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A knitting factory in Bangladesh brings together the past, present, and future. On one floor, workers knit by hand. On another, people and machines do the work together. And on...
Branding can happen naturally, through comparative advantage, or by the marketing and advertising skills typically taught in business schools. Eye-catching sceneries depict the natural type, Bangladesh's RMG (ready-made garment) prowess...
A writ petition has been filed seeking a High Court (HC) order for making mandatory the observance of eight National Days, including Independence Day and Martyrs Intellectuals Day, for all...
BNP is unlikely to arrange any programme in the capital on Friday to mark what the party calls 'Democracy Killing Day' to avoid confrontations. Earlier, the party was denied permission...
A court has declared India's flamboyant tycoon Vijay Mallya a ‘proclaimed offender’ for failing to appear to answer allegations of money laundering by flouting foreign currency laws. The order on...
Dr Akib Ul Huque, an assistant professor of Psychology Department, and Umme Kawser, a lecturer of Educational and Counselling Psychology Department of Dhaka University (DU) have been relieved of all...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came down heavily on BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Thursday for the latter’s comments on Padma Bridge saying that she would not have uttered those words had...
Bangladesh is set to take necessary steps for Rohingya repatriating from next week, said an official familiar with the process on Thursday. Commissioner Mohammad Abul Kalam said he had received...
Two Bangladeshi players – Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan and his immediate predecessor as Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim – were named in espncricinfo's Test Team of 2017. The...
At least two students were injured in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League’s (BCL) Chittagong University unit. The clash broke out at a programme marking the political...
Dhaka University (DU) authorities are set to expel 15 students on charge of getting admitted to the university through fraudulence in 2016. The decision, according to UNB, was taken on...
A Jet Airways flight with 324 passengers on board suddenly found itself in a bizarre situation as the captain and his co-pilot had a violent argument. Consequently, he hit her...
It's misnomer to term a piece of land as one's own. As history of countries has shown, lands continue to change hands even if successive generations are capable of possessing...
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in India has served notices to 5,922 NGOs for failing to file annual returns. The ministry also cancelled registration of 4,867 NGOs across...
Bangladesh and Myanmar, the two enjoy a fair-weather condition and generally rains during this time of the year do not occur much in both the countries. The weather generally remains...
A woman who was busy on her phone while entering a lift in China ended up having her leg severed after the elevator malfunctioned. A CCTV footage released by authorities...
Bangladesh deputy high commission in India has organised a special film festival and photo exhibition on the Bangladesh Liberation War. Ministry of information of Bangladesh is hosting the event. The festival...
Dhaka Metropolitan (DMP) police on Thursday called upon BNP to arrange an indoor programme instead of going for outdoor one on Friday. BNP publicity affairs secretary Shaheed Uddin Chowdhury Anee...
New Telecom and IT Minister Mustafa Jabbar has said he wants to approach telecommunication regulator BTRC with a supportive mentality and not a restrictive one. Jabbar came up with the...
China will keep its target for economic growth at “around 6.5 percent” in 2018, unchanged from last year, policy sources told Reuters. The second largest economic country of the world...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday launched the country's first-ever six-lane flyover at Mohipal in Feni. She inaugurated the flyover from her official residence Ganobhaban through a videoconference. The construction...
Japanese stocks rallied on Thursday, the first trading day of 2018, with the Nikkei and Topix pushing to multi-decade highs as brokerage and oil shares surged. After the long Japanese...
A severe winter storm is hitting the eastern US, extending a cold snap that has already claimed 11 lives. Forecasters say a severe pressure drop will lead to an explosive...
A group of foreign students of Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) have met the UGC Chairman Professor Abdul Mannan, recently. The students expressed their satisfaction about the...
Somalian Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has sacked his ministers for foreign affairs, the interior and commerce, replacing them with newcomers, the government said on Thursday, as it battles an...
Tuberculosis patients may have a quicker way to recover. A US new study in mice and in tissue cultures suggested that giving vitamin C with tuberculosis drugs could reduce the...
