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An auspicious macro-economic note was struck in the second half of the last calendar year! During July-December, 2017, our expatriate workers sent in $6.93 billion as compared with $6.17 billion...
At 964 per square kilometre, the population density in Bangladesh is one of the highest in the world. Population density in the urban areas, on the other hand, is 1800...
Dr Mahabub Hossain passed away on January 03, 2016 following a heart surgery at Cleaveland, the USA. Joachim von Braun, former Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) is planning to reduce the limit of the Advance Deposit Ratio (ADR) of banks for avoiding their aggressive lending and ensuring quality investment for the country's development....
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier, is set to celebrate its 46th anniversary on Thursday. The state-owned airliner will make its anniversary day memorable by giving gifts to all...
The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard has declared the defeat of the "sedition" in the country, referring to a wave of anti-government protests. Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari made...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will accord a reception to Bangladesh girls' football team tomorrow (Thursday) for clinching the title of the inaugural edition of the SAFF Under-15 Women's Championship. "The...
Anybody would face Taka 0.5 million fine or two years imprisonment or both for provoking any mental patient to commit crime. The punishment was proposed in the draft of National...
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in a press conference on Wednesday asserted that the PML-N government does not care for US threats to cut funding to Islamabad in the war...
People can expect a better managed and more expanded fair venue this time as they step in the annual Amar Ekushey Boi Mela billed for February 1. In run up...
A suicide bomber killed 11 people on Wednesday in an attack on a mosque in northeast Nigeria, the epicentre of the conflict with Islamist insurgency Boko Haram. The bomber hit...
US President Donald Trump plans to present awards for dishonesty and poor reporting in the media. The ‘THE MOST DISHONEST & CORRUPT MEDIA AWARDS OF THE YEAR’ will be presented...
Zambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba has resigned, he said on his Facebook page, as a struggle in the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) over President Edgar Lungu’s ambitions to run...
Islamic University (IU) imposed restrictions on carrying electronic devices during ensuing convocation and announced to hold viva-voce for first-year honours admission seekers from waiting lists on January 10. The 4th...
At least 50 Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinees fell sick after taking 'tehari' from a hotel in Cox's Bazar on Tuesday. Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md Noman...
Detectives arrested 11 fake members of Detective Branch from different places of the city on Tuesday. A gang of miscreants was committing robbery at different places of the city identifying...
The government has started the procurement of Aman rice across the Magura district. Sources from the office of the district controller of food (DC) said a total of 210 metric...
A zookeeper has been flown to Canberra Hospital for treatment after being attacked by a rhino at a Zoo in Australia’s New South Wales State on Wednesday. The 47-year-old woman...
Narayan Chandra Chanda attended his first cabinet meeting as minister a day. Chanda had attended several cabinet meetings alongside former minister Muhammed Sayedul Hoque, whose post fell vacant following his...
Southeast Bank Limited and Daffodil International University (DIU) signed an agreement at DIU campus on Monday. Syed Faisal Omar, senior executive vice president and head of international division of the...
Journalist and head of Russia's largest Muslim media holding Aina Gamzatova submitted registration papers to the Central Elections Committee to fight for the 2018 presidential election. She was nominated as...
Mideast stocks markets edged up in early trade on Wednesday, buoyed by strong global bourses and the return of some investors in the Gulf from New Year holidays. Dubai’s index...
Many businesses in the Indian financial hub of Mumbai closed on Wednesday as protesters from a low-caste community blocked traffic and shopping malls and staged sit-ins on railway lines after...
European shares seen higher at the opening session on Wednesday, as retail stocks led the way, while attention was also on the implementation of new financial market rules. The pan-European...
An activist of Awami League was killed in a bomb blast in Jhikargachha upazila of Jessore on Wednesday noon. The deceased has been identified as Abbas Mollah. A number of...
Reality TV star and socialite Paris Hilton has revealed she is engaged to actor and model Chris Zylka. Hilton and Zylka, who have dated for two years, became engaged at...
US home prices are projected to increase 4.2 per cent on a year-on-year basis from November 2017 to November 2018, according to a new report released Tuesday. Home prices in...
Yamaha, in association with ACI Motors, distributed winter clothes and blankets to homeless people in Dhaka city on 1st January midnight. More than 50 Yamaha bikers participated in the programme,...
Oil prices were stable on Wednesday, not far off mid-2015 highs reached the previous session, as strong demand and ongoing efforts led by OPEC and Russia to curb production tightened...
The government has approved a one-kilometre road-widening project to be developed in the capital at an estimated cost of Tk 1.46 billion. The cost is much higher than the average...
South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myong-gyon offered on Tuesday high-ranking government talks with North Korea next week at the border village of Panmunjom. Cho told a media conference he expects...
US government body Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) and NASA have teamed up to build robotic technology that can refuel and repair friendly satellites. “Service stations in orbit” --...
Pope Francis is having cards printed and distributed showing a 1945 photo of victims of the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki along with the words "the fruit of war." The photo...
Woori Bank, a South Korean bank, has donated education materials, including books and school bags, among the students of Disabled Child Foundation as part of its annual Corporate Social Responsibility...
BOGRA, Jan 1: Main post office of Adamdighi upazila sadar is turning as death trap due to negligence of authority concern from last decade in Bogra district. The officials of...
Pakistan summoned US ambassador in Islamabad late Monday and lodged protest over US President Donald Trump's tweet in which he doubted Pakistan's role against terrorism, according to local reports. US...
A woman was found slaughtered to death at Malgram village in Sadar upazila of Bogra on Monday evening.The deceased was identified as Pinky Khatun (22), daughter of Satku of the...
More than 300 actresses, writers and directors have launched a project to help fight sexual harassment in the film industry and other workplaces. The initiative, which is called Time's Up,...
Propelled by four flagship carriers, the UAE aviation industry is set to reinforce its role as a key driver of the nation's diversified economy in 2018. With non-oil sectors expected...
Ex Indian President Pranab Mukherjee is likely to arrive in Dhaka on a three-day private visit this month. A diplomatic source disclosed this indicating that Pranab might arrive on January...
The automated recordkeeping system in the case of large taxpayers has remained almost dysfunctional for a year for lack of expertise at the National Board of Revenue (NBR). Officials said...
The state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) will import around 330,000 tonnes of refined petroleum products, especially diesel and jet fuel, this month under both term and open bidding system. Of...
The number of active BO (beneficiary owner) accounts declined in 2017, indicating that the traders concerned lost interest in sluggish share business. According to information from the Central Depository Bangladesh...
Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit (CTTC) arrested two suspected militants along with 10 grenades from East Madarbari area under Sadarghat thana of the port city on Monday...
A senior trade expert of the country suggested that Bangladesh should actively be engaged in plurilateral trade negotiation to avoid falling behind global trade regime. “Bangladesh should take a keen...
Living expenditure increased by 8.44 per cent and price of commodity and services jumped by 7.17 per cent in 2017, the Consumers’ Association of Bangladesh (CAB) latest study revealed. In...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended till January 8 its earlier order that stayed a High Court verdict granting bail to three owners of Apan Jewellers in three money laundering...
The government has moved to build a world class hotel and tourism training centre on in Barisal aiming to boost tourism activities in the country's southern region, officials said. Under...
Hunger-striking teachers have rejected the assuring words of Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, demanding a specific time frame for inclusion into the Monthly Pay Order system. Nahid on Tuesday went...
Asian manufacturing sectors ended a strong 2017 on a mixed note, with activity at multi-year highs in Taiwan and India and surprisingly picking up in China. “Robust external demand and...
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