Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia are arch-political rivals and have rarely seen each other eye to eye, let alone sit down for talks. But that may just change. The two leading ladies of Bangladesh politics will...
The 40 boat people, injured in firing by human traffickers in a trawler in the Bay of Bengal, were brought to Teknaf Upazila of Cox's Bazar on Thursday. Besides, the bodies of the five other Bangladeshis killed by the traffickers...
Country's eminent photojournalist Alhaj Zahirul Haque is now on life support at a hospital in New Delhi, the capital of India. Hafiza Zahir, daughter of Zahirul Haque, fondly called by his colleagues and friends as ‘Haji Zahir’, told reporters in...
Three motorcyclists were killed as a truck hit their bike in Netrakona Sadar upazila on Thursday evening. The deceased were identified as Sunny, 25, Ripon, 25, and Shiblu, 27, of Katla area of Sadar Upazila. Witnesses said the Mymensingh-bound goods-laden...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police is preparing a list of those selling formalin, a hazardous chemical used to preserve food, as part of its drive against adulteration. Bangladesh imports the chemical far in excess of its actual demand, DMP Joint Commissioner Monirul...
Bangladesh and China plan to commemorate 40 years of diplomatic ties next year with year-long celebrations. State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam has said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina instructed them to take preparations. ‘We’ll discuss with all...
Bangladesh has become a role-model in the rehabilitation of people suffering from autism, says Saima Wazed Hossain. The daughter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is better known by her nickname Putul and spearheads autism campaigns in Bangladesh. Putul said Bangladesh...
A suspected robber has been killed in an alleged exchange of fire with police at Satkhira. Two policemen were also injured in the skirmish on Friday morning at Chhoyghoria More, police claimed. Police identified the deceased as Islam Morol, 45,...
The families of the passengers of missing Malaysian Airlines flight 'MH370' have begun to receive initial compensation payments of $ 50,000 (£ 30,000). So far six Malaysian families and one Chinese family have received the money, and insurers are assessing...
Renowned Bengali author and screenplay writer Shaktipada Rajguru passed away in Kolkata on Thursday. He was, 92. Family and hospital sources said Rajguru breathed his last at a nursing home in the capital of India’s West Bengal state. He was...
A man was arrested along with 16 gold bars, weighing 1.680 grams, at Hazrat Shah Amanat (RA) International Airport in Chittagong on Friday morning. The arrestee was identified as Manzur Hossain, 25, of Fatikchhari upazila of the district. Othello Chowdhury,...
State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said lists of those detained in jails of Bangladesh without specific charges are being prepared. A non-government organisation was preparing the lists he said while talking to the reporters at his Secretariat...
Asian markets mostly fell on Friday, following another Wall Street sell-off as oil prices shot up to a nine-month high on concerns about the growing crisis in Iraq. Assets considered safe options in times of uncertainty also benefited, with gold...
A woman and her son were killed when a mud-wall collapsed on them during storms in Panchbibi upazila in Joypurhat district on Friday. The deceased were identified as Julekha Begum, 23, wife of Azizul Islam of Sundarpur-Khashpara village and their...
The prices of crude oil scaled nine-month highs on Friday as escalating civil war in Iraq hit risk appetite. US crude CLc1 rose 73 cents to $107.26 a barrel, after going as high as $107.68, its highest since September. The...
India's industrial production jumped in April, beating market forecasts in another positive sign for new Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has pledged to revive the faltering economy, data showed on Thursday. Output grew 3.4 per cent year-on-year in April after...
Narendra Modi’s government will ‘go slow’ on its poll-time promise to identify and pushback illegal migrants from Bangladesh. Senior officials at Indian Home Ministry say the process will be first started in Assam, where there is a strong public opinion...
The Holy Shab-e-Barat or Lailatul Barat, known as the night of fortune, will be observed across the country tonight (Friday) with due religious fervour and devotion. The devout Muslims would spend the night at mosques and homes offering prayers, reciting...
In the first major ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC) since India’s new government came to power, Pakistani troops opened fire in the Mendhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday morning. Indian troops retaliated and intermittent firing...
The total NAV of Prime Financial First Unit Fund stood at Tk 217,349,382 on the basis of cost price and Tk 192,706,481 on the basis of market price at the close of business operation on June 12. The NAV per...
A dialogue on Analysis of the National Budget FY2014-15, arranged by Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) will be held tomorrow (Saturday) at 9.30 am at Lakeshore Hotel, House 46, Road 41, Gulshan-2 in the city. A H M Mustafa Kamal,...
Airtel Bangladesh Limited has started its 3G service in Chandpur by a colorful rally in the city. Soumen Mitra, Zonal Business Manager, South East Zone, Md. Forhad Hossain, Zonal Sales Manager, Comilla zone and Nur-E-Alam, Territory Manager, Chandpur of Airtel...
Bangladesh Bank governor Dr. Atiur Rahman chaired and gave a keynote speech in a session on financial inclusion organized by Ministry of Finance, Govt. of Indonesia and UNESCAP in Jakarta Thursday. In his keynote address, the BB Governor highlighted the...
USD/BDT maintained stable tone last week and traded around 77.63 levels. Bangladesh received USD 1.20 billion as inward remittances in the month of May, 2014. The market is expected to see the same tone next week as well. The average...
The Award Giving Ceremony of 9th Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards will be held tomorrow (Saturday) at 06:45 pm at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the city. Mr. M. Abdul Mannan, MP, State Minister for Finance & Planning and Dr. Atiur Rahman,...
Global oil prices surged to fresh nine-month high points on Friday as traders eyed worsening violence in OPEC's second biggest crude exporter Iraq. Brent crude for July delivery soared to $114.69 per barrel in morning deals, touching the highest level...
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali has said Bangladesh has taken the bold step to break the cycle of impunity and bring the offenders to justice in domestic war crimes trials. “The present government pledges to lead by example in breaking...
NEW DELHI: Police in southern India have arrested seven people, including four students, and charged them with defaming the country’s new prime minister in a college magazine, officials said Friday. The arrests came after an annual student magazine at the...
BAGHDAD: The Iraqi government bolstered Baghdad's defences Friday as jihadists pushed towards the capital and President Barack Obama said he was exploring all options to save Iraq's security forces from collapse. Washington said US companies were evacuating hundreds of staff...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) Wednesday stayed a High Court (HC) order for two weeks that granted bail to Sadman Yaseer Mahmud, a chargesheeted accused in Blogar Rajib Haider murder case, reports BSS. The chamber judge of...
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