The government on Wednesday appointed Tarik Ahsan, currently serving as Director General in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the new High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka. In his diplomatic career, Ahsan served in Bangladesh missions in New York,...
Militants in Gaza fired more rockets at Tel Aviv on Wednesday, targeting Israel's heartland after Israeli attacks in the enclave that Palestinian officials said have killed at least 27 people. No casualties were reported in the rocket barrages, on the...
Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed has directed deputy commissioners (DCs) to take steps aimed at keeping commodity prices in check. ‘The DCs have been asked to check prices not only during Ramadan but round the year through market monitoring cells,’ he...
Ukraine's government kept up military pressure against pro-Russian rebels on Tuesday, threatening them with a "nasty surprise" while the militants said they were preparing to fight back after losing their main stronghold. President Petro Poroshenko, drawing confidence from the fall...
Police arrested four alleged arms traders along with a pistol at Fuleshwar village in Narail Sadar upazila on Tuesday night. The arrestees were identified as Yunus Mollah, 28, son of late Ranga Mollah, Reaz Morshed, 25, son of Ahmed Hossain...
The Council Members of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB) led by its President, Mohammad Asad Ullah FCS called on commerce minister Mr. Tofail Ahmed , MP, Wednesday. The President of the Institute introduced the Council Members to...
The Council Members of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB) led by its President, Mohammad Asad Ullah FCS called on commerce minister Mr. Tofail Ahmed , MP, Wednesday. The President of the Institute introduced the Council Members to...
Three mortar bombs landed inside Saudi Arabia on Monday close to its northern border with Iraq, where Islamist militants have grabbed land in a lightning advance, officials said. The mortars caused no casualties but will stoke security fears in Saudi...
Iraq's parliament Tuesday officially rescheduled its next session for early next week after criticism over initial plans for a five-week break, amid pressure for political leaders to agree on a new government that can confront militants who have overrun much...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged Chevron to supply gas from Bibiana Natural Gas Field Expansion and Capacity Building project to the national grid by September this year. The Prime Minister made the request when senior Vice President of...
A Dhaka court on Wednesday deferred until July 27 the recording of deposition against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases. Special Judge’s Court-3 Judge Basudev Roy fixed the date following a...
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday granted bail to detained senior BNP leader Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a money-laundering case on three conditions. An HC bench comprising Justice Md Rezaul Haque and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore passed the order...
Chief Information Commissioner Mohammad Faruk on Wednesday handed over the commission’s annual report 2013 to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office and informed her about its activities. Receiving the report, the Prime Minister said the free flow of information...
India's economy could pull out of its slowdown and accelerate by nearly six percent this fiscal year, a government study forecast Wednesday before the first budget by the new right-wing government. The finance ministry's India Economic Survey forecast 5.4-to-5.9 per...
Iraqi security forces found the bodies on Wednesday of 53 men who had been bound and executed in a confessionally mixed province south of the capital, police and medical officials said. The men were found in orchards south of Babil...
Militants stormed the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, police said, sparking heavy gunfire as government troops and guards tried to repel them. Police officer Mohamed Abdi said the attack started when a car bomb exploded outside...
Indian supporters of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) shout anti-government slogans as they protest against the Rail Budget in Mumbai on July 9, 2014. India unveiled plans on July 8 to open up its cash-hungry railways to foreign investment and introduce...
Only four per cent of Syrians believe Islamic State insurgents, who have captured large swathes of Syria and Iraq, represent their interests, according to research conducted by a British polling group published on Wednesday. The survey, conducted by Opinion Research...
At least four NATO servicemen were killed in an attack in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the International Security Assistance Force said. Earlier, Ziaul Rahman Sayedkhili, a senior police officer in the eastern province of Parwan, said the death toll included...
Bill Clinton the Musical is about to open at the New York Music Theatre Festival. Written and directed by Australian brothers Paul and Michael Hodge, the musical offers a satirical take on Clinton's time in the White House. There are...
US stock index futures pointed to very slight gains at the open on Wednesday, suggesting that even a positive early read on earnings was not enough to excite buyers after a sharp decline from record levels. The S&P 500 is...
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) forecast that the total poverty rates will increase around 15 per cent by 2030 in Bangladesh due to climate change. It also said production of paddy and wheat will be decreased about 8 and 32 per...
Both candidates in the Indonesia presidential election have claimed victory based on unofficial results. Jakarta governor Joko Widodo said in a news conference that ‘at the time being’ early vote counts showed he was the winner. An hour later, former...
Citigroup Inc is close to paying about $7 billion to resolve a US probe into whether it defrauded investors on billions of dollars worth of mortgage securities in the run-up to the financial crisis, a source familiar with the matter...
American Airlines Group slightly moderated its growth forecast on Wednesday for an important revenue measure for the second quarter, which is typically a strong period for carriers. Unit revenue, also known as passenger revenue per available seat mile, is expected...
Amit Shah, a close aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been appointed the chief of India's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is credited with the BJP's win in the recent election in the politically crucial state of Uttar...
The president and four non-executive members of the governing board of the Vatican bank are to step down. French financier Jean-Baptiste de Franssu will take over as head of the bank from Ernst von Freyberg as part of a restructuring...
Rejecting the BNP leaders’ allegation that he has issued a life threat to the BNP chairperson, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Wednesday claimed that he had actually said to remove Khaleda Zia from politics instead of removing her from...
After four days of work abstention, doctors have postponed their indefinite strike in the district until July 15 following assurance from the local MP and the administration of looking into their demands. The decision came at a joint meeting of...
Billionaire Carlos Slim's America Movil AMXL.MX said on Tuesday it is ready to divest assets in an unprecedented step to cut its market share in Mexican telecoms below 50 per cent and escape the burden of tougher regulations. The company,...
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