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In a developing country, service sector, including Insurance and Banking, plays a crucial role. It not only provides security to commerce and industry, but also mobilises much-needed capital to establish...
The poverty rate in the country came down to 24.3 per cent although it is still high at rural level with 26.4 per cent while 18.9 per cent at urban...
Ovaries are responsible for the hormones estrogen and progesterone that bring on periods, contribute to feminine anatomy and sustain pregnancy. However, like most other areas of the body, this helpful...
Notwithstanding a certain element of uncertainty over investors' response to it, the reported move to use a new securities tool, popularly known as 'muni bond', to mobilise resources for the...
The UK's key inflation rate hit its highest for more than five years in September, driven up by increases in transport and food prices. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) climbed...
The Thomson Reuters Foundation found that Dhaka city is the seventh most dangerous megacity in the world for women. It ranked fourth worst in terms of the sexual violence ranking,...
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali will visit Myanmar next month to attend the 13th ASEM to be held in Myanmar's capital. The ASEM Foreign Ministerial Meeting will be held in...
The final results of 36th examinations to enter the Bangladesh Civil Service was published on Tuesday. Recommendations for various cadre positions were made for 2,323 successful candidates, Public Service Commission...
Three United Nations agencies plan to send a strong message to Rohingya refugees and their generous hosts in Bangladesh that the world is there for them in their greatest time...
Bangladesh has sought an effective role from the international community and the United Nations in finding a permanent solution to the Rohingya crisis. “We want an urgent solution to the...
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) says they now control so-called Islamic State's one-time capital of Raqqa, with only a few dozen militants remaining in the city. The US-backed forces said...
Shwapno Supershop and PFDA-Vocational Training Centre decided to facilitate gifted children with the best practices and expertise for their professional development. To this end, an agreement signing ceremony was organised...
Three microbus passengers were killed after their vehicle was struck by a train at an unprotected crossing in Comilla. The accident occurred around 12pm on Tuesday in the Bijoypur Srinibash...
Fareast Islami Life Insurance Company Ltd arranged a business development and planning meeting at its zonal office in Munshiganj. Md. Matiur Rahman, Narayanganj divisional in-charge of the company, was present...
Emirates recently launched a special offer for Bangladeshi passengers travelling to the United States, Canada, Europe or Africa which includes a complimentary 96-hour UAE visa. As per offer, First and...
The Ratanpur Steel Re-Rolling mills Ltd. (RSRM) held its 32nd annual general meeting (AGM) and 2nd Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) recently. The programmes were held on last Thursday at Shoronika...
Antiseptic brand Savlon celebrated World Handwashing Day through organising some awareness related campaigns this year. Savlon arranged a rally jointly with the Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) marking the...
AB Bank Limited donated Tk 50 million to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for Rohingya refugees. Chairman of AB Bank Ltd. M.Wahidul Haque, along with Vice Chairman Salim Ahmed, handed...
NRB Commercial Bank Ltd, on Monday, donated Tk 10 million to Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for rehabilitating the Rohingya refugee. Chairman of the bank Engr. Farasath Ali handed over the...
The government plans to modernise telecommunication facilities in the country. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a project in this regard. The project titled...
Esquire Electronics Limited has become a sponsor of Rangpur Riders team for the upcoming 5th season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The Managing Director of Esquire Electronics Arifur Rahman and...
Sri Lanka have decided to play in Pakistan for the first time since their team bus was attacked in Lahore in 2009 after being left "fully satisfied" with "stringent security...
A Spanish judge has jailed two key members of the Catalan independence movement. Jordi Sánchez and Jordi Cuixart, who lead prominent separatist groups, are being held without bail while they...
An experimental cancer drug discovered by Hutchison China MediTech has demonstrated promising activity in shrinking tumors in lung cancer patients whose disease had worsened following treatment with approved medicines. The...
Detective Branch (DB) of police have arrested a female member of Union Parishad (UP) in Mohammadpur upazila of Magura district along with 175 pieces of Yaba tablets. The UP member...
