Pakistan's Taliban have named politician and ex-cricketer Imran Khan as a member of a five-man team to enter into peace talks with the government. Mr Khan's party strongly favours negotiations, but a statement said that he would probably prefer to...
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is warning Congress that new unilateral sanctions against Iran could upend sensitive international negotiations over its nuclear development, imploring lawmakers to work with the Obama administration in presenting a unified front to Tehran....
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested 52 people from Sonapara beach on the Marine Drive Road in Ukhia upazila in Cox's Bazar on Sunday night while they were set to go to Malaysia by two trawlers...
Asian markets sank further in holiday-thinned trade on Monday, following another global sell-off caused by anxieties over emerging markets and further disappointing manufacturing data out of China. The euro remained under pressure after tumbling in New York in response to...
Euro fetched $1.3483 and 137.82 yen against $1.3487 and 137.61 yen. However, the single currency is well down from the $1.3541 and 138.98 yen earlier Friday in Tokyo. The unit suffered on Friday after official data showed eurozone inflation fell...
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) posted an advertisement on its web site on Sunday. In 2011, a similar attempt was withheld by the court as the mobile operators questioned the method of auditing by local firms, which the BTRC had...
A Jubo Dal activist, who suffered injuries in an attack by miscreants in Sharishabari upazila in Jamalpur on Sunday afternoon, died at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Sujan Khar, 30, a convener...
A local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami was killed after being hit by a bus following police chase on the Kalshi Road at Pallabi in the city on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Bellal Hossain, 35, ameer of Darus Salam...
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Stocks extended the gaining streak for fourth running sessions Monday with turnover crossing Tk 8.0 billion-mark once again, powered by investors buying spree. The market opened with a positive note and the upward trend continued till the market closure, eventually...
Residential students at Rajshahi University vacated their dormitories on Monday morning as the authorities declared the university closed the night before for an indefinite period following campus violence. The students left the residential halls with belongings following an order to...
Miscreants shot at a grocery shop owner allegedly for his refusal to pay toll in the city’s Sabujbagh area on Sunday night. Police, quoting witnesses, said Mujibur Rahman, 50, runs a grocery shop near his rented house at 126, North...
North Korea agreed Monday to hold talks with South Korea on organising a rare reunion event for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul's Unification Ministry said. After days of silence following an initial proposal from Seoul last week,...
Oil price falls to near $97 a barrel Reported by: UNBconnect Reported on: February 3rd, 2014 12:19:45 pm Feb 3 (AP/UNB) – The price of oil dropped Monday after a survey released on the weekend showed a slight deterioration in...
Anti-government protesters have vowed to stage larger rallies in central Bangkok and push ahead with plans to nullify the results of national elections. Protest leaders called Monday on supporters to “keep fighting” and consolidate crowds in the capital’s business district,...
Having denied permission for its Monday’s scheduled rally at Suhrawardy Udyan, the BNP-led 19-party alliance has decided to stage demonstrations at every thana of the city on Tuesday. BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the party decision at...
The cabinet committee on selecting the Ekushey Padak Awards will sit on Thursday to finalise the proposals concerning the names of recipients this year. Cabinet Secrerary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan informed this while briefing the reporters after the Cabinet meeting...
Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is interrogating BNP stalwart Barrister Moudud Ahmed at Kashimpur jail gate in a case filed against him for purportedly grabbing a government house in Gulshan in the capital. ACC deputy director Harun-or-Rashid, who reached Kashimpur jail...
An AAP lawmaker alleged on Monday he had been approached by BJP leaders, including Narendra Modi, in an attempt to buy him off for Rs 20 crore. Madan Lal, MLA from Kasturba Nagar, claimed that he had been first approached...
India’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to decide within a week whether it will invoke a severe anti-piracy law against two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen two years ago. The marines were part of a military...
A Chittagong court on Monday indicted five accused in a case over the murder of A-level student Himadri Majumder Himu. Metropolitan Sessions Judge SM Mojibur Rahman also set Feb 18 to start testifying in the case. The accused are Jahidur...
An official of a private bank was killed and five other people were injured in a road accident at Gerakhola on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Maksudpur upazila on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Ehsanul Kabir, 65, vice-president of United...
The High Court (HC) on Monday ordered the Home Affairs secretary and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to transfer the Kishoreganj Sonali Bank burglary case to Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) within 48 hours for investigation. An HC bench comprising...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will meet the press on Tuesday in the capital to brief about the current political situation and “growing incidents of extrajudicial killing and human rights violation”.The press conference will be held at Hotel Westin at 4...
The Cabinet on Monday directed the Primary and Mass Education Ministry to resubmit the draft bill, titled ‘Non-formal Education Act, 2014’, following the Law Ministry’s vetting. The proposed law is aimed at bringing the existing non-formal education (NFE) of the...
Iraqi officials say car bombings in and near Baghdad have killed at least 10 people. A police officer says a parked car bomb went off Monday near the local council building of the town of Mahmoudiyah, followed by another car...
The first session of the tenth Parliament resumes at 4:30 pm on Tuesday, after a five-day recess. The maiden session of the new Parliament started on Wednesday without the presence of BNP, one of the main political parties of the...
Observing that it will take time to initiate the safe return of Rohingya refugees to their homeland from Bangladesh, US Senior Adviser for Myanmar Judith Beth Cefkin on Monday sought the continuation of support they are getting in Bangladesh on...
The High Court (HC) on Monday granted bail to BNP leaders Barrister Moudud Ahmed and Khandker Mahbub Hossain in separate cases. An HC bench comprising Justice Naima Haider and Justice Jafar Ahmed passed the order following two bail petitions filed...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s press secretary Abul Kalam Azad has been made Managing Director and Chief Editor of the state-run news agency, Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Monday. “He...
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