Several distinguished citizens have said they have been shocked and frustrated by abduction spree, especially the recent events in Narayanganj. Cultural personality Nasiruddin Yusuf issued the statement in an e-mail on Friday. “We are shocked and angered by the abduction...
Students of Dhaka University’s AF Rahman Hall have attacked New Market Police Station and injured at least four cops and an Ansar member. Several hundred stormed the nearby New Market PS around 3pm on Friday after four hall-mates were detained...
The dollar held steady against the euro on Friday after a mixed US labour report showing robust job growth but a steep fall in unemployment due to a shrinking work force. The dollar briefly spiked higher immediately after the Labour...
A group of people killed a local activist of Jamaat-e-Islami at Debhata Upazila in Satkhira early Saturday. The dead is Aktar Hossain Aku, 48, son of Faizul Islam of Kulia village of the Upazila and an activist of the local...
Joint forces in separate drives arrested 22 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir at Shibganj and Sadar upazilas of Chapainawabganj district on Saturday. Police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) sources said the joint forces conducted a...
At least 78 people were injured in Seoul on Friday when two subway cars collided, although none were thought to be seriously hurt, South Korean media reports said. Other reports put the number of injured as high as 170. YTN...
Police have rescued a businessman, abducted by miscreants for ransom, from Jurain area in the city. Five persons, including two women, have been detained for suspected involvement with the abduction. Md Abdul Hakim, 55, was abducted from in front of...
Bangladesh Coast Guard personnel recovered 41,400 metres of illegal current net worth Tk 1.2 million from Chowdhuryghat in Chandpur town on Friday. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Coast Guard, led by its Sub-lieutenant Jakir Hossain conducted a drive...
Slain councillor and panel mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation Nazrul Islam, whose decomposing body was recovered from Shitalakhya River on Wednesday was laid to eternal rest on Thursday. Following namaz-e-janaza, he was buried at his family graveyard off the Dhaka-Chittagong...
Eight people were killed and 14 others injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Lalmonirhat, Sunamganj and Panchagarh districts on Thursday. Among them, four people were killed in Lalmonirhat, three in Sunamganj and one in Panchagarh. In Lalmonirhat, four...
Tokyo stocks slipped 0.23 per cent on Friday morning after a mixed session on Wall Street as investors await a US jobs report later in the day. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index eased 33.48 points to 14,451.65 by the break,...
London's stock market rose to two-month highs on Thursday on upbeat British company results. FTSE 100 index of top companies rose 0.43 per cent to close at 6,808.87 points after reaching a two-month intraday high at 6,811.64. Most of Europe’s...
US stocks on Thursday moved mostly lower in early trade following mixed corporate earnings and economic data. About 40 minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 15.57 (0.09 per cent) to 16,565.27, retreating slightly from an all-time high...
After brief shower in the city and storms accompanied by rain in many places of Dhaka division and several northern and eastern districts, the city dwellers are likely to experience light rain in the next several hours ending this (Friday)...
Ford Motor has tapped Mark Fields as chief executive, accelerating a leadership transition as it aims to capitalise on momentum from a turnaround chartered by outgoing chief Alan Mulally. Fields, 53, will take reins from Mulally, 68, on July 1,...
Storm has left a septuagenarian man dead and several other people injured at different villages in different upazilas of Rajshahi district. Abu Taher, 75, was killed when a tree collapsed on him during a nor’wester that swept Rajshahi city and...
A calm has descended on Narayanganj following burial of slain Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) panel mayor Nazrul Islam after his two namaj-e-janaza (funeral prayers). Nazrul's 2nd namaz-e-janaza was at Siddhirganj in Narayanganj on Thursday afternoon. After the 2nd janaza, hundreds...
Members of Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested a man along with 23 bottles of Phensidyl at Tenulia upazila in Panchagarh district on Thursday. The arrested is Mohammad Mizan, 28, son of Aftabuddin of Dighalgram of the upazila. DB police...
Police in a drive arrested nine local leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from a meeting allegedly they were holding secretly at Srinagar upazila in Munshiganj district on Thursday night. The arrested are MA Malek, 54, acting secretary of Srinagar upazila...
A young man was shot to death by unknown miscreants at Sadar Upazila in Lakshmipur district on Friday. The dead is Ripon Hossain, son of Helal Uddin of Baintala village. The victim’s father said Ripon had gone out of his...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel seized 61,000 pieces of Yaba tablet at Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar district on Friday. Abujar Al Zahid, commanding officer of BGB-42, said being tipped off, a BGB team conducted a raid at Naitongpara at...
Hong Kong stocks climbed 0.54 per cent on Friday as investors returned from the May Day holiday to data showing a pick-up in Chinese manufacturing activity in April. The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 119.34 points to 22,253.31 by the...
Amidst prevailing heat over the recent spate of abduction and killings in Narayanganj district, miscreants have kidnapped a businessman for ransom in Narayanganj city. The victim, Saiful Islam, 35, was reportedly kidnapped on Thursday from Sanarpar Bus Stand in Siddhirganj...
Ukrainian forces attacked the rebel-held city of Slaviansk before dawn on Friday and pro-Russia separatists shot down at least one attack helicopter, killing a pilot, in a sharp escalation of the conflict. Describing the use of anti-aircraft missiles as proof...
Asia's markets were mixed on Friday as dealers returned from the May Day break to healthy manufacturing data from the United States and China as well as an upbeat assessment of the US economy. Traders were keeping an eye on...
British Foreign Secretary William Hague has lauded Bangladesh for endorsing the global declaration that calls countries to commit to end sexual violence in conflict. Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali earlier in a letter to the Foreign Secretary conveyed Bangladesh’s...
Police arrested nine abductors and rescued three abductees in separate places of Tangail district on Wednesday and Thursday. Sub-inspector of Detective Branch of Police Chandan Kumer Chakravarty said Mobarak Hossain, hail from Dhanbari uapzila of Tangail and a garment worker,...
Two policemen have been arrested for the alleged kidnapping of an NGO official and extortion in Kurigram district. Maidul Islam, 40, was abducted on Wednesday evening. His younger brother ‘Liton’ filed an extortion case with the Kurigram Sadar Police on...
At least 18 people, including 11 children, have been killed in two suicide bombings in the Syrian province of Hama, state media has reported. It said the "terrorist explosions" took place in Jibrin - north-east of Hama city - and...
North Korea is suffering from its worst spring drought in more than three decades, threatening thousands of acres of staple crops, state media said Friday. "Severe drought" has been reported across the country, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)...
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