A Cambodian court on Friday convicted almost two dozen factory workers and rights activists for instigating violence during protests that rocked the government earlier this year, but in a surprise move gave the defendants suspended sentences and granted them freedom....
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday paid tributes to late president Ziaur Rahman, founder of the party, marking Zia’s 33rd death anniversary. Khaleda, flanked by party leaders and activists, went to her husband’s grave at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar around 11:30 am...
The deceased, Abu Taher, had several cases against him including that of murder, police claim. However, Taher's niece, 'Popy', alleged that her uncle, accused in a narcotic case, had been arrested from a Jhumjhumpur tea-stall on Thursday night. Kotwali police...
An Air Arabia flight has made an emergency landing in Chittagong 45 minutes after takeoff due to a technical glitch, airport authorities say. The Sharjah-bound flight left Shah Amanat International Airport with 134 passengers on board at 10:10am on Friday....
The government has summoned Myanmar's ambassador in Dhaka to protest against the detention of a Bangladeshi border guard by their border police. Nayek Md Mizanur Rahman of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has been missing since Wednesday morning following 'an indiscriminate...
A case has been filed against some 40 Bangladesh Chhatra League men in connection with the killing of a businessman during Thursday’s BCL infighting in the city. Habibus Sayerin Shayer, elder brother of victim Ahsan Habib Samu, filed the case...
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday completed the fourth review of Bangladesh’s economic programme under a three-year arrangement supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and approved a US$140.9 million disbursement. The Executive Board’s decision...
Popular fiction writer and teacher Professor Zafar Iqbal has staged a sit-in against the alleged leak of question papers in the ongoing Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations. His started his four-hour-long protest at around 8am on Friday at the Central...
The government has selected ADHUNIK (We Prevent Smoking) for the ‘World No Tobacco Day Award 2014’ in recognition of its outstanding contributions to anti-tobacco activities in the country. A crest and a certificate will be handed over to ADHUNIK Chairman...
Customs officers at Shahjalal International Airport detained a man along with 3 kg gold worth about Tk 1.50 crore on Friday morning. The arrestee was identified as Arif, 25. Contacted, Assistant Commissioner (Customs) Shamsul Arifin Khan told UNB that Arif...
The BNP plans to step up its ongoing agitation for a fresh national election under a non-party caretaker government, party leaders say. Party’s spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has accused the government of creating a ‘stifling atmosphere’ in the country....
Google has launched a service to allow Europeans to ask for personal data to be removed from online search results. The move comes after a landmark European Union court ruling earlier this month, which gave people the "right to be...
India is forecast to post an eighth straight quarter of below five percent growth later Friday, underscoring challenges facing new Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revive Asia's third-largest economy. Growth has crumbled from nearly double-digit rates just three years ago...
RAJUK, the capital development agency, believes a Dhaka multi-storey building, which has reportedly been rocked by two explosions on Wednesday, is unsafe. RAJUK officials examined the ‘Mizan Tower’ at Kalyanpur in the city on Thursday evening. Residents of the 11-storey...
Japan's nascent economic recovery stumbled in April with data Friday showing last month's sales tax rise punctured household spending, as the IMF called on Tokyo to press on with reforms aimed at ending decades of stagnation. The 13.3 percent dive...
Thunderbolts killed seven people, injuring 30 others in stormy weather at different upazilas of Naogaon district on Friday. In Mohadebpur upazila, six people, including a paddy trader, four farmers and a van-cart puller were killed and 30 others injured at...
Smartphones and tablet computers are expected to boost online retail sales in the Asia-Pacific region to more than $400 billion a year by 2018, a report said Friday. As a result, retailers are increasingly adapting their websites to capitalise on...
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The Bangladesh finale of GBC 2014 will be held at Lakeshore Hotel on 6th June 2014 and four contending teams will be adjudicated by a distinguished panel of judges. The winning team of Bangladesh finale will be participating in the...
NEW DELHI, May 28 (PTI): "India still the most loved market in the region; Malaysia the least loved market," HSBC said in a research note. According to the global financial services major, FII flows in May were mixed, with investors...
TOKYO, May 28 (UNB): Asserting that she never pampers any misdeed, Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina warned Wednesday that her government will spare no one if found guilty of criminal activity. "My decision is crystal clear…no one will be speared...
Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu said Wednesday the government has already drafted the National Broadcasting Policy-2013 and it would soon be sent to cabinet for approval, reports BSS. "We'll finalise the National Broadcasting Policy-2013 soon ... it is now awaiting...
FENI, May 28 (UNB): A court here on Wednesday granted an eight-day remand for local BNP leader Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury Minar, also the prime accused in the case filed for the gruesome murder of Ekramul Haque, Awami League-backed chairman of...
The verdict in the much-talked-about Ramna Batamul blast case will be delivered on June 16, reports UNB. Dhaka's Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions' Judge M Ruhul Amin fixed the date on Wednesday after the defence completed placing arguments. Fresh arguments in...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 came down hard on Wednesday on the prosecution for ignoring its order not to carry cell-phones in the courtroom during trial sessions, reports UNB. The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice Obaidul Hassan, came up with...
President of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters' Association (BKMEA) AKM Selim Osman got on Wednesday opposition Jatiya Party's nomination to contest the Narayanganj-5 by-polls to be held on June 26, reports UNB. The decision was taken at a meeting of...
A Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) was signed between Bangladesh and China to strengthen and expand cultural bond between the two countries, reports BSS. The signing ceremony was held in the conference room of the Cultural Affairs Ministry Wednesday, an official...
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Wednesday returned home from New Delhi after attending Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony. During her visit, the Speaker held meetings with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and newly-elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...
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