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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Bangladesh is giving shelter to Myanmar refugees on humanitarian ground, but not forever. “We have given shelter to them (Myanmar refugees) on...
ROHINGYA crisis, despite being an internal problem of Myanmar, has engulfed Bangladesh as millions of them from the Rakhine State have been fleeing their homes and taking shelter in the...
After a spell of relatively satisfactory progress on economic fronts for a decade or so in terms of economic growth rate, export earnings, remittance, rice output, etc., the Bangladesh economy...
Law Minister Anisul Huq says he believes that a review of the appellate verdict of the 16th Amendment to Bangladesh Constitution can restore the provision that allowed parliament to sack...
There have been many dialogues, researches, plans and master-plans on reducing the intolerable traffic jams routinely faced by city-dwellers in metropolis Dhaka. It was previously claimed that construction of flyovers...
Centre-left party pressure has become a transatlantic malaise, and not necessarily because the centre-right parties possess the magical 21st Century political formulas: they do not, but their status-quo mindedness opens...
The horrible drama of ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims by Myanmar government continues in the Rakhine State. Since August 31 Bangladesh coast guards have found the bodies of more than...
Bangladesh experienced earthquakes for 590 times in the last 17 years, while the number of casualties in these tremors were nine, says the disaster management and relief minister. Mofazzal Hossain...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday received cheques in donation from different ministries, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), and private organisations to her Relief and Welfare Fund. Prime Minister Sheikh...
Hurricane Irma, now a Category 1 storm with top sustained winds of 75 mph, was battering Florida on Monday with continued hurricane-force winds, torrential rain and dangerous storm surges, killing...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Monday said Rohingya crisis should solved diplomatically. “As a neighbouring country, we’ll try diplomatically so that Rohingya people are sent back to their homeland...
The Supreme Court will hear the petition seeking one year time to relocate the building of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on October 5. Chamber Judge of...
Daimler’s Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche on Monday said Mercedes-Benz will offer electric versions of all its models by 2022, converting its Smart city car brand to become fully electric. ...
Oil prices edged up on Monday after the Saudi oil minister discussed possibly extending a pact to cut global oil supplies beyond March 2018 with his Venezuelan and Kazakh counterparts....
The dollar edged higher on Monday, pulling away from last week’s lows against its major rivals after North Korea marked the anniversary of its founding without resorting to any further...
Five Rohingyas, including two men wounded by landmines planted near the Myanmar border, have been admitted to Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH). The five were brought from the...
PEB Steel Alliance Ltd recently signed an agreement with PHP Integrated Steel Mills Ltd in securing a landmark contract for 8400 tonnes, one of the largest in the industry till...
Asian stocks jumped and the dollar strengthened Monday after Hurricane Irma weakened and North Korea marked a weekend holiday with celebrations but refrained from launching more missiles, easing geopolitical tensions....
Bangladeshi citizens deserve faster mobile broadband speeds and improved coverage, connecting more people and providing them a better mobile experience. But for that to happen, the government can’t put in...
The board of directors of Northern Jute Manufacturing Company Limited has recommended 20 per cent cash and 20 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2017,...
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses maintained the upward trend in early hour of trading Monday as investors continued their buying binge on large-cap issues. ...
Using rubbery materials, scientists at the University of Houston have successfully created a new form of stretchable electronics that holds promise in health monitors, medical implants and artificial skins. ...
Lionel Messi on Saturday scored a hat-trick to help see off Espanyol in the Catalan derby and take Barcelona top of La Liga. Messi collected Ivan Rakitic's pass before...
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses saw an upward trend in the first hour of trading Sunday as investors continued their buying binge on sector-wise stocks....
Nearly a dozen cost-intensive mega projects are up for a review for accelerating their execution, as the government nears end of its present term. A high-level meeting scheduled for...
With its hassle-free round-the-clock services, Uber, the world's largest on-demand ride-sharing company, has brought some sort of relief to city commuters, mainly for the middle-class ones, within eight months of...
Human haulers are rising at a faster rate, according to the latest statistics of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA). It showed that some 2,534 new human haulers got...
The Bangladesh government has sold Tk 73.52 billion in savings certificates in the first month of the new fiscal year, a 49 per cent increase over the same period...
Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova starts every day at 6:30am "I like to wake up early. I like to go to bed early," the former world No. 1 ranked...
Meryl Streep has just won her third career Emmy Award, which means she now has three Emmys to go along with her trio of Oscars. Streep prevailed at the 2017...
Bangladesh has reached a new height in Internet communication and services as the government commercially inaugurated the second submarine cable with 1500-gigabit per second (Gbps) bandwidth capacity. Prime Minister...
Rohingya insurgents declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire, starting on Sunday, to enable aid groups to help ease a humanitarian crisis in northwest Myanmar. Nearly 300,000 Rohingya have fled to...
Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI)-designed Bangladesh Investable Market Index (IMI) showed an upward trend in the last month. The monthly review of the index showed that dividend yield of...
South Korea's leading conglomerate SK Group has planned to go for a joint venture with Bangladesh’s TK Group for setting up a petrochemical refinery, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) terminal and...
The commercial launching of second submarine cable, which has a capacity of 1500 Gigabits per second (Gbps) bandwidth is a new chapter in our advancement in the digitisation process. Prime...
Tony Blair has called on the government to introduce a new immigration policy which "reasserts control". When he was prime minister, Mr Blair's government - unlike most EU countries...
Twelve more Rohingyas, including a woman and two teenage girls, who have crossed border with bullet wounds, were admitted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) between Saturday night and Sunday...
An elderly man was hacked to death during a clash over a land-related dispute at Tongibari Upazila of Munshiganj. The incident occurred at Kandapahra village of the Upazila on...
Two AstraZeneca drugs tackling lung cancer in different ways delivered impressive clinical results on Saturday, helping the British group offset July’s big clinical trial setback in the disease. Particularly...
The Board of Directors of Summit Power recommended 30 per cent cash dividend for the 18-month period ended on June 30, 2017. The final approval of the recommendation will...
The government will distribute seeds and fertiliser worth Tk 590 million to struggling farmers who suffered losses in the recent floods. Nearly 550,000 farmers will receive aid under the...
The international community has assured Bangladesh of their support in facing the Rohingya refugee crisis, the foreign minister has said after a meeting with diplomats in Dhaka. AH Mahmood Ali...
Unseeded Sloane Stephens completed a spectacular return from injury by beating fellow American Madison Keys to win the US Open at Flushing Meadows. Stephens, ranked 83rd, beat 15th seed...
Indian Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will soon visit Dhaka to sign an agreement with Bangladesh for diesel exports through pipelines. Dhaka has already agreed to New Delhi's proposal for...
Parts of the city of Miami are under water as Hurricane Irma hit mainland Florida, triggering storm surges across the south of the state. The category four storm with sustained...
President Trump, after much oscillation, decided on August 21 to send more troops in Afghanistan. In a speech before military personnel he said, "My original instinct was to pull out...
India has renegotiated the pricing of liquefied natural gas (LNG) imported from Australia’s Gorgon project to make the imported fuel affordable to price-sensitive domestic customers, oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said...
The core theme of the 7th Five Year Plan (FYP 2016- 20) is 'accelerating Growth, empowering citizens' with strong emphasis on creating more jobs in the economy and accelerating gross...
Drastic fall in rawhide prices has led to smuggling of a significant volume of skins of sacrificial animals this year, sector insiders said. The easy navigation in overflowing rivers...
Wind gusts close to hurricane force are battering islands in Florida's south as Hurricane Irma is due to hit the mainland in the coming hours. Water levels are already...
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