Environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday said jute bags would be provided to the public as an alternative to polythene shopping bags under a government initiative that includes subsidised distribution....
Chinese president Xi Jinping met the Cambodian prime minister in Phnom Penh on Thursday on the final leg of a Southeast Asia tour in which he sought to strengthen regional trade ties.
A Dhaka court on Wednesday sentenced Anwar Hossain to life imprisonment for raping his stepdaughter repeatedly at Hatirjheel in Dhaka in 2022...
Chinese president Xi Jinping met Malaysia鈥檚 king on Wednesday in a state visit analysts said was aimed at burnishing Beijing鈥檚 credentials as a reliable partner and 鈥榥ot a hegemon鈥�...
The United States opened the door on Monday to tariffs targeting high-end technology and pharmaceuticals, feeding the uncertainty gripping the global economy in a trade war that Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned can have 鈥榥o winner.鈥�..
Xi is in Vietnam for the first leg of a Southeast Asia tour, as Beijing tries to present itself as a stable alternative to US president, who announced sweeping tariffs...
Economic ministers of the ASEAN regional bloc committed on Thursday 鈥榯o not impose any retaliatory measures鈥� against the United States over sweeping tariffs and said they were ready to engage in talks...
IN THE past two decades, the external debt of developing countries has quadrupled to $11.4 trillion (2023)...
The Philippine and US air forces kicked off joint exercises Monday aimed at boosting operational coordination and enhancing 鈥榮trategic deterrence鈥�, Manila鈥檚 military said...
The Philippines said on Saturday the supposed confessions of three Filipinos arrested by China for alleged espionage appear to have been 鈥榮cripted鈥� and urged Beijing to respect their rights.
RFL, country鈥檚 leading business conglomerate, has started exporting grass mat by exporting the item to the Philippines...
The EU has 鈥榚verything on the table鈥� as a response to president Donald Trump鈥檚 sweeping new tariffs聽 -- including possibly targeting US Big Tech and taxing more American goods 鈥� should talks with Washington fail...
Family members of people killed during former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte鈥檚 bloody crackdown on drugs demanded an investigation Friday into what they say has been a flood of online threats since his arrest.
UNABATED medical waste dumping on roads, bins, drains, water bodies and open spaces in the capital and elsewhere has raised serious public health and environmental concern. The hazardous substances in medical waste include pathological and infectious materials, such as sharp needles and toxic chemicals. In hospitals, various therapeutic procedures, such as cobalt...
China and Bangladesh have decided to elevate their relations to a new height after a historic bilateral meeting between President Xi Jinping and chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus held bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this morning.
AS EID approaches, Bangladesh鈥檚 annual online shopping surge is once again in motion, with Facebook emerging as the dominant marketplace. The social media platform, while convenient and accessible, has become a breeding ground for fraud and unethical business practices in the absence of adequate regulation. Consumers are left vulnerable, while...
Interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is going to discuss cooperation in water management, healthcare and Rohingya repatriation besides economic聽and military cooperation in his meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping聽in Beijing during his visit to China.
A stem cell treatment helped improve the motor function of two out of four patients with a spinal cord injury in the first clinical study of its kind, Japanese scientists said.
With approaching of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, sales in different shopping malls and roadside markets in the district are gaining momentum...
bKash is facilitating Eid shopping through its Facebook-based live sessions enabling customers to purchase from top brands at an affordable price, said a press release...
The Philippine Senate said on Monday it will conduct a formal probe of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte鈥檚 arrest and swift handover last week to the International Criminal Court, which is to try him for alleged crimes against humanity.
Shopping malls in the district town have been buzzing with rush of shoppers who are gathering at different shopping outlets from morning to mid-night to buy clothes, shoes and other items for their beloved ones to celebrate the Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the Muslim...
Shopping malls in Barishal city started experiencing huge crowd as shopping gets momentum ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr while people were observed preferring local sharees and Punjabis...
A Dhaka court on Wednesday convicted three men and sentenced them to life term in jail in a case filed over the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Kamrangirchar area of Dhaka...
Lawyers for former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, believed headed for The Hague to face the International Criminal Court over his deadly crackdown on drugs, filed a petition Wednesday demanding his return to Manila...
Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on Tuesday in Manila by police acting on an International Criminal Court warrant tied to his deadly war on drugs.
Workers of a spinning mill blocked the Chandra-Nabinagar highway in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur for three hours Monday afternoon, demanding their three months鈥� unpaid wages...
Steve Smith has retired from one-day internationals following the defeat to India in the Champions Trophy semi-finals, Cricket Australia said on Wednesday.
A committee of the Ministry of Shipping has recommended the complete closure of three non-profitable and inactive ports and the closure of operational activities of another one port under the Bangladesh Land Ports Authority...