Iraqi security forces found the bodies on Wednesday of 53 men who had been bound and executed in a confessionally mixed province south of the capital, police and medical officials said. The men were found in orchards south of Babil...
Militants stormed the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, police said, sparking heavy gunfire as government troops and guards tried to repel them. Police officer Mohamed Abdi said the attack started when a car bomb exploded outside...
Indian supporters of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) shout anti-government slogans as they protest against the Rail Budget in Mumbai on July 9, 2014. India unveiled plans on July 8 to open up its cash-hungry railways to foreign investment and introduce...
Only four per cent of Syrians believe Islamic State insurgents, who have captured large swathes of Syria and Iraq, represent their interests, according to research conducted by a British polling group published on Wednesday. The survey, conducted by Opinion Research...
At least four NATO servicemen were killed in an attack in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the International Security Assistance Force said. Earlier, Ziaul Rahman Sayedkhili, a senior police officer in the eastern province of Parwan, said the death toll included...
Bill Clinton the Musical is about to open at the New York Music Theatre Festival. Written and directed by Australian brothers Paul and Michael Hodge, the musical offers a satirical take on Clinton's time in the White House. There are...
US stock index futures pointed to very slight gains at the open on Wednesday, suggesting that even a positive early read on earnings was not enough to excite buyers after a sharp decline from record levels. The S&P 500 is...
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) forecast that the total poverty rates will increase around 15 per cent by 2030 in Bangladesh due to climate change. It also said production of paddy and wheat will be decreased about 8 and 32 per...
Both candidates in the Indonesia presidential election have claimed victory based on unofficial results. Jakarta governor Joko Widodo said in a news conference that ‘at the time being’ early vote counts showed he was the winner. An hour later, former...
Citigroup Inc is close to paying about $7 billion to resolve a US probe into whether it defrauded investors on billions of dollars worth of mortgage securities in the run-up to the financial crisis, a source familiar with the matter...
American Airlines Group slightly moderated its growth forecast on Wednesday for an important revenue measure for the second quarter, which is typically a strong period for carriers. Unit revenue, also known as passenger revenue per available seat mile, is expected...
Amit Shah, a close aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been appointed the chief of India's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is credited with the BJP's win in the recent election in the politically crucial state of Uttar...
The president and four non-executive members of the governing board of the Vatican bank are to step down. French financier Jean-Baptiste de Franssu will take over as head of the bank from Ernst von Freyberg as part of a restructuring...
Rejecting the BNP leaders’ allegation that he has issued a life threat to the BNP chairperson, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Wednesday claimed that he had actually said to remove Khaleda Zia from politics instead of removing her from...
After four days of work abstention, doctors have postponed their indefinite strike in the district until July 15 following assurance from the local MP and the administration of looking into their demands. The decision came at a joint meeting of...
Billionaire Carlos Slim's America Movil AMXL.MX said on Tuesday it is ready to divest assets in an unprecedented step to cut its market share in Mexican telecoms below 50 per cent and escape the burden of tougher regulations. The company,...
At least 11 people, including three women, sustained bullet injuries in a clash between two factions of local Awami League (AL) over establishing supremacy in Lohagarah upazila of Chittagong on Wednesday. Locals said Nurul Absar, deputy publicity secretary of district...
LGRD Minister and Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on Wednesday said the ruling party is happy over the maritime boundary verdict settling a long-pending dispute with India. “We’re very happy over the verdict. Thanks to India for accepting...
LGRD Minister and Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam said Wednesday the ruling party is happy over the maritime boundary verdict settling a long-pending dispute with India. “We’re very happy over the verdict. Thanks to India for accepting the...
LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam on Wednesday said the government has no plan to hold Zila Parishad (ZP) polls any time soon. “There’s a process to hold Zila Parishad polls…the process is underway. On completion of the process, I hope...
The High Court has summoned two police officials for failing to make any arrest after a garment worker was dragged and raped in a microbus in Mirpur. Justices Farah Mahbub and Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo gave the order after...
A Dhaka court has ordered five days police custody for the seven persons arrested over the attack on former student leader AKM Enamul Haque Shamim. Recording officer of the Court Police Mahitul Islam said that the court of Dhaka Metropolitan...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) launched Wednesday a probe into the graft allegation against the chief building inspector of Rajuk (Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha). The Commission in its regular meeting decided to launch a probe against Rajuk chief building inspector M...
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader asked Wednesday the authorities concerned to take necessary steps to stop haphazard parking of vehicles on roads for unimpeded vehicular movement ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, according to a news agency. The communication boss came up with the...
Rail communications of Dhaka with Chittagong and Sylhet remained snapped from Wednesday afternoon following the derailment of a freight train in Palash upazila of Narsingdi. Shahjahan, stationmaster of Narsigdi Railway Station, said two bogies of the Chittagong-bound container train from...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday urged the people of all strata to get united to save the country from the destruction being carried out by the Awami League-led alliance government. “The current repressive regime is destroying the country. It...
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JHENIDAH, July 8: Mujibnagar Integrated Agricultural Development Project (MIADP), a DAE component, is playing a major role in disseminating agri-technologies among the farmers of 19 upazilas under four districts - Jhenidah, Kushtia, Chuadanga and Meherpur- of S-W region of Bangladesh....
RAJSHAHI, July 8 (BSS): All the existing services being delivered towards the grassroots peoples need to be more coordinated and accelerated and that is very important for empowerment coupled with improving living and livelihood condition of the rural masses, speakers...
FENI, July 8 (UNB): Two people, including a bank employee, were killed in a head-on collision between a microbus and CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Feni-Noakhali Highway in Daganbhuiyan upazila on Monday night. The deceased were identified as Ruhul Amin, office...
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