Malta: More than six billion euros committed by public and private actors to better manage our oceans at European Union-hosted conference in Malta. The European Commission has announced over €550 million of EU-funded initiatives to tackle global oceans challenges, at…
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today gave Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) seven months more time to demolish its headquarters at capital’s Hatirjheel. A five-member apex court bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Md Abdul…
Brussels, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) – A global conference organized by the European Union aimed at better protecting marine life has raised more than $7 billion.
Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday unveiled the second generation of its Pixel smartphone along with new voice-enabled home speakers, redoubling its commitment to the hardware business as it competes with a surge of devices from Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc.…
It is essential to take necessary steps to reform the legal framework to reduce the non-performing loan (NPL) as it is increasingly becoming a matter of concern for the banking sector, observed experts. “There are some borrowers who become defaulters…
Emaar’s At the Top entertainment unit has unveiled a revamped new entrance lobby and experience for the observation deck of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai. The reception area for the attraction on the lower ground floor…
A plan to list Saudi Aramco in 2018 is on track, senior Saudi officials said in Moscow on Thursday, as Saudi Arabia gears up to sign a string of investment agreements with Russia. The plan to float around 5 per…
State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim has said the launching of Walton Smartphone Plant has opened up a new era of ‘Digital Bangladesh’. “Today is a historical, a joyful and a glorious day for us. Through starting the…
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has allocated SAR 100m ($266.5m) and issued a series of directives with the intention of resolving all cases of unpaid salaries in the kingdom. This follows complaints from hundreds of thousands of workers in the construction…
Dhaka, Oct 5–The banks of the River Gomti with several small entertainment centres dotting the riverside in Comilla offer new promises of becoming a tourist attraction.
The White Paper on the future of Europe presented five forward scenarios: (1) delivering a positive reform agenda, (2) focusing on the single market, (3) making additional arrangements for deepening cooperation, (4) focusing on selected policy reforms, and, (5) fostering…
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has approved SAR11bn ($2.93bn) of projects in Taif. The projects are located in the new city of Taif, to the northeast of the old city in an area spanning 1,250 square kilometres. They include a new…
Monarch Airlines has ceased trading and all of its future bookings have been cancelled, the Civil Aviation Authority has said. About 110,000 customers are currently overseas and the government has asked the CAA to charter more than 30 aircraft to…
Dhaka, Oct 1 – At least six people were injured on Sunday afternoon as a private helicopter crashed in Bhadra area of Chatmohar uUpazilaunder Pabna district.
Le Méridien Dhaka celebrated International Coffee Day for the third time at their signature lobby lounge bar, Latitude 23, on September 30. As an art and cultural inspired brand, the hotel celebrated the day with group discussion followed by various…
Comilla, Oct 01 – At least seven people were killed and 15 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Nuritola area in Chandina upazila on Sunday.
Paris (AFP) – An Air France A380 superjumbo jetliner taking more than 500 people from Paris to Los Angeles made an emergency landing in Canada on Saturday following “serious damage” to one of its four engines, the airline said. “Flight…
GreenWatch Dhaka with Rafiqul Islam, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Sept 29 – A community-based ‘Yarn Bank’ has been helping ethnic women of Bangladesh’s hill district of Bandarban improve their livelihood as loans from the bank help the invest more and…
By Manuel F. Montes New York, Sep 26 (IPS) – In discussions at the UN about achieving Agenda 2030, it has become de rigueur to highlight the role of the private sector. It is often introduced as the discovery of…
Dhaka, Sept 27 – Three workers suffered burn injuries as a fire broke out at a belt factory in Mogoltuli of the city on Wednesday.
BYD, Cummins, Scania and Volvo Buses to work with cities to adopt bus fleets equipped with the latest in clean power technologies to tackle climate change and air pollution 20 megacities including Dhaka, Mexico City, Johannesburg, Bogotá, Sao Paulo and…
The World Tourism Day was observed here today with much enthusiasm in line with this year’s theme ‘Sustainable Tourism – A Tool for Development’. Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB), Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC), under the supervision of Civil Aviation and Tourism…
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has issued a decree allowing women to drive for the first time, to the joy of activists. The Gulf kingdom is the only country in the world that bans women from driving. Until now, only men…
– Jayant Menon and Anna Cassandra Melendez The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has just turned 50. Now well into middle age, it has some significant achievements under its belt.
Dhaka, Sept 26 – The driver of acting Rural Development and Cooperatives Division Secretary Mafruha Sultana, who was caught plying vehicle on the wrong side of the road on two consecutive days, was relieved of his duty on Tuesday.
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has donated Taka 38 lac and 55 thousand to the family members of Lt. Colonel Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad, BPM, PPM former Chief of Intelligence Wing of Rapid Action Battalion, who died of Bomb…
Dhaka – IBCF Research and Training Academy arranged a daylong training Program on ‘’ Implementation of Basel–III in Islamic Banks: Issues and Challenges” held on September 23 at BAB office, Gulshan-1, Dhaka. 21 (twenty-one) Mid-Level Executives of 10 Islamic Banks…
Bangladesh will celebrate the World Tourism Day on Wednesday with daylong colourful programmes under the global theme ‘Sustainable Tourism – a Tool for Development’. A daylong colourful festival and musical show will be held at Rabindra Sarabor, one of the…
Milan, Sep 22 (AP/UNB) — The Milan fashion world is responding to global crises with transparency and lightness. Designers are choosing diaphanous textiles to create airy looks, often layering sheer trench coats and anoraks over form-fitting knit dresses or jumpsuits…
Nearly 35,000 people have been evacuated from their homes near an active volcano in Bali, as authorities warn it could erupt imminently. The area around Mount Agung has seen hundreds of tremors and signs of magma rising to the surface…