A former upazila chairman died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital on Tuesday, 19 days after he was injured in a clash between his supporters and members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Bagerhat. The dead is Sardar...
An alleged terrorist has been arrested along with a revolver and two rounds of bullet from Lichutala area in Jessore town on Monday afternoon. The arrested is Alif Mohammad Arafat, son of Nur Alam, a resident of the area. On...
At least four shops were gutted in a fire at Kachua upazila in Chandpur n Monday. Locals said the fire erupted from a shop at Shilasthan Miaji Bazar in the morning and it soon spread rapidly engulfing adjoining shops. On...
Asian markets rose on Tuesday following a Wall Street rally as traders shrugged off growing tensions between the West and Russia after Crimea’s vote opting for Kremlin rule. After the weekend vote, attention moved to economic matters, with better-than-expected US...
At least 10 people sustained injuries as police opened rubber bullets to quell unrest between two clashing groups of local people in Sirajganj town on Monday. Witnesses said a scuffle took place between two groups of young men of Railway...
Three men, said to be bandits, have been killed in an encounter with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Shoronkhola upazila in Bagerhat district on Tuesday. Rab claimed that those killed belonged to the ‘Shirsho Bahini’, a gang...
British clothes retailer Primark will pay a further $ 10 million in compensation to victims of the collapse of a Bangladesh factory in Savar last year that killed about 1230 people. The disaster has galvanised most of the clothing industry's...
An eight-hour hartal, called by the local unit of Awami League (AL) demanding cancellation of the upazila election results and withdrawal of the UNO, is progressing peacefully in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga on Tuesday. A group of activists of the...
A pedestrian died in Paltan area in Dhaka when a bus and a truck rammed into each other on Tuesday morning. Paltan Police Station OC Morshed Alam said that the accident happened around 4:00am. The victim has been identified as...
A suicide bomber riding a rickshaw blew himself up outside a checkpoint at a market in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 13 civilians, officials said, in the latest attack in the countdown to presidential elections to be held...
The BNP will lay siege to Deputy Commissioner (DC)’s offices across the country on Thursday protesting the violence during Upazila (UZ) Parishad elections, abduction and arrests of its leaders. BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the protest plans...
The Jatiya Sangsad (parliament) will hold its session on Tuesday afternoon which will continue till April 3. The first session of 10th Jatiya Sangsad began on January 29 after the Jan 5 national elections. Earlier, on March 13, Deputy Speaker...
An alleged robber was arrested with an American made pistol and five rounds of bullet at Maharajpur at Sadar upazila in Faridpur on Tuesday. The arrestee was identified as Biplob Sheikh, a resident of Karimpur village in the upazila. Sayed...
Shares in various Chinese property firms have fallen after media reports that Chinese developer Zhejiang Xingrun Real Estate cannot repay close to $400m of outstanding loans. The BBC said in a report, Shanghai-listed Poly Real Estate Group saw its shares...
Taiwan's China Airlines said, it would raise the number of Japan-bound flights to 172 weekly before end-June, up from 130 last year, as a weaker yen attracts more Taiwanese tourists to Japan. Taiwanese tourists made 2.35 million visits to Japan...
The Jubilee Road Branch of First Security Islami Bank was shifted at new premises at S.A. Tower, 398 Enayet Bazar, Jubilee Road, Chittagong with enhanced facilities for clients on Tuesday. Syed Habib Hasnat, Deputy Managing Director of First Security Islami...
Thailand is to lift its state of emergency on Wednesday, as tensions ease following weeks of anti-government protests. Officials say the emergency decree will be replaced by the Internal Security Act. The 60-day emergency decree, imposed on 22 January in...
The first turn to the west that diverted the missing Malaysia Airlines plane from its planned flight path from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing was carried out through a computer system, according to senior US officials. It was most likely programmed...
India will appeal against the order of an Italian court which rejected Delhi's request to recover $387m in bank guarantees backing a scrapped helicopter deal with Finmeccanica. India cancelled the $753m deal last month with the Italian defence giant after...
Six people, including four policemen, were injured as a bus crashed into a human hauler carrying them in the city’s Rampura area on Tuesday. The injured were identified as Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) Ashim Kumar Biswas, constables Momin, Mobarak and Shah...
Israel's defense minister says his country cannot depend on the United States to lead an action against Iran's nuclear program and that Israel can only rely on itself. Moshe Yaalon says Israel believed "the one who should lead the campaign...
British oil and gas explorer Cairn Energy has suspended share buy-backs until an Indian tax dispute is resolved, it said Tuesday, adding it sank into the red last year. Edinburgh-based Cairn said it received a request in January from the...
A schoolgirl was killed in a road accident at Chandina upazila in Comilla on Tuesday. The dead is Tanni, 8, daughter of Khokon Billah, a resident of Bagur village in the upazila. Hasan, sergeant of Highway Police, said a Dhaka-bound...
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Stocks ended lower for the fourth running sessions Tuesday 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 amid modest see-saw. At the...
British scientists have successfully revived mosses that have been frozen under the Antarctic ice for 1,500 years. The researchers thawed out the ancient vegetation and were surprised to see new shoots rapidly appear. While bacteria of a similar age have...
Hong Kong shares climbed 0.51 percent on Tuesday, in line with a regional advance after a rally on Wall Street, although traders remain wary about tensions between Russia and Ukraine. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 109.55 points to 21,583.50...
Indian Coast Guard ship ‘ICGS Vajra’ will arrive in Chittagong on Thursday (mar 20). An Indian High Commission release said ICGS Vajra is arriving to pay a goodwill visit to the Chittagong Port from March 20-23. The goodwill visit is...
Some U.S. doctors are becoming concerned about the quality of generic drugs supplied by Indian manufacturers following a flurry of recalls and import bans by the Food and Drug Administration. India supplies about 40 percent of generic and over-the-counter drugs...
Minnows Hong Kong chose to bat after winning the toss against newcomers Afghanistan in the fifth match of World T20 cricket tournament in Chittagong on Tuesday afternoon. The match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium is all the more important for...
Air Canada has suspended flights to and from Venezuela, citing concerns over security. The airline said it would consider resuming operations once the situation in Venezuela had stabilised. It operated three return flights between Toronto and Caracas per week. Twenty-nine...
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