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Bangladesh will allocate two seats annually for Nepalese junior diplomats in Foreign Service Academy to undertake specialised diplomatic training course. Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque assured his Nepalese counterpart Shanker...
Outside the Morgan County fair in McConnelsville, in a rural swath of Ohio that fervently backed US President Donald Trump in last year’s election, ticket seller John Wilson quietly counts...
Facebook will train 10,000 Bangladeshi youths on digital marketing under a 'BoostYourBusiness' programme over the next six months. The Facebook authorities will provide the training to 10,000 IT-trained youths of...
Jatiya Party proposed formation of an interim government proportionally with representatives from all the parties that have currently representation in parliament after the announcement of schedule for the 11th national...
Google has discovered that Russian operatives spent tens of thousands of dollars on ads on YouTube, Gmail, Google search and other products, The Washington Post reported on Monday. The ads...
The French government has said it will not recognise Catalonia if it declares independence from Spain and such a move will mean expulsion from the EU, reports BBC. European Affairs...
Tunisia's health minister has died of a heart attack after taking part in a charity marathon to help fight cancer. Slim Chaker, 56, fell ill after running some 500 metres,...
A court in Dhaka sentenced on Monday a man to death and two others to life term imprisonment for killing a businessman in 2012. The condemned convict is Mohammad Bacchu,...
Holey Artisan attack suspect Nurul Islam Marzan's sister Khadiza surrendered to police in Jessore on Monday. She turned herself in after a 15-hour standoff with police, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman...
NATO's chief said Monday the alliance does not want a "new Cold War" with Russia, despite members' concerns about Russian military build-up close to NATOs' border. "We are concerned by...
Seven students of the Dhaka University (DU) have got Tajuddin Ahmed Award for their outstanding results in Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) examinations in 2015. Tajuddin Ahmad Memorial Trust Fund...
A mother of an eight-month-old minor girl was arrested after the girl was found dead in a pond at Baniyajhuri village of Ghior upazila of Manikganj district on Monday. The...
A magazine publisher will appeal against a A$4.5m (£2.7m; $3.6m) defamation payout awarded to Hollywood actress Rebel Wilson. Wilson was awarded the damages by an Australian court last month after...
Customs intelligence arrested a suspected gold smuggler along with 10 pieces of gold bars worth about TK 5.00 million from Benapole international check post in Jessore on Monday. The arrestee...
Chinese shares climbed on Monday after a week-long break as a disappointing survey on the country’s service sector did little to dent optimism on global growth, while political uncertainty caused...
Oil prices stabilised on Monday, after a 2.0 per cent slide on Friday, as the number of rigs drilling for new oil in the United States dipped. The markets were...
A Comilla court has issued warrants for the arrest of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and other absconding suspects over a 2015 case involving the deaths of eight people in an...
Gold prices climbed to their strongest level in more than a week on Monday as renewed concerns over North Korea's nuclear ambitions stoked the safe-haven demand. Spot gold was up...
The dollar held steady against the yen on Monday, having retreated from 12-week highs set last week, due to concerns that North Korea may be preparing another missile test. North...
A man was beaten to death allegedly by police at Harunga village of Kalai upazila in Joypurhat district early Monday. The deceased was identified as Saidur Rahman, son of Ashraf...
Most Asian markets rose Monday following a strong week on Wall Street as Chinese trading resumed after a holiday. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.1 per cent to 3,383.73 points...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued 14 Bangladesh nationals from Daulatpur border in Benapole Port Police Station while they were being trafficked to India on Saturday night. The rescued...
China’s anti-graft watchdog said roughly 1.34 million lower-ranking officials have been punished since 2013 under President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive. Xi, who is preparing for a major Communist Party leadership...
Bangladesh-bound shipping cargoes entail higher freight charges for longer stay time of vessels in the country, forcing retailers to pay the price in a knock-on-effect, sources said. The freight escalation...
Two Saudi guards were shot dead and three others injured on Saturday morning when a man drove up to the gate of the royal palace in Jeddah and began shooting,...
Taxmen will jumpstart scrutiny assessment, dubbed 'return process', just after submission of tax returns in the current fiscal year (FY) to detect any arithmetical flaws. All tax returns must go...
US President Donald Trump on Saturday said “only one thing will work” in dealing with North Korea after previous administrations had talked to Pyongyang without results. “Presidents and their administrations...
China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau (CPPB) has started surveying the pipeline routes to initiate construction of the country's first single-point mooring (SPM) system and associated facilities, said officials. The contractor hired...
The Supreme Court Appellate Division has given the government until Nov 5 to issue a gazette clarifying the service rules for lower court judges. The five-member bench led by Acting...
The board of directors of Far East Knitting & Dyeing Industries has recommended 15 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2017, said an official disclosure...
Hurricane Nate has made landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says, reports BBC. The storm, with maximum sustained winds of...
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early trading on Sunday as investors continued their buying appetite on sector-specific stocks. Following the previous...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on Friday eased tax rules for small and medium-sized companies, as it rushes to address growing criticism of its stewardship of Asia’s third-largest economy. Modi,...
The country’s merchandise trade gap with the rest of the world stood at $1.81 billion in the first two months of the current fiscal year (FY18). Statistics released by the...
The Supreme Court has given garment exporters association BGMEA seven more months to complete demolition of the 16-storey building it constructed illegally at Dhaka’s Hatirjheel. The five-member bench led by...
Dhaka stocks ended almost flat in green Sunday after volatile trading as investors were active both sides of trading fence throughout the trading session. Market insiders said the optimistic investors...
Twenty two Bangladesh foreign missions, out of 57, have failed to achieve their respective export target in the first two months (July-August) period of the current fiscal year (FY18). The...
Export earnings of Bangladesh dropped to $2.03 billion last month, which is around 10 per cent less than the same month last year. It also missed the target by 28...
Many people were feared drowned as a boat carrying Rohingya refugees overturned and sank in Naaf River in Teknaf Upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Sunday. Police, CoastGuard and BGB...
A student of Daffodil International University (DIU) was stabbed to death reportedly by a gang of muggers at Tikatuli area in the city on Sunday morning. The deceased, identified as...
Experts in a seminar recently said equity market should be a regular source of finance to industrialise the country. As part of observing the World Investor Week, the Institute of...
Discussants have said the country's capital market needs listing of more good companies to fetch more foreign investments. They stressed on importance of companies having good fundamentals on Saturday at...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has waived advance income tax (AIT) on relief materials, sent by different countries, or international organisations for Rohingya refugees with the approval of the...
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) organised a seminar on "Local Managerial Capacity Building" at the DCCI in the city on Saturday. Expatriates' welfare and overseas employment minister Nurul...
Industrial imports increased by more than 26 per cent or US$1.54 billion in the first two months of the current fiscal year (FY) mainly due to a surge in capital...
It is a common practice for most doctors in the country to hand each patient a long list of diagnostic tests on his/her first visit to the doctor. In most...
The world's largest mangrove forest is losing its natural beauty day by day. More trees are being chopped from the forest. Trees must be saved from being ruthlessly plundered. According...
When 'hot' or 'strong' is used to qualify the taste of a chilli, it proves to be a very poor soubriquet for the burning sensation the spicy pod gives in...
In a broader context of epidemiologic transition and economic development, the changing age and geographic distribution of the global population will continue transforming environmental health-research priorities. Average lifespan has gone...
That financial inclusion is a strategic policy prop for achieving the goals of inclusive and, thus, sustainable development, is incontestable. This is well borne out by the experiences of all...
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