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...
After a long three-year negotiation, Bangladesh Embassy in Brussels has got a place in a public park close to Bangladesh Embassy for building a memorial for the language movement martyrs. The Mayor of Ixelles of Brussels confirmed the place on...
The country is embracing another local government election even as the two tiers of the local government body — Zilla parishad and upazila parishad — remain completely dysfunctional. The upazila parishad has become dysfunctional owing to a power conflict between...
The last passenger DC-10 aircraft will return to Dhaka instead of flying into Boeing museum just yet. The 30-year old aircraft, part of the fleet of Biman Bangladesh Airline, was to find its final resting place at the museum of...
BNP alleged that the officials of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) are trying to influence the upazila election to Pirganj of Rangpur. “The election to Pirganj upazila will be held Monday. Some officials of the Prime Minister’s Office are staying...
BNP alleged that the officials of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) are trying to influence the upazila election to Pirganj of Rangpur. “The election to Pirganj upazila will be held Monday. Some officials of the Prime Minister’s Office are staying...
At least 12 people were injured in a clash between two groups of Awami League (AL) activists during a meeting to choose party candidate for the upcoming upazila polls in the headquarters of Nalitabari on Saturday noon. Police and party...
A total of 1,01,000 people will perform hajj from Bangladesh this year. Of them, 10,000 pilgrims will perform hajj under government management while the rest under private management, Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) president Md Ibrahim Bahar informed this...
Protesters seized the Kiev office of President Viktor Yanukovich Saturday and his whereabouts were a mystery, as the pro-Russian leader's grip on power rapidly eroded following bloodshed in the Ukrainian capital. At the president's headquarters, Ostap Kryvdyk, who described himself...
A Awami Juba League activist has been killed in Khulna’s Koira, three days after the Upazila polls. Local Awami League leaders blamed Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir for the killing on Saturday. The deceased was identified as...
Visiting foreign journalists and travel writers of nine countries on Saturday emphasised worldwide marketing of Bangladesh tourism to explore its immense potentials. Bangladesh has immense potentials in the tourism sector but it needs massive worldwide marketing to achieve it, they...
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Saturday said Hindu migrants from Bangladesh must be accommodated in the country and detention camps would be done away with once his party comes to power. “As soon as we come to power at...
JOYPURHAT: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive Saturday arrested three people along with counterfeit currency of US$ 26,110 from Aatpara border area in Panchbibi upazila. The arrested were identified as Shafiqul Islam of Bara Haripur village and...
A maiden century by opener Kusal Perera enabled Sri Lanka to whitewash Bangladesh 3-0 in the three-match ODI series beating Tigers by six wickets in the day-night basis 3rd and last ODI at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur Saturday....
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