At least two people were killed and thirty others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a bus in front of Jahangirnagar University at Savar upazila in the outskirts of the city on Thursday night. Of the deceased,...
A high school student was killed as a lightning strike hit him at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Enam Ahmed, 16, a student of class X of Haidarganj High School and son of...
Two people, including a housewife, hurt in polls violence in Khulna and Munshiganj districts, died in separate hospitals in Dhaka city on Thursday night and early Friday. Selim Patwari, vice-president of Rupsha upazila (UZ) unit Krishak League who sustained bullet...
Asian markets edged higher in quiet trade on Friday, with Wall Street providing a tepid lead following a mixed batch of economic indicators, while Tokyo was buoyed by another pick-up in Japanese inflation. With few major catalysts to drive business,...
A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was arrested from Ullapara Science College premises in Ullapara upazila in Sirajganj district on Thursday. The arrested was identified as Firoz Mahmud, 25, convener of the municipality unit of the student wing...
A plane has spotted "objects" in the new area of the Indian Ocean being searched for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Australian officials say. The sightings would need confirmation by ship, which is not expected until Saturday, the Australian Maritime...
Bangladesh Hotel-Restaurant-Sweetmeat-Bakery Workers Union on Friday alleged that the government is gagging their voice by not giving permission to hold their national council in the city. The allegation came after the Union was not allowed to hold its scheduled central...
A C-130J Hercules cargo plane carrying five crew members crashed Friday outside a city in central India, an Air Force spokesman said. Group captain Gerard Galway said the Air Force was looking into the accident that happened on the outskirts...
The Supreme Court installed batting legend Sunil Gavaskar as the interim head of India's troubled cricket board Friday after forcing the scandal-tainted incumbent N. Srinivasan from office. Three days after warning Srinivasan they would order him to stand down if...
In a country where poverty is widespread, it is easy to detect who are dodging taxes. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has started doing exactly that targeting the errant flat owners who are least bothered to pay their taxes....
Japanese plane buffs will say a fond farewell to the "jumbo jet" this month as the Boeing 747 makes its final scheduled flight in the country. The two-deck carrier, loved for its broad-shouldered look, will ferry holiday-makers and aviation enthusiasts...
Kazakhstan said on Friday it had suspended rocket and missile tests by Russia at military testing sites rented by Moscow on Kazakh territory after a Russian rocket crashed near a village. A meteorological rocket of the MN-300 type was launched...
India's Supreme Court has ordered the West Bengal government to pay 500,000 rupees ($8,153) to a tribal woman who was gang-raped in January allegedly on orders of village elders. The judges said the state had failed to protect the victim's...
Chittagong’s rail links with capital Dhaka and Sylhet have been restored after three hours of suspension following derailment of a train in Comilla. Railway officials say a compartment of Chittagong-bound Jalalabad Express had gone off the track at Bizupur at...
Darren Sammy’s late blitz and Chris Gayle’s half-century helped the West Indies trump Australia by six wickets in their World T20 Group 2 Match at Sher-e Bangla Stadium in Dhaka on Friday. Chasing a daunting target of 179 to win,...
Foreign aid workers left a strife-hit city in western Myanmar Friday after their offices came under attack during riots that left an 11-year-old girl dead. Tearful mourners massed to pay respects to the slain child, whom police said was accidentally...
Giant US retailer Wal-Mart has sued credit card firm Visa for $5bn, alleging that Visa worked with large banks to fix the price of transaction fees it charged to Wal-Mart. The move comes after Wal-Mart opted out of a $5.7bn...
Israel has told the Palestinians it will not be making the fourth release of prisoners they had been expecting alongside US-brokered peace talks, a senior Palestinian official said Friday. "The Israeli government has informed us through the American mediator that...
Water Resources Minister Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Friday said the government will initiate talks with the new Indian government after the general election in India to pave the way for signing the long-pending Teesta deal. “Indian Prime Minister Manmohan...
Ex-prime minister of New Zealand James Bolger has said there is a scope for more university scholarships for Bangladeshi students to study in New Zealand, with a view towards benefitting both parties. “One area where I do believe we can...
Ex-prime minister of New Zealand James Bolger has said there is a scope for more university scholarships for Bangladeshi students to study in New Zealand, with a view towards benefitting both parties. “One area where I do believe we can...
The residents of Tangail-8 (Basail-Sakhipur) are all set to cast their votes in a by-election on Saturday to elect their representative to parliament. The polling will open at 8am and continue up to 4pm without any break. The parliamentary seat...
Being married makes for a healthy heart, while being divorced or widowed is linked to higher rates of cardiovascular disease, according to a study of 3.5 million people released Friday. The study is the largest of its kind to show...
US President Barack Obama has urged Russia to stop "intimidating" Ukraine and reduce the number of troops it has on its border. He also called on Russia to "de-escalate the situation" and begin negotiations with Kiev. Russia is believed to...
The National Disaster Preparedness Day 2014 is being observed across the country both at government and non-government levels today (Thursday) with a view to raising awareness among people about natural calamities. This year’s theme of the day is ‘Disaster has...
Three schoolboys were killed as their motorcycle crashed into a bus in Mirzapur upazila in Tangail district on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Rokon, son of Nazrul Islam of Kurni village, Sohel, son of Shafi Uddin of Adabari...
BNP has alleged that Liberation War Affairs Ministry and the freedom fighters were ignored in the national anthem event held at National Parade ground in the city on Wednesday. “The event (‘Lakho Konthe Sonar Bangla) was organised by the government....
Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has announced that he has resigned as Egypt's military chief in order to stand for the presidency. In a widely expected announcement, he said on state TV he was appearing “in my military uniform for...
Hong Kong shares slipped 0.47 percent in the morning session on Thursday, in line with a regional sell-off and following losses on Wall Street. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 101.89 points to 21,785.86 by the break, on turnover of...
Tokyo stocks fell 1.16 percent on Thursday morning owing to a stronger yen as the West warned of fresh sanctions against Russia for its takeover of Crimea. The Nikkei 225 slipped 168.47 points to 14,308.69 while the Topix of all...
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