A journalist, stabbed by a miscreant in Chuadanga on Tuesday night, succumbed to his injuries at a Dhaka hospital on Wednesday afternoon. Journalist Abu Sayem’s father Abul Khayer Mollah was also injured in the attack by the assailant at Jibannagar...
Greece has has extended bank closures and a €60 (£43; $66) daily limit on ATM withdrawals until Monday (July 13). The curbs were imposed on June 28, after a deadlock in bailout talks with creditors led a rush of withdrawals....
India's Border Security Force (BSF) personnel shot to death a Bangladesh national in Aditmari frontier of Lalmonirhat district on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Jamboo Mia, a cattle trader by profession. Local people said Jamboo Mia, along with...
The written tests of the 35th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations will begin on September 1. Earlier, a total of 20,391 aspirants cleared the preliminary examination of 35th BCS. A total of 20,391 aspirants cleared the preliminary examination of the...
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The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend in early hour of trading on Thursday amid choppy trading, the last trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up...
A middle-aged man and a minor boy died from electrocution in Gopalganj and Sylhet districts on Wednesday. Sumon, 3, son of Amir Ali, a resident of Bashir Miah Colony in Baluchar under Sylhet City Corporation was electrocuted on Wednesday night....
The Supreme Court on Thursday again fixed July 13 for passing order on the government's petition against a High Court order granting bail to BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three violence cases. A four-member bench of...
A man has died from electrocution in Sagordari Bazar under Keshabpur upazila in Jessore district. The deceased was identified as Akram Hossain, 40, son of Moslem Biswas, a resident of Madhyakul village of the upazila. Police said Akram Hossain came...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday turned down the government’s petition against a High Court order granting bail to BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed in four cases filed against him in connection with...
Bangladesh’s balance of payment or BoP deficit has crossed the $2 billion mark. This is the biggest deficit Bangladesh ever had – experts say this is because of the country’s widening trade deficit. "But this should not worry us much,"...
Most Asian shares recouped early losses and rose on Thursday as battered Chinese markets rebounded, while the safe-haven yen was pushed off highs scaled against the dollar. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan, often held hostage to volatile...
At least 10 people were injured and 40 houses damaged as tornado lashed Dhakra and Kumarkhali villages of Perukhali union in Rampal upazila of Bagerhat district on Thursday. The storm hit the two villages around at 9:30 am and lasted...
US stocks ended sharply lower on Wednesday as market turmoil in China eclipsed Greece's debt crisis, while the New York Stock Exchange suffered a major outage. Fears that a rout in Chinese stocks could seriously harm the country's economy and...
Two people, including a woman, have died in separate incidents of lightning strike in Sayedpur upazila of Nilphamari district. The dead are Charbhola Nath, 45, son of Late Chandan Mohan, hailing from Singria Siburhat Bahadurpara village, and Nur Nahar Begum,...
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Stocks extended their gaining streak for the third straight sessions on Thursday as investors continued on buying spree amid optimism. The market opened with a positive note and the upward trend sustained throughout the session amid marginal volatility. DSEX, the...
India's grid manager Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO) says exporting 500MW additional power to Bangladesh will soon be possible once the SAARC grid is up and running within a year. “We could also draw considerably higher volumes of hydropower from...
Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from a drain in Tongi Hossain Market area of Gazipur city on Thursday morning. Ataur Rahman, sub-inspector of Tongi Police Station said locals spotted the body of the man, aged around 30,...
An alleged robber was injured in police firing during a robbery incident in Katia area of Satkhira district town on early Thursday. The injured was identified as Shahjahan Ali, 48. Police quoted the locals as saying that a gang of...
German Ambassador in Dhaka Dr Thomas Prinz on Thursday said Dhaka is one of the fastest growing cities in the world and a sophisticated and long-term urban planning that relies on reliable data is essential to manage the inflow of...
Four persons were killed in separate road accidents in Gazipur district on Thursday. Highway police said the accidents took place in Hotapara, Shafipur and Konabari areas in the morning. Identities of the deceased could not be known. Highway police sub-inspector...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is observing VAT Day tomorrow (Friday) and the VAT Week from July 10-16 for the fifth consecutive year. "Pay the VAT timely to contribute to the development of the country" is the main message...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 40,000 Yaba tablets from Notun Transit Ghat area of the Naf river in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district early Thursday. Acting on secret information, a team of BGB conducted a drive in the area...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday set August 26 to hold election to Bangladesh Bar Council. The court also directed to publish the voter list by July 30. A four-member AD panel headed by Chief Justice...
Indian shares edged lower on Thursday. The NSE's sub-index for software companies was down 1.2 per cent. The Sensex was down 0.13 per cent, while the Nifty fell 0.23 per cent. Software stocks led the declines. Infosys Ltd (INFY.NS) was...
The Supreme Court (SC) Chamber Judge has stayed till July 26 the High Court order that directed the government to take back the Brazilian wheat if anyone who received it wants to return it. Chamber Judge Hasan Foyej Siddique passed...
Bangladesh has been moving in the right direction in exploiting "Blue Economy" and other countries should acquaint with the strategies of Bangladesh that are being implemented, a top official the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel seized drugs worth Tk797.30 million during the last month conducting drives in different areas including border areas of the country. Of the seized drugs, 1,63,165 pieces were yaba tablets, 42,158 bottles of phensidyl, 875 kgs...
Due to active monsoon over Bangladesh, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at places over Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Dhaka and Chittagong divisions during the next 24 hours commencing from 12 noon Thursday, a Met Office bulletin said.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday listed job creation and private sector mobilisation as two major challenges towards implementing the Seventh Five Year Plan (FY16-FY20). “The number one challenge (for 7th FYP) is job creation and then the 2nd challenge...
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