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The government's recent move to embark on a massive dredging project for 10 rivers in the country's northeastern haor areas is a pragmatic step. It could not have been better...
A truck-driver's helper was killed as a bus ran him over at Ramakantapur in Shalikha upazila on Magura-Jessore road on Friday. Rabiul Islam, officer-in-charge of Shalikha Police Station, said...
Asian stocks were mostly lower Friday after North Korea fired off another missile over Japan, ratcheting up geopolitical tensions and denting investor sentiment. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged...
Arsenal and Cologne are facing disciplinary proceedings by European football's governing body UEFA after 20,000 fans of the German club descended on London, reports CNN. Labelled as "sporadic disorder"...
'Kunming Initiative', a part of Belt and Road Initiative, was originally developed by Chinese scholars. It is a modern version of the Silk Road. The 'Kunming Initiative' came under focus...
There is no argument that 'Information Technology' (IT) plays a growing role in our daily activities. According to the Internet World Statistics report of 2015, more than three billion people...
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut Friday said hopes to see a society which does not need feminism, after clarifying the fact that she is not a ‘man-hater’. The National Award-winning...
The current year, 2017, marks the 200th anniversary of David Ricardo's Theory of Comparative Advantage. It was in April in 1817 when the classical economist Ricardo's book titled Principles of...
A Jubo Dal leader was killed and another injured when a bus hit a motorbike on Dhaka-Aricha road at Jorpool of Savar on Friday. The deceased was identified as...
Police arrested 63 alleged drug traders and users from the city’s different areas in last 24 hours till 6:00 am on Friday. Police and detectives started anti-narcotics drive at...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka on Saturday for New York to attend the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The prime minister will leave Dhaka...
A sitar owned and played by George Harrison is going to be auctioned in the United States, reports BBC. The instrument, purchased from a shop on London's Oxford Street...
A Bangladeshi cattle trader was killed and another injured by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Bamaldal border point in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat. Lt Col...
Experts believe snout-fair, dowsabel and percher are among 30 "lost" words which are still in current use, reports BBC. Snout-fair is a word for handsome, dowsabel means "lady-love", and...
Government’s initiatives to build a rail link between Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar progress. Two agreements in this connection were signed Thursday and another will be signed Saturday. The government...
Carbon dating shows an ancient Indian manuscript has the earliest recorded origin of the zero symbol, reports BBC. The Bakhshali manuscript is now believed to date from the...
A 25-day old newborn is among three more Rohingyas who joined scores of injured refugees being treated at Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) on early Friday. Saiful Arman,...
The driver of a covered van was killed and three other people sustained injuries in a road accident at Kalihati upazila of Tangail on Friday. The identity of the...
A young man was found slaughtered in a timber shop at Dubisaybar Bandar bazar in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur on Friday. The deceased was identified as Uzzal Mollah, son...
Russia’s technical safety watchdog Rosstandart said on Friday that Mercedes-Benz planned to recall 8,404 cars sold in Russia due to possible technical issues. The company will recall 8,346 cars...
A young journalist at the Financial Times (FT) was dragged into a river and killed by a crocodile whilst holidaying in Sri Lanka, the BBC reported on Friday. Paul...
The written test for admission into first-year honours for the session 2017-2018 under Ga-Unit of the University of Dhaka (DU) was held at 53 on-and off-campus sites on Friday. ...
US space agency NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will end its groundbreaking 13-year mission to Saturn on Friday with a meteor-like plunge into the ringed planet’s atmosphere, transmitting data until the final...
US President Donald Trump said he was "fairly close" to a deal with congressional leaders to preserve protections for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants living illegally in America. ...
Myanmar insisted on Friday it was not barring aid workers from Rakhine State, where a counter-insurgency campaign has sparked an exodus of Muslim Rohingya refugees, but said authorities on the...
Alexis Sanchez on Thursday scored a stunning goal as Arsenal came from behind to beat Cologne in a Europa League match delayed for an hour following crowd trouble. Chilean...
