A man was knifed to death allegedly by his uncle at Madartek in Dhaka city early Saturday. The dead is Zaher Ali, 35. Zaher Ali’s nephew Manik said that Selim stabbed Zaher Ali following an altercation at a house owned...
Each of the top 100 earners of India is a billion dollar man. According to an Indian private TV channel, for the first time each of the top 100 wealthiest Indian is worth over US $ 1 billion. Citing an...
General Secretary of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) Habibur Rashid Habib was arrested in the city on Saturday morning. The secretary of the BNP’s student wing was picked up by police from Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) International Airport at Kurmitola in Dhaka,...
The BNP has warned the government of ‘unimaginable consequences’ if it tries to arrest party chairperson Khaleda Zia. Addressing a programme in the city senior leaders of BNP alleged that ‘the Prime Minister in a meeting of Bangladesh Awami League...
Bangladesh-born British MP Rushanara Ali has resigned from opposition front bench to abstain from a vote in UK Parliament that approved air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq. After a 7-hour debate, the House of Commons voted for military...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday night stopped over at Jamuna Resort in Tangail district on her way to Jamalpur district where she will address a public rally on Saturday. Khaleda arrived at the resort at around 9pm on Friday....
Bill and Hillary Clinton are grandparents. The couple's daughter, Chelsea Clinton, has given birth to her first child, a daughter named Charlotte. Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of the former president and ex-secretary of state, announced the baby's birth on Twitter...
A Bangladeshi-born naturalised US citizen has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend 25 years ago. Daily Mail and Huffington Post reported that Mahfuz Huq, 47, ran away to Bangladesh after being accused...
Riot police in Hong Kong on Saturday arrested scores of students who stormed the government headquarters compound during a night of scuffles to protest China's refusal to allow genuine democratic reforms in the semiautonomous region. More than 100 others, however,...
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has accused Israel of carrying out a ‘war of genocide’ in Gaza in his speech at the UN General Assembly. Abbas said Israeli ‘war crimes’ in Gaza should be punished, but stopped short of saying...
The US armed forces chief says Islamic State (IS) militants are being damaged by air strikes in Syria but air power alone is not enough to defeat them. Gen Martin Dempsey said a political solution and a ground campaign would...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ruled out possibilities of an interim election in Bangladesh and also a dialogue with the BNP. ‘What interim election? Why would we need that and for whom? Should we have a poll to bring Ziaur...
Four college softball players were killed, and a dozen others were injured, when their bus was involved in a crash on an Oklahoma freeway, officials said on Friday. The crash occurred around 9 p.m. local time (0200 GMT) when a...
A volcano erupted in central Japan on Saturday, catching mountain climbers by surprise and seriously injuring at least one person. With a sound likened to thunder, Mt. Ontake spewed large white plumes high into the sky, sending people fleeing and...
A dozen members of a racket of cheats have been rounded up from different examination centres in the city during Dhaka University’s ‘Gha’ unit entry tests for the 2014-2015 academic session. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel said, the 12 were...
At least 15 Bangladeshi nationals, including two children, returned home from India on Friday night after languishing in a jail there for two-and-half-year. India’s Border Security Force (BSF) handed them over to the Bangladeshi authorities through Benapole check-post around 10pm....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed deep shock at the death of Ayesha Foyez, mother of eminent author, dramatist, playwright and filmmaker late Humayun Ahmed. Ayesha Foyez died of old age complications at a city hospital this (Saturday) morning...
A 2-day exclusive exhibition of Indian Man Made Textiles (INTEXPO) begins September 29 at the Ball Room of Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the city. Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC) of India in association with the High...
The US economy's bounce-back last quarter from a dismal winter was even faster than previously thought, a sign that growth will likely remain solid for rest of the year. The economy as measured by gross domestic product grew at a...
Different border points in the frontier district of Lalmonirhat are witnessing illegal entry of Indian cattle for the last several days. Indian cattle, mainly cows, in their thousands brought into the country daily with Eid-ul-Azha the 2nd biggest religious festival...
A delegation of German shipping company Nordic Hamburg led by its Managing Director Dr Rowil Ponta visited the shipyard of Ananda Shipyard & Slipways Ltd at Meghnaghat in Narayanganj recently. The delegation members visited the shipyard complex and witnessed the...
The total NAV of MTB Unit Fund stood at Tk 318,850,374.52 on the basis of cost price and Tk 305,317,992.24 on the basis of market price at the close of business operation on September 25, 2014. The face value per...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia arrived in Jamalpur town this (Saturday) afternoon to address a mass rally in the district headquarters. Khaleda, who heads the 20-party alliance, arrived in the town around 2:30pm. This is her 4th public appearance since the...
The bank's economists predict next year's establishment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economic community, and China's increasing economic prominence, will be significant drivers for the region's growth, boosting regional trade links. Domestic factors, such as population growth...
In a daring heist, burglars looted Tk 19.5 million (1.95 crore) from the vault of a Brac Bank branch by breaking open its wall in Joypurhat on Saturday night. Officer-in-charge of Joypurhat Sadar Police Station Abdur Rashid said the bank...
Robbers in Joypurhat have made off with almost Tk 20 million from a branch of BRAC Bank, according to police. Joypurhat's Assistant Superintendent of Police Dhiman Chandra said the incident occurred at the bank's Sadar Street branch sometime during Friday...
China's industrial profits fell 0.6 per cent in August from a year earlier, reversing from July's 13.5 per cent annual rise, the government said on Saturday, the latest in a series of weak data from the world's second-largest economy. Industrial...
United Airways has started its flight operations on Saturday after a boardroom crisis grounded its flights for the last two days. ‘Regular flights have started from Saturday morning, three domestic and an international flight in all,’ Deputy General Manager (Marketing...
The World Gold Council is confident that 2014 would end on a robust note in gold demand in India, contrary to the initial drop in the first half. ‘This year's first-half has been a little challenging. The jewellery demand in...
Stating that those had tried to cling to powder in the past against people’s will were thrown into the dustbin, BNP senior leader MK Anwar on Saturday demanded that the government hold an inclusive national election without delay. ‘Though they...
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