Swiss Ambassador in Dhaka Christian Fotsch said Wednesday child marriage is a threat to prosperity apart from undermining the development initiatives of the government and its partners in Bangladesh, reports UNB. "It's time for policymakers, parliamentarians, communities, families and young...
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Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Affairs Rashed Khan Menon has sought journalists' help in developing the country's tourism sector. The government will organise a carnival at the tourism city at Cox's Bazar during the winter season this year aiming...
Five fake personnel of detective branch (DB) were arrested with walkie-talkie, handcuff, uniform of police and a private car from Khilgaon area of the city Tuesday night, reports BSS. A squad of Dhaka city DB arrested them from near Khilgaon...
Miscreants strangled to death an elderly widow in the city's North Kafrul area in the wee hours of Wednesday, reports UNB. Hospital sources said the dead is Sufia Khatun (66), wife of late Abdul Latif and mother of two daughters...
US oil major ConocoPhillips expects a potential reserve of 5-7 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) natural gas at the two deep sea blocks-DS -08-10 and DS-08-11-where it conducted 2D seismic survey under production sharing contract (PSC) with the Bangladesh government, reports...
JU Correspondent The annual senate meeting of Jahangirnagar University (JU) will be held on June 27, says a press release. The JU Vice-chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Farzana Islam will address the convention as chief guest. Treasurer Prof Abul Khayer will...
GAZIPUR, June 25 (UNB): The authorities of a readymade garment (RMG) factory in Taragach area here closed their unit Wednesday following labour unrest for wage hike. Sources said at least 3,000 workers of 'Hop Lun Apparels' went on work abstention...
The first national get-together of drug rehabilitated people was held at Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology (AUST) in the city Wednesday marking the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, MP,...
An expatriate Bangladeshi student Mahmudur Rahman Nayan did excellent results in the final examinations from Higher Technical College in Vienna. He got himself admitted to University of Central Lancashare in the UK to do his BSc (honours) degree in Software...
Greening ULAB launching ceremony today The launching ceremony of 'Greening ULAB' programme, the first-ever comprehensive campus sustainability programme in Bangladesh, will be held at 11:00 today (Thursday) on the campus in the city. — Press release DU Chemistry Deptt accords...
A court in Bagerhat on Thursday sentenced six people, including two siblings, to death while two others to life term imprisonment for killing a shrimp enclosure owner in Morelganj upazila in 2003. The condemned convicts are Habib Hawladar, his brother...
Lionel Messi lit up the World Cup again Wednesday to inspire Argentina to a 3-2 win over to top Group F in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on Wednesday. Nigeria, dubbed as ‘Super Eagles’, advanced to the 2nd round for the 1st...
Ten-man Ecuador held France to a 0-0 draw in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday but Didier Deschamps’ side still topped Group E to progress to a last-16 tie against Nigeria who were beaten by Argentina 2-3 in Group F....
The prices of most of the shares in Australia's capital market rose on Thursday. Sydney stocks were 0.68 per cent up at closie of trade, according to AFP.
The prices of most of the shares in South Korea’s stock market witnessed positive trend on Thursday. Seoul was up 0.57 per cent at closing, according to AFP.
Tokyo stocks rose 0.32 per cent on Thursday morning, tracking gains on Wall Street, with investors buying on dips following the previous day's sell-off. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 48.13 points to 15,314.74 by the break. The Topix index...
Chinese stocks were higher in morning trade on Thursday, in line with rises in US stocks overnight, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.19 per cent, or 3.88 points, to 2,029.38. The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks...
Hong Kong stocks were 0.35 per cent higher at the open on Thursday following a positive lead from Wall Street, despite data showing the US economy contracted more than initially thought in the first three months of the year. The...
US stocks finished higher on Wednesday despite a US Commerce Department report that showed first-quarter economic activity contracted much more than previously thought. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 49.38 points (0.29 per cent) to 16,867.51. The broad-based S&P 500...
European stock markets closed in negative territory on Tuesday, as the United States -- the world's biggest economy -- recorded its biggest contraction in five years. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies lost 0.79 percent to end the day...
Oil markets have staged only a muted reaction to the bloody insurgency gripping OPEC’s number two producer Iraq, but analysts warn any disruption to supplies could push prices to record peaks. The offensive led by the Islamic State of Iraq...
Dubai share prices rebounded strongly on Wednesday following a massive slide after leading construction firm Arabtec denied reports it was planning to de-list and assured investors over its finances. The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) Index jumped 6.1 per cent to...
New York prosecutors sued British bank Barclays for fraud on Wednesday, saying it ran a ‘dark pool’ securities trading operation to the benefit of ‘predatory’ high-frequency traders. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Barclays promised clients that it would protect them...
Voting for the by-election to Narayanganj-5 (city-port) constituency is going on peacefully today (Thursday). The parliamentary seat fell vacant following the death of Jatiya Party MP Nasim Osman on April 29. The polling began at 8:00am and will continue till...
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon has said in the Jatiya Sangsad that his ministry has the responsibility and is accountable for making Biman Bangladesh Airlines profitable although it has no effective control over the organisation. Making the...
Jatiya Party Presidium member GM Quader has said that he speaks the ruth although truth appears to be harsh sometimes. 'Truth appears to be harsh sometimes. That's why I don't want to speak,' Quader said following a 'brawl' with party...
A meeting between visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Bangladesh's Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali began in the Foreign Ministry in Dhaka this (Thursday) morning. Mahmood Ali and Swaraj are leading the Bangladesh and the Indian sides respectively...
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The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw positive trend amid see-saw while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw downward trend in early hours of trading on Thursday, the last trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE,...
Nigerian authorities have arrested one suspect, and killed another, after an explosion claimed 21 lives in a shopping centre in the capital Abuja, a city gripped by fear of attacks by Mislim militants. Islamist outfit ‘Boko Haram’ is suspected to...
With Holy Ramadan knocking at the door, Muslim players at the World Cup, including Germany’s Mesut Ozil and France’s Karim Benzema face decision about whether they will have to play during fasting hours in the Muslim month of fasting. The...
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