Three persons were killed as a goods laden truck rammed a fish laden pickup van on Mymensingh-Dhaka Highway in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh early Monday...

Researchers from Columbia University have found a way of using 3D printing technology to simulate human scalp skin and thus allow new human hairs to...

Ten people were killed when a small airplane crashed into a hangar as it was taking off from a Dallas-area airport Sunday morning, a spokeswoman...

We have all heard the term "Beauty with Brains" we got our hands on none other than business influencer Rebecca Mcallister's Social media combining beauty...

For the past week or so, Apple has been rumoured to launch a 16-inch MacBook Pro and now more details regarding it has surfaced. As...

Japan has agreed to lend Bangladesh $1.31 billion under the 40th official development assistance (ODA) loan package for the construction of the Matarbari ultra-supercritical coal-fired...

European Union leaders struggled deep into Monday to narrow down a list of candidates for key posts at the helm of the 28-nation bloc amid...

MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) , a global leader in Omnichannel money transfer and payment services announced a partnership with Jamuna Bank, creating a convenient and new...

Amazon’s new recruit comes from a medieval walled town in central Italy and can box and seal at least 600 items of different shapes and...

The value added tax (VAT) proposed in the budget for 2019-20 on online shopping comes into effect from today, albeit at a reduced rate and...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed at their meeting on Sunday to push forward dialogue for making a new...

A live musical concert, featuring popular artistes from Bangladesh and India, is going to be held at the Noborattri Hall of International Convention City Bashundhara...

Central banks grappling with fast-changing financial technology and companies like Facebook moving into finance will aim to work together more closely through an innovation hub...

Stocks fell yesterday despite the government’s move to soften its harsh proposals for the capital market in the final budget for fiscal 2019-20, suggesting the...

Police fired tear gas at protesters in Khartoum on Sunday as thousands gathered for a mass demonstration against Sudan's ruling generals, amid international calls for...

Once popular actress of Dhallywood Munmun said, "We need to make more films whatever the budget is." She said this when asked about the current...

The 2019 Apple iPhone dubbed iPhone 11 will feature small design improvements over the current-generation iPhone XS series. This year’s model will come with a...

Mercy Miyang Tembon has recently been appointed as the World Bank’s new country director for Bangladesh and Bhutan. The Cameroonian national will lead the implementation of...

Germany has recorded a new high temperature for June just days after an early summer heat wave toppled a 72-year-old record.German meteorological service DWD said...

Describing the government's decision to raise the gas price as an unjustified one, BNP on Sunday warned of waging a street movement if it does...

The High Court (HC) on Sunday ordered the authorities concerned to form a committee involving specialists and stakeholders within a month to formulate a guideline...

England opener Jonny Bairstow said Sunday’s 31-run victory over previously-unbeaten India was the closest the hosts have come to a complete performance in the Cricket...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for Dalian tomorrow (Monday) on a five-day official visit to China at the invitation of her Chinese counterpart...

A few years ago, scientists in Sweden sparked a heated debate when they published research suggesting that taking antioxidant supplements, such as vitamin E, could...

The world's first cruise ship propelled partially by battery power is set to head out from northern Norway on its maiden voyage, cruise operator Hurtigruten...

Popular face of the small screen Sayeed Babu has already acted in several movies. In last year's Eid, he came into limelight acting in role...

Toreto has added “Sound Blast” to its existing series of affordable wireless Soundbars. The newly launched Sound Blast provides you with the worldly experience of...

Bilateral trade between Bangladesh and China trebled to nearly $12 billion in the past decade thanks to the soaring imports by industrialists and businesses.Trade between...

U.K. Treasury chief Philip Hammond has warned the two contenders to become the next prime minister that their expensive spending promises will be impossible to...

US-Bangla Airlines and Grameenphone signed an agreement which allows GP Star customers to avail 10 per cent discount on flight tickets of the carrier.Md. Shafiqul...

Miscreants shot an indigenous woman and her daughter to death in Raikhali union under Kaptai upazila of Rangamati Monday (July 1) night.The deceased were identified...

Shinco India, a leading brand in India’s affordable TV industry launches its 124cm (49) Full High Definition SMART LED Television. Shinco India has launched a...

The condition of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad now undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital is not out of danger, according to his brother...

Aerial photo taken on June 30, 2019 shows a sailing race held in Sanggou Bay in Rongcheng, east China's Shandong Province.

Transactions through the mobile financial service platform hit a record Tk 42,236.23 crore in May as discounts offered by the major MFS providers to tempt...

The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain as to why their failure to procure furniture, pillows and other...

Just as the leaders were reported to be holding a series of votes on a shortlist of candidates, a spokesman for EU Council President Donald...

Shraddha Kapoor, who recently finished shooting for 'Saaho', cannot stop praising the film's crew for the lovely journey they shared as part of the project....

The UAE debuted the world's largest single solar plant, Noor Abu Dhabi, boasting a production capacity of nearly 1,177 MW.The government made the announcement through...

Innovation and new ideas are key to establishing a brand and ensuring its sustainable run, said Syed Alamgir, managing director of ACI Consumer Brands.“Innovation will...

In one of the largest malware campaigns to exploit Facebook Inc, a suspected Libyan hacker lured tens of thousands of people into exposing personal information...

Twinkies, pizza, hot dogs, even cow brains. If it can be eaten, chances are Takeru Kobayashi holds the world record for eating it.The 41-year-old competitive...

If you are a OnePlus 7 Pro owner and received an incomprehensible push notification today, you are not alone.In its official response, OnePlus acknowledged accidentally...

Most of the private banks saw their operating profits edge up in the first half of the year despite the ongoing liquidity crisis and a...

Sudan must at all costs avoid tensions between a powerful paramilitary unit that controls Khartoum and the regular army or risk more instability following a...

Health Minister Zahid Malik said Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, now undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) here, has been put on life...

People from all walks of life on Monday paid rich tributes to victims of the Holey Artisan cafe attack by placing wreaths at the site...

Nayan Bond, the key accused of Rifat Sharif murder in broad daylight, was killed in a reported gunfight here early on Tuesday (July 2).After the...

At the end of the eight hours starting from 3:30pm today, a nation of cricket lovers will either rejoice or despair. Bangladesh will take on...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has arrived here on a five-day official visit to China, which is expected to bolster ties between the two countries.A special...

Death toll from a fire incident at a spinning mill in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur rose to four with the recovery of three charred bodies...

A reduction in sense of smell precedes certain neurological conditions, and pollution has been shown to increase the risk of these diseases. A new study...

Fire broke out on one of the Russian navy's deep-sea research submersibles, and toxic fumes from the blaze killed 14 sailors aboard, Russia's Defense Ministry...

Popular host of present time Shanta Jahan who basically works professionally as host most of the time they are irregular either in acting or modeling....

Over the last couple of days, leaks of the upcoming iPhone 11 have taken on a whole new dimension as CAD renders of all three...

Bangladesh will have to invest more in its young people if it wants to make the most of the demographic dividend, speakers said yesterday. Prof Shamsul...

European Union leaders meet in Brussels on Tuesday for the third straight day of talks aimed at defusing fresh power struggles in a bid to...

A Bollywood actress who starred in India's highest-grossing movie said she is quitting acting because it is incompatible with her Islamic faith, sparking a social...

Any UFO enthusiast knows about the Roswell spaceship accident where an alien was given an autopsy. In 2001, a document surfaced that electrified UFO enthusiasts,...

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exemp-ted value-added tax and supplementary duty on the import of raw materials for sanitary napkin and nappy for...

Britain warned China on Tuesday that there would be serious consequences if the Sino-British declaration on Hong Kong was not honored, saying Britain stood behind...

Three promising actors of the current generation, Manoj Kumar, Shamim Hasan Sarkar and Nadia Afrin Mim have acted together in television drama for the first...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and IBM Watson AI Lab have built a new AI tool that uses neural networks to allow...

Stocks plummeted sharply yesterday, especially those of cement, ceramics, power and textile companies, as news spread of a gas price hike. The DSEX, the bourse’s prime...

US officials are investigating a secret Facebook group where border patrol members allegedly posted racist and sexist jokes about migrants.The private group was called "I'm...

Dubai based carrier Emirates has lent a hand to the Rotary Club of Dilkusha to set up a mother and childcare centre at Mirpur in...

Mainul Ahsan Noble Bangladeshi contestant who has been placed third in India's Zee Bangla TV music reality show 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa'. Noble was...

Airtel Payments Bank has partnered with Bharti AXA Life Insurance to offer the Bharti AXA Life POS Saral Jeevan Bima Yojana through banking points across...

The higher tax on profits from national savings instruments from this fiscal year will be applied on both new and old certificates, in a blow...

France's parliament is expected to adopt a largely symbolic ban on parents smacking their children, a practice which though condemned by the UN still enjoys...

A drug peddler was killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion at North Shilkhali area of Teknaf upazila of the district on Tuesday...

After Jasprit Bumrah bowled Rubel Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman with successive yorkers to signal the end of the match and Bangladesh’s World Cup campaign, Mohammad...

A man hanged himself from a wall of his room after stabbing his wife to death over family feud at Sheikhkanda village of Sonargaon upazila...

Brazil advanced to the final of the Copa America with a 2-0 win over old rivals Argentina in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday thanks to a...

Police arrested another accused in a case filed for killing Rifat Sharif, who was hacked to death in broad daylight in front of his wife...

Could a cure for HIV be in sight? New research has revealed how a sequence of two treatments could completely remove the virus in mice. The...

Iran ignored US and EU warnings Wednesday and vowed to exceed within days the maximum uranium enrichment level it agreed to in the landmark 2015...

One of the most influential celebrities of the Bollywood industry, Jacqueline Fernandez talks about the hard work that goes behind being a social influencer. The...

People visiting China should proceed with caution. A new report from Vice has revealed that foreigners who are visiting certain parts of China are seeing...

The world is witnessing a fierce trade conflict between the US and China. It all started in January last year when US President Donald Trump...

A fishing vessel sank during bad weather Wednesday in the Caribbean off Honduras' northern coast, and at least 27 fishermen were known dead, the Central...

The female rapper is known for her outlandish, provocative style and hits like "Anaconda," where she raps about her "big fat" backside. Her lyrics are...

Jio and Facebook have joined hands to announce 'Digital Udaan' - a digital literacy program in India which is aimed at first-time internet users.As part...

Authorities in southern India have started inspecting garment factories and spinning mills after a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation found workers were being given unlabelled pills...

Three days after the U.S. and North Korean leaders held a historic third meeting, North Korea's U.N. Mission accused the Trump administration Wednesday of talking...

One of the few Malaysian female rappers, Bunga says she at first didn't consider a career in music."My initial dream was to be a politician...

If you love Instagram Stories, you will now be able to add a new sticker to your vanishing moments.The Facebook-owned service announced the launch of...

Every budget includes many good initiatives but in reality these remain unimplemented at the year’s end due to a lack of action plans and proper...

Boris Johnson, who could be Britain's prime minister by the end of the month, said he backed the people of Hong Kong every inch of...

Popular actress-anchor-dance artiste Nadia Ahmed will be seen appearing as a judge in the upcoming reality show titled 'Campus Star. She has garnered admiration from...

Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity company, and INTERPOL have signed a new five-year agreement to reinforce their collaboration in the fight against cybercrime around the world....

State banks did not get a single penny from taxpayers in the just concluded fiscal year to make up their capital deficit, in a clear...

Sweden's prosecution authority will hold off on asking Britain to allow it to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange about a 2010 rape allegation until it...

Sarbananda Sonowal, Chief Minister of Assam flagged off the first-ever Guwahati-Dhaka flight, operated by Indian budget carrier SpiceJet, under the international UDAN programme, at the...

A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines left Dhaka with 419 pilgrims for Saudi Arabia on Thursday morning.The first hajj flight (BG-3001) departed from Hazrat Shahjalal...

Two persons were killed and two others injured as a truck collided head-on with a CNG-driven auto-rickshaw on Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Highway in Patiya upazila early...

Peru advanced to the final of the Copa America and a date with hosts Brazil after beating double defending champions Chile 3-0 on Wednesday.Chile were...

A suspected dacoit was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Bera upazila of Pabna early Thursday.Deceased Wali Ullah, 31, was a resident of...

The bilateral talks between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang began at the Great Hallof People in Beijing on Thursday morning. “The...

New research overturns the widespread notion that humans, unlike other mammals, process pain more slowly than touch. The findings may have significant implications for the...

A new record high temperature has been set in the US state of Alaska, part of which lies inside the Arctic Circle.A temperature of 90F...

British soul singer Joss Stone says she was deported from Iran after arriving to perform a concert in the Islamic Republic. Posting on Instagram, Stone...

On the run from US tax authorities, tech guru John McAfee puffs a cigar aboard his towering white yacht in a Havana harbour and says...

Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos' divorce from his wife of 25 years, MacKenzie Bezos, was finalized by a Seattle-area judge on Friday, paving the way...

Passengers using Frankfurt Airport on Sunday should brace for possible delays as some routes will be altered while engineers dispose of a World War Two...

The national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines warned travel agents on July 2 to not issue any ticket to passengers travelling to Middle East or any...

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd forecast a steep plunge in its second-quarter operating profit as the US-China trade war wreaks havoc in global chip and smartphone...

Two business persons and two companies were awarded at the 18th edition of the Bangladesh Business Awards at the capital’s Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden...

The Trump administration will continue to pursue a way of adding a citizenship question to the census, lawyers said in court filings submitted on Friday.But...

ZEE5, the largest global streaming platform for South Asians and beyond, on Thursday announced its plan to take Bangladeshi entertainment content to the global audience....

The Apple AirPods are the benchmark for all true wireless earphones out there and even though brands are launching stellar products, they can’t seem to...

The telecom regulator has partially blocked the bandwidth capacity of Grameenphone and Robi from last evening for non-payment of dues detected in audits -- a...

Seven Chinese nationals have been arrested in Melbourne's central business district on suspicion of being part of a professional begging syndicate, said Australian police on...

National film award winner actress, model and producer Jaya Ahsan, who works in Bangladeshi and Indian Bengali films has recently wrapped up the shooting for...

French MPs on Thursday backed a proposal to give online platforms just 24 hours to remove hate speech or face hefty fines, the latest initiative...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday invited Chinese businesspeople to explore the full potential of business and trade relations with Bangladesh as the country is marching...

North Korea appears to have appointed a long-time veteran of international diplomacy as point man in the new round of denuclearization talks with the United...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is on the way back home after wrapping up a five-day bilateral official visit to China at the invitation of her...

FC Barcelona President Jose Maria Bartomeu has apparently ruled out a return to the club for Brazilian international Neymar.The Spanish press have spent several weeks...

Mentioning that country's politics is no more in the hands of politicians, Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon on Friday said, "The state power has...

Such has been Shakib Al Hasan’s brilliance in this World Cup that after a whimpering end to their campaign, Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza kept...

Two persons were killed and three others injured after a collision between two trucks in Kamarkhanda upazila of district on Saturday (July 6).The accident happened...

A traffic police assistant sub-inspector was killed in a road accident in Dhaka's Jatrabari area early Saturday.Deceased Khairul, 30, was the ASI at Demra Traffic...

Greeks have begun voting in the first parliamentary election since their country emerged from three successive international bailouts.The vote is held three months earlier than...

Priyanka Chopra is making headlines with her each and every outfit at the Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas wedding. The 36-year-old actress who posed with...

Samsung will be introducing the Galaxy Note 10 and 10+ at an event in New York on August 7 and sales will take place later...

We live in an extraordinary era. Never before was the competition so intense, opportunities so huge and challenges so daunting. It is because of one...

A top aide to Iran's supreme leader says the Islamic Republic is ready to enrich uranium beyond the level set by Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal,...

The national flag carrier Turkish Airlines has announced special fares, starting from USD 339, for customers to fly from Dhaka to selected American and European...

Over the past several years, the size of Apple’s iPhones has gotten increasingly large. The first generation iPhone or as it is fondly dubbed —...

US and Chinese officials are working to schedule a top-level trade talks by telephone next week but a face-to-face encounter has not been scheduled yet,...

One of the America's most popular tourist attractions is getting to the core of a multi-million dollar upgrade.The Rapid City Journal reports that major construction...

Actor Hrithik Roshan has been booked on the charge of cheating along with three officials of a health and wellness start-up, for which he was...

It has long been rumoured that Apple is keen on opening its first official Apple Store in India. Now, these dreams appear to be heading...

The retail price of each 50-kg bag of cement has edged up 12 percent, or Tk 50, to Tk 460-470 -- a development that will...

Sidharth Malhotra is undoubtedly considered as one of the hottest hunks in B-town. The actor has reportedly dated Alia Bhatt for a brief period. But...

Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, the 2-month-old son of Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, was christened on Saturday, in a small private ceremony at Windsor...

National Film Award winning actress Bidya Sinha Saha Mim, who is now seen more on the big screen than small screen, has performed her best...

People on social media have had a gala time of late as a Pakistani news anchor recently confused the smartphone giant, Apple with the fruit...

The Indian government’s annual budget statement on Friday included measures aimed at improving the investment climate but lacked any direct steps to stimulate a sagging...

Fourteen Russian navy crew killed in a fire on a nuclear submarine on Monday have been buried, amid continuing secrecy over their mission.They were buried...

Malaysia's Foreign Minister Saifuddin Bin Abdullah arrived here on Saturday (July 6) noon, in response to invitation from his Bangladesh counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen.On...

Principal of a female madrasa in Netrokona's Kendua upazila gave confessional statement before the court that he raped six minor students in a year.The statement...

Prolific opener David Warner smashed a brilliant 122 but could not claim victory for Australia as they slipped to a 10-run defeat to South Africa...

Lionel Messi was shown only the second red card of his career as Argentina beat Chile 2-1 in a hot-tempered Copa America third-place play-off.The Barcelona...

A half-day hartal, called by Left Democratic Alliance (LDA), a platform of left-leaning political parties, is underway across the country on Sunday protesting the protesting...

Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a youth, accused in a gang-rape case, from a hill at Economic Zone in Anwara upazila of Chattogram early...

It is a common belief that using social media platforms can adversely affect people's mental health, but new research has shown that using these networking...

Britain's ambassador to the United States described the Trump administration as "diplomatically clumsy and inept" and said he doubted it would become "substantially more normal,"...

National Film Award winning actress Jaya Ahsan has managed to team up with almost all acclaimed directors of Tollywood within a span of six years....

In a Belfast museum, seamstresses are at work depicting gory battles and warring kings in shimmering threads of red and gold an epic homage to...

Foldable smartphones are all the rage these days as several smartphone brands are showing off their devices. With these type of smartphones expected to go...

Grameenphone and Robi yesterday termed “inappropriate” and “illegal” the telecom regulator’s move to partially block their bandwidth since last Thursday to get them to cough...

Germany's struggling Deutsche Bank said Sunday it would cut 18,000 jobs by 2022, downsizing its volatile investment banking division in a restructuring aimed at restoring...

Kriti Kharbanda is in a happy space, professionally. The actress has three diverse and interesting films lined up for release in the coming months 'Pagalpanti',...

After the entire Trump administration saga which forced Google to quit its business with Huawei, the Chinese telecom giant announced that it was working on...

Investors have continued to lose money as the budget for the current fiscal year has broadly failed to lift the stock markets and restore confidence.In...

Golden Dawn, the far-right, anti-immigrant party that had shocked Greek politics by evolving from a marginal, violent neo-Nazi group into Greece's third-largest party during the...

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced the ratification of the new PATA Executive Board for 2019-2020 today in a press statement. Shahid Hamid,...

The Samsung Galaxy Fold may be the first product that will revolutionize the smartphone experience. According to Samsung’s CEO, DJ Koh, in just a span...

The government will soon start allowing export of rice to create a balance in supply and demand and ensure fair prices of the staple in...

The result of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will be published on July 17.A high official of education ministry confirmed the news...

Pope Francis on Sunday called for "humanitarian corridors" to help rescue migrants in response to an air strike last week that killed dozens in a...

A 19-year-old Bangladesh national was shot to death in Kiranganj bordering area of Chapainawabganj at early hours of Monday (July 8).Deceased Dulal was son of...

'Closeup One star' and popular folk singer Salma Islam's second husband Sanaullah Nuri Sagor has been jailed in Cox's Bazar. A judge of the Cox's Bazar...

Apple is reportedly planning to include a new type of keyboard mechanism in its future MacBook Pro instead of the one with butterfly mechanism the...

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has made the use of its prescribed software mandatory for firms with annual turnover of Tk 5 crore and...

The top United States diplomat on North Korea heads to Europe for talks on removing nuclear weapons from the Asian peninsula, the State Department said...

If you consider how Bangladesh opened their ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 campaign with a win against South Africa, the Tigers suffered a rather disappointing...

Malaysia's Foreign Minister Saifuddin Bin Abdullah said Rohingya repatriation has to be safe and voluntary.“Rohingyas who have taken shelter in Cox’s Bazar must be taken...

Usman Khawaja played in all nine of Australia's World Cup group games, scoring two fiftiesAustralia's Usman Khawaja is out of the World Cup with a...

The district administration evicted 34 families living in risky Madhu Shah Hill which is adjacent to Jalalabad residential area of the city.Several illegal structures, established...

Jatiya Party acting Chairman GM Quader on Sunday said the health condition of his brother HM Ershad, now on life support at the Combined Military...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday issued a strong warning against crimes like rape, saying that her government will do whatever necessary to contain such...

Recent insights into a hormone released by muscle cells could lead to improved ways to treat high blood pressure.When the hormone, which has the name...

Danish police have arrested 28 people in Copenhagen for riding electric scooters while under the influence of drugs and alcohol.Over the weekend 24 people were...

Emilia Clarke had said she put pressure on herself "to feel normal" after suffering a stroke as she backs NHS drive to improve stroke care...

Moxi, a robot designed to assist nurses at Texas hospitals is turning out to be more popular than the human nurses. Built by Diligent Robotics,...

A massive decline in import and an inflow of record remittance have helped narrow the current account deficit by 40 percent in the first 11...

