Millions of Indians splashed bright colours on each other Monday to celebrate the popular Hindu festival of Holi, which marks the start of spring. The 'Festival of Colours' saw revellers pour onto streets across the country, smearing and splashing powder,...
Toyota said Monday it has suspended production at its two Indian auto assembly plants in response to threats against management and "deliberate" assembly-line stoppages, as efforts to hammer out a labour deal failed. The world's biggest automaker said the move...
At least six cattle were burnt alive as miscreants set fire to a house belonging to a Hindu family at Raiganj upazila in Sirajganj district on Sunday. House owner Achintya Kumar said a group of people torched the cowshed of...
Ukraine's interim president Oleksandr Turchynov slammed Crimea's referendum as a "great farce" on Monday, in a first reaction from Kiev after the peninsula voted overwhelmingly to split from Kiev and join Russia. Speaking in parliament, Turchynov condemned "the continued aggression...
Doing at least two and a half hours of vigorous exercise each week cuts the chance of developing flu, new data suggests. Around 4,800 people took part in this year's online Flu Survey, run by the London School of Hygiene...
At least four people, including women and children, were killed and five others injured in a gas cylinder explosion in a microbus at Fatikchhari upazila in Chittagong district on Monday. Three of the deceased were identified as Parveen Aktar, Senowara...
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has announced plans for a flotation in the US, saying the move will make it "a more global company". The move had been widely predicted by analysts, who expect it to be the biggest share offering...
Asian markets were mixed Monday on renewed concerns over Ukraine after Crimea voted to break away from the former Soviet republic and join Russia, leading the West to warn of further sanctions against Moscow. The dollar was up in afternoon...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the children to adopt the philosophy and ideals of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and say no to drugs, terrorism and militancy. “Terrorism, militancy and drugs destroy ones life; you’ve...
The planet Mercury is about 7km smaller today than when its crust first solidified over four billion years ago. The innermost world has shrunk as it has cooled over time, its surface cracking and wrinkling in the process. Scientists first...
A man and his son were killed in a road accident at Sadar upazila in Shariatpur district on Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Delwar Sohail, 35, and his son Mannan, 10. Locals said that a shallow engine-run human...
New Zealand were 41 for two wickets in 5 overs against Pakistan in their World T20 warm-up match at Sher-e-Bangla national stadium at Mirpur in Dhaka on Monday afternoon. Earlier, New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat, according...
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A five-day long REHAB Fair begins March 20 at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city. Leaders of Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) in a press conference at the National Press Club on Monday disclosed this.A total...
European aerospace giant Airbus said Monday it had won an order worth some $375 million from a new Saudi Arabian airline for four A320 jets. The planes will be delivered at the beginning of next year, Airbus said. SaudiGulf is...
President Vladimir Putin will on Tuesday address both houses of the Russian parliament over the referendum vote by the Ukrainian region of Crimea to become part of Russia. "The speech of the president with an address on Crimea has been...
In Bangladesh, up to 65 per cent of tubewell water is contaminated by fecal pathogens although the level of contamination is low, according to a recent study of icddr,b. The study revealed that possible mechanisms for tubewell contamination with fecal...
Italians in Venice and its surrounding region are voting this week on whether to break away from rest of the country and form their own country, organisers said on Monday. The online vote, organised by local independence parties, is not...
The World Bank has provided the highest amount of foreign aid to Bangladesh since independence till the last fiscal year (2012-13) with an amount of over $13.1 billion out of the country’s all major bilateral and multilateral development partners. The...
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said the impressive results of the third phase of upazila elections have proved again that Awami League (AL) knows how to make a turnaround. “This election has proved that Awami League knows how to...
Torrential and persistent rains which have pounded parts of South Africa over the past two weeks have claimed 32 lives, the government said on Monday. At least 3,000 people have been displaced, said a statement by the ministry for regional...
Europe's main stock markets advanced on Monday as investors shrugged off news that Crimea had voted to break away from Ukraine and join Russia in a disputed referendum, dealers said. In late morning deals, London's FTSE 100 climbed 0.43 percent...
The government needs to make sure that the scanty reserve of fresh groundwater along the coastal districts is not overexploited for agriculture so that it could help resolve the drinking water crisis the people of those areas have long been...
A car bomb Monday targeting a military academy in Libya's restive eastern city of Benghazi killed at least five soldiers and wounded more than 10, military and hospital sources said. The medical centre in Benghazi reported that "five bodies plus...
An inmate of the Kashimpur High Security Jail died of cardiac arrest, authorities have claimed. Doctors pronounced Md Jamal Uddin Mridha, 33, dead after he was rushed to a Gazipur hospital on Monday. Jail Superintendent Abdur Razzak said Mridha had...
The US has taken control of a tanker full of oil loaded from a rebel-held port in Libya, the Pentagon says. The raid by Navy Seals took place in international waters south of Cyprus, said spokesman Rear Adm John Kirby....
Paul Stirling‘s half-century and his 80-run partnership with William Porterfield helped Ireland trump Zimbabwe by three wickets in the ICC World T20 2014 first round Group B match at Sylhet on Monday. Chasing a daunting target of 164 to win,...
BRUSSELS: European Union foreign ministers agreed sanctions Monday against 21 Russian and Ukrainian officials deemed responsible for a contested independence referendum in Crimea, officials said. Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius said in a tweet that the 21 would be targeted...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is likely to resume manpower import from Bangladesh, Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain said on Monday. The minister said the UAE will sign an agreement with Bangladesh by end of this...
Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor on Monday observed that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is not still safe. “Sheikh Hasina is always gripped by fear of death. The anti-liberation forces have always been engaged in a plot to kill Sheikh Hasina...
SIMFEROPOL: Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula declared itself an independent nation Monday after its residents voted overwhelmingly to secede and try to join Russia. Ukraine’s political turmoil has become Europe’s most severe security crisis in years and tensions are high since Russian...
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