PABNA, May 31: Three people were shot to death and two others injured in a criminal attack in Sadar upazila on Saturday night. One of the deceased was identified as Sultan, 35. Locals said a gang of miscreants swooped on...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended a milad and doa mahfil at Bangabandhu Bhaban in the city’s Dhanmondi seeking eternal peace of the departed soul of Sayera Khatun, the mother of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The programme was arranged on the...
Priyanka Gandhi, the grand daughter of slain Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and daughter of late Rajiv Gandhi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi, has refused to avail of the facilities, including security check exemptions at airports, that the new government...
Six missing US climbers were feared dead in Washington state after searchers located their equipment on Mount Rainier, NBC News reported on Saturday. ‘There is every indication there is not a viable chance of survival,’ Mount Rainier National Park ranger...
A man received bullet wound during a ‘shootout’ between alleged ‘terrorists’ and the law enforcers at Bhaturia in Jessore Sadar uapzila on Saturday. The injured was identified as Masudur Rahman Nannu, son of Lutfar Rahman of Barandipara of Jessore town....
Bangladesh needs Teesta River water and it is India’s duty to ensure a fair share of it, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said. ‘It’s the Indian government’s responsibility. This is not my headache, but theirs. Talks will continue. I need...
Voicing deep concern over the killing of a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) man by Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) along Bandarban border, BNP alleged that the government has put the country’s sovereignty at stake. In a statement, BNP’s acting secretary...
A four-day Digital World will start on June 4 aiming to bridge up the gap between local and foreign entrepreneurs. Nearly 400 entrepreneurs from home and abroad are expected to participate in the mega event. Information and Technology Division of...
India's central bank holds its first monetary policy-setting meeting this week amid speculation its hawkish stance could bring it into conflict with the pro-growth policies of new Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Analysts say the central bank’s strong anti-inflation policies may...
The son of the Brazilian football legend Pele has been sentenced to 33 years in jail for laundering money from drug trafficking. Edinho is a retired footballer who played goalkeeper for Pele’s old club, Santos. He was first arrested in...
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Share prices on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw positive trend while Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed negative trend in early hours of trading on Sunday, the opening day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE went up...
Too isolated and with few inhabitants, the tiny village of Loewenstedt in northern Germany is simply too small to show up on the radars of national Internet operators. So the villagers took their digital fate into their own hands and...
World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Roberto Azevedo is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Tuesday on a two-day visit to discuss trade-related issues with government officials and private sector entrepreneurs. He will go to Kathmandu, Nepal, and meet senior...
A teenage girl was strangulated to death allegedly by her father at Dergram in Manikganj Sadar upazila on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Jerin,13, a student of class VI of Muktijoddha Smriti High School. Quoting family members police...
Two people were hacked to death by some unidentified miscreants in Rajoir upazila of Madaripur district on Saturday night. One of the deceased was identified as Mawlana Abul Bashar, a teacher of Tekerhat Alia Madrasa and hailed from Ballabdi village...
A child from second grade is struggling to recuperate after being raped by her tutor in Barisal district. She was admitted to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in a critical state on Saturday. 'We found evidence that suggested she had...
A housewife has been stabbed to death allegedly by her neighbour for land in Sherpur district. The deceased was identified Nurunnahar, 45, wife of Samedul Haq Kanu of Chakpara village of Sherpur Sadar upazila. Police and local people said Kanu...
A local Jubo League leader, who sustained injuries in an attack at Pushpapara Bazar under Ataikula Police Station in Pabna on Saturday night, died on Sunday morning, raising the death toll from the incident to four. The dead is Md...
At least 40 Syrian soldiers were killed on Saturday when rebels detonated explosives packed beneath an army base in Aleppo, rights activists and rebels claimed. The Islamic Front, an umbrella rebel organisation, claimed responsibility for the bombing, though the claim...
The Election Commission (EC) has cancelled the nomination of Rafiur Rabbi, considered a frontrunner for the Narayanganj-5 by-election, for defaulting on repayment of loans. Returning Officer Mir Sarwar Morshed announced it on Sunday. Morshed said quoting Bangladesh Bank that Rabbi...
Police in an overnight raid arrested two teenaged boys on charge of killing a schoolboy who was stabbed to death at Mirajnagar of South Rayerbagh in the city, police said. Sub-Inspector of Kadamtoly Police Station Mohammad Saleh told that the...
The government wants to raise the number of female drivers in Bangladesh saying they can make roads safer. ‘Women tend to drive more carefully; so, it may be possible to reduce accidents by having more of them driving,’ said Communications...
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will celebrate its 150th anniversary with a photo exhibition in Dhaka. Seventy-one photos featuring its history, especially its experience in Bangladesh during 1971 to 1975 would mark its five-day celebration from Tuesday...
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Sunday challenging the prerogative for President's mercy as mentioned in Article 49 of the Constitution. The writ petitioners were Advocate Ekhlas Uddin Bhuiyan and Advocate Mahbub ul Alam, on behalf...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked for giving promotion in the Bangladesh Army based on the professional efficiency, merit and competence of the officers. Importance should be given on officers’ leadership quality, seniority, faith in the spirit of the War...
Last week's skirmishes between Bangladesh and Myanmar border forces stemmed from ‘misunderstanding’, State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said. A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) trooper went missing after a gun-battle on Wednesday night near a Rohingya camp along...
A farmer was killed in a road accident at Binodpur village under Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj district on Sunday morning. The dead is M Parul, 34, son of Faizuddin of Kamat village of Binodpur union. Police sources said the accident...
The deadline for submitting Hajj fees will not be extended despite requests from the agencies that arrange pilgrimage to Makkah. Therefore the time to pay ‘Moallem’ fee, house rent, additional service charge and airfare ends today (Sunday, June 1). The...
Breeders Association of Bangladesh on Sunday submitted a 5-point proposal before the Finance Minister for his consideration in the budget for FY 2014-15, including extension of the tax holiday facility for the poultry sector up to 2025 from the existing...
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