There was a time, not long ago, when most economists did not consider inequality in the distribution of income and wealth all that important. True, in Scandinavia and Austria, for example, distributional issues were embedded in economic policy through “social…
A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with DB police on Jashore-Chougaccha road at Dogachia Bazar in Sadar upazila early Tuesday.
The authority of Jahangirnagar University on Monday expelled three of its students for life and another two for two years, junior activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of JU unit over their involvement in a mugging at the campus botanical…
Fish will soon be off the menu, unless global leaders strike a deal ending multi-billion dollar harmful fisheries subsidies blamed for threatening world fish stocks and widening the inequitable use of marine resources.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday failed to hold back tears while handing over the nomination letters of party chairperson Khaleda Zia.
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to extend the deadline by two more days until December 2 for filing income tax returns for individual taxpayers.
The trial in the sensational Holey Artisan café attack case is set to begin on December 3 as a tribunal here on Monday framed charges against eight ‘militants’ in the case.
A two-member election expert mission representing the European Union (EU) arrives here on Tuesday to monitor the situations before and after the national election scheduled to be held on December 30.
Underlining the importance of a participatory democracy, Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Monday said there should be a qualitative change in how the state will be run.
Electronic voting machines will be used in Dhaka-6 and 13, Chattogram-9, Rangpur-3, Khulna-2 and Satkhira-2 constituencies in the forthcoming general election as picked by the Election Commission.
Ricky Jay, a magician, historian of oddball entertainers and actor who appeared in “Boogie Nights” and other films, has died. He was 72.
All of the 145 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a remote New Zealand beach have died.However, conservation workers are hoping to save some of the eight pygmy killer whales that remained stranded Monday at the other end of the…
BNP on Monday alleged that Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has lost the moral ground to stay in office after Awami League nominated his nephew as its candidate for Patuakhali-3 seat.
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Monday urged the executive magistrates to remain alert so that no violence, murder or bloodshed can take place centering the forthcoming election.
A writ has been filed with High Court challenging the legality of the recruitment of the Chief Election Commissioners and four commissioners.
Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, will finalise its candidates for all 300 constituencies before Wednesday based on consensus of all of its alliance partners.
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Sunday asked the executive magistrates to treat all the candidates equally while discharging their election duties.
The High Court on Sunday rejected the petition filed seeking formation of an independent probe panel to look into the ‘fictitious’ cases filed against leaders and activists of BNP and other political parties.
Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Sunday demanded the replacement of Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda with a credible person for holding a free and fair national election.
Nothing seems to motivate Cristiano Ronaldo more than the suggestion that other players are better than him.That was evident when Ronaldo skipped the UEFA player of the year award ceremony in August when he learned that former Real Madrid teammate…
Indian security forces killed four suspected insurgents in the Indian portion of disputed Kashmir on Sunday, police said.
Argentines expected the final of the century between their country’s biggest clubs and eternal rivals. Instead, the world witnessed one of the biggest embarrassments in South American soccer history.
Scientists have proposed a new way to tackle climate change by spraying sun-dimming chemicals into the Earth’s atmosphere, according to a study published Friday.
The ruling Awami League will announce its election manifesto after allocation of symbols, said its presidium member Abdur Razzak on Saturday.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detained Enamul Haque Moni, a PhD student, from the city’s Airport Railway Station on Saturday on charges of hosting a number of online news portals illegally.
The local multinational brand ‘Walton’ has increased the production of its smart televisions witnessing the growing demands in the local market.
An official says at least 25 people were killed when a speeding bus fell into a canal in southern India. The victims reportedly included many schoolchildren.
BNP on Saturday alleged that ‘partisan’ and ‘controversial’ officials of the police and civil administrations are regularly holding ‘clandestine’ meetings to ensure Awami League candidates’ win in the upcoming general election.
Educator Charles-Michel de l’Epee founded the first public school for the hearing-impaired in France. He devoted his life to developing the world’s first sign alphabet for the deaf and is known as the “Father of the Deaf”. Epee is also…
Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmad on Saturday said electoral voting machines (EVMs) will be used in all the polling centres of six constituencies in the country’s city corporation areas during the forthcoming parliamentary elections.