A young man was killed and another injured by a lightning strike at Goalanda in Rajbari on Monday morning. The dead is Farid Sheikh, 30, and the injured Farhad Sheikh, both residents of Mohanganj village at Bera upazila in Pabna...
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Stocks closed lower for the second running session on Monday with turnover remained sluggish as investors continued to sell shares amid cautious trading. The market started with a positive note, but could not sustain. At the end of the session,...
An alleged robber was killed and three other people, including two cops, were injured in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Hasanpur on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Daudkandi upazila in Comilla on Monday. The deceased could not be identified. Abdus Salam,...
President Barack Obama said Monday the United States was poised to unveil fresh sanctions against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, as pro-Kremlin gunmen seized another town in the east. Speaking in the Philippines, Obama said the sanctions would include...
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has registered to stand in next month's presidential election, which he is widely expected to win, parliament speaker Mohammed al-Lahham said on Monday. The June 3 vote will be held despite a raging war that began...
The relatives of a patient vandalised Jessore Medical College Hospital (JMCH) after he died for alleged negligence in treatment. The deceased was identified as Jamshed Ali. Family sources said Jamshed had been admitted to the hospital with severe pain in...
An Egyptian court sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 682 other alleged Islamists to death Monday, a lawyer and prosecutor said, after two brief sessions the defence partly boycotted. The same court in the southern province of Minya also...
Bangladesh cricket coach Shane Jurgensen has resigned following a string of poor performances by the country’s national team. His resignation letter has been received by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) which is believed to have begun its search for a new...
An Egyptian court on Monday banned the that spearheaded the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak and has protested against the current military-installed regime, a judicial official said. The court issued the ruling based on a complaint that accused the group...
Suicide bombers attacked several polling stations and security forces in Iraq on Monday killing at least 18 people and wounding dozens, police said, days before the violence-wracked country holds legislative elections. The polls are the country's first since the departure...
The first-ever meeting under the Trade and Investment Cooperation framework Agreement (Ticfa) between Bangladesh and the USA began in Dhaka on Monday. The Ticfa meeting is reviewing trades and investment between the two countries and the US investment in Bangladesh,...
The 34th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Singer Bangladesh Limited was held at the Spectra Convention Centre at Gulshan in the city today (Monday). Shareholders of the company approved 125 percent dividend (Cash Dividend 100% & Bonus Shares 25%) for...
Microsoft has warned consumers that a vulnerability in its Internet Explorer browser could let hackers gain access and user rights to their computer. The flaw affects Internet Explorer (IE) versions 6 to 11 and Microsoft said it was aware of...
The search for the missing Malaysian plane is entering a "new phase", Australia has announced, after the initial undersea search found nothing. PM Tony Abbott said that "a much larger" area of the ocean floor would now be targeted. But...
The world's first museum dedicated to the 1989 pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square has opened in Hong Kong. Organisers hope in particular to attract visitors from mainland China. The protests are still a taboo topic in mainland China but...
U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc is working on its next move in a potential $100 billion bid battle for Britain's AstraZeneca Plc after having two bids rejected, as deal-making grips the healthcare industry. Pfizer said on Monday it made a $98.9...
Amar Desh Acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman has been indicted in a case filed over non-submission of his wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Dhaka's Third Special Judge's Court on Monday fixed May 28 for the hearing after the indictment....
Asian markets were mostly lower Monday following a negative lead from Wall Street, while tensions in Ukraine added to selling pressure. Traders were awaiting the release later in the week of global manufacturing data as well as earnings reports from...
A Chittagong court on Monday issued an arrest warrant against Hefajat-e Islam nayeb-e-ameer Mufti Izharul Islam in a case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Metropolitan Sessions judge SM Mujibur Rahman issued the order after accepting the chargesheet in the case...
The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of the ‘Metro Rail Bill 2014′ in a bid to give a legal framework to the overall activities, including operations, control and regulations, of the proposed Metro Rail Project. The approval...
European stocks rose on Monday with the pharmaceuticals sector and sterling given a shot in the arm by news of US giant Pfizer's $100-billion merger offer for British rival AstraZeneca. Drugmakers were lifted also by impressive earnings from Germany's Bayer,...
US Congressmen Sander M Levin and George Miller have urged the government of Bangladesh to improve conditions for the country’s workers saying there has been ‘insufficient’ progress in many areas, especially with regard to freedom of association. Levin, ranking member,...
The government will sing a deal on Tuesday with China Huadian Hong Kong Limited to set up a 1320MW coal-fired power plant at Maheshlkali Island in Cox’s Bazar district. According to official sources, the state-owned Power Development Board (PDB) will...
Election to Barisal-5 constituency that fell vacant following the death of Awami League MP Shawkat Hossain Hiron will be held on June 12. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad announced the election schedule at a press conference at the EC...
Accusing the government of committing crimes against humanity, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir asked his party’s leaders and activists to get ready for staging a mass upsurge to force the regime to stop killing, forced disappearance and...
Marcel, a local electrical and electronic goods company, is setting up a factory in Gazipur to manufacture some three lakh television sets in a year. Marcel officials said the construction work of the new manufacturing unit is going on in...
Attacks including a spate of suicide bombings killed 27 soldiers and policemen on Monday as they voted in Iraq's first election since US troops withdrew. The bombings in Baghdad and the north and west raise serious concerns about the security...
The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on 17 firms and 7 Russian officials linked to President Vladimir Putin's inner circle to punish what it said were "provocative acts" in Ukraine. Washington is also tightening licensing requirements for certain hi-tech...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has revoked its ongoing probe into the non-funded part of the much-talked-about Sonali Bank (SB) loan scam as the anti-graft body found it out of its jurisdiction. “Sonali Bank and Bangladesh Bank will conduct probes...
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