A tourist has died after being hit by a speed boat while swimming in sea in Cox’s Bazar. Police have arrested 'Ziabul', who was driving the speedboat when it hit Tajul Islam, 25, at Laboni Point in the Bay near...
Rajshahi University's Islami Chhatra Shibir president and 21 others have been accused of murdering Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader Rustom Ali Akhand. Mehedi Hasan, vice-president of Awami League’s student wing, named these 22 in the case he filed on Saturday...
Hefazat-e-Islam leader Mufti Izharul Islam his son and seven other people have been indicted in a case filed under the Explosives Act over a bomb blast at a Chittagong madrasa. SM Mojibur Rahman, Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Chittagong, issued the order...
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Stocks slipped into the red Sunday after four session’s gains with turnover declined slightly as investors booked marginal profit from their previous purchase.The market opened with a positive note and remained positive till mid- session, but it went down slowly...
Holders Australia won the toss and elected to field first against England eve team in the final of ICC Women’s World Twenty20 cricket tournament at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur on Sunday. Both the finalists fielded unchanged teams that...
American Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has said the US will send two ballistic missile defence destroyers to Japan. The ships will join five US warships already stationed in Japan by 2017. Mr Hagel made the announcement during a visit to...
On Saturday night, the security alarm at Sonali Bank's branch in Kishoreganj's Ratkhola rang out loud and shrill. The bell rang out at 10:30 pm. The branch, which had lost Tk 164 million in a daring heist on January 26,...
More than 2.26 million under five babies were administered with vitamin A Plus capsules in all unions, upazilas, pourasabhas and city corporation in eight districts under Rangpur division yesterday. According to sources in the office of Divisional Director (Health), more...
An official of a private company was killed as a train hit him while passing a level crossing at Kuril Bishwa Road in Dhaka city on Sunday. The dead is Kumar Bijoy Chandra, 26, son of Pradip Chandra of Dhanbandi...
Voter turnout in Afghanistan's election shows that the Taliban has become "marginalised" in the country, a member of the Afghan parliament says. Shukria Baraksai, who was also an election observer, said the turnout was a reaction against violent threats by...
Saudi Ambassador in Dhaka Dr Abdullah Bin Naser Al Busairi on Sunday met Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad and discussed various bilateral issues, including the ways how Bangladesh’s ties with Saudi Arabia can be strengthened further. Ershad, also a Special...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives recovered 50,000 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets, worth Tk 15 million from Shah Parir Island in Teknaf upazila on Sunday. Tipped off, a BGB team raided the house of Ismail Hossain...
The subscription period of Alliance S&P Shariah Index Fund will continue till 20 April 2014. Investors can subscribe this fund at face value till 20 April and after that the fund will be sold at NAV (net asset value) related...
Amid increase in submission of fraudulent documents, the US Embassy in Dhaka on Sunday advised Bangladeshi applicants to apply directly for a visa with genuine documents to avert permanent ban from entry into the United States. The use of fraudulent...
Two-time defending champions Australia powered to a six-wicket win over old foes England to win their third consecutive title in the women's World Twenty20 in Dhaka on Sunday. Sarah Coyte grabbed 3-16 in her four overs and Ellyse Perry and...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh on Sunday signed an agreement for US$110 million in loans to support the country’s private sector infrastructure projects including renewable energy. The assistance will support the Second Public-Private Infrastructure Development...
Two courts here on Sunday sent Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal president Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel to jail rejecting his bail petitions in 11 cases. Metropolitan Magistrates Mohammad Anwar Sadat and Rezaul Karim passed the orders when Sohel surrendered before their courts on...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh is always ready to host any International Cricket Council (ICC)-sponsored cricket tournament. The Prime Minister came up with the offer when visiting ICC president Alan Assac met her at her office in the city...
The outgoing Managing Director & CEO of the state run Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Kevin Steele, is likely to stay with Biman for couple of months more although he was supposed to leave the organisation at the end of the next...
Miscreants torched a bus in the city’s Motijheel area on Sunday afternoon. Witnesses said the bus of ‘Hanif Paribahan’ was set on fire near Notre Dame College around 3pm. However, locals doused the flame before fire-fighters rushed in on information....
Election Commissioner Abdul Mobarak, who has been in charge of the Election Commission in absence of the chief election commissioner, has received a death threat. The threat was issued in a call to his mobile phone at 12.:10pm on Sunday...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh signed an agreement for US$110 million in loans to support the country’s private sector infrastructure projects including in renewable energy. The assistance will support the Second Public–Private Infrastructure Development Facility...
Voting will begin on April 7, 2014, in India's national elections in the two remote northeastern states of Assam and Tripura, before spreading across the country of 814 million eligible voters in a staggered process. Results are due on May...
Airtel Bangladesh Limited has signed a corporate deal with Multi Steel Casting Limited in Chittagong recently. Multi Steel Casting Limited is a concern of Asia Group. Under this agreement, Airtel Bangladesh Limited will provide Multi Steel Casting Limited with Airtel’s...
Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Roberto Azevêdo and Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) Mukhisa Kituyi will visit Bangladesh by the middle of the current year. They conveyed their interest to...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith said the government will try to introduce a pension system in the non-government organisation (NGO) sector within the five-year tenure of the present government. Muhith was addressing a pre-budget meeting with the representatives from different NGOs...
A contempt of court charge was lodged with the High Court against six secretaries for not implementing court directives to use Bengali in all spheres of life. Supreme Court lawyer Yunus Ali Akanda filed the charge Sunday which is likely...
Export-import activities through Benapole Land Port are likely to come to a halt from Monday as Indian truck drivers have called an indefinite strike demanding the rescue of a missing fellow. Petrapole Port Truck Workers’ Union announced the strike on...
At least five people were injured in a clash between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College (SZRMC) Sunday afternoon. Witnesses said there had been longstanding disputes between the two BCL groups -- one...
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