New research in sheep shows that a drug that doctors usually prescribe for the treatment of erectile dysfunction can also treat heart failure.In people with...

British Prime Minister Theresa May summarily fired Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson Wednesday after an investigation into leaks from a secret government meeting about the Chinese...

A sequel of Shakespeare's famous play 'Tempest' styled 'Caliban' has been staged at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) here. Marking the birth anniversary of...

Huawei has announced special VIP services for the newly launched Huawei P30 Pro smartphone. Reiterating the growing trust between consumers and Huawei devices in India,...

The country’s apex trade body yesterday demanded a 2.5 percentage point reduction in corporate tax for both listed and non-listed companies and a hike in...

A UN Security Council committee blacklisted the head of Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) on Wednesday, after China dropped its long-held obstruction of the move,...

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested 15 members of a fraud gang from different areas of capital Dhaka.The RAB disclosed the matter through...

Bangladesh has become self-sufficient in food production under the leadership and directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder said Thursday."As we've...

Parineeti Chopra seems to be taking her singing career seriously. The actress, who had only voiced a couple of songs for her films like-Maana Ke...

Digitek is launching its latest collection of nylon braided cables for smartphones with high-speed charging facility and contemporary design. The long length cable with metallic...

The government will take stern action against the businessmen if they are found to be involved in making the market of basic commodities volatile in...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in jail by a London court on Wednesday for skipping bail to enter the Ecuadorean embassy...

Even as the world scrambled to find out more about 'Avengers: Endgame' in the months leading up to the release of the Marvel Cinematic Universe...

Netgear launches tri-band Wi-Fi 6 routers; the Nighthawk AX4 & AX8 in Bengaluru. Wi-Fi 6 — the latest generation of Wi-Fi – delivers up to...

Summit LNG Terminal Co Ltd (SLNG) has begun supplying re-gasified liquefied natural gas to the national grid in a development that will go a long...

U.S. government searches of travelers' cellphones and laptops at airports and border crossings nearly quadrupled since 2015 and were being done for reasons beyond customs...

May Day is observed across the globe on May 1 with a pledge to establish the rights of workers. Also known as the International Workers'...

Water transport services on all routes across the country were suspended due to the very sever cyclonic storm Fani that is likely to hit the...

After exclusive leaks Apple’s next flagship device – The iPhone XI, CashKaro now has Apple’s XI Max and XI Max renders that shows new camera...

Some 60 percent of garment workers in Bangladesh will lose jobs by 2030 and will be replaced by robots because of the automation brought about...

A shooting that killed two and wounded four at a North Carolina university left students scrambling for shelter and prompted fresh calls for ways to...

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested five members of the banned militant outfit Ansar al-Islam from Jatrabari area in the capital.Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC)...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached the British capital London on Wednesday night on an official visit to the United Kingdom (UK).A VVIP flight of Biman...

M.S. Dhoni scored quickfire runs and claimed crucial stumpings to guide defending champions Chennai Super Kings to victory in their top of the table IPL...

At least 7 people were killed in separateroad accidents in Rajshahi, Bagerhat and Laksmipur district on Thursday.The first accident took place in Mirganj area under...

Facing its toughest opponent of the season, Barcelona once again turned to Lionel Messi to move the team within one step of reaching its first...

Khulna and adjoining southwestern coastal areas will feel the peripheral effect of 'Fani' by Friday morning, the Met Office says, advising Mongla and Payra ports...

The United States accused China on Friday of putting well more than a million minority Muslims in ‘concentration camps,’ in some of the strongest US...

Kangana Ranaut's sister Rangoli in one of her many tirades against Bollywood celebrities had targeted Mahesh Bhatt, accusing him of throwing a slipper at Kangana...

Google’s I/O is all set to go on stage in San Francisco and there will be a very busy schedule on May 7 for all...

Crop insurance may not be successful in Bangladesh if the government doesn’t extend support and awareness among farmers is not raised, said experts yesterday.Costly weather...

English voters frustrated with the deadlock over Brexit have punished Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives and the main opposition Labor Party in local elections, early...

A stressful work environment coupled with a lack of sleep can result in a threefold-higher risk of cardiovascular death in people with hypertension.Recent research looked...

MinersINC, India’s pioneering blockchain powered entertainment portal, recently launched the Beta version of the country’s first blockchain powered VOD platform myNK.  The platform comprises of a...

The government will extend the same facilities that the garment sector currently enjoys to other sectors as it earnestly looks to diversify Bangladesh’s export basket...

Young South Africans make up the majority of eligible voters who have not registered to take part in next week's elections, raising concerns over voter...

The first anthology film of Bangladesh 'Iti, Tomari Dhaka' (Sincerely, Your Dhaka), produced by Impress Telefilm, won an award under the category of Russian Film...

With a vision to further build the Indian Startup ecosystem, the India Innovation Accelerator Program by Facebook in partnership with T-Hub, has now opened applications...

High migration cost is killing migrants, Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment State Minister Imran Ahmed said today.“Let’s work together in a way that the migrant...

The 50-week jail sentence given to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for breaching a British court's bail conditions seven years ago is "disproportionate," the UN Working...

Life support of ATM Shamsuzzaman has been removed as his condition has improved. Doctors turned off the life support at 11am yesterday. Earlier, the noted...

If you have been manually wiping off traces of your whereabouts on the internet or in real life, Google is introducing a new tool to...

The cyclonic storm "Fani" over Satkhira, Jashore andKhulna regions and adjoining areas moved north-northeastwards further and located over Faridpur-Dhaka region and adjoining areas at 09...

Banglalink has started to get back its business after its hefty investment in strengthening network, with the operator logging in 4.5 percent higher revenue in...

Dhaka dwellers will experience heavy rainfall and cloudy weather throughout the day due to cyclone ‘Fani’, says Bangladesh Metrological Department on Saturday.BMD meteorologist Arif Hossain...

The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in Congo rose above 1,000 on Friday, with attacks on treatment centres continuing to hamper efforts to control...

The severe cyclonic storm Fani weakened into a cyclonic storm and moved over Satkhira, Jashore and Khulna regions and adjoining areas on Saturday morning.It is...

Cristiano Ronaldo headed in a late equaliser to spoil Torino's dream of a first win at city rivals Juventus in nearly a quarter of a...

Over 100 houses in Suborno Char upazila of Noakhali district were damaged and a child died in house collapse early Saturday in gusty wind due...

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have taken measures to ensure the protection of Rohingya families in Cox's Bazar...

A woman and her grandson was killed after their a wooden house collapsed on them due to stormy wind in Patharghata upazila of Barguna district...

Portugal’s Socialist prime minister has boosted his credibility in an election year and piled pressure on the conservative opposition by threatening to resign if parliament...

A military chartered Boeing 737 passenger plane of Miami Air International slid off a runway in Jacksonville, Florida into a part of St. Johns River...

Busy bee Shraddha Kapoor who is currently seen practicing for 'Street Dancer' and juggling between the two- with the shooting schedule of 'Saaho', has given...

After helping you find Spring Flings, Tinder now wants you to swipe right during festivals. The app-based dating service has introduced what it calls the...

The current rate of employment generation is not at the required rate, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir yesterday.Many say that the current GDP growth...

Noah Peterson of England competes in the U18 age group during the English National Surfing Championships in Perranporth, England, on May 4.

Admitting that BNP's decision to boycott parliament immediately after December 30 general election was wrong, BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the party's acting...

The National Moon Sighting Committee will sit on Monday to review the information on the appearance of the new moon of the holy month of...

Federal investigators on Saturday began searching for what caused a Boeing jetliner with 143 people on board to slide off a runway into a shallow...

A clinical trial shows promise for a new colorectal cancer vaccine, as it caused no serious side effects while bloodwork demonstrated immune cell activation. These results...

The OnePlus 7 line-up will be officially announced on May 14 and by now, through leaks, we get a fair idea of what to expect...

Things have changed a lot in Bangladesh in the last two decades. Bangladesh is now experiencing high-speed ICT development and the changes in the ICT...

Singer Joe Jonas and actress Sophie Turner surprised their fans with the news of their marriage on Thursday. The couple said 'I do' in a...

US President Donald Trump has said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an hour-long call, covering issues including the "Russian hoax"."Had a long...

The construction of Bangladesh Gallery at Jorasanko Tagore's house will start soon, State Minister for Culture KM Khalid said on Friday, reports UNB."The birthplace of...

Huawei Technologies said it will “vigorously oppose” a motion filed by US prosecutors on Thursday to disqualify its lead defence lawyer from a case accusing...

Experts yesterday stressed the need for spending zakat money collectively on education, healthcare and income generating activities for marginalised people for a good impact.The third...

Washington is considering blacklisting the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation, but experts warn the move would risk radicalising its members and further destabilising the...

Bangladesh's filmmaker Sadia Khalid  is going to the south-western coastal city of France. She has been invited to judge the International Federation of Film Critics...

All of us have witnessed at least one instance where our real-life conversations have translated into ads or services popping on social media, without our...

Asian Development Bank in developing its untapped sectors as it strives to become a developed nation by 2041. The Bangladesh delegation at the 52nd annual meeting...

A chartered Boeing 737 jetliner with 143 people on board slid off a runway and into the St Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday...

