The Ukrainian government says it has regained control of the city hall in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, from pro-Russian separatists. Several people are said to have been hurt during the overnight operation in the city, where three pro-Russian protesters were recently...
Dutch food and cosmetics giant Unilever on Thursday posted a first-quarter drop in sales down 6.3 percent which it blamed on unfavourable currency exchange rates. Turnover totalled $15.7 billion, weighed down by a negative currency impact of 8.9 percent, the...
Sudan called on Thursday for an investigation into the "assassination" of its nationals in a South Sudan oil town, where the UN has accused rebels of killing hundreds of civilians. "The foreign ministry condemns assassination of the Sudanese nationals in...
An Afghan policeman opened fire Thursday on staff at a Kabul hospital run by a US charity, killing three Americans in the latest deadly attack targeting foreign civilians in the city. The gunman was injured in the incident outside the...
Up to five pro-Kremlin rebels were killed in the Ukrainian military's operation on Thursday to dislodge the militants from the eastern town of Slavyansk, the interior ministry said. "During the clashes, up to five terrorists were eliminated," it said in...
The Dhaka City Corporation (South) has opened Dhanmondi-8 playground to all. It hung a notice on Thursday saying that no one will be restricted from entering the field. The field was the cause of an intense row between Sheikh Jamal...
The Government of Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday signed a $250 million loan agreement to improve surface water supply system in Dhaka city. Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Mohammad Mejbahuddin and Kazuhiko Higuchi, Country Director for...
Bangladesh has been elected as member of the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef)’s executive board for the next three years. The foreign ministry said the membership was announced on Wednesday after UN member states voted Bangladesh unanimously. Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative...
A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal was hacked to death over land dispute at Haidarpur village in Atgharia upazila on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Ripon Hossain, 30, vice-president of Sadar upazila Sramik Dal and son of...
The government is considering mandatory insurance coverage for readymade garment workers, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said. She said this to International Labour Organisation (ILO) Deputy Director General for Field Operations and Partnerships Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo when the latter called...
An air strike on a market on Thursday killed at least 21 people, including three children, in a village of the north Syrian province of Aleppo, a monitoring group said. The deadly raid comes amid a massive aerial offensive targeting...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday invited Uzbek entrepreneurs to set up agri-equipment and transport manufacturing industries in Bangladesh, assuring them of her government’s all-out support. The Prime Minister said this when visiting Uzbek Minister for Foreign Economic Relations and...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed a case against a female official of Rajuk (Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha) on graft charges. ACC deputy director Harunur Rashid filed the case with Raman Police Station in the capital, ACC public relations...
Temperature in Dhaka Thursday recorded at 40.2 degree celsius, the highest in the month of April in 54 years, according to a private TV channel.The city is already experiencing outrageous hot spell for the last few days.
The Pakistani military attacked Taliban hideouts in the lawless tribal northwest with fighter jets and ground forces on Thursday and killed at least 16 suspected militants, officials said. It was the first time the military is known to have used...
US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan W Mozena on Thursday said restoration of the Generalised System of Preference (GSP) will be included in the agenda of discussion in the upcoming meeting of the Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA) next...
Oil prices rebounded on Thursday as heightened tensions in Ukraine overshadowed data showing US commercial crude inventories reaching an all-time high, analysts said. New York's West Texas Intermediate for delivery in June, rose 24 cents to $101.68 a barrel. Brent...
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said a taskforce has been formed to resolve transport sector problems, including traffic jam and road accidents, in Dhaka city. Talking to reporters after a meeting of the Road Transport Advisory Committee at his...
Expressing his annoyance with the Power Ministry, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday said it can’t be acceptable that with the increased production capacity of 11,000 MW, demand for 6600 MW of power can’t be met. He also raised objection...
Talks between the United States and Japan on a Pacific Rim trade pact have halted for now without any resolution in sight, spoiling plans for a showcase deal during President Barack Obama's visit to Tokyo. Economy minister Akira Amari, Japan's...
The by-election to 99 vacant posts of 97 Union Parishads (Ups) will be held on May 27. The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday issued a notification declaring the schedule of the by-polls in 97 Union Parishads across the country’s 46...
The deadline for the submission of nomination papers in 14 upazila parishads across the country’s 10 districts expired at 5 pm on Thursday. The Election Commission on April 16 announced the election schedule for the upazilas fixing the voting for...
Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah retained a clear lead in the latest Afghan presidential election results released Thursday, but he remained below the threshold needed for a decisive first-round victory. Abdullah has secured 43.8 percent of the vote, with his...
Social networking giant Facebook has reported profits of $642m during the first quarter of 2014, beating analyst expectations. The firm said that a surge in mobile advertising helped push revenues 72% higher, to $2.5bn in the January-to-March period. Mobile now...
Scores of Nepalese guides and foreign climbers on Mount Everest packed up Thursday, loading supplies onto yaks and booking helicopters, with the climbing season increasingly in doubt after an avalanche killed 16 people last week. Expeditions prepared to leave shortly...
Dhaka University Alumni Association (DUAA) and National Credit and Commerce Bank (NCC) singed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday for installing a gate named “Freedom and Democracy” at the university entrance at Nilkhet area. President of DUAA Raquibuddin Ahmed...
Noting that Rana Plaza incident is tantamount to a massacre, BNP on Thursday accused the government of misusing the huge fund raised for helping the victims’ family members. “We know Rana Plaza owner is an Awami League leader. We also...
Jatiya Party (JP) former secretary general ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader was admitted to a city hospital as he suddenly fell sick on Thursday. Howlader’s personal assistant Jasim Uddin told reporters that the Jatiya Party leader was admitted to United Hospital....
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