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Four soldiers were killed when a military helicopter crashed in a residential neighbourhood on the Asian side of Istanbul on Monday, the governor of Turkey’s biggest city said. The helicopter...
CHATTOGRAM: Authorities are all set to install the Mass Water Transport (MWT) system in the port city, the first one in the country, with waterbuses to ferry the airport-bound passengers...
The state-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has a plan to procure four large oil-tankers and two bulk carriers each having capacity between 80,000 and 125,000 dead-weight tonnes (DWT), officials said...
The revenue board has extended the duty benefits covering the import of raw materials and equipment for local production of computer spare parts, accessories, and other digital products. Last week,...
The exchange rate of the Bangladesh Taka (BDT) depreciated significantly against the US dollar on Monday, mainly due to higher demand for the greenback in the market for settling the...
The western retailers' platform Accord has proposed a 281-day plan before it hands over its ongoing safety-related function in the country's readymade garment sector to a relevant authority, officials said....
It happens sometimes. Media reports on banks contain information that is partly or wholly untrue. In some cases the information is true but the interpretation given is incorrect. In particular,...
The country's conservationists, especially the activists engaged in campaigns to save rivers, will surely take heart from the ongoing government drive to recover the grabbed river banks. Spurred by a...
The Planning Commission is at a critical juncture insofar as implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) goes. Not that the travails are anything new at this time of the...
Samsung has brought the most anticipated smartphone ‘Galaxy M10’, designed specifically for the millennial lifestyle, in Bangladesh market. The smartphone comes with infinity-V display and powerful features such as dual...
NAOGAON, Feb 11: With arrival of bone chilling cold across Siberia and other countries, the migratory birds have started coming to vast water body in Mohadebpur upazila, a sanctuary for...
BOGURA, Feb 11: Bamboo artisans, who have no cropland of their own, are passing hardship time with the ancestral profession for last few years. The consumers preferred to use "duli"...
SYLHET, Feb 11: Winter vegetables of different kinds were cultivated on 102,544 hectares of land in Sylhet division during the current season. The vegetables include gourd, sweet gourd, radish, bean,...
The 4th Inter-University Badminton Tournament will begin on February 15 on the East West University (EWU) campus in the capital, reports UNB. About 100 teams from 40 universities will participate...
The state of health of the country's banking sector has not been good for quite some time. If the banks can be compared to the blood circulation system of a...
In November 2001, the Doha Development Round (widely known as Doha Development Agenda) was commenced at the 4th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference held in the beautiful capital city...
Among the major aims of economic policy for Bangladesh, economic growth has a high priority. Reaching the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth target has led to increased industrialisation and initiation...
Not only will the World Bank (WB) select a new leader in April, but the chosen one must then work over-time to prevent increasing disillusionment among less developed countries (LDCs)....
The government has drafted a law stipulating punishment for cruelty to animals like tethering a dog without giving it the scope to move for 24 straight hours or more. The...
Nominations opened last week for the World Bank presidency, one of the most powerful and important jobs in the international system. Many commentators have assumed that US President Donald Trump's...
Some 128 new books were introduced at Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela on Monday, the eleventh day of the month-long book fair. With the latest additions, a total of 1,531 books...
The total electricity bill arrears as of October 2018 stood at around Tk 68.83 billion, said State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid at the parliament on...
British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BAT Bangladesh) has announced the opportunity for enjoying maternity leave of nine months for the female employees of the organisation. Shehzad Munim, managing director of the...
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) on Monday destroyed a total of 2,000 water jars at different hotels and restaurants across the capital for selling untreated and unhygienic drinking water....
Central African Republic (CAR) has sought Bangladesh’s cooperation, especially in the fields of military training and agriculture, according to a report on UNB. Central African Republic Defence Minister Marie-Noëlle Koyara...
Uber, the world's largest ridesharing company, has announced its the launch of operations in Sylhet, the third city in the country where people will enjoy the services. After Dhaka and...