A slow-moving rainstorm Monday washed out roads, stranded drivers and soaked basements, including the White House's, during a chaotic morning commute in the national capital...

Known to have a smooth sailing relationship with husband Justin Bieber's mother, Pattie Mallette, daughter-in-law Hailey Baldwin is all praises for the 44-year-old. As reported...

Google has announced a new CS comprehensive resource called Code with Google for educators to help them teach coding in a better manner.Code with Google...

The country’s merchandise export earnings grew by 10.55 percent year-on-year to $40.53 billion in the immediate past fiscal year riding on a high volume of...

Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday said a widely loathed proposal to allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland “is dead” — but again...

The Way Dhaka is organising a thematic food festival titled Mediterranean Buffet bringing authentic flavours of Mediterranean cuisine on July 7 – 14 at the...

British Airways-owner IAG is facing a record USD 230 million fine for the theft of data from 500,000 customers from its website last year under...

Former Awami League lawmaker from Tangail-3 Amanur Rahman Khan Rana was freed from jail passing 34 months behind the bars in a case filed in...

Rangs Limited, an automotive distributor in Bangladesh, has introduced a four-wheeler drive plug-in hybrid sport utility vehicle named Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. Shoeb Ahmed, chief executive officer...

The United States announced fresh duties on some Mexican and Chinese steel goods on Monday, saying those countries helped their manufacturers with unfair subsidies.The decision...

Noted TV actor Ahsan Habib Nasim had been elected General Secretary of the Actors' Unity for second time which election was held on June 21. ...

Rapoo announced its silent Mouse – ‘M100’ that reduces noise by over 90 per cent than the traditional Mouse. Enjoy the sound of silence, and...

The government has directed the central bank to liquidate People’s Leasing and Financial Services (PLFS), a non-bank financial institution, due to deterioration of its financial...

Some 464,000 homicides were recorded around the world in 2017, far more than the number pf people killed in armed conflicts and terrorist attacks, a...

Regarding the proposal of US congressman to include Rakhine in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, “We are happy with our 147,570 square kilometers. Myanmar...

Bangladesh will be back to business as usual shortly after their gruelling ICC Cricket World Cup journey in England as the Tigers are set to...

BNP on Monday alleged that the government is controlling the judiciary through its politicisation for hanging onto power."Since it came to power in 2008, Awami...

Chandika Hathurusingha insisted Monday he would remain Sri Lanka's cricket coach despite pressure to step down after their World Cup exit, but official sources said...

A suspected drug trader was killed in a gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Shaheed Nagar area under Uttarakhan Thana in the capital early...

United Nations former secretary general Ban Ki Moon is set to arrive in Dhaka on Tuesday (July 9) evening on a three-day visit to Bangladesh.He...

A three-fold jump since 1975 in the percentage of adults worldwide who are obese has been driven mainly by a shift in diet and lack...

A senior general has said the US wants to create an international military coalition to safeguard waters around Iran and Yemen, reports the BBC.Marine General...

Only for her melodious voice Sharon has identified herself differently in the music arena. She has intention to establish herself in this field properly. In...

Thomson announces heavy price drops on all its smart and non-smart TV models including the newly launched official Android series. The two-day-long Thomson TV days...

In a blow to apparel exporters, the EU, Bangladesh’s largest export destination, has extended duty-free access to Vietnam, eliminating the competitive edge that the country...

The United Nations human rights expert who conducted an independent probe into the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Tuesday urged the US...

Adah Sharma is one actress who always treats her fans with something different and posts some crazy stuff on social media. 'Commando 2' and 3...

Belgium was hit with a 5000-euro (USD 5,613) daily fine from Europe’s top court on Monday for its slowness in rolling out fast-speed broadband in...

The government has been able to keep inflation within the limit it had set a year back for the just-concluded fiscal year, largely on the...

A carbon monoxide leak at a Canadian hotel on Tuesday sent 46 guests to the hospital and left 15 of them in critical condition, firefighters...

The most stunning news for the fans of LRB--the band which is almost synonymous with late legendary musician, Ayub Bachchu, fondly called AB--is that their...

Two junior Indian antitrust research associates and a law school student were behind a complaint that sparked a probe into Google’s alleged anti-competitive practices in...

The recent gas price hike will increase the cost of ceramics production by 10 percent, which will be a huge blow to the local ceramic...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday sought global leaders’ enhanced awareness about the climate change phenomenon and their effective initiatives to negate its impacts.“I request...

US President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday threatened he would veto a massive defense bill being considered by the House of Representatives, saying it provides...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ended the appeal hearing against death penalty of convicted war criminal and former Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam.The SC will...

Tourists go sightseeing at a tea garden at Wujiatai Village in Xuanen County of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, July...

 Emirates has resumed flights to Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, from July 8, 2019.Emirates currently operates a Boeing 777ER on the route, offering customers a...

Popular face of the small screen of present time, Mehazabien Chowdhury. She has established herself in media as a versatile actress by virtue of her...

Linksys, celebrating thirty years of networking and WiFi innovation for the home and business, today announced Linksys Cloud Manager, a cloud-hosted WiFi Management Platform purpose-built...

The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) yesterday said it will award 105 individuals and companies in 35 categories at its flagship ICT...

The number of migrants detained after entering the US across the southern border fell 28 percent in June from May as both the United States...

India lost their only review as early as the first ball against New Zealand in a World Cup semifinal Old Trafford on Tuesday.New Zealand captain...

Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) on Tuesday urged the people not to be confused to a rumour about the need for human sacrifice for the Padma...

Police recovered six bodies from a fishing trawler when it was drifting along Sugandha point of Cox's Bazar sea beach on Wednesday morning (July 10).Police...

There was a speculation in the air that Caribbean legendary pacer Courtney Walsh’s contract might not be extended after World Cup debacle. The rumour has...

Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Tuesday said the number of dengue patients increased in recent months."Dengue infestation is much higher this year. We've received many...

Journalist Muhammad Jahangir, also the executive director of Centre for Development Communication, passed away at a city hospital early Wednesday. The noted journalist breathed his last...

Rafiul Islam Rabbi on Wednesday (July 10) confessed his direct involvement in killing Rifat Sharif in Barguna sadar in broad daylight.The court of Barguna Senior...

The current methods of diagnosing autism in children use questionnaires and psychologist evaluations. However, these methods can be stressful for those at a young age....

Armed Iranian boats attempted to seize a British tanker in strategic Gulf waters on Wednesday but were driven off by a Royal Navy frigate, CNN...

Cultural personalities at a program on Monday affirmed that advent-grade artists - SM Sultan, Patua (folk artist) Quamrul Hasan and painter Qayyum Chowdhury - took...

Samsung has only just launched its Tab S5e in India and in our review, we found it to be hands-down the best Android tablet available...

Businesses from home and abroad have come up with investment proposals worth $17.91 billion in Mirsarai, Sreehatta and Moheshkhali economic zones, which are now under...

One of the oldest survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack has died at age 103.Doug Iscovitz says his father, Joseph Iscovitz, died Tuesday at a...

Rumours regarding Apple launching its latest iPads have surfaced but not much was known. With the latest leak, the initial details of Apple’s unannounced iPads...

Some 15 banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) that have Tk 850 crore stuck with People’s Leasing Financial Services (PLFS) are on edge over the...

Aftershocks of last week's big earthquakes are still rumbling beneath the California desert, but seismologists say the probability of large quakes continues to decline.The U.S....

Tauquir Ahmed's language movement film 'Fagun Haway' bagged two awards at the ninth edition of SAARC Film Festival which ended on Sunday in Colombo, Sri...

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for making all-out efforts and roadmaps to build Islamic tourism as a 'world trade brand'.She was inaugurating a...

In a bid to curb counterfeiting of goods through its platform, Amazon has announced the expansion of its Transparency service beyond the US market.The Transparency...

The telecom regulator has refrained from receiving mobile phone operators’ various payments for the April-June quarter after the latter declined to include the associated value-added...

Police recovered body of an unidentified man from Kaliganj Telghat area under South Keraniganj police station of the Buriganga River on Thursday (July 11).Dead body...

A case and another counter-case were filed on Thursday over the brutal murder of four people by a man who was subsequently killed in a...

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Wednesday officially named his new Cabinet, a mix of members of the military government he headed after leading a...

'Hasina - A Daughter's Tale', a documentary on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, daughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be screened...

File sharing service Dropbox is introducing a new feature that will allow you to send more files at once. Called Dropbox Transfer, the feature is...

Mastercard has announced the completion of its acquisition of Transfast, a global payments company with significant cross-border network reach.The acquisition builds on Mastercard’s strength in...

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered an investigation into France’s planned tax on technology companies, a probe that could lead to the United States...

Incessant rainfall coupled with the onrush of hilly waters from across the border for last few days submerged 17 villages in Fulgazi and Parshuram upazilas...

Visually impaired job-seekers on Wednesday went on fast unto death to press home their six-point demand, including recruiting them in government, autonomous, semi-autonomous and private...

New Zealand stunned India to reach their second successive World Cup final as they survived Ravindra Jadeja's late heroics to clinch a thrilling 18-run win...

Much-awaited train 'Benapole Express’ is all set to hit Benapole-Dhaka rail route for the maiden trip on July 17.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to...

The High Court has asked the authorities concerned to keep complain boxes in country's all schools to prevent child repression.An HC bench of Justice FRM...

The world's master list of recommended medicines got an update this week when the World Health Organization (WHO) published a biennial revision, adding 28 drugs...

Officials began to clean up a massive oil spill Friday that dumped nearly 800,000 gallons of oil and water into a California canyon, making it...

After Prosenjit Chatterjee, now Rituparna Sengupta has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection to the Rose Valley scam.According to reports, ED suspects Rituparna...

Like a wide amount of technology companies out there, Samsung too focused on building mixed reality glasses such as virtual reality instead of augmented reality....

The World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have approved $100 million each to increase access to improved water supply and sanitation system...

Former Vice President Joe Biden, in his first major foreign policy address as a Democratic presidential candidate, on Thursday blasted US President Donald Trump's performance...

Thai Airways is going to resume operations in Lahore and Islamabad from July 16, announced the airline’s management.The airspace is still closed from or to...

In what may come as exciting news for Apple fans in India, reports suggest that Apple will be building its flagship iPhones in the country...

Stock investors are still reeling from Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal’s maiden budget 12 days on, with the Dhaka Stock Exchange losing Tk 13,201 crore...

French President Emmanuel Macron will on Sunday (Jul 14) seek to showcase Europe's defence capabilities by putting European military cooperation at the heart of a...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government has taken all sorts of preparation to tackle possible flood in the country.  "We've our preparations everywhere,...

On the occasion of coming Eid-ul-Azha to telecast in a satellite television channel, SA Haque Alik has made a special drama titled Laila-Majnu'r Qurbani. In...

Google has announced updates to its Voice web app for easier and faster calling.As the official blog explains, the improvements include an always-visible call panel,...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday (July 13) labeled both taking and giving bribe as crimes and requested all to stay away from the menace.She...

The government has devised a strategy to ramp up revenue collection by Tk 60,000 crore in the new fiscal year in order to help the...

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in the United States on Thursday on a trip that has angered Beijing, warning that democracy must be defended and...

