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Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines and Vietnam are top of the chart in the region when it comes to unequal distribution of wealth, food security and nutrition, among various issues,...
The Israeli military says it has shot down an unmanned aircraft that attempted to infiltrate Israeli airspace from neighboring Syria. In a statement on Saturday, the military said it intercepted...
Once in a while a phrase comes along that captures the imagination of the people. In Bangladesh today, that phrase is achieving the status of middle-income country (MIC) by 2021...
Realtors and the revenue authorities have planned to work jointly to solve problems in the country's real estate sector, said National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Md Nojibur Rahman. "NBR...
We greatly value the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum for the ample opportunities it affords all participants to engage in discussions and coordinate positions on a variety of economic,...
Jakob Johansson came off the bench to give Sweden a 1-0 first-leg win and leave Italy staring at the ignominy of World Cup elimination. Italy face failing to qualify for...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has received a 'good response' in its move to induct two more aircraft. Biman's Managing Director & CEO AM Mosaddique Ahmed said that eight companies from various...
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has suggested to continue strong diplomacy, particularly with regional partners, to solve the Rohingya crisis. The organisation has also suggested to use some regional...
The World Science Forum 2017 concluded at the Dead Sea shores on Friday in Jordan with the issuance of a declaration by the participants, reports xinhuanet.com. They said that science...
India- Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI) has elected a 16-member Board of Directors for the period 2017-19 with Abdul Matlub Ahmad, Chairman of Nitol Motors Ltd, as its...
A leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Jessore University of Science and Technology (JUST) unit has been expelled for violating party discipline. Eshad Hossain, organising secretary of Sheehed Moshiur...
Police arrested two fish traders along with 20 maunds of jatka ((hilsa fish less than 10 inches long) from Tiloi Bottola in Damudya upazila of Shariatpur district on early Saturday....
Two minor boys drowned while playing near a canal adjacent to their home at Kaowajuri village under Derai upazila of Sunamganj district on Friday afternoon. The deceased were Yeamin (4),...
The decomposed body of an unidentified young woman, aged around 22, was recovered from a waterbody at Gazir Battola in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district on Saturday morning. Locals informed...
Police recovered the hanging body of Asadur Rahman Shopon, 28, son of late Mollok Chad, from his own residence Maghbazar area of the capital on Saturday. Sub-Inspector at Ramna Police...
Police arrested three members of a forest robber gang from Pashurtola Khal in the Sundarbans under Satkhira range on Saturday. The arrestees were Rabiul Islam (30), Tabibur Rahman Morol (26),...
Police arrested two persons with Indian fake currency of RS 3 lakh raiding in Shingnagar frontier area under Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj district on Friday night. The arrested persons are...
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday warned other countries and groups against using Lebanon as vehicle for a larger proxy fight in the Middle East, saying the United...
Factories in the country's Tongi-Gazipur industrial belt have been facing acute gas crisis over the past few months following diversion of gas to 'upstream' power plants. The crisis has deteriorated...
Prospects for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump at this week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit were unclear after the Kremlin said a meeting was...
The universities of Oxford and Cambridge invested millions of pounds in offshore funds, according to revelations contained in the Paradise Papers. Both universities are said to have invested in funds...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will return the two faulty Egyptian aircraft in March and May next year, more than a year before termination of the lease agreement to help prevent further...
Talks on pushing ahead the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal without the United States (US) reached a critical point on Thursday as ministers from the 11 countries discussed a...
Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Thursday its US stores will feature color-coded sections for different product categories on Black Friday, as it prepares to compete for shoppers on one of...
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has been prevented from entering Chile due to his criminal record. Chilean media reported Tyson was planning to attend an awards ceremony in Santiago. But...
A growing number of investors are plowing money into commodities, seeking to diversify their holdings on gnawing concerns about a stock market correction as equities scale new highs almost daily,...
The banking sector continued to dominate the transaction chart of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), accounting for 39 per cent of the total turnover on Thursday. Four banks made their...
Two brothers have died several hours after a gang of miscreants hacked them allegedly over previous enmity at Swashan Ghat near Alfadanga Upazila Bazar in Faridpur on Thursday night. Critically...
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) will hold a dialogue on Addressing Rohingya Crisis: Options for Bangladesh Saturday at 9.30 am at the Khazana Gardenia at Gulshan in the city. Md...
Physicians in Bangladesh see patients for merely 48 seconds on average, according to a global study published in online British medical journal BMJ Open. "Little can be achieved in less...
A sequence of floods has dampened the outlook for Bangladesh, likely translating into a third successive season of little or negative food production growth, mainly rice, says UN agency FAO....
President Donald Trump has said the US will no longer tolerate "chronic trade abuses", in a defiant address at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit in Vietnam. He said the...
The nation on November 25 will celebrate the recognition of the historic 7th March speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as a world documentary heritage. The...
Switzerland Ambassador to Bangladesh Rene Holenstein has laid emphasis on improving investment climate in Bangladesh as he sees economic opportunities here. In an interview with UNB, Ambassador Holenstein said he...
Motorcycles and private cars are the main sources of noise pollution in the major cities of the country, according to a new study. Public buses are the next to blame...
God only knows what it’s doing to our children’s brains.” A view on social media shared not by some uninformed luddite, but by one of the people responsible for building...
Ahead of Ivanka Trump’s visit to Hyderabad to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, the city Police has launched a massive drive to remove beggars from the streets. Hundreds of foreign...
Around 550 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have crossed the Naf river into Bangladesh on rafts made of logs, bamboos and plastic jerrycans. Border Guard Bangladesh Teknaf-2 Battalion Commander Lt Col...
The Election Commission (EC) has completed its dialogue with the political parties and representatives of the civil society and the media. The dialogue commenced on July 31 and continued until...
Developed countries on Friday were urged to bring down Greenhouse carbon gas emission by 2020 as per the 2nd commitment period of Kyoto Protocol. Leaders of developing and least developed...
A simple coding error in at least 685 apps put millions of smartphone users at risk of having some of their calls and text messages intercepted by hackers, cyber-security firm...
China will expand corporate tax rate cuts for high-tech services firms nationwide, in an effort to boost its overall competitiveness. China’s finance ministry said on Friday that the tax rate...
The issues of climate change and global warming that occupied the centre stage of international affairs early this year, faded for some time. But they came roaring back recently after...
Confidence among Japanese manufacturers slipped in November from a decade high seen the previous month, a Reuters poll showed. But the manufacturing confidence remained strong - underscoring the third-largest economy...
Available information on Bangladesh's present situation of financial inclusion show that only one-fifth of population has access to banks, only 40 per cent adults have access to mobile services, only...
The dollar licked its wounds on Friday, on track for weekly losses after it dropped on disappointment with a tax bill put forth by US Senate Republicans that would delay...
The sidewalks, commonly known as footpaths, have yet to be satisfactorily freed of the ubiquitous street vendors in the capital. Following successive eviction drives of late, a few busy areas...
The Shaheed Noor Hossain Day, commemorating the martyrdom of a young pro-democracy activist during the anti-Ershad movement in the late 80s, is being observed on Friday in a befitting manner....
Three Gulf states advised their citizens against traveling to Lebanon on Thursday and asked those already there to leave as soon as possible, amid rising tensions between Saudi Arabia and...
Former Barcelona and Spain midfielder Xavi is set to retire at the end of the season and pursue a coaching career. The 37-year-old legend, who has won four Champions Leagues,...
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