Four accused in the Jubair Ahmed murder case escaped from the dock after a court in Dhaka on Sunday cancelled their bail. The four accused are Ashiqul Islam, Khan Mohammad Rais, Mahbub Akram and Ishtiaque Mehbub Arup. Court sources said...
Bangladesh has lodged a “strong protest” against an Indian film and requested Indian authorities to take “appropriate actions” to stop its screening with “immediate effect”. Just released ‘Gunday’ triggered an outcry among the people of Bangladesh, particularly in the social...
The Election Commission declared the election schedule for the 50 parliamentary seats, set aside exclusively for women, fixing the voting date on March 29. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad announced the schedule at a press conference at the media...
Ukraine’s newly emboldened legislature has voted to hand the president’s powers to the parliament speaker. The legitimacy of Sunday’s vote is unclear. President Viktor Yanukovych has said that a flurry of parliament decisions in recent days are illegal. The Verhovna...
President M Abdul Hamid has been invited to attend the 4th summit of the ‘Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia’ (CICA) to be held on May 20-21 in Shanghai, China. Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Li Jun, on...
The Netherlands is keen to invest in strengthening food security initiatives and the agro product processing industry in Bangladesh. This was conveyed by Dutch Ambassador in Dhaka Gerben de Jong when he met with Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu at...
Director of the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, India Prof M Chakraborty and Fulbright Professor of the School for Marine Science and Technology of University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA Dr Avijit Gangopadhyay met Dhaka University Vice-chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin...
Two students of BRAC University were killed on Friday in a crash involving a bus and two motorcycles while riders were racing with each other on the highway in Sirajganj, police said. Two others were also injured in the mishap...
A young girl has been strangulated to death by miscreants at Rajkanda in Akkelpur upazila in Joypurhat district. Police recovered the body of Rima, daughter of Dilbar Ali, from a bamboo cluster at the village on Friday morning. Police and...
At least 15 people, including two ansar members, were injured a clash between the supporters of Awami League and BNP at Char Rouha Bazar in Sharishabari upazila in Jamalpur on Friday. Police said an altercation ensued between the supporters of...
The reversal of fortunes in the ongoing series against Sri Lanka with a whitewash highly likely has left the Tigers to fight to salvage some pride. The home side will get the last shot at redemption today (Saturday) in the...
Italian centre-left politician Matteo Renzi is due to be sworn in as prime minister later. At 39, the Democratic Party leader will be Italy's youngest-ever PM. On Friday he formally accepted the mandate to lead a new government and named...
USD/BDT maintained stable tone last week as well. The foreign exchange reserve of the country touched 19 billion marks. The market is expected to see the same tone next week as well. The average daily inter-bank USDBDT transaction volume was...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) rescued local Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader Foysal Khan from Boro Baliadangi on the Jessore-Magura Highway early Friday after 23 days of his alleged abduction from the capital. Son of Sarwar Khan of Ghop...
The US Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asia Atul Keshap arrived in Dhaka on Saturday on a four-day visit. The US embassy said he would meet national leaders to discuss US-Bangladesh relations and other regional issues during his stay until...
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the main planner of the Kishoreganj Sonali Bank (SB) heist from Bhairab upazila of Kishoreganj district early Saturday. The arrested was identified as Siraj, uncle-in-law of Habibur Rahman Habib alias Sohel whom the elite force...
Stock market and currency turbulence in emerging markets like Brazil and Indonesia are expected to feature at this weekend's G20 finance ministers' meeting in Sydney. The official theme of the meeting is restoring global growth. But the main issue for...
Sri Lanka was 103 for two wickets after 25 overs as they chased 241 for victory in their third and final ODI against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday. Kusal Perera (50) and Dinesh Chandimal...
Syed M. Altaf Hussain, Chief Executive Officer, WW Grains Corporation is seen inaugurating the Smart Banking Kiosk having three modern Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and Cash Deposit Machine at a simple ceremony held at WW Tower. Anis A. Khan, MTB...
Terming mass media a ‘mirror of democracy’, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said it needs to be protected from the ‘wave of falsehood, distorted information and rumor’ to ensure the media’s due role towards the country and in strengthening democracy....
Protesters in the Ukrainian capital claimed full control of the city Saturday following the signing of a Western-brokered peace deal aimed at ending the nation's three-month political crisis. The nation's embattled president reportedly fled the capital for his support base...
Italian center-left leader Matteo Renzi took office on Saturday as his country's youngest prime minister, facing pressure to show immediate results after he forced out his predecessor over the slow pace of economic reforms. The 39-year-old Renzi has named a...
A fuming China summoned a top US diplomat late on Friday night to register its protest against President Barack Obama's meeting with the Tibetan spiritual leader and Noble laureate, the India-based Dalai Lama, saying Washington was interfering in Beijing's internal...
Bangladesh has reiterated its ‘zero tolerance policy’ towards terrorist acts in all its forms and manifestations confirming that it will continue to engage proactively with all international efforts to countering terrorism and extremism nationally and globally. Foreign Secretary M Shahidul...
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has invited US President Barack Obama to join him in talks aimed at resolving the problems between the two countries. Mr Maduro said the meeting would help "put the truth out on the table". He has...
Elimination of the roots of militancy in Bangladesh should be the country's top priority, said National Human Rights Commission Chairman Mizanur Rahman. “The rise of militancy is the only thing threatening human rights in Bangladesh,” he said at a discussion...
US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan W Mozena on Saturday laid emphasis on building ‘beautiful bridges’ linking the people of Bangladesh and America to understand each other in a better way. He said academics, college teachers and students can play their...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina goes to Cox's Bazar on Sunday to inaugurate the newly-constructed Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium and a private university in the tourist town. With the capacity of 100,000 spectators, the world class cricket venue has been...
Two people were killed as a truck rammed a rickshaw van in Balda Khal area on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Daudkandi upazila on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Sumon Mia, 22, son of Akkas Ali of Kanthalkandi village in Nasirnagar...
Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) on Saturday urged the government to fulfill their charter of demands including reopening a third carrier for smooth flying of Hajj pilgrims apart from Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Saudi Arabian Airlines. "If the third...
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