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Asserting that Bangladesh never felt scared in facing problems, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the country will surely make its great strides in development despite the inflow of tens...
At least four people were killed and 14 others injured in a confusing attack on protesting coca farmers in a rural area of Tumaco city of Colombia on Thursday. The...
Customs intelligence officials arrested two people along with seven gold bars worth Tk 5.0 million (50 lakh) from Benapole check-post area on Friday. The arrestees were identified as Mizanur Rahman,...
Catalan secessionists were working on Friday towards a unilateral declaration of independence from Spain that could be adopted next week in defiance of a court order and increased economic pressure...
Tropical Storm Nate killed at least 22 people in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras on Thursday before it moves north towards the US. A state of emergency has been declared...
South Africa are on course to pile a mammoth total in the first innings of the 2nd Test against Bangladesh as they collected 428/3 in 90 overs at the end...
Las Vegas had spent years planning for the worst: training its police force according to an anti-terrorism protocol it adopted in 2009 to respond to mass shootings, chemical attacks, suicide...
Private sector credit growth increased significantly in August mainly due to higher trade financing by banks for settling import payment obligations, officials and bankers said. The growth in credit flow...
If jute had an elevating past, basking in its iconic glory will not be an overzealous exercise. What make us recall the past are the fond memories woven with lustrous...
Researches from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) show that over the last three years or so (2012 to 2015), the incidence of chronic poverty and hunger has gone...
Few pieces of modern hardware have inspired as much excitement as the drone. While nonmilitary unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were initially marketed as purely recreational gadgets, it has not taken...
THE number of children with obesity is increasing particularly in the urban areas of the country as elsewhere in the world. One third of children in the U. S. is...
LAS VEGAS massacre took a toll of 60 lives and left around 500 people injured. It was one of the deadliest shootouts in the US history that left people around...
THE government has already imposed a ban on nets to catch Hilsa fish and rightly so. Now is the most valuable time for Hilsa as at this time of the...
The national imperative for saving the country's threatened rivers duly emerged as the leitmotif of discussions on the World Rivers Day in Dhaka on September 24. Bangladesh has been observing...
It might happen when shopping at the mall, while you are at the gym, or as you are driving down the road: a new business idea hits your mind and...
The capital market regulatory authority of the country, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) is observing the World Investor Week 2017 this year from 2-8 October. The theme of...
In a recent publication on Future of Work, The Economist has sparked a note of alarm saying, "The effect of today's technology on tomorrow's jobs will be immense-and no country...
Number of motor vehicles is fast increasing on Dhaka roads. It is a common scenario in any growing economy. But the worrying thing is that disproportionate increase of motor vehicles...
Bangladesh is one of the largest densely populated countries in the world and is facing an increasing trend of population growth. However, the rate of growth of population has declined...
Workers of a local RMG factory blocked Dhaka-Myemnsingh highway for nearly 90 minutes following the death of a fellow worker in a road accident at Nagpara area of Gazipur on...
US employment fell in September for the first time in seven years as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma left displaced workers temporarily unemployed and delayed hiring, the latest indication that the...
Three people were killed in separate train incidents in Mohakhali, Kamlapur and Kuril Biswaroad areas in Dhaka on Thursday and Friday. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the Government Railway Police (GRP), Dhaka,...
Highway police in several drives arrested 25 people along with huge amount of drug items, including Yaba tablets, hemp, phensidyl syrup and wine, from Comilla, Gazipur and Bogra districts on...
Several Supreme Court officials met Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, now on sick leave, at his home on Friday morning. Appellate Division Registrar General Syed Aminul Islam went to Justice...
The European Union and India have agreed to step up cooperation in countering violent extremism and radicalization, particularly online, and in enhancing maritime security in the Indian Ocean and beyond,...
Nervous fliers may have more bumpy rides to worry about in the years to come. A new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, found climate change could cause...
At least 16 people were killed when a train hit a bus on a crossing in the Russian region of Vladimir, 100km (62 miles) east of Moscow. The bus engine...
Spain’s national court interrogated two senior officers of Catalonia’s regional police force on Friday. The court also quizzed leaders of two pro-independence civic groups who were placed under investigation for...
The National Rifle Association has called for ‘additional regulations’ on bump-stocks, a rapid fire device used by the Las Vegas massacre gunman, reports BBC. The group said, "Devices designed to...
Mostly of the Asian shares were higher on Friday after the Standard & Poor's 500 index logged an eighth straight day of gains. Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.3 per...
Global oil prices edged lower in cautious trading on Friday as traders monitored a tropical storm Nate heading for the Gulf of Mexico and as China remained closed for a...
Retail sales in the UK jumped more than three years during the month of September, a survey of the retail sector showed, suggesting consumers are finding ways to cope with...
A Faridpur mobile court on Friday sentenced 41 fishermen to 15-day imprisonment for catching hilsa in the Padma river defying the ongoing government ban. A mobile court led by executive...
Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl first against hosts South Africa in the 2nd and last match of their two-match Test series starting at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein on...
New Zealand shares hit an all-time high aided by consumer stocks on Thursday. The benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index was up 0.4 per cent, or 31.26 points, to hit an all-time...
Food Minister Qamrul Islam speaks at a workshop on 'Eliminating Hunger and Malnutrition: Are Sustainable Solutions in Sight?' at a city hotel on Wednesday. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI),...
Iraqi forces have captured the town of Hawija and the surrounding area from Islamic State, the military said in a statement on Thursday. With the capture of Hawija, the militants’...
The country's capital market needs listing of more companies having good fundamentals along with introducing new products to attract investors from different level of income.Dr. Mashiur Rahman, the economic affairs...
Top 10 traded companies, including seven banks, Wednesday captured nearly 35 per cent transaction of the Dhaka bourse while LankaBangla Finance topped the chart.The total turnover on the Dhaka Stock...
NETRAKONA, Oct 04 (BSS): Many indigenous fishes are disappearing from the water bodies of the district gradually due to various reasons like siltation of rivers, canals and other water bodies,...
JOYPURHAT, Oct 4: Low market prices have disheartened potato growers in Kalai upazila of the district.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) official sources said the prices have been decreased at...
Justice Md Wahhab Miah, who is currently heading the Supreme Court in the absence of Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, says he is certain the chief justice is at home....
LAUNCESTON, Australia, Oct 4 (Reuters): China's coal import data for August flung up an interesting anomaly in the form of renewed imports from North Korea, but of far more interest...
Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday unveiled the second generation of its Pixel smartphone along with new voice-enabled home speakers, redoubling its commitment to the hardware business as it competes with...
Australian retailers suffered their worst decline in sales since early 2013 as debt-laden consumers tightened their purse strings. Thursday’s data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed retail sales...
After the success of Millennium Development Goals, global leaders adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to eliminate all types of global problems from this world. These goals will address problems...
Bangladesh’s technology scene is changing rapidly. Besides, tech startups, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are providing a mentionable boost towards the economy for a...
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) became the champion in National Inter-University Debate Tournament 2017 organised by Chittagong University Debating Society (CUDS). On the way to clinch the title, IUB defeated renowned...
'Women in ICT' is a platform to develop women leaders in the technology sector of Bangladesh. This initiative was taken by LightCastle Partners with support from the Edward M. Kennedy...
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