Drinking alcohol produces a harmful chemical in the body which can lead to permanent genetic damage in the DNA of stem cells, increasing the risk of cancer developing, according to...
Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi urged the people of Iran to engage in civil disobedience and press on with nationwide protests that are posing the boldest challenge to its...
Hong Kong stocks extended gains on Thursday. The sub-index of the Hang Seng index tracking energy shares rose 2.7 per cent while the IT sector rose 1.4 per cent. The...
A Japanese TV programme has sparked accusations of racism and cultural insensitivity after a comedian painted his face to impersonate Eddie Murphy. The New Year's Eve show featured celebrity comic...
Bollywood actors enjoy nothing less than a demi-god status in our country, where people worship them (literally). Legions of fans are quick to come to their stars’ defence should any...
China stocks rose for the fifth consecutive day Thursday, aided by data showing Chinese services sector activity grew at its best pace in more than three years in December. China’s...
Suspected Russian jets killed at least 20 civilians and wounded dozens early on Thursday when they dropped bombs on two residential buildings in a besieged rebel enclave east of the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated a new canal renovation and re-digging project in an effort to resolve the longstanding waterlogging crisis in the southeastern district of Noakhali. The prime...
Three-time defending champion Juventus beat city rival Torino 2-0 to reach the Italian Cup semifinals on Wednesday. A Douglas Costa strike and a controversial Mario Mandzukic goal set up a...
With 500 delegates, Dhaka University National Model United Nations Associations (DUNMUNA) held its sixth edition "DUNMUN 2017", recently. This year DUNMUN came with a theme of "Towards Global Amity: Cooperation...
The greatest goal in anyone's life is perhaps to be happy. We work hard to earn money and spend time with our family and friends. We even buy nice things...
A daylong session titled 'How to be a Maestro of Freelance Journalism?' was held recently at EMK Centre at Dhanmondi, in the city. Entrepreneurial journalist and CEO of Ra'dia Inc,...
Manchester City returned to winning ways and restored their Premier League lead to 15 points with an emphatic 3-1 victory over Watford at their Etihad Stadium stronghold on Tuesday. As...
A strong 5-magnitude earthquake jolted northern Algeria on Tuesday night, said the Center of Research in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics. The epicenter of the quake was at the locality of...
Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is expected to keep the February price for Arab Light crude steady, close to the highest in more than three years, while lowering prices for...
RAJSHAHI, Jan 2: Hundreds of farmers of Godagari, Tanore and Paba upazilas are spending a busy time in harvesting of tomato from their fields. The advanced variety is tomato is...
JOYPURHAT, Jan 2: Farmers of Joypurhat district desire an eye catching wheat production in his season due to favourable weather condition and timely supply of necessary-agri-inpute. According to Department of...
Share price of Jute Spinners, a “Z” category company, is soaring despite the company’s production suspended more than a year. Within three consecutive sessions, the company’s share price jumped nearly...
GOPALGANJ, Jan 2: Construction work of Trauma Centre, Golpalganj at a cost of Tk 11,71,53,000 has been progressing fast. At least 91 per cent of work has been completed. According...
As per the Future Tour Programmes (FTP), Bangladesh will play eight Tests, more or less 17 one day internationals (ODI) and seven T20Is in 2018, including their fixtures in the...
Two children have been killed and six other people injured after a big explosion occurred in Vietnam's northern Bac Ninh province early Wednesday morning, provincial authorities announced. The blast at...
Music streaming company Spotify was sued by Wixen Music Publishing Inc last week for allegedly using thousands of songs, including those of Tom Petty, Neil Young and the Doors, without...
Hong Kong shares rose on Wednesday, while Chinese H-shares listed in Hong Kong rose 0.5 per cent at 12,129.07. The Hang Seng Index was up 0.33 per cent at 30,615.75,...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has given an order to open a long-closed border hotline with South Korea at 0630 GMT on Wednesday for talks, an unidentified North Korean...
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