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The elections to 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...
Two US warships sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Monday, a US official said, a move likely to anger Beijing at a time of...
The prices of most of the shares on both the bourses witnessed a downward trend in the early hour of trading on Monday as risk-averse investors continued their selling spree....
Former Eden Mohila College principal Mahfuza Chowdhury Parveen has been found dead in her flat at Science Laboratory area in Dhaka in what police believe is a murder. Police believe...
Hungarian women with four children or more will be exempted for life from paying income tax, the prime minister has said, unveiling plans designed to boost the number of babies...
The board of directors of Green Delta Insurance Limited has recommended 10 per cent cash and 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018, said...
The authorities have deferred some SSC and equivalent examinations of all boards due to Biswa Ijtema, the congregation of Tabligh Jamaat. Professor Muhammad Ziaul Haque, who heads the inter-board coordination...
Five leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Jubo League were killed in a collision between a truck and a private car on Rupsha bridge bypass road at...
Mahindra & Mahindra, a part of the $20.70-billion Mahindra Group, is planning to further expand its business in Bangladesh. The Indian multinational automaker has an ambitious goal to expand its...
The board of directors of Prime Insurance Company has recommended 10 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018, said an official discourse on Sunday. The...
Investors should increase their leverage on goals and strategies of global brands to ensure that workers in Bangladesh ready-made garment (RMG) factories get living wages, a latest report opined. According...
Some listed multinational companies (MNCs) have witnessed a continuous rise in their share prices over the last 10 sessions. The share prices rose as high as 34.73 per cent from...
The board of directors of Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation Limited has recommended 25 per cent cash and 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31,...
British Prime Minister Theresa May has rejected the idea of targeting a customs union with the European Union, pouring cold water on hopes from some that she could shift her...
Talks between congressional Republicans and Democrats aimed at averting another US government shutdown have broken down without agreement. The negotiators were hoping for a deal by Monday to give Congress...
India's H-Energy has proposed exporting re-gasified LNG to Bangladesh to help run a state-owned 800-megawatt (MW) combined cycle power plant at Rupsha in the southern Khulna region. In its proposal...
The telecom regulator has designated Grameenphone as a Significant Market Player (SMP) in an attribution that may lead to several strategic moves to curb its dominance in the local telecom...
Bangladesh has been found the sixth least cyber-secure among 60 countries covered in a study. Around 35.91 per cent mobile phones and 19.07 per cent computers of the country were...
The Payra Port Authority (PPA) last month signed a deal with Belgian firm 'Jan De Nul' for capital dredging of the port's main access channel. The dredging of the 75-kilometre...
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal instructed on Sunday the customs authorities to scan all export and import products at entry and exit points. He also directed them to conduct physical...
Mahindra & Mahindra, a part of the $20.70-billion Mahindra Group, is planning to further expand its business in Bangladesh. The Indian multinational automaker has an ambitious goal to expand its...
RANGPUR, Feb 10: The production of meat has exceeded its target in Rangpur division during the last five years. According to Divisional Livestock office, Rangpur sources, around 3.4 million tonnes...
JOYPURHAT, Feb 10: Garlic peasants of Joypurhat district are optimistic of bumper output this season as they have been provided with all sorts of necessary agro-inputs during sowing seeds. According...
SYLHET, Feb 10: Work on the much- talked about Sylhet-Tamabil-Jaflong highway has been started. The project worth Tk 1.98 billion was approved at the ECNEC in June last year. Accordingly,...
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza is confident his team can break their drought in New Zealand during the upcoming series, even without their talismanic all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, reports AFP. Shakib...
As US and Russia compete within UN on backing opposing factions, another colonel shifts side in support of Guaido, reports Al Jazeera. The United States has presented a draft resolution...
Awami League (AL) candidate Syeda Zakia Noor Lipi has been elected uncontested to the Kishoreganj-1 parliamentary seat previously represented by her brother late public administration minister Syed Ashraful Islam. Returning...
People of poorer countries move to developed countries for better livelihood, socioeconomic condition and shelter. They migrate to other countries through both official and unofficial channels. In worst circumstances like...
It has now been just over 100 years since the opening of the Paris Peace Conference, which produced the Treaties of Versailles, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Trianon, and Sèvres, bringing an end...
In the wake of the news that some $5.0 billion dollars were whisked out of the country's currency market in 2015, the new Finance Minister's decision to appoint audit and...
We might not like it but Bangladesh once again has found itself in the list of the most corrupt countries of the world. According to the latest Transparency International Bangladesh...
The circular issued by the country's central bank late last week on revision of the policy guideline for writing off loans is unlikely to produce any impact on an otherwise...
The issue of appropriate skill development surfaced again on last Saturday when the pharmaceutical industry honchos told the Samson H Chowdhury Conference that they were still dependent on expatriate professionals,...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan broke the silence over what he has rightly termed Hercules mystery. No, the Roman hero and god, equivalent of Greek hero Heracles, is not reborn on...
Some 90 new books were introduced at Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela on Sunday, the tenth day of the month-long book fair. A total of 218 books were released the day...
In the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF), a record amount of Tk 70 million was collected as value added tax (VAT). The DITF ended on Saturday which witnessed an...
The schedule for the election to Dhaka University’s Central Student Union (DUCSU) will be announced on Monday. The university made the announcement in a statement on Sunday, reports bdnews24.com. After...
35.91 per cent mobile phones and 19.07 per cent computers in the country are attacked by malware, said a UK-based study. The study also stated that Bangladesh was the 6th...
Climate experts on Sunday stressed the need for tackling the adverse impacts of climate change to sustain the momentum of current economic growth. Calling upon the enhancement of internal capacity...
A Chattogram court has sentenced a man to death for the rape and murder of a 10-year-old child in Chattogram’s Hathazari. Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 Judge Motahir Ali...
Registration of motorised vehicles in the country has witnessed a steep rise since the fiscal year 2015-16 (FY16), thanks to the growing economy. A total of 381,181 motorised vehicles were...
A Dhaka court on Sunday asked the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to again submit its report by March 13 over a case filed regarding the incident of cyber heist of...
A fire broke out in a motorcycle showroom in the city's Bangsal area on Sunday afternoon. The fire engulfed the Makimpur outlet at around 2:35pm, said Dana Mia, an operator...
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted dry weather with partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country in next 24 hours commencing at 9:00am on Sunday. However, light to moderate fog may...
Thousands of people have been evacuated from a New Zealand town as firefighters battle a wildfire stoked by winds in the country's South Island. The blaze, which began six days...
State Minister for the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief Enamur Rahman on Sunday expressed that the government remains prepared round the clock to face any natural disasters. He came...
Stocks slipped back to the red on Sunday as risk-averse investors went on selling binge on large-cap shares. Market analysts said stocks fell as investors opted for booking profit on...
Over 100 shanties were gutted in a devastating fire at three slums in Rail gate area of Chattogram city on Saturday night. Three firefighting units from Chandanpur, Agrabad and Bayzid...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development (LGRD) and Cooperatives to work out a master plan for every upazila for protecting cultivable lands and...
The country’s electronics giant Walton Group has clinched a total of three awards under three different categories at the just-concluded Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF-2019). Walton Hi-Tech Industries Limited, a...
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