The nation awaits the judgment on Bangladesh-India sea boundary issue. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the 10th Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) on July 2 that the verdict would be delivered ‘within a week’ and she hoped the outcomes would be in...
Japan recorded a current account surplus for the 4th straight month in May, government data showed on Tuesday, as the country’s trade shortfall narrowed. The surplus of 522.8 billion yen ($5.1 billion) was down 7.7 per cent from the same...
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The prices of most of the shares on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw downward trend in early hours of trading on Tuesday, the third trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the...
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel in a drive arrested four people from the city’s Dhanmondi area on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in a gun attack on former president of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Enamul Haque Shamim. Acting on a...
Customs officials have foiled yet another attempt to smuggle gold through Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) International Airport in Dhaka. Md Alo Uddin, 31, was arrested with 64 gold bars at Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) Int’l Airport in Kurmitola, where he arrived from...
Niko Resources will not get its dues from Bangladesh until it pays damages for the blowouts at Tengratila gas field in 2005. The Canadian firm must also need Petrobangla’s permission to sell its assets in the country, an international arbitration...
Police on Monday night arrested a local activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in Feni town for his alleged involvement in the killing of Fulgazi Upazila Chairman Ekramul Haque Ekram. The arrestee was identified as Mohammad Masud, son of Abu...
US retail king Wal-Mart toppled Royal Dutch Shell from the top spot on the Fortune Global 500 list of the world’s biggest companies, based on total revenues, the magazine said on Monday. Wal-Mart Stores reported $ 476.3 billion in revenues...
Police have recovered 225 stolen motorcycles and arrested 13 suspected bike-lifters. The two-wheelers were recovered from Mirpur and places outside Dhaka city during a three-day-long drive, Mirpur Police OC Mohammad Salauddin said on Tuesday. ‘We had received several complaints about...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has urged people to launch a street movement against the government after the Eid-ul-Fitr. She said she was certain about winning in the anti-government movement. Khaleda was speaking at an Iftar party, organised by Jatiya Gonotantrik...
The yen rose against the dollar and euro on Tuesday as cautious investors retreated to the Japanese currency after two of Wall Street's main stock indexes slid from recent record highs. The dollar weakened to 101.79 yen in Tokyo afternoon...
An Indian cattle trader was gunned down and another injured by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on Bamonpara border at Sapahar upazila in Noagaon district on Tuesday. Both the deceased, whose identity could not be confirmed yet, and the...
A woman was killed as a bus ran over her in front of Judicial Administration Training Institute (JATI) near Matsha Bhaban intersection in Shahbagh area on Tuesday, police and hospital sources said. The deceased was identified as Halima Begum, 40,...
Police early Tuesday recovered the body of a youth after breaking open the door of a residential hotel in Dhaka’s Kamalapur area. Police said the deceased was identified as Abdul Mannan, 35, an inhabitant of Sirajganj. ‘Being informed by the...
The daylong transport strike, enforced by the Sylhet division unit of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers’ Federation to press home their three-point-demand, is progressing peacefully in four districts of Sylhet division on Tuesday. The demands include immediate arrest of the killers...
Police on Monday night arrested a mugger along with Tk 5.9 million from Eskaton Road in the city. The arrestee is Liton, 32, said Assistant Commissioner (Ramna Zone) of Police Shibly Noman. He said that Sub-Inspector Iftekhan along with two...
A young man was found dead at Gabla village in Shailkupa upazila in Jhenidah on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Faruk Hossain, 30, son of Makbul Hossain, a resident of Halpara village of the same upazila. Family sources said...
A local Jubo Dal activist was chopped to death by miscreants at Satghara Mistripara in Rangpur city on Monday night. The dead is Farhad, 28, son of Kutu, a resident of Munsipara of the city. Police and locals said a...
Those responsible for the abduction and murder of seven people in Narayanganj have been ‘identified’ in the investigation progress report submitted to the High Court. Mizanur Rahman Khan, member of the administrative probe committee, formed following the court’s order, submitted...
Workers of 7 jute mills in Khulna blocked Khulna-Jessore Highway on Tuesday morning protesting the government move to transform Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) into a holding company. The jute mills include Platinum Jute Mills, Crescent Jute Mills, Star Jute...
The Fourth of July holiday weekend brought an explosion of gunfire to Chicago, with more than 50 people shot and nine killed, authorities said on Monday. The violence was widespread in the nation's third-largest city from Thursday evening through Sunday...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday directed the deputy commissioners (DCs) to perform lawful responsibility rising above fear and allurement and to remain active in protecting the interest of the people. ‘The role of divisional commissioner and DCs in building...
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Stocks closed flat on Tuesday with sluggish trading activities as investors remained in watchful mood amid lack of clear direction. DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSEX) ended at 4,376.52 points, shedding only 0.24 points from previous...
Hundreds of flights were cancelled in Japan and more than 500,000 people urged to evacuate as a powerful typhoon brought torrential rain and high winds to southwestern islands and was forecast to reach Tokyo later in the week. Typhoon Neoguri...
The US has warned against a power grab in Afghanistan, amid reports that a losing presidential-election candidate is planning a ‘parallel government’.US Secretary of State minister John Kerry said Afghanistan risked losing support to ‘take power by extra-legal means’. Presidential...
Israel launched an offensive against Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, bombing some 50 targets, including homes, in a campaign meant to end Palestinian rocket fire into the Jewish state. The Israeli military urged Israelis within a 40-km...
Bangladesh has been awarded 19,467 square kilometres out of 25,602 sq km disputed area in the Bay of Bengal. The 19,467 square kilometres of Bangladesh's territorial water had long been caught up in dispute with India. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood...
Europe's main stock indices and lower-rated government bonds slipped on Tuesday amid reports of new US fines for banks and dimming prospects the European Central Bank will launch an asset purchase programme. Bank shares weighed on European equity indexes which...
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