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Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized import-banned Indian medicine worth Tk 14 million (14 lakh) from Benapole on Monday night. Acting on a tip-off, a team...
The depth of the country's capital market should be increased through coordinated efforts of the stakeholders to restore investors' confidence. The chairman of the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) Dr. A....
TENNESSEE, Oct 29 (Reuters): About 300 white nationalists and neo-Nazis held back-to-back rallies in two small Tennessee cities on Saturday to protest refugee resettlement in the state, which sued the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government is encouraging the businesspeople to make more investment for further development of the country. She said South Asia as a whole is...
A six-day 'Development Fair' of Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation's (PKSF) kicked off in Dhaka on Sunday in a bid to help expand market for products produced at marginal level by...
BEIJING, Oct 29 (Reuters): China said it was 'strongly dissatisfied' with the US decision to impose anti-dumping duties ranging from 97 per cent to 162 per cent on Chinese aluminium...
KHULNA, Oct 29: Prices of shrimp (galda) have been declined around 50 per cent in the international market. Exporters are also experiencing internal problems. As a result, they are trying...
RANGPUR, Oct 29: Turmeric cultivators in the district are optimistic about achieving a good yield of their produce during the current season on account of a congenial weather condition which...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a cosmetics factory in Pyongyang, accompanied by his wife Ri Sol-ju and sister Kim Yo-jong. State media released undated photos of the visit...
UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Sunday called for an immediate investigation into the killing of 36 people near the eastern city of Benghazi. "UNSMIL calls for immediate investigation...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said BNP staged attack with its Chhatradal and Jubadal men on the motorcade of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. "They staged the...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened positive note on Monday as investors are active on selective banking issues amid ongoing earnings and dividend declaration...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive detained an alleged drug trader along with 5.5 kg heroin from Bhatopara village in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi on Monday. Being...
US tech firms such as Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc should be more aggressive in tackling extremism and political misinformation if they want to avoid government action, a report from...
Quintessential definition of perception is what ordinary people think about anything to understand its implications and its ramifications, while reality is what people experience and encounter in the process of...
A top US delegation is going to visit Myanmar and Bangladesh to resolve the Rohingya crisis stemming from the persistent persecution of them in the former's western Rakhine state. Acting...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed dismissed BNP’s claims that the government has failed to resolve the Rohingya issue diplomatically. "If the government had not gained diplomatic success in dealing with Rohingya...
US ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat has said that Bangladesh needs to take steps for removal of some major barriers in a bid to attract foreign direct investment...
La Liga champions Real Madrid suffered a shock 2-1 defeat in their first ever league visit to Catalan side Girona on Sunday, conceding two goals in quick succession and falling...
A man and his son were electrocuted at a brick kiln at Shotokhali village in Shalikha upazila of Magura district on Sunday afternoon. The victims, Abur Rashid (50), and his...
Switzerland's Roger Federer beat Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro on Sunday to win the Swiss Indoors and narrow the gap on world number one Rafael Nadal. Federer's 6-7 (5-7) 6-4...
Nine people died and four others sustained injuries in separate road crashes in Madhabdi and Shibpur upazilas of Narsingdi district on Monday. In Kandail area of Madhabdi, head-on collision between...
Trial of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia can continue at a lower court in Dhaka city, a top court order says. Acting Chief Justice Abdul...
The cabinet has approved a proposed pesticide law suggesting tougher punitive actions against storing and marketing of adulterated bug killers meant for crop protection. Officials said the cabinet in its...
The central bank is scheduled to meet top executives of 29 commercial banks today to review the credit exposure of offshore banking units (OBUs) of the banks as well as...
WebAble Digital, a pioneer in digital marketing in Bangladesh, has won the “Digital Agency of The Year-2017” award for excellence and leadership in branding and marketing. Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State...
Puerto Rico's governor has called for the cancellation of a contract given to a tiny Montana firm to help rebuild the island's power grid. The head of the US-controlled island's...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has alleged that the government knows about those responsible for attack on her motorcade in Feni. "I would like to say the government knows it very...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested a 'Neo-JMB operative' for alleged involvement in a bomb attack on a mosque inside a naval base in Chittagong nearly two years ago. They...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has urged the United Nations and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to strengthen diplomatic efforts to solve Rohingya crisis. "I would ask the international bodies, including...
A leading Chinese construction company is looking for reliable partners in Bangladesh and other potential markets in South Asia and beyond to address growing housing and high-rise building construction demands...
The country’s all financial institutions (FIs) have been asked to take preventive measures in a bid to secure their online activities including financial transaction. The government instruction came as infamous...
The students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) on Monday blocked roads at a crucial intersection in the capital protesting an alleged attack on them. Hundreds of BUET...
The former officials of Catalonia's government, including Carles Puigdemont, are now in Belgian capital. Puigdemont and other sacked of the Spain's regional government will make a declaration of Catalonia soon,...
The High Court on Monday issued a suo moto rule seeking explanation as to why public representatives of union parishads, city corporations and municipalities would not be held responsible for...
Brent oil held above $60 a barrel on Monday, near its highest since mid-2015, on expectations that OPEC-led production cuts would be extended beyond March although rising Iraqi exports put...
Officials in Saudi Arabia say the conservative Muslim country will allow women to attend sports events in stadiums for the first time from next year. Families will be able to...
Concentrations of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere surged to a record high in 2016, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). Last year's increase was 50 per cent higher than...
UEFA fined Cologne £53,000 after crowd trouble marred their Europa League group match at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium in September. Kick-off was delayed by an hour after thousands of ticketless Cologne...
China is keen to maintain good ties with Bangladesh and other South Asian countries keeping welfare of the people in the region into consideration. Chinese Vice Minister Zhou Xiang told...
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of a unified Spain filled Barcelona’s streets on Sunday in one of the biggest shows of force yet by the so-called silent majority that has...
The board of directors of Confidence Cement Limited has recommended 15 per cent cash and 20 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2017, said an...
The High Court on Monday asked the authorities concerned to appoint within 60 days five candidates with disabilities who had come out successful in the 34th Bangladesh Civil Service examination....
The board of directors of Khulna Power Company Limited (KPCL) has recommended 55 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2017, said an official disclosure on...
A Danish minister appraised Bangladesh for sheltering a huge number of Rohingyas but it is very important that the international community now steps up its support to Bangladesh. "Bangladesh cannot...
"As socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, the principal contradiction facing Chinese society has evolved. What China now faces is the contradiction between unbalanced and inadequate development...
Asian stock markets were mixed Monday as investors waited to find out who US President Donald Trump will pick to head the Federal Reserve. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 0.1...
Powerful storms have wreaked havoc in parts of central and northern Europe, killing at least five people in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. A 63-year-old camper drowned on the...
Inattention at repairing and constructing embankments by the relevant government agencies are increasing the vulnerabilities of the people at risk in coastal areas. There are many vulnerable spots in the...
Capital is never quiet - it is always risk-oriented. Capital grows faster when per capita annual savings as cash, land, domestic assets, and investments are equal to or less than...
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