Asian markets mostly rose while the dollar edged up in holiday-narrowed trade on Friday following a mixed lead from Wall Street and news of a deal between Russia and the West to ease Ukraine tensions. With many bourses closed for...
A Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal activist was injured in an attack allegedly by rival party men at Jhikorgachha upazila in Jessore district on Thursday evening. The victim was identified as Alamgir Hossain, 27, a local activist of Jubo Dal, the youth...
A man, who suffered burn injuries in a fire caused by gas pipeline explosion at Sreepur upazila in Gazipur district, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Friday. The deceased was identified as Anwar Hossain, 38, an employee of...
A pickup van rammed an auto-rickshaw killing two people and injuring two others in Chittagong city on Friday. The accident took place in Patiya Upazila in the morning, said Sub-Inspector Molla Jahangir Kabir of Patiya police station. Tayeb Ali, 45,...
The 14th Social Business Design Lab will be held at the Yunus Centre in the city on Saturday. The Yunus Centre Social Business Design Lab is a meeting place for the people of diverse backgrounds having the goal of developing...
The third officer was at the helm of the ferry that capsized off South Korea, investigators said, as divers worked to access the sunken hull. A total of 268 people - including scores of high school students - remain missing...
Iran's crude oil exports have hit 1.2 million barrels per day, almost doubling from eight months ago when the country elected a new president, a top government official said Friday. Mansour Moazami, who holds the planning brief among the Islamic...
Pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk say they will not leave the government building there, defying the Kiev authorities and threatening a new international deal on Ukraine. The separatists' spokesman told the BBC that the Kiev government was "illegal", so they would...
At least 12 local guides have been killed after an avalanche on the slopes of Mount Everest, Nepali officials say. The avalanche struck around 06:45 local time (01:00 GMT) in an area known as the "popcorn field", just above Everest...
Italy's government on Friday said it had raised 371,400 euros ($513,200) so far in an eBay auction of luxury official cars in a symbolic effort to cut outrageous spending by ministries that has sparked public anger. The 52 cars sold...
Businessman Abu Bakar Siddique, husband of green activist Syeda Rizwana Hasan, was freed by the abductors 35 hours after his abduction but neither the abductors could be traced nor the motive behind his abduction could be unearthed till Friday afternoon....
A citrus disease spread by a tiny insect has devastated Florida's orange crop, which is expected to be the worst in nearly 30 years, and sent juice prices soaring on New York markets. The gnat-sized Asian citrus psyllid, which is...
Authorities have lifted a campaigning ban imposed on a key aide to India's likely next prime minister Narendra Modi after he allegedly told Hindu community leaders to seek "revenge" in the country's elections. Amit Shah, who has been running the...
The alliance of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) has started their second day ‘Teesta march’ towards Bogra after holding a rally in Sirajganj on Friday. The rally was held at Bazar Point in Sirajganj town...
The United States is to release frozen Iranian funds, saying Tehran has kept commitments made under an interim deal over its nuclear programme. It said $450m would be made available in light of a report by the world's nuclear watchdog,...
A Bangladeshi cattle trader was shot and wounded by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members along Korla border in Kurigram early Friday. The injured was identified as Shamsul Haque, 32. Locals said a patrol team of BSF opened fire on...
Almost a fifth of China's soil is contaminated, an official study released by the government has shown. Conducted between 2005-2013, it found that 16.1% of China's soil and 19.4% of its arable land showed contamination. The report, by the Environmental...
Prosecutors in South Korea have asked a court to issue an arrest warrant for the captain of the ferry that sank on Wednesday, officials say. It was earlier revealed that a junior officer - and not the captain - was...
The world's first museum dedicated to the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown wants to convince Chinese visitors to fight for democracy when it opens in Hong Kong next week, almost 25 years on, organisers said Friday. The permanent exhibition, which is...
Energy-dependent Turkey will ask for a discount on the price of the gas it buys from Russia, its energy minister said on Friday, with tension over Ukraine a background factor. "The negotiations and agreements we concluded with Russia give us...
Two day-labourers were killed and two others injured in a lightning strike in Itna upazila of Kishoreganj district early Friday. The deceased were identified as Faruk, 35, and Abdur Rashid, 45, while the injured are Kanchan, 35, and Aziz, 35....
Indonesia is favourite to take on the 2019 Asian Games after Vietnam's withdrawal because of the cost, Asian sports sources said Friday. A decision on the new country will be made on September 20 in Incheon, South Korea which will...
The deadlock over the funding of Shikalbaha 225 MW Combined Cycle Dual Fuel (Gas & FO) Power Plant project is now over as the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), one of the four major co-financiers of the project,...
Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika appeared set to win re-election for another five years on Friday after a vote opponents dismissed as a stage-managed fraud to keep the ailing leader in power. Sitting a wheelchair, Bouteflika cast his vote on Thursday...
No immediate respite from the sweltering heat seems to be in sight. The moderate heat wave sweeping the country may not ease in the next week, says the Met office. It said the heat wave that Bangladesh has been experiencing...
Though BNP leaders are threatening to bounce back with a strong anti-government campaign soon, the party seems to be on back foot as it is unlikely to be able to launch a fresh movement before September next since there has...
Japan said Friday it would redesign its controversial Antarctic whaling mission in a bid to make it more scientific, after a United Nations court ruled it was a commercial hunt masquerading as research. The bullish response, which could see harpoon...
In a bid to expand its fleet and wings, Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to appoint a reputed international agency for assisting Biman in sourcing a variety of aircraft for both domestic and international routes, according to a news agency....
The country has received remittance amounting to about US$ 500 million in the first 11 days of the current month. According to a Bangladesh Bank statement, non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) living abroad sent a total of US$ 495.86 million from April...
Fresher’s reception of the academic session 2013-2014 and the mural opening ceremony of AK Fazlul Huq was held at the Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall of Dhaka University (DU) , according to a news agency. DU Vice-chancellor Prof. Dr AAMS Arefin...
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