Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at different places over Rajshahi, Khulna,...
Bangladesh's new pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman set another world record of grabbing most wickets in a 1-day international (ODI) series played between two countries. The 19-year-old fast bowler from Satkhira took 13 wickets in the three-match ODI series against India...
Bangladesh are tigers not only in their home turf, they have the skills and temperament to do well in any corner of the world, ODI captain Mashrafe bin Mortaza believes. The Tigers are defeating big teams in one-day international (ODI)...
Two traders were killed in a road accident at Chandani in Rajbari district on Wednesday. The victims were Aminul (40) and Ahadul (30), residents of Gangni upazila of Meherpur district. Sub-Inspector (SI) of Pangsha Highway Police Station Abdul Mannan said...
A woman and her daughter were crushed under a train in Sirajganj Sadar upazila on Wednesday afternoon. The victims have been identified as Mukti Khatun, 20, wife of Saiful Islam and their 7-month old daughter Sadia of Kol Gaila village...
Three men were beaten to death by a group of unruly villagers in Faridpur Sadar upazila on Wednesday night. Identities of the deceased could not be known. Villagers claimed that they were robbers. Sadar upazila chairman Mohtesham Hossain Babar said...
Batting maestro Zaheer Abbas of Pakistan assumed the role of the International Cricket Council (ICC) President on Tuesday, according to a message received in Dhaka on Thursday. Zaheer Abbas, 67, the former Pakistan national cricket team captain, took over the...
The results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations-2015 are scheduled to be out on Thursday. This year, HSC and its equivalent exams were held from the first week of April to the first week of June. A total of 1,073,884...
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The prices of most of the shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed downward trend in early hour of trading on Thursday, the last session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of...
A flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Guard Police (BGP) of Myanmar is being held in Myanmar’s western town of Maungdaw in Rakhine state on Wednesday. The metting is being held over return of Nayek Abdur Razzak,...
Detectives arrested two suspected members of a new militant organisation in the city on Wednesday night. The law enforcers also recovered three pistols, 16 rounds of bullet and some explosives from their possession. Sources at the Detective Branch (DB) of...
Asian shares headed lower on Thursday as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of a meeting of European leaders as Greece continued its last-minute efforts to avoid a default. The Nikkei was down 0.1 per cent to 20,842.76. The Japanese...
A Bangladesh national was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Sapahar upazila in Naogaon district early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Jahirul Islam, 38, son of Abdul Latif Miah, a resident of Duar Pal Paschim...
US stocks closed lower on Wednesday, dropping in a broad decline as the outcome of negotiations between Greece and its international creditors remained up in the air, prompting investors to drop riskier assets like equities. The Dow Jones industrial average...
Denied citizenship at home, Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority is trying to tell the world that they are Burmese. Fleeing sectarian violence, hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas have taken refuge in Bangladesh, but the Burmese authorities have so far refused to...
Oil prices were steady on Thursday as an unexpected build in US gasoline inventories offset a higher than forecast draw in crude stocks. Brent crude for August delivery LCOc1 was up 2 cents at $63.51 a barrel by 0648 GMT...
An unidentified young man was crushed under the wheels of a bus in Noyarhat bus stand area of Savar upazila on Thursday. Police said the accident took place as the Manikganj-bound speeding bus hit the man while he was crossing...
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Stocks extended their losing streak for the sixth consecutive sessions on Thursday with turnover dipping further as investors stuck to cautious stance. The market opened with a negative note which sustained throughout the session amid modest seesaw. DSEX, the prime...
IEDCR, the government’s disease control arm, has found pesticides and chemicals sprayed on litchis responsible for the death of eight children in Dinajpur in 21 days. “We became certain after visiting houses of those children and the litchi orchards and...
The High Court will decide on BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s petition seeking fresh plaintiff testimonies in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases on Jun 29. The petition filed on Monday also sought a rule on the...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Thursday approved the 'Urban Resilience Project (DDM Part, DNCC Part, Rajuk Part and PCMU Part) worth more than Tk13.81billion (Tk1,381.45 crore) aiming to reduce the impacts and losses of natural...
The Supreme Court will decide on Jun 28 whether the High Court bail of BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three violence cases will remain in force. A four-member bench led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha...
The BSE Sensex rose on Thursday, heading for its highest close in a month, as mortgage lenders such as Housing Development Finance Corporation rose on hopes the government's push on housing would aid income. Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in...
Persistent concerns of Greece leaving the euro weighed on European stocks on Thursday, with the lack of progress in negotiations on a cash-for-reform deal for Athens pushing investors towards safe-haven German Bunds. European Union leaders are set to meet again...
Unicef and the National Institute of Local Government (NILG) have initiated a training programme for the elected women representatives of Union Parishads (UPs) and Upazila Parishads (UZPs) in 20 selected districts to foster empowerment and leadership skills of elected women...
Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) has returned Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) soldier Abdur Razzak, eight days after his abduction from the Naf River in Cox’s Bazar. He was handed over to the BGB around 4:15pm on Thursday after a flag...
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Thursday categorically said Bangladesh will emerge as the top country in earning from outsourcing by 2021. The state minister also said the government has fixed US dollar 1...
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) was closed for an indefinite period after a group of students carried out vandalism in its academic buildings on Thursday. The university authorities asked the students to vacate their dormitories by 5:00 pm...
All Bangladesh products have been enjoying duty free access to India under SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement (SAPTA) except 25 tobacco, alcohol and narcotic items. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said this in parliament on Monday while replying to a tabled question...
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Thursday said the just concluded Foreign Office Consultation and the next Joint Commission Meeting between Bangladesh and Thailand will bolster the existing bilateral relations between the two countries in different areas in the days...
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