Climbing to the roof of the world is becoming less predictable and possibly more dangerous, scientists say, as climate change brings warmer temperatures that may eat through the ice and snow on Mount Everest. Nepal was left reeling when a...
A closely-watched survey has found business activity across the 18-country eurozone running at a three-year high, in perhaps the clearest sign yet that the economic recovery is gaining momentum. Analysts say Wednesday's positive data could take some of the pressure...
President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday underscored the need for united efforts so that higher educational institutions cannot turn into profit-making business entities. “We’ve to keep in mind that higher educational institutions must not become profit-making business entities in any way....
Thousands of mourners paid tearful respects Wednesday at a temporary memorial to the hundreds of student victims of South Korea's ferry disaster, as the grim search for bodies entered a second week. The confirmed death toll stood at 150, but...
The Syrian foreign ministry on Wednesday accused the United Nations and UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi of obstructing the Geneva II peace process aimed at ending the country's three-year conflict. "The UN and its envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who has taken...
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the work on the Elevated Expressway will start by June. The Minister said this while addressing the biannual meeting of Bangladesh Road Transports Association at Engineers’ Institute in the city. Quader said the...
The Asian development Bank (ADB) will provide $250 million to Bangladesh for ‘Dhaka Environmentally Sustainable Water Supply’ to increase supply of surface water in the capital. Economic Relations Division (ERD) secretary Md Mejbahuddin and ADB new country director Kazuhiko Higuchi...
Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have announced a reconciliation deal after a meeting in the Gaza Strip. They have agreed to begin negotiations to form a unity government within the coming weeks. It comes as peace talks between the...
Criticising the mindset of ministers and MPs in undertaking development programmes prioritising their respective areas or homes, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said development plans should be taken considering the highest benefit of the common people at the low cost, according...
Water levels in the mercurial Teesta river have dramatically risen and fallen with a span of a few hours. On Wednesday, the water level dropped by almost half of what it was after showing a sharp rise on Tuesday. The...
Loadshedding in the capital and elsewhere in the country has been rising following the closure of operation, due to a fire incident, of Meghnaghat 450 MW combined cycle power plant. All the three units of the plant had to be...
An indefinite strike called by the intern doctors of Sir Salimullah Medical College and Hospital ( Mitford Hospital) entered third day Wednesday. The interns did not join work and formed a human chain near the hospital building around noon Wednesday,...
A Bangladeshi designer has won the competition in designing logo of Forum of Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA). The winner Taufique Elahi received a cheque of Tk .30 million from Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad at a...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Wednesday laid emphasis on regular exchange of high-level official visit and trade delegations between Bangladesh and Austria to strengthen trade ties. He said Austria could import ceramic products, pharmaceuticals, bicycles and...
Private mobile phone operator Robi Axiata Limited has recently launched the Robi Internet Card for its valued subscribers. The Data Internet Card is a Data on scratch card and is available at all Robi retail outlets across Bangladesh. Using the...
Interns at Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital called off their strike on Wednesday night. The interns made the announcement around 8:15pm following the intervention of local MP Haji Mohammad Selim and Bangladesh Medical Association secretary general Iqbal Arsenal....
The second biggest phase of the staggered electoral fight to govern India will play out Thursday, giving more than 180 million voters the right to have their say across 117 Lok Sabha seats, according to news agencies. A week after...
A Chinese dissident who died in detention last month is one of three nominees for an award often dubbed the Nobel prize for human rights, organisers said Wednesday. Cao Shunli, who died in mid-March at the age of 52, was...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said her government is actively considering introducing a mandatory insurance system for the country’s garment workers. She said this when deputy director general for field operations and partnerships of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)...
Police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel in separate drives arrested three people along with arms and ammunition in Rajbari and Faridpur districts on Monday. In Rajbari, Abul Bashar Mia, officer-in-charge of Pangsha Police Station, said they arrested an alleged...
A cop and an activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir were injured by bullets in a ‘gunfight’ between police and Jamaat-Shibir men at Jhumjhumpur Moylakhana in Jessore Sadar upazila on Tuesday. The injured were identified as Bulbul, 28, a constable at...
A fire broke out at Meghnaghat 450 megawatt (MW) combined cycle power plant on Monday evening, burning down its 150 MW steam turbine. Officials at the private sector power plant said the incident might have taken place from a mechanical...
IFIC Bank Limited Monday launched the mobile banking services with an aim to offer various value-added financial services at the doorsteps of both banked and unbanked population. Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Mr. Abdul Latif Siddique and Governor...
The Hong Kong-listed shares of China Resources plunged on Tuesday after the head of the state-owned Chinese conglomerate was sacked amid allegations of corruption. Beijing on Saturday announced the removal of Song Lin as chairman and party chief of the...
A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted bail to four environmentalists on a bond of Tk 2,000 each in a case filed for ‘creating chaos entering Dhanmondi playground illegally’. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate MA Salam passed the order after the four environmentalists...
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Stocks edged marginally higher for the fourth consecutive session on Tuesday amid volatile trading throughout the session with turnover remained sluggish as investors moved cautiously. The market started with a positive note and continued till the market closure. At the...
Some Indian teachers force children from lower castes and minority religions to clean toilets and sit separately from their classmates as part of "persistent" discrimination in classrooms, a rights group said Tuesday. Human Rights Watch said pupils from marginalised communities...
A U.S. submarine drone will keep scouring the Indian Ocean floor for traces of a missing Malaysian jetliner after it finishes its current targeted search, Australian authorities told Reuters as a tropical cyclone suspended the air search. Authorities are under...
North Korea could well be preparing to carry out a fourth nuclear test, South Korea said Tuesday, citing increased activity at its main test site just days ahead of a visit to Seoul by US President Barack Obama. "Our military...
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said that it will provide Tk 50,000 to each of 3,000 Rana Plaza victim workers or their families. State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu informed the journalists on Tuesday afternoon, according...
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