Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) goes on a 12-day vacation for Holy Shab-e-Qadr, Holy Jumatul Wida and Holy Eid-ul-Fitr from tomorrow, a RUET release said on Wednesday. All sorts of academic and administrative activities will remain suspended from...
Libya's General National Congress, which has been governing the violence-wracked country in the wake of dictator Moamer Kadhafi's ouster, will hand over power to the newly-elected parliament on August 4, it said Wednesday. ‘Monday August 4 has been fixed as...
Asian markets mostly rose Wednesday, adding to the previous day's rally, following a positive lead from Wall Street while concerns over the Ukraine air crash crisis ease. Sydney rose 0.6 per cent, or 33.41 points, to close at 5,576.7 and...
An elderly housemaid travelling with Bogra-7 MP Advocate Altaf Ali was killed when a bus rammed into their microbus in Sirajganj. Altaf (the Jatiya Party MP from Gabtoli-Shajahanpur), his wife Hasna Banu, son 'Shakil', household worker 'Habiba' and the van's...
The European Commission said on Wednesday that low-fare airline Ryanair must repay about 9.6 million euros in illegal state aid it received for its operations in several French regional airports. The Commission, the European Union's executive arm, said Ryanair would...
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that diplomacy to end the Gaza bloodshed has made progress, but warned more time was needed. ‘We have certainly made some steps forward, but there is still work to be done,’ Kerry...
Hearing on an appeal filed by war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman has been adjourned till Sept 2. He was awarded a death sentence by the International Crimes Tribunal a year ago. Kamaruzzaman appealed against the verdict on June...
Former US president Bill Clinton called Wednesday for strength in responding to the loss of flight MH17, declaring those who had downed the plane -- and provided the means to do so -- sided with a brutal vision of the...
The BNP's Dhaka city unit convener Mirza Abbas has claimed there’s no factionalism in the party. ‘There are no groups led by me or Sadeque Hossain Khoka. These are only rumours. There’s only one group led by Khaleda Zia,’ Abbas...
The designated prosecutor on Wednesday assured the International Crimes Tribunal-2 that the prosecution will be able to prove the charges of the 1971 war crimes made against SM Qaiser, the turncoat politician from Habiganj. Prosecutor Rana Dasgupta came up with...
BHP Billiton posted record annual iron ore production in Western Australia for the fourteenth consecutive year Wednesday, while Queensland coal production also hit an all-time high. The Anglo-Australian mining giant's operational review for the year ended June 30 also showed...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said BNP has failed in movement like their ill attempts to thwart the polls, as it has no public support. ‘It is the failure of BNP and it happens if the language of the...
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has found serious problems in Deutsche Bank's US operations, including shoddy financial reporting, weak technology and inadequate auditing and oversight. In a letter to the German lender's executives last December, a senior official...
The main shareholder of troubled Portuguese bank Banco Espirito Santo (BES) was placed in receivership on Tuesday as the parent group announced it had sold most of its Swiss-based activities. Luxembourg's district court in a statement said it had agreed...
Jet Airways, India’s second-biggest carrier, forecast Wednesday a return to profit in three years through cost-cuts, route-sharing with new partner Etihad Airways and restructuring of hefty debt. The publicly traded airline, which has not posted an annual profit since 2007,...
Fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas militants was briefly suspended in two flashpoint areas of Gaza on Wednesday to allow convoys of ambulances to retrieve the wounded, an ICRC spokeswoman said. ’A convoy of seven ambulances and two Red Cross...
PepsiCo Inc reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its full-year adjusted earnings forecast, helped by strong sales of snacks such as Lays and Doritos chips in North America. Shares of the maker of Pepsi-Cola, Frito-Lay snacks and Tropicana juice...
Taiwan's Central News Agency says a plane has crashed in a failed emergency landing, killing 51 people. The news agency cited the head of the fire department in the Taiwanese county of Penghu as saying that seven people were also...
A parliamentary standing committee on Wednesday recommended the Shipping Ministry to prepare a master plan for turning Mongla seaport into a modern and developed one. It also suggested the ministry to take necessary steps to construct a highway and an...
Students of the Nursing Institute in Satkhira on Wednesday staged demonstrations demanding reduction in the meal charge and resignation of the officials on various charges. It was learnt that the Nursing Institute authorities recently increased the meal charge to Tk...
The government is close to hire an advertisement firm to launch campaign on its success in the power sector, sources said on Wednesday. According to official sources at the Power Division, Grey Advertising--a local advertising firm--has already been selected for...
Airtel Bangladesh Ltd and Concito PR signed an agreement on Tuesday where Concito PR has been selected as the exclusive PR agency for Airtel Bangladesh Ltd. The agreement was signed at Airtel’s head office in Dhaka, said a press release...
Sherpur Sadar Upazila (UZ) election will be held on August 24 following the withdrawal of a stay order of the High Court. District Election Commission Mokhlesur Rahman on Wednesday confirmed the new schedule. The election was originally scheduled for March...
A plane landing in stormy weather crashed outside an airport on a small Taiwanese island late Wednesday, and a transport minister said 47 people were trapped and feared dead. Taiwan's Transport Minister Yeh Kuang-shih was quoted by the government's Central...
A tripartite agreement was signed on Wednesday among country’s first infrastructure service company ‘edotco Bangladesh’ Robi and InterCloud at Robi Corporate office. The agreement will help InterCloud penetrate in the critical area smoothly and quickly and will eventually help grow...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, now in Saudi Arabia, performed Umrah at the holy Kaba Sharif in Makkah in the early hours of Wednesday. Khaleda along with her eldest son and BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman, his wife Dr Zobaida...
In the wake of the BNP-led 20-party’s frequent threats to wage a strong movement after Eid, the government is reportedly planning to resist it through launching a drive to arrest BNP leaders and activists in old cases and intimidating them...
Sammilita Peshajibi Parishad, a body of pro-BNP professionals, on Wednesday formed a human chain in the capital protesting the brutal killings of innocent civilians in Gaza. Addressing the human chain formed in front of the Jatiya Press Club, the association...
Cellular phone operator Banglalink has commercially expanded its 3G services in all 64 districts of the country. The operator Wednesday celebrated its 3G roll out in 64 districts at a ceremony at its headquarters, said a press release. Banglalink CEO...
Bhutan's Ambassador to Bangladesh, Aum Pema Choden Wednesday expressed his country's interest to import drugs from Bangladesh through government channel. The Bhutanese envoy discussed the matter with the Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim at the health ministry, said...
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