A case has been filed against an expatriate youth living in Italy and four members of his family under section 57 of the ICT Act for allegedly making disparaging posts...
A tearful Gianluigi Buffon said he was "sorry for all of Italian football" as he led a wave of international retirements after a World Cup play-off defeat by Sweden. Italy...
President Md Abdul Hamid has accepted the resignation of Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha.“It has been accepted,” the president’s Press Secretary Joynul Abedin told on Tuesday. “The relevant documents will...
The persecuted Muslim-majority Rohingya people will return to Myanmar in three weeks’ time following Myanmar’s agreement with Bangladesh, Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said to the...
Alphabet Inc’s Google in the last few months has begun removing from YouTube extremist videos that do not depict violence or preach hate, YouTube said on Monday, a major policy...
Zimbabwe’s top general warned on Monday that the military would not hesitate to step in to end purges against former liberation war fighters in President Robert Mugabe’s ruling party after...
Police recovered the body of an unidentified man along with a gun, two rounds of bullets, five cutlasses and one Chinese axe from Nongorpur Mazar area on Magura road in...
Bangla Trac Group has inked a power purchase agreement with the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to buy a total of total 400mw power recently, said a statement. State...
A US appeals court in California on Monday let President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban go partially into effect, ruling the government can bar entry of people from six Muslim-majority...
Thinking that time is the most valuable thing in the world , researchers have been investigating for long time keeping in their heads that how people keep young . At...
Amazon has bought the global television rights to “The Lord of the Rings,” the company said on Monday, in what may be its biggest and most expensive move yet to...
The High Court on Tuesday ordered that all the branches of Lakehead Grammar School in Dhaka city to be reopened within 24 hours after authorities shut it down over allegations...
As the list of Hollywood personalities who have been accused of sexual harassment grows, an unusual entry has been added to the list.According to The Washington Post, this newest entry...
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday alleged that the government forced Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha to resign.“The Chief Justice was forced to relinquish through hooliganism....
The law enforcers on Tuesday arrested the mastermind , Titu,of Rangpur arson attack, whose Facebook post triggered the agitation as it hurt the Muslims’ religious sentiment, said Home Minster Asaduzzaman...
The number of students from Bangladesh in the United States increased by 9.7 per cent to 7,143 in 2016-17, beating the international average increase of 3.4 per cent, according to...
The GDP growth and per capita income for FY2017 are slightly higher than previous estimates. Bangladesh’s economic growth accelerated to 7.28 per cent in the year to June 30, Planning...
Human rights groups on Tuesday slammed Myanmar army’s report which denies allegations of rape and killings by security forces. Rights groups branded Myanmar army’s actions as "whitewash" and wants UN...
African-Americans in the US face a disproportionate risk of health problems from pollution caused by the country’s oil and gas industry, and the situation could worsen as President Donald Trump...
JOHANNESBURG - As the US Federal Reserve embarks on the "great unwinding" of the stimulus programme it began nearly a decade ago, emerging economies are growing anxious that a stronger...
Bangladesh and Denmark have signed a political declaration over Denmark's support to local communities in Cox's Bazar on Tuesday. Both countries also discussed the present Rohingya crisis at the signing...
Adam Smith long before, in 1776, argued that joint stock companies deal with other people's money and therefore negligence and profusion will always prevail. Jensen (1989), another celebrated financial economist,...
IATA (International Air Transport Association) has expressed its keen interest to provide all kinds of cooperation in further development of Bangladesh’s aviation sector. The association’s interest has been made evident...
As President Donald Trump tours Asia, three US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier battle groups are exercising together in the Pacific. It's an awesome display of US military power and reach, a...
The number of mobile phone users in Bangladesh has crossed 140 million (14 crore), according to a statistics disclosed by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). The same statistical...
Adoption of a new law regulating human organ transplantation, as the latest developments indicate, is not far away. The parliamentary standing committee on health and family welfare ministry, according to...
Seven members of board of directors of the Social Islami Bank Ltd (SIBL) have resigned during a board meeting, weeks after a hostile takeover. SIBL Chairman Anwarul Azim Arif said...
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid placed a bill in the parliament on Tuesday specifying the penalty for illegal use of electricity. As per the bill...
Comilla Victorians have secured another impressive win thereby beating Chittagong Vikings in the 14th match of AKS BPL T20, powered by Shah Cement. Winning the toss on Tuesday's second encounter,...
An unbeaten innings of 81 runs by Pinak Ghosh guided Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket team to the semifinals of the ACC Youth Asia Cup Cricket 2017 as the Group A champions...
World Diabetes Day was observed in the country on Tuesday with a view to raising awareness and promoting early diagnosis to prevent this non-communicable disease. To mark the day, insulin...
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early trading on Tuesday as optimistic investors are taking position on Grameenphone shares. Each share price...
Police in a drive arrested a counselor of the municipality and a woman along with heroin worth Tk 11 lakh from Chakpara area of Netrakona town on Monday. The arrestees...
Myanmar’s army released a report on Monday denying all allegations of rape and killings by security forces, having days earlier replaced the general in charge of the operation that drove...
Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has postponed its visit to Bangladesh until February next due to further amendments to the draft deal on trade and economic cooperation, officials said. A high-powered...
A 25-year-old British doctor says he escaped from a shark by punching it in the face after the animal injured him in Australia. The surfer, Charlie Fry was at a...
Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday as markets watched for tax reform developments in the US and digested economic data from China. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 recouped earlier gains to...
Bangladesh has selected eight prospective sectors expecting a large volume of investment from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), officials said. A high-powered business delegation from Riyadh is scheduled to...
THE other day I came across a news item on pollution of rivers in China despite the government's spending a whopping US$850 million over the last five years to reverse...
MOST of the drivers in our country have no educational qualification and because of their poor educational status, they keep on violating traffic rules indiscriminately, as a result of which...
Differences of opinion over army deployment among the Commissioners at the Election Commission (EC) Secretariat took a twisting turn on Tuesday. While Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda said...
THE recent attack on Hindu community in Rangpur is undoubtedly an unforgivable act of crime committed by a few miscreants. This heinous attack is not only a disgrace for the...
While assessing the country's performance on socio-economic parameters, people tend to take extreme approaches; either they are too critical of the failings or exult at positive trends as though going...
There is hardly any point harping on the dismal performance of the city corporations all over the country, especially in the capital where as a surprise departure from standard practices...
Remittance in the first four months of current fiscal surpassed last fiscals corresponding period by a decent amount. Finance Minister Abul Mal Abdul Muhith said this to treasury bench lawmaker...
Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is the capability to relate and work effectively in culturally diverse situations. Beyond existing notions of cultural sensitivity and awareness, it is crucial to identify recurring capabilities...
An unaware investor would say, "The stock is cheap, its current price is only Tk. 5." However, a smart investor would say, “The stock value means nothing. This stock’s EBITDA...
Diabetes is a group of metabolic syndromes in which there are high blood sugar levels over a lengthy period. There are two types of diabetes. Type 1 is caused by...
The number of countries promoting disinformation on social media rose to its highest level during the past year, a new study has found. The report by Freedom House found manipulation...
The Bangladesh economy has recorded 7.28 per cent growth in the 2016-17 financial year (FY), a 0.04 percentage points up from the provisional data which was released six months ago....
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