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BOGRA, Nov 18: T-Aman harvest is going on in full swing across the district.Farmers are expecting 2.43 tonnes of yield from a hectare of land, said sub-assistance agriculture officer of...
A strong 6.9- magnitude earthquake shook Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region at 6:34 am Saturday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). No casualty was immediately...
A German regulator has banned the sale of smartwatches aimed at children, describing them as spying devices. It had previously banned an internet-connected doll called, My Friend Cayla, for similar...
Comilla Victorians on Saturday continued their winning streak with a 14-run victory over Rangpur Riders in the 20th match of AKS BPL 2017. Rangpur Skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza won the...
The United States has proposed to discuss some business and bilateral issues, including port security, with Bangladesh authorities concerned, sources said. US Ambassador in Dhaka, Marcia Bernicat, will meet Shipping...
A teenager is missing for seven days in Chapain Laltek area of the upazila. The missing is Emon Hossain, 14, a madrassa student, son of late Yusuf Ali, hailing from...
The Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists attacked a rally of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) at Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Saturday. The attack was launched with sharp weapons and...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's announcement that her government has a plan to set up two more leather industrial estates --one each in Rajshahi and Chittagong--reflects the importance the government attaches...
Supply of essential commodities in markets is quite normal as one could see stacks of fresh vegetables there. Prices in the international market too are coming down. In spite of...
The normal spectacle of shelves at Dhaka and other big-city bookshops stacked up with popular Indian Bangla fictions prompts many to reach the old conclusion: a section of book sellers...
Bangladesh is one of the most affected countries in the world on account of climate change during the past two decades-- a German think-tank report says. In its latest Global...
President Donald Trump has arrived back in the USA after 12 days of tour in Asia declaring his trip as a great success but political observers disagree. His Asian tour...
The abducted female student of Rajshahi University (RU) was rescued from Dhaka on Saturday noon. She was allegedly abducted by her former husband from RU campus on Friday morning. A...
Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans took to the streets of Harare on Saturday to demand the resignation of President Robert Mugabe. They flooded the streets of the capital, singing, dancing...
Location-based advertising has always been an essential element to the business strategy of majority marketers. It is fast changing the way consumers interact with brands around them. Now a more...
BizCare, a corporate social responsibility (CSR) and communication consultancy firm, will hold an international conference and exposition in Dhaka on November 21 and 22. The two-day event, organised in collaboration...
Thousands of extremely poor people living in rural area, especially char areas of seven upazilas of Manikganj district have successfully overcome abject poverty through cattle head rearing. The domestic cattle...
Eminent singer and composer Bari Siddiqui was admitted to Square Hospital in the capital on Friday night.He has been suffering from kidney-related problems for a couple of years, said Shabbir...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to sit with her party’s vice-chairmen on Saturday night to discuss over the issue of the country’s latest political situation. The meeting is scheduled...
Students of Rajshahi University staged a sit-in program on Saturday morning the residence of University Vice- Chancellor protesting the abduction of a female student from the campus. A 4th year...
Sri Lankan police on Saturday arrested at least 19 people after violentclashes erupted in the southern Galle District Friday night. A police curfew which had been imposed in six areas...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi sat in a meeting with Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Saturday. The meeting began at 1 pm at the state guest house 'Meghna' in...
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s fate hung in the balance on Friday as he apparently resisted efforts to make him step down following a seizure of power by the army, until...
IDLC Finance Limited, the leading FI inaugurated its 36th branch in Chowmuhani, Noakhali Thursday. “The economic growth in Noakhali is very significant for the country. As a responsible brand it...
A high level National Policy Workshop jointly organised by Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish Foundation (BSFF) and Feed Industries Association Bangladesh (FIAB) was held recently. Department of Fisheries with support from...
The BNP will take to streets in case the government refuses to hold the next parliamentary election under a supportive government as per its demands, the party has threatened. Its...
Hundreds of garment workers vandalised several vehicles while staging demonstration in the capitals’ Mirpur area on Friday morning demanding their due salaries Workers of Trust Trousers Ltd vandalised at least...
The Dhaka bourse Thursday closed higher as most of the major sectors witnessed increased participation of investors. Among the major sectors, bank, financial institutions, engineering, fuel & power, pharmaceuticals...
Two death row convicts were hanged on Thursday night in Jessore Central Jail over killing a union parishad member of Chuadanga district in 1994. The two convicts - Golam Rasul...
Four people were killed and three others injured in two separate road accidents in Sitakunda and Hathazari upazilas of Chittagong district on Friday. Two unidentified youths were killed after an armored vehicle...
Singapore has suspended trade relations with North Korea to cut commercial ties under toughening UN sanctions over its weapons programme. The move comes about two months after the United States...
The Election Commission is considering the Rangpur City Corporation election to be held on December 21 as a major test ahead of the national elections scheduled for some day between...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has created a US$240 million refinancing fund for providing loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) at low interest. "Asian Development Bank (ADB) will contribute $200 million,...
South Korean stocks reached intraday record high on Friday, up around 25.1 per cent so far this year, while the Korean won edged lower. At 01:04 GMT, the KOSPI was...
Leaders of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's party are making plans to force him from office if the 93-year-old leader resists pressure from the army to quit, a senior party source...
Countries from Asia and the Pacific, Europe and the Middle-East, met on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn to explore opportunities for scaling up climate action...
Supplying safe water to the residents of Dhaka has become harder, especially in the dry season, due to the growing pollution in the Shitalakhya River and D&D canal, a study...
A female patient have died reportedly for wrong treatment at a hospital in in Lakshmipur district on Friday. Family members of the deceased, Fatema Begum, said she died due to...
The government has set a target to make 90 per cent public services online by 2021. It also aims to provide internet connections to 100 per cent of the country’s...
All children caught up in the global migration crisis should be treated as children first and foremost, regardless of their nationality or migration status, or that of their parents, said...
Grameenphone, one of the leading telecommunication service providers in the country, is set to offer the new generation of iPhone from December 7. Customers will be able to pre-order iPhone...
The EWU Agro Industrialization Club (EWUAIC) of the East West University (EWU) launched first ever agro-branding competition in the city recently. The competition, titled ‘EWU MARQUE PREY-EMP’17’, serves as a platform...
Three people, including a couple, have died in a road accident at Poba Upazila in Rajshahi on Friday afternoon. The accident occurred when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch...
One may trace the origin of modern-day terrorism in the Middle East in the 1926 Balfour Declaration. Whether we exercise the option to choose our beginning by a process of...
"Fearsome Plague Epidemic Strikes Madagascar." That recent New York Times headline might sound like the synopsis of a horror movie. The epidemic gripping Madagascar is not just any plague, and...
An aircraft and a helicopter have crashed in mid-air over Buckinghamshire in the UK. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) reveal the information on Friday. The AAIB has sent a...
A California jury on Thursday ruled in favor of Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by a woman who said she developed the cancer mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos...
China’s blue-chip index was poised for its biggest one-day loss in three months, as resources shares slumped amid signs of slowing industrial production growth. The CSI300 index fell 0.8 per...
The 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) ended in Boon on Friday without any major positive outcome about the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate....
Singapore’s exports rose the most in 2-1/2 years in October, well over double expectations as surging sales to China helped more than recoup a decline the month. The affluent city...
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