E-procurement, spending on health care could save huge money: study
Spending 1 per cent of the country’s national budget on smarter policies like e-procurement, digitalisation of land records and healthcare could make Bangladesh Tk 3.7 trillion better off, according to a study.
Political uncertainties, growing militancy hold back FDI
Head of delegation of the European Union in Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon on Thursday mentioned that political uncertainties, growing militancy and unpunished assassinations were the impediments to gaining foreign direct investment in Bangladesh.
Lightning strikes kill 25
At least 25 people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in the capital and six other districts on Thursday as westerly low and seasonal low were lying over the country.
Jamaat’s hartal ignored
The countrywide 24-hour hartal called by the Jamaat-e-Islami was ignored on Thursday as it had hardly any effect the daily normal life.
N. Korean families plead for return of restaurant workers who defected
In April, news of a spectacular defection rippled through the media. Most of the serving staff of a North Korean restaurant in Ningbo, China, had defected en masse.
Queen says Chinese officials were 'very rude' during Xi Jinping's UK trip
So much for the "golden era" of UK-China relations.The Queen has been caught on camera saying Chinese officials were "very rude" during President Xi Jinping's first state visit to the United Kingdom last year.
Donald Trump: I'll release tax returns after audit
Donald Trump said Wednesday that he plans to release his taxes when an IRS audit is completed, despite telling the Associated Press the previous day that he would not release his tax documents.
Brazil impeachment: President Dilma Rousseff's fate in Senate hands
Dilma Rousseff could be hours away from being forced out of office -- at least temporarily.
Debris found in March 'almost certainly' from MH370
Two pieces of debris found on beaches in South Africa and Mauritius on March 22 and 30, respectively, are "almost certainly" from missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, a report from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has found.
PM reaffirms Bangladesh’s support to Palestine
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday reaffirmed Bangladesh’s support to the people of the brotherly country of Palestine.
