BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia arrived in a Dhaka court on Wednesday afternoon to attend hearings aimed at framing charges against her in two graft cases. She reached the court premises in Old Dhaka around 1pm. The former prime minister started...
Forty-eight women were unofficially declared elected members of parliament (MP) uncontested from reserved seats on Wednesday afternoon as they had no rival, and none of aspirants had pulled out of the polls race either by Tuesday which was the last...
A woman died and two other people fell sick after taking drink prepared with Isabgol (a kind of herbal powder) in Dinajpur town on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Dilara Jahan, 65, wife of Abdul Zabed of Uttar Kanchan...
A young man was killed and another person injured after falling from the rooftop of a bus at Shrinagar upazila in Munshiganj district near Keraniganj on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Shiplu, 28, a poultry trader and resident of...
A man was killed in a road accident at Sadar upazila in Satkhira on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Ali Gazi, 70, son of late Kutubuddin of the area. Enamul Haque, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said a...
Russia has told the US that Western sanctions over the Crimea dispute are unacceptable, and has threatened "consequences". Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov issued the warning in a telephone call to US Secretary of State John Kerry. It came hours...
Israel says it has attacked several Syrian military sites in retaliation for a bombing that wounded four of its troops in the occupied Golan Heights. Israel's military said its targets included a Syrian army headquarters, a training facility and artillery...
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the southern West Bank on Wednesday, a Palestinian security source said. "Yussef Sami Shawamreh, 15, was killed by the Israeli army near the separation barrier, close to Al-Ramadin village" the source said,...
An Egyptian army brigadier general and a colonel were killed in a Wednesday raid on the hideout of jihadists suspected of involvement in a series of deadly attacks, the military and police said. Five jihadists with the Al-Qaeda-inspired Ansar Beit...
A Dhaka court on Wednesday rejected petition for deferring charge framing against Khaleda Zia in two graft cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The former Prime Minister reached the Special Judge Court-3, Dhaka, in the old part of the...
Investigators probing the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner with 239 people on board believe it most likely flew into the southern Indian Ocean, a source close to the investigation said on Wednesday. An unprecedented search for the Boeing 777-200ER...
A young man, who was chained and bundled inside a sack, was rescued in Meherpur district on Tuesday afternoon three months after his abduction. Police rescued Mojnu Miah from Bamundi Majher Math area after being informed by locals about the...
Japan's trade deficit narrowed in February to 800bn yen ($7.9bn) - the lowest level in nine months. Exports increased by 9.8% and imports showed a sharp slowdown, with a 9% increase in February. In January the trade gap surged to...
Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy, information and communication technology adviser to the Prime Minister, left Dhaka for Norway on Wednesday morning to attend a road show in three northern European countries. He flew to Norway's capital Oslo on a Qatar Airways...
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The stock market extended the losing streak for the fifth consecutive session Wednesday with turnover improved slightly as investors remained cautious to make fresh investments. The market opened with a negative note and the downtrend continued till the market closure....
The Dubai metro system is going to turn into an art gallery on the orders of the emirate's ruler, it's been reported. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum says he wants to "inspire and communicate with every employee on his...
Israel moved forward Wednesday with plans to build another 186 new homes in annexed Arab east Jerusalem, a city councillor said. The plans would see construction of 40 new homes in Pisgat Zeev and 146 in Har Homa, both of...
Three people sustained stab injuries and 10 houses were vandalised in a clash between two rival groups at Sadar upazila in Madaripur district on Wednesday. The injured were identified as Rebaul Qazi, 28, son of Yunus Qazi, Sayed Mollah, 16,...
Hong Kong shares ended flat Wednesday as attention turned to the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting later in the day, while traders also kept an eye on the Crimean crisis. The benchmark Hang Seng Index edged down 14.81 points to...
Indeed geographical location becomes prime barrier some times to avail the life of metropolis for any individual when he or she is living in a remote and hilly area of a developing country. But, getting the bliss of 21st century,...
Nepalese students protesting at fuel price rises torched a parked bus and attacked other vehicles Wednesday during a strike in the capital Kathmandu, leading police to make nearly a hundred arrests. The city-wide strike, called by student unions to protest...
Hundreds of Taiwanese activists were locked in a tense standoff with police Wednesday after they stormed parliament to try to stop the government ratifying a contentious trade agreement with China. Around 200 protesters -- mostly young students -- broke through...
A string of farmers have committed suicide in western India after freak hailstorms and rains destroyed winter crops worth millions of dollars, activists and politicians said Wednesday. The unusual weather struck parts of western Maharashtra state, of which Mumbai is...
A court here on Wednesday framed charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, her son Tarique Rahman and seven others rejecting their time petition in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases. Judge Basudev Roy of the Dhaka...
A disgruntled former employee burst into a government agency in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, shooting dead six staff before taking his own life. The gunman took his one-time colleagues hostage at the Turkish Statistical Institute in the city of Kars...
Russian troops and unarmed men stormed Ukraine's naval headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Wednesday and raised the Russian flag in a tense but peaceful takeover that signals Moscow's intent to neutralize any armed opposition. Russian soldiers, and...
Head of delegation of European Union (EU) to Bangladesh Ambassador William Hanna has visited Sylhet division to see the progress of a number of EU-funded projects in the region. The three-day visit, from March 17, covered an array of projects...
Malaysian authorities on Wednesday dismissed reports that islanders from the Maldives had seen a "low-flying jumbo jet" that could have been the missing MH370 plane, implying another false alarm in the 11-day search for the aircraft. Malaysian Transport Minister Hishammuddin...
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