Simona Halep of Romania celebrates after the women's singles semifinal match between Elina Svitolina of Ukraine and Simona Halep of Romania at the 2019 Wimbledon...

National Film Award-winning filmmaker Nasiruddin Yousuff Bachchu-directed new film 'Alpha' will be screened at 5pm at the National Art Plaza auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy...

Last year, YouTube had used the VidCon event to launch new products like channel memberships, merchandise shelves, premieres and more. This time around, it’s expanding...

Bangladesh Post Office’s mobile financial service Nagad is seeking to take over the mobile phone top-up business in the country, which last year saw credit...

South Africa will shortly deploy a battalion of soldiers to help police quell a surge in violence in gang-infested parts of Cape Town, a step...

Water level of the Teesta River is flowing 50cm above its danger mark because of heavy downpour and onrush of water coming from upstream over...

Floods have struck 10 districts of Bangladesh and other areas are feared to be affected over the next week as rivers have swelled amid incessant...

A vintage display by Roger Federer took him past Rafael Nadal into the Wimbledon final in an eagerly-anticipated first grasscourt duel between the great rivals...

The flood situation has worsened in Lalmonirhat, Sylhet, Sherpur, Bogura, Netrakona, Habiganj and Rangpur districts due to heavy rains and onrush of water from the...

Eight people received burn injuries when a fire broke out at a factory in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur on Friday night.  Mawna Fire Service and Civil...

In this Spotlight feature, we investigate whether the bacteria that live in our guts could influence our blood pressure. If so, could they guide future...

The leader of Turkish Cypriots on the ethnically divided island of Cyprus has renewed a proposal to establish a joint committee with Greek Cypriots to...

Actor Parineeti Chopra says she would never try to compete for the title of 'desi girl' in Bollywood as it belongs to her sister Priyanka...

With the Amazon Prime Day just around the corner, it’s that time of the year to indulge yourself and splurge on products that are heavily...

Prices of garment items exported from Bangladesh dipped by 1.61 percent over the last four years, a reflection of the pressure international clothing retailers and...

Islamic extremists blew up the gate of a Somali hotel with a car bomb and took over the building for more than 14 hours, leaving...

Everyday PUBG Mobile players are evolving and learning newer tactics to outshine the plethora of new and advanced breed of players entering the battle royale....

Non-state actors, including NGOs, think-tanks, media and private sectors, in developing countries like Bangladesh are playing a critical role in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals...

Donald Trump abandoned the Iran nuclear deal to spite Barack Obama, according to a leaked memo written by the UK's former ambassador to the US.Sir...

Popular educational children's TV series 'Sisimpur' is set to be broadcast on Duronto TV.  'Sisimpur' will be aired three times every day on the TV channel....

Japan’s industry ministry said on Friday officials briefed their South Korean counterparts on Japanese export restrictions and reiterated that they were not countermeasures in a...

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will extend all-out financing support to Bangladesh in the coming days and has even agreed to let the country select...

A power failure in New York has halted subway trains and trapped people in lifts.The New York Fire Department said it was tackling a fire...

Popular face of the small screen of present time Ishana Khan has started her new life. She tied the nuptial knot with Australia expatriate network...

Grammy-winning pop superstar Taylor Swift used her songs to highlight various phases of her career at the Prime Day Concert here, from starting off as...

The Pentagon is rapidly assessing the United States’ rare earths capability in a race to secure stable supply of the specialized material amid the country’s...

Dhaka Bank is increasingly embracing digital transformation to serve its clients better as tech-savvy customers expect advanced services and products, its top executive said.“Digital innovations...

New Zealanders have started handing over their semi-automatic weapons as part of a buyback scheme following a ban after the Christchurch attacks. Gun reforms were...

At least 13 people were killed in separate lightning strikes in five districts of the country amid adverse weather Saturday (July 13).In Sunamganj, 45-year-old Haridul...

England have transformed into a team that is unrecognisable from the one that limped out of the 2015 World Cup after a loss to Bangladesh....

As many as 34 schools have stopped taking classes as many parts of the district got inundated in flood triggered by heavy downpour and onrush...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Jatiya Party Chairman...

After 44 days of cricket, we are just 2 days away from the much-awaited final of the World Cup. Be it England or New Zealand...

Jatiya Party Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who has been on life support for the last 10 days, passed away on Sunday morning (Inna lillahi wa...

Marijuana legalization laws don’t appear to increase teen pot use and instead may have the opposite effect, a U.S. study suggests.To see how teen marijuana...

The US may approve licenses for companies to re-start new sales to Huawei in as little as two weeks, according to a senior US official,...

Techno pioneer Jeff Mills said Thursday that electronic music has become too 'middle class' and lost its political edge.The American DJ and record producer, who...

It is difficult to get terribly excited about unsexy workhorses like power banks. They are mundane, but essential accessories for phones and tablets. That said,...

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo is all set to roll out the first mobile assembly plant in Bangladesh with full foreign direct investment, as international companies...

Buckingham Palace released a statement from Queen Elizabeth II after the final."Prince Philip and I send our warmest congratulations to the England men's cricket team...

The Indian millennial is no longer a lonely creature. Like Benedict Cumberbatch who has a hunch in the MG Hector advertisement, that voice assistants are...

Advertising agency Adcomm recently celebrated its 45th anniversary at its head office in Dhaka with its chairman, Geeteara Safiya Choudhury, along with employees in attendance.Founded...

Starkly injecting race into his criticism of liberal Democrats, President Donald Trump said Sunday that four congresswomen of color should go back to the "broken...

The Apple iPhone 11 is shaping up to be a rather boring device as it will come in the same colours as last year’s model....

The Trump administration said late on Friday it was issuing final rules to suspend a 2016 Obama administration regulation that more than doubled penalties for...

An accused stabbed another accused to death in front of the judge while recording deposition in a murder case at a Cumilla court on Monday...

Iran's president says his country is ready to negotiate with the United States if Washington lifts its economic sanctions.Hassan Rouhani's official website on Sunday quoted...

Police recovered the hanging body of a readymade garment worker from Ashulia in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on Sunday night.An operator of a...

Popular pair Ziaul Faruq Apurba and Tanjin Tisha have again come together for a new romantic tele-drama titled 'Shuntey Ki Pao'. Zakariya Shoukhin has written...

July 15, is one of the most significant days in tech history. It was the day that the Polish Cipher Bureau accessed enciphered radio signals...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday put European military cooperationat the heart of the Bastille Day parade at a time of growing tensions with the...

The High Court yesterday gave the go-ahead to the central bank to appoint a liquidator for People’s Leasing and Financial Services (PLFS), a non-bank financial...

A truck driver was killed and his helper injured as the vehicle hit a tree on Khulna-Maoa Highway in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat early Monday...

The government has transferred 26 Superintended of Police (SP) across the country.The Public Security Division of Home Affairs Ministry issued a notification in this regard...

England captain Eoin Morgan admitted he believed his side’s shot at World Cup glory had gone on Sunday before a thrilling twist saw the hosts...

A college student was killed and two others were injured in a road accident in Ashulia of Savar on Sunday night.Son of Didar Ali Bepari,...

Three people were killed in a road accident at Masterbaria area of Gazipur city on Monday morning.The identities of the deceased could not be known...

Martin Guptill played a full ball on leg stump from Jofra Archer to deep midwicket. Two runs were needed off the last ball of the...

The second namaz-e-janaza for Jatiya Party Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad was held at the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad in the capital on Monday.His body...

New research examines the link between exposure to air pollution and the risk of coronary artery calcification among Chinese adults.Studies have linked air pollution with...

World hunger is on the rise in absolute number and more than 820 million people were hungry in 2018, a UN report said Monday.After decades...

Jennifer Lopez took decisive action following the cancellation of her concert at Madison Square Garden on Saturday due to a widespread power outage in New...

In the past, Apple was lauded for its secrecy but now, how times have changed. The 2019 iPhone’s launch is still months away but all...

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) yesterday issued an order to freeze the accounts of nine former directors and two officials of troubled Peoples Leasing and...

US President Donald Trump came under fire from Democrats and even some members of his own Republican Party on Monday after launching an extraordinary xenophobic...

Emirates today ( July 16, 2019 ) announces its plan to launch a new daily service from Dubai to Mexico City International Airport , via...

For those looking to upgrade to the 2019 iPhones, we sincerely urge you to wait a bit. The Apple iPhone 11 series will be quite...

Dhaka bourse’s index hit a two-and-a-half-year low yesterday after sinking for seven days straight as investors continue to stay away from the market for lack...

Singing, chanting and lying on the ground in the road, hundreds of people demonstrated on Monday against the construction of a giant telescope on a...

National Film Award winner actor Shatabdi Wadud, talented actress Farhana Mili and popular actress Ashna Habib Bhabna will be seen playing lead roles in a...

Alphabet Inc’s Google LLC was hit on Monday with a US lawsuit alleging it copied a smaller firm’s patented digital advertising technology.Impact Engine Inc filed...

The Asia Pacific region occupies a substantial share in the global paints market thanks to the presence of numerous developing countries, including China, India, Vietnam...

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder has said that the deputy commissioners (DCs) have been ordered to be more stringent so that people can consume adulteration-free...

The Philippine president has signed a bill into law penalizing a range of acts of sexual harassment including catcalling, wolf-whistling and persistent telling of sexual...

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Tuesday directed the deputy commissioners to ensure procurement of paddy directly from farmers to meet the government's target. He made...

An Australian model was sentenced Monday in Los Angeles to community service and probation for slapping a flight attendant and going on an obscene tirade...

Old Windows users have no choice but to upgrade to the latest version as Microsoft is taking away their favourite internet games for good.The software...

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today claimed to have arrested the chairman and owner of Fareast Islami Multi Cooperative Society Limited, Shamim Kabir, for allegedly embezzling...

A fire in the Sian Ka'an nature reserve on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula spread to more than 6,000 acres (2,500 hectares) on Monday, with just 30%...

A suspected drug peddler was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Kashiadanga area in the metropolitan city early Tuesday (July 16). The deceased, Md...

Champions England were the most represented with four players in the World Cup team of the tournament announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on...

Major rivers and basins in Bangladesh continue to rise along with relentless and heavy monsoon rains and onrush from upstream as floods have spread to...

Two construction workers died from electrocution at Hatirjheel area in the capital on Monday night.The deceased were identified as Mazharul Islam, 22, hailed from Matlab...

England were mistakenly awarded an extra run during their nail-biting World Cup win over New Zealand at Lord’s, a member of the sport’s chief rules...

Ten people, including bride and bridegoom,were killed and four others injured as a train rammed into microbus carrying a bridal party on the unmanned Ullapara...

The US House of Representatives formally condemned Donald Trump on Tuesday for xenophobic attacks on four minority Democratic lawmakers and hostile language targeting immigrants, as...

Popular artistes Mehazabien Chowdhury and Tahsan Khan have paired up for the first time in any project under Sagor Jahan's direction. Sagor Jahan, a talented...

Facebook users in the UK will now be able to report ads they find scammy.The reporting tool can be accessed by clicking three dots in...

Stock investors have demanded resignation of the chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, as the market has lost 260.48 points or Tk 16,863 crore...

