Chief Justice (CJ) Md Muzammel Hossain has intervened to clear the way for trials in sensational cases in Chittagong after they got stuck due to stay orders from the High Court (HC). The CJ has given specific directions for these...
A new 24-hour ceasefire came into effect in Gaza Strip on Tuesday after Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agreed to extend a 5-day truce, minutes before a midnight deadline, to allow for further talks on a long-term deal. News of the...
Sri Lanka will not grant visas to UN investigators probing war crimes allegedly committed during the island's decades-long separatist conflict, President Mahinda Rajapakse said Tuesday. ‘We will not allow them into the country,’ said Rajapakse, who is under international pressure...
Veteran of the great language movement, Abdul Matin, has been admitted to a city hospital in a critical condition. He was first taken to National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Monday night after his condition worsened, Matin's...
Ukraine accused pro-Russian rebels of killing dozens of civilians fleeing the war-torn east on Monday, as crisis talks between Kiev and Moscow failed to halt months of bloodshed. Kiev's military said insurgents using Russia-supplied weapons shelled adults and children in...
Asian shares rose Tuesday following a bounce on Wall Street as fears ebbed of a direct military clash between Russia and Ukraine and focus turned to a speech this week by the US Federal Reserve chief. Tokyo gained 0.83 percent,...
A court in Bagerhat has ordered death penalty for six people and life imprisonment for seven others for killing three security personnel in eight years ago. The court of Bagerhat District and Sessions Judge SM Solaiman pronounced the verdict on...
Oil prices rebounded in Asia Tuesday on bargain-hunting after tumbling on easing concerns about conflicts in Ukraine and Iraq, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for September delivery rose 38 cents to $96.79, while Brent crude for October...
The dollar held steady in Asia on Tuesday as concerns over a Ukrainian clash with Russia eased, while investors looked to a speech by the US Federal Reserve chief this week. In afternoon Tokyo trade, the greenback rose to 102.62...
The dollar held steady in Asia on Tuesday as concerns over a Ukrainian clash with Russia eased, while investors looked to a speech by the US Federal Reserve chief this week. In afternoon Tokyo trade, the greenback rose to 102.62...
The BNP-led 20-party alliance is ready to go ahead with its rally at Suhrawardy Udyan this (Tuesday) afternoon. Preparations for the rally started on Monday evening after Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) gave permission for it. The stage was completed by...
Chinese investors are to plunge more than US$1 billion into developing Antigua and Barbuda's first mega-resort, creating 1,000 jobs for the tiny cash-strapped nation. Construction on the mammoth 1,600-acre (647-hectare) multi-hotel, residential and commercial project is slated to begin early...
Miscreants exploded hand bombs before shooting a businessman at Dhaka’s Moghbazar and snatching Tk 3 million away from him. Splinters from the explosion have left five more injured, Ramna Police OC Moshiur Rahman told bdnews24.com on Tuesday. Abul Kashem, proprietor...
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Stocks returned to the green on Tuesday after previous session’s flat movement with improved turnover as investors took position on large cap stocks amid optimism. The market started with a positive note which continued till the market closure. DSEX, the...
Britain's 12-month inflation slid to 1.6 per cent in July from 1.9 per cent in June, official data showed on Tuesday, and easing pressure on the Bank of England to raise rates. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation measure headed...
The Ebola virus killed 84 people in just three days, bringing the global death toll to 1,229, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. The death toll, which passed the 1,000-mark over a week ago, soared higher from last Thursday to...
Community Health Systems, a major US hospital operator, said Monday that hackers likely from China broke into its systems and stole identification data for some 4.5 million patients. Community Health said the hackers infiltrated its systems in April and June...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not leave the Ecuador embassy in London until it is guaranteed he will avoid extradition to the United States, his lawyer said Tuesday. The Australian, who has been holed up in the building for two...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to file a case against an alleged money-launderer for siphoning off about Tk 3.28 billion. The Commission at its recent meeting approved a proposal for filing the case against Mohammad Sabbir, owner of...
Attacks on aid workers reached a new peak in 2013, with 155 relief staff killed, and danger levels remain high this year, according to figures released Tuesday. Afghanistan topped the list of countries where aid workers faced greater risk, with...
Monira Begum, presidium member of the Jatiya Party (Kazi Zafar), has joined the National People’s Party (NPP), led by Sheikh Shawkat Hossain Nilu. Nilu was expelled from the BNP-led 20-party alliance in July for attending Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Iftar...
Emirates, a global connector of people, places and commerce, has announced special returnfares for both Business Class and Economy Class travellers from Bangladesh to select destinations in the USA, Europe, Africa and Middle East. Passengers travelling from Dhaka can book...
An Indian court Tuesday ordered the release of a woman who has staged a 14-year hunger strike in protest at human rights abuses in the country's remote northeast, her lawyer said. ‘The court has set her free,’ lawyer Mani Khaidem...
The Enforcement Directorate of India on Monday interrogated award winning film director Aparna Sen and West Bengal Textile Minister Shyampada Mukherjee about Saradha Chit fund Scam. The central investigating agency asked the duo to be present at its Kolkata office...
At least six people including two infants were killed when a vehicle hit a roadside bomb in restive northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, officials said. The attack came in Salarzai area of Bajaur tribal region, which lies on the Afghan border...
Praising the policy of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the digitisation process of Bangladesh, Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said the country has made remarkable progress in the field of information technology (IT). He opined comprehensive plan comprised with new policy...
The UN refugee agency said Tuesday it was poised to mount a massive aid operation for 500,000 Iraqis driven from their homes by jihadist rebels. ’In response to the deteriorating situation in northern Iraq, UNHCR is this week launching one...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai appealed Tuesday for the two men vying to succeed him to end their dispute over election results and save the country from further violence and economic decline. Afghanistan has been paralysed for months after the first...
A court in Riyadh has sentenced an Al-Qaeda member to death for the 2004 kidnap and murder of US citizen Paul Marshall, local media reported on Tuesday. The court specialising in terror cases also imposed jail terms of four to...
Fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah have killed a top jihadist from the Islamic State group in Syria who allegedly planned bloody attacks in Lebanon, a monitoring group said on Tuesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Hezbollah fighters had killed...
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