Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has again appointed Abdus Sobhan Golap as her special assistant after having formed the government for the second successive term. Ferdous Ahmed Khan will also join Golap as the Prime Minister’s special assistant. Their contractual appointment...
Ukraine's Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has offered his resignation to try to end the protests gripping cities across the country. In a statement, he said the move was designed to create "social and political compromise", reports BBC News Jan 28....
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Stocks edged down for the second running session Tuesday with turnover dipped below Tk 6.0 billion-mark on the prime bourse as investors continued to book profit amid cautious trading. The market opened with a positive trend and key index of...
Three people, including the prime suspect in the Kishoreganj Sonali Bank burglary case, were arrested along with looted money from Shyampur Balurmath area in the capital Tuesday. A team of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the main suspect, Sohel, and...
Indonesian Ambassador in Dhaka Iwan Wiranata Atmadja Tuesday said Bangladesh and Indonesia need to think of ‘beyond the box’ instead of concentrating only on ‘traditional’ trade issues to build a stronger partnership between the two countries in the coming days....
Indonesian Ambassador in Dhaka Iwan Wiranata Atmadja on Tuesday said Bangladesh and Indonesia need to think ‘beyond the box’ instead of concentrating only on ‘traditional’ trade issues to build a stronger partnership between the two countries in the coming days....
Deploring the proposed two-tier test cricket system and money-driven control of the popular game, the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) and all the national cricket authorities, including Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), to come forward...
Two people, including a minor boy, were trampled to death and another was injured by wild elephants at Bhagyakul village in Sadar upazila Monday midnight. The deceased were identified as Zubair Hossain, 7 and Dilowara Begum, 60. Injured Saddam Hossain...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury have met President Abdul Hamid a day before the commencement of first session of the 10th Parliament. After the meeting, they were seen coming out of Bangabhaban, the President House of...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to file a case against Syeda Iqbalmand Banu, the mother-in-law of BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman, on graft charges. The Commission at its regular meeting Tuesday approved the filing of the case...
The Bangla Academy authorities have taken all-out preparation to arrange the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair scheduled to begin in the capital on February 1. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the book fair at 3 pm, deputy...
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, who has been elected Member of Parliament (MP) unopposed from Rangpur-6 constituency, will take oath on Wednesday. She will take oath at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban at 10am. On Tuesday, the Election Commission published a...
Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych has accepted the resignation of the prime minister and his cabinet amid continuing anti-government protests. Mykola Azarov had offered to step down as prime minister to create "social and political compromise". The move came after the...
Awami League has nominated Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury as Speaker and Fazle Rabbi Miah as Deputy Speaker for the 10th Parliament. The Parliamentary Party of the Awami League nominated them at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday, according...
The Election Commission (EC) has finalised the list of polling stations and polling booths for the first phase upazila polls slated for February 19. As per the lists, there are 6992 polling stations and 44225 polling booths in 98 upazilas,...
New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Bangladesh government to authorise an independent investigation into a recent spate of alleged extrajudicial killings by security forces. “The government should publicly order law enforcement agencies to ensure the safety of all...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has made it clear that it would not endorse any proposal that compromises Bangladesh’s full member rights in terms of status and participation. The BCB made its stance clear during a discussion on Tuesday on a...
The High Court Tuesday granted ad interim bail to BNP leader and former State Minister for Education ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon in two cases. HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Zafar Ahmed passed the order following a petition...
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu Tuesday called upon the manufacturers to go for the production of quality products for boosting export. Addressing a discussion and certificate giving ceremony at Biam auditorium, he said, “Shun profit-motive and go for quality products...
LONDON: Europe’s main stock markets rebounded Tuesday as traders looked ahead to a meeting of the Federal Reserve when the central bank could further reduce US stimulus. Ahead of the meeting, dealers pored over mixed economic data and company news...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the newly-elected MPs not to indulge in irregularities, corruption and nepotism while discharging their duties. She came up with the directive while addressing the Awami League Parliamentary Party (ALPP) meeting at Sangsad Bhaban....
The 10th parliament begins its journey Wednesday with its opening session amid BNP-led alliance’s plan to hold black-flag processions across the country in protest against it. President Abdul Hamid is scheduled to address the House on the first day of...
The government has taken an initiative to strengthen Bangladesh missions abroad and their press wings for establishing better communication with the foreign countries to counter any negative campaign against Bangladesh. The Foreign Ministry and the Information Ministry will work in...
BANGKOK, Jan 27 (AFP): Thailand's ruling party called Monday for controversial elections to go ahead, despite widespread disruption to advance voting by opposition protesters who besieged polling stations and stopped hundreds of thousands from casting ballots. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra...
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 (AFP): Two petrol bombs were thrown at a Malaysian church Monday, a church official said, igniting fears of more violence as a religious dispute over the use of the word "Allah" rages. An unidentified assailant hurled...
TOKYO, Jan 27 (AFP): Chinese ships sailed through disputed waters off Tokyo-controlled islands on Monday, days after Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe caused an international stir by comparing Sino-Japanese relations with the run-up to World War One. Three Chinese coastguard...
CAIRO, Jan 27 (AFP): Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt's army chief who overthrew president Mohamed Morsi and was promoted Monday to field marshal, has become a nationalistic icon likened by supporters to the charismatic Gamal Abdel Nasser. Adly Mansour, who was...
KABUL, Jan 27, (AFP): Afghanistan said Monday it expects to release within two weeks a first batch of alleged Taliban prisoners whom the US says are responsible for dozens of NATO and Afghan deaths. Kabul announced on January 9 that...
Hernandez to be sworn in as Honduras president TEGUCIGALPA, Jan 27: Conservative Juan Orlando Hernandez will be sworn in Monday as president of Honduras, one of Latin America's poorest countries and which is battling a soaring crime rate. Hernandez, 45,...
Our Correspondent | 2014-01-28 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Jan 27: Mustard fields in Rangpur division have assumed an impressive yellowish look, pervading the air with sweet aroma of flowers. The cultivation area of mustard exceeded the target this season for a congenial weather condition and supply of...
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