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Three United Nations human rights experts who concluded their first fact-finding mission in Bangladesh on Friday were "deeply disturbed" by accounts of killings, torture, rape, arson and aerial attacks reportedly...
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) jointly with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has taken up a project aiming to adopt climate-friendly technologies for sustainable farming of the crop in...
When Bangla calendar has heralded the season Hemanto noted for the overhanging haze, there is surprise for all keen observers. First, the haze is missing. It gave for most part...
Agent banking operation in the country's far-flung areas has turned out to be a money multiplier among unbanked population getting access to need-based services, including small-scale investment facilities. The banks...
Financial inclusion can be simply defined as the universal access to and use of affordable, quality financial services, provided responsibly. The goal of financial inclusion is to bring the financially-excluded...
Sri Lanka suffered a narrow two-wicket defeat as seamer Faheem Ashraf (3-16) became the first Pakistani to achieve a hat trick in a Twenty20 international on Friday. Pakistan, which whitewashed...
Stocks witnessed yet another bearish week that ended Thursday as cautious investors continued their selling spree amid mixed earnings and dividend declarations of several listed companies. Brokers said the central...
England staged a stunning comeback in the Under-17 World Cup football final to clinch title beating favourites Spain 5-2 on Saturday night in India. According to a goal.com report, the...
Tea production is boosting every year in Panchagarh and Thakurgaon districts bringing fortune to many farmers and creating jobs for the poor. Bangladesh Tea Board (BTB) officials said, “Tea cultivation...
The Madrid government sacked Catalonia’s president and dismissed its parliament on Friday, hours after the region declared itself an independent nation in Spain’s gravest political crisis since the return of...
Country's banks, at long last, have started making available funds to long-term projects. The same was hardly available in local financial sector earlier, sources said and billed it as a...
Taxpayers will be able to submit their Value Added Tax return online from Wednesday next (November 1). A senior VAT official said the system will run for six months before...
A 14-year-old girl has died a day after being set afire on Friday evening for allegedly stealing a mobile phone set at Khainput village under Shibpur upazila in Narsingdi. Fifth...
Police arrested an ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami on charge of planning sabotage from Rampal Chalker Matt area of Bagerhat district on Saturday. The arrestee was identified as Sheikh Abu Naser (55),...
Myanmar police detained two journalists working for Turkey’s state broadcaster TRT and their interpreter and driver on Friday for flying a drone near the parliament compound, amid tension between the...
Laugfs Gas Bangladesh Limited, one of the largest LPG distributors in the country, has celebrated its 2nd anniversary with a pledge of making significant investment in Bangladesh in next three...
Barisal Office of Bangladesh Bank in cooperation with Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited Barisal Zone organized Banker-SME entrepreneur view exchange and loan distribution programme in collaboration with all the commercial banks...
The threat of nuclear attack from North Korea is increasing, US Defence Secretary James Mattis said during a visit to South Korea, reports BBC. Mattis warned it would face a...
The government will sign a loan agreement with the Export-Import Bank of China on Sunday for single point mooring (SPM) installation project. The Chinese EXIM Bank would provide some of...
A Dhaka court is set to deliver the verdict on two cases against Freedom Party leaders and activists over an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that took place...
A family living in Dhaka city has to incur a loss of additional Tk 4,000-Tk 5,000 per month, on average, due to dust pollution. City households have to spend the...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia, on a four-day tour to visit the persecuted Rohingya people in Cox's Bazar, has reached Chittagong after facing attack near Feni town. The...
The World Bank (WB) has suggested Bangladesh that the South Asian country needs sustainable urbanisation to become an upper middle-income country by its 50th founding anniversary. "Cities are the engines...
Some readers will be a little surprised to read this article as I am writing about a probabilistic outlook of seasonal flooding during the summer of 2018, which is almost...
Executives from Facebook, Google and Twitter have been asked to testify to the US Congress in coming weeks as lawmakers probe Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 US election, committee...
A clash between the students and staff of Pabna Science and Technology University (PSTU) left at least 15 wounded. The anarchy erupted on the campus Saturday centring over the humiliation...
US Ambassador Marcia Bernicat has backed the Rohingya verification criteria based on principles agreed between Bangladesh and Myanmar in 1992 when the two countries inked an agreement for return of...
An inhabitant of Kochubonia village in Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar was stabbed to death allegedly by a Rohingya young man over an illicit relationship with a Rohingya woman. The...
The developments surrounding the enforcement of the axle load policy, designed to help contain the damage caused to roads and highways by overloaded trucks and trailers, have once again exposed...
Spanish stocks and government bonds sold off on Friday after Catalonia’s parliament declared independence and the Spanish government moved to impose direct rule, deepening a political crisis. “Tensions are likely...
Kenya’s opposition dominated areas were calmer on Saturday, a day after voting was postponed in four restive counties because of clashes between police and protesters. It was not clear when...
In a country like Bangladesh which is weak in infrastructure, its bridges cannot be expected to remain operative flawlessly. But even upon admitting this fact, the plight of the countless...
Traders have suggested that the government should restructure the registration and renewal fees for the import and export permits in order to boost import and export business in the country....
The government has reportedly set a target to generate 2000 megawatts of electricity from renewable energy sources in three years, which will be 10 per cent of the country's total...
A schoolboy was stabbed to death over dispute between two local gangs concerning seniority at Chandni Ghat of Chakbazar in Old Dhaka on early Saturday. The victim was identified as...
Foreign aid flow into Bangladesh picked up significantly by 71 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) this fiscal, largely with a Japanese funding splurge, officials said. Economic Relations Division...
Facebook has announced measures to make political advertising on the social media platform more transparent. Political advertisers will have to verify their identity and location and their posts will carry...
FC Barcelona's coach has refused to be drawn into a growing political crisis, after Catalonia's regional parliament declared independence from Spain. Ernesto Valverde said, "It's not for me to draw...
The Austrian elections show clearly that media have given up on contextualising events. To do that, calls for a warning about Europe's future, as a vehicle of European values is...
Despite the visit of Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) representative to Dhaka and her own announcement to figure out why Muslims (not Rohingyas or even her pre-crisis term Bengalis) were...
Goods news has been emanating from war-torn Middle East. Fatah and Hamas have signed a reconciliation deal on October 11, 2017, ending their 10-year rift. Mediated by Egypt, the agreement...
Sacked Catalan president Carles Puigdemont on Saturday called for a “democratic opposition” to Madrid’s takeover of the region following its declaration of independence, reports Reuters. "It's very clear that the...
Anthony Martial's late winner kept Manchester United in second place in the Premier League as they edged out Spurs in a hard-fought encounter at Old Trafford. Martial's introduction for Marcus...
The country's overseas employment surged by about 35 per cent in the nine months to September, led by Saudi Arabia. The official figure showed that some 736,461 Bangladeshis found jobs...
The High Court prosecution on Saturday expressed hope that verdict on BDR carnage at Peelkhana will be pronounced soon. "We hope to get the verdict soon. The High Court...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said the next general election will be held under the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Election Commission (EC) will get all cooperation to arrange...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to take special initiative to resolve the Rohingya crisis. “We have long been saying that the...
Germany could post a budget surplus of 14 billion euros in 2017, a magazine reported Saturday, providing more negotiating room for Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc as it tries to...
The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) organised a career fair in the city on Saturday, said a press release. The fair, titled ‘ULAB Career Fair-2017’, was held on the...
Three-month long Digital Registration Campaign of Marcel is drawing customer’s attention across the country. Everyday buyers have an opportunity of getting cash vouchers, ranging from Tk 300 to Tk 1,00,000,...
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