HIV-related deaths last year fell to around 770,000 - about 33 per cent lower than in 2010 - the United Nations said on Tuesday, but...

Queen Bey meets the Duchess of Sussex! Looking like a million dollars, the pop royal, Beyonce attended the London premiere of 'The Long King' and...

Amazon.com Inc has a promotion for U.S. shoppers on Prime Day, the 48-hour marketing blitz that started Monday: Earn USD 10 of credit if you...

The government is likely to set a 15 percent higher export target for this fiscal year as it looks to hit $60 billion in receipts...

As uncannily realistic "deep fake" videos proliferate online, including one recently retweeted by Donald Trump, journalism schools are scrambling to adapt to an era of...

Pooja Batra has finally revealed that she secretly got married to beau Nawab Shah. In an interview with Bombay Times, the 'Viraasat' actor confirmed that...

Numerous leaks of the Galaxy Note 10 which have revealed pretty much everything about the device ahead of its launch on August 7 in New...

Social Islami Bank rescheduled a record amount of loans in the first quarter of 2019 and yet failed to arrest its default loans from spiralling,...

The United States on Tuesday banned visits by Myanmar’s army chief and three other top officers due to their role in the “ethnic cleansing” of...

Artist Prof. Dr Hira Sobahan's 3rd solo miniature art exhibition entitled 'Life and the Narrative of Time-1'has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Franchise de Dhaka. The...

A man named Ryan Landy took to social media after one of his home appliances which was meant to clean the house, ironically littered the...

The stockmarket regulator yesterday came up with the decision of barring the open-end and closed-end mutual funds from providing any return on unit (a form...

Germany's Ursula von der Leyen has been narrowly elected president of the EU Commission following a secret ballot among MEPs.The centre-right defence minister will replace...

The road communication of Bandarban with other parts resumed on Wednesday, after eight days of suspension.Bandarban road connection with the rest of the country was...

New Zealand coach Gary Stead has shrugged off the debate as to whether an umpiring error cost the Black Caps dearly in the World Cup...

At lest 950 villages were flooded and all the croplands submerged as water is coming down from hills and water level of Jamuna River is...

Breaking all previous records, Jamuna River is flowing 152 cm above danger level at Bahadurabad Ghat area of Jamalpur.This figure was measured around 8 pm...

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday announced a 14-member Bangladesh squad, led by Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, for the three-match ODI series in Sri Lanka.Wicketkeeper-batsman Anamul...

The results of this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations have been published on Wednesday morning.A total of 73.93 percent students passed...

Russia celebrated the 65th anniversary of world’s first nuclear power plant, which was connected to grid for commercial purpose. On June 27, 1954 Obninsk Nuclear...

UK ministers were "running around like idiots" when they arrived to negotiate Brexit in 2017, a top EU official says.The EU Commission's First Vice-President, Frans...

New research on mice suggests that a mechanism that likely evolved to prevent starvation could be contributing to obesity.The mechanism involves the protein receptor for...

Three Asian nations -- India, China and Japan -- are fast emerging as major apparel export destinations for Bangladesh after a jump in orders in...

The US House voted Wednesday to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other allies, a rebuke of Donald Trump that will...

Popular model-actress Mithila and new generation actor Irfan Sazzad will be seen in one frame for the first time through a tele-drama titled 'Chhoto Pakhi'. Written...

The ASUS ROG Phone 2 is all set to launch on 23rd July and before its official launch, images of the phone have been leaked...

BANGLADESH should put emphasis on building a strong financial sector in order to ensure macroeconomic stability, increase efficiency and liquidity of markets, draw investment and...

The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced on Wednesday after the virus spread this week...

In June end, Gwyneth and her lifestyle brand Goop held an exclusive wellness summit in London at whopping $5,700 for a weekend pass. According to People.com,...

Netflix Inc said on Wednesday it would roll out a lower-priced mobile-only plan in India, tapping into a price-sensitive market where data consumption on smartphones...

JPMorgan Chase reported record quarterly profits on Tuesday behind strong consumer businesses, but shares were volatile amid worries over expected Federal Reserve interest rate cuts...

In a major break with a longtime ally, the Trump administration on Wednesday said Turkey is being kicked out of an American-led fighter aircraft program...

Ekushey Padak winning ailing actor ATM Shamsuzzaman has been conferred Bulbul Ahmed Memorial Award by Bulbul Ahmed Foundation. Shamsuzzaman is currently undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu...

Samsung’s launch for the Galaxy Note 10 series is merely a few weeks away, with most of the details of the phone already available to...

Resurgent trade tensions, concern over the outlook for corporate America and the growing risk of a chaotic Brexit in the United Kingdom curtailed appetite for...

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo a "public health emergency of international concern".The move may encourage...

Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday announced the names of seven personalities for the 'Shilpakala Padak 2018' in seven categories, reports BSS.The awardees are: Goura Gopal...

Microsoft is rolling out the Internet Explorer mode for its Chromium-based Edge browser to be evaluated by the enterprise users.In the official release, Microsoft explains...

The telecom regulator yesterday decided to refrain from issuing any kind of approval related to service and maintenance to Grameenphone and Robi to create pressure...

More than 3 million people have been affected by floods for 10 days in 21 districts of Bangladesh due to torrential rain and onrush of...

Anthony Martial's 69th-minute penalty completed the scoring in Manchester United's 4-0 win over Leeds on Wednesday for its second consecutive victory on a preseason tour.United...

Transport owners and workers of Sirajganj enforced an indefinite strike in the district starting from Thursday (July 18).They have raised allegations against the transport owners'...

Ben Stokes admitted memories of the off-field incident that threatened his career triggered his tears after England’s historic World Cup triumph.Stokes was found not guilty...

Bangladesh is now ranked ninth in the world for the number of students studying at the graduate level in the United States.Bangladesh is among top...

Rescuers have found another body in the debris of a building that collapsed at Sadarghat in city's old part on Wednesday.The body of Shafiqul was...

Vodafone said on Tuesday it was launching 5G services in Germany, taking on Deutsche Telekom by offering cheaper deals and reaching more cities than the...

Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to be Britain’s next prime minister, suggested Wednesday that the EU would bear some responsibility if he took his country out...

Asus today announced a new price for its budget smartphone- ZenFone Max Pro M1. New prices are applicable from July 19, 2019 on Flipkart.The Zenfone...

Scientists have defined anorexia nervosa as a metabolic as well as a psychiatric illness. They suggest that treatments should address the hybrid nature of the...

The Dutch Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's ruling that the Netherlands is partially liable in the deaths of some 350 Muslim men who...

Due to shortage of new local films, cinemas across the country are screening foreign films to attract viewers. Only one local film Abbas was released...

Japan’s government is leading a global push to set up an international network for cryptocurrency payments, similar to the SWIFT network used by banks, in...

Some 1,000 tonnes of stone aggregates from Bhutan were delivered successfully to Bangladesh using Indian territory, paving the way for trade with the landlocked nation...

An explosion on Friday near a gate to the campus of Kabul University in the Afghan capital killed six people and injured at least 27...

Taapsee Pannu, who will next be seen in 'Mission Mangal', being touted as India's first space film, believes more films with a backdrop of space...

Italy has bowed to pressure from Chinese telecoms equipment makers Huawei Technologies HWT.UL and ZTE (000063.SZ) and will drop emergency legislation strengthening state powers to...

The dream of owning a flat may never come true for many as properties will become more expensive owing to the hike in prices of...

Mexico's National Migration Institute says child protection officials have assisted since December more than 10,000 unaccompanied minors, most of them from Central America.The institute shared...

Popular actress Bubly is going to team with Shakib Khan in his upcoming film. Following huge outcry about who will pair up with Dhallywood superstar...

Microsoft on Thursday reported quarterly profit of USD 13.2 billion, powered in large part by a steadily growing cloud computing business that the company says...

Vehicular movement remained suspended on the Sherpur-Jamalpur roads at Porar Dokan and Shimultoli areas as the roads went under flood water.Sherpur Bus Owners Association general...

A group of stock investors yesterday handed over a memorandum to the Prime Minister’s Office and called for initiative from the government to revive the...

US Ambassador in Dhaka, Earl R Miller, said allegations made by Bangladeshi woman Priya Saha to US President Donald Trump about oppression of minorities in...

Qatar Airways announced the launch of its new direct flights to Gaborone effective October 27 making the capital of Botswana the airline’s first destination in...

A U.S. warship on Thursday destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after it threatened the ship, President Donald Trump said. The incident...

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said allegation made by Priya Saha to US President Donald Trump about Bangladesh absolutely false. “Priya Saha’s allegation...

The company also said in its report to shareholders that it had significantly undershot the number of subscribers it expected to sign up for the...

The iPhones launching in 2019 will feature triple camera setups, but one key hardware feature the new Apple flagships will miss out on are the...

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government faces mounting pressure as rising prices and tough austerity policies under Pakistan’s latest bailout from the International Monetary Fund...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was forced to fly home on a commercial flight on Friday after a technical snag hit her air force...

Three persons drowned in flood water in Bakshiganj Upazila of Jamalpur. One businessman went missing after he was drifted away by the strong current.One lakh...

Sri Lanka Cricket on Friday announced the 22-member squad for the upcoming home series against Bangladesh.The Sri Lankan cricket board has made many changes in...

State Minister for Relief and Disaster Management Ministry Dr. Enamur Rahman today said the government had taken all necessary preparations to face natural disasters effectively.“Sufficient...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived London on Friday afternoon on an official visit to the United Kingdom.A Biman Bangladesh Airlines VVIP flight carrying the premier...

Bangladesh ODI captain Masrhafe Bin Mortaza and all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin have been ruled out of the upcoming Sri Lanka tour due to injuries.Bangladesh Cricket Board...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Friday strongly condemned the false allegation made by a Bangladeshi to US President Donald Trump saying...

 Joe Biden, former US vice-president and Democratic presidential candidate, compared President Donald Trump on Friday to the late George Wallace, a prominent supporter of racial...

Researchers found that using a computer, playing games, and participating in social activities may reduce the risk of mild cognitive impairment.Our brains go through changes...

Spain's Socialists said on Saturday they were confident of reaching a government agreement with the far-left Podemos party that would pave the way for acting...

With a nod to 'The Handmaid's Tale,' Amy Landecker announced on Instagram that she is "of Bradley," elopement style. Landecker said Thursday she wed her...

TikTok is on a spree of testing new features inspired by rival Instagram. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong who likes to fiddle with beta version...

Bangladesh’s medicine exports soared 25.60 percent year-on-year to $130 million last fiscal year thanks to continuous improvement of product quality and government support.The sector has...

Former first lady Michelle Obama added her voice on Friday (July 19) to the Democratic outcry following President Donald Trump's attack on four ethnic minority...

Popular faces of the small screen Rawnak Hasan and Nadia Ahmed again paired up for a telefilm titled 'Ek-e Framey Bandha' under F Zaman Taposh's...

YouTube has been reportedly slapped with a fine by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over violating federal data privacy laws for children.The agency has finalised...

A two-day hackathon, a competition aiming to find out solutions for real-life problems using technology, took place at GPHouse in Dhaka on Friday and Saturday.Bracathon...

