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Another person, who was hospitalised for burn wounds after an explosion at the FS Cosmetics factory in Gazipur’s Kaliakoir Upazila, has died. The deceased has been identified as Naznin Begum,...
Japanese exports accelerated sharply in November, yet again pointing to growing momentum in the world’s third-biggest economy. Data from the Ministry of Finance showed exports grew 16.2 per cent in...
Oil edged up on Monday, lifted by an ongoing North Sea pipeline outage and over signs that booming US crude output growth may be slowing, although the outlook for oil...
Luis Suarez and Paulinho both scored twice as Barcelona beat Deportivo to go six points clear at the top of La Liga. Lionel Messi provided two assists but was unlucky...
New Zealand shares slipped on Monday as utility stocks weighed on the markets, with sentiment boosted by expectations US lawmakers will pass a long-awaited tax bill. The benchmark S&P/NZX 50...
An ingredient in cannabis called cannabidiol or CBD has shown promise in a clinical trial as a potential new treatment for psychosis, scientists said on Friday. Scientists conducted a small trial...
Australian shares were on course to snap a two-day losing streak on Monday, making broad-based gains on firmer commodity prices and optimism around US tax reform. Top US Republicans said...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday accused Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad of influencing the Rangpur City Corporation polls despite being the PM's adviser. "You've a chawal...
Share prices of most of the "Z" category companies are rising abnormally in recent weeks though they had no price sensitive information (PSI) or any expansion plan amid sluggish market...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has recently started investigation into the reported mismanagement and irregularities by the errant Hajj agencies. Anisur Rahman, acting secretary of the Religious Affair Ministry, said a...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Monday said his party would like to nominate a person, who bears the maximum acceptability of the people, in the forthcoming mayoral election...
A power cut at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson international airport has led to a partial shut-down and major delays to flights. The airport is the world's busiest, handling more than 250,000 passengers...
Bangladesh has apparently made remarkable progress in reducing poverty over the past one and half decades. According to the national estimates, the overall head-count poverty fell from as high as...
The work of Padma Bridge construction is increasingly getting complicated for difficulty in resolving the problems that have cropped up with its design. The problems have already put the project...
Juan Orlando Hernández has been declared the winner of last month's fiercely disputed presidential election in Honduras after a partial recount. Earlier results triggered deadly street violence and protests. Hernández's...
Banks in Bangladesh should go through mergers and acquisitions, which a leading banker believes will make the overall banking sector better and stronger through troubleshooting. "I think merger and acquisition...
The rural habitat of Thengamara is located in north-west Bangladesh, just beside the Rangpur-Dinajpur Highway between Mohasthan and Bogra. Thengamara Sabuj Sangha (TSS) was established in 1964 under the Voluntary...
It's being described as 'neoliberalism' to prevent the sheer embarrassment of retreating with tails between legs and owning up. Full-circle it has run from protectionism to opening up markets to...
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Monday dismissed any doubt of having a fair and neutral Rangpur City Corporation polls on December 21. He also said there is no need...
After years of post-crisis despair, the broad consensus of forecasters is now quite upbeat about prospects for the global economy in 2018. World gross domestic product (GDP) growth is viewed...
A twelve-day winter vacation at Jahangirnagar University (JU) will begin on December 24. Registrar Abu Bakr Siddique of JU on Monday said all academic activities will remain closed till January...
Thousands of protesters rallied in central Vienna against Austria's new coalition government of conservatives and far right, during its swearing-in. Among the banners were ones saying "Don't let the Nazis...
Every year carries its own uniqueness claims, some that descent with a roar, others pass by silently yet still making an assertive presence. Yet others persist softly but promise a...
Our CorrespondentJHENIDAH, Dec 18: Growing Boro paddy seedlings in plastic trays on the rooftop of concrete buildings and on domestic yards are becoming popular with many farmers in Shailkupa upazila...
