its Malaysia and Singapore editions. A fast-growing global website, Business Insider...
Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd (SPL), the largest pharmaceuticals company of Bangladesh, has made its first international investment through its 100 per cent-owned subsidiary Square Pharmaceuticals Kenya EPZ Ltd, said a statement....
Asian shares were mostly higher on Monday after Wall Street's strong finish last week. The US dollar weakened against most major currencies, including the Japanese yen. Japan's Nikkei 225 rose...
Japanese share average tracked a rise in global equities and advanced on Monday, although the dollar’s weakening against the yen capped gains. The Nikkei ended 0.26 per cent higher at...
Mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions and the regions of Satkhira, Jessore, Kushtia, Tangail, Madaripur and Gopalgonj. Moderate to thick fog may occur over...
Chelsea Manning, the transgender US Army soldier who served seven years in military prison for leaking classified data, is seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for the US Senate seat from...
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has rearranged its broad index and blue chip index with effect from January 21 as part of its annual and semi-annual rebalancing of the indices....
Islamic University (IU) authorities have taken decision to readmit its 100 students whose admission have been cancelled following its 'F' unit's question paper leakage. On March 13, 2017, the High...
Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed after six hours of disruption caused by dense fog on Sunday morning. "The ferry services kept suspended from 4:30 am due to hazy visibility...
The US diplomat in charge of refugee issues plans to leave his post within days, becoming the third senior US official to depart or be re-assigned from refugee work in...
Country's maritime court has issued an arrest warrant against 13 container vessels following a lawsuit filed by a private commercial bank. This is for the first time in the country's...
A case was filed over Friday's raid on a militant hideout at West Nakhalpara in the city. RAB sources said the case was lodged with Tejgaon Police Station under Anti-Terrorism...
An incoming missile alert plunged residents of US state Hawaii into panic on Saturday morning before it was declared a false alarm. Mobile phone users received a message saying: "Ballistic...
Merchandise imports from China crossed $10 billion mark in the past fiscal year (FY17), according to the latest statistics released by Bangladesh Bank last week. It showed that the country...
Some new bookstores now offer booklovers an array of local and international books as well as a cozy environment with the arrangement of light refreshments. Some bookstores with cafés such...
The Bangladesh government, the WHO, UNICEF and other partners in the health sector are vaccinating more than 475,000 children in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar to remove the diphtheria...
Shares on both bourses witnessed a downward trend in early trading Sunday amid low trading activities as cautious investors are on a sector-wise large-cap stock selling binge. Following the previous...
The Tunisian government has announced a wave of social reforms, following days of demonstrations by anti-austerity protesters. Protests broke out ahead of Sunday's seventh anniversary of the ousting of President...
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) for auctioning off 4G spectrum for the telecommunication industry in the country. The SC extended its chamber...
The Twitter handle of India's top diplomat to the United Nations was on early Sunday morning hacked and later restored. As part of the cyber attack, two images were posted...
Flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) were disrupted for six hours since early Sunday due to dense fog, leading to cancellation of all domestic flights and diversion of...
Bangladeshis, among all the expatriates in Qatar, benefitted most by currency fluctuation last year. Bangladeshi taka depreciated by around 5.0 per cent in 2017, giving the community of expatriates extra...
The government has formed a new wage board to review the existing wages of the garment industry workers. Senior District Judge Syed Aminul Islam has become the wage board head....
Bangladesh has been positioned as the poorest performer among its South Asian neighbours in a latest worldwide ranking. The Switzerland-based World Economic Forum (WEF) has published the evaluation titled ‘Readiness...
Bangladesh and Myanmar officials will meet on Monday to discuss how to implement the Rohingya repatriation deal. “Bangladesh authorities had assured us that Myanmar would give us back our rights,...
French President Emmanuel Macron seems poised to take over the leadership of the Western world from the present bankrupt American leadership. President Donald Trump's reckless doctrine of 'America First' signals...
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