A South African corruption watchdog on Friday said President Cyril Ramaphosa "deliberately misled" Parliament about a campaign contribution, a setback for a leader who has...

Nick name of internationally acclaimed film actress Bobita is Poppy. Due to acting in the big screen Bobita had to sacrifice her name Poppy. On...

Instagram has always been under the belt of criticism for disabling accounts without any prior notice to the users. Now, the Facebook-owned photo-sharing app has...

Microsoft on Thursday posted quarterly earnings that trounced expectations, citing growth in partnerships with companies on technology and cloud computing services. 

Mohammad al-Naeemi had everything he could possibly want living in exile in Germany, but he returned to war-torn Syria anyway to fight President Bashar al-Assad's...

A court in Barguna on Sunday rejected the bail petition of Ayesha Siddika Minni, main witness in sensational Rifat murder case and also Rifat's wife.Barguna...

Nirob Hossain, who began his career as a model, is going great guns in the film industry. He made his silver screen debut through Shahin...

The transport strike enforced by Sirajganj District Transport Owners and Workers Association was called off on Sunday morning.  Protesting owners and workers this morning announced the...

After the launch of Redmi K20 and K20 Pro, tons of users took to social media grumbling about the high prices tagged on the new...

I extend my sincerest thanks to the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for amending several provisions of the Finance Bill 2019 and a few statutory...

Saudi Arabia has decided to host US troops in a joint move with Washington to boost regional security, the kingdom's defense ministry said, as tensions...

Dhan Bahadur Oli, Acting Ambassador of Nepal to Bangladesh announced the launch of Dhaka-Kathmandu direct flights on July 18 at the embassy.The acting ambassador highlighted...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the Bangladesh envoys in European countries to pursue the economic diplomacyalongside the political one as she joined the first-ever...

The whole concept of nurturing something seems to be lost on the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). While this affects the entire team overall, the fast...

A woman and her minor grandson died from electrocution at Ballania area of  sadar upazila on Saturday (July 20) night.The deceased were identified as Sharifa...

Manchester United have rejected a 60m euro (£53.9m) bid from Inter Milan for striker Romelu Lukaku.The bid falls well below United's valuation of the 26-year-old...

The increase in the number of dengue patients in Dhaka is at an “alarming” level now, Acting WHO Country Representative Dr Edwin Salvador has said.He...

Students of Dhaka University boycotted their classes on Sunday demanding cancellation of seven government colleges' affiliation with Dhaka University (DU).The agitating students locked different academic...

New insights into a specific gene variant may help to explain why some Alzheimer's drugs work in certain people but may fail in others. The...

Boris Johnson is expected to become Britain's next prime minister this week, vowing to deliver Brexit on October 31 come what may, in the face...

Apple’s leadership has been unparalleled with most of them being around for decades. If you have ever owned an Apple product in the past such...

American crocodiles, once headed toward extinction, are thriving at an unusual spot the canals surrounding a South Florida nuclear plant.Last week, 73 crocodile hatchlings were...

The 20th edition of Rainbow Film Festival in London, UK is organized differently from previous ones. This time it began with the screening of Tauquir...

Some 82 percent of the apparel factory owners will digitise wage disbursement if it assures transparency, saves time and lowers complexities, a recent study found.The...

Barracuda Networks, a provider of cloud-enabled security solutions, today announced new capabilities enabling Barracuda CloudGen Firewall to further improve connectivity to Office 365 and the...

New Zealanders have handed over more than 10,000 guns, weapons parts and accessories in the first week of a buy-back scheme prompted by the country's...

The Bey Hive was feeling the love Friday over Beyonce's release of the album 'The Lion King: The Gift,' which the pop queen dropped as...

Debt-ridden Mostafa Group wants to pay back Tk 1,500 crore loans with around three dozen lenders taking advantage of the central bank’s rescheduling facility, as...

In a myth bursting study conducted on popular smartphone makers’ by RedQuanta, a clear bias towards quality was seen among Indians across 16 major cities...

An Australian woman charged with murder has been sent for a medical assessment amid reports she decapitated her mother and left the head outside a...

Miley Cyrus, the goddess of twerk, has been posting a series of videos on her social media recently, showing off her moves, dancing in front...

Bank Asia’s deposits in agent banking have recently crossed the Tk 1,000 crore mark, further consolidating the bank’s position in the sector. Bangladesh Bank has so...

A former National Security Agency contractor was sentenced in Maryland to nine years in prison on Friday for stealing huge amounts of classified material from...

British Airways and Lufthansa abruptly suspended flights to Cairo from Saturday over security concerns, but giving no details about what may have prompted the move."We...

The film 'Sitara' directed by Asish Ray will be released in five states of India. Based on eminent writer Abul Bashar's novel BhorerProshuti, the film...

 Dhaka University students continued class boycott for the second consecutive day on Monday. They put academic and administrative buildings under lock and key this morning and...

Social Islami Bank Ltd (SIBL) has sent a rejoinder to a July 17 report of The Daily Star with the headline “Record loan rescheduling at...

The 2020 iPhone, although over a year away is still treated as the next iPhone to own. The feature set for it is absolutely mind-blowing...

Habiganj Civil Surgeon Md Shahadat Hossain Hajra died of mosquito-borne viral dengue fever. He was 53.He was pronounced dead by the physicians at Shaheed Suhrawardy...

US President Donald Trump's suggestion that four activist Democratic congresswomen of color "go back" to countries "from which they came" has excited some in his...

Gareth Bale’s agent has branded Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane a “disgrace” after the Frenchman revealed that the La Liga giants were ready to offload...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested 14 members of a teenagers gang named 'First Hitter Boss' or "FHB" from the city's Uttara on Saturday night.The...

Suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police Mizanur Rahman was shown arrested in a case over bribing an official of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).Dhaka Senior...

Veteran seamer Lasith Malinga will end his ODI career on July 26 when Sri Lanka play Bangladesh in the first game of a three-match ODI...

Detective Branch (DB) of police conducted drives and detained five suspected robbers from various parts of the city Sunday (July 21) night.Two vehicles, five laptops,...

Government through a gazette notification on Sunday afternoon has appointed 70 lawyers as deputy attorney generals (DAGs).Of the seventy, 31 were freshly appointed, 32 were...

A new study of recent trends in colorectal cancer in the United States confirms that rates among those under the age of 50 years are...

President Donald Trump met with executives from several of the nation's leading chip and computer part makers Monday and discussed restrictions his administration has imposed...

Actress Aruna Biswas won the hearts of many film-lovers by virtue of her quality acting in many movies. She is daughter of pioneer of opera...

2019 has seen some great phones most notably from the likes of OnePlus and Huawei. With the second half of the year officially underway, we...

Exporters will now be able to issue the certificate of origin to enjoy the generalised system of preferences (GSP) facility in the European Union, instead...

President Donald Trump said Monday that he could win the war in Afghanistan in a week, but that he doesn't want to kill millions of...

Bollywood actress Koena Mitra, who has been away from the limelight for quite some time, is making headlines. She has been convicted by a metropolitan...

After appearing in just a few leaks, ASUS took the wraps of the ROG Phone II and it comes with features that will absolutely blow...

India’s political and financial capitals New Delhi and Mumbai will once again be just a flight away from Dhaka thanks to budget carrier SpiceJet’s acquisition...

Dengue fever patients are getting admitted to government hospitals more. Dengue patient’s death rate is also less in these hospitals. Such information was found by...

A minister and longstanding critic of Boris Johnson quit on Monday, the latest resignation before the presumed new prime minister takes office with a "do...

Multi-talented model-actress Mehazabien Chowdhury, who has recently revealed herself as a storyteller, has come up with yet another story for an upcoming tele-drama.Few days ago,...

US President Donald Trump met on Monday with the chief executives of seven technology companies and he agreed with their request for timely licensing decisions...

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has asked firms engaged in doing businesses of more than 170 products and services to get value added tax...

Fires that swept across central Portugal for nearly 48 hours were under partial control on Monday, but adverse weather conditions are raising concern they will...

The 23rd edition of National Art Exhibition concluded at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Sunday, with a closing ceremony held at the venue, the Bangladesh Shilpakala...

Recent leaks had revealed bits and pieces of the Pixel 4, and another important recent revelation was made when we got to see how the...

Bangladesh Railway will start selling advance train tickets on July 29 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.Half of the tickets will be sold at ticket counters...

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday said he delivered on his promises he made six months ago that the non-performing loans at the state banks...

Gulf Air has joined hands with Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel to jointly organise a 3-day ‘Spanish Night’ to offer authentic culinary delights from Spain.To be...

Thousands of people are expected to fill the streets of San Juan on Monday morning in massive demonstrations to demand that the US territory's governor...

Dhaka University students continued their class boycott for the third consecutive day on Tuesday.The activities of the university came to a halt as the demonstrators...

A Bangladeshi peacekeeper was died from electrocution in Beleko area of Central African Republic on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Soinik Atiqul Islam, of Hatia...

A photograph of Mushfiqur Rahim, known as Mr Dependable of Bangladesh Cricket team, has gone viral.    Many praised him seeing the photograph as he was...

Locals lynched four youths on suspicion of child-lifting in Gabtali upazila of the district.The lynching incident happened at Baithavanga area under Durgahata Union between 4...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested its official Khondoker Enamul Basir on charges of accepting bribes from suspended DIG Mizanur Rahman in the course of...

Bangladesh were comfortable with the high level of security as they became the first foreign team to visit Sri Lanka since the Easter bombings, skipper...

Police have arrested two more suspect in the case filed over killing of a woman in a mob beating in city's Badda area.Badda Police Station...

I was losing so much hair! Almost clumps were lost daily after I arrived in Japan. This would be hard to swallow for anyone, but...

Caracas and other parts of crisis-wracked Venezuela were hit by a massive power cut on Monday that the government blamed on an "electromagnetic attack."The lights...

Popular actress of the small screen Sumaiya Shimu and popular film actor Emon have paired up for an Eid special telefilm titled 'Balish Bilas'. The...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a team of small robots which can communicate with each other to form one flexible, giant robot.A...

Each month, Ayesha Amin, a housewife, aims to put Tk 5,000 of the money her husband hands over to her for the running of the...

When Robert Mueller testifies before Congress on Wednesday about his probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible obstruction of justice by President...

Promising model and actress Affri Selina has already impressed the viewers by virtue of her appearance on the small screen as a model or an...

The Apple iPhone 8 when launched was the hottest selling handset of the year and its sales were so good that it dwarfed those of...

The government is set to open up the satellite and undersea submarine cable business to the private sector as it looks to expand the capacity...

Around 120 coal miners with black lung disease were due in Washington on Tuesday hoping to pressure Congress to restore a higher excise tax level...

'Masud Rana' a much talked about upcoming film based on the iconic fictional spy character with the same name created by writer Qazi Anwar Hussain...

The US Justice Department said on Tuesday it was opening a broad investigation of major digital technology firms into whether they engage in anticompetitive practices,...

The interest rate on more than one-third of farm loans banks disbursed through non-governmental organisations in fiscal 2018-19 was as high as 25 percent --...

Conservative and far-right French lawmakers said they would boycott a meeting with Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and hurled insults at the 16-year-old who has inspired...

