BNP vowed on Thursday to hold a rally in the city on Monday (Jan 5), no matter whether the party is given permission or not. "The government has buried democracy by holding the January-5 election only to protect an individual's...
DINAJPUR, Jan 1: An elderly man was killed in a clash over land at Khasrabon Paschimpara in Parbatipur upazila on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Nurul Islam, 72, a resident of the area. Police said there was longstanding...
NEW YORK, Jan 1 (Reuters): Oil prices fell on Wednesday to a 5-1/2-year low and ended with their second-biggest annual decline ever, down by half since June under pressure from a global glut of crude. Just before the close, Brent...
WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (AFP): Chick-fil-A, one of America's most popular fast food restaurants, is the latest corporation to investigate the possible hacking of its customers' credit card data. "Chick-fil-A recently received reports of potential unusual activity involving payment cards used...
CHICAGO, Jan 1 (Xinhua): Chicago Board of Trade agricultural commodities closed lower yesterday with all three major commodities falling on active fund selling. The most active corn contract for March delivery dropped 9.5 cents, or 2.34 per cent, to close...
RAJSHAHI, Jan 1 (BSS): Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation in drought-prone Barind Tract has become an urgent task to protect its major farming system from the adverse impact of climate change, speakers at a participatory discussion here said. They mentioned that...
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RANGPUR, Jan 1: A drug addict father killed his son at Nayapara village of Lohanipara union under Badarganj Upazila in Rangpur district Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Abu Raihan (22) of the village. Police and family sources said...
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PABNA, Jan 1: An auto -rickshaw driver was slaughtered to death by unidentified assailants in the district headquarter early Thursday. The victim was identified as Md. Mostak Mondol, 35, son of Mazed Mondol of village Chheuria in Kushtia district and...
COMILLA, Jan 1 (UNB): Two people were killed and four others injured in a collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Nimsar area of Burichong upazila on Thursday. The deceased could not be identified immediately....
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MAGURA, Jan 1: Cold injury of seedbeds has raised concern among the Boro farmers in Magura. Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) Magura informed they have taken a scheme to bring 36637 hectares of land under Boro cultivation in the district...
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GAZIPUR, Jan 1: Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury said we are exporting rice to other countries now. We have now become a rice exporting country with the help of the scientists of the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) as they have...
BOGRA, Jan 1 (UNB): A polytechnic student was slaughtered by some unidentified miscreants in Chilimpur Uttarpara area in the town on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Biplob, 18, a resident of the area and a student of BIIT, a...
Body of a bus helper recovered in Meherpur Police recovered the body of a bus helper from Bus-stand area of Meherpur Wednesday noon. The deceased was Babu Hossain, 32, son of Abul Kasem of Gangni thana. Being informed, police recovered...
RAMALLAH, Jan 1 (BSS/AFP): The Palestinians faced a fresh diplomatic battle Thursday after taking steps to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) in a move strongly condemned by both Washington and Israel. The dramatic move to join the Hague-based court,...
MANILA, Jan 1 (BSS/AFP): Tropical storm Jiangmi exited the Philippines Thursday, leaving at least 54 dead and 13 missing from floods and landslides as officials said greater measures could have been taken to prepare for the deluge. The storm's death...
AHMEDABAD, Jan 1 (BSS/AFP): Police in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat faced widespread criticism Thursday after staging an anti-terrorism exercise featuring "militants" dressed up as Muslims. A video of the drill, which was broadcast on Indian...
KANDAHAR, Jan 1 (BSS/AFP): A rocket fired during fighting between Afghan forces and insurgents killed at least 20 wedding guests late Wednesday in the southern province of Helmand, officials said, highlighting the continuing conflict after NATO's combat mission ended. Most...
PANGKALAN BUN, Jan 1 (BSS/AFP): Indonesian rescuers promised an "all-out effort" to search for bodies from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 as the weather cleared Thursday and international investigators joined attempts to locate the fuselage of the ill-fated plane. Seven bodies have...
ISLAMABAD, Jan 1 (BSS/AFP): A Pakistani court Thursday sent the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks to jail for two weeks in the latest round of a tussle over his detention that has worsened ties with India. Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi,...
Ebola death toll rises to 7,890: WHO GENEVA, Jan 1: The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in west Africa has risen to 7,890 out of 20,171 cases recorded, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. Since the previous toll published...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) clinched the Exim Bank 24th National Men's Handball title beating Bangladesh Police by 41-31 goals in the final at the Shaheed (captain) M Monsur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city Thursday, reports UNB. It was...
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