Family members of former Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmed received the unexpected death news of Tajuddin Ahmed along with three other national leaders 36 hours after their brutal assassination inside Dhaka Central jail. ‘Soon after the assassination of my father in...
Asian shares opened mixed on Monday with lower trade volume following a rally in the US, where Wall Street rose to record highs on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1% to close at a record 17,390.52, while the...
Jamaat-e-Islami has called a hartal (shutdown) for Wednesday, protesting upholding of capital punishment to its leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. Jamaat announced the 2nd spell of 48-hour nationwide general strike a few minutes after...
Police in separate drives arrested 14 persons including 7 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir in Satkhira and Barisal districts on Sunday. In Satkhira, police conducted raids in different areas of the district in the morning and arrested Jamaat-Shibir...
The US has said that ending impunity for crimes against journalists is both a moral imperative and a practical necessity in creating free, open, and stable societies around the world. ‘Impunity for those who threaten, beat, and murder journalists isn’t...
A newly-wed woman was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband for dowry in Dhulirchar in Belkuchi Upazila of Sirajganj district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Mukta Khatun,19, daughter of late Motiar Rahman of Khukni village og Enyetpur...
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Stocks ended lower back-to-back session Monday with declining turnover as the investors remained in selling mood amid countrywide strike. At the end of the session, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended at 5,065.14 points, shedding...
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu left for Austria on Monday to attend the 2nd Partnerships to Scale up Investment for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development Conference. The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) will organise the event in Vienna, the...
The Junior School Certificate (JSC) and equivalent examinations slated for Wednesday and Thursday have been rescheduled due to another spell of hartal called by Jamaat-e-Islami. Exams scheduled for Nov 5 will be held on Nov 19, the Education Ministry said...
The Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi will be observed in calendar year 2015 twice – the first likely on January 4, 2015, and the second on December 24, 2015, Cabinet Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan informed after a Cabinet meeting on Monday. He...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Monday urged Jamaat-e-Islami to withdraw its fresh hartal called for Wednesday and Thursday. In a press release, the FBCCI said such recurrent hartals will create adverse impacts on the...
Bangladesh will highlight the existing investment opportunities and facilities in the country during an international conference on investment that begins in Austria on Tuesday. United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) will host the event at Vienna International Centre in Austrian...
Nasir A. Choudhury, Advisor and Founder Managing Director of Green Delta Insurance has recently won the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in 18th Asia Insurance Industry Awards (AIIA) hosted by Asia Insurance Review in Singapore. This is the first time any...
European stocks inched lower in early trading on Monday, taking a breather following last week's sharp gains, while Ryanair soared after raising its profit outlook. Shares in the low-cost airline climbed 5.9 per cent after it lifted its annual profit...
Germany will provide Bangladesh 211 million Euros for bilateral technical and financial cooperation. Germany pledged the 211 million Euros assistance at the two-day biannual negotiations on development cooperation between the two governments, which concluded on Monday, said a press release...
The government on Monday signed a Tk 3.83-billion deal with a Korean consultant consortium for the supervision of the main work of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge and the river training. The contract was signed between the Bridge Division under the...
Newly-appointed European Union (EU) ambassador Pierre Mayaudon and Swedish ambassador Johan Frisell presented their credentials to President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Monday, according to a news agency.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has advised BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to leave the company of militants, terrorists and war criminals. “I will tell the BNP leader that it is good to build up movement taking the people, but leave the...
Accusing the government of snatching people’s all rights, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday urged all to get prepared for a struggle imbued with the spirit of the holy Ashura to ‘restore democracy’ in the country, according to a news...
The holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), will be observed in the country on Tuesday with due religious fervour and solemnity, according to a news agency.
A reshuffling of President Barack Obama’s staff looks all but certain after Tuesday's congressional elections, which are likely to bring humbling losses to his Democratic party and could add to pressure on him to reboot his presidency. Forecasters say that...
A safety device on the Virgin Galactic spacecraft that crashed on Friday killing a test pilot had been deployed early, US investigators say. Air safety chief Christopher Hart said the "feathering" device, designed to slow the craft on re-entry, activated...
At least 24 people have been killed and scores are missing after a boat said to be carrying migrants sank off the north coast of Turkey, officials say. The accident took place where the Bosphorus meets the Black Sea. A...
India and Pakistan have held a daily military ceremony at their only land border crossing, a day after a suicide attack there killed dozens of people. Despite earlier plans to suspend the ritual at Wagah, Pakistan's military said it wanted...
Prime Minister's Economic Affairs Adviser Dr Moshiur Rahman on Monday said the government has put especial emphasis on expanding banking sector in the southern part of the country to curb unemployment problems of the region. The adviser made the remark...
Opener Tamim Iqbal played a firm knock as Bangladesh gathered 193 for three at the close of the first day of the second Test against Zimbabwe in Khulna. Tamim (74 off 250 balls) and Shakib Al Hasan (13) were leading...
The government has brought amendment to the Islamic Bond Policy Act 2004 (Amended 2014) giving its effective from January 1, 2015. Bangladesh Bank on Monday issued a circular in this regard referring to a decision of the Internal Resource Division...
HSBC has set aside $378m (£237m) to cover potential costs from investigations into currency trading. HSBC is among several banks being investigated over the alleged rigging of currency markets. The bank also set aside $589m (£368.2m) for potential further PPI...
The government will appoint a consultant to assess the current situation of the country’s power transmission system, State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid said on Monday.
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