Russian shares fell sharply on Friday as investors took fright at tougher than expected U.S. sanctions against President Vladimir Putin's inner circle over Moscow's seizure of Crimea from Ukraine. The United States added 20 names to its sanctions blacklist, including...
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday voiced doubts about the existence and scale of the Holocaust, questioning the West's "red lines" on freedom of expression. In Europe, "no one dares to speak of the Holocaust, the crux of...
British state borrowing worsened in February, official data showed Friday, but the government remains on track to meet the new deficit target unveiled earlier this week. Public sector net borrowing, the government's preferred measure of the deficit, rose to £9.3...
EU leaders have signed an agreement on closer relations with Ukraine, in a show of support following Russia's annexation of Crimea. The EU signed the deal hours after announcing more targeted sanctions. Pro-Moscow leader Viktor Yanukovych's abandonment of the deal...
The second day of an international search for a missing Malaysian airliner has concluded without any sightings of debris in the southern Indian Ocean. The operation is due to start again on Saturday with extra vessels joining the search, Australian...
A court in the Indian city of Mumbai has sentenced four men to life in prison for the gang rape of an 18-year-old telephone operator. The woman was attacked in an abandoned textile mill last July. Three of those sentenced...
Netherlands clinched a historic win to reach the Super10 of the World T20 in Sylhet on Friday, chasing down Ireland's 189-run total in an astonishing 13.5 overs. The Dutch broke several world records in the process - the fastest team...
Charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two corruption cases have been framed in ‘violation of rules’ to politically harass her, the BNP has alleged. Standing Committee member Rafiqul Islam Miah has expressed the hope that the higher court will...
Italy's first cat-friendly cafe is scheduled to open in the city of Turin on Saturday. The establishment - to be called Miagola Cafe, or Cafe Meow - hopes to give a home to abandoned cats and encourage customers to become...
Participants at a human chain demanded of the government to immediately stop developing lands of the 67-year-old government nursery in Bailey Road area in the city Friday. The human chain was organised by the ‘Movement for protecting the Bailey Road...
Two ministers have come down hard on National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman Mizanur Rahman Friday after he criticised the government on security of religious minorities. Health Minister Mohammad Nasim also questioned Rahman’s political ideology at the biennial conference of...
Winning the toss, India elected to field first against their arch rival unpredictable Pakistan in the most sensational and high voltage ICC World Twenty20 Super10 opening match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur Friday. Line-up: India Squad: Rohit Sharma,...
A mobile court In the city sealed off three illegal water factories and punished 15 people Friday for producing and marketing substandard drinking water which is harmful to public health. The mobile court of Rab-2, led by its magistrate AHM...
The World Water Day will be observed in the country as elsewhere around the globe Saturday, aiming to raise awareness to save water. The day will be observed with due significance in Bangladesh through joint programmes by the Department of...
Protesters at a human chain programme demanded government action against the top officials of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) for leasing out banks of different rivers around Dhaka city. A number of social right organisations organised the human...
LONDON: Europe's main stock market indices closed up on Friday, with the London's FTSE 100 rising 0.23 per cent to 6,557.17 In Paris the CAC 40 added 0.17 per cent to 4,335.28 points, while the Dax 30 in Frankfurt climbed...
Bangladesh Women’s team conceded an eight wickets defeat against South African Eves team in a warm-up match ahead of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 at BKSP ground in Savar Friday. Sent in to bat first, Bangladesh Eves team scored 85...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Thursday said the government will take initiatives to establish a readymade garment (RMG) industrial park in the port city. Addressing the inauguration of the three-day Chittagong Apparel, Fabrics and Accessories Exposition 2014, the minister noted...
Foreign Minister (FM) AH Mahmood Ali said on Thursday the government is pushing India to sign the much-delayed agreement on sharing Teesta river water, but ruled out any specific timeframe. “The government’s diplomatic efforts are on to sign the Teesta...
India will extend all sorts of cooperation for development of Bangladesh. India is also grateful to Bangladesh for extending cooperation to its close neighbour. Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid told journalists emerging from a meeting with Bangladesh foreign secretary...
Egypt's stock market has reached a new high this week despite unrest in the country, surpassing levels prior to the 2008 global economic crisis. The stock market has experienced a steady growth this year, particularly since the military's ouster of...
Some 30 per cent of 379 candidates contesting for the office of chairman in the upcoming fourth phase of the upazila (UZ) election face cases, including allegations of murder. This was revealed on Thursday by Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) which...
Arch rivals India and Pakistan will go head-to-head in a high voltage start to the Super10 round of the ICC T20 World Cup at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday. The match will kick off at 7.30pm. Reigning...
US President Barack Obama has announced further sanctions on Russian officials and a bank over the crisis in Crimea. Mr Obama also said he had signed an order enabling the US to impose sanctions on sectors of the Russian economy....
The government has taken all the necessary steps to open embassies in Denmark, Austria and Poland, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said in Parliament on Thursday. “It’s expected that these new embassies will go into operation by this year,” he...
Bangladesh sneaked into the Super10 stage of the World Twenty20 despite losing to minnows Hong Kong by two wickets in their last first-round match in Chittagong on Thursday. Bangladesh, sent into bat, fell to a below-par total of 108 all...
RANGPUR, Mar 19 (BSS): Over 21,000 families including small and marginal farmers have changed fortune through farming different high-priced and quick growing variety fruits on commercial basis in Rangpur division in recent years. Cultivation of these fruits has been increasing...
Our Correspondent | 2014-03-20 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, Mar 19: Securities around branch offices of eight banks at busy Madhugonj bazar area in Kaliganj town of Jhenidah are not adequate and so the bank authorities and their clients are always worried about burglary and snatching of money....
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