Anti-tobacco campaigners yesterday called for raising awareness among teachers, guardians and students for stopping tobacco consumption. Rampant selling of different local and foreign brands cigarette to nearby educational institutions is increasing tobacco consumption among students, they told a press…

A business delegation from Hong Kong, the highly prosperous special administrative region of China, visited Bangladesh recently in search of investment opportunities as part of efforts under Xi Jinping's signature Belt and Road Initiative. The delegation of Chinese Manufacturers' Association…

China is digging in for a tough period of deteriorating ties with the United States, fanning the flames of patriotism with Korean War films, a viral song…

While Huawei's founder brushes aside a US ban against his company, the telecom giant's employees have been less sanguine, confessing fears for…

With Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party securing a landslide win in the Indian elections, the news agency looks…

French carmaker Renault is in talks with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles with the long-term prize a world-leading alliance including Japan's Nissan and…

US President Donald Trump and "golf buddy" Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe teed off for a round of their favourite sport yesterday before heading to the sumo, as the two leaders cement a close diplomatic friendship. Under a cloudless sky with sizzling temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius…

Mayor of Rangpur Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa has stressed on comprehensive GO-NGO efforts for cutting urban poverty to attain the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by leaving none behind. Mostafa said this while distributing rickshaws among 112 extremely poor families of the city at a function held…

National Productivity Organization (NPO) would organize training on agricultural mechanization to boost productivity through product diversification leaving the traditional agriculture production. The decision was taken at the 13th meeting of the National Productivity Council (NPC) with Industries Minister…

Habibur Rahman has recently joined United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) as the deputy mana-ging director, the bank said in a press statement yesterday.…

Ukraine in terms of GDP per capita remains of the poorest countries in Europe, along with Moldova, Armenia and Georgia.  This is according to a World Bank special report titled “Tapping Ukraine’s growth potential”, which is published on the organization’s website. “The…