A UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief has found “serious problems” in the implementation of the principles of secularism and democracy in Bangladesh. “Inconsistencies can be found at the level of the constitution itself, which, in article...
A section of pro-liberation teachers of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) in Sylhet have observed a token hunger strike, demanding the removal of its vice chancellor Prof Dr Aminul Haque Bhuiyan. The teachers under the banner of ‘Mohan...
The Cabinet Purchase Committee has approved a total of nine proposals, including over Tk12.78 billion (Tk1278.65 crore) Khulna-Mongla Railway Line construction contract and extension of Bangabandhu Satellite project. The Cabinet body gave the go-ahead to the proposals in a meeting...
Ferry services on the Shimulia-Kewrakandi route will remain suspended for five days from September 11 to 15 for dredging works on the route. The decision came from a meeting of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at the Shipping Ministry...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel recovered 80,000 pieces of Yaba tablet from Jalia Dwip area near the Naf river in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday night. Major Abdul Hannan, acting commander of BGB Battalion-42, said tipped off that...
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Dhaka stocks started Thursday’s session with a flying note and continued for around half an hour. After starting from closing point of previous session, broad index DSEX rose 14 points to close at 10.51 am on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)....
A man was beaten and shot to death by some unidentified miscreants at Rahimnagar in Rupsha upazila of Khulna district on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Faruque Hossain Molla, 45, a receipt in-charge of Fresh Food Limited and...
Asian stock markets were weaker Thursday after Wall Street fell following a strong US job ads report that added to the case for the Fed's first rate hike in years. Japan's Nikkei 225 sagged 2.9 per cent to 18,234.67 one...
A Malaysian cargo ship that has been missing for a week and is feared hijacked in the piracy-prone South China Sea, could not be traced till Thursday afternoon, according to the Straits Times Online. The Navy and the coast guard...
Customs intelligence officials in a drive seized three truckloads of cloth imported for Chittagong Export Processing Zone from Teribazar area of Chittagong city on early Thursday. Jakir Hossain, deputy director of the customs intelligence said, on secret information that three...
A police constable and a boy sustained stab injuries as a gang of muggers attacked them in Saidabad area of Dhaka city on Thursday. The bandits also snatched valuables from them. The injured were Mobarok Hossain, a traffic police constable,...
Students of several private universities are demonstrating in different parts of Dhaka on Thursday protesting the 7.5 per cent VAT on their tuition fees. The demonstrations left traffic severely affected in Dhanmondi, Mohakhali, Gulshan and Rampura as protestors have blocked...
A schoolboy drowned as a boat sank in the Kharia River at Chhotoshunoi village in Fulpur upazila of Mymensingh district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Uzzal Miah, 10, son of Helal Uddin of the village. Witnesses said a...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the USA has around US $2 billion investment in Bangladesh. Reminding that before Awami League tenure in 1996 the investment of the USA in Bangladesh was only US$ 25 million, Sheikh Hasina told...
The government has revised fares for CNG-run public transport and auto-rickshaws plying in Dhaka and Chittagong. The new fares were fixed on Thursday during an inter-ministerial meeting, said Roads Transport Minister Obaidul Quader. The revision of fares comes after the...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has appeared before a court in Old Dhaka on Thursday to attend hearing of graft cases against her. The former prime minister is tried at Dhaka’s Third Special Judge’s Court, set up in Dhaka’s Bakshibazar, for...
Bangladesh archers have won gold and silver medals in the event at Commonwealth Youth Games. Tamimul Islam has won gold in men’s archery event at Samoa 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games. In women’s archery Nandini Khan Swapna has won bronze, Bangladesh...
Late goals from Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi gave Argentina a 2-2 draw with Mexico on Tuesday and saved their blushes after they had dominated the match but failed to convert chances in an open friendly game in Dallas. Aguero...
Russian forces have begun participating in military operations in Syria in support of government troops, three Lebanese sources familiar with the political and military situation there said on Wednesday. The sources, speaking to Reuters on condition they not be identified,...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the new cadre police officials to devote themselves to the development of the country and the nation by facing the current and future challenges with courage and sincerity. "You will have to devote...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday extended her heartiest congratulations to Bangladesh archery team for winning the gold and bronze medals in the 5th Commonwealth Youth Games being held in Samoa. In the boys group, Bangladesh's Mohammad Tamimul Islam clinched...
European shares retreated on Thursday, tracking sharp losses on Wall Street and in Asia, with companies exposed to Brazil coming under pressure after Standard & Poor's downgraded the country's credit rating to junk grade. Shares in Casino Guichard, Banco Santander,...
Amid private university students’ widespread protests against imposition of VAT on their tuition fees, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Thursday said it is the private university authorities, not the students, will pay the VAT. “The VAT has not...
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Stocks on the DSE Thursday witnessed mixed trend amid a rise in the turnover which rose to Tk 4.48 billion, a rise of Tk 320 million against the previous day. DSEX Broad Index rose to 4760.14 while DS-30 declined to...
Humanity’s claim to uniqueness just suffered another setback: scientists reported on Thursday that a newly discovered ancient species related to humans also appeared to bury its dead. Fossils of the creature were unearthed in a deep cave near the famed...
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Thursday offered apology for his comment about public university teachers staging demonstration to press for a separate pay scale. On Wednesday night, Bangladesh’s public university teachers had asked Muhith to offer public apology...
Bangladesh and the United States will discuss regional cooperation and traditional and non-traditional security issues, including cooperation in countering terrorism, at the fourth Security Dialogue in Washington DC on Friday. Issues like cyber security, disaster management, military cooperation and peacekeeping...
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma arrives in Dhaka on Friday night on a three-day visit, said a senior Foreign Ministry official. He will discuss with the government the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in Malta between November...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday said the Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed on private universities will be there, but the students will not have to pay it. “The VAT won’t be withdrawn in any way. But the students won’t...
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