A collision between a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a covered van left two people dead and three others injured in Comilla Sadar South upazila on Friday morning. One of the deceased was identified as Fakhrul Islam, a teacher of Harishchar School...
Tokyo stocks jumped 2.88 percent Friday, clawing back losses from the previous day as Wall Street rallied and shares of Japanese exporters got a boost from the weaker yen. The Nikkei-225 index, which fell 2.15 percent Thursday, added 416.49 points...
The High Court has ordered the Election Commission to resolve within two weeks the code-of-conducts violation charges against two ruling Awami League’s MP candidates from Jessore. The bench of Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar has...
A university student was hacked to death by miscreants in Tongi town in Gazipur district on Friday. The dead is Mahiruddin, 24, a student of a private university and son of Jahirul Islam. Mahiruddin along with his friend was returning...
A middle-aged man was strangulated to death allegedly by his second wife and stepchildren in Sabujbagh area in the city on Thursday night. The victim was identified as Nuru Miah, alias Nurikkha, 48. He used to live at a house...
The US Appalachian acoustic string trio, “Laura, Cortese and the Dance Cards,” will visit Bangladesh from February 24 to March 1 as part of the American Music Abroad cultural exchange program. The US Embassy in Dhaka has made the announcement...
The USA on Thursday assured its full support for implementing the first ever national strategy over the issue of Rohingya refugees and undocumented Myanmar citizens in Bangladesh. The assurance came at a meeting between Anne C Richard, US assistant secretary...
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The launching ceremony of a book, titled ?????????? ????????: ???? ? ????? (Bangladesher Arthaneeti: Vetor O Bahir). authored by Dr Fahmida Khatun, Research Director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) will be held tomorrow (Saturday) at 3.30 pm at...
The dollar rallied against the yen in Asia Friday on the back of mixed US data, while weak eurozone manufacturing pressured the euro.In afternoon Tokyo trade, the greenback rose to 102.60 yen from 102.32 yen in New York Thursday, in...
In separate incidents, muggers looted two motorcycles after killing an engineer in Pabna and a private university student in Gazipur early Friday. In Pabna, snatchers took away the motorcycle of an engineer after killing him in Madhpur Tepagari area of...
Three militants have been killed in Afghanistan after a suicide attack and gun battle with police, officials say. One of the men detonated explosives inside a van as he drove up to local government offices in Sarobi, 50km (30 miles)...
US President Barack Obama will meet exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Friday, US officials say. China has urged the US to cancel the meeting, saying it will "seriously impair China-US relations". China describes the Dalai Lama as a...
Tokyo stocks led a rebound on Asian markets Friday, reversing losses in the previous session as regional bourses took their cue from Wall Street, which shrugged off disappointing economic data. Asian markets were mostly heading for a strong finish to...
In separate drives, Malaysian police on Wednesday rescued 11 Bangladeshi nationals and four Myanmar citizens, who were held captive for weeks by a local illegal trafficking syndicate for ransom. The Bangladeshis were rescued in police raids on two adjacent 15th...
Nepal has decided to deploy a team of security officials at Everest base camp, in a bid to avert brawls between climbers, officials say. Last April a fight erupted between European mountaineers and a group of Sherpas at 7,470m (24,508ft)....
A 5-storey building tilted towards the adjacent building in the city’s Rupnagar on Friday, with panic gripping the residents in the area as the incident came to light in the morning. When contacted, Senior Station Officer of Mirpur Fire Brigade...
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has announced early presidential elections and promised to form a coalition government in a bid to defuse a deep crisis in which scores have been killed and hundreds injured. There was no immediate comment from opposition...
Unidentified miscreants vandalised a Shaheed Minar on the compound of Mahendrapur High School in Kurmarkhali upazila early Friday, a day after damaging another Shaheed Minar in the same upazila. Police and locals said a gang of miscreants attacked the Shaheed...
The skill test for Bangladeshi job seekers in South Korea started at the Bangladesh-Korea Technical Training Centre here on Friday with some 571 Bangladeshi job seekers taking part in it. Employment Permit System (EPS) Centre in Bangladesh is conducting the...
Every year Banglees from Bangladesh and India meet, but it was different this year. Security concerns ahead of anticipated political unrest in Bangladesh and the Lok Sabha polls in India, border passages between two countries remained closed Friday, preventing them...
LONDON: Oil prices fell Friday as signs of weakness in Chinese economy offset upbeat US energy demand that lifted crude futures to four-month highs earlier in the week. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in April slid 33 cents to...
NEW DELHI: India's embassy in Rome has received hate mail and even a live bullet, an official said Friday, underlining fury in Italy over the prosecution of two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen. India has consulted Italy...
Google has unveiled a prototype smartphone with "customised hardware and software" that enables it to create 3D maps of a user's surroundings. The device's sensors allow it make over 250,000 3D measurements every second and update its position in real-time....
JHENIDAH: At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over lifting sand in Shailkupa upazila Thursday. Twelve of the injured were admitted to Sadar Hospital and Shailkupa Upazila Heath Complex. Officer-in-charge of Shailkupa Police...
KIEV: Ukraine's leader and opposition said Friday they had agreed a deal to end the splintered country's worst crisis since independence after three days of carnage left nearly 100 protesters dead and the heart of Kiev resembling a war zone....
AYUTTHAYA: Thousands of angry Thai rice farmers called off a threat to descend on Bangkok's main airport Friday in a rare reprieve for the embattled government after months of opposition street protests. A convoy of tractor-riding farmers had planned to...
The Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations (UN) in New York has observed the Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day. Bangladesh representative to the UN mission Dr AK Abdul Momen paid homage to the Language Movement...
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged all to join hands in promoting linguistic diversity and multilingualism to build a better world and a life of dignity for all. “Let’s all join forces to promote linguistic diversity and multilingualism as...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has banned Shakib Al Hasan for making improper gesture during the second match against Sri Lanka. The board in a media release Friday said an inquiry found him guilty of making an inappropriate gesture on live...
A Libyan military plane carrying doctors and patients has crashed in Tunisia, killing all 11 people on board, officials say. The Antonov plane came down in a field near Grombalia, about 40km (25 miles) south of the capital, Tunis. It...
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