Tuba Group managing director Delwar Hossain was released from Dhaka Central Jail on bail Tuesday night. Earlier, on July 24, a High Court bench comprising Justice Syed AB Mahmudul Huq and Justice M Nazrul Islam Talukder granted a two-month bail...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court(SC) Tuesday asked Mozammel Hossain, former deputy managing director of Jamuna Bank, to surrender before the designated court in a graft case accusing him of swindling about Tk 12 billion (1,200 crore) from five...
JOYPURHAT, Aug 5: A Bangladeshi young man was shot to death by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members on the Korea border in Panchbibi upazila early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Raju Mia, (25), son of Shahidul Islam of...
Three nieces of Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan were aboard 'Pinak-6', on its way to Mawa from Kewrakandi, when it sank in Padma River near Munshiganj's Lauhajang Upazila. The body of one of them, Nusrat Jahan Heera, 20, was retrieved around...
A murder case was filed with Lauhajang police station on Tuesday accusing six persons over a launch capsize in Padma River near Mawa Ferry Ghat in Munshiganj. BIWTA transport surveyor Jahangir Bhuiyan filed the case against six, including the owner...
The Pentagon has confirmed that a US general was killed in an attack in Afghanistan – the highest-ranking American fatality since the 9/11 attacks. The US Defense Department also identified the assailant, who was wearing a uniform, as an Afghan...
Tokyo stocks fell 1.0 per cent on Wednesday morning after a sharp sell-off on Wall Street, with SoftBank shares dropping on a report that its US unit Sprint was abandoning plans to buy T-Mobile. The Nikkei 225 index, which has...
The hopes of salvaging 'Pinak-6' are getting thinner by the hour. The overloaded launch that overturned in Padma River in Munshiganj on Monday morning with about 350 on board has not been found in 48 hours, even after rescue vessels...
Hong Kong shares ended the morning 0.61 per cent down on Wednesday, after a sharp fall on Wall Street. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 150.38 points to 24,497.88 points at the break, according to AFP.
Chinese stocks were lower in morning trade on Wednesday, tracking an overnight sell-off on Wall Street, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.64 per cent, or 14.28 points, to 2,205.67. The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on...
US stocks fell sharply on Tuesday. Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 139.81 points (0.84 per cent) to 16,429.47. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 18.78 (0.97 per cent) to 1,920.21 while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index sank 31.05 (0.71 per cent)...
European stocks ended higher for a 2nd day running on Tuesday, staging a tentative rebound from last week’s losses after positive earnings and a bank rescue in Portugal. Frankfurt's main DAX index rose 0.39 per cent to end the day...
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The prices of most of the shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw upward trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday, the 4th trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index...
Rain submerged many parts in Dhaka this (Wednesday) morning, causing immense suffering to the city dwellers. The rain that began early Wednesday inundated many of the city streets while commuters experienced immense suffering due to non-availability of transports. Many areas...
Prices of most of the shares in Australia’s capital markets plunged on Wednesday. Sydney stocks were down 0.30 per cent at the close of trade, according to AFP.
The prices of most of the shares in South Korea’s stock markets slumped on Wednesday. Seoul’s benchmark Kospi were 0.10 per cent lower at the end of the session, according to AFP.
A woman was burnt alive and her daughter critically injured when a fire broke out in their house at Bhedbhedi Muslim Para in Rangamati town Tuesday evening. The dead is Rahima Begum, 60, wife of Hasan Mistri of Bhedbhedi Muslim...
Police on Wednesday morning occupied the entire Hossain Market in the city's Uttar Badda which houses 5 readymade garment factories of Tuba Group after most of the workers left it for BGMEA Bhaban in Karwan Bazar to receive dues. However,...
Indonesian ex-general Prabowo Subianto angrily claimed widespread cheating cost him victory in the country's presidential election at the start of legal challenge to the results Wednesday, as hundreds of flag-waving supporters staged a rally. In a fiery speech at the...
Tens of thousands of people gathered for peace ceremonies in Hiroshima on Wednesday, marking the 69th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the city, as anti-nuclear sentiment runs high in Japan. Bells tolled as ageing survivors, relatives, government officials...
Three bodies have been found floating in Meghna and Padma rivers in Bhola, Chandpur and Shariyatpur district on Wednesday which police suspect are those of sunken launch ‘Pinak-6’. Bhola’s Superintendent of Police (SP) Md Moniruzzaman said local people in an...
A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas that ended a month of war was holding for a second day Wednesday, ahead on negotiations in Cairo on a long-term truce and a broader deal for the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. In the coming...
Three persons have been sentenced to life imprisonment for throwing acid on a woman in Netrokona. The Acid Prevention Tribunal Court-2’s Additional District Judge Md Abdul Hamid delivered the verdict on Tuesday afternoon. They have also been fined Tk 50,000...
Egypt's Interior Ministry Mohamed Ibrahim says militants attacked a police checkpoint in the country's north, killing five policemen. Security forces killed four of the attackers in a gunbattle that followed. According to the ministry's Facebook page, the attack took place...
Asian stocks dropped Wednesday, following a sharp fall on Wall Street over fears of a market correction and concerns the conflict in Ukraine could escalate. Analysts cited comments by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, who said Russia had increased its...
The euro was hovering near an eight-month low against the dollar in Asia on Wednesday on speculation that the European Central Bank (ECB) would hint at further stimulus after a policy meeting. The euro bought $1.3367 and 137.08 yen in...
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Stocks edged marginally higher Wednesday with turnover crossing Tk 6.50 billion after three and a half months as favourable prices spurred investors’ participation. “Buying spree was spurred by banks’ reduced deposit interest rate and low prices of stocks,” said an...
Eighteen Sudanese have been killed by a rocket strike in the Libyan capital, but Khartoum says the situation does not yet warrant an evacuation of its nationals, official media reported. A briefing to cabinet on Tuesday said ‘18 Sudanese nationals...
The death toll from an earthquake that devastated a remote region of China jumped to nearly 600 people Wednesday, authorities said, as volunteer rescuers were warned away. Rescue efforts in the southwestern province of Yunnan, where the 6.1-magnitude quake struck...
Saudi Arabia has provided Lebanon's army, battling jihadists on the Syrian border, with one billion dollars to strengthen security, former Lebanese premier Saad Hariri said on Wednesday. ‘King Abdullah has informed me of his generous decision to provide the Lebanese...
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