Newly released satellite images revealed that at least 288 villages were destroyed by fire in northern Rakhine State in Myanmar since August 25. According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), the...
Two people were killed and another was injured as a Sylhet-bound Paharika Express train hit a microbus in Jailkhanabari area under Bijoypur union of Comilla Sadar Dakkhin (South) upazila of...
Asian stocks rose Tuesday after Wall Street’s major indexes hit new highs as China prepared to open a key political meeting. The Shanghai Composite Index was unchanged at 3,380.38 and...
Singapore’s exports unexpectedly fell from a year earlier in September, data showed on Tuesday, their first on-year contraction in five months as electronics shipments posted their first decline in almost...
An oil rig exploded Sunday night in Lake Pontchartrain in St. Charles Parish, a Louisiana police department said. Kenner Police Department spokesman Sgt. Brian McGregor said Sunday evening that rescue...
Oil markets jumped on Monday on concerns over potential renewed US sanctions against Iran as well as conflict in Iraq. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices,...
A multi-storey building collapsed in the south Indian city of Bengaluru on Monday, killing at least five people and injuring several, officials said. The accident occurred in a densely populated...
A tigress that killed four people in the west Indian state of Maharashtra died on Saturday, days after a court upheld an order to kill it. The animal was electrocuted...
Stocks on both bourses witnessed volatility in early trading on Monday as investors are active both sides of trading fence. Following the previous three days’ sharp decline, the Dhaka Stock...
Police arrested two men along with 860 pieces of Yaba from Pingalkathi Bazar and Paschim Dumuria villages of Gournadi upazila of Barisal on Sunday night. The arrestees were identified as...
The ‘second in command' of a forest robber gang was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members in Shailo Khal area of the Sundarbans on Monday...
A goalkeeper in Indonesia's top division has died after colliding with a team-mate during a league match. Choirul Huda, 38, was rushed to hospital on Sunday but pronounced dead shortly...
A new securities instrument styled 'muni bond' may hit the country's capital market with a twin objective: fundraising for urban local-government bodies and stimulating economic activity. Sources said a UN...
A massive fundraising campaign got underway for mobilising over US $190 billion to elegantly improve Dhaka's transport network with metro rails, expressways and bus-franchise services. Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA)...
The leaders of the world’s top central banks who risked trillions of dollars and their reputations to rescue the global economy are now set to walk off stage at a...
The government has been urged to ensure easy-term housing loans for the low-income group of people to achieve the SDG 11. According to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), adequate, safe...
Al least 12 Rohingya people, including six children and four women, were killed as a boat carrying them capsized in the Naf River near Shah Porir Swip area in Teknaf...
Vietnam braced for typhoon Khanun on Monday after destructive floods battered the country’s north and centre last week, killing 72 people, the disaster prevention agency said. Last week’s floods were...
The most powerful bomb blast ever witnessed in Somalia's capital killed 276 people with around 300 others injured, the country's information minister said early Monday, making it the deadliest single...
Disbursement of the industrial term credit declined by 5.16 per cent in the past fiscal year (FY17), according to the latest statistics of the central bank. It showed that some...
The World Food Day (WFD) is being observed in the country as elsewhere in the globe today (Monday). This year’s theme is “Change the future of migration, invest in food...
International Cannabis Corporation will produce Uruguay’s first batch of medical cannabis oil for export in December, the company’s chief executive said Sunday. The Montevideo-headquartered company plans to ship the oil...
The High Court on Monday asked the authorities concerned to block the "Blue Whale Challenge" game and all the other same type of games, which have been blamed for suicides...
The proportion of businesses in Asia Pacific reaping the rewards of embracing cloud infrastructure services has increased significantly in the last quarter, according to a global survey of 1,610 IT...
The Met Office has warned of "potential danger to life" as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia head for the British Isles with 80mph (130km/h) winds. An amber warning for Northern...
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