'Flag Girl' Priota Iftekhar, the representative of Bangladesh, ranked 6th among 25 participating countries at Miss Multinational on February 26. Sophia Senoron was crowned Miss...

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has appealed against the demerit point imposed on the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium for a “below average” pitch used during the second...

According to ERD, China will invest $13.6 billion in private sectors alone. Other than that, investment agreements on government sectors worth several billion dollars have...

When the world shifted from personal computers to smartphones, websites had to slim down to work on smaller screens and slower wireless connections. A similar...

Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan and Tollywood actress Srabanti are set to set to pair up again after the big hit 'Shikari' in 2016. The Indo-Bangla...

The selected CIPs will gain access to the Secretariat, and be able to hold meetings with high-ranking officials and get invites to events hosted by...

The European Union is set to publish a legal draft of its Brexit withdrawal agreement for the first time, detailing the terms of the UK's...

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has offered a one million euro reward for anyone who comes forward with information about the murder of an investigative...

All-rounder Ben Stokes set aside his off-field troubles to steer England to a six-wicket win in the second one-day international against New Zealand on Wednesday.The...

US Ambassador Marcia Bernicat on Wednesday said Washington's designation of 'ISIS-Bangladesh' as foreign terrorists does not indicate the existence of the terrorist outfit in Bangladesh. "The...

As a U.N. ceasefire failed to take hold in Syria, Russia on Monday ordered a daily “humanitarian pause” to allow civilians to evacuate an embattled...

Zebronics has launched a series of power bank — ZEB-PG10000D, ZEB-PG15000D, ZEB-PG20000D in India. The series of power banks come with a black finish and...

The final registration process of the Hajj pilgrims for 2018 under the government management will begin on Thursday. The process will continue till March 11, said...

Deposits with the school banking accounts at commercial banks have crossed Taka 1,300 crore at the end of December 2017 as this banking is gradually...

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg sold nearly $500 million in the company’s shares in February to fund his philanthropic investment vehicle, the Chan...

COX’S BAZAR: Myanmar soldiers opened blank fire at the zero line along the Tambru border with Bangladesh at Naikkhyangchharhi under Bandarban, swelling up tensions between...

President of the European Council Donald Tusk is to ask Theresa May for "a better idea that would be as effective in preventing a hard...

Traditional television titans are bulking up in a battle with online streaming giants Netflix and Amazon as viewers take to binging on shows when and...

Suu Kyi appears to have forgotten how she suffered when she was under house arrestClaiming that Aung San Suu Kyi has chosen to turn a...

Dhaka University is observing the National Flag Hoisting Day on Friday with due respect, reports UNB. On this day in 1971, the national flag of a...

Cox's Bazar: Myanmar Army opened fire along Tambru border in Naikkhonchhari upazila of Bandarban on Thursday night, apparently to frighten the Rohingyas who were stranded...

Bangladesh’s RMG sector, a $28 billion industry, has taken the lead in green manufacturing as it has established 67 eco-friendly green buildings, the highest number...

Andre Russell hit a last-ball six off Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman to clinch a thriller for Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League match against...

No iPhone is secure including the new iPhone X, says Cellebrite, an Israeli company that works with governments across the world. The company says that...

Spinner Nathan Lyon turned the first test Australia's way and fast bowler Mitchell Starc rammed home the advantage to leave South Africa 162 all out...

DisplayMate is an industry standard for optimising, calibrating, testing, evaluating and comparing all types of displays and display technologies, such as LCD, OLEDs etc. The...

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Friday said resigning of his party members from Cabinet is now a matter of time.The prime minister's special envoy...

An alleged extortionist was killed and 15 others were injured in a clash between hawkers and extortionists at Tongi in Gazipur Thursday night.The deceased was...

Big Data is at the forefront of the challenges that organizations face today. But the first question is: What is big data?Big data is a...

Freelancers who use third party online workplaces, as well as those who are in direct contact with foreign clients to sell their services, are in...

A third person has died in Australia after eating melon contaminated with listeria bacteria. Fifteen elderly people have now been infected in the outbreak, which...

Silvio Berlusconi's right-wing coalition, which has the best chance of winning Italy's election today, wants to boot out 600,000 migrants and pump cash into Italian...

Question paper leak problem is linked with moral degradation with no instant solution and the Question Paper Leaks Prevention Committee is searching for a permanent solution. The leak...

The attacker of renowned writer and teacher of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) Professor Dr Muhammed Zafar Iqbal has been identified, reports UNB.Fayzur...

British pubs will be allowed to open late for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, described on Sunday as a day of national...

Bangladesh is a country of natural resource as described by the travelers coming from different parts of the world. Their avowal is like that--it is...

Police have detained the parents of attacker Fayzur Rahman, who stabbed Dr Zafar Iqbal on Saturday.Additional Deputy Commissioner (media) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police Muhammad Abdul...

After days of freezing cold, heavy snowfall and biting blizzards, a big thaw is now under way in parts of the UK. And with the...

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday termed Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader's comment 'irresponsible' as the latter said BNP was involved...

Homes across the UK are facing water supply problems - with thousands of people in Wales and south-east England urged to use as little as...

When morale is down it is always a good idea to recall the good times. That was the case with the Bangladesh team while training...

A total of 16 distinguished personalities, including 1971 veterans, have been nominated for the Independence Award- 2018, the highest state award, for their 'glorious and...

It has been a hectic 24 hours or so for Bangladesh stand-in captain Mahmudullah Riyad. After playing his last game in the Pakistan Super League...

Tens of thousands of households across Britain suffered water supply problems on Monday after pipes burst when snow thawed and normal weather conditions returned to...

