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...
Nutanix, one of the leading providers of data centre infrastructure solutions, is hosting its inaugural partner summit in Phuket in the Asia Pacific, reflecting the success it has had in the region in just 18 months. The award-winning company now...
The sitting of the Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) resumed at 10.45am today (Thursday) with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. The day’s proceedings began with recitation from the Holy Quran, according to BSS.
The US has described the recent statements of the President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) as ‘outrageous and unacceptable’. ‘We have grave concerns about these statements,’ Marie Harf, deputy spokesperson of the state department said replying a...
Using children as carrier of goods on their heads is detrimental to their normal physical and mental growth. This is also violation of child rights, experts have said at a programme in Rajshahi city. Prof Md Nurullah of Psychology Department...
Asian markets climbed on Thursday, boosted by bargain hunting and a positive lead from Wall Street that came despite a worse than expected first-quarter contraction in the US economy. Tokyo rose 0.27 per cent, or 41.88 points to 15,308.49, Sydney...
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday handed over Narendra Modi’s invitation letter to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to visit India. Hasina accepted the Indian Prime Minister's invitation to visit India this year. Earlier, the visiting Indian External...
Militants attacked one of Iraq's largest air bases and seized control of several small oilfields on Wednesday as U.S. special forces troops and intelligence analysts arrived to help Iraqi security forces counter a mounting Sunni insurgency. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri...
Switzerland defeated Honduras 3-0 in their World Cup Group E game in Manaus, Brazil, on Wednesday afternoon (Brazil time). The win gave the Swiss second place in their group and a tough match against Argentina on Tuesday as Ecuador become...
Bangladesh and India on Thursday discussed the key bilateral issues between the two countries. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj led the Bangladesh and Indian sides respectively in the bilateral talks held at...
Developing economies are increasingly hurt by the way global corporations exploit taxation differences and move profits to low-tax locations, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report said on Wednesday. It said few countries can protect themselves in a competition for direct...
A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held in the Islamic Foundation conference room in Baitul Mukkaram complex on Saturday (June 28), said a press release of the Islamic Foundation on Thursday. The meeting will begin at...
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami’s condition was ‘much better’, Dhaka Central Jail authorities has said. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Tuesday postponed the war crimes trial verdict on Nizami after being informed about the Jamaat leader’s illness. Doctors examined...
A new search area for the missing Malaysian plane has been announced by the Australian government after further analysis of satellite data. The search will now shift south to focus on an area 1,800km (1,100 miles) off the west coast...
A clash erupted between the activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir and police on Rajshahi University (RU) campus on Thursday during a strike, enforced by the university unit of the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami. Shibir called the strike demanding immediate arrest...
The Iraqi prime minister has confirmed the news that Syria carried out air strikes on militants inside Iraqi territory this week. Nouri Maliki said Syrian fighter jets had bombed militant positions around the border town of Qaim on Tuesday. While...
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Stocks closed flat with marginal gains on Thursday amid choppy trading as investors followed cautious stance ahead of final approval of the budget. Profit taking on some selected stocks also marked the last working day's trading in the week. The...
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has become the first from Bangladesh to be president of International Cricket Council (ICC). He was elected as the 11th president of the world cricket’s governing body at the ICC annual conference in Australia’s Melbourne...
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The country’s first ever energy-efficient brick kiln project to earn carbon credits, Improving Kiln Efficiency in the Brick Making Industry in Bangladesh, Thursday celebrated the distribution of the revenue generated by its first sale of emission reductions to the World...
Leading mobile operator Grameenphone re-launched the Grameenphone Center situated in GEC Chittagong Thursday. The center was inaugurated by National Cricket Player Nasir Hossain. The star cricketer was accompanied by the Chittagong regional head of Grameenphone Mr. Shah Mohammad Ibrahim Azad,...
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said New Delhi is looking forward to very positive and growing relations with Bangladesh. ‘We also want to solve all bilateral issues with Bangladesh once for all through a cordial discussion,’ she...
Jamuna Bank Limited observed its 13th anniversary at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the city Wednesday evening. Shaheen Mahmud, Chairman, Jamuna Bank Limited delivered welcome address where Shafiqul Alam, Managing Director & CEO delivered vote of thanks. Lee Yun-yong, Ambassador...
Customs officials recovered 10 gold bars from a passenger at Hazrat Shah Amanat (RA) International Airport in Patenga, Chittagong, on Thursday. Assistant Customs Commissioner at Hazrat Shah Amanat (RA) International Airport, Moshiur Rahman Mondol, said the gold bars weighing around...
A 5-day international exhibition of branded clothing and fashion products opened in the city on Wednesday. Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Cultural Affairs Pinu Khan inaugurated the show titled 'Bangladesh Fashion Carnival- 2014', second of...
Dr Kamal Hossain has requested the chief election commissioner (CEC) to make sure the Narayanganj-5 by-poll is held peacefully. The senior lawyer along with Nagarik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna and Khalekuzzaman, general secretary of a faction of Bangladesher Samajtantrik...
At moments, it glows like a pathway to heaven, floating almost dreamlike through the thick layer of fog that frequently blankets the city. Even on sunny days, the Golden Gate Bridge is a wonder, its graceful Art Deco towers gleaming...
British banks, builders and the pound dominated the action on Europe's financial markets on Thursday, after the US sued Barclays for fraud and the Bank of England took less aggressive action than expected to cool a booming UK housing market....
The counting of votes in Narayanganj-5 by-polls continues as the polling ended at 4:00pm on Thursday. The voting in the parliamentary seat was held from 8:00am to 4:00pm amid allegation of vote rigging and ballot box-stuffing against a candidate. Independent...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will make a courtesy call on visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday morning. ‘The BNP chief will meet the Indian External Affairs Minister at her (Sushma’s) invitation,’ Khaleda Zia’s press secretary Maruf Kamal...
BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said arresting and killing opposition leaders and activists have become an obsession of the government. 'It looks like killing opposition leaders and activists as well as detaining them have made...
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