কখনো কি মাথায় এসেছে যে এলাকায় এখন বসবাস, শত বছর আগে সেখানে কী ছিল? দুইশো বছর আগে বা পাঁচশো বছর আগেই বা কী ছিল? এলাকায় তখনো কেউ না কেউ বসবাস...
Two people were killed and four were injured today in a clash between two groups over land dispute at Khodatpur in Ghoraghat upazila under Dinajpur district. The deceased were identified...
Mexico’s president said Monday his country wants to recover a big chunk of money from former Mexican security official Genaro Garcia Luna, who is on trial in New York. President...
Fashion changes rapidly, and the old trend comes back again too. You may have noticed that most of the '90s trends are back in today's fashion. But just shifting to...
The benefits of regular walking are numerous. The 'US Department of Health and Human Services' suggests at least 140 minutes of weekly exercise, which includes walking. It has been shown...
Asian shares were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street indexes finished little changed as investors awaited earnings results from major global companies. Shares rose in Tokyo and Seoul, but fell in...
More landlords are taking Twitter to court over unpaid rent, this time at the social media company’s headquarters in San Francisco and its British offices — the latest sign that...
One day, an old man, a kid, and a wealthy businessman boarded an airliner. An emergency was declared on the plane when a sudden storm started midway. However, there were...
নিউ জিল্যান্ডের ৪১তম প্রধানমন্ত্রী হিসেবে শপথ নিয়েছেন ক্রিস হিপকিন্স। তিনি দেশটির সদ্য সাবেক নেতা জেসিন্ডা অরডার্নের ঘনিষ্ঠ রাজনৈতিক মিত্র। বুধবার রাজধানী ওয়েলিংটনে আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে প্রধানমন্ত্রী হিসেবে নিয়োগ পান ৪৪ বছর বয়সী...
Dhaka once again topped the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality this morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 319 at 9 am...
Labour leader Chris Hipkins was sworn in as New Zealand's prime minister in a formal ceremony on Wednesday, following the resignation of outgoing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern last week, Reuters reports. The Labour...
Magda Linette reacted with disbelief after continuing her dream run into the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday with a stunning 6-3 7-5 victory over former world number one...
A toxic smog engulfs India's capital every winter, as particles from bonfires of crop stubble and vehicle exhausts hang in the air, but New Delhi is enforcing a ban on coal burning from this...
গেল দুই মাসে অভাবনীয়ভাবে রেকর্ড প্রবৃদ্ধি হলেও বৈশ্বিক মন্দার প্রভাবে জানুয়ারি মাসে বাংলাদেশ পোশাক রপ্তানিতে নেতিবাচক ধারায় ফিরতে পারে বলে আশঙ্কা করছেন শিল্প মালিকরা। রপ্তানিকারকদের সংগঠন বিজিএমইএর সভাপতি ফারুক হাসান...
The four-day 15th International Plastic Fair 2023 will kick off in the capital on February 22 to showcase the latest digital printing, packaging and plastic recycling goods and machines. The...
The apex trade body of the apparel sector on Tuesday called on Irish retailer Primark to step up its partnership with local suppliers in product diversification and sustainability. Bangladesh Garment...
Marico Bangladesh reported a 13.1 per cent profit growth year-on-year to Tk 861.51 million in Oct-Dec last year. As a result, the earnings per share rose to Tk 30.93 for...
Simtex Industries saw a moderate decline in earnings per share (EPS) in October-December 2022, compared to the same quarter of the previous year mainly due to increased import costs. It...
Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI) has developed one new jute variety and four cropping technologies which are expected to increase fibre, grain and veggie production, said officials. The state-run research...
The central bank has introduced a new reporting format for banks for submitting a comprehensive risk-management report (CRMR) to avert complexity of timely analysis of the data. To this end,...
Japan has expressed its willingness to hire more technical interns (TIs) from Bangladesh. A visiting team of the International Manpower Development Organisation of Japan (IM Japan) has expressed eagerness during...
Dhaka metro rail company is set to open Pallabi station as a new stop of the MRT-6 today (Wednesday) in a move to gradually make all the nine stations from...
Bangladesh is becoming dependent on coal-based power, as various challenges still remain for development of renewable energy, including inadequate grid infrastructure and lack of robust policies, said a latest report...
A residential apartment block collapsed in the northern Indian city of Lucknow on Tuesday and more than two dozen people were feared to be trapped under the rubble, local police...
The Customs Audit, Modernisation and International Tax Wing has recently conducted a study and prepared a report titled 'Combating Transfer Mispricing: New Avenue for Bangladesh Customs'. As reported by this...
One wonders if the newly drafted Agricultural Marketing Policy is any different from the scores of policies that the government formulates from time to time, many of which either get...
The reported government move under the so-called institutional practice system to allow public hospital and medical college doctors to carry out private practice on the hospital premises after office hours...
A group of environmental scientists led by Alex C. McAlvay of the Institute of Economic Botany at New York Botanical Garden has claimed in a paper recently published in the...
