Europe's main stock markets nudged higher at the start of trading on Tuesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.20 per cent at 6,865.56 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 edged up 0.05% to 9,751.05 and the Paris CAC 40 grew...
BlackBerry has launched a new low-cost phone "exclusively for Indonesia", one of the few markets where it is still a key player. The BlackBerry Z3, Jakarta Edition will go on sale from 15 May for 2,199,000 Indonesia rupiah ($191). It...
Unidentified miscreants killed a young man at Akkelpur in Joypurhat district and dumped the body near his house at some time between Monday evening and early Tuesday. Locals found the body of Sahadul Islam Bholla, 28, lying next to his...
China's yuan will one day compete for a place alongside the mighty dollar as a reserve currency hoarded by central banks, analysts said, as US Treasury chief Jacob Lew urged faster reform on a visit to Beijing. Communist authorities tightly...
Treasurer Joe Hockey called on all Australians to help mend the country's finances Tuesday, declaring the "age of entitlement" over as he announced a temporary tax on high income earners and plans to lift the pension age to 70. The...
India's triumphant right-wing opposition said Tuesday it was headed for a decisive majority in the world's biggest election after exit polls showed its hardline leader Narendra Modi closing in on victory. Stock markets surged to record highs on hopes of...
Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) accorded a reception to the ministers, deputy ministers and members of parliament (MPs) involved with insurance sector Monday. Finance Minister AMA Muhith was the chief guest on the occasion. BIA president Sheikh Kabir Hossain presided, according...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to file a case against nine people, including three BRAC officials, for allegedly swindling out about Tk 5 million from the NGO. The Commission at a recent meeting gave approval for filing a...
For the first time, a woman will command a UN peacekeeping force, after Norway's Major General Kristin Lund was appointed to lead troops in Cyprus. Maj Gen Lund, 55, has a distinguished military career going back 34 years and including...
Growth is weakening in major emerging economies, the OECD said on Tuesday, while the recovery in the eurozone remains on track despite some signs of a slowdown in Germany. The OECD index of composite leading indicators (CLI) showed that growth...
Police have arrested a local leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir in Chittagong. A team of police conducted a drive in the port city’s Bakaliya area on Tuesday early morning and held Nazmul Islam, 23, organising secretary of Shibir’s Bakaliya unit....
The US has revealed it is flying manned surveillance missions over Nigeria to try to find more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. The US is also sharing commercial satellite imagery with the Nigerian government,...
A journalist came under attack allegedly by a doctor and his cohorts at Sikder Medical College and Hospital in the city on Tuesday. The victim was identified as Shishir Morol, a special correspondent of Bangla daily ‘Prothom Alo’. He came...
Qatar, one of the richest Gulf States, has expressed interest to invest in Bangladesh's energy sector and building LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal. Qatar Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani conveyed it to Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed,...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has demanded that the perpetrators of Narayanganj seven-murder be arrested by Tuesday. She also renewed her demand to disband Rapid Action Battalion (Rab). “We’ve come to know Rab has sent Nur Hossain to India. They’re helping...
Two foreign mountaineers have returned to Everest after a deadly avalanche effectively ended the climbing season, flying by helicopter partway up the peak before starting their ascents, an official said Tuesday. The female climbers, from the United States and China,...
Saudi Arabia\'s Foreign Minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, said on Tuesday Riyadh had invited Iran\'s foreign minister to visit the kingdom. \"We sent an invitation to the foreign minister to visit Saudi Arabia, but this intention to visit has not become...
Two people were killed and 10 others injured in a clash between supporters of two brothers over a land dispute at Patikapara village in Kaliganj upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased were identified as Abul Kashem, 65, son of late...
Three policemen, including a sub-inspector of Terokhada Police Station, were closed to the District Police Lines on Tuesday on charge of realising extortion from the family of a Rana Plaza victim. Locals said Abdul Kuddus Mollah of Bhabanipur village received...
Two left parties will hold joint rallies in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Wednesday to protest against terrorist acts. Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Socialist Party of Bangladesh (SPB) will observe May 14 as Anti-terrorism Agitation Day,...
LAXMIPUR: Family members of a Jubo Dal leader who was shot dead by Rab members last year blamed Tuesday former Rab-11 commanding officer Lt Col Tarek Sayeed Mahmud for the murder and demanded his trial in this connection. Speaking at...
BOGRA: Police in their overnight drive arrested 21 activists of the BNP-led 19-party alliance from different parts of the district. Faizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said law enforcers arrested them during their drives from Monday night to Tuesday...
President Abdul Hamid called for consolidating the country’s communal harmony to promote peace and prosperity. “Bangladesh is a country of communal harmony. I expect that countrymen irrespective of religions and opinions will play proper role in national development by maintaining...
NEW DELHI: President of India Pranab Mukherjee has been doing the groundwork in preparation for a new Lok Sabha, holding meetings with legal and constitutional experts. According to Indian constitution, if a party or alliance get a clear majority, the...
Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist Community, was observed in the country Tuesday. Buddha Purnima is a festival that marks Gautam Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death. It falls on the day of the full moon in May,...
Visiting Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress Yan Junqi met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Tuesday night. The nearly 40-minute meeting that began around 8pm was held at the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office, according to a...
LONDON: Europe's main stock markets rose Tuesday with Frankfurt's DAX 30 gaining 0.54 per cent to finish at a record close of 9,754.43 points. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies climbed 0.31 per cent to 6,873.08 points and the...
RANGPUR, May 12 (BSS): The Taka 288.3 million second phase of the special Employment Generation Project for the Poorest (EGPP) continues successfully creating huge jobs for the poor in the district. Earlier, work on the project has begun from April...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, May 12 (BSS): Four persons - two children and two women were killed by thunderbolt in Shibganj and Nachol upazila of the district on Sunday night. The victims were Razia Khatun 10, daughter of Rozbul Haque of Gazipur village,...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-13 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, May 12: Academic as well as administrative activities are greatly being hampered for lack of creation of posts in Jhenidah Institute of Health and Technology (IHT). Jhenidah IHT started its journey with 9 students in the department of Laboratory...
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