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Two friends died from electrocution at a poultry farm in Alamkhali village under Sadar upazila of Magura on Tuesday night. Police said Titul Hossain, 28, and Hasan Ali, 26,...
Former member of a union parishad was hacked to death by miscreants at Shibpur village under Atgharia upazila in Pabna on Tuesday night. The deceased, Abu Daud (45) was...
A widely held view is that community support is very important for properly nurturing children. Creating safe space for children is a precondition for flourishing their latent talents. School children...
Alternative Dispute Resolution commonly known as ADR denotes a variety of process for settling disputes without litigation, with the consent of the parties to the dispute through negotiation. In the...
Nothing can be more distressing than the indifference that the various service agencies demonstrate to public inconveniences caused by their indiscriminate cutting of roads in Dhaka city. The city corporations,...
At a dialogue in the city this week, climate change experts called upon the South Asian governments to take concerted action to use the global climate funds on an urgent...
Establishment of a deep sea port (DSP) has become strategically very critical for Bangladesh considering its potential impact on the accelerated development and economic growth of the country. Such a...
Next month, when finance ministers and central bank governors from more than 180 countries gather in Washington, DC, for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed profound shock and deepest condolence at the loss of lives and devastation caused by a massive earthquake in Mexico. In a message...
All customs related services and information, including baggage rules, duty facilities, tariff list and information of outgoing passengers and list of duty-free products will now be available online as the...
The government will take steps to remove the legal barriers that are hampering the development of the country’s share markets, said State Minister for Finance and planning MA Mannan. "The...
Their decision to renounce the world isn’t bizarre, considering they are from Jain community where many practice renunciation. What is unusual is their age and the circumstances. They are in...
A court granted three-day remand to interrogate owner of the suspected militant den at Mirpur area of Dhaka in an explosive case. Dhaka third Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Lutfur Rahman...
A court issued warrant for the arrest of Ganajagaran Manch spokesperson Imran H Sarker and cultural activist Sanatan Ullash in a defamation case filed for 'their derogatory remarks about Prime...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked Awami League leaders and activists to remain alert about their behaviour. "You will have to remain alert regarding your behaviour and attitude, you will...
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday likened the violence in Myanmar against Rohingya Muslims to genocides in Bosnia and Rwanda, urging a halt to the “ongoing ethnic cleansing” and safe...
Hurricane Maria, the second maximum-strength storm to hit the Caribbean this month, battered the US Virgin Island of St. Croix on Wednesday and was headed to Puerto Rico with catastrophic...
Customs officials seized 20 gold bars worth about Tk 10 million (1 crore) from a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Wednesday....
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) slipped into red at morning trade after dominating the bourses by banking shares. Both the DSE and CSE...
Cracks have developed along the entire Dhaka-Chittagong highway within a year of its expansion work completion.This has forced the authority concerned to undertake a maintenance project for five years, sources...
CHANDPUR, Sept 18 (UNB): The weeklong '9th Chaturanga Hilsa Festival-2017' began amid enthusiasm at the Shipakola Academy premises in Chandpur town on Sunday.Chaturanga, a leading cultural organisation, has organised this...
Banks may be allowed to break the barrier and lend beyond 25 per cent of their paid-up capital to single borrowers to facilitate installation of large power plants. Sources said...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Tuesday for statesmanship to avoid war with North Korea and criticised world leaders stoking resentment over refugees for political gain, two apparent digs...
Police recovered the decomposed body of an unidentified teenager from capital Dhaka’s Dhanmondi Lake on Tuesday morning. Being informed by locals, police recovered the half-molten floating body of the...
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said she spoke to US President Donald Trump on Monday about Rohingya Muslims flooding into her country from Myanmar, but she expects no help from...
COX'S BAZAR, Sept 18: Exodus of fleeing Rohingyas from the troubled Rakhine State of Myanmar continued through different borders in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox's Bazar district till Sunday...
Apparel exports to major European markets rose significantly during the first two months of the current fiscal, according to data, in a turnaround from a past crisis. Exporters and experts...
The United States will concentrate its resources on 13 countries with high levels of HIV that have the best chance of controlling the AIDS epidemic under a strategy unveiled on...
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemned all human rights violations on Tuesday and said anyone responsible for abuses in troubled Rakhine State would face the law, and she felt...
In an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Jiah Khan’s mother Rabya Khan has sought justice and bashed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its incompetence, reports Hindustan...
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis hinted on Monday about the existence of military options on North Korea that might spare Seoul from a brutal counterattack but declined to say what...
Myanmar’s de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi says the country is ready to welcome back ‘verified’ refugees who have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh. “We are prepared to start the...
The auspicious occasion of Mahalaya, where Goddess Durga is invoked, is being celebrated today (Tuesday) across the country amidst ritual festivity among Hindus. Mahalaya marks the end of Pitri-paksha...
Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 25,500 pieces of Indian firecrackers from Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district in Sylhet on early Tuesday. Lt. Col Asaduzzaman Chowdhury, Commander...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an Indian couple with arms and ammunitions from Bagichpara area of Sibganj upazila in the district on early Tuesday. The arrestees are identified as...
Rio Ferdinand is launching a new career as a professional boxer, two years after he retired from football. The 38-year-old's move into the ring is being backed by betting...
Rohingya refugees rejected the claim of Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi that many members of the minority group were safe in Myanmar, reports Al Jazeera. In a...
One woman and two children were killed in a stampede for unofficial handouts of clothing near a Rohingya refugee camp, aid agencies say. The three people -- whose names...
Rice prices will see a cut by Tk 2-3 per kg in a couple of days, said leaders of traders and mill owners. KM Layek Ali, general secretary of...
Exacerbated by climate-related shocks, increasing conflicts have been a key driver of severe food crisis and recently re-emerged famines, a major United Nations joint report has just revealed. ...
Thirty-five individuals and organisations, including five commercial banks, have been awarded the ‘Bangladesh Bank Remittance Award-2016’. They have got the award for sending home the highest amount of remittance, investing...
Like a host of government projects -- some quite well designed but left utterly neglected, a big river dredging project taken up some seven years ago is languishing in a...
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States will be forced to “totally destroy” North Korea unless Pyongyang backs down from its nuclear challenge. The US...
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading Tuesday as investors continued their buying binge on banking stocks. Following...
Asian shares were mixed Tuesday, as investors awaited comments from the US Federal Reserve, and Japan's benchmark rose on optimism over a weak yen and a record finish on Wall...
The fourth major Atlantic hurricane of the year plowed into the small Caribbean island of Dominica on Monday as a rare, Category 5 storm and will likely bring its roof-ripping...
The estimated cost of the much-hyped Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project is likely to see a rise for the third time by around Tk 14.0 billion (1,400 crore), reports UNB. ...
Overall imports fell by over 7.0 per cent or US$294.53 million in August despite big emergency rice buy from abroad. One obvious reason cited by sources is that lower...
The government plans to augment non-tax revenues and non-NBR tax collection by exploring new areas to meet its growing fund needs, officials said. Besides, a hike in fees on different...
BANGLADESH under-18 football team played a memorable match and beat their arch-rivals India by 4-3 in their first match in SAFF U18 Championship in Bhutan and it was a rare...
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