Bangladesh Navy on Saturday started distributing post disaster relief and providing medical assistance in the ‘Fani’ affected areas across the country.Naval ship Meghna left Titumir...

The tri-series between Ireland, West Indies and Bangladesh starts Sunday with the opening encounter to be played between the hosts and the Caribbean side in...

A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Puichuri in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram on Sunday.Deceased Bahadur Dacoit,...

HM Ershad has named his brother GM Quader acting chairman of the Jatiya Party as the drama over the selection of his heir in the...

The Bangladesh team won both their opening fixtures yesterday in the inaugural Street Child Cricket World Cup being played in England.Eight players were selected for...

Voting in the maiden election to Mymensingh City Corporation is going on on Sunday, with use of EVM in all polling stations.But only councilors will...

Telenor Group and Axiata Group Berhad are in discussions regarding a potential non-cash combination of their telecom and infrastructure assets in Asia (MergeCo), in which...

Campaign rallies for South Africa’s upcoming elections have reached a climax Sunday with mass rallies by the ruling party and one of its most potent...

Actor Karen Gillan has opened up about James Gunn's reinstatement as the director of the third 'Guardians of the Galaxy' film, saying the franchise would...

The holy month of Ramadan that crescendos in Eid-ul-Fitr is undoubtedly the dearest for people in Bangladesh.Not only does one have to spend more on...

Recent fighting in southern Tripoli in Libya has killed 187 people and wounded 1,157, a spokesman for the ministry of health said on Saturday.The government...

Shamol Ahmed, expatriate singer of Sweden is all set to come up with his fifth solo titled 'Monpori'. The song directed by Tanvir Ahmed Dhrubo,...

Standard Chartered Bangladesh yesterday announced the launch of a fifth edition of Standard Chartered - Channel I Agrow Award 2019 to recognise the best performers...

Seven Venezuelan military officers have been killed when their helicopter crashed while heading to a state where President Nicolas Maduro appeared alongside troops.The Cougar helicopter...

When Cheslie Kryst won the Miss USA crown, it marked more than a personal triumph: It meant that for the first time, three black women...

The biggest Eid fashion exhibition Eid Bazaar is set to begin at Radisson Blu Chattogram Bay View from May 9, announced Robin Edwards, General Manager...

Voting in a run-off for a new president in North Macedonia began on Sunday, in an election that has been dominated by divisions over a...

National Professor Anisuzzaman has been nominated for the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Literature Award 2019, reports BSS.The award will be handed over...

In a few days, we will witness Google’s first handsets of the year and these smartphones will be based on the Google Pixel 3 devices...

President Donald Trump criticized social media companies after Facebook banned a number of extremist figures, declaring that he was "monitoring and watching, closely!!"Trump, who tweeted...

 The construction of the Padma Bridge is going on in full swing as the 13th span (superstructure) of the much-awaited bridge is set to be...

The High Court on Sunday summoned the chief executive officers (CEOs) of two Dhaka city corporations asking them to appear before it on May 15...

The results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations will be published tomorrow (Monday).This year a total of 21, 35,333 students – 10, 64,...

West Indies openers John Campbell and Shai Hope shattered the record for the highest first-wicket partnership in a one-day international with a stand of 365...

Two motorcyclists were killed and another injured in separate accidents in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur Sunday (May 5).The deceased were identified as Akash, 33 and...

A recent study concludes that medicinal herbs found in Mauritius contain chemical compounds that inhibit the propagation of cancer cells. Although science has made a great...

On land, in the seas, in the sky, the devastating impact of humans on nature is laid bare in a compelling UN report. One million...

Hong Kong based Global Lifestyle fashion brand completes three years of retailing its premium quality and high-tech GIORDANO merchandise in Bangladesh.Neera International (GIORDANO Bangladesh) achieves...

Alphabet Inc’s Google is set to roll out a dashboard-like function in its Chrome browser to offer users more control in fending off tracking cookies,...

Bangladesh needs to work with some alternative organisations of World Trade Organization (WTO) to continue enjoying trade privileges once its status graduates to a developing...

The arrival on Monday of their first child — a “very healthy” boy — crowns the whirlwind love story of Prince Harry and his wife...

Christina Applegate is making a comeback after a seven-year break with Netflix's 'Dead to Me' in which the actor says she plays a character who...

Facebook Inc said it had removed multiple pages, groups and accounts linked mostly to Russia that were used to spread misleading information on the social...

The entry of Japan Tobacco International (JTI) into Bangladesh through its $1.47 billion acquisition of Akij Group’s tobacco business would attract more international investors to...

Cyclone Fani, which crossed Bangladesh on Saturday, has damaged standing crops on nearly 63,063 hectares of land, said Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzak.The damaged crops included...

Fifty-eight people died in Niger’s capital Niamey after an overturned tanker truck exploded as crowds collected spilt fuel, authorities and witnesses said Monday. The blast...

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has called for solidarity with millions of forcibly displaced people worldwide, including over one million Rohingyas living...

Rabindra Museum at Daxindihi under Fultola Upazila here has been drawing huge crowds, everyday, ahead of Rabindranath Tagore's 158th birth anniversary celebration, reports BSS.Daxindhi, father-in-law's...

Microsoft has announced an ambitious effort to make voting secure, verifiable and subject to reliable audits by registering ballots in encrypted form so they can...

Bangladesh has an estimated population of more than 16 crore, but the number of registered taxpayers (e-TIN holders) is roughly 38 lakh and the number...

The leader of Hamas says his group is "not interested in a new war" with Israel, after two days of heavy rocket fire from Gaza...

'Aynabaji' director Amitabh Reza Chowdhury has renamed his upcoming feature film as 'Naimar Rong', which was initially named 'Rickshaw Girl'. Since the information ministry has...

The sub Rs 30K price bracket isn’t as populated as the sub Rs 20K price range but we do have some gems here which include,...

Stocks went back to sinking yesterday just a day after its rising streak in the previous three days, in what can be viewed as a...

The U.N. mission to Libya is calling for a weeklong cease-fire in the capital, Tripoli, where forces loyal to a military commander are battling militias...

Though his brother HM Ershad is criticised for running his party whimsically, Jatiya Party acting chairman GM Quader on Monday promised that he will lead...

Renowned singer Subir Nandi died at a hospital in Singapore early Tuesday. He was 66.He breathed his last around 4:30am, said Dr Samanta Lal Sen,...

Bangladesh women’s national team captain Sabina Khatun flew to India yesterday evening to play for Gokulam Kerala in the third edition of Indian Women’s League,...

Two suspected drug traders were killed in separate reported gunfights with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Dhaka and Munshiganj early on Tuesday (May...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and extended holy Ramadan greetings to her yesterday.“The Palestinian president phoned the premier around 7:20 pm...

It is always a tough ask for any touring team from the Indian subcontinent to adjust to the kind of chilly weather which is prevalent...

Researchers have previously shown that a type of light therapy could potentially reduce toxic proteins that build up in the brain in Alzheimer's disease. Now,...

South Africa goes to the polls Wednesday with the leaders of the three main parties vying for votes in a race that could test the...

Since a couple of days, rumors are that actress Pooja Hegde is in negotiation with the makers of 'Valmiki', the Telugu remake of Tamil blockbuster...

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it had convened a multi-agency Technical Advisory Board to review Boeing’s proposed software fix on the grounded 737...

Garment exports to the US increased 10.10 percent year-on-year to $1.08 billion in the first two months of the year, with the shipments expected to...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a lightning visit Tuesday to Baghdad aimed at showing support for the Iraqi government as the United States...

The government will make a tourism master plan soon comprising short, medium and long term goals for turning Bangladesh into an attractive tourism destination in...

Thousands of people are suffering immensely as 30-kilometer long tailback was created on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Cumilla and Munshiganj districts on Wednesday.The tailback stretched...

Match Group beat quarterly profit and revenue estimates on Tuesday, as more people joined its popular dating app, Tinder, sending shares up as much as...

Stocks continued to suffer massively for the consecutive second session yesterday as institutional investors remained inactive amid a liquidity crunch in the banking sector.DSEX, the...

The makers of Netflix crime thriller, 'Sacred Games' released the teaser of the second season on Monday. The official Instagram account of Netflix India shared...

Two students opened fire Tuesday inside a charter school in an affluent suburb of Denver not far from Columbine High School , killing a teenager,...

The High Court on Wednesday directed the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) to submit a list of the companies involved in adulteration of milk and...

Rabindra researcher Professor Safiuddin Ahmed, Begum Akhtar Kamal and Rabindra Sangeet singer Iqbal Ahmed will be been bestowed with 'Rabindra Puroshkar 2019' (Rabindra Award) this...

Alphabet Inc’s Google business on Tuesday announced new privacy controls for its services, including “Incognito mode” for Google Maps, and published new privacy commitments for...

The head of the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that fresh trade tensions between the United States and China were the main threat to the...

A US Appeals Court ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration could continue sending asylum seekers to wait out their cases in Mexico while the...

India and Bangladesh are working on a plan to co-produce a feature film on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and a documentary on the Bangladesh Liberation...

There are diverse challenges faced by car owners regarding vehicle management. With the technologically advancing world, vehicle owners also require unique solutions. The UK based...

BMW’s first-quarter operating profit fell 78 percent to 589 million euros, despite higher deliveries of luxury vehicles, as the carmaker felt the effects of higher...

