Suspected hartal supporters set a passenger bus on fire in Dhanmondi area in the city on Sunday night. However, no casualties are reported in the arson attack on the vehicle. Police, quoting witnesses said, a group of unidentified young men...
The 48-hour nationwide hartal, enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir protesting Jamaat Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami’s death sentence for his war crimes, entered the 2nd day on Monday. The 2nd-phase of the 72-hour hartal (shutdown) that began at 6:00am...
For city-dwellers the dawn of 3rd November 39 years ago was like no other. They awoke to the sound of air force fighters screeching through the clear blue sky. As everybody switched on to their radios they found it off...
A jubilant procession brought out in Chittagong on Sunday afternoon by the supporters of Ganajagaran Mancha following ICT-1’s verdict awarding capital punishment to Jamaat leader Mir Quasem Ali for his wartime offences, came under bomb attack. At least two people...
Condemned war crimes convict M Kamaruzzaman will go to gallows as the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court upheld the ICT-2's verdict on Monday morning. The apex court pronounced its judgment on the appeal filed by Kamaruzzaman, assistant secretary general...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2’s judgment that had condemned Jamaat-e-Islami leader M Kamaruzzaman to death for war crimes. A four-member Appellate Division bench headed by Justice SK Sinha delivered the...
The son of an additional inspector general (AIG) of police who ran over a readymade garment worker in Dhaka while driving his father’s car without a licence has been arrested. Banani police OC Bhuiyan Mahbub Hossain on Sunday said North...
In a shocking incident, a young girl was slaughtered by her father at Baddipur colony at Satkhira Sadar Upazila on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Kamrunnahar, 18, daughter of Matiur Rahman of the area. Victim’s younger sister Kariman...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi Road No 32 in the city on Monday, marking the 40th Jail Killing Day. She...
A Dhaka court has placed three suspected members of outlawed militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji) on a 2-day remand each in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. They are Md Abdullah, Md Redwan and Md Mufiqul Islam Ripon. Metropolitan Magistrate,...
Bangladesh national cricket team's captain Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and elected to bat first in the 2nd Test of their three-match series against Zimbabwe at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna on Monday. Bangladesh made just one change to...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday paid homage to four national leaders and family members of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths on their graves at Banani Graveyard marking the 40th Jail Killing Day. On November 3 in 1975,...
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Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed mixed trend while and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend in the early hours of trading on Monday amid nationwide general strike. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, stayed at 5,105.46 points, gaining...
Family members of former Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmed received the unexpected death news of Tajuddin Ahmed along with three other national leaders 36 hours after their brutal assassination inside Dhaka Central jail. ‘Soon after the assassination of my father in...
Asian shares opened mixed on Monday with lower trade volume following a rally in the US, where Wall Street rose to record highs on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1% to close at a record 17,390.52, while the...
Jamaat-e-Islami has called a hartal (shutdown) for Wednesday, protesting upholding of capital punishment to its leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. Jamaat announced the 2nd spell of 48-hour nationwide general strike a few minutes after...
Police in separate drives arrested 14 persons including 7 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir in Satkhira and Barisal districts on Sunday. In Satkhira, police conducted raids in different areas of the district in the morning and arrested Jamaat-Shibir...
The US has said that ending impunity for crimes against journalists is both a moral imperative and a practical necessity in creating free, open, and stable societies around the world. ‘Impunity for those who threaten, beat, and murder journalists isn’t...
A newly-wed woman was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband for dowry in Dhulirchar in Belkuchi Upazila of Sirajganj district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Mukta Khatun,19, daughter of late Motiar Rahman of Khukni village og Enyetpur...
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Stocks ended lower back-to-back session Monday with declining turnover as the investors remained in selling mood amid countrywide strike. At the end of the session, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended at 5,065.14 points, shedding...
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu left for Austria on Monday to attend the 2nd Partnerships to Scale up Investment for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development Conference. The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) will organise the event in Vienna, the...
The Junior School Certificate (JSC) and equivalent examinations slated for Wednesday and Thursday have been rescheduled due to another spell of hartal called by Jamaat-e-Islami. Exams scheduled for Nov 5 will be held on Nov 19, the Education Ministry said...
The Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi will be observed in calendar year 2015 twice – the first likely on January 4, 2015, and the second on December 24, 2015, Cabinet Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan informed after a Cabinet meeting on Monday. He...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Monday urged Jamaat-e-Islami to withdraw its fresh hartal called for Wednesday and Thursday. In a press release, the FBCCI said such recurrent hartals will create adverse impacts on the...
Bangladesh will highlight the existing investment opportunities and facilities in the country during an international conference on investment that begins in Austria on Tuesday. United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) will host the event at Vienna International Centre in Austrian...
Nasir A. Choudhury, Advisor and Founder Managing Director of Green Delta Insurance has recently won the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in 18th Asia Insurance Industry Awards (AIIA) hosted by Asia Insurance Review in Singapore. This is the first time any...
European stocks inched lower in early trading on Monday, taking a breather following last week's sharp gains, while Ryanair soared after raising its profit outlook. Shares in the low-cost airline climbed 5.9 per cent after it lifted its annual profit...
Germany will provide Bangladesh 211 million Euros for bilateral technical and financial cooperation. Germany pledged the 211 million Euros assistance at the two-day biannual negotiations on development cooperation between the two governments, which concluded on Monday, said a press release...
The government on Monday signed a Tk 3.83-billion deal with a Korean consultant consortium for the supervision of the main work of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge and the river training. The contract was signed between the Bridge Division under the...
Newly-appointed European Union (EU) ambassador Pierre Mayaudon and Swedish ambassador Johan Frisell presented their credentials to President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Monday, according to a news agency.
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