Drive for revenue before new fiscal: Muhith
The finance minister, AMA Muhith, at a post-budget press conference on Friday said that frantic drives to reach the huge revenue target would be undertaken before the beginning of the next financial year.
Does this doctor hold the secret to ending malaria?
From his extensive laboratory on the leafy campuses of the University of Oxford, Professor Adrian Hill is conjuring up a formula to protect us from disease.
UCLA shooting: 2 killed in murder-suicide
Two people were killed in a murder-suicide at UCLA on Wednesday, prompting a campuswide lockdown and forcing hundreds of terrified students to hide in buildings.
Pakistani woman dies after being set on fire for rejecting marriage proposal
An 18-year-old Pakistani schoolteacher died Wednesday from injuries after her body was set on fire for refusing a marriage proposal, police said.
Police: 26 women report sexual assault at German concert
More than two dozen young women reported they were sexually assaulted at a concert in Germany, authorities said.
Chinese hackers target Taiwan political party to spy on website visitors
The website of a major political party in Taiwan has been targeted by Chinese hackers looking to spy on its visitors.
Law and order fine
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the country’s law and order situation is normal and people are getting justice as her government has taken various effective steps.
4 SCBs must focus on SME sector to avoid risky loans
Bangladesh Bank is going to include SME loan disbursement target as a clause in memorandums of understanding signed with the four state-owned commercial banks.
State of economy 2015-16: Sagging pvt investment, job creation blot growth success
The government announces the national budget for the fiscal year of 2016-2017 today against the backdrop of weak budget implementation, stagnant private investment and low level of employment generation in the outgoing fiscal year despite achieving a record-high economic growth.
Police turn city road into dumping ground
Police have been using a portion of the road stretch from Begum Rokeya Sarani to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics office at Agargaon for dumping seized vehicles for years.
