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...
Outgoing Palestinian Ambassador in Dhaka Shaher Mohammad H Abuiyyadeh met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Tuesday night. The hour-long meeting that began around 8pm was held at Khaleda’s Gulshan office. BNP chairperson’s adviser Sabihuddin Ahmed and her Middle East affairs adviser...
HABIGANJ: Police rescued six Kishoreganj minor boys here Monday as they were forced into begging. The law enforcers also arrested a man in this connection. Habiganj police super Joydeb Kumar Bhadra disclosed this at a press briefing at his office...
Bad or default loans amounting to Tk 62.61 billion were written off by banks in the calendar year 2014. These loans were written off when they became adversely classified. In CY13, about Tk 62.97 billion was written off. This was...
Scientists say they have identified the remains of four men who were among the early leaders of Virginia's Jamestown settlement. Jamestown was the first successful British colony that gave rise to modern day America. The bodies were exhumed in November...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited ailing Awami League joint general secretary Dr Dipu Moni at Bangladesh Medical College Hospital on Tuesday. PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said the Prime Minister went to the hospital in the evening to see the...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel recovered 0.1 million (1 lakh) pieces of Yaba tablet from Natun Transit Ghat area at Jaliapara in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday. Lieutenant Colonel Abujar Al Zahid, commanding officer of BGB-42, said being...
European stocks and major commodity prices fell hard on Monday as concerns over China dominated financial markets in the wake of the biggest drop in Shanghai shares in eight years. The FTSEurofirst 300 index was down 1.3 per cent at...
A section of teachers of Shahjalal (R) University of Science and Technology (SUST) continued their movement demanding the removal of its Vice-chancellor who joined his office on Sunday after a leave. The agitating teachers brought out a procession on the...
Bangladesh has sought support from Japan to set up a tunnel beneath the Jamuna River and construct the Dhaka Eastern Bypass. Road and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader came up with the request while speaking at a meeting with Japan-Bangladesh Parliamentary...
The government has begun a joint survey to identify the major causes of traffic jam and find its remedies in the capital city. "A joint survey by police with the help of a Chinese company is now trying to identify...
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