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A UN peacekeeper was killed and three others were wounded after the Christian anti-Balaka forces attacked a UN police checkpoint in Central African Republic (CAR), said the United Nations. The...
Rohingya people are still fleeing violence in Rakhine state of Myanmar despite an agreement between Bangladesh to send them home. United Nations’ top human rights official, Zeid Ra‘ad al-Hussein, made...
There is some disquiet among economists about the quality of data provided by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). No less a person than the Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister...
Unpleasant visuals of Sri Lankan cricketers wearing face masks on the cricket field have reignited debate about hosting major sports in heavily polluted New Delhi. Doctors have urged cricket's governing...
HUMAN rights include among other things rights to life and liberty, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education. Everyone is entitled to these rights without discrimination....
BANGLADESH is a land of rivers and multiple water bodies like small lakes, ponds, tanks, beels and haors. That is the reason why migratory birds visit Bangladesh every year in...
The total population infected with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) in Bangladesh currently, according to a disclosure by UNAIDS on the World AIDS Day on December 01, stands at 12,000. The...
Six factors are deepening vulnerabilities in Bangladesh, which in turn are proving to be the main obstacles for the country to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, said...
Amid the innumerable accesses to myriad types of e-entertainment, reading for pleasure remains limited mostly to traditional paper publications. Printed or paper books have long been available online. Readers not...
Although the government is perpetually upbeat about steps it is taking to address the energy crisis, the fact remains that despite some considerable improvements over the years --especially in the...
As the rest of the world looks on with a mixture of amusement and pity, British politics in the age of Brexit has come to resemble a soap opera. Can...
China has firmly established itself as a global leader in consumer-oriented digital technologies. It is the world's largest e-commerce market, accounting for more than 40 per cent of global transactions,...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has fined two organisations Tk 50,000 each in a drive against illegal graffiti, wall writings and posters. A DNCC mobile court conducted the drive at...
Ruling Awami League will nominate a suitable and efficient candidate in upcoming by-election to the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral post. AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader came up with...
Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) is hosting the BIDS Research Almanac 2017 on December 6-7, with the overall theme of narrowing the policy-research divide. There will be 21 papers...
A Dhaka court has dismissed a case filed against former justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik for defaming former Chief Justice SK Sinha. The allegation was brought against him for defaming...
Khulna Titans beat table toppers Comilla Victorians by 14 runs in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadiumon Tuesday. With the win, Khulna secured the second spot...
United Commercial Bank Limited (UCBL) has signed an agreement with Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) recently on ‘E-trafficking Prosecution and Fine Payment System’. As per the agreement, payment of traffic case...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Tuesday urged the investors of Saudi Arabia to invest in the economic zones (EZ) in the country and get tax and quota free import prospects....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Tuesday afternoon wrapping up her three-day official visit to Cambodia. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her...
A pregnant young woman died at a private clinic in Kachua upazila of Chandpur on Monday evening due to alleged wrong treatment. The deceased was identified as Salma Begum, 28,...
A mobile court fined 19 fishermen Tk 5,000 each for catching jatka in Meghna river at Naria upazila of Shariatpur on Monday. A joint team of police and officials of...
Exercise alone can change the composition of microbes in the gut, researchers at the University of Illinois (UI) found. UI researchers did two studies, one in mice and the other...
Just like human being, pigeons can discriminate the abstract concepts of both space and time, a new study said Monday. But they seem to use a different region of the...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday sought more Saudi Arabian investments in infrastructure, power and other sectors in Bangladesh. “The government is providing all sorts of supports to the investors....
Police detained an operative of the banned militant outfit Jma'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from the city's Sabujbagh area. "Counter terrorism unit of the police arrested Md Nur Azam Siddique alias...
Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu on Tuesday said the law enforcers should l conduct raid in Rohingya camps of Cox's Bazar regularly to solve the country's internal drug addiction issue....
Ireland’s services sector expanded at the slowest pace in 12 months in November due to weaker domestic demand, a survey showed on Tuesday. The Investec Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)...
The ACME Laboratories Limited (ACME) organised its 41stAnnual General Meeting (AGM) at the PSC Convention Hall in Dhaka on Monday. The shareholders of the ACME Laboratories has approved cash dividend...
New orders for US-made goods fell 0.10 per cent in October and shipments of core capital goods were much stronger than previously reported, the Commerce Department has said. Factory goods...
Production on Blake Lively's latest feature, The Rhythm Section, has been temporarily halted after the actress injured her hand. "Paramount, Global Road (formerly known as IM Global) and producers Michael...
Australian retail sales bounced in October after months of lukewarm demand, a bright sign for spending in the upcoming holiday season as Amazon.com Inc opened its doors for business Down...
A team of six Bangladeshi students are participating in the 14th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) being held in Netherlands from December 3-12. The announcement came at a conference at...
Authorities sounded a high alert in western states of Gujarat and Maharashtra in India Tuesday in view of Cyclone Ockhi, officials said. According to Indian meteorological department officials, Cyclone Ockhi...
Bourses returned to the green zone on Tuesday, but the turnover edged lower than the previous session as investors opted for buying riding on sector-specific issues. DSEX, the prime index...
Abdur Rouf, Member of Parliament of Kushtia-4, called on FBCCI Acting President Alhaj Mohammed Bazlur Rahman on Monday. They discussed on private sector engagement in the current economic development of...
South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce (SBAC) Bank Limited has organised a day-long workshop entitled 'Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism' at its Agrabad branch in Chittagong recently. Md Humayun...
A cement-laden trawler sank in the Meghna, Padma and Dakatia rivers near at Chandpur launch terminal. The trawler sank when Dhaka-bound launch MV Green Line-3 hit it on Monday evening....
The United Nations said on Monday the Mexican government is struggling to keep journalists safe and prosecute their oppressors, after officials toured regions of the country that are among the...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two alleged drug pedlars along with 1,400 bottles of Phensedyl from Boro Darogarhat area in Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong on Monday night. The...
Although the first deadline ended on November 30, the formation of Project Implementation Committees (PIC) couldn't be completed as yet. However, it would be completed before the start of their...
An expectant young woman died at a private clinic in Kachua upazila headquarters on Monday evening as the on-duty doctor treated her wrongly. The deceased was Salma Begum, 28, wife...
Alphabet Inc’s YouTube said on Monday it plans to add more people next year to identify inappropriate content as the company responds to criticism over extremist, violent and disturbing videos...
Gujarat speedster Jasprit Bumrah predictably got his maiden call-up in the 17-member Indian Test squad for the South Africa tour while rookies Washington Sundar, Basil Thampi and Deepak Hooda were...
Asian shares were mostly lower on Tuesday after a lackluster session on Wall Street, where technology stocks tumbled. Investors are keeping an eye on US tax legislation and Brexit negotiations,...
PHNOM PENH (Cambodia), Dec 3 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday paid tributes and deep homage to Cambodian martyrs by placing a wreath at the Independence Monument here. After...
NILPHAMARI, Dec 3: Around 10,000 ultra poor people, both male and female, are now engaged in making steam cake (Bhapa pitha) in 60 Union Parishad of six Upazilas across the...
GOPALGANJ, Dec 3: Farmers of Gopalganj Sadar of the district are excepting a bumper production of Lalzira rice this year. According to Gopalganj Sadar Upazila Agriculture office sources, a total...
RANGPUR, Dec 3: The cultivation of broccoli, a kind of winter vegetable has proved lucrative in the district, as growers have been earning handsome profit from its farming in recent...
A truck driver’s helper has been killed after a covered van hit his truck on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Hatatoli area in Comilla's Sadar Dakhshin upazila on early Monday. The victim,...
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