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PM thanks police for smooth law and order

2014-07-31 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has thanked the members of Bangladesh Police for their effective role in maintaining the law and order as well as smooth traffic movement during the holy month of Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr vacation. The Prime Minister expressed...

BD nationals urged not to travel to Libya

2014-07-31 00:00:00

Bangladesh has advised its nationals not to travel to Libya until “the situation there becomes stable” as heavy shelling resumed on Thursday in southern Tripoli. The foreign ministry said they were closely monitoring “the evolving situation” in Libya and, according...

Tuba workers promised part payment

2014-07-31 00:00:00

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters' Association (BGMEA) said Tuba factory workers, on hunger strike for four days, may get a part of their dues within a week. “We’ll try to partially clear their outstanding salaries and bonuses within a week,”...

3 tourists drown in Sylhet

2014-07-31 00:00:00

Three tourists, including a minor boy, drowned as a boat carrying them sank in the Piyain River at Jaflong of Goainghat upazila of Sylhet on Thursday afternoon. Abdul Hye, officer-in-charge of Goainghat Police Station, said a boat carrying 15-20 tourists...

EU identifies 5 Russian banks for sanction

2014-07-31 00:00:00

The European Union (EU) has revealed the names of five Russian banks it is sanctioning over what the 28-nation bloc decries as Moscow's meddling in Ukraine. The sanctions limit access to European capital markets for the banks, in which the...

1 stabbed dead, another injured

2014-07-30 00:00:00

A youth was stabbed to death and another was injured by snatchers in Satnal Bridge in Monirampur Upazila in Jessore early Monday. The deceased was identified as Raju Ahmed, 26, son of Atier Rahman of Kaziara village in the upazila....

Bangladesh\\\'s \\\'vision 2021\\\' at LDC meeting

2014-07-30 00:00:00

Minister of state for foreign affairs Md Shahriar Alam has shared with ministers of Least Developed Countries (LDC) his government’s vision to emerge as a middle-income country by 2021. He was speaking at a LDC ministerial meeting on ‘New Partnerships...

Timely road repair helped people return home safe and sound: Quader

2014-07-30 00:00:00

Timely road repairs helped people return home ‘safe and sound’ during the Eid-ul-Fitr, Communications Minister Obaidul Quader has claimed. He said while on a visit to his electoral constituency in Noakhali’s Companyganj on Wednesday that people suffered relatively less this...

Youth killed in Magura crash

2014-07-30 00:00:00

A young man was killed in a road accident at Magura Sadar Uazila on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Sohel, 20, son of Sarwar Hossain of Falia village. Magura Police Station officer-in-charge Jahangir Alam said Sohel was returning...

Israel OKs new Gaza lull as UN rages over school strike

2014-07-30 00:00:00

Israel agreed on Wednesday to observe a 4-hour humanitarian lull in Gaza several hours after a deadly strike on a school killed around 19, drawing a furious response from a UN refugee agency. In a statement, the army said it...

President condoles death of Dr Mosharraf

2014-07-30 00:00:00

President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday expressed deep shock at the death of Awami League leader and former lawmaker Dr Mosharraf Hossain. In a message of condolence, the President described his death as an irreparable loss to the nation and said...

PM mourns Dr Mosharraf\\\'s death

2014-07-30 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed deep shock at the death of Alhaj Dr Md Mosharraf Hossain, an Independence Award recipient and a close associate of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. In a condolence message, the...

More rain likely

2014-07-30 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till 6pm on Thursday. Moderately heavy to heavy falls are...

Tripura wants 100 border \\\'haats\\\' with Bangladesh

2014-07-30 00:00:00

Despite some occasional anti-Bangladesh tirades in Assam, other Indian border states are warming up to its eastern neighbour, seeking more local trade. Tripura, the most friendly Indian state towards Bangladesh, is seeking at least 100 border ‘haats’ or markets to...

Speaker, Dy Speaker, Chief Whip shocked at Dr Mosharraf\\\'s death

2014-07-30 00:00:00

Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Deputy Speaker M Fazle Rabbi Mia and Chief Whip ASM Firoz on Wednesday expressed deep shock at the death of former Gano Parishad member and former MP Dr M Mosharraf Hossain. In separate condolence messages,...

