Bangladesh Medical Association has called an hour's ‘work stoppage’ on Wednesday and Thursday in all health facilities to what the national body of the physicians said protest recent attacks on doctors. Secretary General Dr M Iqbal Arslan on Monday said...
Russia on Monday ruled out holding new international talks on Ukraine, saying that a solution to the crisis could only be found through direct dialogue between Kiev and the separatists. "Holding another four-way meeting makes little sense," Foreign Minister Sergei...
Russia on Monday ruled out holding new international talks on Ukraine, saying that a solution to the crisis could only be found through direct dialogue between Kiev and the separatists. "Holding another four-way meeting makes little sense," Foreign Minister Sergei...
Taiwan's sole aircraft maker AIDC was given the green light to list on the local stock exchange Monday, as part of a government drive to privatise large state-owned enterprises. The application for Aerospace Industrial Development Corp to begin trading shares...
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde warned in a German newspaper interview Monday that the Ukraine crisis could have "severe" economic consequences for other countries. Lagarde also told the Handelsblatt business daily that a 17-billion-dollar aid package granted to Ukraine...
Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman seen, among others, at the launching ceremony of ‘report on CSR in Bangladesh 2014-Sustainability for a better future’ held in a city hotel Sunday. CSR Centre and City Bank Ltd jointly arranged the event.
The trial of Mufti Izaharul Islam Chowdhury in a case over failing to submit his wealth statement has started. Judge SM Mojibur Rahman of Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court, Chittagong, and Special Tribunal-1 on Monday framed charges against Mufti Izahar in...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued a warrant of arrest against former Jatiya Party (JP) leader Abdul Jabbar. The ICT-1 headed by Justice M Enayetur Rahim took war crimes charges against Jabbar into cognisance and issued the order on...
Kabul's international airport came under attack on Monday as the Taliban announced the start of their annual summer offensive. Two rockets hit the airport but did not cause any casualties. There were also attacks on the US airbase in Bagram,...
Boko Haram released a new video on Monday claiming to show the missing Nigerian schoolgirls, alleging the teenagers had converted to Islam and would not be released until all militant prisoners were freed. The group's leader, Abubakar Shekau, speaks on...
Mozilla has said it will test a plan that puts ads and sponsored content on the boxes that appear when Firefox users launch a new tab on the browser. Firefox displays nine boxes or "tiles" showing screenshots of the websites...
BNP acting Secretary General Mira Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has defended his party chairperson’s demand for disbanding Rapid Action Battalion (Rab). He claimed that Rab is not giving security (to people) and there is no need for keeping this force. “So...
A meeting of the Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) will be held on Wednesday at the Prime Minister's official residence Ganobhaban. The meeting will begin at 7 pm with Awami League President Sheikh Hasina in the chair, said a...
The cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of the Bangladesh Bridge Authority Bill, 2014 keeping a provision for constituting a governing body headed by the Communications Minister to supervise the activities of the bridge authority. The approval was...
The public hearing on the brutal killings of seven people after their abductions began at the Circuit House in Narayanganj on Monday. The seven-member probe body formed to investigate law enforcers’ alleged involvement in the Narayanganj seven-murder started recording of...
The public hearing on the brutal killings of seven people after their abductions began at the Circuit House in Narayanganj on Monday. The seven-member probe body formed to investigate law enforcers’ alleged involvement in the Narayanganj seven-murder started recording of...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) will interrogate former Housing and Public Works secretary Dr Khondaker Showkat Hossain again on May 20 for allegedly taking government plots abusing power. The ACC will also question former joint secretary Nazmul Hye, joint secretary...
The visiting Chinese Air Chief Marshal, General Xu Qiliang, called on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Monday. During the meeting, General Xu Qiliang said the purpose of his visit to Bangladesh is to promote friendship and cooperation between the...
Voters headed to the polls Monday in the climax of India's marathon election, with frontrunner Narendra Modi seeking a crowning victory in the holy city of Varanasi for his right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party. Modi was standing as a candidate in...
State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday said the three officials of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), sacked for their alleged involvement in Narayanganj seven murders, will be arrested any time in compliance with the High Court order. “The...
The government can earn additional revenue of Tk 25,000 crore in a fiscal by raising tax on tobacco products to 70 percent, which will also help cut tobacco use in the country, according to experts. “Additional revenue of Tk 25,000...
Alcohol kills 3.3 million people worldwide each year, more than AIDS, tuberculosis and violence combined, the World Health Organization said Monday, warning that booze consumption was on the rise. Including drink driving, alcohol-induced violence and abuse, and a multitude of...
Polls closed on Monday after the final phase of voting in India's marathon general election which is expected to bring Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist opposition Bharatiya Janata Party to power. Voting took place in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar...
A Dhaka court on Monday extended until June 17 the bail of four BNP leaders, including its acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a policeman killing case. Metropolitan Magistrate Muhammad Anwar Sadat passed the order when they sought...
The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations will be published on May 17 (Saturday). “Yes, the results of SSC and its equivalent examinations will be published on May 17,” senior information officer of the...
BNP chairperson will exchange greetings with members of the Buddhist community Monday night on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. Khaleda Zia, also a former prime minister, will gave the Buddhist community a reception at her Gulshan office at 8:30pm on...
The cabinet committee on public procurement on Monday approved a proposal for hiring a Malaysian firm to produce 1.0 million machine readable passports (MRPs) for the Bangladeshi workers living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). At its 6th meeting, the...
Indian voters have swung massively behind Narendra Modi's right-wing opposition Bharatiya Janata Party which may be able to secure a parliamentary majority with existing allies, exit polls indicated Monday. The BJP was forecast to win 249 of the 543 seats...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday sought Chinese cooperation in Bangladesh’s bid to become a developed and prosperous nation by 2041. The premier’s request came when 15-member delegation of Chinese armed forces led by Air Chief Marshal Xu Qiliang called...
Airtel Bangladesh Limited has launched a new SIM focusing on internet offers called Airtel Internet SIM. Airtel customers will now be able to avail of 500 per cent bonus on various 3G internet packs by using this SIM. This new...
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