Tower Hamlets in East London, one of the UK's most controversial councils is facing an investigation by the Electoral Commission, after a local vote count was delayed by five days, says the 'Independent'. Local Conservative and Labour politicians claimed to...
Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami at Shatakhali village in Shalikha upazila in Magura district on Tuesday. The arrestee was identified as Atiar Rahman. Tipped off, a team of police arrested Atiar from his home around 2:00pm, said Biplob...
Miscreants stabbed to death a man and looted cash and valuable items from his house at Narsingdi Sadar upazila on Wednesday. Inmates of the house and their neighbours said a gang of 10-12 armed miscreants stormed the house of Sultan...
The 72-hour CNG-run auto-rickshaw strike, enforced by Dhaka Metropolitan CNG-run Auto-rickshaw Malik Samity Oikya Parishad, continued for the 2nd day in Dhaka city on Wednesday. The Oikya Parishad called the strike demanding extension of economic lifespan of the vehicle by...
Another man has been arrested in Jessore on charges of sheltering Nur Hossain, the prime suspect in Narayanganj 7-murder case. Jessore SP Anisur Rahman said they detained ‘Moshiur’ on Tuesday and handed him over to Narayanganj police. Narayanganj Ward-2 Councillor...
Chittagong’s railway links with Dhaka and Sylhet have been restored five hours after a freight train derailed in Feni district. Trains between Bangladesh’s major cities started using an alternative track on a limited scale shortly after 9:00am on Wednesday, said...
Asian markets were mostly higher on Wednesday following another record-breaking close on Wall Street, after a slew of strong economic data buoyed sentiment as investors returned from a long weekend. Tokyo was flat by the break, Hong Kong added 0.27...
A squally weather may affect the North Bay, adjoining coastal area of Bangladesh and the maritime ports as the deep convection continues over the North Bay. The maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to...
Detective police have rescued an employee of Jaaz Multimedia, owned by film producer Shish Monwar, from Munshiganj one month after he was abducted from Dhaka. Abu Bakar Siddique Sabuj was rescued from a house of Kosba village in Tongibarhi early...
Selim Osman, the brother of deceased Narayanganj-5 MP Nasim Osman to contest the bypoll for the seat, scheduled for June 26. He bought a nomination paper from the HM Ershad-led Jatiya Party (JP) on Wednesday. He was accompanied with his...
A mobile court has sentenced a ward counicllor of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) to two years in jail for hindering an eviction drive.Executive Magistrate Nazia Shirin who led the mobile court issued the order on Wednesday. Alam prevented CCC officials...
A man has allegedly stabbed his friend to death in Chittagong’s Patenga. Victim Rana Miah, 32, was a van driver. The alleged killer Khairul Islam, also a van driver, is absconding. Police have detained his wife over the incident. Islam...
A 25-year-old woman was stoned to death by her family outside one of Pakistan's top courts on Tuesday in a so-called "honor" killing for marrying the man she loved, police said. Farzana Iqbal was waiting for the High Court in...
Google is to start building its own self-driving cars, rather than modifying vehicles built by other manufacturers. The car will have a stop-go button but no controls, steering wheel or pedals. Pictures of the Google vehicle show it looks like...
A local leader of Awami League was killed when a bus hit his motorcycle on Netrakona-Kalmakanda road at Nischintapur in Barhatta upazila on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Majibur Rahman, 40, general secretary of Raipur union unit of Awami...
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Stocks ended higher for the second running session on Wednesday with turnover crossing Tk 3.0 billion-mark after eight sessions as investors went for buying spree on lucrative scrips. The market started with a positive note and the upward trend continued...
Voicing her high hope of keeping up good relations with India, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said any problem with neighbouring countries, including India, could be resolved through bilateral talks. “You may have differences over policy, it’s quite natural....
India has set up a special task force to find illicit money, in one of the first decisions taken by the government of new Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The special investigation team (SIT) would seize "black money" - cash that...
Police recovered the slaughtered body of a housewife from Charkumaria village of Sakhipur thana on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Fahima Begum, 28, wife of Akter Bepari of Dhalikandi village of Charkumaria union of the thana. Officer-in-charge of...
Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) has inked a Corporate Medical Service Agreement with United Hospital Limited, country’s leading medical service provider to augment medical, hospitalisation, diagnostic and health check-up for the employees of the bank and their dependents. In the...
Plans for a vast trans-Pacific free trade (TPFT) pact including the United States and Australia were "good" but "old-fashioned", former World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy said Wednesday. Lamy, who stood down from the WTO in September, also said that...
Owners of CNG-driven autorickshaws have postponed their strike in Dhaka till June 8. Dhaka Metropolitan CNG Autorickshaw Owners Association called the strike demanding validity of the vehicles to be extended to 15 years. The communications ministry issued a circular on...
Owners of CNG-driven auto-rickshaws have postponed their strike in Dhaka until Junuary 8. Dhaka Metropolitan CNG Autorickshaw Owners Association called the strike demanding validity of the vehicles to be extended to 15 years. The communications ministry issued a circular on...
Police have pressed charges against Mufti Izaharul Islam and his son Mufti Harun Bin Izahar in a case under Acid Control Act over a bomb explosion at a Chittagong madrasa last year. Investigation Officer and Khulshi Police Station SI Md...
Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan are being given the chance to vote early in the presidential election due to be held next week. The main polling stations opened at the Syrian embassies in Beirut and Amman on Wednesday. The...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to Munshiganj district to address a public rally there. Khaleda, also a former Prime Minister, left her residence at Gulshan in Dhaka for Munshiganj Launch Ghat around 2:45pm. The Munshiganj district unit of BNP...
Taliban insurgents Wednesday denounced US plans to keep troops in Afghanistan until the end of 2016, threatening to wage war against the "occupation" until the very last foreign soldier pulls out. Outlining the US strategy to end America's longest war,...
Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia, contains errors in nine out of 10 of its health entries, and should be treated with caution, a study has said. Scientists in the US compared entries about conditions such as heart disease, lung cancer, depression...
Egypt extended voting into a third day Wednesday in a presidential election seen as a plebiscite on the former army chief, after turnout fell below that in the poll won by the Islamist leader he ousted. The move raised further...
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