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• Asian shares up on China efforts despite virus worries

• 06 February 2020 03:02

Asian shares rose Wednesday on optimism that China's latest actions may help curtail some of the expected econ...

• Mongla going to have 10MW floating solar power plant

• 06 February 2020 00:02

A process is underway to set up a 10MW floating solar power plant at Mongla as a Mujib Borsho gift for the peo...

• China deaths rise to 490, Japan confirms 10 cases on ship

• 06 February 2020 00:02

Deaths from a new virus rose to 490 in mainland China on Wednesday while new cases on a Japanese cruise ship,...

• Bangladesh has ‘15 lakh’ cancer patients, ‘1.5 lakh’ die each year

• 06 February 2020 00:02

There are around 15 lakh cancer patients in Bangladesh with 1.5 lakh of them dying each year, said an expert h...

• Zia, Ershad, Khaleda weren’t serious about Bangladesh’s development: PM

• 05 February 2020 23:02

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said Ziaur Rahman, HM Ershad and Khaleda Zia were not serious about th...

• Voters’ apathy not good for democracy: Quader

• 05 February 2020 04:02

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the apathy of voters during the recently he...

• 64 species of fresh water fish face extinction: Khosru

• 04 February 2020 22:02

State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock M Ashraf Ali Khan Khosru on Monday informed parliament that 64 spec...

• BTRC to appoint administrator if GP fails to pay dues in time

• 04 February 2020 22:02

Chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Md Jahurul Haque on Monday said they...

• PM flies to Italy on 4-day visit

• 04 February 2020 22:02

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here for Rome on Tuesday morning on a four-day bilateral visit to hold talks...

• Airlines fly between Bangladesh and China advised to check health clearance of passengers

• 04 February 2020 22:02

Bangladesh has advised all the airlines that fly between Bangladesh and China to make health clearance mandato...

• China virus death toll rises to 425, total cases now 20,438

• 04 February 2020 21:02

The death toll in mainland China from the new type of virus has risen to 425, with the total number of cases n...

• HSC examinee, 2 others killed in Bogura road crashes

• 04 February 2020 03:02

Three people, including a Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinee, were killed in separate road crashes in...

• Voter turnout was below 25pc: Mahbub Talukdar

• 04 February 2020 03:02

Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar has said less than 25 percent voters exercised their franchise in the el...

• Election with EVMs: Voters, candidates express mixed reactions

• 04 February 2020 03:02

The elections to two Dhaka city elections, held on Saturday fully with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), drew...

• AL mayoral candidates win both DNCC, DSCC polls

• 04 February 2020 03:02

Awami League mayoral candidates were unofficially declared elected in the elections to Dhaka North City Corpor...

• Coronavirus kills 361, infects over 17,300 globally

• 04 February 2020 03:02

The novel coronavirus, which spread from China’s Wuhan, has killed 361 people and infected more than 17,300 pe...

• Rangamati tourism needs big boost

• 04 February 2020 02:02

Despite huge potentials, tourism in the hilly district of Rangamati, famous for its serene beauty, Kaptai Lake...

• Formulate policy to restrict gender detection of unborn babies: HC

• 04 February 2020 02:02

The High Court on Monday issued a rule seeking formulation of a policy to restrict the gender detection of unb...

• July-Jan inflow of remittance rises by 21pc

• 04 February 2020 01:02

The inflow of remittances reached US$ 11.04 billion during the July-January period of FY 2019-20, as against $...

• SSC, equivalent exams begin

• 04 February 2020 01:02

A total 20,47, 779 students; among them 10,24,363 male and 10,23,416 female candidates are expected to take pa...