A Bangladesh peacekeeper, stationed in Congo, died of cardiac arrest on Saturday. He was 29. Deployed under the MONUSCO peacekeeping mission in Congo since October 29 last year, Bangladesh Army soldier M Amir Hossain died at 7:45am on Saturday (local...
Germany's reliance on Russian natural gas poses a threat to European sovereignty, Polish Prime Minister Doland Tusk said Monday amid rising East-West tensions over Ukraine. "Germany's reliance on Russian gas can effectively limit European sovereignty. I have no doubt," Tusk...
The US is keeping an eye on Bangladesh’s overall situation, Congressional Bangladesh Caucus Chairman Joseph Crowley has said. Crowley said this at an event on the occasion of Saint Patrick’s Day at a restaurant of his constituency in Queens on...
The country’s export earnings in February last notched a 6.36 percent growth compared to the same month last year totalling $2389.42 million buoyed by the good performance of RMG, leather and leather products and footwear. The single-month export earnings in...
Tests to recruit assistant teachers for primary schools in 17 districts will now be held on March 28. Earlier, the primary and mass education ministry had set March 14 for the tests. A statement issued by the ministry on Monday...
US officials including FBI agents are in Kiev helping a Ukrainian-led investigation into corruption under ousted president Viktor Yanukovych, the US ambassador to Kiev said on Monday. "We are doing what we can to unpack the enormous kleptocracy which surrounded...
President Abdul Hamid on Monday visited Ramu upazila in Cox’s Bazar where Buddhist temples and houses were damaged in communal attacks on September 29-30, 2012, and expressed satisfaction over the rehabilitation works. The President also distributed cheques among the affected...
Two people were killed and eight others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Khalkula on Hatikumrul-Bonpara highway in Tarash upazila on Monday. The deceased were identified as Rashedul Islam, 26, driver of the truck...
The Board of Directors of Mutual Trust Bank Ltd and Safco Spinnings on Monday recommended 10 percent stock dividends each for the year that ended on December 31, 2013. The annual general meeting of the MTBL will be held on...
Deploring the Election Commission (EC) for its ‘subservient’ role, BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday said the current commission is the main barrier to holding free, fair and neutral polls. They (EC) are the main obstacle to...
Global oil prices fell Monday as weak Chinese trade data stoked concerns over demand in the world's top energy consuming nation, analysts said. New York's main contract, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in April, sank $1.40 cents to $101.18...
Britain's Prince Harry and his long-term girlfriend Cressida Bonas have finally made their romance official with two very public outings in three days after spending months trying to avoid being pictured together. Bonas joined the 29-year-old prince at a public...
The business leaders on Monday assured that they would assist the government in starting work to beautify the government hospitals in the capital. The assurance was given during a view exchange meeting of a delegation of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers...
Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu on Monday said the government is going to extend the telecast hours of Chittagong BTV Station very soon. “We’ve allocated the budget, and now technological supports are being put in place in this regard,” he...
Academic activities at Rajshahi University (RU) resumed on Monday, after an unscheduled closure of over a month due to campus violence. The resident students started returning to their respective dormitories on Sunday when the halls were reopened. Meanwhile, the agitating...
A court has taken cognizance of a Tk 2 billion defamation case and issued summons against three, including Prothom Alo’s Editor and Publisher Matiur Rahman. Dhaka’s fourth Joint District Judge Muhammad Abu Taher gave the order after a hearing on...
The formulation of a telecast policy for the private television channels is at the final stage, Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu told Parliament on Monday. Responding to a supplementary question of Kamal Ahmed Majumder (Awami League-Dhaka), he said the draft...
The Banking and Financial Institution Division under the Ministry of Finance on Monday formed a six-member committee to review the security measures of the government bank vaults as well as formulating measures to stop further heists. The latest move came...
The High Court on Monday ordered the police to arrest those who grabbed the land of a Hindu family in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat within 48 hours. It asked the Superintendent of Police of the district to submit a report...
A court here on Monday sentenced a woman and her two accomplices to life imprisonment for attempting to kill her husband. The convicts are Bina Begum, 26, her paramour Omar Faruk, 30, a liftman of Rajshahi Medical College, and Palan...
The country’s first-ever bone marrow transplantation has been successfully performed at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), raising a hope among local cancer patients. Health Minister Mohammad Nasim announced this at a press conference at DMCH conference room on Monday....
The suspended recruitment test for the post of assistant teachers at the preprimary section of government primary schools in 17 districts will be held on March 28, an official said on Monday. The written test was cancelled in 17 districts...
A six-day annual winter exercise ‘Wintex-2014’ of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) concluded on Monday. The main objective of the exercise was to assess and evaluate the operational capability of the Bangladesh Air Force. It was also to identify the weakness...
President Abdul Hamid on Monday urged Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to support the government in establishing an Arabic language institute and a medical college in Bangladesh. "OIC can provide support to build the Arabic language institute and the medical...
Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal on Monday staged black-flag processions across the country protesting the police obstruction to their programme in the city marking the International Women’s Day on Saturday. The women wing of BNP brought out the black-flag processions in all...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched a probe into the graft allegations against Petrobangla chairman Prof Dr M Hossain Monsur and 13 managing directors of its associate companies. The Commission at its regular meeting on Sunday decided to conduct...
Transparency International Bangladesh has voiced concern over the finance minister’s move to collect subscriptions from the private sector for the upcoming T20 World Cup and the bid for national anthem record. In a statement on Monday TIB Executive Director Dr....
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 9 (AFP): Malaysia on Sunday launched a terror probe into the disappearance of a passenger jet carrying 239 people, investigating suspect passengers who boarded with stolen passports, as relatives begged for news of their loved ones. The...
WASHINGTON, Mar 9 (AFP): President Barack Obama and key European allies expressed "grave concern" Saturday over Russia's actions in Ukraine as Washington warned further military escalation could jeopardize chances of brokering a diplomatic solution to the crisis. The White House...
TOKYO, Mar 9 (AFP): Tens of thousands of citizens turned out for an anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo on Sunday, as the nation prepares to mark the third anniversary of the Fukushima disaster. Demonstrators congregated at Hibiya Park, close to central...
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