Dhaka University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) on Monday protested at the attack on eminent science fiction writer and educationist Professor Mohammed Zafar Iqbal.They also demanded immediate...

A traffic constable was killed in a road accident in Dhaka on Tuesday morning .Deceased Abdul Majid, 35, hailed from Chapainawabganj district.A truck hit the...

New Zealand has sweltered through its hottest summer on record and can expect more of the same if climate change continues unabated, the government's scientific...

Xiaomi recently launched its latest smartphones — Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro in India. The smartphones were launched on February 14 and...

Finance Minister AMA Muhith has expressed his doubt over Rohingya repatriation, as the Myanmar government does not live up to its commitments.The finance minister made...

National People’s Party (NPP) President Conrad Sangma was sworn in as Meghalaya chief minister by Governor Ganga Prasad at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday.Eleven other ministers...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at his portrait in...

Former Bangladesh skipper, Mashrafe Mortaza achieved a rare feat after he picked up four wickets in four deliveries which helped his side – Abahani Limited...

If you follow the world of technology, the cold war between the big names of the industry is pretty evident. Whether it be Google, Apple,...

The Kuwaiti labour ministry has clarified that there is no ban or restriction on any category of work visa it processes.The foreign ministry said the...

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali held a memorial ceremony on Tuesday for four fallen Bangladeshi peacekeepers who were killed in the line of...

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea's mountainous Southern Highlands on Wednesday killing at least 18 people, an official said, a week after a...

The Committee of Administrators (CoA) running the BCCI Wednesday held back Mohammed Shami’s contract after his wife, Hasin Jahan accused him of domestic violence and...

Australia and East Timor have signed a historic treaty on a permanent maritime border in the Timor Sea. The deal ends a decade-long dispute between...

The International Women's Day is being observed in the country, as elsewhere across the globe, on Thursday with a call to help forge a better,...

Australia vice-captain David Warner has said a ‘vile and disgusting’ sledge about his wife from South Africa wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock was the trigger for...

The Kuwaiti labour ministry has clarified that there is no ban or restriction on any category of work visa it processes.The foreign ministry said the...

Serena Williams' power game is intact, whether she's firing aces or smashing groundstrokes. Her grit is there, too.Her timing may be a little off and...

A financing agreement worth $40 million was signed on Thursday between Bangladesh and KfW, Development Bank on behalf of the German Federal Government, to support...

Taxi-hailing app Uber would only be able to maintain its low fares if it continues to pay its drivers poorly, says a study penned by...

ADP execution rate hit the five-year high in the first eight months of the current fiscal as project aid utilisation maintained a steady growth this...

A magistrate in Lahore sentenced a man to six years in prison on Friday and imposed a fine of Rs0.7 million for harassing and blackmailing...

 British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Thursday that a so-called hard Brexit should not hold any "terrors" and Britain would do "very well" operating...

Bowling coach Rumesh Ratnayake has credited Sri Lanka's 2018 resurgence to new head coach Chandika Hathurusingha and the culture of freeing players to take the...

Actor-cum-director Tauquir Ahmed's "Fagun Hawa" will be based on the Language Movement.  The new project is titled "Fagun Hawa" referring to the time when the...

SAVAR: A fire broke out at a readymade garment factory in Ashulia of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital city Friday (March 9).Four fire...

A Turkish court has sentenced 25 journalists to jail for alleged links to a group the government blames for a failed coup attempt in July...

Pottery industry of Godagari upazila of Rajshahi is now facing a lot of problems. On the one hand, the demand for pottery is declining, on the...

The three-day Abbasuddin International Bhawaiya Festival-2018 began on the Public Library ground in Rangpur on Thursday night with the patronisation of the Ministry of Cultural...

Rescuers recovered the body of a 5-year-old boy who drowned in a canal at Adabor in Dhaka.They found the boy in the canal around 10:15pm...

Washington: President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed a willingness to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by May in response to Kim's invitation to...

Former television news reader and one of the best promising actress now-days Shobnom Bubly will be seen as a model in a TV commercial (TVC)...

Mao once said 'power grows out of the barrel of a gun' and the chairmanship of the world's largest armed forces – also assumed by...

Job seekers on Sunday brought out a bicycle procession in the city demanding review of existing quota system in government job recruitment process.Hundreds job seekers...

Police have received a permission to question the parents and an uncle of Faizul Hassan, the man who attacked popular writer Prof Muhammed Zafar Iqbal.Sylhet...

On the backdrop of an uneasy relationship with Myanmar that sometimes deteriorates to exchange of fire and deployment of forces along the border, a recent...

Apple is currently the most valuable publicly listed company in the world, with a value of over $800 billion, according to Reuters.However, there’s another contender...

You'd think buying an iPhone would be the best thing in your life. But whether you're or an iPhone user or not, life is just...

The announcement was made by the company’s Managing Director Abdullah Al Mamun at its 2nd Customer Success Summit at a hotel in Cox’s Bazar on...

Nudrat Lohani Nabi introduced me to the concept of bhodro meye in this newspaper. As someone from outside Bangladeshi society I can tell you that...

From 2009, the real estate sector as a whole was growing fast and 2012 was the best year for most realtors. However, we faced a...

New Delhi: Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami on Sunday demanded thorough investigation into the allegation levelled against him by his wife Hasin Jahan.Brushing off the allegations...

Syrian regime forces continued their offensive against Eastern Ghouta Sunday, a day after they cut off the rebel-held enclave’s largest town, pressing on with a...

US cotton futures rose 25 % since mid-January. Prices are in their highest level in 150 years. The commodity almost doubled in benefit this past...