Gunfire during a riot in a Guatemala prison Tuesday left at least seven inmates dead and 10 wounded, authorities said.National Civil Police said the dead...

A Jana Sanghati Samity (JSS) was shot to death and another kidnapped by terrorists in Sadar upazila of Bandarban district on Tuesday night.Deceased Binoy Tarangya,...

Workers of nine jute mills in Khulna continued their strike for the third consecutive day on Wednesday demanding payment of their dues.They took to the...

A young woman died jumping off a running bus in Katiadi upazila of the district on Monday night (May 6), but her family claimed it...

After giving the side the impetus for a dominant eight-wicket win over West Indies in their tri-series opener in Dublin on Tuesday, Bangladesh opener Soumya...

The body of renowned singer Subir Nandi was brought back from Singapore on Wednesday morning.A flight of Regent Airways, carrying the mortal remains, landed at...

Bangladeshi Tigers have a comfortable 8-wicket victory over West Indies in their first meet in Ireland tri-series at the stadium of Dublin's Castle Avenue on...

Customs officers detained a Chinese citizen along with 24 gold bars at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport on Wednesday morning. The Chinese national, Fan Rangui, came...

A recent study of a large and diverse group of people supports the idea that being physically fit can help protect against cancer. Working with the...

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday tightened the screws further on Iran with sanctions on its mining industry after a frustrated Tehran said it would...

On Sunday's episode of 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians', the 38-year-old star talked about her four-year apprenticeship with a San Francisco law firm, with the...

Samsung Electronics, a leader in advanced semiconductor technology, introduced two new 0.8-micrometer (?m) pixel image sensors – the 64-megapixel (Mp) Samsung ISOCELL Bright GW1 and...

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday said the next budget for fiscal 2019-20 would be more people-friendly, ensuring smooth implementation of development projects.“The budget will...

Two teenage students accused of fatally shooting a classmate and wounding eight others in a suburban Denver school made separate court appearances on Wednesday, a...

Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka is offering an iftar buffet consisting of mouth-watering Arabian delicacies starting from savoury to sweet, prepared by their team of expert...

A long tailback that created on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway on Monday has been continuing for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, causing untold sufferings to...

Hackers stole bitcoin worth $41 million from Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, the company said on Wednesday, the latest in a string...

The Daily Star was in Nadi, Fiji for the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank’s Board of Governors at the invitation of the...

The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) have recovered a glass which was used to pour kerosene on Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi before torching...

The government has decided to keep CNG refueling stations open round the clock for seven days before and five days after the Eid-ul-Fitr.The decision was...

Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan on Wednesday announced their new "dream" son's name is Archie, hours after showing him off to the world for...

From Madhuri Dixit to Katrina Kaif, Salman Khan has romanced almost every leading lady in Bollywood. However, a pairing with actress Deepika Padukone has always...

boAt Lifestyle has launched a new design on yet another Bluetooth speaker. The company announced the Stone 1400 which claims premium audio experience and a...

The micro, small and medium enterprises sector (MSMEs) in Bangladesh is constrained by limited access to credit, leaving them with a financing need of Tk...

The African National Congress faced its toughest electoral test on Wednesday as it sought to reverse a slide in support from voters frustrated by graft...

Ekushey Padak-winning celebrated singer Subir Nandi passed away at a hospital in Singapore early Tuesday. He was 66. The veteran singer was taken to Singapore...

Riversong, a subsidiary of the mobile phone developer IMG Technology Group, has announced their first smartwatch – Motive. Motive is a sleek and fashionable smart...

When she worked in sales for a Japanese bank, Chihiro Narazaki was passed over for the best assignments in favour of older colleagues. Her input...

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dhaka to Yangon skidded off the runway while landing at Yangon Airport in Myanmar on Wednesday evening due to...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Wednesday noon arrested a sacked police constable along with Yaba pills from Dhaka's Arambagh area.Around 10,001 pieces of Yaba tablets...

The High Court on Wednesday ordered judicial probe into the death of lawyer Palash Kumar Roy in Panchagar district jail on April 26.Responding to a...

Mojibul Haque Bhuiyan, a former special correspondent of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), died at his rented Mirpur residence in Dhaka on Wednesday morning.He was 63.Family...

Ernesto Valverde admitted Barcelona had only themselves to blame for their “terrible” Champions League semifinal collapse at Liverpool on Tuesday.Barca were blown away on an...

Bangladesh's capital was ranked fourth worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Thursday morning.Dhaka had a score of 165 at 10:44am, indicating that the...

European powers Thursday denounced Tehran's threat to resume nuclear work, drawing a sharp response from the Iranian foreign minister who accused them of caving in...

Actress Lindsay Lohan believes Zendaya has copied actress Claire Danes at the recent 2019 Met Gala. Zendaya was seen in a beautiful gown, which was...

Twitter is making headway in tackling online terrorism content on its platform as it suspended over 166,000 accounts in the second half of last year,...

Sales of air conditioners have doubled year-on-year in April as people are seeking ways to get respite from the scorching summer.Samsung posted 150 percent sales...

The fastest way for federal judges facing investigation by their peers to make an inquiry go away is to utter two words: "I quit."That's how...

While the Kim Kardashian made a 'wet' entry at the 2019 Met Gala, the only siblings to turn up were Kylie and Kendall Jenner. The...

Border Security Force (BSF) of India tortured a Bangladeshi man to death along the border in Satkhira Sadar upazila.The incident happened at Kushkhali border point...

Four US senators urged the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday to investigate Amazon.com Inc’s smart speakers aimed at children, claiming the devices violate a privacy...

A mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Dhaka, Rajshahi & Khulna divisions and the regions of Noakhali and Dinajpur and may continue.The Met...

China and the United States have agreed to hold more trade talks in Beijing, Vice Premier Liu He said, as US President Donald Trump ordered...

The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) and other major health facilities in the capital have already admitted hundreds with heat-related syndromes as...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's ruling ANC was in touching distance of election victory on Friday (May 10) but with diminished support, complicating efforts to...

An analysis of the health system records of more than 62 million people in the United States has found a link between appendix removal and...

Britain has a strong relationship with China but has expressed concerns about its “significant and widespread” cyber intrusion, a spokesman for the prime minister said...

Exports grew 2.69 percent year-on-year to $3.03 billion in April riding mainly on the higher shipment of apparel items, official data showed yesterday.Last month’s receipts,...

Surrounded by erotic toys, half a dozen women of all ages sit in a central Moscow basement facing a whiteboard as a sex coach trains...

The 9th edition of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Film Festival which was scheduled to begin in Colombo, Sri Lanka on May 7...

Underlining its commitment to transforming the global social sector and creating a larger social impact by driving tech-led social entrepreneurship, SociallyGood, the world’s first online...

-- US tariff increase on Chinese goods takes effect-- China to retaliate, does not immediately give details-- US, Chinese officials start second day of talksUS...

Former US Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, who was being detained for refusing to testify before a grand jury, was released on Thursday and immediately...

A six-member probe body has been formed to investigate the crash landing of Bangladesh Biman Airlines' Dash-8 aircraft in Yangon, Myanmar.Shoyeb Chowdhury, chief of flight...

A worker died after falling from the rooftop of a three-storey under-construction building at Shimultola area in Ashulia.The incident happened on Thursday noon (May 9).The...

Even before the Bangladesh cricket team departed for Ireland, there were injury concerns over tqwo key players in the experienced Mahmudullah Riyad and left-arm pacer...

A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying 17 passengers of the return flight from Yangon in Myanmar, landed in Dhaka early Thursday.Apart from return...

Four young men from Fenchuganj of Sylhet district lost their lives and two others of the district went missing in the boat capsize in Tunisian...

The first hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, for the year 2019 (Hijri 1440), is set to left here for Saudi Arabia July 4.Biman will...

A Maltese patrol boat rescued a group of 85 migrants late on Friday night and will bring them to Malta on Saturday morning, the Armed...

[Popular TV actress Richi Solaiman is now staying in USA. She has been passing happy times there with her husband and two children - Rayan...

Tinder believes in match-making, even if you are in a low network area. The dating service is reportedly working on a Lite version of its...

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday defended the government’s GDP growth data, saying the rates are based on solid numbers.His remark came a day after...

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo leaves for Moscow on Sunday, with President Donald Trump again calling for improved ties now that Special Counsel Robert...

Previous research has suggested that urbanization is a primary factor in the rise in obesity around the world. However, a new large-scale study contradicts this,...

Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecasts rain/thunder showers throughout the country in the next 24 hours commencing from 9 am on Sunday.Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally...

In the US district of Idaho a federal magistrate judge denied issuing a search warrant authorising the police to compel an individual to use their...

Global consumption of denim fabric increased at a compound annual growth rate of 4.77 percent between 2012 and 2016 because of a significant rise in...

Police recovered the hanging body of a female physician from Pallabi residential area in Sylhet city on Sunday morning.Wife of Dibakar Chandra Dev Kallol, deceased...

Racist demagogue and dangerous fundamentalist to some, heroic crusader for black rights to others, incendiary religious leader Louis Farrakhan is finding the audience for his...

Marking the 158th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, Hoichoi, a leading Bengali on-demand video streaming platform, has announced its upcoming original web series...

HTC smartphone owners, rejoice. The company has finally announced a schedule for the Android Pie updates for its smartphones.The company revealed in a tweet that...