CHITTAGONG, Sep 14: As many as 0.4 million Rohingya people have entered Cox's Bazar and Bandarban hill district since August 25. Another 0.1 million people are waiting in the no...
The National Board of Revenue has waived 15 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on import of iron and steel-made Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders.To this effect, the revenue board...
A violent feud between South African metre taxi drivers and ride-hailing services Uber and Taxify escalated with another three vehicles torched using petrol bombs, police said on Thursday. Drivers...
Experts at a programme emphasised Thursday on initiating energy-efficient technologies in power sector to meet growing electricity demand with reduced consumption.They also said coal-based 'high efficiency and low emission' power...
MINSK, Sept 14 (BBC): Russia and Belarus have launched a large-scale joint military exercise, called Zapad-2017, which has made nearby Nato countries nervous.It is one of Russia's biggest military exercises...
LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters): Oil prices rose on Thursday, building on recent gains after forecasts for stronger oil demand by the International Energy Agency (IEA).Brent crude LCOc1 was up 40...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Sept 14: Schools, madrasahs, dwellings and some government and non-government structures of Chapainawabganj Sadar are in a serious threat of collapse after receding floodwater.Around 150 bighas of cropland under...
SYLHET, Sept 14: Speakers at a rally on community policing stressed strict measures against drug and militant activities with a target to keeping the law and order situation normal and...
COX'S BAZAR, Sept 13 (Agencies): A group of diplomats, stationed in Dhaka, visited on Wednesday the Rohingyas who have taken shelter in Bangladesh.Sixty-three representatives, including ambassadors and high commissioners of...
A woman was hacked to death allegedly by her son at Tutkhali village of Benapole in Sharsha upazila over family dispute on Thursday morning. Locals said Bappi Rahman, 19,...
LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters): Oil prices rose on Wednesday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) said the global oil surplus was starting to shrink due to robust global demand and...
BARCELONA, Sept 13 (AP): Lionel Messi finally added Italy great Gianluigi Buffon on his long, long list of vanquished goalkeepers.Messi struck two shots past Buffon to lead Barcelona to a...
JAKARTA, Sept 13 (Reuters): Indonesia has issued new regulations aimed at curbing money laundering and terror-related financing across a broader range of financial service providers, including money changers, credit card...
FRANKFURT, Sept 13 (Reuters): A fixation on electric cars risks damaging Europe's auto supplies industry and handing jobs to China, the region's car parts manufacturers warned at the Frankfurt motor...
RANGPUR, Sept 13: The farmers of Rangpur division are showing more interest in commercial cultivation of lemon due to handsome profit. Earlier, most of the farmers of the region cultivated...
SYLHET, Sept 13: Under the Second Rural Transport Improvement Project (RTIP-II) of World Bank financing, repair work of the five -year pilot project on the 35km long Sylhet-Gachhbari GC-Kanaighat Upazila...
Volkswagen AG and its Chinese joint ventures FAW-Volkswagen and SAIC Volkswagen will recall 4.86 million vehicles due to issues with air bags supplied by bankrupt auto parts maker Takata Corp,...
The US federal budget deficit recorded a slightly larger in August than a year ago, while the deficit through the first 11 months of this budget year is well above...
The first-year honors admission tests of Dhaka University (DU) for academic session 2016-2017 will begin on Friday with the entry exam for the Business Studies faculty under "Ga-Unit" (C unit). ...
Removing trade disputes and irregularities for improving the trading environment between the two neighbouring countries figured high as a joint working group on Bangladesh-India trade began talks in Dhaka Wednesday....
WHAT characteristics of an individual make him/her a leader? While there have been many studies regarding this matter, experts suggest that the most efficient way to analyse this is using...
'Converge, Connect and Conquer' with this theme in mind the Youth Thinkers' Society Bangladesh (YTSB), an organisation run by young minds, held its first International Model United Nations conference in...
For years, people want a secured way to facilitate their transaction, payment, title transfer etc. With the advancement of technology, we have seen many changes within financial industry to ensure...
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices will be 'affordable' and 'stable' in the medium term, prime minister's energy adviser assured the businesspeople to allay their worry about pricing of the upcoming...
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