The government has suspended the screening of 'Rana Plaza', a movie based on the rescue of victim Reshma alive from the ruins of Rana Plaza building after 17 days of its collapse, reports UNB. "In the light of the observation...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina greeted Leader of the Opposition Begum Raushan Ershad, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, reports UNB. The PM extended her greetings by sending Eid cards to...
SHARIATPUR, Sept 17 (UNB): Several hundred students in different educational institutions of Sadar Upazila are being trapped into taking an examination in the name of second model test arranged by Shariatpur Sadar Upazila Teachers Association. Students alleged that local teachers...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 17 (UNB): After two months of his arrest, former mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) and BNP leader Mizanur Rahman Minu was freed from jail on Wednesday night following bail in all cases against him. The BNP leader...
The High Court (HC) rejected on Thursday a petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for quashing proceedings of Barapukuria coalmine corruption case against her, reports UNB. An HC bench of Justice Md Nuruzzaman Noni and Justice Md Abdur Rob...
MYMENSINGH, Sept 17 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a suspected member of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Bottola at Board Bazar of Gazipur district in the early of Thursday. The arrestee was identified as Mehedi...
Law Minister Anisul Haq said on Thursday more International Crimes Tribunals (ICTs) will be constituted if the number of war crimes cases increases, reports UNB. "One of the two International Crimes Tribunals (ICTs) has been made non-functional as the number...
The High Court (HC) rejected on Thursday a petition that challenged the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) membership of Chief Whip ASM Feroz over loan fraud, reports bdnews24.com. The bench of Justice Ashfaqul Islam and Justice Zafar Ahmed on Thursday also scrapped...
CHITTAGONG, Sept 17 (BSS): Police arrested a Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activist from Hathazari upazila of the district on Thursday. The activist was identified as Akram Uddin Pavel, son of former Hathazari Sadar Union Parishad chairman Ali Azam.
France Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and German Foreign Minister Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Bangladesh together on September 21-23, aiming to boost their ties with Bangladesh, reports UNB. "It's going to be a historic moment," Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources Ministry recommended on Thursday enhancing the ongoing dredging activities to maintain the water flow of the rivers filled with silts, reports UNB. The committee made the recommendation at its 14th meeting held at...
Police arrested 15 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra Shibir from a house at Khaserhat in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj district on Thursday while they were holding a clandestine meeting. The law enforcers also recovered 17 crude bombs, 250 grams...
US blue-chip stocks fell in volatile trading on Thursday while bond prices jumped after the Federal Reserve decided to hold US interest rates near zero on concerns about global weakness but left the door open for a rate increase later...
More than 1,000 pilgrims in Saudi Arabia were safely evacuated from a hotel in Mecca after a fire broke out on Thursday ahead of the hajj, emergency officials said. Authorities said the blaze started on the eighth floor of an...
Chile's government has declared a state of emergency in a central region struck by a powerful earthquake. One million people had to leave their homes and at least 11 people died when the 8.3-magnitude quake hit on Wednesday night. In...
Asian markets traded mixed, taking the cue from Wall Street where shares closed down after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged. Japan's Nikkei 225 index was down 1.5% to 18,164.41 in morning trade. Angus Nicholson, market analyst at trading...
A tribunal in Sylhet on Thursday convicted three people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for violating a housewife in 2010. The lifers were identified as Jahur Ali,48, son of late Maulana Abdul Jalil of Rapasha village in Kamalganj,...
Stocks in China and Hong Kong rose on Friday as the US Federal Reserve held off from raising interest rates, citing in part growing global uncertainties. The CSI300 index rose 0.7 per cent to 3,260.81 points by 0201 GMT, while...
Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) personnel arrested two young men in possession of 21 gold bars weighing 2.1 kilograms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on early Friday. The arrestees were identified as Mohammad Abu Yusuf Bhuiyan, 31, a...
Taiwan stocks fell on Friday, slightly trailing other regional markets, after the US Federal Reserve kept its main interest rate unchanged. As of 0138 GMT, the main TAIEX index fell 0.2 per cent, to 8,425.94, after closing at 8,445.5 in...
At least 30 people were injured when a bus slammed against a boundary wall at Rupatoli on the Barisal-Patuakhali highway in Barisal sadar upazila on Friday. Locals said the accident took place in the area around 8 am when a...
American Airlines flights to and from Dallas, Chicago and Miami were briefly stopped on Thursday by a computer problem that prevented passengers from checking in. Airline officials said they fixed their computer systems after less than two hours but were...
A construction worker died from electrocution at Sheikhpur Bazar in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Sagar Molla, 18, son of Sarwar Molla, a resident of Pashchim Banshkandi village of the upazila. Witnesses said...
Mexican authorities have seized more than a half ton of drugs after finding a small plane crashed in the northern state of Sinaloa. The federal Attorney General's Office said Thursday in a statement that troops came upon the aircraft at...
Detectives arrested two alleged drug peddlers in possession of 100 pieces of Yaba tablet from Sheri Bridge area in the district town on Thursday. The arrestees were identified as Hatem Ali, 32, son of Jahur Ali of Nanni Uttarbanda village,...
Small tsunami waves reached the Japanese coast Friday morning, one day after a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck offshore Chile. The Japan Meteorological Agency said a wave of 80 centimeters (31 inches) was recorded in the port of Kuji in Iwate...
A gang of masked robbers have looted Tk 2.1 million from a branch of the state-owned Agrani Bank Limited in Jessore. They cut the metal grills of a window to enter the bank and attacked the Ansar and VDP members,...
A man was arrested from Kotwali area in Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka district on Thursday in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a young widow at Shubhadya in the upazila. The arrestee was identified as Salam. Officer-in-charge of South Keraniganj...
Croatian authorities closed all of the country's border crossings with Serbia except for one Friday after straining to cope with 11,000 migrants and refugees who have entered the country after Hungary closed off its border. Huge numbers of people surged...
Jute export to India through Benapole land port has come to a halt following a circular issued by the Jute Commission of India that reportedly imposed restrictive conditions on jute import to that country. The step was taken as per...
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