All the local television stations are now ready to get on board the Bangabandhu Satellite – 1 -- one year after its launch.They will join...

Despite being the next biggest exporter of textile and readymade garments globally, Vietnam is yet to fully exploit its true potentials, because of its incompetent...

Trade talks between the U.S. and China broke up Friday with no agreement, hours after President Donald Trump more than doubled tariffs on $200 billion...

Promising singer of present time Sanjida Mahmud Nandita has rendered a song titled 'Maa', to mark the International Mother's Day. Nandita lent her voice for...

People searching for misinformation through anti-vaccine hashtags on Instagram will have hard luck as the Facebook-owned company is cracking down on posts which deliver false...

The flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines suspended operation of ten flights on four domestic routes till May 13, due to shortage of aircraft following the...

When a majority of financial institutions are struggling with default loans and a lack of corporate governance, IPDC Finance Ltd has achieved stellar success by...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will head to Russia next week for talks with President Vladimir Putin amid heightened U.S.-Russia tensions over the crisis in...

A five-day annual conference of the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) will begin in the capital city on July 14.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the conference,...

Country’s first communication satellite Bangabandhu-I is set to connect all local television channels (TVs) as it marks the first launching anniversary today.The Bangabandhu Satellite (BS-I),...

There was much anticipation and conjecture when the selectors announced the 15-member Bangladesh squad for the ICC World Cup because they hinted that there would...

A maiden century from Sunil Ambris helped West Indies to their highest successful ODI run chase as they made 331-5 to beat Ireland by five...

The U.S. issued a new warning early Sunday to sailors over alleged "acts of sabotage" targeting ships off the coast of the United Arab Emirates...

A new study suggests that eating walnuts might help people at risk of cardiovascular disease to lower their blood pressure — that is, if they...

The San Sebastian International Film Festival on Friday unveiled the first of its annual Donostia Awards, for Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, who will also grace...

Liquidity crunch in the banking sector is deepening due to slow growth of deposits and a lethargic recovery of loans.The majority of the banks are...

A Connecticut man has been indicted on charges that he threatened to kill President Donald Trump and sent letters he claimed contained anthrax.Gary Joseph Gravelle...

Two Boeing flights of SpiceJet, one from Mumbai and another from Bengaluru, were terminated due to mid-air technical glitches on May 11. One flight landed...

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a hearing on compensation to Jahalom, a jute mill worker who was wrongly put behind bars for...

The telecom regulator has decided to increase the floor price of Grameenphone’s call rate by 5 paisa to Tk 0.50 a minute from June as...

Postmortem on the three dead bodies recovered on Sunday from a flat in city's Uttarkhan was carried out on Monday.The primary autopsy report said the...

Oman says it will reopen its embassy in Iraq, decades after it closed its diplomatic post.Oman's Foreign Ministry made the announcement on Twitter on Sunday...

Actor Sayed Zaman Shawon and model-actress Shahtaj Monira Hashem will share the screen in an Eid tele-drama titled 'Teddy Mostofa'. Written and directed by Tareq...

Researchers have recently engineered hummingbird flying robots, trained by machine learning algorithms that could help to manoeuvre better through collapsed buildings and other cluttered spaces...

Hatil has invested over Tk 200 crore to renovate its Zirani Bazar factory in Savar with state-of-the-art machinery, including automated robotic systems, in an attempt...

Authorities say gunmen have attacked a Catholic church in Burkina Faso, killing a priest and five worshippers.The attack on Sunday took place in Dablo, about...

Veteran actor ATM Shamsuzzaman, who is on life support at a hospital in the capital, his family members want to take him abroad for better...

Luxury brand Louis Vuitton showcased a new type of handbag design at its Cruise 2020 runway show. The USP of the design is the built-in...

Uber shares slid to close 7.6% down on their first day of trading, as the highly anticipated share market listing failed to win over investors.Boss...

Pope Francis has approved pilgrimages to Medjugorje, a village in Bosnia that is steeped in controversy over whether the Madonna appears to local people, the...

A suspected drug dealer was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Harua in Ishwarganj upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Mostafa Hossain,...

A woman and her two children were found dead at their Uttarkhan residence in the city on Sunday night.The identities of the deceased -- the...

In the face of increasingly stiff competition among the fast bowlers, Eoin Morgan, the England captain, acknowledged that making the final selection for the ICC...

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two men along with 340g cocaine from Dashuria area of the district town on Sunday...

Lasith Malinga kept his nerve with the final ball as Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by one run to clinch a record fourth Indian...

Police recovered the decomposed bodies of a woman and her two children from their residence in Moynartek area of Uttarkhan in the capital city Sunday...

Two seaplanes crashed on Monday off the coast of southeastern Alaska, injuring at least 10 of the people on board and leaving six others missing,...

Aruna Biswas, one of the eminent actresses on the country's small and big screens, currently working as a member of Bangladesh Film Censor Board. Aruna...

Lewis Carroll's Alice in "Through the Looking Glass" is taught a lesson by the Queen: "...We must run as fast as we can, just to...

African nations have surpassed India to become the largest source of cotton for Bangladesh as local spinners and millers look to cut down their dependence...

The US government announced Monday it will provide US$160 million in funding to Colombia to help implement the historic peace accord signed between the state...

Fans of screen legend Judy Garland on Friday got their first glimpse of an upcoming movie focusing on the last year of her life, with...

In an already established market such as mobile phones, it is challenging for a new brand to survive. More so if the brand is banking...

Trade deficit fell 9.24 percent year-on-year to $11.92 billion in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, giving some breathing space to the...

Five Sudanese protesters and an army major were shot dead Monday in the capital, hours after protest leaders and the ruling generals reached a breakthrough...

May 12 was the International Mother's Day. On the occasion Universal Medical College Hospital hosted the sixth annual 'Gorbini Ma' award ceremony to honor the...

Twitter Inc said on Monday it may have accidentally collected and shared location data of some users accessing its app through Apple devices with an...

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Monday clarified its position on a report published by Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) saying a few deviations...

Bangladeshi dancer Shahidul Islam Selim will participate in the 'Deep Jyoti Festival' in Kolkata on May 30. Shahidul Islam Selim has said that he is...

OPPO announced its Reno and Reno 10x Zoom handsets last month and for those of you interested in purchasing these handsets, here is some good...

Solving local problems using homegrown innovations will be key to pulling off major business successes in the digital industry, said a top e-ecommerce expert in...

People with obesity are often likely to develop depression as well, but the mechanisms at play are still unclear. New research in mice may now...

Hossainpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Abul Hossain and Sub-Inspector Rehanul Alam have been withdrawn to the police line.Arafatul Islam, Additional Superintendent of Police (Hossainpur Circle), on...

State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian on Monday urged owners of factories, including the RMG ones, to pay the wages and festival...

The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Monday decided to forge a greater unity with likeminded political parties for the 'restoration' of democracy in the country.Talking to...

Bangladeshi Tigers on Monday got their expected victory against West Indies in their second meet at Malahide int Dublin. Bangladesh won the match by 5...

Indian cricket great Sachin Tendulkar on Monday hailed Jasprit Bumrah as the “best bowler in the world” after the Mumbai Indians paceman played a key...

Three people, including two Rohingya men, were killed in separate 'gunfights' in the Sadar and Teknaf upazilas in Cox’s Bazar early Tuesday.The Rohingya 'human traffickers'...

Around 40-45 Bangladesh nationals remain missing after Friday's boat capsize in the Mediterranean Sea while attempting to reach Europe from Libya, said an official on...

Police early Wednesday detained 34 Rohingyas, including women and children, when they were attempting to travel to Malaysia from Cox's Bazar.They were detained from Darianagar...

Sticking to a plant-rich diet that can reduce high blood pressure may also lower the risk of heart failure in people under the age of...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday meets US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the highest-level talks between the rival powers in nearly a year...

The popular fusion band Chirkutt is going to release a new song on Eid-ul-Fitr. The song penned and tuned by vocalist of the band Sharmin...

India’s top digital payments firm Paytm on Tuesday launched a credit card with Citigroup, widening its financial product base while giving its banking partner an...

The stocks have continued to bleed on Dhaka Stock Exchange, pushing the turnover to a 13-month low yesterday despite a raft of measures from the...

British Prime Minister Theresa May was under pressure from her own party on Tuesday to abandon a bid to find a Brexit compromise with the...

US-Bangla Airlines has announced to increase the number of flights operating on domestic routes from May 30 to June 5 because of the upcoming Eid.The...

At an event in Bangalore, OnePlus has officially unveiled its OnePlus 7 series of devices which include the OnePlus 7 and the new flagship, the...

The federal Indian government has cleared Tripura state authorities’ proposal for setting up a second integrated check post (ICP) along the border with Bangladesh and...

England keeper Jonny Bairstow runs out Pakistan batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed (not out after review) during the 3rd Royal London ODI match at The County Ground...

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday said that Meghna and Gumti bridges on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway will be opened to traffic before the upcoming...

Papua New Guinea authorities were assessing the extent of damage Wednesday from a powerful earthquake that rattled coastal towns the previous evening.The magnitude 7.5 quake...

For the first time ever, talented small-screen director Shanta Rahman has assembled two young artistes, Snigdha Momin and Tanveer, with popular actor Shamol Mawla together...

