The academic activities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) resumed on Wednesday morning after a 17-day vacation on the occasion of Holy Eid-ul-Azha and Durga Puja. Classes of all departments reopened at 8:30am. Meanwhile, the administrative activities of the university resumed from...
A meeting of Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) has been convened at the official Ganobhaban residence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at 6:30pm on October 24 (Friday). Sheikh Hasina, also the President of the ruling party, will chair the...
Detectives rounded up three suspected muggers at Kalyanpur in the city on Wednesday morning. Sources at the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police said four foreign-made pistols and bullets were also recovered from them. However, they did not disclose...
A man, stabbed by local miscreants in Kuril Bishwa Road in the city on October 3, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. The dead is Alimun Rajib, 32, son of Abur Rahim of Rajabari...
APJ Abdul Kalam, the former president of India and renowned nuclear scientist, is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Friday (October 17) on invitation of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI). During his visit, APJ Abdul Kalam will...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Italy on Wednesday morning on a 4-day visit to attend the 10th summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), to be held in Milan. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the Prime...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith says Bangladesh is 'more interested' in the China-proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) than in the BRICS Development Bank. Talking to this correspondent while he was on a visit to the United States recently, Muhith said:...
A writ petition challenging the legality of the 16th amendment of the Charter has been filed with the High Court. Supreme Court’s lawyer advocate Md Yunus Ali Akond on Wednesday filed the petition with the HC challenging the 16th Amendment...
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The prices of most the shares on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed positive trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday, fourth session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up...
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of the BNP, has postponed its protest programme, scheduled for Wednesday. A reliable source at the BNP central office said this (Wednesday) morning that the protest, scheduled to be held in front of...
A Dhaka court has fixed October 30 for charge framing against the accused of gruesome murder of Ahmed Rajib Haider, an activist of Ganojagoran Manch, a Shahbagh-based platform founded by bloggers. The Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge passed the order on...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel on Wednesday arrested the alleged 'mastermind' behind the theft of Tk 30 million from the Chittagong office of Group Four Securities (G4S), an international security provider. Shahidul Haq Shantanu, 24, was nabbed from Rangamit’s Sadar...
A Dhaka court on Wednesday put back to January 14 next year the charge framing hearing against BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 40 other party leaders and workers in a vandalism case. Judge Md Ruhul Amin...
Police arrested a woman along with three firearms and bullets in Boalkhali Upazila in Chittagong district on Tuesday night. The arrestee was identified as Ferdous Ara, 30. Police said, being tipped off, a police team conducted a drive in Kodurkhin...
Asian shares were higher following US gains despite inflation data from China showing the economy is slowing. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed higher, shrugging off more negative news from Europe. The German government cut its growth forecasts, euro zone...
China shares closed higher on Wednesday, shrugging off weaker-than-expected inflation data as investors bought into airlines, brokerages and pharmaceutical companies. The Shanghai Composite Index ended up 0.6 per cent at 2,374.3 points. The CSI300 of the leading Shanghai and Shenzhen...
Hong Kong shares finished up 0.4 per cent on Wednesday as global stock markets showed some signs of stabilising, but gains were capped by weak China inflation data which added to concerns that global economic growth is faltering. The Hang...
Tokyo shares opened higher Wednesday as traders here are seeking buying after the Nikkei tumbled about 6 per cent over five trading days. At 9:15 a.m. (0015 GMT), the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 99.37 points, or 0.67 per cent,...
South Korean stocks traded lower late Wednesday morning as foreign investors offloaded for the ninth straight trading session, despite the central bank announcing it will lower base rate to record low levels to help stimulate the economy. The benchmark Korea...
US stocks gave back early gains Tuesday following a late-day plunge in crude-oil prices, handing the Dow Jones Industrial Average its fourth straight decline. The Dow fell 5.88 points, or less than 0.1%, to close at 16315.19. The blue-chip benchmark...
Australian writer Richard Flanagan has won this year's Man Booker Prize for his visceral book about wartime brutality and its aftermath – a novel the head of the judging team said was as powerful as a kick in the stomach....
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Stocks returned to the green territory on Wednesday after two sessions’ mild correction as investors remained optimistic about the future market’s outlook. The market opened with a positive trend and continued till the market closure amid modest volatility. DSEX, the...
European stocks slid as investors weighed corporate earnings amid indications the region’s economy is slowing. US index futures also dropped, while Asian shares advanced. Shire Plc (SHP) fell the most in more than 12 years after AbbVie Inc. said its...
The Australian share market has closed higher, following news China's inflation fell to 1.6 per cent in September. At the close on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 38.2 points, or 0.73 per cent, higher at 5,245.6, while the broader...
The rout in world crude markets has gained momentum and may not stop as OPEC members are showing little willingness to cede market share to North American oil suppliers in the face of slowing global demand. In New York, West...
Gold has posted slight losses on Wednesday, as the spot price stands at $1224.55 per ounce in the European session. After strong gains last week, gold prices have weakened slightly. On the release front, we’ll get a look at US...
A defence refusal to cross-examine Jalal Ahmed Joj Mia as a witness has halted the hearing in the Aug 21 grenade attack cases. Special court Judge Shahed Noor Uddin left the courtroom after the defence declined to cross-examine Joj Mia...
The price of silver has fallen sharply today after news surfaced yesterday that price-fixing lawsuits concerning the precious metal were consolidated in the Manhattan federal court, hurting market sentiment. Prices took a further hit as the US dollar rebounded modestly...
A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant against Abdul Latif Siddiqui in a case accusing him of hurting religious sentiments because he did not appear in person. Metropolitan Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan issued the warrant on Wednesday after Siddiqui...
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