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Police in Brazil have arrested a drug lord accused of ordering a deadly prison riot on New Year's Day. Nine inmates were killed and 14 injured during the unrest at...
At least 23 people are reportedly dead and many more injured after a large explosion in the rebel-held city of Idlib, in northwestern Syria. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human...
Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad Monday called upon the government for introducing provincial system of government to ensure welfare of the common people. "Without provincial government system, it...
A woman and a bus driver were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Gonapara area of Gopalganj...
The guardian of a boy student has been tortured by teachers of a school after asking to know about results of his son and alleged irregularities. The barbaric incident was...
Among a number of threats to human survival, the most urgent but least prioritised lies underfoot: groundwater. The World Economic Forum ranks water crisis the world's third greatest risk by...
An early repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar appears to be a distant hope despite signing of an agreement between the governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar. The realities on the...
The twin predators of rising inequality and environmental degradation now stalking the entire length and breadth of the world pose, according to Pascal Lamy, a former chief of the World...
It bears repetition that policy making is associated with government's functions while private sector is concerned with strategic planning around business models of corporate bodies. Public policy making can cover...
United Power Generation and Distribution Company (UPGDC) observed investors' increased participation ahead of its record date today (Monday). The company topped the gainers' chart with a value of Tk 401.7...
The government has formulated a plan of action for sustainable management of fisheries resources in the Bay of Bengal. Newly-elected minister for fisheries and livestock Narayan Chandra Chanda came up...
Three 'Z' category companies were on top of the gainers list on Sunday on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). The companies recently informed that there was no undisclosed price sensitive information...
The government has initiated a move to diversify products in the state-owned sugar mills by tapping the existing potential in order to make them profitable, officials said. The ministry of...
Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) has decided to ban holding of any kind of meeting or rally on the city streets during the weekdays for lessening public sufferings caused by...
Vernon Philander took six wickets while Morne Morkel and Kagiso Rabada took two each as South Africa defeated India to take a 1-0 lead in the series in Cape Town...
Real Madrid’s faltering title defence continued as they were held to a thrilling 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo on Sunday which saw them fall 16 points behind runaway leaders Barcelona,...
Ensuring the quality of credit to achieve maximum economic growth by the end of this fiscal gets top priority as the central bank prepared to formulate country's next monetary policy....
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged the government to take quick and effective measures against Farmers Bank to return the deposit of Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund (BCCCTF). The corruption...
The World Bank (WB) has agreed to sign a US$245 million additional loan agreement with Bangladesh for ensuring equity, efficiency and transparency in the latter’s safety-net programmes. An agreement in...
A top court in Bangladesh has fined a father Tk 100,000 following his son's marriage with a Rohingya girl in defiance of a government ban. The fine was slapped on...
The China editor of British public service broadcaster, BBC, has resigned from her post in Beijing due to pay disparities with her male colleagues. The editor, Carrie Gracie, wrote an...
It could be February before Barca fans have the opportunity to enjoy the talents of the 25-year-old Brazil Philippe Coutinho. Barcelona have confirmed that Brazil star has a thigh injury...
Ministry of education in its frantic bid to check question leak has ordered coaching centres to close three days before start of the next SSC and equivalent examinations. It also...
The chief of national anti-graft watchdog has lamented that the government has not responded to the constitutional body’s efforts to check large-scale graft. On Monday, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal...
The "New Cold War" between the US and Russia began a decade ago. The elevated tensions in the Korean Peninsula are only a part of the collateral damage around the...
Most enterprises in the country have no Research & Development (R&D) division and there is also no enthusiasm in acquiring technology through various ways and means from multinational enterprises (MNEs)....
A Malaysian trade delegation is now visiting Bangladesh to explore opportunities in renewable energy, ICT, medical tourism, agro processing and vehicle assembling. President of Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
India has cancelled a major deal with South Korea to construct 12 advanced minesweepers at the Goa Shipyard. The country’s government has cancelled the Rs 320 billion project which they...
The Election Commission will announce on Tuesday the schedule for the by-election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). "The schedule will be declared tomorrow (Tuesday) as...
Indian government is set to persuade the members of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with mega connectivity plans paving the way for a grand roadmap on maritime security and...
The Supreme Court has upheld the High Court decision granting bail to the three owners of Apan Jewellers in two money laundering cases. Among the three brothers, Gulzar Ahmed and...
Academic activities at MC College and Sylhet Govt College in the district came to a halt as a faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) enforced an indefinite strike on Monday...
The government has shifted more 14 cases filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to the makeshift court at Bakshibazar in Dhaka. The law ministry issued three gazette notifications in this...
Iran has banned the teaching of English in primary schools as early learning of this language 'opened the way to a Western cultural invasion'. State-run High Education Council's head Mehdi...
Farmers of Latifpur union under Gopalganj Sadar upazila are becoming financially solvent by growing a variety of arum, locally known as Latiraj, as it brings them good profits for low...
The Epiphany celebrations in the Portuguese village of Vale de Salgueiro feature a tradition that each year causes an outcry among outsiders: Parents encouraging their children, some as young as...
Department of Business Administration of World University of Bangladesh (WUB) has organised a seminar titled ‘Venture Capital for Entrepreneurs’ on its main campus. Professor Dr Musfiq Mannan Choudhury, Chief Advisor...
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday China and Europe should work together on Beijing’s “Belt and Road” initiative, a project aiming to build a modern-day “Silk Road” he said...
A local activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was stabbed to death allegedly by rivals at Tilagor in Sylhet on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Tanim Khan, an...
Theresa May is to reshuffle her cabinet today (Monday), with a number of new faces expected to join her top team. No 10 has described reports Education Secretary Justine Greening...
England's awful Ashes ended with a huge defeat by Australia in the fifth and final Test in Sydney. The tourists were bowled out for 180 on Monday, Australia winning by...
Global oil prices edged up on Monday on the back of a slight decline in the number of US rigs drilling for new production, with crude holding just below near...
The shooting for Angelina Jolie starrer 'Maleficent 2' will begin from April 16 in London. The 42-year-old actress will be playing the lead role in this dark fantasy film to...
The dollar edged up against a basket of major peers on Monday as data showing slower US jobs growth did little to dent expectations for further Federal Reserve interest rate...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the police to build themselves as members of a pro-people force mentioning their duty towards people is huge. "You must always remember that you're...
Gold prices held steady on early Monday amid expectations of more US interest rate hikes this year. Spot gold was mostly unchanged at $1,322.73 an ounce at 0059 GMT. Last...
An international conference will be held on January 14 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to highlight new and practical methods for financing green energy projects and explore solutions for maintaining energy...
Fewer women who suffer a heart attack would die if they were given the same treatments as men, a new study found. Researchers analysed the outcomes of 180,368 Swedish patients...
Southeast Asian stock markets mostly rose on Monday as expectations of higher corporate earnings buoyed sentiment, while Thailand hit a record high. Thai shares rose as much as 0.7 per...
Indian shares hit record highs on Monday, as pre-budget cheer and optimism over corporate results offset lowered growth forecasts. The rupee, meanwhile, rose to as high as 63.2450 per dollar,...
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