Police have seized all movable property, a loaded gun and some exotic birds in a raid on the house of Narayanganj City Corporation’s Ward 4 Councillor Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the 7-murder case, following a court order. Police...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has congratulated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi, who is all set to become India’s next prime minister, as his party and its allies are on course for resounding victory in the Lok Sabha elections....
Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance is leading in 309 constituencies out of 543 being contested while the ruling Congress party alliance was ahead in just 72 in India’s Lok Sabha elections, according to NDTV news. Earlier Reuters reported...
A woman allegedly committed suicide after killing her two children following a family feud at Medda Pirbari in Brahmanbaria town on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Nargis, 35, her son Saki, 5 and daughter Tarin, 8. Police said Nargis...
Asian stocks were mixed on Friday following another sell-off on Wall Street and worse-than-expected eurozone data. Tokyo fell 1.41 per cent, or 201.62 points, to finish at 14,096.59 owing to a stronger yen and Sydney eased 0.58 per cent, or...
President Barack Obama has renewed sanctions against Myanmar even though he said it had made some progress on reforms. Obama, who made a groundbreaking visit to Myanmar in 2012, announced the renewal Thursday in a letter to Congress. The sanctions...
West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress was ahead in 15 of the 24 seats latest trends for which were available in the Lok Sabha polls in the state. The Communist Party of India-Marxist, which spearheads the opposition Left Front, was way...
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena on Friday expressed his deep shock at the loss of lives in launch MV Miraj–4 sinking in Meghna River in Munshiganj. “On behalf of everyone at the US Embassy, I offer my sympathies...
India’s governing Congress party has admitted defeat as early election results give a strong lead to the main opposition BJP. One senior Congress leader, Rajeev Shukla, said: “We accept defeat. We are ready to sit in the opposition.” There were...
The UN has warned of an "alarming deterioration" in human rights in eastern Ukraine, where separatists are fighting security forces. It also found "serious problems" of harassment and persecution of ethnic Tatars in Crimea, the mainly ethnic Russian region Moscow...
A farmer was stabbed to death allegedly by his rivals at Shailakupa upazila in Jhenidah district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Bisharat Ali Sheikh, 60, son of Adil Uddin Sheikh of the village. Police said a scuffle took...
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) arranged a dialogue on Political Parties and Democracy in Bangladesh tomorrow (Saturday) at 10.00 am at the BRAC Centre Inn Auditorium in the city. Tofail Ahmed, MP, Minister for Commerce, Government of Bangladesh has kindly...
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has greeted Narendra Modi, India’s likely next prime minister, after his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and allies sweep the 16th Lok Sabha polls. In a statement on Friday, Jamaat’s acting chief Maqbul Ahmed said his party wants...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday greeted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi as his party is on course of a landslide victory in the Indian national election. PM’s special assistant Mahbubul Hoque Shakil said that the...
The results of this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations will be published tomorrow (Saturday). Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid will formally hand over the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at 10:00am on the day. Later,...
A Russian rocket carrying its most advanced communication satellite to date fell back to Earth minutes after lift-off on Friday in the latest blow to the country's once-proud space industry. Space officials said the Proton's control engine failed 545 seconds...
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday said he would tender his resignation to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, saying he takes ‘full responsibility’ for the party’s electoral defeat in the north-eastern state. With counting trends of votes cast in parliamentary...
The BNP has hoped the new government in Delhi will take initiatives to solve outstanding bilateral issues like the sharing of Teesta waters and the ending of the saga of border killings. Pro-business Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi is set to...
China Southern Airlines, which has the biggest fleet of aircraft in China, ordered on Friday 80 medium-haul Airbus A320 planes with a list value of $7.9 billion, Airbus said. The deal, worth a headline equivalent of 5.8 billion euros, is...
Europe needs an energy union to safeguard its independence and competitiveness, a top EU official said on Friday as the threat of a Russian gas cut hung over some member states. "We need a European Energy Union to regain our...
India’s pro-business Opposition candidate Narendra Modi will be the next prime minister of the South Asia’s biggest country, with counting trends showing the Hindu nationalist and his party headed for a sweeping victory in the 16th Lok Sabha elections. Modi’s...
Oil prices advanced Friday as the market won support from the ongoing Ukraine crisis and upbeat data in the United States, which is the world's top crude consumer. Brent North Sea crude for July rose 28 cents to trade at...
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon on Friday urged the private sector to come up with a greater investment for developing exclusive tourism zones jointly with the government. He said the government has already identified some exclusive tourism...
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad and Secretary General Ziauddin Bablu on Friday greeted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and his party as the BJP-led alliance is on its course for an absolute majority in the Indian...
The Economic Relations Division (ERD) is likely to frame an online system by the year-end, aiming to strengthen transparency and effectiveness of aid management in Bangladesh for both the government and the development partners through tracking incoming aid flows. The...
The ruling Awami League and its associate bodies and organisations will observe Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 33rd Homecoming Day on Saturday. On this day in 1981, Hasina, who was newly elected as AL president, returned home from India after nearly...
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called India's Narendra Modi on Friday to congratulate him on his party's landslide general election win. A statement from Sharif's office said he spoke to Modi, leader of the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to...
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran on Friday said Bangladesh and India should work unitedly as they need to grow and prosper together as next door neighbours. “The relations between Bangladesh and India will continue to grow further in...
BNP will stage demonstrations in the city on Saturday protesting the denial of permission for holding the party’s scheduled rally at Jatrabari. BNP standing committee member Tariqul Islam announced the programme at a press briefing at the party’s Nayapaltan central...
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