Gold prices will decline by Tk 1,225 (maximum) per bhori (11.664 grams) in the country. The revised gold prices would be effective from today (Thursday), said an official of Bangladesh Jewellers Samity (BJS). Earlier, BJS revised down the gold prices...
A man was crushed under the wheels of a train in Chittagong city on Wednesday. Police and locals said an unidentified man, aged around 30, was killed as he fell under the wheels of a running train near Sholoshahar Railway...
Malaysia confirmed early on Thursday that a piece of a wing washed up on an Indian Ocean island beach last week was from Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, the first trace of the plane found since it vanished last year with...
The hearing in Zia Charitable Trust graft case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and other accused will be held at the Special Judge’s Court-3, Dhaka, on Monday (August 10). Khaleda may attend the next hearing of the case, party sources...
Dutch Queen Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti will visit Bangladesh in November. The Queen of the Netherlands who is also the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, is likely to arrive in Dhaka on a four-day visit in...
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The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend in early hour on Thursday amid choppy trading, the last trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 12.42...
Police recovered the body of a man from Piarpur Wapda canal in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur district on Wednesday, eight days after he went missing in the municipality area. The deceased was identified as Khorshed Alam, son of Badsha Miah,...
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose on Wednesday following three days of losses as tech shares advanced, while the blue-chip Dow index ticked lower, weighed by Disney's largest daily drop in almost seven years. Gains in major tech companies...
A Bangladesh national was beaten to death allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Porsha upazila in Naogaon district on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Jaria Murmu, 40, a resident of Nitpur village. Lt Col Rafiqul...
A housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at Nunchhora village in Kanaighat upazila of Sylhet district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Hajira Begum, 25, wife of Jahir Uddin, a resident of the village. Locals said Hajira killed...
Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday as jitters about China's economy and upcoming US jobs data kept buying appetite in check. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.8 per cent to 20,774.90 while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.9 per cent...
A suspected ringleader of an inter-district robber gang was killed in a mob attack at Namila village in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur district early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Shamim, 42, son of Gias Uddin, a resident of Panchahar...
At $654 billion, Apple is the stock market’s heavyweight. Like a handful of other "big cap" companies such as Microsoft and Exxon Mobil, the iPhone maker's market value means that when its shares move, so can the market. And these...
Japanese shares rose on Thursday as the yen sank to a two-month low against the dollar although most of their early gains were erased on weaker Chinese stocks and caution ahead of Friday's US non-farm payrolls report. The Nikkei average...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has dismissed parts of Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB)'s report on question paper leak. The TIB report on Wednesday brought allegation of negligence by the authorities concerned for question paper leakage. Refuting the allegation, the education...
A court in Khulna on Thursday placed Beauty Begum, mother of Rakib killing case prime accused Sharif and also an accused herself, on a 3-day remand. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Faruk Iqbal passed the order after a hearing on a remand...
The parliamentary standing committee on the home ministry has decided to propose a law that would enable police to use confiscated cars and motorcycles. Committee Chairman Tipu Munshi said that the panel agreed to send a letter to this effect...
The Bangladesh government is close to approving an $88 million project to set up a special economic zone for Indian investors in Mongla and Bheramarha as the first venture of the $2 billion line of credit given by India. The...
The Appellate Division on Thursday upheld the High Court (HC) order that granted 6 months’ interim bail to BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed in five cases. The cases were filed against him in connection with street violence....
Oil traded near multi-month lows on Thursday with Brent under $50 a barrel as excess supplies and the prospect of further dollar strength weighed on prices. Gasoline stocks in the United States rose more than expected last week, overriding the...
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel arrested a suspected leader of banned Islamist militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Bagmara upazila of Rajshahi city on Thursday. The arrestee was identified as Lutfar Rahman. Rab-5 officials said on a tip-off, a...
A Dhaka court has ordered BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Al Haj Mosaddek Ali Falu into jail in a sabotage case. Metropolitan Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan passed the order around 12:45pm on Thursday after Mosaddek Ali surrendering before the court...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld bail granted to BNP leader Shamsuzzaman Dudu in four cases of violence. The top appeal court also granted bail to BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed in five...
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Stocks witnessed marginal fall on Thursday with turnover falling further as investors were cautious amid profit taking tendency. The market opened with a positive note, but could not sustain as the session progressed. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka...
European shares retreated on Thursday, with some weak corporate results hitting the shares of enzyme company Novozymes and Deutsche Post. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index, which rose 1.3 percent in the previous session, fell back 0.4 per cent. The euro...
A Dhaka court has deferred the charge hearing against BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 28 other leaders of 18-party alliance in Secretariat bomb blasts case filed against them over three years ago. Fourth Additional Metropolitan Sessions...
The foreign ministers of Bangladesh and Malaysia have agreed to work closely to find a permanent solution to the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali and his counterpart, Anifah Haji Aman, met in Kuala Lumpur on...
The 12th Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the shareholders of United Airways (BD) Ltd was held on Thursday in Dhaka city. The meeting was chaired by Capt Tasbirul Ahmed Choudhury, founder Chairman and Managing Director of United Airways (BD) Ltd....
The BSE Sensex and Nifty edged up on Thursday, heading for their highest close in two weeks, led by a rise in pharmaceutical stocks after positive comments from broker CLSA boosted investor sentiment. The Sensex was up 0.28 per cent...
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