An expatriate man died after being electrocuted in Balaganj upazila of Sylhet on Wednesday evening. The deceased, Anwar Hossain Sazzad (38) was the son of Masuk Mia at Rupia village...
Students from the International Turkish Hope School, Dhaka, have won a study trip to visit the University of Technology (UTS) in Sydney as winners of the Bangladesh schools video competition...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) is going to organise a two-day training programme on “Initial Public Offerings: Processes & Procedures” with a fee of Tk 2,000. According DSE website information,...
The body of a field worker for a private moneylender organisation Asha has been found seven days after she went missing in Dhaka’s Savar. Police say she was killed by...
Malaysia made a good start in the super-4 stage of the Hero 10th Men's Asia Cup Hockey upsetting three times champions Pakistan beating them by 3-2 goals in the opening...
Energypac, already one of the leading companies in the power and energy sector of Bangladesh, has brought G-Gas to the market to meet the growing demand for fuel with the...
SELISE started off as a small software company in 2011, when its Swiss CEO flew in from Zurich to see what Dhaka had to offer. What initially was a four-member...
Skill represents the arts and attitudes of doing something proficiently. It is one of the most critical aspects in today's era where competition is at its peak. The more one...
Bangladesh University of Professionals in association with BUP Global Affairs Council (BUPGAC) embarked on a journey titled 'Bangladesh University of Professionals Model United Nations Conference: BUPMUN 2017', with a pool...
Experts at the week-long training programme on cancer styled Cancer Medical Mission-2017 jointly organised by Partners for World Health (PWH) and Rotary Club of Dhaka Mavericks at the National Institute...
Japan's new ambassador, Hiroyasu Izumi, says his government wants to work actively with Bangladesh government and the country's private sector for further improving investment environment and ensuring security. "I would...
NARAIL, Oct 18: Aman paddy cultivators are worried over the pest attack in Aman fields in three upazilas of the district. Farmers claimed that they used pesticides to kill insects...
NILPHAMARI, Oct 18: Agriculture officials at a field-day laid emphasis on cultivating high yielding variety mustard in the district on Monday. The DAE arranged the event in Gorgram union council...
BOGRA, Oct 18: Early winter leafy vegetables have started appearing in the local kitchen markets across the district. Market sources said the vegetables are being sold at a high rate....
The admission test for the first year honours courses under Gha-unit of Dhaka University (DU) for 2017-2018 academic years will be held on Friday. The test will be held in...
The Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has recently distributed relief materials among the devastated Rohingya people, according to a press release. The three-day relief activity took place at the Ghundum Camp,...
The 53rd birthday of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's youngest son Sheikh Russell will be observed today (Wednesday), reports BSS. On this day in 1964, Sheikh Russell,...
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi speaking at a human chain programme organised by Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha (JASAS) in front of the National Press Club in the...
RANGPUR, Oct 17: The early radish growers of Rangpur district are expecting an excellent yield of the vegetable during the current season due to congenial weather and timely supply of...
BOGRA, Oct 16: Kumrabori has started appearing in the local markets of the district. Before appearing the winter season, the artisans have started taking preparation of the food item for...
JOYPURHAT, Oct 17: The marginal peasants of all the five upazilas of the district have started harvesting arum and getting fair price of the vegetable. According to the Department of...
Twitter vowed to crack down further on hate speech and sexual harassment, days after CEO Jack Dorsey said in a tweet-storm that the company was “still” not doing enough to...
A farmer succumbed to head injuries after falling off a tree at Tengrail village in Sharsha upazila of Jessore on Tuesday evening. The deceased was identified as Abdus Salam (48),...
Game of Thrones actress Lena Headey, known for portraying the role of Cersei Lannister on the popular HBO show, has accused producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment. In a series...
SIBL Hospital has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Pubali Bank Limited recently. Managing Director of SIBL Hospital Dr. Mrs. Lily Amin and General Manager and Head of General...
Bangladesh Bank advised the banks which have exchange houses abroad to appoint agents in the respective countries to help prop up falling inward remittances. All banks have also been asked...
