Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to go on a visit to Cox's Bazar today (Sunday) to inaugurate a newly-constructed cricket stadium of international standard in the tourist town. With the capacity of 100000 people, the world class cricket venue...
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the mastermind of the Kishoreganj Sonali Bank (SB) heist from Bhairab upazila of Kishoreganj district early Saturday. The arrested person was identified as Siraj, uncle-in-law of Habibur Rahman Habib alias Sohel whom the elite force...
A private university student was killed in a train accident at Uttara in the city Saturday. The deceased was identified as SM Aminul Islam, 22, an honours student of Computer Science and Engineering Department of South Asia University. "Aminul was...
A man has been killed by bullets during 'shootout' between police and a gang of pirates in west zone forest in Sundarbans under Shyamnagar upazila in Satkhira district. The identity of the deceased, aged around 40, could not be known...
At least 15 students of a school and a bus driver were injured as a picnic bus plunged into a ditch at Kashempur under Kumarkhali upazila in Kushtia district on Saturday evening. Police and locals said the bus carrying 37...
A resolution has been introduced in the US Congress to recognise February 21 as International Mother Language Day in the country. Representative Grace Meng of New York’s 6th Congressional district tabled the bill recently to encourage the House of Representatives...
The possibility to start the T+2 trading cycle this (February) month seems bleak though Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) is ready to start the cycle (trading day plus two days) for share settlement. Two months ago, the DSE decided that it...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has said Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman led every democratic movement of the country. "Bangabandhu gave leadership to every democratic movement including language movement, six-point movement and the Liberation War movement from the forefront," he said, while...
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Share prices on both bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – saw negative trend in early hours of trading Sunday amid see-saw, the opening day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE...
India and Pakistan get a rare chance to score brownie points when they renew their intense, but intermittent, cricket rivalry in the Asia Cup one-day tournament which opens in Bangladesh in March. On-field contests featuring the traditional foes, which attract...
Tamim Iqbal has been ruled out of the hosts’ Asia Cup squad. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced a 15-man squad for the upcoming competition side-lining the opener due to an injury. Experienced left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak, allrounder Ziaur Rahman...
Miscreants snatched three condemned convicts of the banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from a prison van, killing a policeman in Trishal upazila in Mymensingh district on Sunday morning. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Trishal Police Station Feroz Talukder said the attack...
Prime Minister Shiekh Hasian arrived in Cox's Bazar on Sunday morning. The premier will open Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox's Bazar town in the afternoon. Once inaugurated, the newly-constructed stadium will be the third biggest cricket venue in...
A river launch has caught fire while it was anchored at Chandpur Launch Terminal in the district town. Two floors of the ‘MV Eagle-1’ were damaged in the fire that broke out around 6:30am on Sunday. The fire erupted on...
The students of Jagannath University (JnU) engaged in a clash with police in and around the campus as the law enforcers resisted them from besieging a student dormitory on Sunday. At least 50 people, including cops and JnU students, were...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has quizzed former State Minister Mahbubur Rahman about his wealth. The ACC grilled him at its Segunbagicha office on Sunday on charges of amassing wealth illegally. ACC Deputy Director Khairul Huda started quizzing Mahbubur Rahman...
Two people, including a school student, died in a road accident at Dinajpur’s Birganj Upazila on Sunday. At least 20 other bus passengers were also injured after the vehicle went off the road and landed in a ditch on the...
Two Bangladeshi workers were killed after being caught in the line of fire during a 'shootout' in Libya on Friday. The deceased were identified as Abdul Kalam, hailed from Barguna district and Shafiqur Rahman, from Pirojpur district. The two Bangladesh...
Miscreants have killed an unidentified woman and dumped the body in Buriganga River near Sadarghat Launch Terminal in the city. On information, a team from Keraniganj model police station rushed in and recovered the body, aged around 29, from the...
Police have announced Tk 2,00,000 as bounty for each of the three top militants of Jam'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) freed in a daring daylight operation in Mymensingh’s Trishal DIG (Dhaka Range) Mahfuzul Haque Nuruzzaman told bdnews24.com. Unknown assailants bombed a...
High Court Justice M Enayetur Rahim has been appointed as the Chairman of the first war crimes tribunal of Bangladesh. The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliament Affairs issued a circular to this effect on Sunday. The International Crimes Tribunal-1...
A Border Guard Bangladesh personnel has died at Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Gazipur. Mirza Md Habibur Rahman, 62, a deputy assistant director in sector 13 , was convicted for joining the 2009 mutiny at the BGB headquarters in...
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Stocks closed lower Sunday, the opening day of the week with turnover improved slightly as investors followed cautious stance. The market opened with a positive note, but could not sustain. At the end of the day’s session, the prime index...
Smoking shisha (hookah) can be addictive and harmful, though many dabblers may not realise the dangers, according to a new review. "The cooled and sweetened flavour of hookah tobacco makes it more enticing to kids and they falsely believe it's...
Ukrainian MPs have been told they have until Tuesday to form a unity government. "This is a priority task," parliament's Speaker Oleksander Turchinov said during a debate held a day after MPs votes to dismiss President Viktor Yanukovych. Mr Turchinov...
Alexander Legkov led home a Russian clean sweep in the men's 50km cross-country race to ensure the host nation finished top of the Sochi medal table. Legkov, 30, won gold by only 0.7 seconds - the second narrowest margin ever...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday formally inaugurated the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium here by unveiling its plaque. The world-class stadium being built on 49 acres of land beside the world’s largest sea beach in the tourist town will...
Border outposts in Bangladesh have come under red alert to prevent the convicted Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants, snatched from a police prison van at Trisal, in Mymensingh district, from fleeing the country. In a truly filmy style hold-up, a...
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