Facebook’s WhatsApp has informed its lead regulator in the European Union, Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), of a serious security vulnerability on its platform, the...

Already in crisis mode over the grounding of its top-selling 737 MAX aircraft, Boeing now finds itself at risk of becoming collateral damage in the...

An oil pipeline that runs across Saudi Arabia was hit Tuesday by drones, the Saudi energy minister said, as regional tensions flared just days after...

Dhallywood super star Shakib Khan gave film lovers a sneak peek into his look in his upcoming film 'Password' on Saturday night. The poster gives film...

After launching the POCO F1, Xiaomi is looking to strengthen its Redmi line-up by launching a smartphone that can go toe-to-toe with the best out...

Banks and financial organisations sent a record number of suspicious transaction and activities reports to the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit last fiscal year, in an...

Mexico City declared a pollution emergency Tuesday because of smoke from brushfires that has cast a pall over the city of 9 million people.The extremely...

Stern actions will be taken against corrupt Milk Vita officials and engineers to stop irregularities at the state-owned entity, State Minister for Local Government, Rural...

Dismissing any thought of fear, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Javed Patwary assured of all-out security measures across the country on the occasion of...

Having secured their place in the ODI tri-series final with two commanding wins over West Indies, Bangladesh may look to tinker with the playing eleven...

The Russian leader and former KGB officer could not resist some sardonic trolling on a day when the tortured legacy of the 2016 election sowed...

A new drug for treating Alzheimer's disease has successfully passed the first phase of testing in humans. Preclinical studies had already shown that the drug...

On the heels of President Donald Trump's repeated assertions claiming anti-conservative bias by tech companies, the White House has launched an online form asking people...

Popular singers Sania Sultana Liza, Putul and Zinia Zafrin Luipa as singers and anchors, featuring a unique Eid TV show 'Eker Bhitor Dui' will be...

In the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attacks in New Zealand, Facebook has announced various restrictions to limit the spread of hate or cause harm...

Bangladesh must develop its capital and bond markets to meet the long-term financing needs of infrastructure projects as bank loans are not viable for mega...

The White House is not endorsing a global pledge to step up efforts to keep internet platforms from being used to spread hate, organize extremist...

It does seem that the Pataudi family is a hit on the web. We have Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Kemmu's daughter Inaaya Naumi Kemmu...

If you have been one from the unfortunate lot to receive the original Google Pixel with faulty microphone, the company has agreed to pay up...

Big business groups are entering the automobile workshop business, tempted by the massive jump in the number of motor vehicles plying the roads in the...

Alabama's Republican governor signed the most stringent abortion legislation in the nation Wednesday, making performing an abortion a felony in nearly all cases."To the bill's...

'Muktijuddho e-Archive', a library, research and archive organization, is making audio documentaries, with focus on the history of the liberation war. The e-archive has recently...

Volvo has rolled out a new app that sends step by step instructions on what to do if you are involved in a car accident.The...

Shariah-based banks’ net profit margin declined to 2.2 percent in 2018 from 3 percent a year earlier at a time when the banking sector’s rose,...

Austrian MPs on Wednesday approved a law aimed at banning the headscarf in primary schools, a measure proposed by the ruling right-wing government.So as to...

Popular band Miles will celebrate its 40th anniversary through a concert tour. The popular rock band will be touring the US and other countries for...

US lawmakers are pushing legislation that would force the State Department to report what it is doing to control the spread of US hacking tools...

 Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday divulged that he is at wits’ end on what to do with the lose-making mills under the Bangladesh Jute...

Paris wished the Eiffel Tower a happy birthday Wednesday with an elaborate nighttime laser show retracing the monument's 130-year history.Earlier in the day, the monument...

Anwar Landmark Limited received The Bizz 2019 Award from the World Confederation of Businesses in the category of Excellence in Real Estate Industry at an...

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina showed him motherly affection.“With the...

Tigers defeated Ireland by six wickets in their match of the tri-nation ODI series at Dublin on Wednesday (May 15).Tamim scored 57 runs, Liton 76,...

In the wake of death of Bangladeshis in recent boat capsize in the Mediterranean Sea, the relevant parliamentary standing committee on Wednesday suggested the Foreign...

Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) will start selling advance bus tickets from May 20 ahead of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. The tickets will be available in all the...

A suspected drug dealer was killed in a reported gunfight with the members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Police in Teknaf upazila of Cox's...

Researchers turn to an ancient species of fish in a bid to find a better way of delivering therapeutic drugs into the brain to treat...

A spate of tornadoes raked across the Southern Plains, leaving damage and causing few injuries, and parts of the region were bracing for more severe...

Kleber Mendonça Filho's Cannes entry "Bacurau" is a feverish and violent Western about a rural Brazilian community defending itself from a hard-to-comprehend invasion. For the...

Google is shutting down its Jump video-creation service due to lack of popularity and the emergence of more advanced immersive video solutions. Google has started...

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, the influential physicist Albert Einstein once said.And this quote comes to...

Firefighters have responded to the scene of digital billboard on fire in Times Square.Flames stated to shoot out of the LED billboard just after 3...

It's official, well almost. Indian cinema's undisputed Dream Girl Hema Malini has handed over her crown to a new successor. And it's none other than...

Facebook wants to be part of the exciting world of digital currency and before any other technology giant takes the leap, the social networking service...

Apparel exports to the US, Bangladesh’s single largest export destination, jumped 15.57 percent to $1.63 billion in the first three months of the year, which...

The British government's Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill needs to include another public vote when it is presented to lawmakers again next month, the opposition Labor...

The Academy Awards in 2020 may also end up having no host, just like this year's Oscar's ceremony, if ABC Entertainment head Karey Burke is...

In its quest to hold a core position in India, Google has launched a number of services to better serve the needs of users in...

Chinese army technician Ren Zhengfei founded Huawei with just $5,000 in seed money, according to company lore, but 32 years later it is at the...

Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of a Brazilian bishop reportedly suspected of extorting priests and covering up sexual abuse, the Vatican said in...

The United States has “fabricated” accusations that China forces firms to hand over technology in exchange for market access, China’s top Communist Party newspaper said...

Hoichoi an online streaming platform is going to release a new original web series titled 'Money Honey', which is based on a true story, on...

Amazon announced the expansion of its India-first product, Kindle Lite, to Kenya. The free app is aimed at smartphones on slower networks and lower storage.Kindle...

FRANCE welcomed nearly 90 million foreign tourists last year, a new record for the country despite the  “yellow vest” anti-government protests that prompted many visitors...

Halda Valley has launched Halda Valley Tea Boutique at Chef’s Table, Unimart, Gulshan on May 14.Shamim Khan, Managing Director, Ashik Pasha, Head of Business Development,...

Hundreds of demonstrators worked to clear away bricks and debris Friday, after military rulers demanded that roadblocks which have paralyzed parts of Khartoum be dismantled...

A project that pioneers floating houses in Bangladesh has won the prestigious RISK Award 2019.It has been designed in a way so that it can...

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam on Saturday (May 18) inspected the construction work of a pipe drain in Kalshi area of Mirpur...

President of Malaysian ruling People's Justice Party Anwar Ibrahim has said their government is working to ensure their wages, accommodation and welfare.He made the remarks...

It has been a long wait for Bangladesh to finally lift a maiden major tournament title but Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and his troops finally completed...

Two children drowned in a water body in Galachipa upazila of Patuakhali Saturday (May 18) noon.The deceased were identified as Shaown, 7 and Sifat, 6.They...

Meditation is supposed to help relax the body and mind, but recent research has discovered that more than 25% of people who meditate on a...

A roadside bomb hit a tourist bus on Sunday near the Giza Pyramids, wounding at least 17 people including tourists, Egyptian officials said.The officials said...

For her debut at the Cannes Film Festival red carpet, actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas looked fiery in a bold black and red embellished ensemble, a...

Researchers have developed a shrinkable sensor that can be interlaced into clothes, a development which may pave the path for smart clothing, capable of monitoring...

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday said the government would take all measures to export rice, even if it means compensating for losses exporters might...

Saudi Arabia does not want war but will not hesitate to defend itself against Iran, a top Saudi diplomat said Sunday after the kingdom's energy...

Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka organised an iftar party for orphans as part of its annual CSR programme on May 19 at the hotel premises.Md Mahbub...

Boeing has announced that it has finally completed the software update for the 737 Max planes that had caused deadly crashes in the recent past.The...

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday raised the transaction ceiling for mobile financial service following requests from industry players with a view to promoting the alternate payment...

The High Court has sought the probe reports of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works over purchasing furniture and other household articles for the...

A gang of gunmen reportedly attacked a bar in the capital of Brazil's northern Pará state Sunday afternoon, and authorities said 11 people were killed.The...

Renowned singer Pothik Nobi, who became famous for his song 'Amar Ekta Nodi Chilo', is all set to get back on the scene after a...

Spotify is testing waters in music hardware, starting with something it calls as the 'Car Thing'.The live streaming music service announced on its blog that...

Stocks on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) surged more than 2 percent yesterday as investors regained confidence following a number of recent policy measures.The DSEX, the...

US President Donald Trump has outlined his "strongly pro-life" views on abortion amid controversy over strict new laws passed in several states.Trump said he was...

