House prices in Britain have stalled, the prices are falling in London at their fastest pace since 2009, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said on Thursday. RICS’s benchmark house...
US President Donald Trump has lavished praise on Chinese leader Xi Jinping, a marked contrast to his previous criticism of China on the flashpoint issues of North Korea and trade....
A housewife died after being electrocuted at her own residence at Ulpur village in Gopalganj Sadar upazila on Thursday morning. The deceased, Archana Mandal (35) was the wife of Subal...
Bangladesh Telecommu-nication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is going to seek explanation from the state-owned mobile operator Teletalk of its alleged sales of pre-activated SIM at Rangpur customer care using fake identities....
“Friends” star Jennifer Aniston is coming back to television and she’s partnering with Reese Witherspoon. The Apple streaming service said Wednesday the actresses will star in and produce a behind-the-scenes...
Colombian police have discovered 12 tonnes of cocaine in the largest single drug seizure in the country's history. The drugs were found buried in four banana plantations in the north...
HIV patients are at greater risk for a heart attack or stroke and are also at risk for chronic kidney disease, according to a study. More than 1400 people in...
People in Finland could in the future get married on the internet, without having to go to meet a civil servant at a Magistrates Office. The vista came on Wednesday...
Five mutual funds have declared their latest earnings recently. Analysis of the data published on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) revealed that both EBLNRBMF and PHPMF1 have an EPU (earning per...
Padma Oil (PADMAOIL) reported their unaudited Q1 earnings, according to Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) website. Their reported EPS for July to September 2017 increased to Tk. 6.32 in comparison to...
Asian shares were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street declined as President Donald Trump delivered a new warning to North Korea in a speech to South Korean lawmakers. The Shanghai Composite...
The Security Council Tuesday adopted a resolution to condemn the acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia and to call for a comprehensive response...
BOGRA, Nov 07: Hundreds of ultra-poor people have brought financial solvency by setting up poultry farms across the district. The district livestock office sources said over 4,500 small and large...
South Korea's KOSPI stock index rose on Wednesday. The Korean won fell while bond yields rose. At 01:13 GMT, the KOSPI was up 1.82 points or 0.07 per cent at...
TANGAIL, Nov 07: Bottle gourd cultivators of the district are making a good profit this season. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Tangail sources said bottle gourd cultivation is increasing...
SIRAJGANJ, Nov 07: Farmers of Sirajganj district have become self-reliant rearing brahma variety cow with assistance of local livestock offices from last few years. Department of District Livestock (DDL) office...
Comilla Victorians crushed Chittagong Vikings by eight wickets for their maiden victory in the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 in the tournament's 5th match at the Sylhet International Cricket...
The government agencies have spent 14.53 per cent of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) outlay in July-October period of this fiscal, one percentage point up from the rate in the...
Southeast Asian stock markets were mostly muted on Wednesday, with Indonesia slipping from a record close, as investors took a breather in the absence of market-moving data. However, Vietnam stocks...
DUBAI, Nov 7 (Gulf News): Emirates and flydubai passengers can now fly to more places on a single ticket, with the launch of additional destinations on Tuesday. Emirates confirmed that...
BRASILIA, Nov 7 (Reuters): Uber Technologies Inc has formed an unprecedented alliance in Brazil with other ride-hailing services, including its main local rival 99, to win public support to block...
SINGAPORE/NEW YORK, Nov 7 (Reuters): General Electric Co is exploring options for its aircraft leasing operations, including the sale of all or part of the business, as Chief Executive John...
China stocks edged up on Wednesday, with investors increasing their leveraged bets as they await US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing. On the mainland, the blue-chip CSI300 index rose...
A housewife, who was allegedly set afire by her husband, succumbed to burn injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Mitu (26), wife...
Speakers at a programme on Tuesday called for framing necessary legal framework for the sake of sustainable growth of e-commerce in the country. Keeping this in view, they suggested immediate...
