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,...
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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...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday stressed the importance of special efforts by all to alleviate poverty from the country. "In Bangladesh, we all are trying our best to further eradicate poverty and move towards a happier and more peaceful...
Claiming that the government has a covert entente with their ally Jamaat-e-Islami, BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Monday urged the Prime Minister to cut ties with the Islamist party. “Jamaat is hidden there in the government. So,...
The 10th parliament is set to begin its journey with its opening session Wednesday following the much-talked-about January 5 national election boycotted by the BNP-led alliance. President Abdul Hamid will address the House on the first day of the first...
Bangladesh has sought fresh Danish investment in prospective areas, particularly the wind power generation and technology transfer. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam conveyed Bangladesh’s interest to have more investment to Danish Ambassador in Dhaka Hanne Fugl Eskjær when...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) to ensure foolproof security of the visitors on the fair premises. The DITF which began at Sher-e-Banglanagar in the city on January 11. BGB...
LONDON: European stock indices wavered Monday on expectations of further stimulus withdrawal by the Federal Reserve, analysts said, but avoided another sell-off on emerging market strains. However London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index shed 1.38 per cent to 6,571.75 points in...
Valuables, including evidence, were gutted by a fire at the Chittagong Court Building in the city on Monday evening. Deputy assistant director of Chittagong Divisional Fire Service Jasim Uddin said the fire originated from an electrical short circuit at the...
At least 49 people have been killed in clashes in Egypt as the country marks the anniversary of the 2011 uprising which overthrew President Hosni Mubarak, the health ministry says, reports BBC. Rival demonstrations of supporters and opponents of the...
Protesters in Thailand have surrounded polling stations, blocking early voting ahead of next week's general election, officials say, reports BBC. One of their leaders has been shot dead during a clash with government supporters in eastern Bangkok. Advance voting has...
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