A World Bank ‘ease of doing business’ has ranked Bangladesh at 176 among 190 countries.Despite gaining two spots, the country lags behind most other SAARC countries, managing only to overtake Afghanistan according to the ‘Doing Business 2017’ findings.The World Bank…
Bangladesh requires a substantial increase in yearly investment from 29.0 percent of GDP in FY2015 to 34.4 percent of GDP by FY 2020, said the International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB) on Thursday.The ICCB said this investment will be required to…
The annual ceremony to mark the “Memorial Service” to honour United Nations peacekeepers who lost their lives in service of peace was held at the Trusteeship Council of United Nations Secretariat on Wednesday.Between January 2015 and June 2016, a total…
Malnutrition costs Bangladesh more than US$ one billion in lost productivity annually and emphasis should be laid on ending hunger and improving nutrition for sustainability of the country’s current economic development, a study said here today.”Under-nutrition already costs Bangladesh more…
Dutch inventors have unveiled a large outside air vacuum cleaner they say is capable of filtering large quantities of toxic particles from the atmosphere.The purifier can clean about 800,000 cubic metres of air per hour, tech start-up Envinity Group said.”A…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday reiterated her call to all to stay alert so that war criminals and those who killed innocent people in the name of movement and engaged in money laundering can never return to power.”We won’t…
Bangladesh has top-ranked in gender equity in South Asia having closed its overall gender gap just under 70 percent.Bangladesh has ranked 72 among 144 countries in the world in the Global Gender Gap Index 2016 prepared by World Economic Forum.India,…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said his rival Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy plan in Syria would trigger World War Three.He also said the US should focus on defeating so-called Islamic State (IS) rather than removing Syria’s president.Mrs Clinton has…
The cyclonic storm, ‘Kyant’, over the east central bay and adjoining area moved slightly westwards over the same area.It was centring at 6pm on Tuesday about 595 kms south-southwest of Chittagong port, 520 kms south-southwest of Cox’s Bazar port, 615…
Awami League on Tuesday unveiled the names of 22 more members of its new central working committee secretaries, including eight organising secretaries.Newly elected general secretary of the ruling party Obaidul Quader came up with the disclosure at a press briefing…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed October 31 for hearing the petition seeking stay on BTRC’s decision suspending the spectrum of Citycell, the country’s oldest mobile phone operator, for its failure to pay the outstanding payment of Tk 477.63 crore.…
The country’s GDP growth rate in the 2015-16 fiscal year finally reached 7.11 percent from the provisional estimation of 7.05 percent, said Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday.The minister came up with the information while briefing reporters at the…
I recently had the incredible pleasure of attending the One Young World summit in Ottawa, Canada and joined a delegation of 1300 inspirational young leaders from around 200 different countries around the world.I met refugees, entrepreneurs, policy advisors, campaigners and…
The New York Times published an article by the Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) Tuesday claiming global warming could cause more child marriages and sexual abuse in third world cities.Brishti Rafiq’s father brought her to live in Dhaka, Bangladesh when she…
England took 1-0 lead in the two-match series with a 22-run win over Bangladesh in the thrilling 1st Test that ended on the 5th and final morning at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Monday.Requiring 33 runs on the…
The Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal to raise the allowances of gallantry award winners, war-wounded freedom fighters and the families of martyred freedom fighters.The approval was given at the regular weekly meeting of the Cabinet held at the Secretariat…
A day after being elected general secretary of the ruling Awami League, Obaidul Quader on Monday said preparations will be taken from now on targeting the next general election as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s call.“We’ll develop strong team work in…
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has recommended introducing a provision of fining government servants in case of their failure to deliver in time.The national anti-graft body made the recommendation in its Annual Report-2015 submitted to President Abdul Hamid on Monday.ACC…
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday proposed amending the country’s constitution to allow for multiple presidential terms, citing difficulties in maintaining consistent policies over issues like North Korea.The Presidency in South Korea is currently limited to one, five-year term,…
Former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders offered a compelling argument this week to those of his supporters still hesitant about a Hillary Clinton presidency. He explained that the success of the revolution relies not on who is president, but on…
Four young models from Saudi Arabia have been arrested for posing alongside luxury vehicles at a car show.The strict state has launched an investigation into the Luxury Motor Show after pictures went viral on social media.Organisers of the show, which…
UNDP Deputy Country Director Nick Beresford gives insight into the importance of the brick industry and Bangladesh, and how it can be made more sustainable.UNDP and the House Building Research Institute (HBRI) held a joint policy dialogue about the transformation…
Forces of so-called Islamic State launched an attack in Iraq on a town in western Anbar province in an apparent attempt to divert attention from the government’s offensive on Mosul.The mayor of Rutba described the Islamic State (IS) assault on…
Ministers of three nations have visited the factory of country’s electronics giant Walton at Chandra of Gazipur district.The three delegations– Dr. Khaled F. Al Otaibi, Deputy Planning and Development Minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohamed Ashmalee, State Minister for Finance and…
The 88th birth anniversary of renowned Poet Shamsur Rahman will be observed tomorrow.Different socio-cultural organisations chalked up elaborate programmes to celebrate the anniversary through placing of wreaths at his grave at Banani, discussions, recitation sessions and musical soirees.In one of…
Taking a chapter out of social media, the official page of Bangladesh Awami League aired the ongoing National Council live on Facebook, watched by over 280,000 viewers.More than 32,000 users liked the broadcast and 8,041 users shared it till writing…
England took a 273-run lead with two wickets in hand in the 2nd innings against Bangladesh after the 3rd day of their thrilling 1st Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Saturday.Chris Woakes and Stuart Broad were on…
Though most party senior leaders were positive about joining it, BNP on Saturday did not attend the 20th council of its political rival Awami League at historic Suhrawardy Udyan.Party insiders said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday night decided not…
Councilors and delegates of the ruling Awami League who attended the party’s 20th council on Saturday said they expect such a leadership that will listen to the problems of the grassroots.While talking to UNB at the council venue, they said…
A 20-day curatorial exhibition titled ‘Inside Out’, by artist Promiti Hossain, will kick off at Kalakendra in the city from Saturday (October 22) evening.The opening ceremony of the exhibition will be held at the art space in city’s Mohammadpur area…