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Egypt has revised its GDP forecast for the 2017-18 fiscal year beginning in July up to 5.3-5.5 per cent, from 4.8 per cent previously, Planning Minister Hala al-Saeed said on...
The logo of Bangladesh Science Academy-First Security Islami Bank Science Olympiad- 2018 was unveiled recently. With the initiatives of Bangladesh Science Academy and sponsorship of First Security Islami Bank Ltd,...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited Chairman Arastoo Khan distributed blankets among the cold affected destitute people at the Garpara Bahumukhi High School of Manikganj Sadar Upazila Saturday. Md. Aminur Rahman, Senior...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed on Saturday night for a six-day visit to India to boost trade and solve out differences over a New Delhi decision to cancel a...
Jasbir Wouhra, a millionaire businessman in the United Kingdom, dreams of a different sort of success - he wants to be a Bollywood singer. "I enjoy music very much," says...
President Donald Trump is "in excellent health," White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson said following his physical Friday. But it's not clear whether any mental health tests were conducted, despite...
About 1,500 people are being evacuated from an island off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG) after a nearby volcano erupted, the local Red Cross said on Sunday....
The UK Independence Party (UKIP) has suspended the girlfriend of party leader Henry Bolton after she apparently made racist remarks about Prince Harry's fiancee Meghan Markle. The Mail on Sunday...
North Korea and South Korea have agreed to hold working-level talks at the Tongil Pavilion on the North Korean side of the truce village of Panmunjom on Jan 15. South...
Four people died and 20 others were injured in two separate road accidents in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet district and Gopalganj Sadar upazila on Saturday. In Sylhet, Shri Shukla Rani,...
Famous cricketer turned politician Imran Khan said Saturday that meeting US President Donald Trump would be a “bitter pill” to swallow should he become Pakistan’s prime minister in elections later...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has organised a two-day business development conference at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka. Arastoo Khan, Chairman of the IBBL bank, addressed the concluding ceremony...
At least eight people, including two women have been killed and more than 10 others wounded after a passenger bus fell off a bridge into a pond in the southern...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a suspected arms trader along with firearms from Ekhlaspur area in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on Friday night. The arrestee was identified as...
Honor, a leading smartphone e-brand, announced on the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), that the AI-powered Honor View10 will go on sale in overseas markets from January 8,...
Fish production has increased appreciably in Rajshahi district after taking multidimensional development and extension programmes. "Fish production was 52,171 metric tonnes in 2009 while it increases to over 80,870 metric...
At least five members of a family have been killed on Saturday after a devastating fire broke out at a house in India's western state of Rajasthan, police said. A...
A 20-year-old Florida man claimed the $451 million Mega Millions jackpot on Friday, choosing to get $282 million at once instead of more in annual installments. A Florida Lottery news...
Daily life of the city dwellers is severely disrupted in many areas in recent days because of sudden fall in pressure of piped gas supplied to the households. The disruption...
The social obligation fund of around Tk 13.80 billion, contributed by the telecom operators, has remained unutilised under the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) largely because of indecision on how...
Farmers in Barind area are now getting irrigation facilities round the year, thanks to solar-powered pumps, reports BSS. Zahaurul Islam, a farmer of Jagpur village under Godagari upazila, said more...
The fuel economy of new US cars and trucks hit a record 24.7 miles per gallon in the 2016 model year, a government report said, even as some automakers had...
Global food situation may face a difficult time in this year due to cost escalation of production as well as supply constraint, especially in the developing countries. The latest forecast...
It is observed that the access to ICT and implication of digital application have seen tremendous growth over the last few decades. This development of ICT sector which is one...
To my late parents enjoyment was sharing. I remember that in nineteen seventy four we were living in a government house on the Aurangazeb Road just opposite the Ganabhaban. My...
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugee women from Myanmar are currently living in the cramped camps along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. Victims of sexual and physical violence in the Rakhine state,...
Let's accept it, over time all objects start to perish. This will happen for varied reasons such as environmental conditions, physical harm or purely following the inevitable process of natural...
At a time when people were complaining that the winter had probably forgotten the tract in this part of the world to visit, particularly when a large part of the...
Dhaka trade fair gathered momentum on Friday, the second weekly holiday since the fair began, with increased buy and sell of products. According to the exhibitors, like every year, home...
Stocks witnessed a big fall last week that ended Thursday with sluggish trading activities as selling mood gripped the investors throughout the week. Market operators said the market plunged as...
Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi said army admission on Rohingya kiilings was a “positive” step . Suu Kyi also said the country’s military was taking responsibility for the...
Power sector has sought Tk 46.18 billion more in the revised annual development budget (RADP) as some ongoing projects on electricity generation, transmission and distribution need money beyond the allocations....
Many of the multinational companies (MNCs) in Bangladesh allegedly get underwritten the risk coverage of their assets from abroad on double deception: revenue evasion and foreign-exchange siphoning. Sources said such...
US President Donald Trump says he is extending sanctions relief for Iran one last time so Europe and the US can fix the nuclear deal's "terrible flaws". The waiver he...
The passport holders of Bangladesh can avail visa-free access to 38 countries of the world, according to the latest report of Henley and Partner Passport Index. The index for 2018,...
Ferry services on the two major routes in Shimulia-Kathalbari and Paturia-Daulatdia in the Padma river were disrupted early Saturday due to dense fog. The ferry services were disrupted in Shimulia-Kathalbarifrom...
A Malaysian devotee died at Biswa Ijtema ground in Tongi on Friday night. Giyas Uddian, another devotee, said Nurhan Bin Abdur Rahman, hailing from Malaysia, fell sick after completion of...
Global stock markets ended on record highs on Friday, while the US dollar slumped to a more than three-year low against the euro. Dollar extended its losses on expectations that...
President Trump is in excellent health, his doctor said on Friday after his first comprehensive physical exam since he was elected. Trump spent about three hours with military doctors at...
A fire broke out in a high-rise building at Moghbazar in the capital on Saturday. Fire Service and Civil Defence said the fire broke out at the basement of the...
Actress Natalie Portman is reportedly in negotiations to replace Reese Witherspoon as the lead in 'Pale Blue Dot', about a successful female astronaut. Fox Searchlight will now look to find...
The Election Commission has added ‘Hijra’ to the voter list four years after the group received its official recognition. The EC made decision to amend the Voter List Act 2009...
A boat with 40 school children on board capsized near Dahanu in Maharashtra on Saturday morning. Local media reports say, 32 children have been rescued, while operations are underway to...
Customs officials arrests a Japanese national along with 11 kilogrammes of gold worth about Taka 55 million from a flight of Regent Airways at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in...
Awami League has started selling nomination papers for the mayoral by-polls to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) from Saturday. Rasel Asheki and Adom Tamiji Huq collected the nomination papers from...
Rail services on the Dhaka-Chittagong and Chittagong-Sylhet lines have resumed six hours after a collision between a DEMU train and a truck snapped the links. Train services resumed around 3:10...
Top scholar of Tabligh Jamaat Maulana Saad Kandhalvi of India left Dhaka for New Delhi on Saturday. Maulana Saad left the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at about 12:00 pm in...
Now the global economy is experiencing the best period of economic growth since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2007-08 which caused greatest economic meltdown since the Great Depression of...
State Minister for Information Tarana Halim on Saturday put the importance on ensuring women's equal participation in filmmaking in the country. She said this while speaking at the inaugural ceremony...
General Motors Co is seeking US government approval for a fully autonomous car - one without a steering wheel, brake pedal or accelerator pedal - to enter the automaker’s first...
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