Argentina took 118 minutes to break down stubborn Switzerland then survived an extraordinary, heart-stopping finale before reaching the World Cup quarter-finals after a dramatic 1-0 win on Tuesday. With penalties looming, Angel Di Maria stroked the ball home from the...
The Dow industrials and S&P 500 on Tuesday rallied to fresh highs, kicking off the second half of the year on a bullish note. The rally took the Dow just shy of 17000, which would be the next milestone in...
Japanese stocks moved higher, though the rest of Asia was mostly lower after slightly improved Chinese manufacturing data failed to energise markets. The Nikkei Share Average rose 1.1% to 15326.20 after the Bank of Japan released its quarterly tankan business...
Property developer China Vanke Co. Ltd. opened higher on Wednesday on its first day of trading on the Hong Kong stock market, after it successfully transferred its listing from mainland China. Shares of the Shenzhen-based firm opened at HK $13.66...
The Supreme Court has stayed for two weeks the bail granted to an accused in Narayanganj’s Tanveer Mohammad Twaki murder case. The Appellate Division’s Chamber judge Justice Hasan Foez Siddique issued the order on Tuesday. On June 24, a High...
Arafat Ara | 2014-07-01 00:00:00
The government has deferred its scheduled drive against non-compliance with mandatory jute packaging law for more than a month following appeals from the traders concerned, said the State Minister for Jute. The authorities had planned to crack down on non-users...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia took Iftar with orphans and alem-ulema (Islamic scholars) on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan Monday, reports UNB. The BNP chief hosted the Iftar party at the city's Ladies' Club. Entering the venue...
Senior Awami League (AL) leader Suranjit Sengupta urged politicians Monday to maintain good relations with journalists and talk to them judiciously instead of issuing threats, reports UNB. "The relation between journalists and politicians is not of arrogance. They're complementary to...
The bridge to be built across the Padma river will not be named after anyone, Communications Minister Obaidul Quader has said, reports bdnews24.com He said this at a rally at Shahid Minar in Dhaka on Monday, quashing the demand for...
NARAYANGANJ, June 30 (UNB): Three former officers of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Lt Col Tareque Sayeed Mohammad, Major Arif Hossain and Lt Commander MM Rana-along with 10 others arrested in connection with the seven murders were produced before a...
CHITTAGONG, Jun 30 (UNB): Former Awami League (AL) MP from Banshkhali constituency Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury, also senior president of the district (South) unit of AL, died of heart attack in Dhaka early Monday. He was 68. Sultanul Kabir breathed his...
FE Report | 2014-07-01 00:00:00
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) approved Monday filing of two cases against two former officials of an insurance company for their connection with alleged embezzlement of about Tk 3.0 million. The approval was given at a regular meeting of the Commission,...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 set Monday August 5 for submitting formal charge against Syed Hachen Ali alias Hasan Ali also known as 'Razakar Daroga,'reports BSS.
RAJSHAHI, Jun 30 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a close aide of Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai, executed second-in-command of banned militant outfit Jama'at-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), from Mahishbagan area of the city Monday. The arrested was...
MEHERPUR, Jun 30 (UNB): Police arrested five activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), student front of Jamaat-e-Islami, from Baro Bazar area in the district town Monday morning. The arrestees were identified as Sayeed Hossain, 22, Halim Miah, 24, Ashraful,20, Sohel...
FE Report | 2014-07-01 00:00:00
Despite a remarkable success in achieving the goal of universal primary education in the South Asian countries, young people are trapped in poverty due to the poor quality of education, the World Bank (WB) mentioned in a report Monday. "Poor...
DU Correspondent | 2014-07-01 00:00:00
Dhaka University (DU) authority is set to celebrate the Dhaka University Day today (Tuesday) on the campus amid great enthusiasm and festivity marking the 93rd founding anniversary of the institution. The theme of this year is 'Higher Education for Economic...
FE Report | 2014-07-01 00:00:00
The Shipping Ministry has collected data of 20,376 small water transports of six districts of the country under a pilot project and created a database of water transports plying there. Of these, 6,127 small water transports are in Bhola, 4,728...
Publicity and Publication Affairs Secretary of ruling Awami League (AL) Dr Hasan Mahmud called Monday upon the trade bodies and people to build resistance against the unscrupulous businessmen, reports BSS. "Some unscrupulous businessmen enhance prices of essentials by hoarding in...
Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister Abdul Latif Siddique stressed Monday on providing high speed Internet and reaching Information Technology (IT) to every house of the country, reports BSS. "We have to bring equity in the case of using ICT-...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Benazir Ahmed urged Monday the people to join the anti-formalin campaign, reports UNB. "We want you to join the drive the way you can against the silent killer," he said while talking to reporters after...
Employees of national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines will lay a siege to the office of its chairman on July 3 if their demands are not met, reports UNB. Biman Sramik League President Moshiur Rahman declared the programme following their...
CHITTAGONG, Jun 30 (BSS): Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) launched Monday three digital services including mobile application for the city residents with a view to making police services more accessible. CMP Commissioner Mohammad Shafiqul Islam inaugurated three technology-based services at his...
BARISAL, Jun 30 (UNB): A court sentenced Monday a couple to life imprisonment for killing 29-day-old daughter in 2010. The convicts are Sukharanjan Mistri and his wife Arati Rani Mistri of Adhuna village in Gournadi Upazila of the district. They...
Rights activists in the city demanded Monday the disclosure of probe reports on the recent capsizes of 'MV Miraj' and 'MV Shatil-1,' reports UNB. Passenger launch 'MV Miraj-4' sank in the Meghna River in Gozaria Upazila of Munshiganj on May...
SYLHET, June 30 (UNB): Sylhet Division unit of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers' Federation called Monday a dawn-to-dusk transport strike in four districts of the division on July 8 (Tuesday) to press home their three-point demand. The demands are immediate arrest...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions today (Tuesday). Moderately...
Tk 1.88b Buet budget approved Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (Buet) approved Tk 1.88 billion budget for 2014-24 fiscal year. University Syndicate approved the budget at a meeting with vice-chancellor and chairman of the syndicate Prof Dr SM Nazrul...
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