Asian shares consolidated recent gains and currencies kept to tight ranges on Wednesday as investors waited to see what policies might emerge from China’s Communist Party conference. The twice-a-decade congress...
At least six policemen were killed and 22 others injured when a suicide blast hit a security forces truck in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta on Wednesday morning, local Urdu...
American author George Saunders has won the 2017 Man Booker Prize, a high-profile literary award, for his first novel, “Lincoln in the Bardo,” - a fictional account of US President...
Stocks on both bourses witnessed mixed trend in early trading on Wednesday as investors are active on both sides of trading fence. Following the previous two days’ marginal gain, Dhaka...
The point-to-point inflation rate hit the two-year-high of 6.12 per cent in last month (September), mainly due to rise in the prices of some food and non-food items, officials said....
An agreement was signed between Jamuna Bank and Silkways Card & Printing Ltd. (Silkcard) recently for Card Personalising Service. Under this agreement, Jamuna Bank will personalise all types of Visa...
Energypac has hit the market with liquefied natural (LP) G-Gas aiming to meet the growing fuel demand in Bangladesh. It promises uninterrupted supply at all households, hotels, restaurants and industrial...
A group of high officials from Mastercard’s Member Banks and Financial Institutions in Bangladesh recently attended the Mastercard Global Risk Leadership Conference-Asia Pacific at Capella Sentosa Island, Singapore along with...
Two men were injured in a drive-by shooting at South Africa’s Cape Town International Airport, police said on Wednesday. Operations at the airport, which is the second busiest in the...
National Credit and Commerce Bank Limited (NCC Bank Ltd) has opened a new ATM booth at Chittagong Seniors' Club Ltd. recently. SM Abu Mohsin, Director & Chairman of the Executive...
World University of Bangladesh (WUB), in association with its Pharmacy Club, and Department of Pharmacy, has organised an ‘Intra-Departmental Debate Competition’ at the WUB Panthapath campus. Prof Dr Firoj Ahmed,...
LankaBangla Finance Ltd (LBFL) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hotel Grand Park, Barisal for its customers' benefit. Khurshed Alam, Head of Retail Finance of LBF and...
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu has said government intervention was needed to ensure food security, safety and adequacy. The minister was speaking at a seminar on food security at the...
Amnesty International says Myanmar security forces are using crimes against humanity in a targeted, systematic and widespread campaign of violence to drive Rohingyas out of Rakhine state. In their latest...
Bangladesh ICT Expo 2017 started from Wednesday at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) to inform the people about remarkable successes achieved so far in ICT sector. Bangladesh Hi-tech Park Authority...
Stocks slipped into the red Wednesday, breaking a two-day positive session, as many investors sold shares to profit as some observed the market carefully. Brokers said small investors were cautious about...
BRAC Bank Limited and lifestyle e-commerce platform Bagdoom.com under an agreement have introduced the country’s first ever SME loan product for the e-commerce entrepreneurs, said a press release. The product...
South Africa clinched the ODI series on Wednesday handing a hapless Bangladesh side 104-run drubbing at Paarl. The hosts took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series thanks largely...
President Xi Jinping said China has maintained its position as the world’s second largest economy and contributed more than 30 per cent of global economic growth. China’s GDP rose from...
The results of first-year honours admission test of Dhaka University (DU) ‘Ka’ unit (science group) and ‘Cha’ unit under 2017-2018 session were published on Wednesday, reports UNB. DU Vice-Chancellor Prof...
The City Bank Limited has signed an agreement with DOZE Internet, said a press release. Under the agreement, City Bank customers will be able to pay DOZE Internet bills from...
US President Donald Trump has said a lawmaker's claim he made a soldier's widow cry is "totally fabricated". Congresswoman Frederica Wilson said she was shocked by the president's comments to...
The USA will always stand beside Bangladesh on Rohingya issue and global leaders should come forward to resolve the long-pending crisis. US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat made the remarks...
Sylhet Transport Owners-Workers Oikya Parishad, hours after its enforcement, has withdrawn indefinite strike in the district on Wednesday following assurance of meeting their demands. The decision came after a fruitful...
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