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The contribution of the financial intermediation to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) remained static for the last three years. Provisional estimation of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) showed...
The confusion over the date of Eid stemmed from a lack of good governance, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said. Speaking after paying tribute to the BNP's...
Chinese importers are preparing applications for waivers on import tariffs levied on more than 700 US goods in the Sino-US trade war, after the Ministry of Finance said it would...
Two motorcyclists were killed and another injured after their motorcycle hit a roadside tree in Kotchandpur Upazila of Jhenaidah district on Wednesday morning, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as...
In the rain-hit game on Wednesday, Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 34 runs (DL Method) at the Sophia Garden, Cardiff. Nuwan Pradeep and Lasith Malinga bagged four and three wickets...
US President Donald Trump will join the Queen in Portsmouth to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, on the final day of his UK state visit, according to...
The number of people killed in a crackdown on pro-democracy protests in the Sudanese capital Khartoum has risen to 60, an opposition group says, according to BBC. Members of a...
Annual internet banking transactions in the country dropped significantly in the past year, according to the central bank statistics. It showed that the value of internet banking transaction stood at...
The celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of Muslims, was dampened by incessant rainfall since Wednesday morning, reports UNB. On this day, people usually go out in a festive mood...
In terms of asset value, Bangladesh ranked 10th in Islamic finance market globally. An international report on global Islamic economy showed the scenario which estimated that the country’s Islamic finance...
At least nine people have killed in two separate road crashes in Faridpur and Lalmonirhat districts on Wednesday. Of them, six were killed as a passenger bus hit a tree...
Bangladesh have dealt with the trauma of the Christchurch mosque attacks by becoming closer as a team, coach Steve Rhodes said on Tuesday as his World Cup players prepared to...
Defying increasing criticism from within his own party, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would likely go ahead with new tariffs on imports from Mexico to pressure it...
At least six people were killed after a passenger bus rams into a roadside tree in Faridpur Sadar upazila on Wednesday. The identities of the victims could not be known...
Muslims in Bangladesh are celebrating their biggest religious festival, Eid-ul-Fitr, on Wednesday as Ramadan, the month of reflection and building bridges, has come to an end. Millions of them have...
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today greeted the countrymen as well as the Muslims across the world on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the greatest...
Holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on Wednesday as the Shawwal moon was sighted in Bangladesh sky on Tuesday. The decision was...
Bangladesh and Finland agreed on Tuesday to work together on the issue of climate change as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Finland President Sauli Niinisto held a meeting in Helsinki. ...
Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated across India and also Pakistan Wednesday (June 5), report agencies. In India Jama Masjid Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari informed after the crescent moon was sighted...
Indian politician Mayawati has ended her party's much-talked about alliance with a rival party after their rout in the recent general election, reports BBC. Her Bahujan Samaj Party...
Eidul Fitr will be celebrated on Wednesday in Pakistan as the Shawwal moon was sighted in the country on Tuesday, the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced on the day. The decision...
Sudan's protest movement called Tuesday for fresh rallies and rejected the military rulers' election plan after more than 35 people were killed in what demonstrators called a "bloody massacre" by...
US President Donald Trump said the US and UK have the “greatest alliance the world has ever known” in a news conference with Theresa May, according to BBC. The prime...
BEIJING/WASHINGTON : China warned its companies operating in the United States on Tuesday they could face harassment from US law enforcement agencies, as it also rebuffed U.S. criticism of a...
The Bhutan government is planning to take steps to ensure that the country remains as an exclusive tourist destination, according to a report by https://nenow.in. With Bhutan becoming a mass...
Stuck in long gridlock for hours, a woman gave birth to a baby girl on the road in Tangail on Tuesday morning on her way to Kurigram from Gazipur to...
Virat Kohli's India will unleash their formidable pace attack against beleaguered South Africa when the title contenders open their World Cup campaign on Wednesday. India are the last of the...
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has set his sights on a memorable 200th one-day international as his side chase a second successive World Cup win against New Zealand on Wednesday....
Holidaymakers are thronging the sandy beaches of Cox’s Bazar to enjoy themselves over the nine-day holiday that started Friday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Many of them have already reached...
At least four people have been shot dead by a gunman in Darwin, northern Australia, police say, reports BBC. Eyewitnesses said the gunman entered a motel in an inner suburb...
Aghan bowler Rashid Khan dislodged Sri Lankan opener Kusal Perera who was batting on 78 after 32 overs before rain stopped play in their World Cup match against Afghanistan in...
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Tuesday Donald Trump was a poster boy for far-right activists all over the world, continuing a long-running spat with the US President. "Surely we...
Thousands of people protested in central London on Tuesday against US President Donald Trump’s pomp-laden state visit to Britain, but numbers were far down from the tens of thousands who...
ISLAMABAD: The chief US negotiator on Afghan reconciliation has informed Pakistan that a “substantial progress” has been made during recent talks with the Taliban as he discussed “additional steps” Pakistan...
LONDON, June 04: More than 200 of the world’s largest listed companies forecast that climate change could cost them a combined total of almost $1 trillion, with much of the...
The country’s largest Eidgah ‘Sholakia Maidan’ in Kishoreganj has been prepared for holding the 192nd Eid jamaat on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. “Unprecedented security measures have been taken in and...
WASHINGTON: In its effort to counter China and Russia's prospective influence in South Asia, the United States has introduced a new strategy that aims to strengthen economic and military ties...
Japan Airlines Co Ltd (JAL) may expand a joint venture with Malaysia Airlines to cover US flights and other Asian routes in the future, the Japanese carrier’s president said, reports...
WASHINGTON, June 04: Walmart Inc said on Tuesday it is seeking to attract high school students by offering them a low-cost path to a college degree and will expand an...
A huge tailback was created on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway on Tuesday morning causing acute suffering to the homebound Eid holidaymakers. The 40km jam stretched from Bangabandhu Bridge to Korotia. Tangail...
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is scheduled to inaugurate the third Himalayan Travel Mart – Nepal’s premier international travel and tourism trade show on June 06, 2019. The four...
The US has said China is playing a “blame game,” misrepresenting trade talks between the two countries, according BBC. In a statement, the Trump administration also accused China of “backpedalling”...
The US government is gearing up to investigate whether Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google misuse their massive market power, sources told Reuters on Monday, setting up what could be an...
The deadly brain-damaging Nipah virus has resurfaced in the southern Indian state of Kerala a year after it killed 17 people, state officials said on Tuesday. A 23-year-old student tested...
For a few years now, Google has focused its attention on the Indian market when developing new features for Google Maps. Two-wheeler mode was first introduced in the country,...
A "pumping" patch containing millions of living, beating stem cells could help repair the damage caused by a heart attack, according to researchers. Sewn on to the heart, the 3cm...
A worrying slowdown in India’s economy makes a cut in the Reserve Bank of India’s benchmark interest rate highly likely this week, but analysts say policymakers should also find ways...
NEW DELHI: State-owned Ircon International is looking to expand its footprint in Malaysia and Bangladesh and eyeing a revenue growth of 30%, its chairman, SK Chaudhary said, according to a...
Net interest income of the Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) declined slightly in the past year to Tk 22.20 billion from Tk 22.80 billion in 2017. Statistics available with Bangladesh Bank,...
After a flying start in the ICC Men’s World Cup beating South Africa, Bangladesh are now upbeat ahead of their match against New Zealand on Wednesday at the Oval, London,...
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