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A hybrid-power project undertaken for backwater Hatiya has finished sans installation of the plant, setting what insiders termed a bizarre instance of irregularities. Sources said logistics, including high-end cars, were...
Prices of rice may rise further as Aman harvest has already failed to tame the uptrend in the domestic market, traders say. They had predicted that the price may fall...
The government began a techno-economic feasibility study to build a new seaport and a floating harbour in the Bay of Bengal for tackling growing trade through the busy maritime corridor....
Search engine giant Google has created a new Doodle on its homepage to celebrate Begum Rokeya Day, marking the 137th birth and 85th death anniversary of the pioneer of women...
Slow vehicular movement caused by potholes created a 15-kilometre long tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Elenga area since Friday midnight. Police said potholes were created as construction works have been...
Five persons have been awarded with Rokeya Padak, 2017 for their outstanding contributions to the society and the empowerment of womenfolk. They are Freedom Fighter and organiser Mazeda Shawkat Ali,...
Total number of Bangladeshi tourists visiting India crossed the 1.6-million mark in the first 10 months of the current calendar year. Statistics available with the India tourism ministry showed that...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon the country's women to discover their own potentiality defying all the obstacles to stand on their own feet. "Women always think how can they...
Apple has fixed a security flaw in its HomeKit system that could have let unauthorised people control smart home gadgets such as door locks and lights. The bug appeared in...
NBR tax revenue collection fell short of the target by Tk 65.61 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year (FY), data of an independent multidisciplinary think...
Free, fair and credible elections in the period ahead, in accordance with international standards, will contribute to creating a more prosperous Bangladesh, said the European Union. The EU, a political...
Dhaka has hosted a SIGGRAPH event, a global conference which showcases the best and the latest additions to computer graphics and interactive techniques, at the Bishwo Shahitto Kendro, recently. The...
Saudi Arabia pulled no punches when it condemned President Donald Trump’s move to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. But Palestinian officials say Riyadh has also been working for...
Rohingyas fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar since August 25 has now reached 646,000,says the United Nations. A big jump took place from the estimated number of 626,000 last week, “Although...
The forest department employees who safeguard the world's largest mangrove forest, Sundarbans, will get risk allowance. The financial benefit will be equivalent of the 30 per cent of their basic...
Some 80 people with disabilities were recruited through instant interview during a day-long job fair held in the city on Saturday. A total of 300 disabled people attended the fair...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is in no hurry in appointing a new coach, a position which went vacant after the resignation of Chandika Hathurusingha. BCB higher-ups convened for a...
Climate crisis is now in the forefront of public debate to chart a future for humankind to live in a sustainable planet Earth. Despite last four decades of political discussions...
Due to acute adverse weather condition, more than 500 trout fish workers under Adamdighi upazila of Bogra district have become jobless in this peak season. According to Miniature Fisheries Organisation...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the government has initiated bad politics to spread confusion among people ahead of the next general election. "What do you (govt)...
A good number of people are earning good profit by making popular lentil dumpling (Kumro Bori) this winter. Female members of a good number of families are generally engaged in...
The Ministerial Conference, the highest-level decision-making forum of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which is the single multilateral rule-based trading system in the world, will take place on December 10-13...
Information Technology companies from Bangladesh have huge untapped scopes for investment in the burgeoning IT sector of Bhutan, Maldives and various Sub Saharan African nations, a group of high level...
Egypt minister on Saturday announced the discovery of two small ancient tombs in the southern city Luxor dating back some 3,500 years and hoped it will help the country’s efforts...
The critical role of nutrition in cognitive development of the children highlights the importance of social protection measures. According to the World Bank, children between conception and age of 4,...
Leapfrogging has been the industrialisation strategy for many developing countries, by pursuing export oriented manufacturing. Without having the history of innovating industrial products, globalisation brought the opportunity of manufacturing those...
An initiative has been kicked off to engage the sports world to help address social problems around the globe through social business. In this regard, a tripartite memorandum of understanding...
Climate change impacts have begun emerging with increased vengeance throughout the globe. Amid repeated hurricanes in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the news of low snowfall on the Alps appears...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s successful week continues as he led Real Madrid to a 5-0 demolition of Sevilla in Saturday's LaLiga clash at the Santiago Bernabeu. The 32-year-old, who on Thursday was...
President Donald Trump on Friday urged voters to elect a Republican Senate candidate in Alabama who has been dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct. Trump warned America “cannot afford” to...
US job growth increased at a strong clip in November, better than expected, with payrolls rising by 228,000 jobs. Service, health care and manufacturing firms helped to drive the gains,...
US stocks advanced on Friday, buoyed by a solid payrolls report for November that locked in expectations for an interest rate hike from the US Federal Reserve next week. Technology...
Most of the bridges on national and regional highways in the country are in a poor state in the absence of any repair work by the authority concerned since their...
Road communications of Thakurgaon district town with 10 Union Parishads remained snapped as a bailey bridge at Barunagaon in Sadar upazila collapsed on Friday evening. Mafidar Islam, station officer of...
Stocks plummeted for the second week that ended Thursday as risk-averse investors continued to opt for booking profit on heavyweight banking sector issues. Market operators said the cautious investors booked...
The deep depression has moved further north-northwestwards and weakened into a depression over the North West Bay and the adjoining West Central Bay. It centred at 3am on Saturday about...
Suspected Ugandan rebels killed at least 15 Tanzanian U.N. peacekeepers and wounded 53 others in a raid on a base in Congo that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called...
The US envoy to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has accused the UN of damaging the prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. The organisation "has outrageously been one...
Sajeeb Wajed Joy, advisor to the PM, told a seminar at the Digital World expo in Dhaka recently that 80 per cent government services will be done through Smartphone. We...
I can not imagine any of my breakfasts without one egg. An egg is a great source of high-quality protein. It is inexpensive and very easy to cook. The egg...
Man lives in his good deeds. Former Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Annisul Huq showed the city dwellers challenges he had been facing in last two years in...
Health risks are apparently posing as the greatest threat to the lives and livelihoods of the people in Bangladesh, according to a recent study. The country's healthcare system gets ineffective...
The 16th edition of Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) is going to be held in Dhaka from January 12 to 20, 2018 with the theme 'Better Film, Better Audience and...
Setting up a high-tech park in every district of the country is not an outlandish proposal. Bangladesh is in an economic stage of development where it can afford the luxury...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Global Fund (GF) have reached an understanding to finance, design, and implementation programmes to fight HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, and build resilient health...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has claimed that corruption allegations against Zia family were already proved and there is no need to prove it again. "The corruption of Zia...
Proving his mettle once again, big-hitting left-hander Chris Gayle slammed a 51-ball 126 in first eliminator of Bangladesh Premier League held at Sher-e- Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. Gayle brought...
West Ham ended a run of eight successive Premier League matches without a win as they overcame the odds to beat Chelsea 1-0 in Saturday's London derby, giving David Moyes...
Columnist Farhad Mazhar has claimed that he was abducted and he faced pressure to ‘conceal this truth’. Denying the police claim that he was not abducted, Mr Mazhar said he...
Fire crews in Southern California were mostly powerless to stop infernos once the fires met with powerful wind. The infernos in the state destroyed more than 500 buildings, killed dozens...
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