Since the Russia-Ukraine war emerged, global supply chain disruptions led to import price hike, resulting in mismatch between inflows and outflows of foreign currency in many countries including ours. Local...
Gas from Bhola will be added to the national grid next month, said State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid on Tuesday. "We hope that we can...
Pakistan's worst power outage in months became a source of humour for some in the country of 220 million, where an energy network desperately in need of an upgrade can...
Dimension-hopping adventure "Everything Everywhere All at Once" topped the list of films nominated on Tuesday for this year's Academy Awards, securing 11 nominations that include a spot in the prestigious...
Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rauf Talukder has indicated that the current situation of the opening of letters of credit (LCs) will improve within the next one or two months. The...
The Election Commission (EC) will announce the schedule of the election to pick up the 22nd president of Bangladesh on Wednesday. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal, who will be...
টি-টোয়েন্টি বিশ্বকাপের পর বিপিএলেও রানের ধারায় আছেন নাজমুল হোসেন শান্ত। তবে তাকে নিয়ে সমালোচনা কিংবা সামাজিক মাধ্যমে ট্রল থেমে নেই। তিনি নিজে এখন এসবে অনেকটাই মানিয়ে নিয়েছেন। কিন্তু পরিবারের সদস্যদের...
AB Bank Limited recently handed over credit cards with easy terms to the government and MPO teachers in Tungipara. President and managing director of AB Bank handed over the credit...
Poland has officially requested permission from Germany to transfer its Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine where they can help fight Russia's invasion, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak said Tuesday....
Loans committed by China's two main trade policy banks fell to a 13-year low of $3.7 billion in 2021 due to Beijing curtailing funding for large-scale oil projects, a study...
দেশের শীর্ষ ২০ ঋণ খেলাপির তালিকা দেওয়া হয়েছে জাতীয় সংসদে। ব্যাংকে তাদের ঋণ স্থিতির পরিমাণ ১৯ হাজার ২৮৩ কোটি ৯৩ লাখ টাকা। আর মোট খেলাপি ঋণ হচ্ছে ১৬ হাজার ৫৮৭...
নিপা ভাইরাসের সংক্রমণে শরীরে তৈরি হওয়া অ্যান্টিবডি মায়ের কাছ থেকে সন্তানের পাওয়ার প্রথম নজির পেয়েছেন আইসিডিডিআর,বির বিজ্ঞানীরা। এ বিষয়ে তাদের একটি গবেষণাপত্র প্রকাশিত হয়েছে ‘ট্রপিক্যাল মেডিসিন অ্যান্ড ইনফেকশাস ডিজিজেস’ সাময়িকীতে।...
The Universal Pension Management Bill, 2023 was passed in the parliament with the aim to bring the country’s growing elderly population under a universal pension scheme. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa...
একুশের বইমেলা শুরু থেকে বাংলা একাডেমির আয়োজনে হয়ে এলেও এবার সংস্কৃতি সচিব তার মন্ত্রণালয়ের নাম যুক্ত করতে চাওয়ায় দেখা দিয়েছে দ্বন্দ্ব। বইমেলার নীতিমালা এবং দীর্ঘদিন চর্চিত আচারে বাংলা একাডেমিই ‘প্রাণের’...
The total amount of debt to the top 20 defaulters is Tk 192.83 billion while the amount of defaulted loans is Tk 165.87 billion. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal divulged...
দ্বীপ জেলা ভোলায় উত্তোলিত প্রাকৃতিক গ্যাস আগামী মাসেই জাতীয় গ্রিডে আনার খবর দিয়েছেন বিদ্যুৎ, জ্বালানি ও খনিজ সম্পদ প্রতিমন্ত্রী নসরুল হামিদ। তবে পাইপলাইনে নয়, আপাতত সিএনজিতে রূপান্তর করে কন্টেইনারে ভরে...
The Export-Import Bank of China has offered Sri Lanka a two-year moratorium on its debt and said it will support the country's efforts to secure a $2.9 billion loan from...
World Bank (WB) Managing Director for Operations Axel van Trotsenburg on Tuesday reaffirmed the World Bank's strong support for Bangladesh to help achieve its vision of upper-middle income status by...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Tuesday said the government is persistently working to consolidate relations with neighbours for regional stability, shared prosperity, and mutual development. Speaking...
Several senior Ukrainian officials resigned on Tuesday in the biggest leadership shakeup of the war with Russia so far, in what an aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky called an answer...
Transfer of immunity against Nipah virus from mother to child has been confirmed for the first time, according to a latest icddr,b study. Recently, the findings by icddr,b scientists, and...
প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা জেলা প্রশাসকদের খাদ্য উৎপাদন বৃদ্ধির ওপর জোর দেয়ার এবং বিদ্যুৎ ও জ্বালানি সাশ্রয়ের ব্যবস্থা গ্রহণসহ ২৫টি নির্দেশনা বাস্তবায়নের পাশাপাশি শুধু মাত্র প্রয়োজনীয় প্রকল্পই গ্রহণ করতে বলেছেন। তিনি...
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