Some miscreants shot two young men to death and dumped their bodies in Kewdhala area in Bandar Upazila in Narayanganj district at sometimes between Monday night and Tuesday. The victims were wearing shirts and pants. Informed by local people, police...
A pedestrian was shot dead and two other people were injured by bullets during a gunfight between two rival groups at Bakultala at Narsingdi town on Wednesday. The dead is Swapan Miah, 12, a transport worker. Police and local sources...
Asian shares climbed to one-month highs on Wednesday, steered by a robust Wall Street on optimism over corporate earnings and prospects the US Federal Reserve will reaffirm its willingness to wait for an extended period before raising interest rates. MSCI's...
European shares rose early on Wednesday, tracking sharp gains on Wall Street ahead of the US Federal Reserve's latest policy announcement. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.44 per cent to 6,430.14 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 advanced 0.78 per cent...
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Stocks edged lower for the second running session on Wednesday with turnover improved slightly as the investors went for late hours selling binge. The market opened with a positive mood, but could not sustain. At the end of the session,...
Voicing satisfaction over the death sentence against Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami, Ganajagaran Manch activists on Wednesday said it is the verdict of the nation. ‘People's expectation has been fulfilled with the verdict,’ Ganajagaran Manch spokesperson Imran H Sarkar told...
A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, the youth wing of BNP, was found dead in Bheramara Upazila in Kushtia district on Wednesday morning. The victim was identified as Kismat Ali, 34, general secretary of Chandgram union’s Ward No-5 unit...
A court in Sylhet on Tuesday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for possissing drugs in Companyganj Upazila in 2011. The court also fined the convict, identified as M Azir Uddin, 35, son of late Abdul Malek of Dalergaon...
Police in the southern Indian state of Kerala say they will not allow couples to kiss in public to protest against alleged harassment by Hindu groups. The "kiss of love" protest was planned after Hindu activists vandalised a cafe in...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina meets the press on Thursday afternoon to brief journalists about her recent UAE tour. The press conference will be held at 4:30 pm at her official residence Ganabhaban. The Prime Minister went to the UAE on...
Jammat-e-Islami chief Matiur Rahman Nizami's war crimes verdict will be implemented quickly once it is upheld by the appeals court, Law Minister Anisul Huq has said. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 sentenced Nizami to hang till death on Wednesday, nearly...
A new platform, styled ‘Sustainable Energy for All Investor Forum’, was formally launched in Dhaka on Wednesday, aiming to provide technical support to foreign and local investors in a coordinated manner to promote renewable energy in the country. The new...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has fined BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s former political secretary Al Hajj Mosaddak Ali Falu Tk 10 million for capital market manipulation. The decision was taken at the SEC’s meeting on Wednesday. A media...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) urged Wednesday the political party concerned to withdraw its 72-hour hartal saying such programme will only invite disasters for the country’s growing economy. “Destructive programme like hartal will push the...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Wednesday urged the political party concerned to withdraw its 72-hour hartal saying such programme will only invite disasters for the country’s growing economy. “Destructive programme like hartal will push...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday filed a case against the owner of a private firm for its alleged bid to plunder nearly Tk 10 million (1 crore) of government money. ACC deputy director Khairul Huda filed the case...
BNP has shifted its November 7 Suhrawardy Udyan rally, marking the ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’, to November 8. “Our rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on the occasion of the National Revolution and Solidarity Day will be held on November 8...
BNP alleged Wednesday that the current government has held the country’s people hostage with the “audacity of its illegal power”. “People’s rights have been snatched on the pretext of protecting independence and constitution by a vested quarter. They’ve constituted parliament...
It is uncertain whether the Junior School Certificate (JSC) and equivalent examinations will be held during the Jamaat-e-Islami’s 3-day nationwide shutdown. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Wednesday told reporters that he, too, was ‘worried’. ‘We are not considering deferring...
HABIGANJ: A battalion commander-level flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was held Wednesday at the no-man’s land along Balla frontier in Chunarughat upazila over returning the bodies of three Bangladeshis who were beaten...
The United States and Bangladesh have begun a ‘very constructive’ dialogue in Washington. US ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena said this on Wednesday regarding the 3rd round of a ‘partnership dialogue’. He was replying questions after launching the global initiative...
The European Union has called on the Bangladeshi authorities to commute the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami chief Matiur Rahman Nizami, reiterating its position against the capital punishment. Its delegation in Dhaka urged the government to introduce a moratorium on executions...
The railway minister was in a great mood sitting just a few paces away from his bride-to-be at their ‘Gaye Holud’ Wednesday. Clad in a golden Panjabi and a shiny red ‘Uttariya’ around his neck, the 67-year old Md Mazibul...
President Abdul Hamid returned home from Dubai on Wednesday evening after attending the 10th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF). A regular flight of Emirates Airlines carrying the President landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7.30 pm, according to a...
Jamaat-e-Islami’s 72-hour countrywide hartal to be enforced in two phases from Thursday protesting its chief Motiur Rahman Nizami’s death sentence for his war crimes has forced authorities to reschedule various examinations, including university admissions tests. All the examinations under the...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday said the government will continue its support to creative activities, aiming to accelerate the country’s development. “We’ve to keep opportunities to do creative works. There’s a plenty of pearl (creative works) but I may...
A landslide in hilly south-central Sri Lanka is believed to have killed more than 100 people on Wednesday as it buried scores of houses, a government minister said, and the toll is likely to rise. The landslide hit a village...
Scientific theories including the "Big Bang" believed to have brought the universe into being 13.7 billion years ago and the idea that life developed through a process of evolution do not conflict with Catholic teaching, Pope Francis said Tuesday. Addressing...
RAJSHAHI, Oct 28 (BSS): Light-trap and parching, environmentally sound method for detecting harmful insects especially Brown Plant Hopper (BPH), are helping the farmers in different areas of the district during the current Aman season. This eco-friendly 'light-trap' method as an...
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