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The United States is holding direct communications with members of Venezuela’s military urging them to abandon President Nicolas Maduro and is also preparing new sanctions aimed at increasing pressure on...
Miscreants, led by a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader, attacked a post-wedding reception and attempted to abduct the bride in Debidwar Upazila of Cumilla on Friday. The kidnap bid was...
An organisation known as the Sammilito Samajik Andolon has called for Tk 100 million in compensation for Tangail’s Jahalom, who was wrongfully imprisoned for three years. The organisation held a...
Police in a drive rescued five children and arrested a kidnapper from Bhutupukur area in Chapainawabganj sadar upazila on Saturday. Those who rescued are Abdur Rahman, Selim Hossain, Ismail Hossain,...
Auto tempo registration in the country witnessed a significant decline in 2018 compared to that recorded in 2017. A total of 609 auto tempos were registered in 2018, while it...
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said time has come to think globally and work together on how to deal with fake news and rumours on social media platforms...
Businesses having annual turnover of Tk 50 million and above will have to procure tailored Value Added Tax (VAT) processing software from 11 selected companies. The National Board of Revenue...
Women entrepreneurs in small and medium enterprises are facing hurdles mainly due to both limited finances and market access, a study has found. Most women seek easy access to information...
The government has taken a fresh move to find foreign cooperation with tuna-rich countries under government to government partnership to catch tuna fish in the deep-sea. The fisheries department took...
An endangered Sumatran tiger has been killed by another tiger at London Zoo. Male tiger Asim was brought to the zoo from a Danish safari park 10 days ago in...
BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology (BUFT) recently arranged a training workshop programme on quality assurance in higher education and curriculum design. The BUFT organised the two-day training workshop at...
US negotiators are preparing to press China next week on longstanding demands that it reform how it treats American companies’ intellectual property in order to seal a trade deal that...
The owner of US tabloid newspaper the National Enquirer pushed back on Friday against accusations of “extortion and blackmail” from Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, saying its reporting on...
American scientists developed a fabric that can automatically regulate the amount of heat that passes through it, according to a study published recently in the journal Science. The study showed...
At least one person died and 95 injured on Friday following the collision of two trains between Manresa and Sant Vincenç de Castellet in east Spain, the state-owned railway infrastructure...
Former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn will lead an African Union (AU) election observation mission to observe Nigeria's upcoming general polls, an AU official has said. AU Commissioner for Political...
At least 39 people have died and another 27 fallen sick from drinking cheap spurious liquor containing toxic methanol in several villages in the northern India, officials said on Saturday....
A mentally challenged student was killed as a bus hit him at Malek Bazar in Tungipara upazila of Gopalganj district on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Korban Sarder,...
A suspected thief was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Char Uria village in Noakhali Sadar upazila in the early hours of Saturday. The identity of the deceased could not...
Awami League (AL) has picked 41 women as its candidates for the election to the reserved seats of the 11th parliament, which will be held on March 4 next. The...
Bangladesh stalwart Test captain Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of the upcoming New Zealand ODIs due to a finger injury that he sustained during the final of Bangladesh...
The national Vitamin 'A' plus campaign is being observed across the country on Saturday in a bid to feed vitamin-A Plus capsule to children aged between six months to 59...
Oil exporters have not fully recovered from the dramatic oil price shock of 2014, the head of the IMF said on Saturday, and she cautioned against spending money on “white...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel recovered 0.25 million Yaba pills from a picnic bus near Karnaphuli Shah Amanat Bridge area in Chattogram district on Saturday. The elite force also arrested...
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has approved a scheme to reimburse some of the companies who struggled to pay steadily increasing fees for expatriate work permits in 2017 and 2018 and...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a suspected smuggler along with smuggled goods from Ramnagar Sakin area under Kotwali thana in Jashore town on Friday afternoon. The arrestee is...
LankaBangla Finance Limited (LBFL) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with paprii.com for its ‘customer privilege’. Under the MoU, LBFL cardholders will enjoy 15 per cent discount (round...
Representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will visit Sri Lanka in next week to discuss the granting of 1.5 billion US dollar fund facility that was postponed due to...
The country’s health sector is waiting for making a historic landmark as Bangladesh is set to begin kidney transplant from the brain-dead to partially mitigate huge demand of kidney transplant...
Though a significant change is visible regarding helmet use by bike users in the capital, experts think the protective gear many passengers of ridesharing services wear are awfully unsafe and...
Oscar-nominated British actor Albert Finney has died aged 82 after a short illness. He was a five-time Oscar nominee who began his career at the Royal Shakespeare Company before making...
World stocks fell for a third straight day on Friday on pessimism about global economic growth and trade tensions, while the US dollar was on track for its biggest weekly...
US stocks fell for the third straight day on Friday, as skepticism over the United States and China reaching a trade deal before a looming deadline added to concerns over...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested three people along with 0.25 million Yaba tablets from a picnic bus near Karnaphuli Shah Amanat Bridge in Chattogram in...
The European Union’s effort to rewrite two-decade old copyright rules to take into account online platforms such as Alphabet Inc’s Google moved a step forward on Friday when a majority...
US Senator Sherrod Brown sought advice earlier this year from former President Barack Obama about running a 2020 presidential bid, the Democrat told voters on Friday at an event in...
A major project for digitising the country's manually-managed land registration system has remained almost shut for years due to reasons hitherto unknown, officials said. But sources at the Ministry of...
Venezuela should resolve its own matters itself via peaceful talks and China supports the international community’s efforts in this regard, the Chinese foreign ministry said. About 20 European Union nations...
Stocks extended their losing streak for the second straight week that ended on Thursday as investors sold financial shares. Market analysts said most of the investors adopted a 'cautious' stance...
Many savers find themselves in a difficult situation while purchasing national savings certificates (NSCs) via the newly-introduced online database system. Since many of them are not familiar with the online...
The subscription of initial public offering (IPO) of New Line Clothings is set to begin on February 18. Through the IPO, the company will raise a fund worth Tk 300...
The Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2019 experienced a frantic rush of visitors on Friday, a weekly holiday, just before the event concludes today (Saturday). Impact of the enormous crowd...
Supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the country's maiden floating LNG import terminal is expected to increase significantly from this week. This will have a positive impact on overall...
The pace of converting debts of state firms into equity picked up after the government implemented its new pay scale in 2015, officials said. So far, the government has converted...
President Donald Trump said on Friday that US diplomats had a "very productive meeting" with North Korean officials, and he announced his summit later this month with North Korean leader...
The government targets to lower time and cost of overseas trading taking into consideration Singapore's success in this case, sources said. In the World Bank's latest 'ease of doing business'...
Exports of leather and leather items have maintained a downtrend this fiscal as local manufacturers continue to bear the brunt of environmental non-compliance. Bangladesh exported leather and leather goods worth...
A swashbuckling 141 by Tamim Iqbal has propelled the Comilla Victorians to their second Bangladesh Premier League title with a 17-run win over the Dhaka Dynamites. Chasing 200 for a...
A group of freedom fighters’ descendants have demonstrated at Shahbagh in Dhaka blocking the key intersection for several hours to demand that the government revive 30 per cent quota for...
The first week of the month-long Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela has drawn a moderate crowd. Publishers participating in the fair with new titles besides their already published books are expecting...
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