Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Li Jun has said his country still encourages Bangladesh’s major political parties to resolve their differences through peaceful dialogue for a sustained political stability. “We still encourage the two political parties (AL and BNP) to find...
The brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has dropped out of the forthcoming election race to endorse fellow candidate Zalmai Rassoul. Qayum Karzai told a press conference in Kabul that his team was "a key part of this new alliance"....
A Dhaka court on Thursday deferred until June 16 the hearing on charge framing against BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 28 others in connection with a bomb blast case. Dhaka Special Tribunal-5 Judge A H M...
Continental, the German maker of tyres and car parts, said Thursday it booked stable profits last year in the face of weak European demand and the strong euro. "Continental demonstrated strength ... despite weak European automotive markets and negative exchange...
Urging all to stand against the enemies of country’s development and to cooperate with police in uprooting terrorism, subversive activities and militancy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday warned of harsh punishment to those who will join hands with the...
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Stocks closed flat in positive Thursday with turnover improved slightly amid volatile trading throughout the session as most investors remained watchful. The market opened with positive note, gaining 27 points within first 40 minutes of trade, but rest of the...
A group of Kashmiri students in India is facing charges of sedition for apparently cheering the country's arch rival Pakistan in a cricket match. The students of a university in Uttar Pradesh state were suspended at the weekend after the...
Five people were killed as a CNG-run auto-rickshaw crashed into a jeep at Bariura in Sarail upazila on Dhaka-Sylhet highway on Thursday afternoon. The deceased could not be identified immediately. Highway police said the accident took place around 3 am...
A court here on Thursday fixed March 13 for hearing on the bail petition of Tazreen Fashions’ managing director Delwar Hossain in a case filed over the devastating fire in a garment factory in 2012. Judge of Dhaka district Session...
MPs in the southern Ukrainian region of Crimea have voted to formally become part of the Russian Federation. Parliament said the decision would be put to the Crimean people for their verdict in a referendum on 16 March. Ukraine's interim...
Asian markets rose Thursday as Western and Russian leaders try to broker a deal to end the Ukraine crisis, while Wall Street provided a tepid lead following an anaemic batch of economic data. As the threat of an armed conflict...
Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni on Thursday launched a legal bid to prevent any further publication of tapes secretly recorded during his 2007-12 term as French president. In a move that will inevitably fuel speculation the tapes could...
European Union leaders are holding an emergency summit to decide on imposing sanctions against Russia over its military incursion in Ukraine's Crimean peninsula. The EU leaders were gathering Thursday as the 28-nation bloc seeks to find the right response to...
German industrial orders, a key measure of demand for German-made goods both at home and abroad, showed a higher rise than expected in January after contracting the previous month, data indicated Thursday. Industrial orders were up 1.2 percent in January...
Tunisia's president has lifted a state of emergency in force since the 2011 uprising that triggered the Arab Spring, his office said Thursday. "The president and commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Moncef Marzouki, issued a decree lifting the state of...
Sri Lanka bowled a tight line and length to restrict Bangladesh to a modest 204-9 in their last league match of the Asia Cup in Dhaka on Thursday. Spinners Ashan Priyanjan (2-11) and Ajantha Mendis (2-55) put the brakes on...
Iran will soon receive a second installment of previously frozen assets which are being returned to it under an interim nuclear agreement with world powers, the official IRNA news agency quoted its central bank chief as saying. The official, Valiollah...
The world's biggest social networking site Facebook has tightened its rules on posts relating to guns. The site said it will remove posts from users who "indicate a willingness" to break the law - like requiring no background check -...
Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team won the two-match ODI series 2-0 against touring Pakistan Women team beating them by three wickets in the 2nd and last match at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday. Earlier in the...
Iran has rejected Israeli allegations that it was behind a shipment of Syrian-made rockets intended for Palestinian militants in Gaza. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif dismissed them as "failed lies". He claimed they were published "just in time" for the...
The ruling Awami League (AL) has announced the names of its 39 candidates for the seats kept aside for women in Parliament. Awami League Parliamentary Board (ALPB) finalised the nominations at a meeting held at the party chief and Prime...
Rural Electrification Board (REB) has proposed 23.04 per cent increase in the electricity tariff for irrigation. As per the REB proposal, tariff of each unit of electricity for irrigation will go up to Tk 4.70 from existing Tk 3.39-Tk 3.96....
The government is working out a five-year plan for the improvement of train services in the country, said Bangladesh Railway (BR) director general Tofazzal Hossain on Thursday. A meeting in this regard was held Thursday at Rail Bhaban with Railways...
Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki has repealed the state of emergency that has been in place since the outbreak of a popular revolution three years ago. A presidential decree Thursday says the state of emergency ordered in 2011 is repealed across...
The Election Commission has asked the returning officers to instantly suspend voting in the polling centers where any irregularity will be found during the 3rd phase election to 83 upazila parishads on March 15. “We’ve directed the returning officers to...
Sri Lanka recovered to 117 for five in 32 overs chasing 205 for victory against Bangladesh in final group match of Asia Cup on Thursday. Captain Angelo Mathews (32) and Chaturanga de SIlva (24) revived the chase at the Sher-e-Bangla...
The President has so far granted mercy or commuted the sentences of 33 convicts in criminal cases since 2001, State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan told Parliament. The minister came up with the data on Wednesday while responding to a...
UK interest rates have been held at 0.5 per cent for another month, the Bank of England has said. The decision by the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee comes five years after the record low level was first introduced. It is...
ACC grills 5 Rajuk officials Reported by: UNBconnect Reported on: March 6th, 2014 08:48:55 pm Dhaka, Mar 6 (UNB) – The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday interrogated five Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) officials in connection with irregularities in Rajuk...
China wants to contribute to Bangladesh’s development, ambassador of the world’s second largest economy, Li Jun, has said. Meeting diplomatic correspondents in Dhaka on Thursday, he said Bangladesh “really matters” to China, as it is an important developing country with...
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