Last year Noim Imtiaz Neyamul started shooting of movie starring popular actress Dilara Hanif Purnima in the lead role, a new film titled 'Gangchil' based...

Instagram has redesigned its Explore tab in the main app to provide users with more ways of discovering content that is relevant to their interests.As...

Six private television channels yesterday entered into agreements with Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Ltd (BCSCL) to air programmes through the Bangabandhu Satellite–1. The deals were...

Theresa May has said a "new and improved" Brexit deal will be put to MPs when they vote on the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill in...

Post-deprived leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) have called off their protest after getting assurance from four senior leaders of Awami League.They withdrew their sit-in...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hosted an iftar party for war-wounded freedom fighters (FFs), orphans, physically-challenged children and alem-ulema (Islamic scholars) at her official residence- Ganabhaban...

A motorcyclist was killed in a road mishap at Asad Gate in capital Dhaka’s Lalmatia area on Sunday 12:00 midnight.The deceased was identified as Shahidul...

Lionel Messi scored two goals in two minutes but champions Barcelona had to settle for a draw against an impressive Eibar side in the final...

A Jubo League leader was shot dead in Rajasthali upazila of Rangmati district on Sunday night. Deceased Chakla Ching Marma, 40, was the president of 8...

Researchers have used a deep-learning algorithm to detect lung cancer accurately from computed tomography scans. The results of the study indicate that artificial intelligence can...

Black-clad students reenacted the horrors of the Cambodian genocide at the "Killing Fields" on Monday to commemorate the two million people killed by the Khmer...

Last year this duo Afran Nisho and Mehazabien Chowdhury were hugely admired by the viewers for Mizanur Rahman Aryan-directed tele-drama 'Buker Ba Pashe'. Afterward, following...

Apple Face ID parts supplier Lumentum Holdings Inc followed Google on Monday in clamping down on the business it does with Huawei Technologies after US...

The nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna and Jashore are lagging way behind their production targets amid a shortage of raw materials.Up until May 5,...

Worries that the United States and China were digging in for a longer, costlier trade war weighed on financial markets on Monday as Beijing accused...

Singapore bound Flyscoot flight from Tamil Nadu made an emergency landing at Chennai airport after the pilots received a warning from the automated smoke detector...

Time to abandon the Huawei phone? That was what some owners asked after US tech giant Google said it would suspend its business with China’s...

US President Donald Trump said his tariffs on Chinese goods are causing companies to move production out of China to Vietnam and other countries in...

New Zealand police said on Tuesday they were charging the man accused of murder in shootings at two Christchurch mosques in March with engaging in...

Bangladeshi popular actress Jaya Ahsan, who nowadays is equally popular in the film industries of two Bengals-Bangladesh and West Bengal, will be seen as a...

Scams in Britain involving currencies and crypto assets like bitcoin totalled 27 million pounds (USD 34.38 million) in the last financial year, with average losses...

The Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd (BSCCL) has received proposals from two Singapore-based companies -- SingTel and SigMar -- to establish connection for the country’s...

The Nicaraguan government said on Monday it had begun the process of freeing another 100 political prisoners after threats from the opposition it could abandon...

Two very familiar names in the country's music industry are Dilshan Nahar Kona and Imran Mahmudul. They are mainly admired for their collaboration for playback...

The US government has temporarily eased trade restrictions imposed last week on China’s Huawei, a move aimed at minimizing disruption for its customers but dismissed...

Latifur Rahman has recently been re-elected chairman of the National Housing Finance and Investments for a two-year term.The election took place at the company board’s...

Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky steps into his new role as Ukrainian president with his inauguration on Monday, launching a new era for the country wracked by...

Dhaka stocks tumbled yesterday just after a spike on Sunday due to several rumours floating in the market.DSEX, the benchmark index of the premier bourse,...

The officer-in-charge of Mohanpur Police Station has been withdrawn for negligence of duty over the suicide of schoolgirl Sumaiya Akhter Barsha after her rape in...

Agriculture Minister Dr. Abdur Razzak bashed critics of the government regarding recent claims that farmers are not getting adequate support. He questioned how food production...

 “C’mon guys, yesterday was a holiday… it’s back to work today,” was batting consultant Neil McKenzie’s rallying cry to the Bangladesh players as he and...

In a protest for not extending visa of Bangladeshi official, Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad has stopped issuing visas to Pakistanis. An official at the Bangladesh...

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on day expelled one activist and suspended four others from the organisation over factional clash at Madhu’s canteen of Dhaka University...

People with type 2 diabetes should receive regular monitoring of liver function, as they could be at risk of developing life-threatening cirrhosis and liver cancer. This...

The U.N. envoy for Libya warned Tuesday that the oil-rich nation "is on the verge of descending into a civil war" that could divide the...

Priyanka Chopra has just one more song to complete before she's done with Bollywood for now. The song, a romantic duet, will be filmed on...

Owners of the recently released Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL are reporting random device shutdowns.A Reddit post describes the problem impacting both the...

Nearly 90 percent of the youth population in Bangladesh are employed in the informal sector, depicting the daunting task the country faces in creating formal...

Fifteen Bangladesh nationals, who returned home on Tuesday, are not the ones who survived the boat capsize in Mediterranean Sea on May 9, an official...

California and its high-speed rail authority filed suit on Tuesday to prevent the Trump administration from canceling a nearly $1 billion federal grant awarded in...

Uber, the personal mobility company, has partnered with the International Cricket Council to become the official sponsor of ICC Men’s World Cup 2019, the company...

Mozilla has released the latest version of its Firefox browser that promises to be faster and more secure.Firefox 67 uses time management strategy to prioritise...

Just two months ago, Biman Bangladesh Airlines shelled out $559,000 (Tk 4.7 crore) for thorough upkeep of a Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 aircraft in the hope...

Prof Kazi Shahidullah, the supernumerary professor of the History Dept at Dhaka University, has been made the new chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC)...

UK police forces led by the National County Lines Coordination Centre also seized cocaine worth £176,780; £312,649 in cash; and 46 weapons.The NCA estimates there...

Olivia Wilde is glad to have turned director as the actor believes that now her work will not be judged by her physical appearance. Wilde,...

Google may have given up on building augmented reality glasses for consumers, but it clearly did not give up on the enterprise edition of its...

Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday after anxiety over U.S. restrictions on sales to Chinese tech giant Huawei pulled Wall Street lower.Benchmarks in Shanghai and Seoul...

At least four refugees in Australia’s offshore Pacific camps have attempted suicide since the conservative government’s shock re-election Saturday, according to refugees, advocates and police.Around...

National Film Award winning director Ashraf Shishir has completed his mega-project 'Amra Ekta Cinema Banabo', a 21-hour feature film, for quite some time now. 'Amra...

ViewSonic launches the VX2458-C-mhd curved monitor in India. Featuring a full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution in 24-inch screen size and a 144Hz refresh rate,...

The government has allocated almost one-fourth of the development budget for fiscal 2019-20 to 14 mega projects with a view to accelerating their construction as...

 A 16-year-old boy died Monday at a Border Patrol station in Texas, becoming the fifth child from Guatemala to die since December after being apprehended...

Bangladesh has touched the highest power generation in the country’s history. The power plants produced 12,539-megawatt electricity on May 21, wich is a new record, according...

A suspected drug peddler was killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ between two internal groups in Gangni upazila of the district. The incident happened at Karmodi village...

A farmer was killed as a thunderbolt struck him in Jaldhaka upazila of Nilphamari Tuesday (May 21).Deceased Mokbul Hossain, 60, was a resident of Khariza...

Cricket fans should expect a run bonanza at the ICC World Cup in England and Wales starting this month, India captain Virat Kohli said Tuesday.Ahead...

Comilla Intermediate Secondary Education Board is struggling to deal with its workload for lack of required manpower.According to official sources, 124 posts, out of 219,...

US and European chipmakers fell sharply on Monday amid worries the Huawei Technologies suppliers may suspend shipments to the Chinese firm due to a US...

Endometriosis is a gynecological condition that causes debilitating pain and a heavy flow of one's period, as well as many other symptoms that lower quality...

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched a drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Najran airport, the group’s Al Masirah TV said early on Wednesday.It said it targeted...

National Film Award winner actress Zakia Bari Momo's acting was highly appreciated in last Boishakh, among the viewers in role of Anonna in Shihab Shahin...

Valve's Steam announced the rollout of its standalone Steam Chat mobile app for both iOS and Android platforms.The new Steam Chat mobile app is free...

The government has all on a sudden stepped up its borrowing from the banking system from this month as its revenue collection fell short of...

Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain on Tuesday dangled before lawmakers the prospect of a second referendum on Brexit, in a last-ditch effort to win...

Banglalink and Xiaomi have entered into a partnership to provide customers telecom benefits with all Xiaomi smartphones at Mi Stores.The new digital facilities were inaugurated...

Tech giant Google on Thursday said it is bringing live updates on the Indian elections live across Search and YouTube."We are showing live election results,...

Television brands and retailers are expecting good sales in the run up to the ICC Cricket World Cup, which is all set to begin in...

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said on Wednesday the clashes between police and demonstrators that occurred around 5 hours from midnight until morning has killed 6...

Leo Pinheiro (R) of Brazil's Athletico Paranaense vies for the ball with Lucas Pratto (L) of Argentina's River Plate during a Recopa Sudamericana first leg...

