Calling upon all the political parties in Bangladesh to hold political programmes responsibly and peacefully, visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal on Saturday said the United States advocates for a strong...
CAIRO: An Egyptian court has dismissed criminal charges against former president Hosni Mubarak in connection with the killing of protesters in the 2011 uprising that ended his nearly three-decade reign. Mubarak, 86, was also acquitted of corruption charges that he...
TAIPEI:Taiwan’s premier resigned Saturday after the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party suffered a landslide defeat at the island’s biggest ever local elections. Jiang Yi-huah announced that he had stepped down at a brief press conference, saying that he took “political responsibility”...
Pope Francis prayed silently alongside a senior Islamic cleric in Istanbul's Blue Mosque Saturday, in a gesture of inter-religious harmony in a country bordering the conflicts in Syria and Iraq. Francis took off his shoes as he entered the huge...
LONDON: There could be between 10,000 and 13,000 victims of slavery in the UK, higher than previous figures, analysis for the Home Office suggests. Modern slavery victims are said to include women forced into prostitution, "imprisoned" domestic staff and workers...
Ongoing demonstrations by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists demanding the withdrawal of expulsion order against three of their leaders have forced the authorities to declare an early winter vacation at Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU). The resident...
At least 15 people have been killed and 14 others injured during an attack in the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang, state media has reported. It said that the violence started when a group of "terrorists" attacked civilians in...
Members of Bangladesh Navy detected the sunken trawler, ‘FV Bandhan’, under the sea, 28 nautical miles west off Saint Martin's Island on Saturday, a day after it capsized leaving one man dead and 26 people missing. Commander of Navy Detective...
Former Jessore MP Shakhawat Hossain has been arrested on war crimes charges. He was detained from Dhaka's Uttarkhan Saturday evening, DMP Uttara division Deputy Commissioner Iqbal Hossain confirmed bdnews24.com. Uttarkhan police OC Yunus Ali said he had been arrested after...
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu left Dhaka on Saturday for Tehran to attend the 10th Islamic Conference of Information Ministers (ICIM) beginning on Monday, according to a news agency.
A total of five students of the Department of Soil, Water & Environment of Dhaka University (DU) have been awarded "SWED-DU Trust Gold Medal" while 18 students of the same department have received scholarships for their outstanding academic results in...
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Renowned journalist and columnist Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury, passed away Saturday night at a city hospital following a road accident. His son told the FE quoting the attending doctor that he was declared dead at 8:30 pm while undergoing treatment in...
A police probe panel has recommended taking action against the officer-in-charge (Investigation) and a constable of Dumuria Police Station in Khulna over the death of a medicine trader in police custody. The 3-member investigation committee formed by the Khulna Range...
A mobile court in a drive seized huge quantity of spurious mango juice and fined its manufacturer in Dewanganj Upazila of Jamalpur district on Thursday. According to Jamalpur Rapid Action Battalion-14 sources, a mobile court, headed by Executive Magistrate Mohammad...
Workers of Wega Fashions, a readymade garment (RMG) unit in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi, held a rally on Friday protesting ‘illegal termination and attacks on the workers by the owner’ of the factory. The rally was organised under the banner of National...
The five-day ‘Jor Ijtema’, a preparatory event of the 2-phase Biswa Ijtema, began on the bank of Turag River in Gazipur’s Tongi on Friday morning. Over 0.10 million devotees from both home and abroad have joined the Jor Ijtema that...
A day-long workshop-cum-views-exchange meeting to resist and root out corruption from the society was held at local Sarada Sundary Girls’ High School premises in Faridpur on Thursday. Organised by ‘Satata Sangha’, the workshop was chaired by president of the district...
Hosta Bangladesh made 256 losing eight wickets in stipulated 50 overs in the 4th one-day international (ODI) cricket match against Zimbabwe at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka's Mirpur on Friday. Mahmudullah Riyad was not out on 82 runs and Rubel...
Visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal sat in a meet with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday evening. The meeting started around 6:10pm at the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan residence. BNP acting Secretary...
The government is set to formulate a database of different pension schemes with a view to introducing a pension system for the organised private sector. The pension system will be introduced with the aim to safeguarding the wellbeing of the...
Zimbabwe were 172 for five wickets after 35 overs chasing 257 against Bangladesh in the 4th one-day international (ODI) cricket match in Dhaka on Friday. Brendan Taylor made 63 and Solomon Mire 52 had held the fort for the tourists...
DINAJPUR: Two members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were killed as a truck crashed into their motorcycle in Fulbari upazila here on Friday. The deceased were identified Al Amin, 20, son of Golam Mostafa of Laxmipur, and Rubel, 22, son...
Bangladesh went 4-0 up in the five-match one-day international (OD) cricket series against Zimbabwe as they beat the tourists by 21 runs in the 4th match at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur in Dhaka on Friday night. Zimbabwe scored 235...
Central bank investigators are looking into ‘questionable’ transactions in various Bangladesh banks by expatriates and foreign nationals, following requests from different countries through the Egmont Group. Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) sought information on at least 150 foreign nationals from...
A three-year old child has allegedly been raped in the northern Bangladesh district of Sirajganj, police and her family say. The incident reportedly took place around Thursday noon at Bilashpur in Madhainagar Union, Tarash police OC Ataur Rahman said Friday....
A three-year old child has allegedly been raped in the northern Bangladesh district of Sirajganj, police and her family say. The incident reportedly took place around Thursday noon at Bilashpur in Madhainagar Union, Tarash police OC Ataur Rahman said Friday....
Pope Francis called for an end to all forms of fundamentalism Friday and said fighting hunger and poverty, rather than military intervention alone, were key to stopping Islamist militants carrying out "grave persecutions" in Syria and Iraq. Speaking at the...
NARAYANGANJ: General secretary of Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) Khalequzzaman on Friday threatened to call a hartal if the prices of power and gas are hiked. He said this while addressing a rally on the Shahid Minar premises at Chashara Intersection...
Visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal at her meeting with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Friday said her country wants to see strong democracies in the South Asian countries for the continuation of...
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has called a daylong hartal in Rajshahi city for Monday to press home its five-point demand, including immediate arrest of the ‘real’ killers of Rajshahi University (RU) teacher AKM Shafiul Islam. City and RU units of...
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