President Abdul Hamid underwent an eye check-up Monday at Singapore National Eye Centre in Singapore. Eye specialist of the Centre Dr Ho Ching and Dr Admund Wong conducted the follow-up eye check of the President, according to a message received...
Today (Tuesday) is the April 29. On this day in 1991 a powerful tropical cyclone struck Chittagong region leaving a vast trail of destruction with loss of human lives and damage to properties. People of the coastal regions of southeastern...
A day-long SAARC Finance seminar on "Management of External Sector Openness - South Asian Country Experiences" will be held today (Tuesday) in the city. Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Atiur Rahman will inaugurate the seminar at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel. ...
Chinese stocks were up slightly in morning trade on Tuesday on bargain hunting but fears that upcoming IPOs could cause a share glut capped gains, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.14 per cent, or 2.81 points, to...
Hong Kong stocks rose 0.18 per cent at the open on Tuesday following losses in the previous two sessions, while Wall Street also provided a positive lead. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 39.55 points to 22,172.08 in the first...
Prices of most of the share in South Korea’s stock markets slipped on Tuesday. Seoul’s Kospi was 0.33 per cent lower at the break. Meanwhile, Tokyo stocks were closed today for a public holiday, according to a news agency.
An activist of Jamaat-e-Islami was killed in a ‘shootout’ between his supporters and police at Debhata Upazila in Satkhira on Tuesday morning. The dead ia Sirajul Islam, 45, Kewratala unit Jamaat activist and a resident of Chiledanga village of the...
US stocks pushed higher on Monday even as the West jacked up pressure on Russia with fresh sanctions over Ukraine. About 45 minutes into trade on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 99.51 points (0.61 per cent) at...
An Adelaide-based exploration company believes it may have located the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, 5,000km away from where authorities have been looking. The company, GeoResonance, says its research has identified elements on the ocean floor consistent with material...
The United States imposed new sanctions on allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, prompting Moscow to denounce ‘Cold War’ tactics amid more violence in eastern Ukraine. The move to ban visas and freeze assets of the likes of...
On a 2nd day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 21 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday causing widespread destruction to homes and businesses, according to witnesses...
At leas two people, including a child, were killed and 11 others injured in a head-on collision between a covered van and a human hauler (Leguna) in Gazipur city on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Gita Rani, of Monipur...
Election to Barisal-5 constituency that fell vacant following the death of Awami League MP Shawkat Hossain Hiron will be held on June 12. The Election Commission has announced the election schedule at a press conference at the EC media centre...
A daylong hartal, called for Tuesday by local unit of Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the killing of a Shibir leader in police firing while holding a secret meeting in Kamalnagar area on Sunday, is going on in Satkhira on Tuesday. However, almost...
Police arrested a leader and two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami while they were holding a ‘clandestine meeting’ at Gomastapur Upazila in Chapainawabganj district on Monday afternoon. The arrested are Ekramul Haque, 48, superintendent of Chowdala Dakhil Madrasa and an activist of...
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The prices of most of the stocks on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw negative trend in early hours of trading on Tuesday, the third trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the...
Two activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Rajshahi University (RU) unit were injured in a bomb attack by unidentified miscreants on Tuesday morning. Injured BCL men – Tagar Mohammad Saleh and Masud Hossain – were rushed to Rajshahi Medical...
Asian markets were mixed in edgy trade on Tuesday following a pick-up on Wall Street as investors await key economic news from around the world later in the week. Hong Kong was flat and Shanghai added 0.27 per cent, while...
Plainclothes police in a drive arrested eight alleged inter-district robbers at Goalanda upazila in Rajbari district on Monday. The arrestees, identified as Malat, 45, Monekka, 40, Ershad, 30, Shamim, 28, Naim, 25, Alamin, 24, Sumon, 23, and Sujan, 22, hail...
At least two people were killed as a truck overturned at Badda in the city on Monday night. The deceased were identified as Abdul Mutaleb, 55, hailed from Shariatpur district and Nura-e-Alam, 29, hailed from Thakurgaon district. Police quoting witnesses...
A middle-aged man died and his brother injured from electrocution at Brahmangaon village at Chhatak upazila in Sunamganj district on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Shafiqul Haque, 40, son of Ashak Ali, a resident of the village. Witnesses...
Michael J Delaney, the Assistant US Trade Representative for South Asia, has said Ticfa is a forum where they would identify obstacles towards boosting two-way trade and investment. Ticfa will not be the forum for discussing duty-free market access for...
The US Embassy in Dhaka including its Consular Section will remain closed on Thursday in observance of May Day (Labour Day), a national holiday of Bangladesh. The American Center with the Archer K Blood American Center Library and the EducationUSA...
The government has decided to appoint Maj Gen KM Mominur Rahman as Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Gulf state of Bahrain. Before joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on deputation, Maj Gen Mominur Rahman served in various capacities including executive...
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Stocks declined for the third straight session on Tuesday with turnover dipped below Tk 4.0 billion-mark once again on the prime bourse as investors were reluctant to make fresh investments. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)...
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in Bangladesh has been recognised as the ‘Best Foreign Commercial Bank’ at the ICAMB Best Corporate Awards 2013. Organised by the Institute of Cost and Management Accounts of Bangladesh, the award is one...
A local Jubo League leader was shot dead allegedly by robbers at Hilalpur village at Mostafapur union at Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila on Tuesday. The dead is Nazrul Islam, 37, Science and Technology Affairs Secretary of Jubo League Sadar Upazila unit....
Preparations for the 2016 Rio Olympics are the "worst" ever seen, according to International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates. The Australian said the IOC has taken "unprecedented" action by placing experts in the local organising committee to ensure the Games...
Twelve people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a mortar attack on a technical institute in central Damascus, Syrian state media say. Four mortar shells struck the mainly Shia Shaghour neighbourhood of the city, police told the Sana...
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