LAXMIPUR, May 2 (UNB): A young man was shot to death by some miscreants at Karaitala under Sadar Upazila Friday. The deceased was identified as Ripon Hossain, son of Helal Uddin of Baintala village in the Upazila. The victim's father...
Law enforcers arrested 37 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its associate student body Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) Thursday night, reports UNB. In Chapainawabganj, the joint force in its overnight drives arrested 28 activists of Jamaat and ICS from different places in...
Leaders of different left-leaning political parties demanded on Friday that the government take immediate steps to stop forced disappearances and secret killings in the country, reports UNB. They made the call from their separate protest rallies held in front of...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-05-03 00:00:00
The government is likely to fix a target of mobilising Tk 650 billion as income tax for the next fiscal year (FY) by increasing the collection of withholding tax and taking a few new tax measures. The target, if fixed,...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-05-03 00:00:00
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has sought additional funds and time extension for construction of three bridges almost two years after the expiry of the project's tenure, officials said Friday. Government officials said the RHD has sought the extension...
FE Report Two more disappearances, including that of a businessman, took place in the abduction-scared Narayanganj district over the last three days, police said. Two general diaries (GDs) were lodged with Siddhirganj Police Station in connection with the two missing...
Bangladesh's policy is "heavily" influenced by regional powers, especially India, says a US State Department report. The 'Country Reports on Terrorism 2013' says that in the past few years, India-Bangladesh relationship has provided "openings for transnational threats", but the present...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-05-03 00:00:00
Some tougher provisions against illegal hoarding and market syndication are expected to be incorporated in the draft Bangladesh Competition Commission Rules 2014, officials said. Besides, the commission will be empowered to take action against artificial price hike and to restrict...
Bangladesh Navy has launched a fresh search operation for the missing Malaysian passenger aircraft, MH Flight 370, in the Bay of Bengal, following the suggestion by an Australian survey company that the wreckage of a plane might be found in...
The country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to remain close to six per cent at the end of the current fiscal year, though the country witnessed 6.33 per cent growth in the last four fiscal years (2010-2013) on...
Students of Dhaka University's F Rahman Hall have attacked and vandalised the New Market Police Station and injured at least four policemen. Hundreds of students attacked the nearby station on Friday afternoon after four hall-mates were detained from in front...
Nor'wester lashed Pabna, Bhola, Kushtia and Natore districts on Thursday night, leaving an unspecified number of people injured and dwelling houses and standing crops damaged. In Pabna, the storm swept over Sadar and Ishwardi upazilas injuring 30 people and damaging...
Many pro-Russia rebels have been killed, injured and arrested in the Ukrainian government offensive in the eastern city of Sloviansk, interim president Oleksandr Turchynov has said. But, in a statement, he said the operation in the rebel-held city was not...
President Abdul Hamid will return here from Singapore today (Saturday) as his medical check up at Mount Elizabeth Hospital there was completed Friday. "Health check up of President was completed today at Mount Elizabeth Hospital and he will go back...
GAZIPUR, May 2 (UNB): Apparently holding BNP responsible for unleashing the recent secret killings, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday called upon the BNP chief to shun the movement of clandestine attacks and return to the path of normal movement. "Why...
Police in Nigeria have appealed to parents of more than 200 abducted schoolgirls to come forward with photographs of their daughters, reports BBC. The girls were taken from their school in Borno state by suspected Islamist militants more than two...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to carry Hajj pilgrims this year with its own aircraft without taking any wide-bodied aircraft on lease as was in previous years, reports UNB. "Yes, we've decided to carry Hajj pilgrims by our own aircraft,"...
NOAKHALI, May 2 (UNB): A businessman was reportedly abducted by unidentified miscreants from his residence Alaiapur in Begumganj Upazila of the district Friday. Family sources said two motorcyclists called Abul Bashar (45), son of Faiz Ahmed, out of their home...
Customs officials seized 1.5 lakh (150,000) Saudi Riyals from a Singapore-bound passenger at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city, reports BSS. On a tip-off, a team of the officials seized one packet from the passenger M Mojibur Rahman...
Bangladesh has adopted a master plan in the power sector with coal being a dominant source of primary fuel for the country's 50 per cent power generation by 2030, reports UNB. The new strategy for the country's latest "Power System...
The BNP has lent moral support to a general strike called by Narayanganj lawyers for Sunday to protest against the abduction and murder of a colleague and six others, reports bdnews24.com. BNP Spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement...
Announcing that she herself would take to the streets together with people, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Thursday issued an 'organisational red alert' across the country to put up a resistance against killing, abduction and forced disappearance, reports UNB. "It's pointless...
Secretary General of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) Dr Mukhisa Kituyi has said Bangladesh is an increasingly attractive destination for foreign direct investment (FDI). He said the Investment Policy Review (IPR) reflects the desire of Bangladesh to...
A landslide triggered by heavy rain buried large sections of a remote northeastern Afghan village on Friday, killing at least 350 people and leaving more than 2,000 missing. Villagers looked on helplessly and the governor appealed for shovels to help...
US stocks finished higher for the week, even as intensifying concerns over Ukraine partially offset positive sentiment from some strong economic reports and accelerating Wall Street deal-making. All three indices posted increases. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 151.43 (0.93...
A businessman abducted on Thursday night from Narayanganj has been found at Savar's Nabinagar, on the outskirts of Dhaka city. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel rescued Saiful Islam, 35, near the National Memorial around 11:45 pm on Friday. Locals and...
European stock markets ended mixed on Friday with London lifted by strong earnings while other leading European indices shrugged off upbeat economic data and moved lower. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 0.20 per cent to end at 6,822.42 points...
At least 31 people have been killed in a fire as protesters hurled petrol bombs in an official building in Odessa in south-west Ukraine, the interior ministry says. The deaths came as pro-Russian protesters clashed with Ukrainian government supporters in...
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday South Sudan’s president would hold direct talks with the rebel chief to end the brutal civil war, as pressure mounted on the insurgents to attend. After talks in Juba with President...
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