An unidentified youth was killed in a 'shootout' with members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police in the city's Mugdapara area on Sunday morning. Sources at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) said sub-inspector Abzal of Mugdapara Police Station...
GAZIPUR, Sept 14: Muggers shot an agent of 'bKash' and took away Tk 3 million from him at BSCIC crossing in Tongi Sunday afternoon. The injured was identified as Nijam Uddin (30), a sales executive of mobile banking service 'bKash'. ...
Valiant freedom fighter Abdul Kader Siddiqui has reportedly criticised AKM Shamim Osman saying the lawmaker is staging a drama by keeping himself at loggerheads with Narayanganj City Corporation Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy. He said both the Narayanganj MP and the...
A government panel, formed to investigate the sinking of 'Pinak-6' launch, has submitted its report. Committee chief Joint Secretary Nur-ur-Rahman handed the findings to Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan and Secretary Syed Monjurul Islam on Sunday afternoon. Double-decked launch Pinak-6 capsized...
The main accused in Moghbazar triple-murder case Shah Alam Khandakar, alias ‘Kala Babu’ was killed in a ‘shootout’ with detectives near Moghbazar Wireless level-crossing in the city on Monday. Tipped off that Kala Babu and his associates were staying in...
The National Income Tax Day-2014 is being celebrated across the country today (Monday). National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken up various programmes, including bringing out a colourful processions in Dhaka and other cities and towns, in celebration of the...
Asian stocks tumbled on Monday on weak Chinese economic data as investors looked ahead to a US Federal Reserve meeting and Scotland’s independence referendum. KEEPING SCORE Hong Kong's Hang Seng sank 0.8 per cent to 24,392.86 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel seized 380 kilograms (kg) of Hilsa while those were being smuggled out to India through Jhaudanga border of Satkhira Sadar Upazila on Sunday. Major Ahsan, operation officer of Satkhira BGB Battalion-38, said being tipped off...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel recovered 1700 bottles of Phensidyl from Charkhidirpur area near Rajshahi city on Sunday. Lieutenant Colonel Anwar-ul-Alam, commanding officer of Rajshahi BGB Battalion-37, said tipped off, a special team of BGB Talaimari camp conducted a drive...
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has appealed that women’s rights not be merely viewed as those of women, but as of humans. ‘It is important to get rights as human not as woman. It is more important to work as human...
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The process of most of the share at the country's twin bourse – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – rose in the early hours of trading on Monday, the 2nd session of the week. The DSE’s...
A Malaysia Airlines flight which departed from Kuala Lumpur for India’s Hyderabad early Sunday made an air turn-back due to an auto-pilot defect, the company said in a statement in Kuala Lumpur. The statement denied the claims circulating in social...
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has avoided a meeting of parliamentary party at Opposition Leader Raushan Ershad’s office at Jatiya Sangsad (parliament) Bhaban. HM Ershad He attended Sunday's session in Parliament but skipped the meeting on the same premises. Apart...
Customs officials seized 100 gold bars weighing 11.7 kg from a flight of ‘Flydubai Airlines’ at Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) International Airport in the city on Monday. Assistant Commissioner (Customs) Farid Al Mamun of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) Int’l Airport said a...
A schoolboy drowned in a pond at Majhpara Jamirbari village in Domar Upazila in Nilphamari on Sunday. The deceased, Dipu Ray, 6, son of Nibas Chandra Ray, was a class I student of Jamirbari Government Primary School. Locals said Dipu...
European equities fell in early trading on Monday after disappointing macroeconomic data from China raised concerns about the pace of economic growth in the world's second-biggest economy. Weekend data showed China's factory output grew at the weakest pace in nearly...
The Australian share market has opened lower as investors mull over a downgrade to China's economic growth expectations. At the open on Monday, the benchmark SP/ASX200 index was 36.9 points, or 0.67 per cent, lower at 5,494.2, while the broader...
China shares fell early Monday on worries rooted in a slew of weaker-than-expected economic data, while Sinopec Corp led a bigger slide in the Hong Kong market. The CSI300 of the leading Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listings declined 0.5 per...
A Dhaka University (DU) teacher has reportedly quit over the allegation of sexual harassment of a female student. DU sources said the teacher in question resigned today in the face of agitation staged on the campus against him in the...
The Australian dollar has fallen below 90 US cents for the first time since mid-March as expectations of a US interest rate hike and weak Chinese data weigh on the currency. At 1700 AEST on Monday, the local unit was...
Gold prices fell early in Asia on Monday as demand prospects waned with expectations that the US Federal Reserve could raise interest rates within the first half of 2015. On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold...
A man was injured reportedly during a ‘gun battle’ between a gang of robbers and police in Cox’s Bazar on Monday. The injured was identified as Shafiqur Rahman, alias Shafique Alam, 35, son of Abul Hossain of Laarpara of Cox’s...
Crude oil prices fell sharply in Asia on Monday with the drop spurred by weak demand amid ample global supplies. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude oil for delivery in October traded at $90.36 a barrel, down 1.11%, after...
Copper futures started the week lower on Monday, after data showed that China's factory output grew at the weakest pace in nearly six years in August, adding to concerns over a slowdown in the world’s second largest economy. On the...
The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of the ‘Child Marriage Prevention Bill 2014’ extending the punishment of both jail term and fine for three types of offences to control child marriage in the country. The approval was...
Joj Mia, who was implicated in August 21, 2004, grenade attacks during then BNP-led four-party alliance government, was brought to a Dhaka court on Monday along with his mother and sister. His mother and sister were brought to Dhaka's first...
Australian house price rises are among the highest in the world but a new report warns homes here could be overvalued. The Bank of International Settlements, known as the central bank for central banks, says Australian house price growth was...
India's economy is on the way to recovery but the road ahead may be bumpy, Reserve Bank of India Gov. Raghuram Rajan said Monday. Rajan said strong export data and accelerating car sale growth suggest the economy could be gaining...
The government has decided to impose a one per cent surcharge on cell phone use. The Cabinet has approved a proposal regarding this on Monday. 'The proposal to impose 1 pc surcharge on services available through a SIM or RIM...
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