Google Inc announced a surprise overhaul of its operating structure on Monday, creating a holding company called Alphabet to pool its many subsidiaries and separate the core web advertising business from newer ventures like driverless cars. The move appeared to...
A leader of ‘Bangabandhu Sainik League’ has been slain in front of his home in Dhaka’s Mirpur, police say. The reason for the murder is yet unclear. Rubel Mia, 32, was the general secretary of the Sainik League’s Kafrul unit....
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The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw mixed trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday amid volatility, the third trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down by...
Asian stock markets wavered and the region's currencies tumbled Tuesday after China unexpectedly devalued its tightly-controlled yuan in response to weakening trade and growth. China's Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.4 per cent to 3,912.86 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained...
A mobile court in Pirojpur has sentenced a man and his son to one month’s jail each as the latter was trying to marry an underage girl at Sriramkathi union of Nazirpur upazilla on Sunday. The convicts were identified as...
Police arrested two suspected heroin dealers along with 1 gram heroin from Medical Mor area in Kishoregonj upazila of Nilphamari district on Monday. The arrestees were identified as Rubel Hossain, 40, hailing from South Durakuthi village in the upazila and...
A young man reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his residence at Polosshree in Jagannathpur upazila of Sunamganj district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Saleh Ahmed, 23, son of late Nasir Mian, hailing from...
A postgraduate student reportedly committed suicide at Horidebpur village under Tanor municipality of Rajshahi district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Swapon, 25, son of Gopinath, hailing from the Horidebpur village in the upazila. Relatives said, Tapon, elder brother...
Bangladesh’s first war crimes tribunal has started to deliver its verdict in the case against two Bagerhat ‘Razakars’ Sheikh Sirajul Haque alias ‘Siraj Master’ and Khan Akram Hossain. The International Crimes Tribunal-1 led by Justice Enayetur Rahim started reading out...
A man and his two minor children were drowned while they were ‘fishing’ in Cholon Beel at Nafo Syedpur village in Taras upazila of Sirajganj district on Monday. The deceased were identified as Altaf Hossain, 40, a resident of the...
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The first war crimes tribunal of Bangladesh on Tuesday sentenced Bagerhat's 'Razakar' Sheikh Sirajul Haque alias ‘Siraj Master’ to death. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1, led by Justice Enayetur Rahim, also sentenced another 'Razakar' of Bagerhat district Khan Akram Hossain...
Wall St had its best day in three months, propelled by resurgent energy stocks and another big acquisition by Warren Buffett. Energy stocks followed the price of oil higher. Industrial stocks climbed after Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway agreed to buy Precision...
BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has left for the USA from Singapore for treatment. He has blockage in his internal carotid artery. The former state minister earlier said that he was considering going to the US for...
An influential US congresswoman feels Bangladesh's persistent plea to get duty and quota free access to the American market has justification as the country stands firm against extremism. 'Bangladesh is a democracy and is fighting against terrorism and extremism...Why you...
Oil prices slumped on Tuesday following a jump in the previous session, as China devalued its yuan currency after a run of poor economic data that underscored the market view that fundamentals are too weak to warrant higher oil prices....
A court in Netrokona on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a man to death for killing his minor child over trifling matter at Minakikanna village in Durgapur upazila of the district in 2008. The convict was identified as Abu Hanif, 37,...
A teenage boy died from electrocution at Subidbazar Kolapara area in Sylhet city on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Mamun Ahmed, 16, son of late Rais Uddin, hailing from Mymensingh. Locals said Mamun used to work at a...
The United States has renewed its Generalised System of Preference (GSP) facility for 122 countries, but Bangladesh is not one of them. All the SAARC nations, except Bangladesh is included in the renewed the GSP facility. The office of the...
Protests return to Ferguson streets, state of emergency in effect Protesters regrouped in Ferguson, Missouri, on Monday evening after a state of emergency was declared, aimed at preventing a repeat of violence the night before on the anniversary of the...
A college girl, who took poison on Sunday after knowing that she did not succeed in this year’s HSC exam, succumbed to her injuries at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Jafrin Khatun,...
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Stocks closed marginally lower on Tuesday, for the fourth consecutive day as investors went for late hour selling binge, fearing further fall. The market started with a mixed trend and gradually landed into the red as the session progressed. DSEX,...
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed condolences for the loss of lives and destruction caused by severe floods triggered by heavy rains and cyclone Komen in several districts in southern Bangladesh. The UN chief underscored the fact that the...
At least four people were killed in separate road accidents in Madaripur and Natore districts on Tuesday. Those died in Natore crash were identified as Raju, 22, and Rabiul, 32, while those killed in Madaripur are Abdul Alim, 27, and...
European shares retreated on Tuesday, with carmakers and luxury goods stocks among the worst performers after China devalued its yuan currency. However, the Athens stock market rose. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index and the euro zone's blue-chip Euro STOXX 50...
Failing to hold on to its early gains, the benchmark BSE Sensex plunged nearly 190 points, on the back of heavy selling in metal, PSU, auto and banking stocks amid weak European cues. Both the Sensex and Nifty were heading...
Detectives recovered 10,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from the in city’s Kalabagan area on Tuesday. The members of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) also arrested a young man in this connection. The arrestee was identified as...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has put emphasis on institutional arrangements between Bangladesh and Slovenia to explore untapped potentials for further boosting of trade and economic relations. "The two countries should have institutional arrangements like regular exchange of trade and investment...
Two earthquakes of moderate intensity jolted the Nepalese capital Kathmandu on Tuesday morning, triggering panic among people who rushed out of buildings. A 4.3 magnitude aftershock was recorded at 10.24 am local time, with epicentre in Kathmandu. Another one of...
A dialogue on Bangladesh Apparels Sector: Does Margin Matter in Ensuring Compliance? will be held tomorrow (Wednesday) at 9.30 am at the BRAC Centre Inn Auditorium in the city. Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) in partnership with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES),...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved the procurement of 20 dredgers with other necessary machineries and equipment involving Tk20.48 billion to maintain the navigability of the country's rivers. The approval was given at the...
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