Popular magazine show 'Ityadi' always comes up with exciting segments to enthrall the viewers in its Eid special episode. Keeping up with this trend, the...

Google has admitted that it stored passwords of some of its G Suite customers unhashed for years.In the official blog, Google said that it has...

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) will track down the sponsors of listed companies who sold off their stakes without any prior notice, in one of...

Tamping down talk of war, top Trump administration officials told Congress on Tuesday that recent actions by the U.S. deterred attacks on American forces. But...

Moushumi and Omar Sani also took part in two Eid shows on the occasion of coming Eid-ul-Fitr. They took part in Bangladesh Betar's special programs...

After Huawei and sub-brand Honor were rocked by the Google Android announcement, Huawei has just issued a statement regarding the same.Huawei India in a detailed...

Police recovered the body of a university student from a septic tank in Gazipur district on Thursday morning, 10 days after he went missing from...

The telecom regulator is yet to appoint auditors to conduct financial and technical inspection of Banglalink and Airtel’s system even though the formal process has...

Theresa May will make the case for her new Brexit plan in Parliament later, amid signs that Conservative opposition to her leadership is hardening.The prime...

For followers of the Bangladesh cricket team, their triumph in Ireland was of course a welcome boost ahead of their World Cup campaign in the...

A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) fined nine mango traders in Jatrabari here Tk 24 lakh on charge of ripening the popular summer...

A young man was killed in a reported gunfight in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district early Thursday after detention by police.Police claimed deceased Mohammad...

The Tigers are in England’s Leicester as they gear up for the warm-up matches against Pakistan and India at Cardiff on May 26 and 28...

Authorities have withdrawn the executive engineer of Green City housing project under Rooppur Nuclear Power Project (RNPP) amid reports of unnatural costs and portage of...

The Coast Guard seized nearly 5,000 kilograms of ‘Jatka’ (Hilsa fry less than 9 inches long) that were caught defying a fishing ban on Wednesday.A...

How do fermented foods, such as yogurt and sauerkraut, benefit health, and the immune system in particular? A new study has uncovered a cell mechanism...

Theresa May has ended her failed three-year quest to lead Britain out of the European Union, announcing that she will step down as Conservative Party...

Actor-director Afzal Hossain and children's writer Faridur Reza Sagar have teamed up again to present another season of the 'Chhoto Kaku' series in the upcoming...

Samsung has only recently launched its first 2019 flagship the Galaxy S9 and now it will be launching the Cardinal Red version of the handset...

Garment workers can expect to receive their Eid bonus by the end of this month and two-third the salaries for May by June 2 as...

Calling him the “embodiment of evil”, a US judge sentenced a 21-year-old man to life in prison for murdering a couple in their home in...

Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Ltd. has donated necessary equipment to PFDA-Vocational Training Center at a program held at the school premise today.Nuruzzaman Ahmed, MP, Minister for...

Samsung is expected to debut the Galaxy Fold in the future and in our humble opinion, this is one of the most exciting smartphones of...

Bangladesh is progressively becoming an important market for the US’s tree nuts, mainly almond, thanks to the country’s rising income and expanding food and beverage...

Calm and unruffled is how one would describe Abhishek Bachchan's reaction to Vivek Oberoi's insulting tweet about his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The tweet posted...

US President Donald Trump has ordered US intelligence agencies to co-operate with an investigation into whether he was spied on during the 2016 election. The...

Popular actor Apurba few days ago took part in shooting with ATM Shamsuzzaman in SA Haque Alik directed drama serial 'Jaigir Master'. During the break...

On May 28, Xiaomi will introduce the Redmi K20 Pro, which the brand has termed as Killer 2.0 and as expected, it will come with...

Mutual Trust Bank has recently become the third Bangladeshi bank to receive the certificate for complying with the payment card industry data security standard (PCI...

The European Union will not offer a better Brexit deal to the person who takes over as British prime minister, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney...

Jaya Ahsan has grown into one of the more sought after actresses in Bengali cinema over the last few years. The Bangladeshi actress has once...

Instagram has announced that creators will now be able to upload landscape videos for IGTV.On its official blog, Instagram explained that in addition to vertical...

The Dhaka Stock Exchange has found irregularities in the initial public offering prospectus of Coppertech Industries Ltd, which has received a nod to raise funds...

Three years ago, when Iran's military captured 10 US sailors after they mistakenly strayed into Iranian waters, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian...

The 120th birth anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is being celebrated in the country on Saturday in a befitting manner.Born on 25 May,...

Two passengers of a CNG-powered auto rickshaw were killed after being hit by a bus at Thanarghat area on Kishoreganj-Kapsia-Dhaka highway on Friday (May 24).Four...

Dhaka University students are losing interest in acquiring knowledge due to the fall of standard in its education and growing unemployment, said its Professor Emeritus...

Afghanistan batsman Hashmatullah Shahidi hit an unbeaten 74 as the World Cup underdogs stunned former champions Pakistan to win by three wickets with two balls...

A woman, who suffered burn injures along with her husband, in a fire at his Agargaon residence on Thursday, died at the Dhaka Medical College...

Did you know that a species of bacteria that resides in the ocean is responsible for producing 10% of the oxygen that we breathe in?...

British health minister Matt Hancock said on Saturday he would enter the contest to be the next leader of the Conservative Party, the fifth candidate...

Legendary folk singer and Member of the Parliament Momtaz Begum have been passing best time in her career. Recently her mother Uzala Begum got 'Gorobini...

One thing is for certain, Apple knows how to sell their products. When Apple advertises their wares, they show the products in pristine condition and...

US National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Saturday North Korea's recent missile launches violated a UN Security Council resolution and urged leader Kim Jong...

It’s not a really great time to be Huawei right now as it appears that all their partners have been forced to stop doing any...

President M Abdul Hamid returned home on Sunday morning after an 11-day visit to London and Germany for health checkup and treatment of eyes.A VVIP...

In a reshuffle in the administration, Technical and Madrasa Education Division Secretary Mohammad Alamgir has been made secretary to the Election Commission (EC) while former...

Criticism of Spain's trial of secessionist leaders has come from abroad, including from French Spain is fighting to improve its international reputation, which has taken...

Ananya Panday is receiving immense appreciation for her stellar performance in her debut film, 'Student of The Year 2'. The tinsel town newbie is also...

China on Friday denounced US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for fabricating rumors after he said the chief executive of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd...

The number of women members of the European Parliament has doubled since direct elections were first held in 1979, but they still remain the minority,...

Zahir Raihan's romantic novel 'Shesh Bikeler Meye' has been adapted into an Eid teleplay, directed by Hasan Rezaul, the teleplay with the same title of...

Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis on Friday announced it had received US regulatory approval for a gene therapy that treats a rare childhood disorder and has...

An international tribunal is due to rule Saturday on a dispute over Russia's holding 24 Ukrainian sailors and three naval vessels seized off the Crimea...

Following volunteers and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), Rangpur Metropolitan Police (RMP) have joined farmers harvesting paddy amid scarcity of labors and low paddy price this...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government will place next budget on June 13 and its size will be over Taka five lakh...

People from all walks of life today paid rich tributes to national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam on the occasion of his 120th birth anniversary.To mark...

Trent Boult starred with the ball as New Zealand thrashed India in a World Cup warm-up match at The Oval on Saturday.The left-arm seamer exploited...

Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday urged the democratic forces to get united for establishing 'pure and functional democracy' in the country."As per...

A powerful magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck a remote part of the Amazon jungle in Peru early Sunday, collapsing buildings and knocking out power to some...

There is no end to Huawei's agonies it seems. After the lethal ban from the US government, the SD Association (SDA) has also barred China-based...

President Donald Trump on Monday backed the Japanese prime minister's interest in using his country's good relations with Iran to help broker a possible dialogue...

A leading Sudanese opposition party said it has refused a call by protest leaders for a two-day general strike, in a sign of divisions within...

Google announced a slew of changes to its Search engine earlier this week. One of the changes makes it easier for users to place food...

A yellow vest protest march was taken over by black-hooded demonstrators and turned violent in Brussels, forcing authorities to detain a few hundred people.The yellow...

Huawei Technologies' founder and Chief Executive Ren Zhengfei told Bloomberg that retaliation by Beijing against Apple Inc was unlikely and that he would oppose any...

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison named his new cabinet on Sunday, with most positions staying the same, saying the government had "a significant agenda" to...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has planned to make a 12-hour stopover in New Delhi on June 8 on her way back home after wrapping up...

Awami League presidium member Faruk Khan on Sunday joined an iftar party of BNP’s alliance partner Gonoforum on behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.Gonoforum President...

Two people including a female police official were injured in a crude bomb explosion in the city’s Malibagh intersection on Sunday night.The injured are Rasheda...

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwary on Sunday has instructed to check drivers’ driving licenses and fitness papers of buses before leaving the...

A new study has found that people with bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Also, having bipolar disorder of a higher...

Heavy flooding in Paraguay has displaced 70,000 families and is threatening to further inundate the capital Asuncion in the coming weeks, the country's weather bureau...

Popular model-actress Ishana Khan is currently passing busy time performing in a new drama serial titled 'Somporko' directed by Sanjib Das. Earlier under the film...

Microsoft has built a new artificial intelligence (AI) system that is capable of doing text-to-speech in an 'almost' unsupervised environment.Using text-to-speech and automatic speech recognition...

