Evidence of a plot by Malaysian Islamists to hijack a passenger jet in a 9/11-style attack is being investigated in connection with the disappearance of Flight MH370, reports The Telegraph. An al-Qaeda supergrass told a court last week that four...
Leaders of Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI) on Sunday sought the government’s cooperation in having increased Malaysian investment in the country. Malaysian investors are looking forward to relocation of some of their industries in Bangladesh, considering the cheap...
The export-import activities between Bangladesh and India through Benapole Land Port remained suspended from Sunday morning due to Holi festival in India. Kartik Chakrabarti, general secretary of Petrapole Port Customs Clearing and Forwarding Agents Staff Welfare Association, said the Holi...
The Board of Directors of Linde Bangladesh Ltd on Sunday recommended a 110-per cent final cash dividend (i.e. total 310 per cent cash dividend for the year of 2013 inclusive of 200 per cent interim cash dividend which has already...
Deploring the sending of its three senior leaders to jail by a court, BNP Sunday claimed the move has exposed the government’s utter vindictive attitude and heinous repressive policy. “We think our senior leaders, including the acting secretary general, has...
Hosts Bangladesh made an impressive start in the World Twenty20 with a nine-wicket demolition of Afghanistan in the tournament opener in Dhaka Sunday. Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan grabbed three wickets for eight runs as Afghanistan, sent in to bat,...
Describing the latest power tariff hike as ‘unfair’ and ‘anti-people’, various Left fronts have warned of vigorous agitation if the government does not back off from raising electricity rates. Power prices have been raised 11 times since the Awami League-led...
Norwegian Ambassador to Bangladesh Merete Lundemo on Sunday said everybody must enjoy basic workers’ rights, work in an environment where standards are respected, and receive their share of the wealth created. “Decent work and fair globalisation are important and related...
A Liberation War hero prosecution witness, who had seen from a bush the genocide at Jharuarbeel, perpetrated by the Pakistan occupation forces in collaboration with then Rangpur Al Badr commander ATM Azharul Islam and his cohorts, told the International Crimes...
German Ambassador in Dhaka Dr Albrecht Conze has expressed concern over the government’s recent decisions to construct a coal-fired power plant not far from the Sundarbans and a nuclear power plant near Pabna. Questioning some of the energy choices of...
Country’s premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), will introduce the T+2 settlement cycle from April 16, according to an announcement in the DSE website Sunday. Currently, the DSE follow the T+3 settlement cycle. It means the shares have to wait...
KANO: At least 100 people were killed in weekend attacks on three villages in central Nigeria, local officials said Sunday. Scores of residents were also injured when about 40 assailants armed with guns and machetes stormed the villages of Angwan...
A 140-member contingent of Bangladesh Police left Dhaka for South Sudan early Sunday to join the United Nations peacekeeping mission. The team, led by Superintendent of Police Md Humayun Kabir, left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by an UN chartered flight....
The 94th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be celebrated Monday as the National Children’s Day. The day is a public holiday. On March 17 in 1920, the architect of the nation was born...
A Dhaka court has sent senior BNP leader Khandker Mosharraf Hossain to jail after the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) questioned him for three days in a money laundering case. He was arrested on Mar 12 from his Gulshan residence. A court...
Private mobile phone operator Robi Axiata has launched a “Data Hard Hitter & Robi Robibar Campaign” for its valued prepaid subscribers from Saturday. Under the offer, subscribers can play and score runs to become a Robi data hard hitter and...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) has sponsored Tk 10 million for organising Asian Games Qualifying Hockey Tournament 2014. In this connection, President of Bangladesh Hockey Federation Air Vice-Marshal Mohammad Enamul Bari, NDU, PSC and IBBL Managing Director Mohammad Abdul Mannan...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia voiced concern over jailing three senior leaders of her party alleging that the country is being run by a whimsical ruler. Her concern came after a Dhaka court rejected bails to BNP acting secretary general Mirza...
Speakers at a function in the city underscored the need for the increased use of ICT and enforcing related laws effectively, aiming to stop violence against women in the country. They were addressing the concluding ceremony of a two-day anti-corruption...
Bangladesh made a flying start in the Islami Bank Asian Games Hockey Qualifiers outplaying Hong Kong China by 5-1 goals in their first match at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium Sunday. Bangladesh skipper, drag and flick specialist Mamunur Rahman...
Singapore earned a dramatic 3-2 win over Iran in the Islami Bank Asian Games Hockey Qualifiers at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Sunday. Iran took the lead in the 17th minute when forward Taheridad Navid forced his way...
Iraq wants to introduce direct Dhaka-Baghdad flights as the cooperation between the two countries is growing. The proposal came when Iraqi Ambassador in Dhaka Shakir Qasem Mahdi Al -Kaffal met Civil Aviation Minister Rashed Khan Memon at his office on...
Nepal marked their arrival on the international cricket stage with a massive 80-run win over fellow newcomers Hong Kong in a preliminary group match at the World Twenty20 Sunday. Nepal hammered 149-8 after being sent into bat and then bowled...
Readymade garment factory owners want the government to keep the price of power ‘unchanged’ for them much like the farmers. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers’ and Exporters’ Association (BGMEA) in a statement on Sunday demanded the same facility. Power tariffs have been...
RAJSHAHI, Mar 15 (BSS): The booming mango flowering at this stage predicts an excellent production of the most popular fruit in the region this season, if the climatic conditions remained favourable, experts and scientists said. Horticulturist Monzurul Alam said that...
RANGPUR, Mar 15 (BSS): Commercial cultivation of the most delicious, juicy and fleshy seasonal fruit litchi has become popular in the region as the farming in the recent years changed the fortune of hundreds of farmers through economic self-reliance. According...
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TANGAIL, Mar 15: The historical memorial plaque of the Liberation war has been left neglected for long at Bhuapur upazila in Tangail district. The plaque was constructed during the war at Bhuapur Pilot High School premises in the upazila headquarters...
GAIBANDHA, Mar 15 (BSS): Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Advocate Fazle Rabbi Miah has underlined the importance of ensuring quality education to make students as worthy citizens of the county to build an enlightened nation. "Primary education is the...
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