Popular actress Zakia Bari Mamo received the prestigious National Film Award as the best actress for her amazing portrayal in her maiden film 'Daruchini Dwip'...

Police recovered two bombs from city’s Paltan and Tejgaon areas.At Paltan, a bomb was found wrapped in a bag around 9:30 pm. Later, policemen encircled...

Huawei has reportedly laid off more than 50 per cent of its researchers unit at its Futurewei subsidiary in response to the US' blacklisting of...

The liquidator of People’s Leasing and Financial Services (PLFS) on Monday asked the existing management to provide him with affidavit information on the company’s assets...

Amid several recent incidents of mob beating over child lifting rumour, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwary has requested all not to take...

Brexit hardliner Boris Johnson won the contest to lead Britain's governing Conservative Party on Tuesday and will become the country's next prime minister, tasked with...

The Westin Dhaka is holding a Thai food festival titled Sizzling Thai from July 22 to August 2 at their signature Pan Asian-Western buffet restaurant...

Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detained one of the ringleaders-Hridoy involved in lynching of Taslima Begum Renu on suspicion of child abduction...

Lionel Messi was suspended from Argentina's first qualifying march for the 2022 World Cup and fined $1,500 by South American soccer's governing body.CONMEBOL said its...

The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking authorities concerned to inform it within 10 days why the Bangladesh Bank circular providing special privileges...

Miscreants slashed throat of an Awami League leader in Lama upazila of the district on Tuesday (July 23).The incident happened at Hasnapara area under Sarai...

Through a media release the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday informed that pacer Shafiul Islam has been added to the squad for the Sri Lanka...

Dengue has taken a severe turn this year with official figures showing 7,766 people getting infected since January and six of them losing their lives.Dr...

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned, particularly local government ministry and city corporations, to engage local communities in forging social...

Miscreants shot to death a 30-year-old man at a fish farm in Jashore sadar upazila Wednesday (July 24) noon.Deceased Imroz was son of one Nur...

A new study has identified an association between having a higher body mass and larger waist later in life, and a faster thickening of the...

The European Union lawmakers dealing with Brexit said on Wednesday there was an increased risk of a disorderly British exit from the bloc after Boris...

Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on Tuesday here organized the inaugural session of the 'Appreciation Course-2019' aiming to accelerate the artistic and aesthetic thirst among art...

Technology has evolved so much over the years that we have a number of tech-savvy devices making our lives easy. But have you ever wondered...

Bangladesh’s largest ever combined cycle power plant of 584 megawatts (MW) fuelled by natural gas is set to be established by Unique Meghnaghat Power at...

Two people have died from listeria infections in Australia after probably eating contaminated smoked salmon, officials say.A third person also contracted the illness - known...

The second solo photography exhibition titled 'France, Natural and Eternal: A Photographer's Journey' by Shibly Shiraj is set to begin at Alliance Franchise de Dhaka...

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 launch is just a couple of weeks away and even though most of its features are already common knowledge, a...

The government will buy gas from international oil companies (IOCs) at the Asian market rate from now, in a departure from its previous stance to...

Russia wants an investigation into a South Korean announcement that one of its military planes violated South Korea's airspace, a senior lawmaker said Wednesday citing,...

Mishu Sabbir and Nabila Islam, two popular faces on the small screen, earlier worked together for several times. For the first time they worked together...

After months of waiting, the news the entire world has been waiting for has finally arrived. Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy Fold has passed...

Stocks failed to maintain the momentum of the previous day that saw the biggest single day rise since April 1, 2018, which suggests retail investors...

The 46th Executive Council Meeting ( ECM ) and Annual General meeting ( AGM) of Federation of Asia Pacific Air Cargo Associations (FAPAA) will be...

LGRD Minister Tajul Islam termed dengue and chikunguniya fevers are challenges for the government, to fight.  He urged people from all classes and professions to put...

Boris Johnson, Britain's blustering Brexit campaigner, was chosen as the U.K.'s next prime minister on Tuesday, with a resounding mandate from the Conservative Party but...

After six consecutive days' protests seeking cancellation of seven colleges' affiliation with Dhaka University, the university students have announced to go back to class, following...

National Film Award winning actress Jaya Ahsan would be busy soon as she had signed in three Tollywood (India's Bangla film industry) films recently.With the...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has also sued Cambridge Analytica - the data firm accused of harvesting data on millions of Facebook users without consent,...

Wall Street stocks rallied Tuesday following a batch of mostly good earnings and as reports that face-to-face US-China talks will be held next week lifted...

A mobile court fined owners of 12 under-construction buildings due to presence of Aedes mosquito larva in the buildings.They were fined Tk 2,68,000.On Wednesday (July...

An unprecedented joint China-Russia bomber patrol over disputed territory off the coast of South Korea and Japan was a "massive development" in their bid to...

Sixteen officials of the Housing and Public Works Ministry have been suspended for their involvement in graft while purchasing furniture and other household items for...

Ten days after celebrating a dramatic World Cup final win, England was humbled at the home of cricket in a test match against lowly-ranked Ireland.England...

Right-arm pacer Abu Jayed’s four-for helped Bangladesh A register a comfortable seven-wicket win against their Afghani counterparts at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram...

More than 100 people have died from drowning, snakebite or water-borne diseases during two weeks of floods throughout Bangladesh.Over 3 million people have been hit...

The top leaders of bangladesh Chhatra Union on Friday received death threat by a letter.The letter reached the organization's central office at city's Muktibhaban this...

Brazil's foreign minister plunged immediately into the divisive question of Venezuela on Friday, urging his counterparts from BRICS nations Russia, China, India and South Africa...

When actress Raashi Khanna walked out of a pool wearing a swimsuit in Ravi Teja-starrer 'Bengal Tiger', she got trolled heavily for being too 'chubby'...

Apple has officially announced that it is acquiring a majority of Intel's smartphone modem business in a deal valued at USD 1 billion.As part of...

Bangladesh’s wheat imports in fiscal 2018-19 declined for the first time in seven years for the higher carry-over stock in the hands of private traders...

A huge manhunt is under way for the killers of an Italian policeman stabbed to death in the centre of Rome while trying to make...

Actor Margot Robbie has said that she intends to spread the message of positivity through her 'Barbie' film.Last week, it was reported that writer-director Greta...

Twitter released its Q2, 2019 report with revenue reaching USD 841 million, an increase of 18 per cent year-over-year.The total US revenue increased by 24...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has upgraded Bangladesh’s growth estimate for fiscal 2018-19 to what would be the highest in the Asia Pacific region, in...

An American blogger reportedly trying to visit every country in the world has been released from custody in Syria with the help of Lebanese officials.The...

An Impress Telefilms, cinematic venture made from renowned poet and writer Nirmalendu Goon's story titled 'Kalo Megher Bhela' screened on Friday on two multiplexes- Star...

Google Nest, the search engine's smart home solution brand, is providing up to 100,000 Google Home Minis to help people living with paralysis.Google Home Mini,...

Bangladesh can reach its export target of $60 billion by 2021 if new products and value addition can be ensured alongside market diversification, said Commerce...

The US and Guatemala have signed a migration agreement, days after US President Donald Trump threatened the Central American country with tariffs.Under the deal, migrants...

Tareen, one of the most celebrated actresses of recent times is currently busy dealing with multiple Eid projects. She will be working in four tele-dramas...

Video game retailer GameStop has listed the Star Wars Home Arcade Game for pre-orders on its official website.Fans can book the arcade machine at USD...

Grameenphone yesterday said it would go to courts to bring the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to table for an arbitration in order to settle the...

The US Supreme Court has given President Donald Trump permission to use $2.5 billion (£2 billion) of Pentagon funds for a section of wall on...

A Myanmar delegation will visit Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar on Saturday to interact with Rohingyas amid mounting pressure on the neighbouring country to expedite...

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said 94 percent of the people in the country are now getting access to electricity.“The...

Cameron Bancroft, Matthew Wade and Mitchell Marsh have earned recalls to Australia’s 17-man touring party for the Ashes series against England, while uncapped Queenslander Michael...

A total of 16 Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims have died of various reasons in Saudi Arabia as of Thursday.Of them, 14 were males and two females,...

Visiting Bangladesh conceded a 91-run defeat against Sri Lanka in the first ODI match of three-match series on Friday at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.Lasith Malinga...

A Dhaka University (DU) student died of dengue fever at a hospital in capital Dhaka on Friday night.Deceased Firoz Kabir Swadheen was the 20th batch...

A student of Jahangirnagar University died from Dengue on the way of Chattogram from Cox’s Bazar on Saturday afternoon.Deceased Khein Nu was a first-year undergraduate...

US based Apple has a small fan-base in India, a country dominated by smartphone brands that offer tons of variants of the android operating system....

A matchstick-sized implant could revolutionize HIV prevention regimes after early trials suggested the device could stop at-risk people contracting the virus for up to a...

Medications for children should be placed in hand luggage on a flight in case they become ill during the journey, a new study suggests.US experts...

Lilly Singh is just a few months away from making television history. Singh announced the release date of her upcoming late-night television series, A Little...

Bangladesh has a lot to gain from cooperation between China and India for the Belt Road Initiative (BRI), said two leading economists yesterday.In 2016, Bangladesh...

Google is now improving its popular feature, image searches by adding a new feature called ‘Swipe to Visit’, which will allow users to quickly visit...

The question of the unification of Ireland and British-ruled Northern Ireland will inevitably arise if Britain leaves the European Union without a divorce deal on...

Cox and Kings Ltd announced the start of its operations in Bangladesh where the company has granted Hassan Corporation Tours and Travels to be its...

People with low-end PCs and mobiles with less memory, too, can now play their favourite game PUBG. After launching PUBG Lite for low-end PCs, the...

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) logged Tk 230,000 crore in tax in the just concluded fiscal year but failed to reach the target for...

Thousands of Russians say they will take to the streets of Moscow on Saturday to demand fair local elections, despite a police crackdown on the...

Fire Service and Civil Defence's divers on Sunday recovered the bodies of two students, out of three, who went missing in the Dhaleshwari River in...

'Close up 1' star Rashed and young singer Smaran have recently lent their voices in an original song titled 'Bahana'. Popular singer and music director...

The LuxePass is a first-of-its-kind lifestyle app that provides non-resident guests with the luxury to access hotel amenities at affordable rates. A time-friendly indulgence, the...

Police have submitted the chargesheet in the case filed for sensational Xulhash and Tonoy murder.Counter Terrorism inspector Manirul Islam on Sunday submitted the chargesheet after...

Bangladesh was placed 116th out of 129 countries in this year’s Global Innovation Index, unchanged from last year’s ranking. The country scored 23.31 in 100 in...

New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out his domestic agenda in a speech in Manchester on Saturday, after trying to dampen speculation he...

Actress Nusraat Faria-starrer latest Indian-Bangla comedy film titled 'Bibaho Obhijaan', directed by Birsa Dasgupta was released on friday. The film has hit 53 prominent cinemas...

For the past few years, noise-cancelling headphones have been the sure-shot option for those who are frequent jet setters and smart commuters as they offer...

The telecom regulator has drafted a guideline on landing rights for broadcasting satellite services as the government looks to monetise the country’s lone satellite Bangabandhu-1.The...

