The 13th edition of the Biman Bangladesh Travel and Tourism Fair 2025, the largest event in the country鈥檚 tourism industry, will kick off on Thursday with the participation of 12 countries at the Bangladesh-China Friendship International Conference Centre in the capital...
India鈥檚 state-owned aeronautics firm said Tuesday it had signed a deal with a Russian aircraft manufacturer under US and European sanctions, a move likely to irk New Delhi鈥檚 Western allies...
The Trump administration has entered into a new $80 billion 鈥榮trategic partnership鈥� to boost nuclear power generation to support AI deployment, one of its partners on the project announced Tuesday...
Microsoft and OpenAI announced Tuesday a sweeping overhaul of their landmark artificial intelligence partnership, giving both companies greater independence while maintaining their close collaboration...
Google unveiled a plan Monday to restart a nuclear facility in Iowa to power the company鈥檚 artificial intelligence infrastructure in the latest collaboration between tech giants and electric industry players...
American Alumni Association on Monday hosted another edition of its Brain Gain Series at United Commercial Bank PLC head office in the capital...
AB Bank PLC has organised a daylong training programme on 鈥楢nti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism鈥� for its senior officials, said a press release...
A MAN lost his life October 26 after a bearing pad from Dhaka Metro Rail fell from an elevated pier, another headline, another tragedy, another moment when Bangladeshis are forced to ask themselves: Can we trust the systems built to carry us safely home?...
Hurricane Melissa was only hours away Tuesday from expected landfall on Jamaica, bringing devastating flooding and winds that officials warn will smash the small Caribbean nation鈥檚 infrastructure.
The health authorities categorised Sirajganj as a 鈥榬ed zone鈥� for HIV/AIDS past week as the number of human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients has increased sharply in Sirajganj in the past few years...
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality continued to be in the 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� zone on Tuesday morning...
Russia said Monday its troops had captured three more villages in Ukraine, with Moscow trying to press its advantage on the battlefield amid stalled peace efforts...
At least eight people, including a woman, were killed and 39 others injured in road accidents on Monday in Jamalpur, Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Gopalganj and Tangail districts...
Bangladesh national women鈥檚 football team suffered a 5-1 goal defeat to hosts Thailand in the second and final FIFA international friendly match at the Bang Mo Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Monday.
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association and the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association would jointly establish a temporary warehouse at the cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to ensure uninterrupted export activities following a devastating fire that disrupted import operations...
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Bangladesh recently hosted a networking event titled 鈥楯apan 鈥� Bangladesh Business Connections: Legacy and the Future鈥� at the Westin Dhaka, said a press release...
ON A bright monsoon morning, the rainwater fills the clay pots and tanks of many homesteads in the southwest coastal belt of Bangladesh. For a few months, the trouble seems to ease, enabling the coastal community to cultivate a single crop of paddy. But when Chaitra and Baishakh arrive and the sun burns harder, the stored water runs out, and the old problems return: saline taps, failing tube wells and...
YET another avoidable death shows the danger that lurks over the heads of Dhaka residents. On October 26, a pedestrian was killed when a 100-kilogram metro rail bearing pad fell off the viaduct at Farmgate. Two others were injured. Metro services ground to a halt, passengers stranded, while the city held its collective breath. This disaster is not an anomaly. A year ago...
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Monday seeking its directives for immediate verification of the quality and safety of bearing pads installed on Dhaka Metro Rail and all flyovers in the capital.
Metro rail services on the Uttara-Motijheel route fully resumed on Monday after a nearly 23-hour halt following the death of a pedestrian caused by a bearing pad that fell on him after it had been dislodged from the metro rail structure.聽..
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked sixth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 156 at 9:25am on Monday morning...
Tourism businesses have long demanded that airlines refund the taxes passengers paid on unused non-refundable air tickets...
Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic said Thursday it was expanding its use of Google cloud computing and specialized chips in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars...
Thousands of grieving Thai royalists lined the streets of Bangkok on Sunday, saluting a procession bringing former queen Sirikit鈥檚 body to lie in state for a year-long funeral at the capital鈥檚 Grand Palace.
Jhenaidah, a region long famous for its date juice and molasses, is now buzzing with preparations as winter approaches...
A street market in a Buenos Aires working-class neighbourhood bustles with desperate Argentines who have taken to hawking their belongings to make ends meet as the economy sputters...
Afif Hossain claimed six wickets, including a hat-trick, as Khulna were eyeing victory against Barishal after the completion of the second day of the National Cricket League at the Khulna Divisional Stadium on Sunday.
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Sunday said that the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 would be held in February with some adjustments to the schedule due to the national election slated for the first half of the month...
Metro rail services on the Motijheel-Shahbagh section resumed at 7:00 pm on Sunday, following a suspension of about seven hours.
The Bangladesh Army on Sunday morning conducted a special drive at the Airport Railway Station in the capital and seized foreign firearms and explosives, said a press release issued by the Inter Services Public Relations...
