NEW DELHI, June 9 (agencies): India's new government pledged Monday to fix the flagging economy and provide water, power and toilets to every home as it laid out its agenda following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's landslide election victory. In an...
BANGKOK, June 9, (agencies): A ballad penned by a coup-making army chief promising to bring happiness back to Thailand has been viewed more than 200,000 times on YouTube, in the military's latest effort to put a positive spin on its...
TRIPOLI, June 9 (AFP): Libya's supreme court on Monday ruled as unconstitutional the election of premier Ahmed Miitig in a chaotic parliamentary session, raising hopes for a possible solution to the country's smouldering political crisis. Outgoing prime minister Abdullah al-Thani...
KIRKUK, June 9 (AFP): A roadside bomb followed by a suicide bomber detonating an explosives-rigged truck at a police checkpoint in northern Iraq killed 23 people Monday, while four people died in other attacks. Militants have launched major operations in...
DAMASCUS, June 9 (AFP): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday announced a "general amnesty" for all crimes committed to date, state television said, without giving further details. The channel cited Justice Minister Najem al-Ahmad as saying the decree was issued...
CAIRO, June 9 (AFP): Egypt's prime minister Ibrahim Mahlab said President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who took charge of office on Monday, had tasked him with forming a new government after the previous cabinet resigned. Ex-army chief Sisi was sworn in...
Indian students swept away in dam release, 4 dead NEW DELHI, June 9: Rescuers in rafts and boats were searching a Himalayan river Monday for dozens of Indian students swept away when a dam released a rush of water without...
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RAJSHAHI, Jun 9: Activities of Samabaya Bank in Rajshahi remained closed for nearly 10 years. As a result, marginal farmers and small entrepreneurs are being trapped by the loan sanctioned at high interest rate by the NGOs. Sources close to...
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MAGURA, Jun 9: Heavy rainfall has brought smile on the faces of the jute growers in Magura. It was raining heavily for about 14 days in the district. Earlier jute growers were in anxiety over jute production as drought-like situation...
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RANGPUR, Jun 9: With the rise of water level erosion by the river Teesta has taken a devastating turn, devouring a large portion of the Teesta dyke at Soudpara Chilakhal area under Gangachhara upazila in the district during last few...
MANIKGANJ, Jun 9 (UNB): Three farm labourers were killed and eight others injured as a pickup van they were ridding overturned on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Shibalaya upazila on Monday morning. The deceased, identified as Samidul, Choyra, 33, and Khalil,...
MUNSHIGANJ, Jun 9 (UNB): A young man was killed and 10 other people sustained injuries in separate incidents of robbery at Teghoria and Shekhornagar Dakhkhinhati village in Sirajdikhan upazila early Monday. The deceased was identified as Rniku Shil, 16, of...
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PABNA, Jun 9: Owners and drivers of Nasiman-Kariman brought out procession demanding to reopen their unlicensed vehicles to move on the road for the sake of public interest. Thousands of Nasiman-Kariman drivers and owners of the district marched to the...
RANGAMATI: Chief Justice Md Muzammel Hossain Tuesday urged lawyers to work with efficiency, sincerity and honesty so that people can get justice. He made the call while inaugurating a waiting room built for women and children at Rangamati Judge Court...
NAOGAON, Jun 9 (UNB): A couple was killed and four people were injured as lightning struck them at Ajoor village in Mahadebpur upazila on Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Abdul Matin, 24, and his wife Renu Begum, 18....
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GOPALGANJ, Jun 9: At least 15 persons were injured, four of them critically, in a clash between two groups over a land dispute at Panchuria in Gopalganj Sunday. The critically injured are Mahbub Ali Sohel (38) Ward Commissioner of Gopalganj...
The amount of private wealth held by households globally surged more than 14pc to $152 trillion (£90tn) last year, boosted mainly by rising stock markets. Asia-Pacific, excluding Japan, led the surge with a 31pc jump to $37tn, a report by...
RANGAMATI Jun 9 (BSS): Police recovered the body of a housewife from her bedroom in an area adjacent to Chittagong Hill Tract Development Board in the town on Sunday. Police said they could not ascertain whether the housewife committed suicide...
LONDON: European stock markets closed higher Tuesday, with Frankfurt's DAX 30 touching a fresh record a day after it breached the 10,000 mark for the first time. The German index continued its winning streak to gain 0.20 percent to 10,028.80...
BOGRA, Jun 9 (BSS): Some unidentified miscreants chopped a man to death in Satkhira of the district last night. The deceased was identified as Atiqur Rahman Piplu, 30, son of late Abdur Rahman of Purbapara area of the town. Police...
Iraq's prime minister has asked parliament to declare a state of emergency after Islamist militants effectively took control of Mosul. Nouri Maliki acknowledged "vital areas" of the country's second largest city had been seized. Overnight, hundreds of armed men seized...
CHITTAGONG, Jun 9 (BSS): Police arrested two members of an inter-district dacoit gang from the Barabkunda area under Sitakunda upazila of the district last night. The arrested were identified as Mohammad Jabed, 25, and Kamal Uddin, 27. Police said, being...
BEIJING: Terming Bangladesh an important country in the Indian Ocean region and China’s strategic partner, Chinese President Xi Jinping Tuesday said they are also concerned about the trade gap between Bangladesh and China and his government is looking into the...
2 siblings drown in Moulvibazar Two children drowned in a pond at Mamrakpur village in Kanakpur union of sadar upazila in Moulvibazar on Sunday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Shakila Hasan, 6, and Nafe Hasan, children of Maulana Manjurul...
RAJSHAHI, June 9 (BSS): Despite unfavourable weather mango trading has gained momentum with appearance of several varieties in markets of Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj, the two districts known as capital of mango production and its trading. Besides the markets, haats and...
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