The United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) regional director for Asia and the Pacific Haoliang Xu arrived in Dhaka on Saturday on a five-day visit. Xu is also the assistant administrator of the region and the UN Assistant Secretary-General. He would...
India's prime minister-elect Narendra Modi offered prayers on the banks of the river Ganges on Saturday, after making a visit to the sacred city of Varanasi where he was greeted by thousands of well-wishers. Modi, flanked by other senior figures...
Turkey on Saturday declared rescue operations over following this week's devastating coal blast after retrieving the bodies of the last two trapped miners whose death lifted the final toll to 301. "The rescue operation was carried out to completion. There...
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said Saturday Bangladesh wants to set an example to the world removing gender gap in decision-making positions. “We’re all aware of the gender gap in decision-making positions around the world. Bangladesh wants to set an...
CHITTAGONG, May 17: Hefajat-e-Islam leaders here Saturday condemned the government move to regulate the country’s Hafezi madrasahs. In a statement, they also demanded the removal of the director general of the Islamic Foundation for his purported involvement in the move...
A teenage boy was found hanging at Boalia Model Police Station in Rajshahi city early Saturday. Although police claimed that Ruhul Amin, 18, son of Najer Ali of Namobhadra area of the city, committed suicide, his family members alleged that...
Speakers at a seminar on Saturday observed that seaweed can play a vital role in meeting growing demand for food and nutrition with the increase of country’s population. The coastal area of Bangladesh has vast potentials of seaweed cultivation and...
NARAYANGANJ: The committee probing the brutal murders of seven people in Narayanganj recorded the statements of 200 people during the third session of the public hearing Saturday. After the hearing at the Shiddhirganj Power House, the chairman of the 7-member...
Family members of a missing ruling party leader and locals on Saturday demanded that he be traced and rescued immediately. The demand was made from a human chain formed at Siddhirganj Power Station. Speaking at the human chain programme, victim’s...
Senior BNP leader Moudud Ahmed warned Saturday there is a possibility of the emergence of fundamentalism if the current political situation cannot be reversed. “I’m telling you as a citizen of the country, not as a politician, a political vacuum...
Trashing the notion that the Awami League (AL) government is more comfortable with Congress government than that of BJP, PM's International Affairs adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi on Saturday hoped they will be able to resolve the outstanding problems with the...
Former RAB-11 commander Tarek Sayeed Mohammad has accused the media of ‘creating’ the allegation that he and his men had taken a bribe of Tk 60 million to kill Narayanganj Councillor Nazrul Islam. The former lieutenant colonel, standing at a...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would go to Japan on a four-day visit from May 25-28, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. During the visit, the Prime Minister will hold a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In addition, Hasina is...
KUSHTIA: The US Ambassador in Dhaka, Dan W. Mozena, after visiting Bheramara sub-station, met local journalists at the Kushtia circuit house Thursday. Referring to the country's flourishing textile sector, the ambassador said, "I want Brand Bangladesh to be the number...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia applied for a machine readable passport (MRP) to the Agargaon passport office Thursday. Khaleda, who had long been using a red passport for holding the portfolios of the prime minister thrice and leader of the opposition...
At least 26 bodies were retrieved from Meghna River in the last 16 hours after an over-crowded launch capsized near Daulatpur Ghat at Munshiganj's Gazaria during storms on Thursday afternoon. ‘MV Miraj-4’, the Sureshwar-bound launch from Dhaka, carrying more than...
The Armed Forces Division (AFD) has given police the green light to arrest the Rab officers suspected of killing seven people in Narayanganj. In a letter sent to Police Headquarters, the AFD said there was no legal barrier to action...
Tokyo stocks fell 1.70 per cent on Friday owing to a stronger yen and following a sell-off on Wall Street. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index eased 242.42 points to 14,055.79 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section...
Chinese shares were down slightly in morning trade on Friday tracking overnight losses on Wall Street and hurt by worries over the domestic economy, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.13 per cent, or 2.58 points, to 2,022.39....
Hong Kong shares slipped 0.56 per cent in the first few minutes of trade on Friday, capping a six-day winning streak, following another sell-off on Wall Street. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 126.95 points to 22,603.91, according to AFP.
Early counting of results in India’s general election put opposition leader Narendra Modi on course for a resounding victory that would hand him a clear mandate for his agenda to revive growth and create jobs. Returns showed Modi’s Bharatiya Janata...
India's stock market jumped more than four per cent to a record high on Friday as election results indicated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi was set to become the country’s next prime minister. The benchmark Bombay Stock Exchange...
Italy’s economy unexpectedly moved back into negative territory in the first quarter due to poor industrial results after barely exiting its worst post-war recession, in a blow for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. The official Istat data agency said on Thursday...
Prices of shares in Seoul stock markets plunged on Friday tracking losses on Wall Street on Thursday. Topix tumbled by 0.43 per cent at the end of trade today, according to AFP.
Six robbers were arrested while feeling after committing robbery in a boat at Sariakandi upazila in Bogra district on Thursday. The arrested are Aminur, 22, son of Torab Sheikh, Aynal Sheikh, 40, son of Maru Sheikh of Charshishua village, Jashim,...
At least seven houses were gutted in a fire at Goalanda upazila in Rajbari district on Thursday. Firefighters and locals said the fire broke out in a house at Sahadat Member Para village around 5:00pm. Affected house owners said the...
The High Court has asked the committee investigating the Narayanganj 7-murder to report progress by June 4. The investigation body, formed at the High Court’s order, filed its primary report on Wednesday and sought a month’s time to finish the...
Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took a big lead as millions of votes polled in the Lok Sabha election were counted on Friday, with the BJP candidates racing ahead of all others in 71 of the 122 constituencies. According...
Only eating breakfast and lunch may be more effective at managing type 2 diabetes than eating smaller, more regular meals, scientists say. Researchers in Prague fed two groups of 27 people the same calorie diet spread over 2 or 6...
The dollar weakened in Asia on Friday following a disappointing batch of data out of the United States and eurozone that led investors out of high risk assets. In midday Tokyo trading, the greenback fetched 101.47 yen, down from 101.57...
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