Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- US President Donald Trump wants to make a splash, quite literally, by putting his name on an ocean. At a rally in Tennessee's Clarksville on Saturday, he floated renaming either the... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- The poorest 10 percent of people in some of the world's richest countries have higher daily income or consumption levels than the richest 10 percent in India, according to data from ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- UK universities are revoking admission offers to students from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria and other countries as tighter visa rules threaten to ban institutions from recruiting ov... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Banks across Bangladesh have been set for a five-day closure during Sharadiya Durga Puja, combining three festival holidays with the regular weekly break. Banks will remain closed f... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- The Detective Branch (DB) of police has announced the arrest of two retired officers with the rank of lieutenant colonel in Dhaka. Lieutenant colonel (retired) Gulshan Ara and lieut... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- The government intends to implement the reforms as part of the loan conditions of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in phases, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mah... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- A standoff between central banks and their cash-strapped governments may well be looming as an intensifying bond market crunch reopens questions about the political independence of t... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh has urged expatriates in Saudi Arabia to stay alert following attacks by Yemen's Houthi group. In an "extremely urgent" notice on Monday, the embassy ad... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- The identities of 24 Bangladeshis injured in a missile attack by Yemen's Houthi group on King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh have been confirmed, in addition t... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Bangladesh Bank has relaxed lending restrictions for two Beximco Group companies, allowing them to continue operating under specific conditions. In circulars issued Monday, the cent... Read More