The house of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's paternal cousins, Sheikh Helal Uddin, MP, and Sheikh Soheil, came under attack in Khulna on Wednesday. Sheikh Helal and Sheikh Soheil’s Khulna home were attacked on the eve of the 1st phase of...
Armed Police Battalion (APBn) personnel arrested a middle-aged man along with four gold bars weighing 400 grams at Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) International Airport in the city on Thursday. The arrestee was identified as Mamun Ahmed, 49. Senior assistant superintendent of...
Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir activists on Thursday brought out sporadic processions in Dhaka and Chittagong in support of their 2-phase nationwide hartal called to protest the death sentence of Jamaat chief Matiur Rahman Nizami convicted on war crimes charges....
Climate change and food insecurity are ‘threat multipliers’, and 32 countries, including Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan, the Philippines and Sierra Leone dependent on farming, face an ‘extreme risk’ of conflict or civil unrest in the next 30 years, according...
Customs officials after a couple of days again detained one person with 82 gold bars weighing around 9 kilograms at Hazrat Shah Amanat (RA) International Airport in Chittagong on Thursday. The arrested is Mohammad Hussain of Anwara Upazila of the...
Detectives rescued a C&F agent of Benapole from Dhaka's Mugda area early Thursday two days after he was reportedly kidnapped by miscreants. The rescued man was identified as Habibur Rahman Habi, a C&F agent in Benapole Land Port and son...
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Stocks returned to the green on Thursday after two sessions’ marginal correction with turnover improved further as the investors took position on large cap stocks. Despite the countrywide shutdown, the market started with an upbeat mood at 10:30am which sustained...
Readymade garment (RMG) industries will get an additional cash incentive on exports. A Bangladesh Bank circular issued on Wednesday said apparel makers outside the EPZs (Export Processing Zones) will get a 0.25 per cent cash incentive on their FOB (free...
A Dhaka court has framed charges against former mayor of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Sadeque Hossain Khoka in a case file over 6 ears ago by the ACC for amassing wealth beyond his known sources. Khoka, who at present is...
The United States has reiterated its support for trial to bringing to justice those who committed atrocities during Bangladesh's independence struggles in 1971 but reminded that trials should be fair and transparent maintaining the international standards. 'We understand the importance...
A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to the wife and son of condemned war crimes convict Salauddin Quader Chowdhury in a case filed over leaking the draft of verdict on the war crimes case against the BNP leader. Cyber...
The US point person for South Asia and other senior officials have lauded Bangladesh's role in promoting international peace and security as well as regional integration. They also appreciated Bangladesh's own socio-economic development during the just-concluded partnership dialogue in Washington....
A joint meeting of BNP will be held on Friday to discuss the country’s latest political situation and work out programmes to mark the ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’. The meeting, to be held at the BNP's Nayapaltan central office...
Asian stocks were mostly lower and the dollar surged to a three-week high versus the yen after the US Federal Reserve ended its massive quantitative easing programme, as expected, but laced its economic assessment with a tinge of hawkishness. Spreadbetters...
European shares turned lower on Thursday as banks in countries such as Italy, Greece and Spain resumed their recent downtrend. Shares in peripheral banks have mostly been falling since the publication of the results of the European Central Bank's stress...
US stock futures pointed to a lower start for Wall Street on Thursday, after what most see as a more hawkish view out of the Federal Reserve. Futures for the S&P 500 index SPZ4,-0.43% fell 11 points to 1,961.10, while...
All overhead illegal Internet and TV cables that still remained hanging from the electric poles must be removed within next 7 (seven) days in the Dhaka city, else punitive action, including filing of cases, will be taken against the offenders....
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said there is no fund crisis in constructing Dhaka Elevated Expressway. ’Physical work of the expressway was started today... process of fund mobilisation has been started, which is expected to be...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources Ministry on Thursday recommended taking effective steps to prevent erosion in the areas prone to river bank erosion. The parliamentary body made the recommendation at its 5th meeting at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS)...
The UN agency that assists Palestinian refugees says Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has donated $50,000 to rebuild a UN school in Gaza damaged during this summer's Israel-Hamas war. UNRWA says Malala is donating all of the proceeds of...
A bus has been set on fire amid the Jamaat-e-Islami's shutdown protesting against the death sentence of its chief Motiur Rahman Nizami. Meanwhile, RAB has arrested eight abandoned handmade bombs in the capital. Fire service said a parked bus at...
Some 0.30 million subscribers will get power connections in 21 districts under a new project involving Tk 8320 million. The project titled ‘Strengthening of power distribution system’ will cover 41 Upazilas of the districts in the country's southwestern region. Planning...
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury on Thursday slammed the World Bank for their ‘fresh involvement’ in the Padma Bridge project. “We have said that we would provide subsidy in the agriculture sector. But World Bank said there is no need to...
A court in Dhaka on Thursday sent Jubo Dal president Moazzem Hossain Alal and six others to jail in a case filed under the Special Powers Act 1974. Metropolitan magistrate Md Asaduzzaman Nur passed the order when sub-inspector Nayan Miah...
Sweden's new left-leaning government on Thursday recognised the Palestinian state — a move that comes during increased tensions between Arabs and Jews over Israel's plans to build about 1,000 housing units in east Jerusalem, according to a news agency.
By-polls to various vacant posts of 65 Union Parishads (UPs) in 35 districts of the country will be held on November 18. Besides, by-elections in three more Union Parishads of Rangpur district will be held on November 20, according to...
The US Embassy phone numbers in Dhaka will move from seven digits to eight digits from Saturday as part of its transition to new fiber-optic phone lines. The new phone lines will bring better connectivity, cleaner calls, and direct dial...
The Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations slated for Sunday (Nov) 2 and Monday (Nov 3) have been rescheduled for November 7 and 14 respectively due to hartal called by Jamaat-e-Islami. Education secretary Nazrul Islam Khan...
Apparently ruling out the possibility of any early election as demanded by BNP and some other parties, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the next national election would be held in due time as the tenure of the government...
A sector commanders-level flag meeting between the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Guard Police (BGP) was held on Thursday at Mongdu city in Myanmar, according to a news agency.
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