The government’s subsidy expen-diture is likely to soar 22.28 percent year-on-year to about Tk 45,000 crore next fiscal year as its looks to continue to...

The United States does not seek "regime change" in Iran despite mounting Middle East tensions, President Donald Trump said Monday, in dovish comments also praising...

So 16 seasons later, Adam Levine has decided to exit 'The Voice'. The 'Maroon 5' frontman's exit was announced on Friday by host Carson Daly...

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam will enjoy the rank and status of a minister.The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification in...

Games may help the human brain in ways only the gamers want to believe. However, the World Health Organisation has officially labelled excessive gaming as...

The number of active user accounts in the mobile financial service industry declined 28.34 percent in the last four months because of strengthening of monitoring...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here this afternoon on a 12-day tri-nation tour that will also take her to Saudi Arabia and Finland.In the first...

All the features in the Emirates app are now available in 19 languages following recent introduction of Arabic. The Emirates app currently receives an average...

Cannes regular Mallika Sherawat has been up and about at the film festival, which ended on Saturday. The actor sprung a surprise when she stepped...

Moby issued an apology to Natalie Portman after she took offense to, and openly disputed, allegations he made about dating her. But it's not for...

AMD today again made technology history with the announcement of high-performance 7nm-based computing and graphics products that are expected to deliver new levels of performance,...

People do not need banks but they need banking, Microsoft founder Bill Gates said 30 years ago. And it appears he was on to something...

Planning Minister MA Mannan yesterday urged the international community to find a permanent solution to the Rohingya crisis.He said the recent influx of more than...

Renowned singer Bappa Mazumder, known mostly for his soft rock and romantic songs, has lent his voice to a Nazrul song for the first time....

Google said on Monday it planned to invest about 600 million euros ($672 million) in a new data center in Hamina, Finland.Google, which is owned...

Growing demand by Asia’s rich for independent advisory services and access to a wide variety of investment products is spurring the surge of boutique wealth...

French police have arrested two men after a suspected parcel bomb exploded in Lyon last week, injuring 13 people. The device, packed with screws and...

Customs officials detained a passenger with 103 gold bars weighing 10 kilogrammes at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Monday (May 27) night.Acting on...

President M Abdul Hamid will join the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India.He will leave Dhaka for New Delhi on...

When the Bangladesh gears up for the ICC Cricket World Cup in England, the former captain Mohammad Ashraful kept him busy in other part of...

President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Prof AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Monday urged the government to ensure fair prices of paddy, even by providing subsidy...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Tokyo this morning on her 12-day tri-nation tour with Japan being her first destination to be followed by...

Ensuring good oral hygiene could help to prevent stroke. This was what scientists proposed after finding DNA traces of oral bacteria in samples of blood...

Scott Morrison was sworn in as Australia's prime minister on Wednesday, 11 days after retaining the position in the country's general election.Along with Deputy Prime...

Popular TV actress and audience-admired model Sarika Sabrin has performed in a couple of projects for the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr after taking break from acting for...

Microsoft has listed a new gaming mouse on its website, which appears to be a refashioned Pro IntelliMouse from two years ago.Listed on the official...

State banks can keep on expecting to be coddled despite their continued financial irregularities and irresponsible lending practices, with the government looking to inject Tk...

Bangladesh has signed an agreement with Japan on getting US$ 2.5 billion official development assistance (ODA) to implement five projects in the country. The deal has...

Brazilian officials said Tuesday up to 29 inmates blamed for killing sprees in several prisons will be transferred to stricter federal facilities, after two days...

Emirates flights with Live TV to screen the UEFA Europa League Final today, May 29 and the UEFA Champions League Final on June 1 live...

ASUS today announced VivoBook S14 (S431 / S432) and VivoBook S15 (S531 / S532), a pair of ultraportables featuring the innovative ASUS ScreenPad 2.0 secondary...

Stock investors have urged the government to widen the tax exemption limit on dividend earnings by four times considering the sluggish market for a long...

President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday stressed the need for enhancing technological and technical expertise of Bangladeshi peacekeepers through training to compete with those from other...

Ken Wyatt was chosen this week to be Australia's minister for indigenous Australians, the first Aboriginal person ever to hold the role. It's a historic...

Shakib Khan-starrer big-budget film 'Password' has received censor certificate on Sunday. The censor committee watched the film on Sunday noon and approved 'uncut certificate' to...

It might seem gross but someone has actually built headphones not from metal, plastic, or animal skin, rather yeast, fungus, and bacteria.Korvaa is the world's...

Stocks rallied yesterday riding on the renewed confidence of investors who are hopeful that the budget for the next fiscal year would spell out measures...

Tory leadership candidate Jeremy Hunt has warned that his party will be committing "political suicide" if it tries to push through a no-deal Brexit.He told...

Eid special magazine show Ityadi's last segment is always reserved for a patriotic song and keeping up with this trend, this year the Eid special...

ASUS today announced ZenBook Pro Duo (UX581), a groundbreaking laptop featuring the new ASUS ScreenPad Plus, a revolutionary 14-inch full-width secondary touchscreen that expands and...

Additional policy and financial support should be provided to the least developed countries during their development status graduation, as the advancement takes away the benefits...

A vicious storm tore through the western outskirts of Kansas City on Tuesday, spawning one or more tornadoes that downed trees and power lines, damaged...

Taz Akhter Dia, a newbie promising young singer, is all set to make her debut in the country's music arena with an original song titled...

Four suspected members of a pirate gang were killed in a reported gunfight with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Chandpai Range of...

Police carried out a drive and detained 17 suspected muggers and a drug dealer in Narayanganj sadar model thana area.The drive was conducted Monday (May...

Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana said they would stand by Bangladesh...

A win or loss in a practice match is not as important as taking on board what it says about the team in its current...

Gas supply will remain suspended in the houses of Uttara's one part, Baridhara's one part and Joar Sahara of capital Dhaka for nine hours on...

Clinical trials are underway to test whether rapamycin, a drug that has served as an immune suppressor for decades, could also treat cancer and neurodegeneration....

US National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday that attacks on oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates this month were...

Socialite Kris Jenner is upset with son-in-law Kanye West after he sent a snarky message to her longtime boyfriend Corey Gamble. Kanye wanted to know...

Online streaming platforms are providing more budget which help directors produce quality content. Many young directors are leaning towards streaming platforms as they find it...

On May 14, a new class of Intel CPU vulnerabilities was published by the microchip giant. Known as speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities, they affect almost...

The internet giants such as Facebook, Google, Youtube and other digital platforms have to complete VAT registration to run business in Bangladesh once the new...

Donald Trump's national security adviser said Wednesday there was "no reason" for Iran to back out of its nuclear deal with world powers other than...

Banglalink launched a 360 degree digital sports platform named Banglalink Game On which will be featuring live streaming of ICC World Cup 2019. The launching...

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is showcasing its products at Computex 2019 at Nangang Exhibition Center (Taiwan). During the exhibition, ECS presented its advanced IoT and...

Seeing GBB Power was on a rising streak in the later half of 2017, Motahar Hossain decided to put most of his money in the...

An Australian teenager who broke an egg on a controversial far-right senator's head says he has given almost A$100,000 (£55,000; $69,000) to survivors of the...

On the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, prominent private television channel Boishakhi TV has chalked out a plethora of amazing Eid programs. Along with popular celebrities,...

Tenda, a leading global vendor of networking devices recently launched the Tenda O2, an Outdoor CPE in India. It has been launched with an affordable...

Bangladesh needs to upgrade its airport facilities and relevant infrastructure without further ado to keep up with the country’s fast-growing air traffic brought about by...

Australian navy helicopter pilots were hit by lasers while exercising in the South China Sea, forcing them to land as a precaution, a witness said,...

Renowned singers Syed Abdul Hadi and Fahmida Nabi have lent their voices to two original songs titled 'Dakhina Batash' and 'Srabon Elay' for the upcoming...

Chinese telecom giant Huawei stepped up its legal battle on Wednesday to overturn US legislation barring American federal agencies from buying its products amid an...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the Japanese business community to explore newer areas for investment in export-oriented sectors of Bangladesh to unlock the...

Scott Morrison was sworn in as Australia's prime minister on Wednesday, 11 days after retaining the position in the country's general election. Along with Deputy...

A red carpet was rolled out to welcome President M Abdul Hamid in New Delhi on Wednesday afternoon.A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying...

Chelsea hammered their London rivals Arsenal 4-1 to win the Europa League thanks to two goals from Eden Hazard, probably making his last appearance for...

Syska Accessories has launched the Syska HE1100 Beat Pro earphones that come with Hi-Fi clear sound which give users a captivating audio experience. The Syska...

President Abdul Hamid left Dhaka for India Wednesday (May 29) afternoon on a three-day visit to join the oath-taking ceremony of Narendra Modi as India's...

Bagerhat tax circle former assistant tax commissioner Md Mesbah Uddin Ahmed was accused in a case over embezzling Tk 3,47,34,419 state money. Khulna Tax Zone Deputy...

Pakistan will host the Asia Cup T20 in 2020, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) decided in its meeting held in Singapore.Pakistan was represented by Pakistan...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh and Japan have agreed to work unitedly to promote deeper cooperation to further enhance the existing relationship...