China has urged Malaysia to "step up its efforts" in the search for the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane that disappeared on Saturday. A massive search and rescue operation involving nine countries has found no trace of the plane or the...
ISLAMABAD, Mar 9 (AFP): Pakistan has hailed progress in peace talks with the country's main Taliban faction, but attacks claimed by mysterious splinter factions are threatening to undermine the process. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) declared a one-month ceasefire last weekend,...
EILAT, Israel, Mar 9 (AFP): The Israeli army was on Sunday unloading a ship which it intercepted in the Red Sea allegedly transporting arms from Iran to Gaza and escorted to the port of Eilat. An AFP correspondent said dozens...
YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses a special pre-conference luncheon and the launch of Suu Foundation, at the Co-operative Business Centre here Sunday. Suu Kyi gave an address on "Challenges of a Free Press in Emerging...
RANGPUR, Mar 9 (BSS): The frightening genocide committed by the Pakistani occupation forces with collaborators at Golahat in Syedpur of Nilphamari in 1971 still reminds of heinous atrocities of the war criminals against humanity. The Pakistani occupation forces with non-Bengali...
NOAKHALI, Mar 9 (UNB): A suspected robber was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Noapara in Subaranachar upazila early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Zahid Hossain, 29, son of late Khokon Mia of Char Majid village of the upazila....
FARIDPUR, Mar 9 (UNB): At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over cutting a an old tree at Ghopghat in Madhukhali upazila on Saturday afternoon. Quoting locals, Nur-e-Alam Siddique, officer-in-charge of Madhukhali police...
MADARIPUR, Mar 9 (UNB): A man was killed and 15 others were injured in a clash between two group of villagers over a piece of land at Akalborish village in Kalkini upazila early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Shahjahan...
Our Correspondent GOPALGANJ, Mar 9: Two persons were killed, four others injured, one of them critically, in a road accident on Uzani-Jalirpar road under Muksudpur Upazila in Gopalganj district Saturday. The victims were identified as Jahida Begum (35) and Tara...
Our Correspondent MAGURA, Mar 9: A farmer was killed in village Shachani under Magura Sadar Upazila of Magura Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Jinnat Mollah, 38, son of Shahid Mollah of village Shachani. The victim's father Shahid Mollah...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Monday urged the authorities of the United Arab Emirate (UAE) to ease its visa process to facilitate bilateral trade. FBCCI leaders at a meeting with UAE Ambassador in Dhaka...
NARSINGDI, Mar 9 (BSS): Speakers at a post rally discussion here said comprehensive efforts and changed mindset of all concerned could eradicate all sorts of violence against women to establish equal rights and dignity of the womenfolk in the society....
A fire broke out at Krishi Bhaban in the city’s Motijheel area on Monday night. Fire Brigade sources said the fire originated on the ninth floor of the 12-storey building around 8:45pm. On information, five firefighting units rushed in and...
Our Correspondent PABNA, Mar 9: Pabna Govt Edward College Cyber Centre, an IT laboratory of the college was looted early Sunday. Unidentified thieves looted 30 computer sets worth Tk. 1.5 million from the laboratory breaking down the grill of the...
Two Awami League-supported chairman candidates won the election in Comilla’s Laksam and Sirajganj’s Tarash upazilas while a BNP-backed candidate won the polls in Bagerhat’s Fakirhat upazila. Re-voting was held in two polling stations in Laksam while one each in Fakirhat...
RAJSHAHI, Mar 9 (BSS): Some rural people have attained economic emancipation with social initiative creating jealousy among their respective fellow people in the district. But, once upon a time, they thought that their distressed condition was the curse and that...
Russia said Monday it will unveil its own solution to the Ukrainian crisis that runs counter to US efforts and appears to leave room for Crimea to switch over to Kremlin rule. The unexpected announcement came as Ukraine's new pro-European...
Japan's current account deficit widened to a record 1.5tn yen ($15bn, £8.7bn) in January, the largest since records began in 1985. In further bad news, the country's economic growth figures were also revised downwards. Japan's economy grew by 0.7% in...
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The government will purchase 20 million gunny bags from public and private sources for storage of food grains, a high official said. With this end in view, the Directorate General of Food (DGoF), which is under the ministry of food,...
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, Mar 9: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader said the works of Dhaka-Chittagong Highway four-lanning will be completed by next December. "The 4-Lanning of the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway is no more a dream. It's going to be completed by December...
New Delhi, Mar 9 (PTI): Gold prices Saturday fell by Rs 230 to Rs 30,830 per ten gram while silver plunged by Rs 930 due to selling by stockists amid weak global cues. Silver lost Rs 930 to quote at...
PORCIA, Italy, Mar 9 (Reuters) : The boxy white and grey factory of this rainy northern town makes fewer than half the washing machines it did when Italy joined the euro. It is one of the many symbols of Southern...
ROME, Mar 9 (Xinhua): China's growth target of 7.5 per cent for 2014 that was written in the government's work report delivered at the parliament's annual session this week was seen by Italian economists as an indicator of China's effort...
March 09, Sunday The following were the commercial banks' rates to public for some selected foreign currencies with Bangladesh Taka in cash transaction Sunday. Selling rates to public (outward remittance) Bank USD Euro GBP JPY CHF CAD AUD SCBs Sonali...
BEIJING, Mar 9 (AFP) : China's inflation rate dropped to 2.0 per cent year-on-year in February, down from 2.5 per cent in January, the government said Sunday, prompting economists to warn that the risk of deflation was rising. The consumer...
MOSCOW, Mar 9 (AFP): Russia is facing a prolonged period of low growth due to a failure to implement reform, is suffering from disturbing capital flight and the ruble is coming under sustained market pressure. So is it really the...
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