Greek unions held a 24-hour anti-austerity strike Wednesday, shutting down ferry services to the country's world-famous islands, disrupting rail travel and closing pharmacies and several government offices. Called by the country's main private and public unions, the first general strike...
The death of journalist ABM Musa is an irreparable loss to the country's media, President Abdul Hamid said on Wednesday. In a condolence message, the President expressed deep shock at the death of the noted journalist and recalled his colourful...
BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has threatened that a mass movement will soon be waged against the government, terming it illegal. “A mass uprising against this illegal, tyrant and usurper government will certainly begin,” Mirza Alamgir said...
A British scientist whose work made it possible for hard disks to radically expand in size has been awarded the Millennium Technology Prize. Prof Stuart Parkin developed a type of data-reading head capable of detecting weaker and smaller signals than...
President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday expressed deep shock at the death of Awami League MP and former mayor of Barisal City Corporation Shawkat Hossain Hiron. In a condolence message, the President said the country has lost a true patriot and...
The Japanese unit of major drugmaker Janssen Pharmaceuticals says 17 people have died after being injected with its drug to treat schizophrenia since it was launched in Japan last November. The company, an affiliate of US-based healthcare giant Johnson and...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has convened a meeting of the party's National Standing Committee on Wednesday. The meeting will be held at the chairperson's Gulshan office at 8.30pm, said BNP's Deputy Office Secretary Abdul Latif Jony. The committee will discuss...
South Korea's won surged Wednesday to its highest level since before the global financial crisis, sparking concern the stronger currency might undermine the export-reliant economy. The won ended at 1,041.40 to the dollar, up 10.80 won from the previous session...
Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Shiro Sadoshima on Wednesday visited Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) and assured his support for consolidation of peace and development in the CHT region. The envoy visited small-scale irrigation and water management project carried out by Khagrachhari...
The World Health Organization called Wednesday for a dramatic increase in screening and treatment of hepatitis C, saying higher demand would help drive down the cost of drugs for the disease. Most of the 185 million people chronically infected with...
The 17th annual general meeting (AGM) of Grameenphone Ltd was held on Wednesday at the city’s Basundhara Convention Center. Chairman of Grameenphone Board Sigve Brekke and CEO Vivek Sood were present on the occasion along with the other board members...
The Guinness World Record has recognised the attempt made on March 26 by more than 0.25 million Bangladeshis for singing the national anthem by the largest number of people together. Tens of thousands of people thronged the thoroughfares of Dhaka...
US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warned the eurozone Wednesday to pay heed to the risk of deflation, adding pressure on the European Central Bank to act to bolster growth. "They need to be alert to the risks of low demand...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has expressed keen interest to set up deep seaport in Sonadia and a container terminal in Doublemooring, Chittagong through their DP World, a leader in international marine terminal operations and development, logistics and related services....
Nobel Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus has expressed his deep shock at the death of veteran journalist ABM Musa. In a condolence message, Yunus said a star of journalism of this subcontinent has fallen at his death. The Nobel Laureate...
Guinness World Records authorities have officially certified Bangladesh’s record for singing national anthem simultaneously by the largest number of 254,537 people on March 26. The record has also been officially posted on the Guinness World Records website (http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-4000/most-people-singing-a-nationalregional-anthem-simultaneously/ The number...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched a probe into the allegation of illegal wealth accumulation by Jatiya Party secretary general ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader. The Commission at its regular meeting Wednesday decided to conduct probe into graft allegation against...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has greeted Leader of the Opposition Begum Rawshan Ershad, PM’s Special Envoy and Jatiya Party Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on the occasion of Bangla Nabo Borsho 1421. PMO sources said...
As many as 20 students have been injured in a mass stabbing at a high school in the US state of Pennsylvania, authorities have said. One suspect believed to be a student is in custody at Franklin Regional High School...
Greece is to sell five-year bonds in the country's first long-term debt sale since its international bailout started four years ago. The news came as thousands of striking Greeks marched on parliament to protest against job and spending cuts. "The...
Several tech firms are urging people to change all their passwords after the discovery of a major security flaw. The Yahoo blogging platform Tumblr has advised the public to "change your passwords everywhere - especially your high-security services like email,...
South Africa's Oscar Pistorius has faced hostile questioning about his version of events on the night he shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel began his cross examination by pushing Mr Pistorius to acknowledge the full magnitude of his...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday evening visited the residence of veteran journalist ABM Musa who passed away at noon. Shamsuddin Didar, BNP Media Wing member, told UNB that Khaleda Zia went to Musa’s Iqbal Road residence in Mohammadpur around...
State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said social awareness is a useful tool instead of using force to curb militancy from the country. He came up with the remarks while talking to reporters after a meeting of...
Bangladesh Coast Guard members detained 33 people from the Bay of Bengal near Saint Martin’s Island in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday afternoon while going to Malaysia illegally. Sources at the Coast Guard Headquarters said the law enforcers from Coast Guard...
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Wednesday demanded that the petitions seeking pre-arrest bail be entertained, or else, it warned there will be dire consequences. The SCBA also demanded measures to put an end to alleged corruption and bribery...
The rigid control over the local government bodies by MPs and the government officials’ unwillingness to ensure people’s participation in power domains has made the Zila Parishads virtually dysfunctional, says TIB. “Although the Zila Parishad is an important local government...
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert W Gibson called on State Minister for Youth and Sports Biren Shikder his office Wednesday. The British envoy invited the junior minister to attend the 20th Commonwealth Games and 7th Commonwealth Sports Ministers meeting...
Dr Gareth Stanton, former Head of the Department of Media and Communications, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK met Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique at his office Wednesday. Associate Professor of the Department of Mass Communication & Journalism...
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