A two day ‘Bangladesh Denim Expo’ kicked off Wednesday in Dhaka city with the theme ‘transparency’ to highlight the need for transparency in the entire denim supply chain. The 7th...
A mild tremor jolted different parts of the country including the capital Dhaka on Wednesday morning. The tremor, measuring 4.7 magnitude, was felt around 10:50am in the country, said Maminul...
Myanmar said on Wednesday that the UN Security Council’s statement on the Rohingya refugee crisis could “seriously harm” its talks with Bangladesh over repatriating more than 0.60 million (600,000) people...
Police have arrested two members, including an assistant sub-inspector (ASI), of the industrial branch on charges of holding hostage people for extortion at Ashulia in Savar, an outskirt Dhaka upazila....
Malaysia has said it will send back controversial televangelist Zakir Naik upon the request from Indian government. Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said this on Wednesday amid reports that...
The new-found natural gas in a well at Shahbazpur of Bhola gas field might remain unutilised for a long period due to a very limited demand in the island that...
Police detained a young man on charge of raping a 10-year-old schoolgirl at Boro Mandartola village in Sharsha upazila of Jessore on Tuesday night. The alleged rapist Sukur Ali, 20,...
Customs authorities have scrapped the bonded warehouse licence of Golden Son Ltd and fined the compnay about Tk 433 million. Customs took the punitive action against the Golden son -...
A transgender candidate defeated an incumbent Virginia lawmaker Tuesday who sponsored a bill that would have restricted which bathrooms she could use. Democrat Danica Roem, a former journalist, is set...
Appier, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company, announced Wednesday the appointment of two new senior executives to prop up the company's ability to scale towards its goal of creating more...
Stocks witnessed upward trend in early trading on Wednesday as investors are showing their buying spree on banking sector stocks. Following the previous two days’ upturn, the Dhaka Stock Exchange...
M. Nazeem A. Choudhury, Head of Consumer Banking of Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) and Tareq Ibrahim, Managing Director, Savvy Foods Ltd as well as Director, Sajeeb Group signed a customer...
Hong Kong stocks rose to a fresh decade high on Wednesday morning, powered by investor enthusiasm for tech stocks, as shares in China Literature Ltd doubled in their red-hot debut....
Police arrested two drug peddlers from the campus of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Tuesday. The arrestees were identified as Mustafizur Rahman (25), son of Nur Muhammad, a resident...
A pedestrian was killed and 20 passengers were injured when the bus in which they were travelling, hit a tree before plunging into a roadside ditch in Kolaroa upazila on...
Natalie Portman has been awarded Israel’s 2018 Genesis Prize in recognition of her commitment to social causes and deep connection to her Jewish and Israeli roots, organisers of the prize...
Emirates Airlines has launched Child Boredom Quotient (CBQ) to keep children entertained aboard a plane, said a press release. CBQ will help parents figure out the moment their children will...
Actor Amitabh Bachchan has spoken at length about his name featuring in the Panama papers and Bofors scandal, explaining that he has always cooperated with the "system" but wishes to...
A North South University (NSU) teacher has gone missing, according to a general diary filed with Khilgaon police in Dhaka city on Wednesday. Motahar Hossain is an assistant professor of...
A tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed by Access to Information (a2i, an innovation lab supported by the government of Bangladesh), Bank Asia and Mastercard to facilitate financial...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has approved the third phase design of the Master Plan of Swadhinata Stambha. The design, approved on Wednesday, is being constructed at Suhrawardy Uddyan in the...
The Myanmar government appears committed to starting a repatriation programme but it is still in its early stages, the US State Department said. The department’s Population, Refugees and Migration Bureau...
Bangladesh will require an additional amount of USD 928.48 to fully implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the country, a study reveals. According to the study, the amount is...
The High Court has reduced jail term of former minister of BNP led government Nazmul Huda in a bribery case. Nazmul Huda has to serve a four-year imprisonment from seven...
President Abdul Hamid has said there is no alternative to using the maritime resources for further development of the nation. "The country has a 710-kilometre coastal area, and about 30...
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