The G8 leaders have condemned Russia’s military build-up in Ukraine amid fresh diplomatic efforts to avert a dangerous escalation of the crisis. The world’s seven heavily industrialised countries who are partners of Russia, the other major industrialised nation and member...
At least seven people, including famous TV actor Afzal Hossain, have been sued on charge of beating two employees of Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU). DRU employee Solaiman filed the case with Shahbagh Police Station on Sunday night. Sources said a...
An intelligent finish from Angelo Mathews ensured Sri Lanka achieved a competitive 253 for 6, despite Afghanistan's earnest efforts with the ball. On a slow Mirpur surface, Afghanistan had Sri Lanka at 158 for 5, then 184 for 6 in...
Long queues of vehicles piled up at petrol stations across Nigeria on Monday while commuters were left stranded at bus stops as a fuel shortage hit Africa's biggest oil producer. Petrol marketers and tanker drivers blamed the shortfall on a...
Asian markets mostly fell on Monday as growing fears of a conflict between Ukraine and Russia sent traders scurrying for safer assets, with the yen surging and oil prices also seeing big gains. The downbeat atmosphere was compounded in some...
President Hamid Karzai has expressed "extreme anger" towards the United States as it prepares to end its 13-year war in Afghanistan, intensifying his criticism in his final months in power. Karzai has taken an increasingly antagonistic view of the US...
The Russia-Ukraine tensions sent investors scurrying to the yen, which is considered a safe bet in times of political and economic uncertainty. In afternoon trade the dollar was at 101.33 yen, compared with 101.76 yen in New York Friday afternoon,...
Japan Display, the world's biggest maker of screens for smart phones and tablet computers, on Monday announced details of a share offering that could raise up to $4.0 billion. The firm, which counts Apple and Sony as customers, said it...
A court here on Monday sent suspended Bangladesh Railway (East Zone) general manager Yusuf Ali Mridha to jail after rejecting his bail petitions in five cases filed over his alleged corruption in railway recruitment. Judge of Chittagong Metropolitan Session Judge’s...
Gunmen burst into a court in a busy shopping area in the center of the Pakistani capital on Monday, killing at least 11 people in a brazen attack likely to shatter any prospect of meaningful peace negotiations with Taliban insurgents....
Climbers scaling Mount Everest will have to bring back eight kilograms of garbage under new rules designed to clean up the world's highest peak, a Nepalese official said Monday. The rule, one of several new measures for mountaineering in the...
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Stocks extended losing streak for the fourth day amid volatile trading throughout the session with turnover declined further as investors remained cautious.The market opened with a positive note, but could not sustain. The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange...
The government has formed an eight-member committee, headed by a Jatiya Party lawmaker, to recover the illegally occupied halls of Jagannath University (JnU). An emergency meeting of the education ministry formed the committee on Monday. The move follows a month...
Two suspected kidnappers succumbed to gunshot wounds, received during a ‘gunfight’ with RAB on Sunday. The victims have been identified as ‘Asim’, 50 and ‘Sangram’, 45. RAB-10 commander Lt Col Khandaker Golam Sarowar said the skirmish took place around Monday...
At least 40 shanties were damaged when a fire broke out at Milk Vita slum at city’s Mirpur section-10 on Monday morning. Shahjadi Sultana, a fire brigade station officer at the headquarters, said the fire originated from a stove of...
Italy's economy shrank by 1.9 percent in 2013 but its public deficit stayed within the European Union's limit of 3.0 percent of GDP in mixed news for the country's new government, official figures showed Monday. The contraction, which followed a...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held a bilateral meeting with Myanmar President Thein Sien at Presidential Palace at Naypyitaw on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed issues related to bilateral interests. Later, she met Myanmar Opposition Leader and Chairperson of the...
Suspected militants killed two police outside a court in Indian Kashmir on Monday, hours after another officer was stabbed in a separate incident in the restive region, police said. "Two policemen died in the shooting by militants on a truck...
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Monday expelled four of its Jahangirnagar University unit leaders for their alleged involvement in Sunday’s violence on the university campus. They are Rajib Ahmed, general secretary of Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit Chhatra League, organising secretary...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) sent notices to three ruling party MPs and their four family members seeking wealth statements following the allegations of illegal wealth accumulation. The Commission on Monday served seven separate notices asking them to submit their...
Etihad Airways posted a 48 per cent leap in 2013 profit on Monday and predicted more growth this year, as the fast-expanding Abu Dhabi airline aims to develop its alliance network with a potential investment in Alitalia. Etihad, which has...
The Board of Directors of Uttara Finance on Monday recommended 30 percent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2013. The Annual General Meeting of the company will be held on April 30, 2014 at Spectra Convention Centre...
Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif on Monday alleged that some civil society members through television talk-show programmes are instigating the BNP to wage movement. The ruling party leader made the remarks while addressing a meeting in the memory...
Bangladesh Tea Association (BTA) on Monday demanded the government reinstate 20 percent supplementary duty, imposed earlier on imported tea, to safeguard the local tea producers and protect them from uneven competition. BTA leaders, led by its chairman M Safwan Chowdhury,...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 10 people on charge of entering Bangladesh illegally at Kulia road in Debhata upazila in Satkhira on Monday. The arrested are Nityananda Roy, 25, Sarjit Kabiraj, 18, Sanjit Mallick, 29, Pradip Roy, 30,...
KURIGRAM: The body of a Bangladeshi national, who was killed in firing by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Phulbari upazila early Saturday, was handed over to BGB Monday, according to a news agency. BSF returned the body...
Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi embraced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina when they met for the first time Monday. The warm embrace perhaps indicated they had something in common--both lost their illustrious fathers to assassins’ bullets. Suu Kyi, the...
Bangladesh needs to focus on high-quality learning, and strong foundational cognitive and behavioral skills from early childhood, says a new World Bank report. The findings and recommendations of the report, titled ‘Seeding Fertile Ground: Education That Works for Bangladesh’ were...
Russia has vowed its troops will remain in Ukraine to protect Russian interests and citizens until the political situation has been “normalised”. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia was defending human rights against “ultra-nationalist threats”. Russia is now in de...
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