Export earnings post $19.19b in seven months
The country’s export earnings in the July-January period of the financial year 2015-16 hit $19.19 billion with 7.85 per cent rise from $17.79 billion in the same period of the FY15, showed provisional data of the Export Pro
Govt keen to turn border haats into ‘broader’ markets
The Prime Minister’s Office is keen to turn the existing border haats into ‘broader’ haats along the India-Bangladesh frontiers to allow all Bangladeshi and imported goods to be traded, instead of only locally produced goods.
Govt patronage essential for reviving muslin
Weavers, fabric designers and heritage preservation campaigners on Sunday said support from the government was essential
People suffer as students block road
City dwellers experienced severe traffic congestion all day long on busy Sunday due to demonstrations by Dhaka City College students and operation of mobile courts at places inflicting untold sufferings to commuters.
U.S., other nations condemn North Korean launch of long-range rocket
North Korea has launched a long-range "missile," a South Korean defense ministry official said Sunday, an action immediately condemned by the United States as "destabilizing and provocative."
Marco Rubio under fire at GOP debate
Marco Rubio struggled to fend off a string of searing attacks from Chris Christie as the two battle to emerge from Tuesday's New Hampshire primary as the favorite of the Republican establishment.
Six Nations: England hands Scots tough loss
Newly appointed England manager Eddie Jones is no stranger to attention, and it shows.
Protests in Europe target migrants
Several hundred protesters gathered Saturday in front of a local eatery in Calais, France, chanting slogans such as "We are one" and singing the French national anthem.
Iranian commander mocks Saudi offer to intervene in Syria
Saudi Arabia's fresh public willingness to send ground troops into Syria is drawing ridicule from the kingdom's chief regional rival.
Work out master plan for each upazila
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked engineers to work out a standard master plan for each upazila so that local people could avail themselves of all public services from one point. The prime minister came up with the instruction while inaugurating the four-day 56th convention of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh.
