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Two people, including a leader of Islami Andolon Bangladesh, were killed and two others injured when a private car collided with a truck at Chhatiantola in Jessore sadar upazila early...
Volkswagen is actively working on deals to sell non-core assets accounting for as much as 20 per cent of the German carmaker’s annual revenues, The Wall Street Journal quoted its...
FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli after he gestured with his middle finger during England's match against Slovakia on Monday. Television pictures showed Alli's gesture...
Australians have handed in nearly 26,000 firearms in the nation's first gun amnesty since its landmark response to a mass shooting in 1996, reports BBC. The amnesty began on...
Bangladesh has decided to create a database of Myanmar refugees by collecting biometric details from the hundreds of thousands arriving through various points of its southeast border, reports bdnews24.com. ...
Amid a dramatic increase in the number of refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar’s Northern Rakhine state, UNHCR Friday called for urgent action to address the prime causes of the recent...
Adobe Systems has introduced a gender pay parity policy in India as well as globally to achieve 100 per cent pay parity between male and female employees across levels, reports...
Stephen King adaptations have a spotty track record, and grading on that curve, "It" delivers -- a creepy, smartly cast retelling of this ode to deep-seated fears and adolescence, which...
There has been an alarming feature of labour market dynamics in developing countries. There is a substantial size of youth population in the age bracket of 15-24, who are not...
On July 31, 2017, ministers, senior government officials, businesses, representatives of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and development partners gathered at the Fourth Consultation of the UN High Level Panel on Water...
Hurricane Harvey has caused unprecedented natural hazard in Texas state of the United States. Nature became furious, as could be seen from destruction of trees and houses leaving many house-owners...
Denmark has announced to provide $US 3.2 million to support the Rohingya refugees coming to Bangladesh fleeing persecution in Myanmar, reports UNB. Danish Ambassador to Bangladesh Mikael Hemniti Winther...
LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters): Oil prices steadied on Friday after almost a week of sharp rises as Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful storms in a century, drove towards...
They call it community fridge. It is not because the fridge is used for storing foods for many users under a communal system. Rather, those storing foods there do so...
How much time does a national policy, approved by the cabinet, needs to be implemented? This question is troubling enough as the draft National Policy on Older Persons, okayed by...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 08 (BSS): Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) should be committed to taking its banking services to the doorsteps of the farmers for elevating their living and livelihood condition....
A central bank study has observed that the bank profitability is more sensitive to non-performing loans (NPLs) and expenditure-income ratio than it is to liquidity in the country. The...
Huge explosives, including 17 bombs, 30 hand grenades and 10 kg gunpowder, were recovered from the suspected militant hideout at Mirpur’s Mazar Road in Dhaka as Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)...
Asian shares mostly slipped Friday as worries remained about the damage from Hurricane Irma in the US, as well as lingering fears about ballistic missile launches and nuclear weapons in...
Three women and a child were killed and at least five others were injured in a trawler capsize at Lambabag of Khwai River in the district on Thursday night. Among...
A police constable was killed and four other people were injured in a road accident at Charbakar area on Comilla-Sylhet highway in Debidwar upazila of Comilla district on Thursday night....
Hurricane Irma hurtled toward Cuba and the Bahamas on Friday after leaving a trail of devastation in the Caribbean, while an anxious South Florida and Miami prepared for what could...
The vital road on the right side of the Shishu Park has lately been causing immense trouble and annoyance to transport operators. On days, especially on weekly and national holidays,...
The lightning in the sky, that is sometimes followed by the sound of thunder; travelling down all the way from the high heavens is one of the few mysteries to...
The international community has recognised Bangladesh's unique success in reducing poverty. Even World Bank President Jim Yong Kim had words of praise for the country for its headway in poverty...
Excursions on Eid holidays are fast picking up in Bangladesh. Tour operators once used to rue the travel-loving people's reluctance to make trips to tourist spots during the three or...
The partition of the Indian Subcontinent 70 years ago, when the British rule ended in August 1947, has generated much interest in the American and British press and television recently....
Different organisations of teachers have been on the streets for several months pressing for implementation of the demand to nationalise education. We remember the retired education secretary, Nazrul Islam Khan,...
The theme of the International Literacy Day this year is: `Literacy in a Digital World'. The decision to celebrate a day highlighting literacy was taken at the meeting of education...
SYDNEY, Sept 08 (BBC): Australians have handed in nearly 26,000 firearms in the nation's first gun amnesty since its landmark response to a mass shooting in 1996.The amnesty began on...
Extreme poverty remains one of the world's biggest challenges. According to the United Nations, 767 million people live in extreme poverty around the world. Although world society has managed to...
Pakistan’s Habib Bank agreed to pay $225 million to settle an enforcement action brought against it by US administration for infringing laws designed to combat illicit money transfers. The...
When Indonesia declared independence from Dutch rule in 1945, the country's founder, Sukarno, called on his people to build a nation that would "stand in strength," eternally united. That mantra...
The meteoric rise of Sloane Stephens continues. Stephens, who has jumped more than 900 positions in the world rankings in a month, on Thursday reached her first major final,...
There once was a general view that you had to choose either to promote jobs and economic growth or to protect the planet, and that these options were in tension,...
Mexico decided to expel North Korean ambassador, giving him 72 hours to leave the country, in protest against the DPRK’s sixth nuke test on Sunday. Secretariat of Foreign Affairs...
At least 29 people have died after the most powerful earthquake to hit Mexico in a century struck off the country's southern coast. The magnitude-8.1 quake, which was felt...
The United States has acknowledged the burden on Bangladesh as it shelters hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people fleeing persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, reports bdnews24.com. “I know it...
Google is in the final stages of acquiring all or part of smartphone maker HTC, says CNBC quoting a Taiwanese news outlet called Commercial Times. The news follows a...
A handheld device can identify cancerous tissue in 10 seconds, according to scientists at the University of Texas. They say it could make surgery to remove a tumour quicker, safer...
An immense black hole 100,000 times bigger than the sun has been discovered at the heart of the Milky Way, reports foxnews.com. The enormous void, which lies around 25,000...
UAE mobile operator Etisalat has launched a new mobile service targeting young people in the country. While not officially launched, ads on YouTube have been launched for Swyp.ae,...
Doctors in the western Indian state of Gujarat have successfully extracted seven teeth from a one-month old infant, reports BBC. "The baby is doing fine now," dental surgeon Dr...
A case was filed against 400 people in connection with a factional clash of Awami League in Kushtia over establishing supremacy that left two people dead and 20 injured. ...
Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence suggested the devastating hurricanes in Texas and approaching Florida were signs of “Mother Nature’s rage and wrath” at America for electing Donald Trump and not believing...
Two motorcyclists were killed as a bus hit them on Akhtaruzzaman flyover at GEC area of Chittagong city on Friday noon. The identities of the deceased could not be...
A 30-year-old woman was killed and 13 others were injured as two buses collided head-on at Kashem intersection in the west side of Bangabandhu bridge approach road in Kamarkhand upazila...
A new blood test from Roche and Foundation Medicine has shown it can accurately measure the number of mutations within a tumour, potentially helping to predict which patients may respond...
The British public’s expectations for inflation remained stable in the three months to early August, a Bank of England survey showed on Friday, despite this year’s rise in price growth...
An earthquake of magnitude 8.1 struck off the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, killing at least six people and triggering small tsunami...
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