A German defense official under investigation for alleged spying was in contact with a US State Department officer rather than American intelligence agencies, raising questions about whether any espionage occurred, US officials familiar with the case said on Friday. The...
A humiliated Brazil and downhearted Netherlands challenge for third place at the World Cup on Saturday. In this match that will be quickly forgotten by teams already busy looking to the future. The third-place match at the Mane Garincha National...
The half-yearly managers' conference of United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) was held Saturday at the head office of the Bank. The conference was presided over by Managing Director of the bank Mr. Muhammed Ali. Among others, the Additional Managing Directors...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel in separate drives recovered a large quantity of Indian smuggled goods in different border points of Joypurhat district in the last three days. BGB sources said acting on a tip-off, a team of BGB Battalion-3...
A man, who was accused of killing his son by strangulating, committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree at Angura village in Bianibazar Uapzila in Sylhet on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Kutil Mia, 30, a resident...
Awami League’s US chapter vice president Nazmul Islam was strangulated to death after being hit on the head and face, doctors said. New York police recovered the 55-year-old leader’s body on Thursday (local time) from the Ozone Park area. Doctors...
The Postogola Branch of First Security Islami Bank Ltd began its operation recently. Mr. A. A. M. Zakaria, Managing Director of First Security Islami Bank Ltd. inaugurated the Branch. Among others Mr. Syed Waseque Md Ali, Mr. Quazi Osman Ali,...
Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited organised a day-long workshop on Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating Terrorist Financing for officials of the Bank. Mr. K. S. Tabrez, Managing Director of the Bank inaugurated the workshop Saturday at the Bank’s Training Wing, Dhaka....
Former secretary and writer Golam Mostakim died in Dhaka’s Holy Family Hospital on Saturday morning, his elder son Golam Mujtoba Dhrubo said. Mostakim was 61. He had been suffering from diabetes for a long time. Mostakim retired in 2011. He...
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari admitted on Friday that a traumatic last six weeks both on and off the field will mark him for the rest of his life. ‘Lots of things have changed and have impacted on my life...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited the United Hospital on Saturday morning to see ailing journalist and former MP Baby Moudud. The Prime Minister spent some time there and inquired about her health condition and treatment. She wished Baby Moudud’s early...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised Business Development Conference of its Dhaka Central, North and South Zones and Corporate branches at a local convention hall recently. Prof. Abu Nasser Muhammad Abduz Zaher, Chairman of the Bank was present in the Conference...
A key Republican said Friday that President Barack Obama's multibillion-dollar emergency request for the border is too big to get through the House, as a growing number of Democrats rejected policy changes Republicans are demanding as their price for approving...
The roadblocks and sandbags are back, cafes and hotels are nearly empty and many of the tourists are gone. Anxiety is gripping Lebanon following a spate of suicide bombings, and an ongoing security sweep targeting militants — some of them...
The half-yearly Business Conference-2014 of South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce (SBAC) Bank Ltd was held Saturday at its Head Office. S.M Amzad Hossain, Chairman of the Bank was present as the chief guest. Some other directors of the Bank along...
North Korea on Saturday condemned a port visit by a US aircraft carrier to the South as a ‘reckless’ act of provocation following proposals by Pyongyang to ease cross-border tensions. The USS George Washington arrived in the southern port of...
Tommy Ramone, the last surviving founding member of seminal US punk band The Ramones, has died aged 62 in New York, the group has announced. The drummer passed away in hospice care on Friday following treatment for bile duct cancer,...
A British actor who appeared in the Harry Potter film series has been found dead in a remote part of California's Death Valley, authorities say. Mixed martial arts fighter Dave Legeno, 50, was found by hikers on Sunday and his...
At least 10 people, including two cops, were injured in a clash between the workers of two readymade garment factories and police at Kachukhet near Dhaka Cantonment on Saturday. Police said about 2,000 workers of two garment factories took to...
Olympic champion Camille Muffat has said that she is retiring from competitive swimming at 25 following a disagreement with her coach. The French woman said on Saturday that she had made a ‘mature’ decision to call an end to her...
Egyptian police said on Saturday they have arrested a driver for raping a Russian tourist in a resort town, as the government cracks down on an epidemic of sexual harassment and violence. Police said the mini-bus driver raped the woman...
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Saturday he was ‘extremely concerned’ about the loss of life in Gaza, where five days of Israeli air strikes have killed more than 120 Palestinians. ‘Extremely concerned about humanitarian situation and loss of...
Global oil prices dived on Friday on the prospect of Libyan oil production ramping up after rebels lifted blockades on shipping terminals. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for August plunged $2.10 to close at $100.83 a barrel, its lowest level...
President Vladimir Putin made a surprise stop in Nicaragua Friday after visiting Russia's Cold War ally Cuba, part of a tour to increase Moscow's influence in Latin America amid frayed ties with the West. Putin's six-day trip will also take...
Semi-annual Performance Review Conference-2014 of Bank Asia was held Saturday at a hotel in the city. A Rouf Chowdhury, Chairman of the Bank and chief guest of the programme inaugurated the conference. Vice Chairman Mr. AM Nurul Islam, Chairman of...
Customs officials at Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) International Airport recovered 1.4 kilograms of gold and foreign made cigarettes and arrested one person on Saturday, police said. The arrestee is Elman Hossain, 33, from Comilla, came from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by a...
Though there is a growing trend of siphoning off money abroad, the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is unable to take any concrete step to recover the laundered money deposited in the Swiss Bank by Bangladeshis due to lack of legal...
Local people blocked Kaliakoir-Nabinagar road to agitate in Gazipur over missing female councillor Parvin Akter. She has been missing since Friday. ‘She has been untraced so far,’ her brother Rafiq Mia said on Saturday. ‘Police are unable to say where...
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader has ordered repairs of all roads and highways by July 20 for easy movement during Eid. “I will accept no excuse. If anyone neglects his duty during this period he will be punished,” he said after...
BNP lambasted Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad for his remark that Ziaur Rahman had come to power wading through blood and branded him as the main promoter of spoiled politics. Addressing a discussion programme Saturday, BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam...
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