Four youths were arrested on Monday for vandalising an idol of Hindu goddess Saraswati at Tingao village of Bandar Upazila in Narayanganj. The arrestees have been identifies as Sujon, 22,...
Forty-nine nominations have been submitted for the 50 seats reserved for women in the 11th national parliament. Though the BNP could have received one seat, in accordance with the rules...
The elections of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and its hall unions for 25 posts will be held on March 11. Chief Returning Officer Prof Mahfuzur Rahman announced the...
The cost of Hajj package for 2019, through both public and private providers, has been hiked for the second year in a row, according to a bdnews24.com report. As per...
Malaysia's Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased 3.1 per cent year-on-year (y/y) in 2018, supported by the expansion of manufacturing and electricity sector, official statistics showed on Monday. Malaysian Statistics Department...
At least three people, including a woman, have died and another woman has been injured after a car rammed a covered van in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj district. The accident...
Indian shares fell on Monday, in line with broader Asian markets, as global growth worries, including the US-China tariff war, and lacklustre domestic earnings muted sentiment. MSCI’s broadest index of...
Stocks extended their losing streak for the second straight sessions on Monday as risk-averse investors continued their selling binge on large-cap shares. Market analysts said stocks fell as shaky investors...
Agroho has organised a free medical camp at its regional office at Nabinagar area in Savar upazila of Dhaka. Dalia Rahman, chairperson of the organisation, inaugurated the day-long camp on...
Chittagong City Corporation Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin said recently the opening of the Philippines visa centre in the port city would embolden the ties between the two countries. He was...
Dhaka Bank Limited has recently signed a corporate medical services agreement with United Hospital at the hospital’s corporate office. Under the agreement, Dhaka Bank employees and their dependents, signature and...
The United States is likely just weeks away from starting the withdrawal of ground troops from Syria ordered by President Donald Trump, the top US commander overseeing American forces in...
A suspected drug pedlar was killed in a reported gunfight between two groups of drug traders at Rautha village in Charghat upazila of Rajshahi in the early hours of Monday....
Two domestic workers have been accused in the case over the murder of former Eden College Principal Mahfuza Chowdhury Parveen. The victim’s husband, former Chhatra League leader Ismat Quadir Gama,...
The High Court has directed the authorities concerned to conduct a survey to determine how much cow milk, dairy products, and cow fodder containing bacteria, antibiotic, lead, and pesticides are...
Pro-BNP lawyer ASM Badrul Anwar has been elected president and Pro-Awami League lawyer Ayub Khan secretary in the Chittagong Bar Association (CBA) election. Chief Election Commissioner Anwarul Haque Chowdhury announced...
Square Toiletries Limited has recently arranged its ‘Annual Sales Conference- 2019’ at the ballroom of Hotel Sea Palace in Cox’s Bazar. Anjan Chowdhury, Managing Director of the company inaugurated the...
English singer and songwriter Dua Lipa won best new artist, while country star Kacey Musgraves took home album of the year at the 61st Grammy Awards on Sunday. Musgraves clinched...
Asian shares started the week on the backfoot as investors were unable to shake off worries about global growth, US politics and the Sino-US trade war, keeping the safe-haven dollar...
Indonesian police have apologised and pledged disciplinary action after officers draped a live snake around the neck of a suspect to persuade him to confess during an interrogation session in...
Oil prices fell by around 1 per cent on Monday as drilling activity in the United States, the world’s largest oil producer, picked up and financial markets were pulled down...
La Liga leaders Barcelona handed Real Madrid more hope in the title race as they drew 0-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, only avoiding defeat thanks to some outstanding saves...
The board of directors of IPDC Finance has recommended 7.0 per cent cash and 8.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018, said an official...
Sudanese security forces used tear gas on Sunday to break up a crowd of hundreds of people, mostly young women, demonstrating against the detention of women arrested at previous protests,...
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