Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra could face murder charges after relatives of two anti-government protesters who died following clashes with police filed a complaint with a criminal court, a lawyer said Tuesday. The protesters were among six people -- including...
FE Online Report | 2014-03-04 00:00:00
Stocks returned to the green Tuesday after four consecutive session of losing streak with turnover dipped below Tk 5.0 billion-mark once again as investors remained cautious.The market opened with a positive note and the upward trend continued till the market...
The agitating teachers and students of Jagannath University staged a sit-in in front of Bangladesh Bank Sadarghat branch on Tuesday, demanding removal of the branch from the university’s land. The students and teachers started the demonstration around 10 am as...
US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena on Tuesday said Bangladesh would be a ‘mighty contributor’ to the huge flows of commerce along this 21st century trade route by turning the hub of the Indo-Pacific Economic Corridor by utilising its ‘geographical...
Three policemen were killed by a remotely detonated bomb in Bahrain on Monday during a protest in a village west of the capital Manama, the Interior Ministry said, in one of the worst incidents of violence in recent months. The...
Asian markets were mixed Tuesday after the previous day's global sell-off, but investors remain on edge as they await world leaders' response to Russia's decision to send forces into Ukraine. While the international community anxiously watches events in Eastern Europe,...
Sri Lanka says it has arrested 32 Indian fishermen who were fishing illegally in its territorial waters nearly two months after the two countries released hundreds of detained fishermen and their fisheries ministers agreed to cooperate in combatting poaching. A...
President Vladimir Putin ordered troops involved in a military exercise in western Russia back to base on Tuesday in an announcement that appeared intended to ease East-West tension over fears of war in Ukraine. Russian financial markets rebounded after sharp...
Anamul Haque smashed a brilliant century to help Bangladesh post their highest one-day score of 326-3 in their must-win Asia Cup match in Dhaka on Tuesday. The 21-year-old scored 100 from 132 balls for his second one-day international century as...
Terming Bangladesh as the closest and time-tested friendly neighbour, Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday assured his Bangladesh counterpart of providing additional 100 MW electricity to Bangladesh’s national grid from Tripura. Dr Singh came up with the assurance...
Egypt on Tuesday deported an American anti-war activist who was trying to travel to the Gaza Strip, airport officials and the activist herself said. Medea Benjamin, who co-founded the CodePink anti-war group, was detained on arrival in Cairo airport on...
German top-of-the-range car maker BMW hopes this year to reach its target of global unit sales of more than two million cars, two years ahead of schedule, its chairman said Tuesday. "We're very satisfied with the way the year has...
Egypt's armed forces chief, Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, has said he cannot ignore calls by the majority for him to run for president. He told journalists "official procedures" regarding his candidacy were expected in the coming days, Egypt's state...
Suicide bombers attacked the city council headquarters in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Tuesday, took employees hostage and eventually blew themselves up, killing a total of five people. The attack, which followed a similar operation last December, illustrates the...
Robi Axiata Ltd launched a new e-commerce campaign with Akhoni.com on Tuesday. As part of the campaign one Robi subscriber, purchasing the most number of items from Akhoni.com on the day, stands a chance to win a brand new ‘Google...
CHITTAGONG, Mar 2 (UNB): A court here on Sunday took cognisance of the charges brought against nine people, including nayeb-e-ameer of Hefajat-e-Islam Mufti Izharul Islam and his son Harun Izharul, in a case filed in connection with a bomb blast...
FE Report | 2014-03-03 00:00:00
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) has taken a decision to seek wealth statement of a former minister, a state minister and a Member of Parliament (MP) as the Commission found allegations of amassing illegal wealth against them. They are the former...
Locals in Potuatoli have set fire to a banner on Shaheed Ajmal Hossain Hall, minutes after it was put up by Jagannath University students agitating to reclaim occupied dormitories, reports bdnews24.com. Students said the vandals are working for 'influential illegal...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested nine alleged members of a land document forgery syndicate from different places of the city on Saturday, reports UNB. The arrested people are ringleader Mohsin Reza (48), a UP chairman of Barisal, Jasim...
Bogra, Mar 2 (UNB): A young housewife, said to be mentally ill, attempted to kill herself after strangulating her two children to death in the district town on Sunday afternoon. Salma Begum(35), wife of Farid Uddin, an officer of Bogra...
The High Court on Sunday issued a contempt of court rule against vernacular daily Prothom Alo editor and its joint editor for publishing two 'contemptuous' articles on its proceedings over anticipatory bail, reports UNB. An HC division bench comprising Justice...
An unidentified man was killed as a motor vehicle crushed him under its wheels in city's Uttara area, police and hospital sources said, reports BSS. Sub-Inspector Jakir Hossain of Uttara (East) Thana told the news agency that they recovered the...
Bangladesh Railway (BR) has taken a project for remodeling Khulna Railway station, yard and development of operational facilities of Benapole railway station aimed at providing better services to the passengers, reports BSS. "The project for remodeling Khulna Railway station and...
MAGURA, Mar 2 (BSS): A listed terrorist was killed in a gunfight with police at a garden at Gobra area under Salikha Upazila in the district Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Rajib Biswas Raju (30), son of late...
The 12th death anniversary of founder managing director of Crystal Insurance Company Limited Syed Md Habibul Haque will be observed at his residence in the city today (Monday). The board of directors, shareholders, executives, officers and staff of the company...
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