RENOWNED physicist Stephen Hawking writes, ‘We have a moral duty to remove the barriers to participation, and to invest sufficient funding and expertise to unlock the vast potential of people with ...

— New Eastern Outlook MICROSOFT founder Bill Gates has made himself the global vaccine czar as his foundation spends billions on spreading new vaccines globally. While much attention has been given to ...

Disparities between the urban and rural areas of the country have grown over the past five decades as policies pursued by successive governments have resulted in unequal benefits for the two types of ...

Superbrands Bangladesh representatives pose for a photo at the grand award ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of Sheraton Dhaka recently. -- Press release photo Superbrands Bangladesh has revealed 40 most ...

The National Board of Revenue has withdrawn the supplementary duty on import of limestone, a key raw material of cement, to cut production cost of cement and ensure low-cost infrastructural ...

The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways on Thursday urged the authorities concerned to allow an eight-day holiday for the readymade garment workers of Bangladesh during the ...

The photo shows workers sewing clothes at the green readymade garment factory at Savar in Dhaka. — New Age photo Bangladesh’s apparel factories have undergone a significant green revolution in the ...

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs ...

The Roads and Highways Department on Monday signed contracts with two Chinese-Bangladesh joint venture contractor companies to expand the Dhaka-Sylhet national highway to six lanes to reduce ...

At least 9,951 people were killed and 12,356 others were injured in 6,749 road accidents across Bangladesh in 2022, said a report published on Monday. The number of road accidents increased by 18.89 ...

BRAC Bank has enhanced the cash withdrawal limit in ATMs to provide more convenience to customers, said a press release. Customers of the retail and ...

Paris-based Bangladeshi blogger and activist Pinaki Bhattacharya and two others have been sued under the Digital Security Act for ‘tarnishing the image of the state through conspiracy’. The other two ...