South Korea's Seoul stock exchange was 0.30 per cent lower at break on Friday despite positive lead from the Wall Street, according to AFP.
European stock markets closed on an upbeat note on Thursday as traders reacted to a string of earnings updates, data pointing to further easing of eurozone economic strains, and fresh takeover speculation. Stock indices got a boost from well-received profits...
US stocks Thursday finished mostly higher as concerns about rising tensions in Ukraine cast shadows over largely positive earnings results from Apple and other large companies. The Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 21.37 points (0.52 percent) to 4,148.34. The tech-rich index...
Two youths, detained under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act in Chittagong city for allegedly inciting religious hatred, have been granted bail. They are likely to be freed on Friday. Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinees Kazi Mahmudur Rahman Raihan...
World Malaria Day today (Friday). The day is being observed across the globe by the UN and different organisatons and institutions. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is marking the day with various programmes. On the eve of the day, WHO...
Describing information and communication technology (ICT) as a weapon of mass liberation, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu has underscored the need for using it in the public interest. “Like all technologies, unless it is used in the public interest, it...
Members of Customs Intelligence arrested a man and recovered 28 gold bars from his possession at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Friday. Sources at the airport said, Md Abdul Latif, a Bangladeshi national, came here from Dubai by an...
Rail communications on the Chandpur-Laksam, Chandpur-Comilla and Chandpur-Chittagong routes, which remained suspended following derailment of a freight train at Hajiganj upazila in Chandpur district, resumed after 31 hours on Friday. Bangladesh Railway (BR) sources said 12 bogies of the Chandpur-bound...
A local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami was injured in a ‘gunfight’ between police and his associates at Ashashuni upazila in Satkhira district on Friday. The victim was identified as Kabir Hossain, president of No. 4 Ward of Shobhanli Union Parishad and...
A woman was killed as her sari got entangled in a shallow water pump at Sarsa Upazila in Jessore district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Halima Khatun, 40, a female peasant and wife of late Abdus Sobhan of...
The White House is considering small steps in the near term to ease the threat of deportation for some undocumented immigrants, but advocates in communication with the administration expect President Barack Obama to make bigger changes later in the year....
The euro edged up in Asia on Friday, adding to gains in New York after a survey of German business confidence beat forecasts, while the dollar was a touch higher against the yen. The single currency bought $1.3833 and 141.66...
The Dhaka City Corporation (South) has opened Dhanmondi-8 playground to all. It hung several notices at the ground at the weekend saying that no one will be restricted from entering it. The field was the cause of an intense row...
Asian markets were mixed on Friday, with another upbeat lead from Wall Street overshadowed by concerns about the Ukraine crisis. Tokyo added 0.77 per cent and Sydney was up 0.24% but Hong Kong dipped 0.55%, Seoul was 0.30% lower and...
President Md Abdul Hamid will leave for Singapore on Saturday for a regular health check-up. His Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said the President will fly out of Dhaka on a regular Singapore Airlines flight on Saturday night. It will be...
US President Barack Obama wrapped up a state visit to Japan on Friday during which he assured America’s ally that Washington would come to its defense, but failed to clinch a trade deal key his ‘pivot’ to Asia and to...
A housewife was burnt to death in a fire that broke out at a house in Bhanga upazila in Faridpur district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Durga Rani Biswas, 40, wife of Ananda Biswas of Suadi village. Nazmul...
As the mercury has been rising day by day and a hot spell sweeping the country disrupting life since the onset of summer nearly 12 days back, people are becoming sick. With no rain in the last fortnight, the sweltering...
US Senator Robert Menendez has urged the Bangladesh government and BGMEA to take steps to end the ‘suppression’ of fledgling unions to help keep ‘Made in Bangladesh’ brand shining globally. “If the BGMEA and the government do not take immediate...
A 7-member delegation of German Parliamentary Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development arrives in Dhaka on Saturday on a five-day visit to assess the situation in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector. One year after the collapse of ‘Rana Plaza’ at...
The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is likely to drag on for years, a senior US defense official told Reuters on Friday, as an underwater search for any trace of the plane’s wreckage off west Australia appeared to...
Rating agency Standard and Poor’s on Friday maintained its rating for France at “AA” with a stable outlook, welcoming a raft of new reforms but warning that targets were unduly optimistic. “In our view, the French government has shifted toward...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a young man along with three firearms and four rounds of bullet at Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj district early Friday. The arrested was identified as Bachchu Mia, 25, son of Kalu Mia of...
A parliamentary committee will investigate allegations of less gold being used in the crests to honour foreign friends of Bangladesh’s Liberation War. A three-strong sub-committee has been formed at a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for the Ministry of...
US Secretary of State John Kerry has accused Russia of \"distraction, deception and destabilisation\" in eastern Ukraine. In a strongly worded statement, he called on Moscow to help defuse the crisis there or face further sanctions. Earlier, Russia called on...
US Secretary of State John Kerry has accused Russia of \"distraction, deception and destabilisation\" in eastern Ukraine. In a strongly worded statement, he called on Moscow to help defuse the crisis there or face further sanctions. Earlier, Russia called on...
Thailand\'s government is to ask the army to deploy more troops in the capital, Bangkok, as fears mount that the country\'s lengthy political crisis could move into a more violent phase. Surapong Tovichakchaikul, a deputy prime minister, voiced concern on...
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) is likely to approve $67.33 million for Bangladesh in June this year for a proposed 1490-metre long PC girder bridge over the Teesta River at Sundarganj upazila in Gaibandha district. The bridge is expected...
A Ukrainian military helicopter exploded at a base near the eastern town of Kramatorsk on Friday after being hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, officials in Kiev said. "An army Mi-8 helicopter has exploded at the Kramatorsk aerodrome," the defence ministry...
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