Bangladesh has decided to suspend manpower export to Iraq amid escalation of a sectarian conflict which is reportedly threatening a civil war. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Saturday also advised Bangladeshis living in Iraq to remain alert and avoid conflict...
Nur Hossain, the man accused of masterminding as well as financing the recent abduction and killing of seven people in Narayanganj, has been arrested in Kolkata. This was reported on Saturday night across various sections of the Bangladesh media, although...
Eminent scholar Sardar Fazlul Karim passed away on Sunday at the age of 89. He breathed his last at a city hospital around 12.45am, family sources said. Dr Shakeel Akhtar, the son of late Sardar Fazlul Karim, said his father...
Robin van Persie's spectacular headed goal for the Netherlands against world champions Spain has been described as ‘absolutely phenomenal’ by former France manager Gerard Houllier. Houllier, a member of Fifa’s Technical Study Group for the last 20 years, could hardly...
Mario Balotelli scored the winner as Italy beat England 2-1 in their World Cup duel at Manaus in Brazil on Saturday. AC Milan striker Balotelli nodded past former Manchester City team-mate Joe Hart on 50 minutes to decide the tense...
Two goals in two second-half minutes saw the Ivory Coast come from behind and beat Japan 2-1 in a dramatic World Cup Group C match at Recife in Brazil late on Saturday. A fine Keisuke Honda strike after 16 minutes...
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday opened a Group of 77 plus China summit in Bolivia, with developing countries calling for a more fair new world economic order. Ban spoke to a vast audience that included some 30 heads...
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Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw negative trend in early hours of trading on Sunday, the first trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down by 3.17 points or 0.07...
Costa Rica provided a major shock in the 2014 FIFA World Cup with an upset win over South American champions Uruguay. Costa Rica defeated Uruguay 3-1 in Group D at the Castelao Stadium in Forteleza, Brazil, on Saturday night. That...
South American team Colombia shrugged off the absence through injury of star striker Radamel Falcao to hammer Greece 3-0 in World Cup Group C match on Saturday. With Falcao watching from the stands, his Monaco team-mate James Rodriguez emerged as...
West Bengal police have started checking the details of calls made from mobile phones by Nur Hossain during his stay in Kolkata as an absconder. A senior official of West Bengal’s Intelligence Branch (IB) on Sunday confirmed the arrest of...
Bangladesh has decided to suspend sending workers to Iraq amid escalation of a sectarian conflict which is reportedly threatening a civil war in the oil rich Middle Eastern country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday also advised Bangladeshis living...
Walking 6,000 or more steps per day may protect people with or at risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA) from developing mobility issues such as difficulty in getting up from a chair and climbing stairs, a study shows. ‘Walking reduces risk...
The ‘Commemorative Summit of G77 and China’ began in Bolivia on Saturday evening (June 14) with the attendance of leaders of developing nations including Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid to draft a global anti-poverty agenda. In presence of UN Secretary General...
Bangladesh government has begun the process to bring back Nur Hossain, prime accused in Narayanganj 7-murder case, from West Bengal capital of Kolkata where he was arrested on Saturday night, state minister for home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said on Sunday....
A schoolboy was killed and five other people were injured in a clash between two rival groups over a trifling matter at Shimrail village in Kosba upazila of B'baria district on Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Joynul Abedin,...
Two housewives allegedly committed suicide in separate places in Chirirbandar upazila of Dinajpur district on Friday and Saturday night. Locals said Lalita Rani Roy, 22, wife if Manik Chandra Roy, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself with a piece of...
The members of the families of 7 people abducted and killed in Narayanganj in April, including the family members of slain NCC councillor Nazrul Islam, formed a human chain in Mouchak in the district demanding death penalty for prime suspect...
Over 100 militants were killed and eight hideouts destroyed in a predawn airstrike launched by the Pakistani army in the country's northwestern tribal area of North Waziristan, the media reported Sunday. Abu Rehman, an Uzbek militant group leader who is...
Bangladesh has confirmed the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS) after a 53-year-old man returning from the US via Gulf city of Abu Dhabi was found afflicted with the deadly virus. Professor Mahmudur Rahman, director of the...
Students and interns at Mymensingh Medical College (MMC) continued their strike for the second consecutive day on Sunday protesting an attack on a student of the medical college by miscreants. Intern doctor Tuhin announced the strike at a rally on...
Bangladesh has lost three wickets early in the first match of One-Day-International (ODI) of the three-match series against India. Opener Tamim Iqbal left the crease without scoring any run from 11 balls, while Mominul got out for six from 17...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has swiped at Dr Kamal Hossain again for his stance against the uncontested winning of MPs in the last election saying that he also got elected unopposed once. ‘There’s one person who is against the uncontested...
Deep convection is continuing over the north Bay and adjoining West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts. Under its influence, squally weather may affect north Bay, adjoining coastal area of Bangladesh and the maritime ports, said a Met office bulletin. The maritime...
Prof Sardar Fazlul Karim will be laid to rest beside his wife at Dhaka’s Azimpur graveyard, his family members say. The eminent scholar’s body was taken to his Dhanmondi residence on Sunday morning from Samarita Hospital. His mortal remains were...
Six microentrepreneurs and two micro-lenders have won Citi awards for creating jobs for themselves and for others as well as helping small borrowers. M Abdul Mannan, state minister for finance and planning, handed over the Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards among the...
'Stranded Pakistanis' at Mirpur, Pallabi and Mohammadpur on Sunday took to the streets over violence in the ‘Bihari Camp’ at Kalshi that left at least 10 people dead. Police have filed six cases over Saturday’s violence. The protesters blocked roads...
The President and the Prime Minister have offered condolences over the death of eminent scholar Prof Sardar Fazlul Karim. Former Dhaka University (DU) teacher Karim passed away early on Sunday at a hospital in Dhaka due to old age complications....
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Stocks saw sharp decline Sunday with the key index of the prime bourse dipped below 4,400 points mark as investors remained frustrated due to imposition of higher capital gain tax in the proposed budget. DSEX, the prime index of the...
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