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Brazil has declared Venezuela's most senior diplomat in Brazil, Gerardo Delgado, as persona non grata. Tuesday's move came days after Venezuela's decision to expel Brazil's own ambassador to Caracas, Ruy...
There is no second opinion that trade multilateralism is in crisis. This was proved again at the recently concluded unsuccessful ministerial conference of the WTO (World Trade Organisation) members in...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith, of late, admitted that the common people were suffering because of the high price of rice. When the price crossed Tk 50 a kilogramme (kg), some...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has criticised Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) for their protest against the irregularities and corruption in banking sector. Responding to a question of a reporter on...
Any organisation, be that a financial one or manufacturing one, needs good leadership to flourish. If one good leadership is not succeeded by another good leadership, all the important areas...
A couple of years back, beauty was only limited to parlours and a few products which were usually found lying around on a lady's vanity. Now, a woman possibly has...
The first investment management competition for students of Bangladesh, Finwitz 2017, concluded on December 22, after thrilling two months of intense contest. Organised by Institute of Business Administration Communication Club...
Education, by and large, has turned more into a spending machine than a return generating one for society. The higher education mania at any cost has dragged us into a...
CreADive has been a flagship event of Bangladesh University of Professionals Business and Communication Club (BUP BCC) since its inception four years back. Starting out as an intra-university competition centring...
The country's haor areas may suffer huge crop-loss in next boro season if the repair work of embankments for protecting crops can not be started in time. The Project Implementation...
Standard Bank Limited(SBL) opened its 121st branch at Mohadevpur, Naogaon on Tuesday. Additional Managing Director of the Bank Md Tariqul Azam inaugurated the branch as chief guest, says a press...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said on Wednesday the overall progress of the much expected Padma Bridge rose to more than fifty per cent. "The main construction...
The Bangladeshi scientists have developed the country's first biotech rice variety – thereby giving farmers an answer to the difficulties they face in harvesting the staple food item with machines....
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called Syrian President Bashar al Assad a terrorist and it is impossible for Syrian peace efforts to continue with him. “Assad is definitely a terrorist...
A Vietnamese court on Wednesday sentenced 15 people to multiple years in jail for plotting to blow up the country’s biggest airport in Ho Chi Minh city. A local newspaper...
At least 30 people were injured in a head-on collision between two buses Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Saturia upazila of Manikganj on Wednesday. Police said the accident took place when two...
Two miscreants allegedly hacked a housewife to death on Wednesday at Bashkhali upazila of Chittagong over previous enmity. The deceased was identified as Minu Rani Dey, 36, wife of Joutishmoy...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has said his recent remarks were about tradition of bribery at education directorate during BNP regime, not during Awami League rule. Amid huge criticisms over...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) might classify ‘gaming disorder’ as a mental health condition in its 2018 manual on diseases. In the beta draft of the WHO's 11th update of...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's lawyer Advocate Abdur Rezzak Khan has said the state counsel failed to prove any allegations against her. They lawyer made the remarks while presenting the defence...
Bangladesh’s exported garment items in the first 11 months of 2017 amounted to USD 26.40 billion, up 1.38 per cent year-on-year, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB)....
Stocks extended the winning spell for the second day in a row on Wednesday as optimistic investors continued their buying appetite on selective large-cap stocks, especially Lafarge Surma Cement. Share...
Alastair Cook completed a stirring century in a stellar return to form as England savoured a rare day of domination in the fourth Ashes test against Australia on Wednesday. Cook...
Actor James Norton , who was one of the main contenders to take over the eponymous role of James Bond from Daniel Craig, has said it was "wonderful" for him...
Turkish police have detained 54 staff from a university shut down after an attempted coup last year that was blamed on US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen. State-run Anadolu news agency...
Older adults who take vitamin D and calcium are no less likely to break their bones than peers who don’t use these supplements, a research review suggests. Researchers examined data...
Thousands of marginal potato growers in Bogra are optimistic of getting a bumper production in the current season. The cultivators are satisfied with the timely supply of necessary agri-inputs, said...
One person died of heart attack and at least 56 people were slightly wounded after a 4.2 magnitude earthquake shook an area 50 km (31 miles) west of the Iranian...
Global oil prices has slipped away from two-and-a-half year highs hit the previous session as the gradual resumption of flows through a major North Sea pipeline made up for supply...
The United States announced sanctions on two of North Korea’s most prominent officials behind its ballistic missile programme on Tuesday, while Russia reiterated an offer to mediate to ease tension...
Managing Director and Head of Corporate Banking Asia Pacific Gerald Keefe recently visited Bangladesh, said a statement. During the visit, Gerald met key clients of the bank and reviewed...
The dollar held steady in Tuesday’s holiday-thinned trade, shrugging off upbeat Japanese economic data as market participants pondered about next year’s potential catalysts. Markets in Australia and Hong Kong remained...
Pakistani officials said Tuesday that Indian fire across the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region killed three Pakistani soldiers. In a statement, the military said the "unprovoked cease-fire...
The industrial production of Singapore in November rose less than expected from a year earlier, underscoring expectations for a moderation in the city-state’s economic growth in the fourth quarter. Manufacturing...
Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi said on Monday he was optimistic there would be a balance between supply and demand by the first quarter of 2018, leading to a boost...
Prolonged ultra-easy monetary policy is weighing heavily on Japanese bank profits but financial institutions should not expect business conditions to brighten dramatically even after the central bank raises interest rates,...
Braving whistles, catcalls and vulgar remarks, Karachi's female taxi drivers are determined to stay on the road to ferry women safely around the teeming city - from home to the...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 25: The Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has started connecting the water pumps with solar panels to ensure a smooth supply of water for farmers without any worry...
BOGRA, Dec 25: Hundred of landless peasants of the district are expecting a bumper production of groundnut this season. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources, over...
Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team are set to leave Dhaka early today (Tuesday) for New Zealand to participate in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup billed for January-February next year, reports...
Liberians are to choose a new president in a run-off vote between Vice-President Joseph Boakai and former international footballer George Weah. Weah, 51, won the first round, but did not...
The authorities of Jahangirnagar University imposed ban on the entry of visitors on the campus for six days.JU Registrar Abu Bakr Siddique confirmed this on Monday night. The entry of...
Yeakin Polymer will reduce 75 per cent production capacity due to change the total factory machineries layout plan for installation of the new capital machinery, said an official disclosure on...
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been formally barred from competing in next year's presidential election. The Central Electoral Commission has said Navalny was ineligible because of a corruption conviction...
While the world mobile-download speed increased over 30 per cent in 2017, Bangladesh backpedaled more than 7 per cent to stand ahead of only two war-torn countries, reveals a survey....
Gold haul on Bangladesh frontiers has increased over fivefold in a year, leading the watchers to believe that the glitter of the precious metal covers an increased trend in money...
Government's petroleum agency began negotiations with term suppliers of petroleum to import around 1.30 million tonnes of diesel, jet fuel, furnace oil and octane for the first half of next...
Baatighar, a Chittagong-based company is going to open the country's largest super store of books in Dhaka December 29. "The store occupying 5,000 square feet space is located at the...
Australia coach Darren Lehmann will step down from his post after the 2019 Ashes series in England. The 47-year-old had said in August 2016, when extending his contract until 2019,...
Each year as winter descends lakes on the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus play host to hundreds of migratory birds, who prefer taking the temporary refuge to escape extreme chilly weather...
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