Queen of hearts Kangana Ranaut's recent outspoken comments have made her a tabloid favourite. "You have me to thank. I am giving you so much masala," Kangana. Her bark, however, is worse than her bite. The actress said, "I am...
Drinking concentrated beetroot juice increases muscle power in patients with heart failure, new research has found. "It is a small study, but we see robust changes in muscle power about two hours after patients drink the beet juice," said study...
The Petroleum Authority of Thailand has showed keen interest to explore gas in Bangladesh, said outgoing Thai Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Modurapochana. The Thai envoy said this when she paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her...
The United Nations will have a strong monitoring and review system on progress and implementation stages of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be adopted in a special summit in New York on September 25-27, said one of its senior...
Prakash Jha’s much-awaited film, Jai Gangaajal, starring Priyanka Chopra, is releasing worldwide on March 4, 2016. The first film, Gangaajal, featuring Ajay Devgn as the police officer with a conscience, told the story of how a society gets the police...
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Stocks returned to green on Thursday with turnover crossing Tk5.0 billion-mark after one month as investors went on late hours buying spree. The market opened with a mixed trend, but late hours buying binge pushed the prime index of the...
Several hundred students in different educational institutions of Shariatpur 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 under the teachers...
European shares held steady on Thursday, supported by new signs of bid activity which lifted the shares of telecoms company Altice and insurer Phoenix. However, many investors were expected to refrain from buying up big positions before the US Federal...
A Dubai-returned passenger was arrested along with 10 gold bars weighing 1.5 kilogram and 92 cartons of Benson and Hedges and Dunhill cigarettes from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Wednesday, assistant police super of airport armed police battalion told the news...
Suicide bombings in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, have killed at least 14 people. Dozens of others were injured in the blasts, which struck mainly Shia neighbourhoods in the capital. At least two of the attacks were caused by suicide bombers...
The Justice Shamim Hasnain and Justice Mohammad Ullah bench gave the Stay order Thursday after hearing a petition on the issue. The court issued a rule asking why the decision of imposing VAT would not be declared illegal and ordered...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources Ministry on Thursday recommended enhancing the ongoing dredging activities to maintain the water flow of the rivers filled with silts. The committee made the recommendation at its 14th meeting held at the Jatiya...
Advances in technology are allowing terrorists to communicate "out of the reach of authorities" the head of MI5, Andrew Parker has said. In the first live interview by a serving MI5 boss he told Today that security services could potentially...
Gulf stock markets were narrowly mixed in early trade on Thursday as investors tried to guess whether the US Federal Reserve would raise interest rates later in the day. Dubai's index climbed 0.5 per cent. Developer DAMAC, the most traded...
Japan's trade deficit narrowed in August from the year before as costs for crude oil imports plunged and exports to the US showed steady growth. The customs data released Thursday showed a 4.2 per cent drop from August a year...
An all time snack that is loved by all Preparation time: 30 mins Cooking time: 10 mins Serves: 4-6 Recipe Ingredients: Oil for deep frying - ½ tsp black pepper powder - Rock salt (sendha namak) according to taste -...
Nepal's parliament has overwhelmingly approved a new constitution, which is due to come into effect early this week. As it was passed by 507 votes to 25, cheers broke out in the assembly. It comes after years of political wrangling,...
Election Commission sets Nov 10 for voting in the constituency vacated by ex-telecoms minister Abdu The by-election to Tangail-4 constituency will be held on November 10 instead of October 28. The Election Commission Thursday issued a notification rescheduling the by-polls...
The government has launched huge rehabilitation programme to offset the damage by recent flood across the country. "Government has already allocated cash seven core, 20,000 metric tons of rice and a total of 40,200 bundles corrugated iron sheet under Grant...
Putting emphasis on the necessity of sustainable networking among the chambers operating in Bangladesh, Board of Investment (BoI) Executive Chairman Dr SA Samad on Thursday said Bangladesh would require around $7-8 billion investment in infrastructure development to attain 8-9 percent...
Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Asaduzzaman Mia on Thursday said any makeshift cattle market is set up alongside roads, outside of the 23 spots earmarked by the two city corporations, will be evicted. “If any market is set...
A Saudi diplomat accused of raping two Nepali women hired to work as domestic help has left India under diplomatic immunity, BBC reported. The women, aged 30 and 50, said they were starved and sexually abused by him and other...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Saturday will launch its second strategic plan, aiming at achieving 14 specific goals in the medium and long run. Governor Dr Atiur Rahman will announce the five-year Strategic Plan for 2015-2019 at a programme at...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has greeted Leader of the Opposition Begum Raushan Ershad, PM's Special Envoy and Jatiya Party Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. The Prime Minister extended her greetings...
People would no longer require going through the time-consuming manual process to get the return from their investments in saving certificates as Bangladesh Bank (BB) has introduced electronic payment of the interest and principal amount of all saving instruments. The...
A mobile court of Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) in a drive Thursday evicted two truck terminals, three motor garages and other illegal establishments on CPA-owned land. CPA Executive Magistrate Mohammad Abul Hashem along with police and CPA Ansar members conducted...
Security measures have been stepped up in the capital city for smooth and peaceful celebration of the Eid-ul-Azha this year, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah said. "The law enforcement agencies, including plain cloth police have been asked to...
A police constable was killed and four police personnel were injured in a road accident at Sujanagar, in Choddogram under Comilla on Wednesday night. Local people said a team of DB police was coming to Dhaka from Chittagong along with...
The High Court (HC) on Thursday turned down a writ petition filed by a municipality mayor challenging the legality of the post of Chief Whip ASM Feroz as a member of parliament. A two-member HC bench comprising Justice Md. Ashfaqul...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave here for New York on September 23 to attend the UN Sustainable Development Summit and 70th UN General Assembly. Sheikh Hasina will lead a 60-member high-profile official delegation, including Finance Minister AMA Muhith, Foreign...
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