Two people, including a bank official, were killed when a private car plunged into a ditch by the Hatikumrul-Banpara highway at Harinchara Bazar in Ullapara Upazila of Sirajganj district on...
Bangladesh may have stumbled to an agonising defeat against New Zealand in their second World Cup match on Wednesday but support for the Tigers in their two matches in London...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged expatriate Awami League leaders and activists to fight back against the false propaganda spread abroad by the BNP-Jamaat-e-Islami nexus. The Awami League president made...
Rights shares subscription of IPDC Finance is set to begin on July 10, aiming to raise a capital worth Tk 1.41 billion. Rights subscription of the non-bank financial institution will...
Net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country’s power sector in the past calendar year reached over six times that of the previous year. Statistics available with Bangladesh...
Neymar will miss the 2019 Copa America on home soil after rupturing a ligament in his ankle during Brazil's 2-0 friendly win over Qatar in Brasilia, according BBC. The Paris...
Theresa May joins D-Day veterans in northern France for a second day of events to mark the 75th anniversary of the Normandy invasion, BBC. A lone piper played to mark...
Mexican and US officials are set to resume talks in Washington on Thursday aimed at averting an imposition of tariffs on Mexican goods, with President Donald Trump saying “not enough”...
A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members at Fakirganj in Pirganj upazila of Thakurgaon district early Thursday, reports UNB. The deceased...
Share of transport and communication sector in the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropped marginally in the current fiscal year, according to the provisional estimation of the Bangladesh Bureau of...
At least 21 people have lost their lives in road accidents in eight districts of Bangladesh during Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations. Six people were killed in Faridpur, four in Lalmonirhat, two in...
Low profile and fundamentally weak companies dominated the primary market as 13 entities and one mutual fund raised Tk 5.71 billion through IPOs in the current fiscal year. The Dhaka...
The rupee will fall further against the US dollar over the next 12 months than previously thought, hit by slowing growth momentum and an escalating global trade war that has...
New Zealand held their nerve under the floodlights to beat Bangladesh by two wickets in a dramatic low-scoring Cricket World Cup match at The Oval on Wednesday. The Black Caps...
Rohit Sharma guided India to a six-wicket win over South Africa at a vibrant Rose Bowl in the eighth match of the ICC World Cup cricket on Wednesday. Man-of-the-match Rohit...
WASHINGTON, June 05: A majority of Americans say they think Donald Trump is going to win a second term, according to a CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, even...
Tigers gave New Zealand a target of 245 to chase after being put in to bat first in the ninth match of the ICC men’s cricket World Cup at The...
A total of 568 Eid congregations were held in the capital under two city corporations on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, reports BSS. Of those, 298 Eid congregations were held under...
CAIRO, June 05 (Reuters): Militants attacked a checkpoint and killed eight security personnel on Wednesday in north Sinai where Egyptian forces have long been battling Islamists, state media said. Five...
President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday said that there is no room for hatred, spite, violence and localism in Islam as it upholds the spirit of human values, mutual coexistence,...
MOSCOW, June 05 (Reuters): China’s Alibaba and Russia’s RDIF sovereign wealth fund will each invest $100 million in a Russian joint venture, RDIF said in a statement on Wednesday. RDIF...
The Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims, was celebrated in the country on Wednesday amid religious fervour and enthusiasm after a month-long fasting, reports UNB. The day...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader called upon all on Wednesday to make united efforts to turn the country into a ‘Sonar Bangla’ under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh...
Forty bodies have been pulled from the River Nile in the Sudanese capital Khartoum following a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests, opposition activists said on Wednesday, reports BBC. Doctors linked...
The US internet advertising industry is projected to hit $160 billion by 2023 from $107 billion last year, led by fast-growing categories like mobile video with Alphabet Inc’s Google and...
An incident of ramming car into people offering Eid prayers has been happened in India on Wednesday. At least 17 devotees were injured in the car attack. According to media...
Three Islamic State (IS) militants were killed Wednesday in an airstrike by the US-led coalition aircraft in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, the Iraqi military said, according to Xinhua. Acting...
Gor-e-Shahid Baro Maidan in Dinajpur and Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj hosted two of the largest Eid congregations in the country on Thursday, reports UNB. While 0.6 million devotees took part...
CHURU, India: Hospitals across the desert state of Rajasthan reported a surge in heatstroke cases Tuesday as fierce temperatures kept up for a fourth day across northern India, report agencies....
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury paid a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Wednesday. The Speaker met the President after exchanging greetings with him on the occasion...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia spent around two hours with her relatives and took food they cooked for her on the Eid-ul-Fitr day on Wednesday. Seven relatives of the BNP chief...
At least six people were killed after a passenger bus hit a roadside tree in the Sadar upazila of Faridpur on Wednesday. The identities of the victims could not be...
A policeman was killed and three others were injured as a litchi-laden truck hit a battery-run auto-rickshaw carrying them on Nabinagar-Chandra highway of Savar on Wednesday morning, reports UNB. The...
KISHOREGANJ, June 5: The country’s biggest Eid-ul-Fitr congregation was held at Sholakia Eidgah (ground) with participation of thousands of devotees amid four-tier security. The 192nd Eid congregation at historical Sholakia...
MULTAN: At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday in an armed clash between two groups in Jalalpur Pirwala Tehsil of Multan District after Eid prayers. According to details, two...
Police in Australia have raided the headquarters of public broadcaster ABC - the second high-profile probe into news outlets in 24 hours. ABC executives said police searched the corporation’s offices...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has asked for climate justice that needs to be established and demanded compensation and adequate financial and other assistance for adaptation measures,...
Apple Inc will ask developers to position a new “Sign on with Apple” button in iPhone and iPad apps above rival buttons from Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc, according...
If you've bought a luxury leather handbag in Milan or Manhattan recently, chances are high that it was made in Sanjay Leekha's three-storey factory in Faridabad on the outskirts of...
South Africa crawled to 105/5 in 26 overs after Faf du Plessis also joined the procession to the pavilion adding 38 to the score before the Proteas slipped to 87/4...
Mount Everest and its surrounding peaks are increasingly polluted and warmer, and nearby glaciers are melting at an alarming rate that is likely to make it more dangerous for future...
Police recovered the bodies of an elderly man and a woman from the Buriganga River and an under-construction building in Keraniganj of Dhaka district on Wednesday, reports UNB. The deceased...
Kathmandu: Under pressure after a deadly season on traffic-clogged Mount Everest, Nepal is considering tightening access to the world's highest peak, but mountaineering experts fear the proposed changes could amount...
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday greeted everyone on the occasion of Eid -ul-Fitr. “We extend our greetings on the happy occasion of Eid. Eid Mubarak. May the...
Bangladesh head coach Steve Rhodes on Wednesday said they were more confident than ever to face the Kiwis in a neutral venue in their second encounter of the ongoing ICC...
ISLAMABAD: In an unprecedented voluntary move, Pakistan's military has decided to cut the defence budget for the next fiscal year amid an austerity drive launched by the government to solve...
NEW DELHI: Indian officials say they will airdrop mountaineers at a site on a Himalayan mountain where pilots spotted five bodies while searching for a missing team of foreign climbers,...
World shares surged Wednesday after the Federal Reserve signaled it was ready to cut interest rates to support the US economy against risks from trade conflicts, according to AP. But...
More than 200 of the world’s largest listed companies forecast that climate change could cost them a combined total of almost $1.0 trillion, with much of the pain due in...
When a National Red Cross or Red Crescent Society receives a forecast of an imminent extreme weather event, one of their most urgent tasks is to decide what action to...
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