Mystery shrouds death of man in city

2014-07-30 00:00:00

Mystery shrouded the death of a young man who died in Moghbazar in the city on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Habib Molla, 30, son of late Salauddin Molla of Baishdi area of Gopalganj district. Locals said...

AL to meet with its associate bodies Saturday

2014-07-30 00:00:00

The Awami League (AL) central executive committee will hold a joint meeting with its all associate bodies, like-minded organisations and Dhaka city unit AL in the city’s Dhanmondhi on August 2 (Saturday). A party press release on Wednesday said all...

BNP firm to launch stern movement

2014-07-30 00:00:00

The BNP has expressed its determination to launch stern movement after Eid holidays. The 3-day national holyday for the Holy Eid-ul-Fitr ends on Thursday. Hours before the Eid holidays end, BNP’s Dhaka Metropolitan (city) committee convener Mirza Abbas has categorically...

Microsoft says complies with law in China amid probe

2014-07-30 00:00:00

Microsoft said Wednesday it seeks to comply with Chinese law, after Beijing announced an anti-monopoly investigation of the US technology giant over its business practices. "Microsoft complies with the laws and regulations of every market in which we operate around...

Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman to stand trial

2014-07-30 00:00:00

The controversial Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman, will have to face a High Court trial over claims of electoral fraud. The  development emerged after a court overruled his request to dismiss an election petition challenging the recent mayoral election....

IMF warns of potential risks to global growth

2014-07-30 00:00:00

Sharply higher interest rates around the world could combine with weaker growth in emerging markets to slice as much as 2 percentage points off global growth in the next five years, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. In a...

China investigates ex-security chief

2014-07-30 00:00:00

China's former security chief Zhou Yongkang is being investigated for suspected "serious disciplinary violation", state media say. The news confirms rumours about the hugely powerful former minister, who has not been seen in public for months. Mr Zhou headed China's...

ULFA to attack \\\'Bengali-speaking migrants\\\'

2014-07-30 00:00:00

The anti-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-I), led by Paresh Barua, has for the 1st time warned it will use weapons against Bengali-speaking migrants it dubs as ‘Bangladeshis’. In two recent explosions in Assam’s frontier district...

4 die in Sylhet bus crash

2014-07-30 00:00:00

At least four people have died after their bus fell into a roadside ditch in Surma area in Sylhet district, on Wednesday, the 2nd day of Eid-ul-Fitr holidays. The Noor Ananda Paribahan bus was headed for Sunamganj’s Diraiye when it...

4 killed in N\\\'ganj car accident

2014-07-30 00:00:00

At least four people were killed in a car accident in Jalkuri under Siddhirganj Upazila in Narayanganj district on Tuesday. The deceased are: Pintu, 30, Saddam, 24, Sumon, 24, and Abdullah M Hassan, 25. All of them were residents of...

Asian stocks rise, euro hit by Russia fears

2014-07-30 00:00:00

Asia's markets rose further Wednesday, extending a recent rally, with a weaker yen boosting Tokyo while investors await the release this week of key US data and the Federal Reserve's policy meeting. The US and Europe's imposition of fresh sanctions...

Oil prices ease in Asian trade

2014-07-30 00:00:00

Oil prices eased in Asia Wednesday as dealers stood on the sidelines awaiting the latest US stockpiles report for clues about demand in the world's top crude consumer, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for September delivery fell six...

8 Kushtia boat passengers still untraced

2014-07-30 00:00:00

Eight of the 15 missing passengers of a boat remained untraced 24 hours after the country-made watercraft capsized in Padma River in Kushtia district’s Daulatpur Upazila during a storm on the Eid day. Police with the help of locals rescued...

Asia tourist boom fuels airport binge

2014-07-30 00:00:00

Faced with snaking queues at immigration, overflowing baggage carousels and expensive flight delays, Asian nations are rushing to build hundreds of new airports to cope with surging demand for air travel in the region. From China and India to the...

Israeli strikes kill dozens across Gaza: medics

2014-07-30 00:00:00

Israeli bombardments early on Wednesday killed ‘dozens’ of Palestinians in Gaza Strip, including at least 16 at a UN school, medics said, on day 23 of the Israel-Hamas conflict. A shelling shortly after 5:30am (0230 GMT) killed 16 people at...