The government has made a mini shuffle in the upper-echelon of bureaucracy, with three secretaries being transferred and deputy commissioners (DC) withdrawn from five districts, and six districts getting new DCs. The Public Administration Ministry notified this through separate gazettes...
A Bangladesh Bank official has filed a defamation case against Ekushey Television (ETV) over alleged broadcasting of ‘false information’. Md Abdur Taher Bhuiyan, a 2nd grade employee of the central bank, filed the case at Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court...
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel have detained a woman who tried to impersonate Sheikh Rehana, younger sister of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, from Banasri area in Dhaka city. The woman was identified as Jannati Nupa, 35, who was serving as...
President Abdul Hamid on Monday underscored the need for identifying the young and innovative researchers for the welfare of the country. “We need to patronise the young and innovative researchers in different fields so that they can contribute for the...
US Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement William R Brownfield on Monday said governments and non-government organisations will have to work together to counter terrorist financing. ‘The fight against terrorism is truly a global endeavour,’ Brownfield...
NEW DELHI: US online ride-hailing service Uber has been banned from operating in the Indian capital after a female passenger accused one of its drivers of rape, a case that has reignited a debate about the safety of women in...
WASHINGTON: Angry protesters in California—some vandalizing, looting and clashing with police—gathered for a second night Monday to condemn recent killings of black suspects by white officers. Hundreds of protesters gathered late Sunday and continued marching into early Monday in the...
SRINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi told voters Monday not to be intimidated against casting ballots in Indian Kashmir’s state elections after a string of attacks, as he hit the campaign trail in the Muslim-majority region. Modi’s Hindu nationalist party is...
Bangladesh and Bhutan have agreed to boost trade and negotiate a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries apart from strong collaboration in the power sector, especially hydroelectric power. Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque said this at a press...
Worried at the growing incidents of murder and road crash, former military ruler HM Ershad Monday said now there is no guarantee of people’s natural death in the country, let alone the security of their property. “‘Now there’s no security...
The Bangladeshi female student, who was allegedly raped by a research scholar at Visva-Bharati University at Santiniketan in India’s West Bengal, is leaving the institution. A BBC Bangla report Sunday said the student would be leaving Santiniketan for Bangladesh with...
German Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Hans-Joachim Fuchtel has said they have already invested 10 million euro in the ‘Partnership for Sustainable Textiles’ and promised additional funds of 6 million euro in Bancladesh....
A group of student leaders, who participated in the '90s anti-junta movement and are in the BNP, has called for unity to oust the incumbent Awami League-led government. Aman claimed the incumbent government was "worse than the autocratic regime of...
British businessman Shrien Dewani has been cleared of murdering his wife during their South Africa honeymoon, after the judge threw out the case. Judge Jeanette Traverso said the evidence presented by the prosecution fell "far below the threshold" of what...
The United Nations children's agency UNICEF declared 2014 a devastating year for children on Monday with as many as 15 million caught in conflicts in Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and the Palestinian territories. UNICEF Executive Director...
Outgoing Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka Heather Cruden met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Monday. The hour-long meeting that began around 8:30pm was held at the BNP chairperson's Gulshan office. BNP vice-chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury and BNP chairperson's advisers Reaz Rahman...
Stephen Brown of Reuters in Berlin | 2014-12-08 00:00:00
A boom in the number of older Europeans could spell big business for companies that cater to their changing needs - if they can tackle taboos and overcome outdated views of what "old age" looks like. One in three Europeans...
Speakers at a discussion Monday emphasised strong collaboration between the media and the readymade garment industry to bring the success stories of the sector in the limelight alongside letting the media find out its weaknesses. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters...
Jan Strupczewski of Reuters in Athens | 2014-12-08 00:00:00
Euro zone ministers are considering extending Greece's bailout by six months to mid-2015, according to a document obtained by Reuters, but Athens said it was only willing to consider an extension of a few weeks to the unpopular programme. Extending...
Phil Stewart or Reuters in Kabul | 2014-12-08 00:00:00
The United States will keep up to 1,000 more soldiers than previously planned in Afghanistan into next year, outgoing US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said December 6, in a recognition of the still formidable challenge from Taliban insurgents. Hagel, confirming...
Aman Shah of Reuters in Mumbai | 2014-12-08 00:00:00
India's ambitious programme this fiscal year to sell off government stakes in companies got a boost on December 5, as an offer to sell 5.0 per cent in a steelmaker to raise $275 million saw investors bidding for twice the...
Ritsuko Ando of Reuters in Tokyo | 2014-12-08 00:00:00
Sony Corp is likely to cut average pay next year in a rare move for a big Japanese company, and one that goes against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push for higher wages to get the economy moving. For a second...
Fredrik Dahl of Reuters in Vienna | 2014-12-08 00:00:00
Iran will convert more of its higher-grade enriched uranium into reactor fuel under an extended nuclear deal with world powers, making the material less suitable for building atomic bombs, a diplomatic source and a U.S. think-tank said on December. Iran...
RANGPUR Dec 7 (UNB): Cotton farming in the region holds out a shining prospect as the farmers are showing increasing trend towards it for the higher income from the crop. Interest in cultivation of the crop is growing among the...
Our Correspondent | 2014-12-08 00:00:00
PABNA, Dec 7: A father killed his son and later, he attempted to commit suicide over a family feud under Atghoria Upazila in Pabna Saturday evening. The victim was identified as Shohag-2, son of Mohidul Islam of village Dholeshwar in...
NARSINGDI, Dec 7 (BSS): Freedom fighter (FF) of Narsingdi district had a glorious role in the historic War of Liberation in 1971. The people of the district join the liberation war at the call of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. After...
Our Correspondent | 2014-12-08 00:00:00
NILPHAMARI, Dec 7: Radish is being sold at Tk 1 per kg in the markets in Nilphamari district. Along with radish the price of other vegetables also has fallen drastically. The prevailing retail price of cauliflower is Tk 5 per...
BHOLA, Dec 7 (UNB): A man was beaten to death allegedly by his elder brother following a quarrel over a land-related dispute at Gutpo Munshi village in Sadar upazila on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Babul Paloan, 38,...
Our Correspondent | 2014-12-08 00:00:00
TANGAIL, Dec 7: A four-day long Tree and Agri-Technology fair 2014 began at Shaheed Smreety Pouro Uddyan Sunday. National Agri- Technology project (NATP) of Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Tangail arranged the fair. The inaugural ceremony was held at local...
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