Police rescued a higher secondary student, who was allegedly kidnapped by two Dhaka College students for ransom, from a dormitory of Dhaka University (DU) early Sunday. The rescued is Mostafizur Rahman, son of Mokhlesur Rahman of the city' s Badda...
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport arrested seven domestic passengers along with 119 gold bars weighing about 14 kg Sunday. The present market value of the seized gold is about Tk 70 million. When the seven domestic passengers were trying to come...
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) will start selling advance tickets ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr from July 20 for the convenience of homebound passengers. The BRTC has taken all necessary measures to sell advance tickets from respective bus depots, deputy...
It is an honour and a realpleasure to celebrate the French national day in Bangladesh, and to address the Bangladeshi People and my fellow citizens in this country on that occasion. For French people, the 14th of July, or "Bastille...
The French economy has significant key strengths that contribute to its investment attractiveness: world-class industrial centres, powerful international companies, innovative SMEs, globally renowned scientific research and top-quality higher education and technical training. Yet it now faces the dual challenge of...
About AFD: The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is a French public development finance institution and a bilateral Agency established in more than 70 countries, working to fight poverty and support green and inclusive economic growth in developing and emerging...
On the occasion of the commemoration of the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, Alliance française de Dhaka has organized an international seminar and put together an exhibition on the theme of "War and colonies", with the...
Mario Goetze scored a superb extra-time winner as Germany beat Argentina 1-0 on Sunday in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro to become the 1st European team to win a World Cup held in South America. Goetze struck in the 113th minute...
Tokyo stocks rose 0.38 per cent on Monday morning, turning up after 5 days of losses following modest gains on Wall Street. The Nikkei 225 index was up 57.52 points to 15,211.56 points by the break while the Topix index...
Chinese shares were flat in morning trade on Monday as investors awaited the release of second-quarter economic growth later in the week, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.03 per cent, or 0.56 points, to 2,047.52 points....
Hong Kong stocks opened 0.26 per cent higher on Monday ahead of the release of Chinese growth data later in the week. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 59.81 points to 23,293.26 points, according to AFP.
US stocks retreated this week following a light calendar of economic news punctuated by a brief mid-week swoon over troubles at a leading Portuguese bank. Equities scored modest gains on Friday, partially offsetting the losses from the prior day when...
The prices of most of the shares in Australia's capital markets witnessed positive trend on Monday. Sydney stocks were 0.52 per cent higher at the close of trade, according to AFP.
The prices of most of the shares in South Korea’s capital markets saw upward trend on Monday, the first trading day of the week. Seoul stocks were up 0.49 per cent at close, according to AFP.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has moved High Court, seeking bail for Md Tanvir Rahman, arrested and currently in jail over the murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi. The bench of justices Mirza Hussain Haider and...
A Gazipur city councillor, found after being missing for two days, says she was abducted by her father’s killers, who wanted the case over her father’s murder withdrawn. Parvin Akhter was briefing reporters about her abduction from the Gazipur district...
A young man died from electrocution at Kartikpara village at Puthia upazila in Rajshahi district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Mojam alias Moja, 30, son of Akbar Ali, a resident of Badopara village of the upazila. Devid Himadri...
Miscreants abducted a local Awami League leader in Chauddagram Upazila of Comilla district on Sunday and dumped his body near a bridge in Sadar Upazila after killing him. Police and family sources said Nur Alam, 48, a councilor of Alkara...
A sexagenarian man was stabbed to death allegedly by his neighbour over a trifling matter in Kuarpar area of Sylhet city on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Shamsul Islam, 60, a resident of the area. Quoting locals, police...
The United Nations said on Sunday it had temporarily relocated some of its international staff out of Libya after heavy fighting broke out between rival militias vying for control of Libya's main airport. The fighting killed at least seven people...
The members of Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested five people along with fake currency notes amounting to Tk 183,000 in the city on Sunday night. The arrestees were identified as Enamul Haque, 35, Razzak Ali,32, Jamal, 30, Sattar, 32,...
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The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend in early hours of trading on Monday, the second trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 18.53 points...
Argentina captain Lionel Messi won Fifa’s ‘Golden Ball’ award as the best player of the 2014 World Cup after leading his team to Sunday’s final, while Colombia forward James Rodriguez finished as the tournament’s top scorer with six goals. Germany...
A motorcyclist died in a collision with a Nasiman (human hauler) in Gopalganj Sadar. Alamin Sheikh, 28, of Madaripur district was driving home when the accident took place at Gopalganj-Tekerhat road on Sunday evening. Three other people were wounded in...
Fitra, a charity done by solvent Muslims at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, has been fixed at Tk 65 for this year. A meeting at Islamic Foundation decided the minimum rate on Monday. Last year the amount...
Police recovered the body of a schoolboy from Ratanpur village in Faridpur Upazila of Pabna district on Sunday noon. The deceased was identified as Sojib Hossain, 12, a Class VI student of Demra High School and son of Afaz Ali,...
Police arrested a man at Mujaffarpur in Hathajari upazila in Chittagong district on Sunday. The arrestee was identified as Alauddin, alias Alam, 30, son of late Abdul Hafez, a resident of the village. Police also recovered a light gun (LG)...
Police have recovered the body of an ‘abducted’ child from a drain at the staff colony of Bangladesh Tea Research Institute (BTRI) at Sreemangal in Moulvibazar. Two-year old victim, ‘Ruhan’, was the son of Basit Mia, a resident of the...
One security officer and seven others were killed in two successive explosions around security areas in Egypt's Sinai region, near the border with Israel, the Interior Ministry and security officials said. Egypt has been hit by an Islamist insurgency led...
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