Police have recovered 225 stolen motorcycles and arrested 13 suspected bike-lifters. The two-wheelers were recovered from Mirpur and places outside Dhaka city during a three-day-long drive, Mirpur Police OC Mohammad Salauddin said on Tuesday. ‘We had received several complaints about...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has urged people to launch a street movement against the government after the Eid-ul-Fitr. She said she was certain about winning in the anti-government movement. Khaleda was speaking at an Iftar party, organised by Jatiya Gonotantrik...
The yen rose against the dollar and euro on Tuesday as cautious investors retreated to the Japanese currency after two of Wall Street's main stock indexes slid from recent record highs. The dollar weakened to 101.79 yen in Tokyo afternoon...
An Indian cattle trader was gunned down and another injured by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on Bamonpara border at Sapahar upazila in Noagaon district on Tuesday. Both the deceased, whose identity could not be confirmed yet, and the...
A woman was killed as a bus ran over her in front of Judicial Administration Training Institute (JATI) near Matsha Bhaban intersection in Shahbagh area on Tuesday, police and hospital sources said. The deceased was identified as Halima Begum, 40,...
Police early Tuesday recovered the body of a youth after breaking open the door of a residential hotel in Dhaka’s Kamalapur area. Police said the deceased was identified as Abdul Mannan, 35, an inhabitant of Sirajganj. ‘Being informed by the...
The daylong transport strike, enforced by the Sylhet division unit of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers’ Federation to press home their three-point-demand, is progressing peacefully in four districts of Sylhet division on Tuesday. The demands include immediate arrest of the killers...
Police on Monday night arrested a mugger along with Tk 5.9 million from Eskaton Road in the city. The arrestee is Liton, 32, said Assistant Commissioner (Ramna Zone) of Police Shibly Noman. He said that Sub-Inspector Iftekhan along with two...
A young man was found dead at Gabla village in Shailkupa upazila in Jhenidah on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Faruk Hossain, 30, son of Makbul Hossain, a resident of Halpara village of the same upazila. Family sources said...
A local Jubo Dal activist was chopped to death by miscreants at Satghara Mistripara in Rangpur city on Monday night. The dead is Farhad, 28, son of Kutu, a resident of Munsipara of the city. Police and locals said a...
Those responsible for the abduction and murder of seven people in Narayanganj have been ‘identified’ in the investigation progress report submitted to the High Court. Mizanur Rahman Khan, member of the administrative probe committee, formed following the court’s order, submitted...
Workers of 7 jute mills in Khulna blocked Khulna-Jessore Highway on Tuesday morning protesting the government move to transform Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) into a holding company. The jute mills include Platinum Jute Mills, Crescent Jute Mills, Star Jute...
The Fourth of July holiday weekend brought an explosion of gunfire to Chicago, with more than 50 people shot and nine killed, authorities said on Monday. The violence was widespread in the nation's third-largest city from Thursday evening through Sunday...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday directed the deputy commissioners (DCs) to perform lawful responsibility rising above fear and allurement and to remain active in protecting the interest of the people. ‘The role of divisional commissioner and DCs in building...
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Stocks closed flat on Tuesday with sluggish trading activities as investors remained in watchful mood amid lack of clear direction. DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSEX) ended at 4,376.52 points, shedding only 0.24 points from previous...
Hundreds of flights were cancelled in Japan and more than 500,000 people urged to evacuate as a powerful typhoon brought torrential rain and high winds to southwestern islands and was forecast to reach Tokyo later in the week. Typhoon Neoguri...
The US has warned against a power grab in Afghanistan, amid reports that a losing presidential-election candidate is planning a ‘parallel government’.US Secretary of State minister John Kerry said Afghanistan risked losing support to ‘take power by extra-legal means’. Presidential...
Israel launched an offensive against Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, bombing some 50 targets, including homes, in a campaign meant to end Palestinian rocket fire into the Jewish state. The Israeli military urged Israelis within a 40-km...
Bangladesh has been awarded 19,467 square kilometres out of 25,602 sq km disputed area in the Bay of Bengal. The 19,467 square kilometres of Bangladesh's territorial water had long been caught up in dispute with India. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood...
Europe's main stock indices and lower-rated government bonds slipped on Tuesday amid reports of new US fines for banks and dimming prospects the European Central Bank will launch an asset purchase programme. Bank shares weighed on European equity indexes which...
A Nicaraguan committee approved a proposed route on Monday for a $40 billion shipping channel across the Central American country that would compete with the Panama Canal. The committee of government officials, businessmen and academics approved a 172 mile (278...
Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday, after Wall Street retreated from record highs and US analysts warned that a recent equities rally could see a sharp reverse. Investors are hoping to get a better handle on the state of the...
The government of Sweden will provide 2.5 million Swedish Krona (SEK) to Bangladesh for the ‘Personnel and Consultancy Fund’. The fund will be used for travel related costs for Bangladeshi candidates who have been approved to take part in international...
Australia says it will not return a group of asylum seekers to Sri Lanka without giving 72 hours notice. The promise came at an emergency court hearing over the fate of the 153-strong group, who were intercepted at sea. Rights...
The outlook for central bank policymaking going into the second half of 2014 dominated attention in major currency markets on Tuesday, with impetus for the dollar from surprisingly strong US jobs data last week already fading. The jump in new...
The Central Intelligence Agency was involved in a spying operation against Germany that led to the alleged recruitment of a German intelligence official and has prompted renewed outrage in Berlin, two US officials familiar with the matter said on Monday....
The White House said on Monday that most unaccompanied minors flooding into the United States from Central America will not be allowed to stay as the Obama administration prepares to ask Congress for $2 billion to address the border crisis....
Pro-Russian rebels erected new barricades on the streets of Donetsk on Monday, preparing to make a stand in the city of a million people after losing their bastion in the town of Slaviansk in the worst defeat of their three-month...
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