NEW YORK: Treacherous snow and freezing rain struck the northeastern United States Wednesday, disrupting thousands of flights and causing traffic chaos for millions of Americans. A state of emergency was declared in the states of New Jersey and New York,...
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and elected to bat first in the second test against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Tuesday. Sri Lanka made two changes, with Ajantha Mendis and Nuwan Pradeep taking the places of bowlers Rangana...
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) central committee on Monday night expelled its Rajshahi University (RU) unit joint general secretary Nasim Ahmed Setu and organising secretary Shamsuzzaman Emon for their alleged involvement in Sunday’s violence on the university campus. The expulsion orders...
At least eight shanties were gutted in a fire that broke out at Falunagar slum in the city’s Hazaribagh area early Tuesday. Fire service sources said the fire originated from a cigarette butt at a shanty in the area around...
Bangladesh made early breakthrough in the first innings of their second cricket Test against Sri Lanka at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Monday. Lankans were 69 for two wickets in 28 overs in the morning session. Mahela Jayawardene...
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The prices of most of the stocks on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed upward trend in early hours of trading Tuesday. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE went up by 30.58 points or...
The government has made a reshuffle in the administration changing positions of five secretary-level officials in different ministries. The Ministry of Public Administration issued an order on the changes. According to the order, Water Resources Ministry’s Senior Secretary Sheikh Altaf...
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested former Councilor of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Saidur Rahman Shaheed, alias Shaheed Commissioner, from his residence in Gandaria in the city on Tuesday morning. The elite force also recovered four firearms along with 62 rounds...
BNP leaders Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah and Khandakar Mahbub Hossain were freed from Dhaka Central Jail’s Kashimpur jail in Gazipur on Tuesday morning. Kashimpur jail’s Superintendent Jahangir Alam said the BNP leaders were freed around 11:20am. Family members and party...
A housewife was stabbed to death allegedly by one of her neighbours over extortion at Hapunia Matpara village in Sherpur upazila of Bogra on Monday. The victim was identified as Salma Begum, 35, wife of Manur Uddin, a resident of...
Customs officials at Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) International Airport in the city arrested a young man along with 2,40,000 Saudi Arabian Riyal and 25,000 UAE Dirham on Monday night. The arrestee was identified as Jewel, 30. Assistant commissioner (customs) Ghulam Mustafa...
Six cases have been filed accusing some 475 people, 105 of them named, a day after agitating students were attacked at Rajshahi University (RU). The university administration, police and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) filed the cases with Motihar Police Station...
BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed was released from Dhaka Central Jail’s Kashippur jail in Gazipur this (Tuesday) afternoon. Kashimpur Jail’s Superintendent Jahangir Alam said they set free Moudud Ahmed around 12:35pm. Family members and party leaders greeted the BNP Standing...
Two suspected smugglers were arrested along with 10 gold bars at Shah Amanat (RA) International Airport in Chittagong on Tuesday morning. The arrestees were identified by the Customs officials at the airport as Md Rashed of Feni and Nurul Afsar,...
Asian markets slumped on Tuesday – led by a four percent fall in Tokyo – following a huge sell-off on Wall Street as disappointing US manufacturing data compounded already deep fears about emerging markets. Traders were also spooked by a...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said the aim of the government is to turn all types of VAT rates to a uniform 15 percent by 2015. “There is more or less no truncated VAT rate in the country and our...
The Commonwealth has hit out at ‘violence’ in Bangladesh and called for a ‘purposeful dialogue’ to create a framework for future elections that are inclusive. “The Commonwealth remains ready to support a purposeful dialogue towards a framework for future elections...
The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) tribunal’s verdicts into alleged match-fixing and spot-fixing will be read out on February 26 and 27. Both sides will give final arguments for two weeks after the hearing ends on Thursday. The Bangladesh Cricket Board...
A bicyclist was killed and five other people were injured in separate road accidents in Dinajpur town on Monday. The dead Sirajul Islam, 35, son of Hafijuddin of Pikepara village of Biral upazila of Dinajpur district. Police said a stone-laden...
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Stocks closed into the red after four sessions' gaining streak Tuesday with turnover dropped slightly as investors booked marginal profit from their previous purchase. The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) --- DSEX---- went down by 16.96 points...
A woman died after a bus ran over her in Narayanganj on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Kamala Begum, 55. A bus ran over her at the West side of Kanchpur Bridge on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway while she...
Sri Lanka were 294 for four wickets in 85.4 overs in the closing session in their first innings on Tuesday, the first day of their second cricket Test against Bangladesh. Kumar Sangakkara was batting on 145 runs which he made...
The world's priciest Valentine’s Day menu was unveiled on Tuesday, with the gala dinner costing 61,000 pound. Michelin starred chef Adam Simmonds came up with the eight-course menu for the most expensive romantic supper. It comes with almus white caviar...
The candidates of the first phase of the upazila polls on Tuesday formally began their campaign to woo voters after getting their election symbol. As per the schedule of the elections to the 98 upazilas, the returning officers are distributing...
The first session of the tenth Parliament resumed at 4:38 pm, after a five-day recess, with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. The MPs will participate in the general discussion on the President’s speech, according to a news...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Tuesday alleged that 302 leaders and activists of the BNP-led 19-party alliance fell victim to murders or forced disappearance in a month from December 26 by whom she identified as joint forces and Awami League cadres....
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday alleged that around 302 leaders and activists of her party-led 19-party alliance have either been killed or made victims to forced disappearance in the last one month. Addressing a crowded press conference at a...
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Tuesday called upon secular people to unite and stand against the violence unleashed by communal forces in the country. Addressing a ‘Bani Archana’ ceremony on the occasion of Saraswati Puja at Mohanagar Natyamanch, the...
Brazilian Ambassador in Dhaka Wanja Campos da Nobrega on Tuesday said her country is interested to extend cooperation to Bangladesh for the development of its agriculture sector. The Brazilian diplomat said this during a meeting with State Minister Foreign Affairs...
The Commonwealth, a voluntary association of 53 independent countries, has urged the political parties in Bangladesh to address their differences through a purposeful dialogue. “The Commonwealth remains ready to support a purposeful dialogue towards a framework for future elections that...
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