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Bitcoin plunged by a quarter to below $12,000 on Friday as investors dumped the cryptocurrency in manic trading after its blistering ascent to a peak close to $20,000 prompted warnings...
A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Choripara village in Kanaighat upazila of Sylhet district on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Habibur Rahman...
Distribution of cultivated lands in different seasons appears to show that the Aus season - spanning from March to August - has almost lost its historic importance. This is reflected...
Protectionist and "bring-back-control" movements will continue to flourish so long as globalisation remains leaderless, lacks a human face, and advances like a runaway train careening out of control. Sadly, there...
A few serious allegations about a number of life insurance companies which many tend to believe to be true even without any spot probe, deserve immediate attention of the authorities...
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on 13 “serious human rights abusers and corrupt actors” including Myanmar general Maung Maung Soe, who oversaw this year’s brutal crackdown against the...
At long last, the government has stepped in to plug holes in the social safety net programmes as far as possible with $245 million dollar funds from the World Bank...
Onion traders in the city are expecting a huge fall in the price once the newly produced onions start to reach the city markets. In Dhanmondi, Mohammadpur, Mohakhali and Segun...
Two war vessels - CGS Mansoor Ali and CGS Kamruzzaman - joined Mongla Coast Guard fleet on Friday afternoon. With the addition of two vessels, now the number of vessels...
The 53th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Television (BTV) is going to be celebrated on Monday. A get-together and cultural programme, participated by prominent and promising artistes, and technicians, will be...
The number of births in Japan this year has fallen to its lowest since records began more than a century ago with about 941,000 new babies, the health ministry said...
On Thursday, Cuban officials said the island was still dealing with the aftermath of the killer storm Irma and needed to postpone long-held plans for Castro, 86, to retire on...
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, the state-run national cultural centre, is set to set up its branch offices at union parishad level across the country. As part of the initiative, Shilpakala Academy...
Two top BNP leaders have made different remarks about the Rangpur City Corporation mayoral election. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says the police had barred their candidate from...
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu feels that the investment opportunity of Bangladeshi entrepreneurs in the trillion dollar Indian economy is vast. The minister said it while inaugurating the "30th Industrial...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three alleged drug peddlers along with 987 bottles of Phensedyl at Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong on Thursday. Law enforcers also a covered van from...
After a long journey, half of the European Union's 619 coal-fired power stations are losing money, as recently reported by the Guardian. Seven European countries including the United Kingdom (UK),...
Four people have died in three separate road accidents in Charghat, Puthia and Godagari upazilas of Rajshahi district on Friday. Two of the deceased were identified as Nazrul Islam, 50,...
The increasing economic activities of the country over the years are working as catalyst in driving the insurance sector forward. The sector, in return, is demonstrating a surge of economic...
Pakistan has ordered 27 international aid groups to conclude operations for doing work 'beyond mandate'. Country's Interior Affairs Minister Talal Chaudhury said the reason for shutting down the NGOs was...
International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has recently concluded its Council and 30th Assembly in its own headquarters in London. IMO is a specialised agency of the United Nations that look after...
The result of Rangpur City Corporation mayoral election will not have any effect on the next parliamentary polls, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has said. “City corporation election is...
Japan’s government has approved a record defence budget, with money earmarked for costly missile defence systems. The missile defence systems, controversially, could be used in pre-emptive strikes against North Korea....
British officials say passports will once again have blue covers after Britain leaves the European Union.Officials said Friday that the burgundy passport cover associated with membership in the European Union...
Australian police have arrested eight men over the nation's largest ever seizure of the drug methamphetamine. The haul, estimated to have a street value of A$1bn (£600m; $800m), was uncovered...
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that Rangpur City Corporation election was more or less acceptable but it was not a major election. "The Rangpur election was...
Nobody will be allowed to enter the Dhaka Cantonment without pass from Jan 1, according to the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate or ISPR. The decision is taken for security...
Global gold prices held steady below a two-week high in thin pre-holiday trade on Friday amid firmer equities and a sturdy dollar, remaining on track to log a second consecutive...
South Korea’s KOSPI stock index rose, while the Korean won rose in the local platform and bond yields rose. At 06:30 GMT, the KOSPI was up 10.71 points or 0.44...
Older adults who take a daily constitutional may want to avoid traffic-jammed city streets and head to a park instead because polluted air diminishes the benefits of exercise, a UK...
Asian shares edged higher on Friday, tracking modest gains on Wall Street. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index added 0.1 per cent to 22,893.06 following Cabinet approval of a budget plan that...
Indian shares rose on Friday, with financials stocks such as Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (HDFC) boosting the indexes after it said it is selling two of its units to...
Most of the Southeast Asian markets were subdued on Friday in thin trade ahead of a long holiday weekend. Singapore shares rose slightly after six consecutive sessions of declines, reports...
The Hong Kong market rose slightly in subdued trading on Friday ahead of the Christmas holidays. Chinese H-shares listed in Hong Kong rose 0.16 per cent to 11,615.66. The Hang...
China stocks dipped on Friday, as weakness in banking and consumer stocks offset gains in the energy sector, but the indexes were up for the week. At the close, the...
New Zealand shares extended gain on Friday, six consecutive weekly gain and its longest weekly streak since July. The benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.4 per cent or 31.99 points...
Australian shares ticked up on Friday, following a strong lead from global markets, while materials stocks extended gains on higher commodities prices. Wall Street stocks rose on Thursday in the...
A potentially deadly fungal disease poses a significant threat to snakes all over the world, new research suggests. The pathogen, has been found in 23 species of wild snake in...
Bangladesh has said the UN's conflict response strategies need to be situated within the broader framework for political solution to conflicts. Permanent Representative (PR) of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador...
Two people died and 10 others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a disputed land at Sonakhali village in Morelganj upazila on Friday. The deceased were...
The Federal Reserve, which was at the center of an unsolved $81-million cyber heist nearly two years ago, is ready for further talks with foreign counterparts to address the lingering...
Japan’s nationwide core consumer price index (CPI) likely rose 0.8 per cent in November from a year ago, unchanged from October’s reading, a Reuters poll found on Friday. The country’s...
The 19th World Festival of Youth and Students (WFYS) held in Sochi of Russia was a unique and lifetime experience for the Bangladeshi participants due to its innovative arrangements, diversity...
Creativity may be shown in myriad ways but how many can depict it with numbers? How many can look beyond the numbers and come up with excellent implementable ideas? Presumably...
Entrepreneurship is on the rise in Bangladesh, especially among the youth. With names such as ‘Pathao’ (a mode of using transport in Bangladesh) creating a vision of hope for young...
Bayern Munich reached the German Cup quarter-finals after being made to sweat for a 2-1 victory over holders Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday having dominated for much of the game. The...
Fog halted services at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for six hours, delaying a number of domestic and international flights. A blanket of fog once again disrupted the flight operations...
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Thursday said the election to Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) is a test for the Election Commission. The JP chief came up with the remark...
The process is now at the final stage to amend the existing Consumer Rights Protection Act 2009 bringing some more areas of business under it, officials said. The areas are...
AB Bank Chairman M Wahidul Haque, its Vice Chairman Salim Ahmed and Director Faheemul Huq have resigned from their positions in the bank. According to the sources concerned, their resignations...
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