Photo taken on July 24, 2019 shows the cole flower fields in Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province. 

Rescue workers said Friday they had plucked the bodies of 62 migrants from waters off the Libyan coast a day after one of the deadliest...

Four persons were killed as a pickup van overturned in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali Sunday (July 28). At least fifteen others were injured. They were rushed...

Uncapped fast bowler Jofra Archer has been included in England’s 14-man squad announced Saturday for next week’s Ashes opener against Australia, with all-rounder Ben Stokes...

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono arrives here on Monday night on a two-day visit to discuss bilateral issues with special focus on Rohingya issue amid...

Spin bowling has been a traditional strength for Bangladesh. I hope to share my knowledge as a player and coach of the demands of modern...

A writ has been filed with High Court seeking its directives on the government to provide Tk five crore as compensation to the family of...

A total of 260 flights carrying 93,384 hajj pilgrims reached Saudi Arabia till mid-night of July 27 to perform the holy Hajj this year.All the...

Electronic cigarettes are "undoubtedly harmful" and should be regulated, the WHO said Friday as it warned against the use of vaping products by smokers trying...

Several thousand protesters rallied in Bucharest on Saturday after Romania's police chief was fired over the murder of a 15-year-old girl who had made three...

The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) on Sunday submitted a charge-sheet against 90 people for killing three Santal people, looting their valuables and unleashing torture...

Researchers are developing a device that will detect opioid overdose and automatically deliver naloxone, a drug known to reverse deadly effects."The antidote is always going...

Demand for mosquito repellents, particularly for personal use, is spiralling as panic-stricken people rush to buy protectors from Aedes mosquito, which has bitten the highest...

Democratic House speaker Nancy Pelosi has accused US President Donald Trump of "racist attacks" in his tweets about an African-American lawmaker.Trump attacked Democratic Rep Elijah...

Aerial photo taken on June 22, 2019 shows horses running at the Hequ horse ranch in Maqu County of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's...

A new survey has found that playing video games with your beloved can help boost your relationship and keep it running for longer.Internet service CenturyLink...

Shipments of plastic products rose 22 percent year-on-year to $120 million in fiscal 2018-19, something manufacturers and traders attribute to the emergence of new export...

A man and woman arrested over a mass brawl which broke out on a British cruise ship have been released from custody but remain under...

Miley hasn't been nominated for any MTV awards this year, and her fans aren't happy. And going by the messages on some of their social...

Sony's latest product from its crowdfunding platform is a wearable air conditioner (or heater) called Reon Pocket. The idea behind the device is to keep...

Stocks closed flat after a choppy trading session yesterday as investors retained their cautious stance amid a volatile market. DSEX, the benchmark index of the...

French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed Saturday he had invited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for talks on August 19, days before hosting a G7 summit.Macron...

A two-day 'Malhar Festival' featuring blissful classical ragas welcoming the rainy season ended at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Saturday.Indian High Commission to Dhaka in association...

Bangladesh Railway on Monday began selling advance train tickets for Eid-ul-Azha from five different stations in Dhaka.The authorities started the ticket sale for August 7...

As Samsung and Huawei race to launch the world’s first commercially available foldable smartphone amidst a hoard of waiting fans, Huawei has made it clear...

Profits earned by China’s industrial firms contracted in June after a brief gain the previous month, fuelling concern that a slowdown in manufacturing from a...

Bangladesh on Monday handed over a fresh list of 25000 Rohingyas to Myanmar for verification before their repatriation to their place of origin in Rakhine...

Representatives from Europe, China and Russia, nations that are still committed to the Iran nuclear deal, plan to meet with Iran's representative in Vienna on...

BNP on Sunday alleged that the government is trying to establish the dengue outbreak as a rumour having failed to control the wrath of Aedes...

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said those who do not want that the Padma Bridge is constructed are spreading 'human sacrifice' rumours for the...

Amid all the disappointments of Bangladesh’s batting performance, it was Mushfiqur Rahim who stood tall for the Tigers against Sri Lanka in the second ODI,...

Liverpool suffered a chastening 3-0 defeat by Napoli in a pre-season friendly in Edinburgh on Sunday -- a week before they face Manchester City in...

Two suspected drug dealers were killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Monday.The deceased were...

Men participating in a clinical trial who added two handfuls of nuts a day to their regular diet reported improvements in sexual function. The 14-week trial...

A 19-year-old has been identified as the gunman in the latest mass shooting in the United States – a rampage that left three dead, including...

Promising play director Maksudur Rahman Bishal has made four dramas on the occasion of upcoming Eid. These are: 'Akkhep', 'Anubhuti', 'Opekkha' and 'Tomakey Bole Debo'....

Capital One Financial Corp (COF.N) said on Monday that personal information including names and addresses of about 100 million individuals in the United States and...

Bangladesh has made substantial progress in achieving price and macroeconomic stability. It has succeeded in maintaining inflation in modest single digits range, while also achieving...

Britain told Iran on Monday that if it wants to "come of the dark" it must follow international rules and release a British-flagged oil tanker...

The EMK Center will be hosting two events on its premises in Dhanmondi of the capital. In celebration of the International Tiger Day 2019 (created...

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 launch is just around the corner and it appears the South Korean tech giant can’t wait for the smartphone to...

Private sector credit growth, which fell to a six-year low of 11.3 percent last fiscal year, is unlikely to rise in the coming months owing...

Britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday promised a bright future after Brexit on his first visit to Scotland but Britain's top business lobby said...

Even as Lord of the Rings TV show premiers on Amazon Prime, Orlando Bloom, who'd played Legolas in 2014's The Hobbit: The Battle of the...

A writ has been filed with the High Court seeking its directives on the government to provide Tk 3 crore as compensation to the family...

Scientists at the University of California have developed a new type of smart contact lenses which can be controlled using eye movements.As Cnet reports, by...

Two years ago, Satish P, a bakery owner in the small village of Harohalli near Bengaluru, had his doubts about stocking Mondelez’s Cadbury Silk bars.Priced...

NOVOAIR will operate additional flights to four destinations for the upcoming Eid al-Adha. The airline is also offering special discounts before Eid for the valued...

Hundreds of protesters rallied outside Australia's Parliament House on Monday, saying they wanted to highlight the uncertain futures of many refugees since the government replaced...

Mentioning that hosting over 1.1 million Rohingyas is a big burden for Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said it wants to resolve the Rohingya...

Miles has already done 10 shows across the US without Shafin. They have rocked the crowds in 10 cities. Miles performed on June 22 in...

To catch sound at the atomic level, researchers at Stanford have developed a 'quantum microphone'.The microphone is capable of detecting the smallest known unit of...

Trump administration infighting is holding up approval of the first major US offshore wind energy project, with agencies sparring over whether the proposal does enough...

At least 52 inmates were killed in a prison riot in northern Brazil on Monday as rival gang factions fought each other, an official said.Sixteen...

Police arrested 22 members of teen gang from city’s Mohammadpur area on Sunday night.Police conducted drives at different areas under Mohammadpur Police Station at night...

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said Rohingyas were being prompted to reside in Bangladesh.Dr AK Abdul Momen told reporters after attending the closing ceremony...

The interim coach of the national cricket team Khaled Mahmud Sujan was seen gambling at a casino in Sri Lanka. Video content containing of such...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) detained Partha Gopal Banik, deputy inspector general (DIG) (prisons) in Sylhet with Tk 80 lakh of graft money from his Dhanmondi...

How can we measure the performance of the selectors? There are no standard indicators by which we can identify the success or failure of a...

Bangladesh Railway has started selling advance train tickets in the city on Monday morning for home-bound people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.The ticket sale began...

Gigantic forest fires have regularly raged through the vast expanses of Russia's Siberia, but the magnitude of this year's blazes has reached an exceptional level,...

Exercise that builds muscle endurance, or resistance training, can help older adults to preserve their independence and quality of life. It can overcome the loss...

A gunman described as a disgruntled Walmart employee fatally shot two co-workers and wounded a police officer before he was shot and arrested Tuesday morning...

Actress Shimana-starred drama 'Shesh Uponnash', directed by Arko Mostafa, was telecasted on NTV. In this play, Shimana got the opportunity to work with popular TV...

A bill introduced by a US senator on Tuesday aims to curb overuse of social media by banning Snapchat’s Snapstreak feature, which encourages users to...

Banks’ loan recovery in the first quarter of 2019 was 9.68 percent higher than a year earlier, but given the extraordinary rate at which default...

One of Facebook’s third-party fact-checking partners on Tuesday said the company needed to share more data with fact-checkers to better curb misinformation.UK-based charity Full Fact,...

Supporters rallied outside a court in Hong Kong on Wednesday ahead of an appearance by more than 40 fellow protesters who have been charged with...

'Oikotan', a newly formed cultural organization of Kolkata organized an unique program commemorating the advent of rainy season through bunches of Rabindra Sangeet, at a...

Samsung appears to have dug itself in a hole with the Galaxy Note 10. Make no mistake, the upcoming device will be exceptional and will...

Mobile handsets with fake International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers will not be able to use Bangladesh’s mobile network after a certain period as the...

Floating plastic garbage has swamped a remote Pacific island once regarded as an environmental jewel and scientists say little can be done to save it...

Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue on Tuesday, riding on the continued success of its battle royale game “Apex Legends”, sending...

The City Bank’s consolidated profit rose around 33 percent year-on-year to Tk 184.56 crore in the first half of 2019.The bank disclosed its half-yearly financial...

The government has urged the citizens to be alert from the confusion being created recently over the use of toilet clear harpic to destroy Aedes...

Ministers address hundreds of Maori protesters gathered to demonstrate against what protesters say is the disproportionate number of Maori children taken by social service agencies...

Three people were killed when a bus rammed into a van on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka on Wednesday morning.The deceased were...

Indian folk singer Subhendu Maity performed at Chhayanaut Auditorium in Dhanmondi on Saturday. The program titled 'Bangla Gaaner Prampara' was organized by Krishti Foundation. Krishti...

The Trump administration could respond by next week to companies that have requested special licenses to sell to Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd,...

Brac Bank’s consolidated profit dropped 12 percent in the first half of 2019 despite maintaining good growth in deposits and loans with superior asset quality...

Australia's government on Tuesday ordered an inquiry into allegations that police, customs and immigration officials illegally smoothed the way for a prominent casino group to...

Four more people, including the wife of a deputy secretary, died of mosquito-borne dengue in Dhaka and Barishal on Tuesday.Of the dead, Farzana Hossain, wife...

Australia coach Justin Langer has confirmed James Pattinson and Usman Khawaja are certain starters for the opening Ashes test in Birmingham.Khawaja passed a fitness test...

Two people were killed after a truck ran over a motorcycle and a van driver in Baliakandi upazila of the district on Tuesday (July 30).The...

A young man, accused in a rape case, was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Patiya upazila of Chattagram early...

Bangladesh U-19s have won their second successive match in the tri-nation series, defeating India U-19s by 2 wickets in a rain affected game yesterday, at...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is quizzing former managing director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Abdul Munir Mosaddeq Ahmed on charge of amassing wealth illegally and recruiting...