Severe storm causes Australia blackouts
A severe thunderstorm hit parts of Adelaide, South Australia on Wednesday evening, leaving huge swaths of the state without electricity.
Modi greets Hasina on her birthday
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has highly appreciated prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership saying her resolute leadership has provided the people of Bangladesh a beacon of hope during a difficult period.
Boycotts cast shadow on SAARC summit
The 19th SAARC summit scheduled for November 9-10 in Islamabad is set to be postponed as Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Bhutan and India pulled out of participation in the summit, according to diplomatic sources in Dhaka and Kathmandu.
Dutch minister inspects UBR activities in Gazipur
Dutch minister for foreign trade and development cooperation Lilianne Ploumen on Wednesday inspected activities of Unite for Body Rights at Masterbari in Gazipur.
Tributes of love showered on Syed Haq
People from all walks of life poured their heartfelt love and respect at Central Shaheed Minar on Wednesday as the mortal remains of celebrated writer Syed Shamsul Haq, who died Tuesday, was kept there.
Shimon Peres: Israel's warrior for peace dies
Shimon Peres, the Israeli elder statesman who shared a Nobel Prize for forging a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians, has died. He served as a constant force for generations in Israeli politics.
Trump's sniffles spawn social media memes
The first face-to-face confrontation between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump proceeded more or less as expected with the presidential candidates perspiring over their different views of the economy, taxation laws and foreign policy.
Syed Shamsul Haq dies
Independence Day award-winning poet-playwright Syed Shamsul Haq died at the capital’s United Hospital on Tuesday evening. He was 80.
FBCCI seeks permanent restoration of package VAT system in law
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry has again placed a set of demands related to value-added tax, customs duty and income tax to finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith for consideration.
Bangladesh GDP grows by 7.1pc in FY16, says ADB
Bangladesh economy grew by 7.1 per cent, 0.05 percentage points higher than the government’s estimation, in the last fiscal year 2015-16 on sustained consumption, increased public investment, and revived exports, according to the Asian Development Bank.
