UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday opened a Group of 77 plus China summit in Bolivia, with developing countries calling for a more fair new world economic order. Ban spoke to a vast audience that included some 30 heads...
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Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw negative trend in early hours of trading on Sunday, the first trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down by 3.17 points or 0.07...
Costa Rica provided a major shock in the 2014 FIFA World Cup with an upset win over South American champions Uruguay. Costa Rica defeated Uruguay 3-1 in Group D at the Castelao Stadium in Forteleza, Brazil, on Saturday night. That...
South American team Colombia shrugged off the absence through injury of star striker Radamel Falcao to hammer Greece 3-0 in World Cup Group C match on Saturday. With Falcao watching from the stands, his Monaco team-mate James Rodriguez emerged as...
West Bengal police have started checking the details of calls made from mobile phones by Nur Hossain during his stay in Kolkata as an absconder. A senior official of West Bengal’s Intelligence Branch (IB) on Sunday confirmed the arrest of...
Bangladesh has decided to suspend sending workers to Iraq amid escalation of a sectarian conflict which is reportedly threatening a civil war in the oil rich Middle Eastern country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday also advised Bangladeshis living...
Walking 6,000 or more steps per day may protect people with or at risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA) from developing mobility issues such as difficulty in getting up from a chair and climbing stairs, a study shows. ‘Walking reduces risk...
The ‘Commemorative Summit of G77 and China’ began in Bolivia on Saturday evening (June 14) with the attendance of leaders of developing nations including Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid to draft a global anti-poverty agenda. In presence of UN Secretary General...
Bangladesh government has begun the process to bring back Nur Hossain, prime accused in Narayanganj 7-murder case, from West Bengal capital of Kolkata where he was arrested on Saturday night, state minister for home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said on Sunday....
A schoolboy was killed and five other people were injured in a clash between two rival groups over a trifling matter at Shimrail village in Kosba upazila of B'baria district on Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Joynul Abedin,...
Two housewives allegedly committed suicide in separate places in Chirirbandar upazila of Dinajpur district on Friday and Saturday night. Locals said Lalita Rani Roy, 22, wife if Manik Chandra Roy, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself with a piece of...
The members of the families of 7 people abducted and killed in Narayanganj in April, including the family members of slain NCC councillor Nazrul Islam, formed a human chain in Mouchak in the district demanding death penalty for prime suspect...
Over 100 militants were killed and eight hideouts destroyed in a predawn airstrike launched by the Pakistani army in the country's northwestern tribal area of North Waziristan, the media reported Sunday. Abu Rehman, an Uzbek militant group leader who is...
Bangladesh has confirmed the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS) after a 53-year-old man returning from the US via Gulf city of Abu Dhabi was found afflicted with the deadly virus. Professor Mahmudur Rahman, director of the...
Students and interns at Mymensingh Medical College (MMC) continued their strike for the second consecutive day on Sunday protesting an attack on a student of the medical college by miscreants. Intern doctor Tuhin announced the strike at a rally on...
Bangladesh has lost three wickets early in the first match of One-Day-International (ODI) of the three-match series against India. Opener Tamim Iqbal left the crease without scoring any run from 11 balls, while Mominul got out for six from 17...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has swiped at Dr Kamal Hossain again for his stance against the uncontested winning of MPs in the last election saying that he also got elected unopposed once. ‘There’s one person who is against the uncontested...
Deep convection is continuing over the north Bay and adjoining West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts. Under its influence, squally weather may affect north Bay, adjoining coastal area of Bangladesh and the maritime ports, said a Met office bulletin. The maritime...
Prof Sardar Fazlul Karim will be laid to rest beside his wife at Dhaka’s Azimpur graveyard, his family members say. The eminent scholar’s body was taken to his Dhanmondi residence on Sunday morning from Samarita Hospital. His mortal remains were...
Six microentrepreneurs and two micro-lenders have won Citi awards for creating jobs for themselves and for others as well as helping small borrowers. M Abdul Mannan, state minister for finance and planning, handed over the Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards among the...
'Stranded Pakistanis' at Mirpur, Pallabi and Mohammadpur on Sunday took to the streets over violence in the ‘Bihari Camp’ at Kalshi that left at least 10 people dead. Police have filed six cases over Saturday’s violence. The protesters blocked roads...
The President and the Prime Minister have offered condolences over the death of eminent scholar Prof Sardar Fazlul Karim. Former Dhaka University (DU) teacher Karim passed away early on Sunday at a hospital in Dhaka due to old age complications....
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Stocks saw sharp decline Sunday with the key index of the prime bourse dipped below 4,400 points mark as investors remained frustrated due to imposition of higher capital gain tax in the proposed budget. DSEX, the prime index of the...
Urdu-speaking Muslims living in the Stranded Pakistanis' camp at Dhaka's Mirpur have blamed the local Awami League MP for Saturday's attacks that left at least 10 camp inmates dead. The ruling party lawmaker, however, denied the allegation. 'I try to...
Visiting Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao has promised to continue financial assistance to Bangladesh. He promised Finance Minister AMA Muhith during a meeting on Sunday that the yearly $ 1 billion ADB assistance to Bangladesh would continue. This...
An Indian court on Sunday placed detained Bangladesh national Nur Hossain, the main accused in Narayanganj 7-murder case, on an eight-day police remand. The judge of the West Bengal court passed the order after police produced Nur Hossain before it...
Tigers were 272 in 50 overs in the first match of One-Day-International (ODI) of the three-match series against India Sunday. Shakib on his 56th ODI half-century was caught and bowled by Indian Captain Suresh Raina at 199 for five wickets...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday directed the members of the Special Security Force (SSF) to discharge their duties with utmost discipline, loyalty and professionalism and also remain alert she is not isolated from common people in the name of...
Edwin Lepcha, 2nd judicial magistrate in North 24 Parganas district court in India’s West Bengal state, has sent Nur Hossain to 8 days in police remand. The absconding Narayanganj councillor, prime accused in the 7-murder case, has been booked under...
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