With well-coordinated implementation of the proposed Southwest Bangladesh Economic Corridor (SWBEC), the total output for the country’s southwest region is estimated to reach $148 billion by 2050, about 3.3 times higher than the as usual estimation, says a new study…
The election of Islamic University Teachers’ Association (IUTA) will be held tomorrow.
The British National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has discovered a severe flaw that would affect Microsoft’s Windows system, including the latest Windows 10, an online report said Monday.
Entertainment Desk Popular film actor Nusraat Faria is known best for her big screen performances, but the movie star began her showbiz career as a TV presenter for the Rtv programme “Thik Bolechen Toh.” Faria went onto become a popular…
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with world leaders on Tuesday, two years to the day since 195 nations adopted the climate-rescue Paris Agreement—this time to talk about money.
Actor Priyanka Chopra has been honoured with this year’s Mother Teresa Memorial award for social justice. Priyanka received the award for her contribution towards lending her support to social causes, such as her recent visit to Syria, where she met…
With a view to reaching electricity supply to every house of the country, the government is working relentlessly to bring 460 upazilas under 100 percent electrification by December 2018.
A two member delegation of the Mechatronics Engineering Department of Kyungsung University, South Korea today paid a courtesy call on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Md Akhtaruzzaman at his office on the campus. The delegation members are Professor Jin-Woo Ahn…
The ‘Credit Wholesaling Programme’ of the SME Foundation is getting momentum with significant rise in its credit recipients, according to SME Foundation official.
The body of French rocker Johnny Hallyday was greeted by mournful fans late Sunday on the Caribbean island of St Barts, the paradise bolthole where the millionaire singer owned a cherished home and asked to be buried.
One in 3 internet users worldwide is a child while too little is done to protect them from the perils of the digital world and to increase their access to safe online content, UNICEF said in its annual flagship report…
Saudi Arabia on Monday lifted a decades-long ban on cinemas, part of a series of social reforms by thepowerful crown prince that are shaking up the ultra-conservative kingdom.
A security guard of United Commercial Bank Ltd was burnt to death and a firefighter injured in a devastated fire at Padmo City Plaza in Tanbazar area of the town early today.
The Paris climate summit next week offers a chance for concrete advances in the fight against global warming, even without the support of President Donald Trump, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said.
Entertainment Desk It’s no hidden secret that Sonam Kapoor is Bollywood’s very own global fashion icon. Sonam along with Sister Rhea can be thanked for revolutionizing B-town’s major fashion game.
Entertainment Desk Rock band Obscure has recently released their 12th album, titled “Stop Genocide.”
Salman Khan is currently waiting for the release of the film Tiger Zinda Hai, even as he’s continuously shooting for his television show. The actor, who is known to hold his family above everything else, proved that yet again. Even…
The thought, spirit, idea and work pattern of human beings are changed with the technological advancement and excellence. The people become habituated and dependent on various types of device. The name of gadget on which the people have become extremely…
China’s consumer inflation slowed more than expected in November and factory prices decelerated sharply, official data showed Saturday, as economic pressures persist despite robust exports and manufacturing.
America’s media giants have seen this movie before: Big Tech enters an industry with piles of cash and new ways of doing business, devastating the competition.
A total of 146 students of primary, secondary and higher secondary levels, who come from poor families, have received stipend in the district.
Culture Desk Four famed Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra singers rendered Liberation War songs, which were immensely popular during the 1971, at a musical soiree which was held recently at Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the city.…
Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley says becoming famous made her delete her social media. The 25-year-old, who stars as Rey in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, quit Instagram earlier this year. In an interview with Radio Times, she says she…
India’s iconic ivory-white marble mausoleum the Taj Mahal located on the bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra is the second-best UNESCO world heritage site in the world, according to a new survey.
The third session of the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA) ended in Nairobi on Wednesday with leaders pledging to end pollution for a clean environment.
Bangladesh Bank (BB) is mulling over filing a lawsuit against Filipino Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) to recover the whole heisted money from the central bank’s account with Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Bangladesh has made a tremendous progress in the health sector, reaching health services to all people, especially mothers and children, in both rural and urban areas. According to the UK-based medical journal ‘Lancet’, the present government has undertaken different initiatives…
With an acclaimed starring role in “The Shawshank Redemption” and an Oscar nomination for directing “Dead Man Walking,” Tim Robbins owes many of his career highlights to the prison system. But the 59-year-old Hollywood star’s interest in criminal justice and…
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed today invited Saudi Arabian businessmen to invest in special economic zone taking the opportunity of Bangladesh’s invest friendly facilities. He made the call at a business meeting with the visiting 21-member high level business delegation of…
As New Delhi and other major cities hit new toxic smog peaks, the United Nations sounded the alarm Wednesday over the damage that pollution is doing to babies’ developing brains. The UN’s children’s agency, UNICEF, said Asia accounts for more…