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The ongoing mild cold wave, sweeping over most regions of the country, is likely to persist throughout January. The moderate cold wave hitting certain regions might decrease within two or...
German economic growth probably slowed at the end of 2017 but strong order intake and positive business expectations suggest Europe’s largest economy will continue to be robust this year, the...
US Consumer Price Index (CPI), excluding the volatile food and energy components, rose 0.3 per cent in December amid strong gains in the cost of rental accommodation and healthcare. Economists...
LankaBangla Finance Ltd (LBFL) recently signed a MoU with Rangs Limited for its customer privilege, said a statement. Khurshed Alam, Head of Retail Finance of LBFL and Shoeb Ahmed, Chief...
Giving his party's instant reaction to the PM’s speech on Friday,BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the Prime Minister's stance on the election-time government will only deepen the...
Minnie Mouse will be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on her 90th anniversary. Since first being introduced to the world in Disney’s iconic Steamboat Willie...
ONE Bank’s Vice Chairman Mr. Asoke Das Gupta and Executive Committee Chairman Zahur Ullah handed over blankets to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for PM Relief Fund at Ganabhaban recently for...
US Ambassador to Panama John Feeley has resigned from his position, saying that he no longer felt able to serve President Donald Trump. Feeley's departure had been communicated to State...
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkho (Rajuk) has decided to enhance city building monitoring and prepare a list of unapproved buildings in its eight zones by the end of February. A Rajuk official...
India launched its 100th satellite on Friday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to project the country as a global low-cost provider of services in space. A total of 31...
The ongoing Aman harvesting season and an all-time high import hardly could benefit consumers as rice became pricier again last week, augmenting sufferings of the commoners further. Seasonal coarse rice...
NAOGAON, Jan 11: Orange cultivation on a rooftop orchard is gaining momentum across the district with the help of local agriculture offices. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE),...
Saif Hassan-led Bangladesh will take on Namibia in their opening day match of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018 at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Christchurch in New Zealand tomorrow (Saturday),...
Police arrested 15 persons including two drug traders from different areas of the district in last 12-hour. Police conducted special drives that ended at 8am on Friday morning. Law enforcers...
South Korea's government said on Thursday it plans to ban cryptocurrency trading, sending bitcoin prices plummeting and throwing the virtual coin market into turmoil as the nation's police and tax...
China stocks shrugged off soft trade data to rise on Friday morning, helped by gains in banking and energy firms. China’s exports and imports growth slowed in December after unexpectedly...
Hong Kong shares rose on Friday, while the IT sector and energy shares lead the gain. The sub-index of the Hang Seng index tracking energy shares rose 1.8 per cent...
Talks between North and South Korea ahead of next month’s Winter Olympics have eased fears of war over Pyongyang’s development of nuclear missiles capable of hitting the United States for...
The United States thinks that Bangladesh still needs the generalised system of preferences (GSP) facility to boost its export in the US market and to remain competitive with other countries,...
Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River resumed after seven hours on Friday morning. The ferry services were disrupted due to dense fog "The ferry services were disrupted...
Japan’s Nikkei share average was nearly flat on Friday, with weakness in exporters countered by strong gains in index-heavy Fast Retailing after the clothing company posted record quarterly profit. The...
Ecuador has given citizenship to Julian Assange as part of its efforts to allow the WikiLeaks founder to leave the country’s London embassy where he has been holed up for...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said vested quarters might try to create an anarchic situation ahead of upcoming parliament election. She also warned that people will not accept the loss...
Three suspected militants were killed during an operation conducted by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Dhaka city's west Nakhalpara area in the early hours of Friday. Two RAB members...
Lionel Messi scored twice in the opening 15 minutes as Barcelona thrashed Celta Vigo on Thursday to reach the Copa del Rey quarter-finals. A weakened Barca side drew the first...
The first phase of Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, began on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi here after Fajar prayers on Friday....
Facebook is to change how its news feed works, making posts from businesses, brands and media less prominent. Instead, content that sparks conversations among family and friends who use the...
A Chinese company has moved fast to invest US$ 5.0 billion in a special economic zone of Bangladesh for establishing industries that include a massive 2640-megawatt power plant. Officials said...
Asia Frontier Capital (AFC) allocated 18.1 per cent of its total allocated Asia Frontier Fund to the capital market of Bangladesh by the end of 2017. The largest asset allocation...
Mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barisal divisions and the regions of Rangamati, Sitakunda, Chandpur, Tangail, Faridpur, Kishoreganj, Madaripur and Hatiya and it may...
The country's first satellite project, Bangabandhu-1 will be launched in between March 26 to March 31 from Cape Carnival Launch Pad in Florida, USA. Telecommunications and Information Technology (ICT) Minister...
Mild to moderate cold wave sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barisal divisions and the regions of Rangamati, Sitakunda, Chandpur, Tangail, Faridpur, Kishoreganj, Madaripur and Hatiya may continue, said a...
US President Donald Trump cancelled a visit to London scheduled for early this year, saying he was disappointed with the “Obama administration having sold” the US embassy in the British...
Pabna Medical College was closed for an indefinite period on Friday for a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) over establishing supremacy on the campus. Two factions...
Country’s public universities fail to appeal mainly to foreign students as the institutions lack modern facilities, an agency has reported. Minimal to zero promotional activity is another reason these universities...
BNP Vice Chairman Abdullah Al Noman has described ruling Awami League as the beneficiary of the 1/11 political changeover. He also alleged that the party is now trying to restore...
A British satellite has gone into orbit on an Indian rocket to acquire full-colour, high-definition video of the surface of the Earth. The demonstrator is expected to pave the way...
Researchers have hardly shown any interest in the Middle Class population of the country. Binayak Sen, a Research Director at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), is an exception...
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was like a principal character of a great historical novel for my generation that went to the university in the 1960s, the protagonist who had all the...
The common perception that increasing growth should ideally accompany increased job opportunities is gradually losing ground. The World Economic Forum (WEF) reports, the global economy is already under pressure with...
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkho (Rajuk) has decided to enhance city building monitoring and prepare a list of unapproved buildings in its eight zones by the end of February. A Rajuk official...
The country's overall trade deficit nearly doubled in the first five months of this fiscal year (FY), 2017-18, following higher import payments against lower export receipts, officials said. The deficit...
The central bank has asked commercial banks to set targets of loan recovery from top 20 defaulters for 2018 upon the approval by their respective board of directors. The Bangladesh...
The top 10 traded companies accounted for 33 per cent of the total turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday, with Square Pharmaceuticals making its way to the...
Manchester United are ready to give David de Gea a massive raise in an attempt to fend off interest from Real Madrid, according to The Sun. Madrid are still circling...
US President Donald Trump has sparked outrage after he was reported to have used crude language to describe foreign countries in an Oval Office meeting. Trump said he did not...
If one of the hottest places on earth-Sahara Desert near the Algerian town of Ain Sefra-is now covered with thick snow, can Bangladesh remain immune from similar caprices of Nature?...
Riding the crest of continued successful adoption of digital technology, the country has passed yet another year of impressive milestones. If the bygone year of 2017 was any indication, Bangladesh...
The combined recruitment test for different posts of eight state-owned banks was marred by various irregularities, including mismanagement in seating, in the city on Friday. Some 5,600 candidates could not...
A Bangladesh youth was rescued from India is yearning to be reunited with his family. The youth regained his memory after undergoing treatment at the Hyderabad-based State-run Institute of Mental...
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