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After conceding the top spot in economic growth among major economies to China for a year in 2017, India is likely to regain the position in 2018 with growth expected...
The United States has expressed "disappointment" over Wednesday's court decision in Myanmar to allow prosecution of Reuter's journalists -- Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo -- under the Official Secrets...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked all concerned to let the countrymen to know about ongoing and future development programmes. "Our aim is to develop the country, simplify the life...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's lawyer on Thursday said that Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has failed to prove any allegation of graft against his client. Khaleda's lawyer Zamir Uddin Sarkar said this...
Chamber judge of the Supreme Court stayed the High Court order that stalled 4G spectrum auction and licensing process on Thursday. The SC Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain stayed the HC...
Square Pharmaceuticals Limited has rejected a proposal by International Finance Corporation (IFC) for an equity partnership in Square Pharmaceuticals Kenya EPZ Limited. Instead, Bangladesh’s leading pharmaceutical firm partnered up with...
The 16th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) will begin on Friday in Dhaka. A press conference was held at Dhaka Club on Thursday to brief on the festival. Emphasising the...
One of the earliest use of the term North America was the British North American Act of 1854. Its immediate consequence was to produce the Canadian Confederation in 1867, whose...
Newly discovered fossils show that moths and butterflies have been on the planet for at least 200 million years. Scientists found fossilised butterfly scales the size of a speck of...
Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) said on Thursday it had invested in Singapore-based ride-hailing firm Grab, in the South Korean automaker’s first foray into the rapidly growing sector as it tries...
Businesses took a stand against blanket VAT imposition on all 60 types of port services when the main seaport's operators paused before realising the tax to get a direction from...
The stakeholders of the capital market will observe the government's development fair 2018 to uphold the reforms done in the capital market. The country wide development fair will be observed...
Experts at a roundtable have called for developing a policy and legal framework for blockchain so that Bangladesh can reap the benefit of this global phenomenon. Digital companies in Bangladesh...
The death toll from devastating mudslides in affluent communities along a stretch of Southern California coastline rose to 17 on Wednesday after two more bodies were recovered, the local sheriff...
Ethiopia has banned the adoption of children by foreigners amid concerns they face abuse and neglect abroad. Ethiopia is one of the biggest source countries for international adoptions by US...
Senior European diplomats have urged the United States (US) not to kill off the Iran nuclear deal, as President Donald Trump mulls whether to re-impose sanctions on the country on...
Junk shares have been dominating the gainers chart of the premier bourse amid continuous correction witnessed by blue chip shares in recent time. Some 'Z' category companies recently informed that...
YouTube has cut business ties with Logan Paul, the hugely popular vlogger who posted a video showing the body of an apparent suicide victim in Japan. Paul's channels were removed...
The non-government teachers' strike that ended last week was a clear enough sign to cash in on a delicate moment when the government was trying to appease as many quarters...
Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River remained halted from early Thursday due to dense fog. The authorities of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) kept suspended...
The 53rd Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of the Muslims, will begin on Friday on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi on the outskirts of Dhaka. The...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith said the state of revenue collection during the past July-November period was not up to the mark. He is, however, upbeat about a change in the...
The government is considering 10 per cent cash incentive to local information technology (IT) service exporters in a bid to facilitate the sector to grow further. Post, Telecom and Information...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation on Friday evening marking the completion of her government's four years in office after the January-5, 2014 national election. The PM's speech...
Given its geophysical condition, Bangladesh was not supposed to be conducive to preservation of ancient structures. Its neighbouring Indian state of Bihar, and also Nepal, have played host to the...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir sees patriotism behind recent comments of party's Chairperson Khaleda Zia about construction of Padma Bridge. "Khaleda made the comments based on media reports...
The phrase 'it is better late than never', seemingly, does not apply appropriately all the time. A case in point is the late detection of partial execution of a statutory...
At the time of launching the Police Week 2018, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina cited a Bangla proverb, "Baghe dharley ek gha, police dharley athar gha" (if tiger catches hold, it...
The Istanbul Programme of Action set a difficult goal in 2011, namely to quicken the pace of LDC graduation and reduce the number of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) by half...
Some 2,018 online newspapers have so far applied seeking registration with the Press Information Department. Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu revealed the statistics while replying to a question of lawmaker...
Some 58 per cent readers have cast doubt on the reliability of news presented to them every day, a survey has revealed. The survey also found that 24 per cent...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said Indian Tabligh-Jamaat scholar Maulana Saad Kandhalvi will not attend the 53rd Bishwa Ijtema to be held from January 12-14. The minister revealed the decision...
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have greeted the Muslim devotees all over the world on the occasion of the Bishwa Ijtema, beginning at Tongi from Friday. In...
The United States is giving a serious look at Bangladesh to expand its trade and investment ties with a special focus on oil, gas and energy sector as Bangladesh offers...
The government has arranged a three-day National Vegetable Fair aiming to create awareness to ensure safe vegetable production, sound health and nutrition for consumers. The fair will kick off on...
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal on Thursday called for maintaining the country's ecological balance to boost its tourism. "Maintaining the biodiversity and ecological balance to boost the...
Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) has said though Rangpur City Corporation polls held peacefully, it can't be projected as a model for next national elections under political government. Politicisation in police...
Thailand exported a record 11.48 million tonnes of rice in 2017, the commerce ministry of the country informed. Thailand will be pursuing government-to-government deals this year with many countries, including...
India is home to nearly 3 lakh refugees from 30 countries including our neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Pakistan and Bangladesh. According to the latest available data which was...
The Dhaka Stocks Exchange (DSE) returned to the green zone on Thursday, breaking the five-day losing streak, but the turnover remained lower, while the port city bourse ended in mixed...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two alleged drug pedlars along with 3,170 pieces of Yaba tablets worth of Tk 9 lakh from Sadar and Shibganj upazilas of Chapainawabganj...
Over 300 protesters were arrested overnight and the army was deployed in several Tunisian cities in violent demonstrations over prices, taxes and unemployment that have swept the country. In Thala,...
Renowned film actor Siraj Haider has passed away. The 71-year-old actor died at his home in Dhaka’s Kalyanpur around 6am Thursday, his son Lenin Haider said. Haider collapsed while going...
Snow has fallen in the Sahara, covering desert dunes in a layer up to 40cm deep. Snow started falling on the Algerian town of Ain Sefra in the early hours of...
Singapore will host True Colours Festival, an Asia Pacific celebration of artistes with disabilities, from March 22-25. Some 20 exceptionally talented artistes/troupes will arrive in Singapore to perform in an...
China stocks fell on Thursday, with losses led by real estate and energy firms as investors took profits after a robust nine-session winning streak. A media report that China is...
The South Korean government on Thursday said it plans to ban cryptocurrency trading, sending bitcoin prices plummeting and throwing the virtual coin market into turmoil as the nation’s police and...
The shooting of Salman Khan’s film Race 3 was stalled and the actor escorted home by police after armed men reached Film City on Tuesday, where he was shooting. The...
Japanese share average edged lower on Thursday, hit by declines in automakers and electronic component makers as the strong yen soured investor appetite. The Nikkei shed 0.4 per cent to...
New Zealand shares hit four-week low on Thursday, after Wall Street finished in the red on Wednesday. US stocks slipped as investors grew anxious after Bloomberg reported that China could...
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