The Department of Environment (DoE) on Monday slapped a fine of Tk 120 million to 12 factories for polluting the environment in Dhaka and four other districts. DoE Director (Monitoring...
The International Migration Day observed on Monday brought into sharp focus the ordeals that migrants including those from Bangladesh are facing. Happily, the United Nations is actively playing a catalyst's...
Although agriculture remains the dominant source of rural livelihoods at least in terms of generating employment, its relative role in earning income has been falling over time. This is apparent...
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) conducted an eviction drive in the city's Mirpur residential area on Monday and removed unauthorised portion of a number of buildings. A BSS report says the...
For what are global banks and insurers falling over one another to explore the potential? What is the rising technology that Richard Branson and Bill Gates admire? What the Wall...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the armed forces of Bangladesh need to work together with people to ensure the desired development. Sheikh Hasina said the government calls the army...
Egypt has reopened an ancient library recently that's filled with a treasure trove of centuries-old religious and historical manuscripts at St Catherine Monastery in South Sinai. The ceremony at the...
Health officials in the United States have warned people against keeping mobile phones close to their bodies and asked them to decrease their usage in guidelines to help reduce exposure...
The Anti-Corruption Commission recently started investigation against the mismanagement and irregularities of Hajj agencies in 2017. Acting secretary of Religious Affair Ministry Anisur Rahman said recently a probe body was...
After widespread allegations of question paper leak in different age group public examinations and even professional tests, the menace has now hit the primary school students. The final examinations of...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two people and recovered Indian liquor worth around Tk 2 lakh from their possession at Muksedpur area of Tahirpur thana in Sunamganj district...
European shares rose on Monday, with merger and acquisition activity in focus and investor sentiment buoyed by expectations that a US tax bill could soon pass. Thales rose 8.4 per...
The cultivation of garlic is going on in full swing across the Nilphamari district. Owing to the inexpensive cultivation method and high per bigha production rate, a good number of...
British scientists have created what they believe is the world’s smallest Christmas card, a seasonal greeting so tiny that over 200 million of them could fit into a standard postage...
England surrendered the Ashes as Australia stormed to a massive win in the third Test in Perth and an unassailable 3-0 lead. Needing 259 to make the home side bat...
The Chamber Judge of the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the High Court order until December 21 that granted bail to three owners of Apan Jewellers in three money laundering...
The Board of Directors of Prime Bank Limited has appointed Rahel Ahmed as new Managing Director & CEO of the bank, recently. Rahel Ahmed has been working as DMD and...
At least 61 people have been killed in clashes between different ethnic groups in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region, officials said, the latest bout of violence to highlight increasing instability in a...
The board of directors of City Bank Limited has decided to sell a portion of land and floor space situated at Dilkusha at Motijheel in Dhaka, said an official disclosure...
Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited (BCB) has shifted its Muradpur Branch Chittagong to a prime location, recently. Dr Engr Rashid Ahmed Chowdhury, Chairman of the Board of Directors of BCB, was...
SM Nazrul Islam, the founding chairman of Walton Group, passed away on Sunday. He was 93. Nazrul breathed his last at the Apollo Hospitals in Dhaka around 9:40 pm. He...
A baby panda has made a special appearance before Tokyo's governor, a group of local schoolchildren and the media one day ahead of its official public debut. The six-month-old female...
Two people were injured as a petrol bomb was hurled on a procession at Shahganj Bazar in Gouripur upazila of Mymensingh district on Saturday night. The procession was brought out...
Chairperson of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina has said the inflation in Russia will be about 3.0 per cent in early 2018 and will reach the target of 4.0...
A local activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was stabbed to death by a group of miscreants at Katakhal village in Jhikargachha upazila of Jessore on Saturday afternoon. The deceased...
An alleged cattle thief was beaten to death by a mob at Sadipur in Faridpur Sadar upazila on early Sunday. The dead is Mati Sheikh (29), hailing from Bilmamudpur village....
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