A powerful Ukrainian rebel leader has confirmed that pro-Russian separatists had anti-aircraft missiles of the type Washington says were used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. In an interview with Reuters, Alexander Khodakovsky, commander of the Vostok Battalion, acknowledged...
CNG refueling stations would remain open for 24 hours every day from July 23 to August 1 to facilitate smooth travel of homebound people on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Fitr, said Petrobangla Thursday. Usually, CNG refueling pumps remain closed from...
MYMENSINGH, July 24: At least five people, including a minor girl, drowned and five others went missing as an overloaded boat sank in the Borobilar Beel (water body) in Fulbaria upazila of Mymensingh on Thursday afternoon. The deceased were identified...
Tokyo stocks rose 0.57 per cent on Friday morning after a sharp decline in US jobless claims sent the dollar higher against the yen, boosting exporters. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 87.17 points to 15,371.59 by the break, while...
Hong Kong stocks rose for a fourth straight session on Friday, adding 0.44 per cent in the first few minutes of trade, following another record close on Wall Street. The benchmark Hang Seng Index climbed 105.07 points to 24,247.2 points,...
Chinese stocks were higher in morning trade on Friday on improved sentiment after the release of strong manufacturing data for July, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.26 per cent, or 5.51 points, to 2,110.57 points. The Shenzhen...
British Prime Minister David Cameron has expressed UK’s disappointment over the January-5 national elections in Bangladesh and laid emphasis on an open society and political system in which democratic political participation and media freedoms are respected. ‘The PM noted our...
The wreckage of an Air Algerie plane missing since early Thursday with 116 people on board has been found in Mali near the Burkina Faso border, an army coordinator in Burkina Faso and the French presidency said. ‘We have found...
Israeli forces have killed at least two more Palestinians in West Bank, officials say. At least 10,000 protesters marched from Ramallah towards East Jerusalem, where they were met by Israeli forces, officials in West Bank said. Around 200 protestors were...
Wall Street stocks on Thursday finished little changed with the S&P 500 inching to a new record following mixed US economic data and a flood of corporate earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 2.83 points (0.02 per cent) to...
The prices of most of the shares in South Korea’s stock markets rose of Friday. Seoul’s benchmark Kospi were 0.22 per cent higher at close, according to AFP.
The prices of most of the shares in Australia’s capital markets eased on Friday. Sydney eased 0.27 per cent during today’s session, according to AFP.
European stock markets rose on Thursday and the euro recovered from an 8-month low as figures pointed to an up tick in growth in Europe and China. Robust manufacturing data in China, the world’s second-largest economy, and a strong eurozone...
A motorbike rider was killed and another one injured in a road accident in Patiya upazila in Chittagong district on Thursday. The dead is Abdur Razzak, 55, of Khanmohona area of the upazila while the injured was Salauddin, 26. A...
Police arrested a fake detective person when he was snatching a truck at Naodara at Charghat Upazila in Rajshahi district early Thursday. The arrestee is Rabiul Islam alias Tutul, 32, son of Ajahar Ali of Mougachhi village of the Upazila....
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader has said he himself will monitor the vehicular movement on highway across the country till the day of the Holy Eid-ul-Fitr to smoothen traffic and ease the journey of homebound passengers. To maintaining traffic discipline during...
There is no plan to separate Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from police, State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said. Army officers, too, will work in RAB that came into being as an elite police unit in 2004. The...
The trial in photojournalist Aftab’s murder case will begin next month, the Third Additional Metropolitan District Judge Imrul Kayes has said. He fixed Augus 12 as the hearing date on Thursday. Six people accused in the case are driver Humayun...
The High Court (HC) has denied bail to ‘Rana Plaza’ owner Sohel Rana, accused of violating the building code. Rana’s lawyers had sought bail from Justice Nizamul Haque and Justice Jahangir Hossain's bench in the Anti Corruption Commission's (ACC) case...
A village doctor was killed allegedly by his niece at Tarati Kolakanda village at Muktagacha upazila in Mymensingh on Thursday afternoon. The victim was Nasir Uddin, 50, son of late Abdus Sattar of Tarati Kolakanda. Police said, Nasir Uddin's wife...
A worker has been killed in a clash with Ansar personnel over illegal stone quarrying in Sylhet, police say. The skirmish took place on Thursday midnight in the Bholaganj reserved area. Police have identified the victim as Zohur Ahmed, 40,...
A local leader of Jubo League, the student wing of the ruling Awami League, was chopped to death and another one was injured in Bogra town on Thursday night. The dead is Golam Hafiz Likhon, 40, vice-president of Jubo League...
A court in Sylhet on Thursday convicted a man and sentenced him to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) for killing his paternal uncle in 2012. The convict was identified as Sohel Mia, 22, son of Siraj Mia, a resident of...
Valiant freedom fighter Euke Ching Marma passed away in Friday, family sources said. The 80-year-old had been suffering from old-age complications for a long time, his daughter Renu Marma said. He was the only Bir Bikram awardee indigenous freedom fighter....
A man was arrested along with 50 grams of heroin at Alimganj at Paba Upazila in Rajshahi district on Thursday. The arrested is Manirul Islam, 18, son of Saiful Islam of Panchbibi Upazila of Joypurhat district. Being tipped off, a...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) is set to announce the monetary policy statement (MPS) for the first half of the current (2014-2015) financial year on Saturday (July 26), a BB release said on Thursday. The central bank earlier set July 27 for...
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk tendered his resignation on Thursday, berating parliament for failing to pass legislation to take control over an increasingly precarious energy situation and to increase army financing. Earlier on Thursday, two parties quit the government coalition,...
India blocked an agreement on new global customs rules on Thursday, angering fellow members of the World Trade Organisation who say Delhi’s veto could be costly, economically and politically. At a meeting in Geneva, diplomats from the 160 WTO member...
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