Iraqi troops battled to dislodge an al Qaeda splinter group from the city of Tikrit on Monday after its leader was declared caliph of a new Islamic state in lands seized this month across a swathe of Iraq and Syria....
After decades of isolation, the United States is set to become a major player in the global trade of ultra light oil as recent government export approvals attract interest across the world. Following rulings disclosed this week, US companies can...
Asia's markets were mixed Monday despite a positive lead from Wall Street, as traders await the release of key economic data this week including figures on global manufacturing and US jobs. Tokyo climbed 0.44 percent, or 67.10 points to finish...
India has put into orbit five foreign satellites, including one built by France, to observe the earth. Prime Minister Narendra Modi watched the rocket carrying the satellites take off from Sriharikota launch centre in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh....
About 30 bodies have been found in a migrant boat which was stopped between Sicily and the North African coast, Italian news agencies reported on Monday, citing the navy and coastguard. The rescuers made the gruesome discovery when they boarded...
Eurozone inflation is still stuck at the lowest levels since the financial crisis, new data showed on Monday, highlighting the threat of deflation but analysts say the ECB is unlikely to ease policy further this week. Deflation is such a...
The special loan rescheduling facility that the central bank is providing for the businesses affected by the pre-parliamentary election violence will cease to exist from today. Bangladesh Bank’s Deputy Governor SK Sur Chowdhury has said the facility would not be...
The Pakistani army says it has launched a ground offensive against Taliban militants in North Waziristan. A statement said operations had begun around Miranshah, the main town in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan. The move follows air strikes which the...
The government on Monday signed a loan agreement with World Bank (WB) under which the lending agency will provide $78.4 million additional financing to further scale-up its support for the successful solar home systems (SHS) program of Bangladesh. The credit...
Millions of taka change hands illegally in private universities for unethical activities, a research has revealed. Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) released the report, titled ‘Private Universities: Challenges of Good Governance and Ways Forward’, at a press meet on Monday. TIB...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia took Iftar with orphans and alem-ulema (Islamic scholars) on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan Monday. The BNP chief hosted the Iftar party at the city’s Ladies Club, according to a news agency....
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Benazir Ahmed urged the people to join the anti-formalin campaign. “We want you to join the drive the way you can against the silent killer,” he said while talking to reporters after inaugurating an awareness...
Senior Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta Monday urged politicians to maintain good relations with journalists and talk to them judiciously instead of issuing threats. “The relation between journalists and politicians is not of arrogance. They’re complementary to each other. A...
The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) has approved the original budget of over Tk 20.15 billion for the country’s public universities for fiscal 2014-2015 and the revised budget of Tk 18.25 billion for fiscal 2013-2014, according to a news...
The bridge to be built across the Padma river will not be named after anyone, Communications Minister Obaidul Quader has said, according to a news agency. He said this at a rally at Shahid Minar in Dhaka Monday, quashing the...
The Prime Minister’s Office has instructed all ministries, divisions and agencies to update their websites. A directive was sent from the PMO to the officials of 55 ministries, divisions and agencies to this effect, according to a news agency. The...
Rights activists in Dhaka on Monday demanded the disclosure of probe reports on the recent capsizes of ‘MV Miraj’ and ‘MV Shatil-1’. Passenger launch ‘MV Miraj-4’ sank in the Meghna River in Gozaria upazila of Munshiganj on May 15, killing...
Sylhet Division unit of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers’ Federation on Monday called a dawn-to-dusk transport strike in four districts of the division on July 8 (Tuesday) to press home their three-point demand. President of the federation’s Sylhet Division chapter freedom...
Axiata Group Berhad, parent company of country's cellular phone operator Robi, has been named as the "Best Telecom Group of The Year" at the Frost and Sullivan's 2014 Asia Pacific ICT Award for the 6th consecutive Year in Kuala Lumpur. ...
China is eagerly waiting to see Bangladesh's participation in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to be launched at the end of this year to finance big infrastructure projects of Asian countries. Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei said this during...
Our Correspondent | 2014-06-30 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Jun 29: Failing to obtain any monetary gain from so-called 'Admission-Trade', ruling party-backed student wing 'Chhatra League' has become desperate in all government colleges in the city and were being engaged in confrontation with police and the authorities of...
CHITTAGONG, Jun 29 (BSS): Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) recovered an unidentified body from a rented house at Mousumi residential area under city's Halishahar thana here today. Following information from the house owner, police recovered the decomposed body kept inside a...
GAIBANDHA, Jun 29 (BSS): Discussants at a function on Saturday said much awareness among the people could help them abstain from taking adulterated food items to have sound health. "A section of dishonest traders are making brisk business by selling...
JOYPURHAT, Jun 29 (BSS): The government distributed over Taka 48.6 million as old age allowance among 18,031 beneficiaries in the district during the nine months of fiscal year 2013-2014. The Department of Social Service (DSS) Joypurhat distributed the allowance among...
RANGPUR, Jun 29 (BSS): Experts at a daylong workshop have stressed for enhancing production of summer variety onion side by side with winter varieties to reduce import of the essential commodity and achieve self-reliance on the spicy crop. They put...
SAVAR, Jun 29 (BSS): A gang of muggers hacked a fruit trader to death in Kabirpur area in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, early Saturday, police said. Locals said, the deceased, Motaleb, 30, going to his business place...
BARISAL, Jun 29 (BSS): Police recovered the body of a housewife from Nayakandi village under Ujirpur upazila of the district today. The victim Simu Begum, 25, is wife of Firoj Fakir of the same village. On receipt of information, police...
RANGPUR, Jun 29 (BSS): Assistant registrar Md Morshed Ul Alam Rony has been appointed as registrar (current charge) of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR). Morshed was appointed to the post as per decision taken in the 41st syndicate meeting of...
MADARIPUR, Jun 29 (UNB): A septuagenarian man was killed in a road accident at Kalirbazar area in Sadar upazila on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahman Matbar, 70, of south Birangal village in the same upazila. Meanwhile, police...
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