Flights to carry Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia will begin on August 16 and continue till September 18 this year. The return Hajj flights will begin on September 27 and continue till October 28, according to the Civil Aviation...
A dozen people have been sentenced to life term imprisonment for killing a man in Bagerhat nine years ago. Judge of the District and Sessions Judge’s Court Mizanur Rahman Khan handed down the punishment to 12, acquitting three other accused...
The officer-in-charge (OC) of Sylhet’s Jalalabad Police Station, who was earlier closed to the District Police Lines over Rajon killing, has been suspended. Alamgir Hossain, OC (Investigation) of the police station, was suspended on Monday for his negligence of duty...
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has sought from the local police details of stripping naked a young housewife during an arbitration at Shapmari village in Sherpur Sadar upazila. The PMO and different rights groups and non-government organisations (NGO), including Ain...
Five Bangladesh nationals have been sentenced to 28 days of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for illegally entering the north-east Indian state of Tripura. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Jhunu Lal Das told bdnews24.com by telephone the judicial magistrate of Sabroom, in...
Bangladesh will face South Africa in the second Test at Mirpur in Dhaka on Thursday. The match will kick off at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at 9:30am (Bangladesh Standard Time). On Monday, Bangladesh cricketers attended an indoor practice session at...
War crimes accused Mohammad Abdul Latif Talukder of Bagerhat district died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) early Tuesday. He was 75. DMCH sources said Latif, who had long been suffering from old age complications, died around 3:30am. Latif Talukder,...
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The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw upward trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday, the third sessions of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 26.23 points or...
Gonosasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury has got a reprieve in the contempt case against him for ‘derogatory remarks’ against the war crimes tribunal. The 4-member appeals bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha ruled on...
Gulab jamun is a milk-solids-based dessert, popular in countries of South Asia such as India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
The 2015 US State Department report on human trafficking has again placed Bangladesh in 'Tier-2’, blaming it for not complying with minimum standards to combat the problem. But it lauded Bangladesh for 'significant efforts' to fight human trafficking. This is...
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the deputy commissioners (DCs) to discharge their duties as a patriotic citizen to ensure welfare of the people and make true the expedition of turning Bangladesh into a hunger and poverty free country....
The government of India on Tuesday announced a 7-day state mourning in honour of former President APJ Abdul Kalam. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid rich tributes to the true Bharat Ratna APJ Abdul Kalam in New Delhi. Modi...
Former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam, who was awarded with Bharat Ratna and came to be known as ‘People’s President’, passed away on Monday evening after fainting on the podium while delivering lecture at the IIM Shillong in the Meghalayan...
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Stocks returned to green on Tuesday after two sessions’ marginal correction as investors went for buying spree on large-cap stocks amid optimism. The market opened with an upward note and the upturn sustained throughout the session. DSEX, the prime index...
A joint team of the Lawful Interception Cell (LIC) of the police headquarters and the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a drive arrested eight suspected members of banned Islamist militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from...
Asian stocks rose from the day's lows on Tuesday as Chinese shares see-sawed after Beijing scrambled to prop them up while some investors took shelter from market volatility in safe-haven assets such as government bonds and the Japanese yen. MSCI's...
Police in their separate drives have seized 244 unregistered motorcycles from different roads in Bagerhat district over the last two weeks. Bagerhat police super M Nizamul Haque Mollah said separate police teams launched drives on various roads of the district...
European shares bounced back on Tuesday, lifted by strong company results and corporate takeover activity after falling in the previous five sessions due to concerns over China's growth. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index was up 1.2 per cent at 1,548.47...
Maldives has decided to reopen its mission in Dhaka, a year after closing it on account of financial crisis back home. Its Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon conveyed the decision to Bangladesh’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam on...
Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak has replaced his deputy amid a continuing financial scandal. Muhyiddin Yassin had criticised Mr Najib's handling of allegations surrounding a state investment fund. Najib has denied allegations that nearly $700m (£450m) were transferred to his...
A court in Libya has sentenced Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of deposed leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, and eight others to death over war crimes linked to the 2011 revolution. More than 30 close associates of Col Gaddafi were tried for...
A man has been killed and nine others went missing as a trawler (large, motorized boat) capsized in the Bay off the coasts of Cox’s Bazar – a south-eastern district in Bangladesh. The dead is Jobayer Hasan, 33, a fisherman....
A minor schoolgirl has been killed after rape allegedly by two identified local criminals in Naldanga upazila in Natore. The victim was a resident of Yarpur village and a student of class V in Yarpur Primary School. Police and locals...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Tuesday said the government will form a body similar to the Public Service Commission (PSC) to transparently appoint teachers to educational institutions. "There’re allegations of irregularities in teacher recruitment…we’re trying to stop corruption in...
The Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court (SC) will pronounce judgment on an appeal, filed by war crimes convict Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, challenging his death sentence, on Wednesday. The four-member AD bench, headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha,...
The Board of Directors of Apex Spinning & Knitting Mills Limited has recommended 20 per cent cash dividend for the year ending on March 31, 2015. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on September 30 at Trust Milonayaton,...
Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) authorities have formed an eight-member medical team for the proper treatment of the newborn who was shot inside the womb of its mother allegedly by Jubo League men in Magura. Dr Ashraful Haque Kajal, head...
The admission tests for medical and dental colleges for the academic session 2015-2016 will be held on September 18. An official of the Ministry of Health familiar with the process said that the MBBS and BDS first-year admission tests for...
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