A local leader of Sramik Dal was shot to death by miscreants at his own furniture shop at Sabalia Suruj road in the district town Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Golam Azam, 40, organising secretary of the district unit...
State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki said women’s overall empowerment would not be possible without their ‘economic empowerment’. “Only women invest lion share of their income for their families and in social and health services. Increasing...
The head of the World Bank (WB) says its lending capacity will increase by $100 billion to roughly $300 billion over the next 10 years. Jim Yong Kim said this figure, achieved through a combination of spending cuts and increases...
A 14-member high-level Indian delegation, led by Indian Power Secretary PK Sinha, arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the joint steering committee (JSC) and joint working committee meeting on power sector. Official sources said the JSC...
Separate hartals in three upazilas of Satkhira, two upazilas of Narayanganj and Chuadanga each and Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria enforced by 19-party alliance and its components protesting various irregularities during the 5th phase of upazila elections, passed off peacefully Tuesday,...
Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz on Tuesday said the just concluded upazila (UZ) elections have not been completely fair and there was lack of cooperation from field level election officials. “It can’t be claimed that election has been 100 per cent...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday projected that Bangladesh may achieve 5.6 per cent GDP growth in the current fiscal against the government’s target of 7.2 per cent. However, the Finance Minister during a half yearly statement on the...
India's main opposition BJP has chosen actor-turned politician Smriti Irani to stand against Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi in the general elections. Ms Irani, who was the leading actress in one of India's most popular TV soaps, will take on...
LONDON: Europe's main stock market indices closed up Tuesday, with London's FTSE 100 rising 0.82 per cent to 6,652.61 points. In Paris, the CAC 40 closed up 0.80 per cent at 4,426.72 points, after rising 1.07 per cent to its...
PANCHAGARH, Mar 31 (BSS): The construction works of the much-awaited Tentulia Upazila Muktijoddha Complex began here on Sunday. Local parliament member Nazmul Haque Pradhan laid the foundation stone of the complex. Liberation War Affairs Ministry has been implementing the project...
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RANGPUR, Mar 31: A good number of people at different districts under Rangpur division are getting financially benefited through cultivation of grape. According to the agriculturists, the soil and climate of Dinajpur, Rangpur, Thakurgaon and Panchagarh are suitable for grape...
RAJSHAHI, Mar 31 (BSS): Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has started entering into online banking era as an effort to going ahead amidst the present time of gradually increasing demands. The bank management expects that the electronic banking will facilitate...
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PABNA, Mar 31: Two brothers were awarded life term imprisonment while three brothers were awarded two years imprisonment in a murder charge in Ishwardi of Pabna. The verdict was pronounced in a crowded court room here on Sunday. Additional district...
FARIDPUR, Mar 31 (UNB): Fifteen people were injured and 12 houses vandalised in a clash between two rival groups at Bhawal village in Saltha upazila on Sunday evening. Locals said there had been a longstanding dispute between Moka Haji group...
BOGRA, Mar 31 (UNB): Two children were crushed to death by a train at a railway station in Adamdighi upazila on Sunday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Tahmina, daughter of Rabbani, and Habib, son of Wahed, both residents of...
JESSORE, Mar 31 (BSS): A Motorcyclist was killed and co-rider was injured in a road accident in Gadkhali area on Jessore-Benapole highway in Jhikargacha upazila here on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Abu Raihan, 45, son of Tahazzat Ali...
Man killed by his brother in Netrakona A man was killed allegedly by his elder brother following feud over a piece of disputed land at Chandrakona village under Sadar upazila of Netrakona Sunday. The victim was identified as Abdur Rahim,...
SEOUL, Mar 31 (AFP): The two Koreas traded hundreds of rounds of live artillery fire across their disputed maritime border Monday, forcing South Korean islanders to take shelter a day after the North drove up tensions by threatening a new...
BANGKOK, Mar 31 (AFP): Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra testified Monday in front of anti-graft officials over negligence charges that could lead to her removal from office and a ban from politics. Yingluck arrived at the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC)...
ISLAMABAD, Mar 31 (AFP): A Pakistani court Monday indicted former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for treason-a milestone for civilian authority in a country long dominated by the army. The charge carries the maximum penalty of death. But observers are uncertain...
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal (Lotus Kamal) should show some etiquette, Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said. Muhith, initially reluctant to comment on Kamal’s criticisms and uncharitable remarks about him, advised his colleague Tuesday to have better manners. The planning...
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, March 31 (AFP): Taliban gunmen abducted a provincial election candidate in northern Afghanistan, officials said on Monday, five days ahead of national polls the Islamist militants have vowed to target. Afghanistan will vote on Saturday to choose a successor...
YOKOHAMA, Mar 31(BBC): The impacts of global warming are likely to be "severe, pervasive and irreversible", a major report by the UN has warned. Scientists and officials meeting in Japan say the document is the most comprehensive assessment to date...
16 killed in China storms BEIJING, Mar 31: At least 16 people were killed in rain and hailstorms that triggered flooding and landslides in southern China, officials said Monday. The severe weather, which began last Friday, has affected seven provinces...
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Stocks inched up Monday amid see-saw trading throughout the session with turnover remaining sluggish, as volatile market sentiment kept investors cautious. The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) - DSEX - gained 27 points till the mid-session, but...
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