The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to begin an enquiry into the wealth statements of some ruling party candidates of the 10th National Election including three former ministers. "The commission has appointed investigation officers to probe the wealth statements...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to begin an enquiry into the wealth statements of some ruling party candidates of the 10th national election including three former ministers. "The commission has appointed investigation officers to probe the wealth statements...
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran on Wednesday urged the government of Bangladesh to lift the ban imposed on hilsa export to India. The Indian diplomat conveyed the request to Fisheries and Livestock Minister M Sayedul Haq during a...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated Adilur Rahman, secretary of Odhikar, a human rights organisation, and its director Nasir Uddin in connection with misappropriation of foreign fund Wednesday. ACC deputy director Harunur Rashid quizzed them for an hour from 3...
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) on Wednesday submitted a nine-point proposal to the government stating that the political parties must shun confrontational politics for economic growth, poverty reduction and employment creation. The MCCI leaders also stressed that...
Police have located the head of a man a day after his decapitated body was recovered from the roof of 'Traffic Bhavan' in the capital. The recovery of the body Tuesday had led to the arrest of a police constable,...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday voiced dissatisfaction over the lengthy process in importing LNG from Qatar as the country has no infrastructural facility to deal with or receive any import consignment of LNG. “The decision for finding and using...
COLOMBO: The Maldives has decided not to take part in a proposed military cooperation pact with the United States over fears that it could upset the regional power India, senior officials said Wednesday. Speaking on a visit to Sri Lanka,...
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia says it has deported “more than a quarter million” foreign migrant workers from the kingdom over the past three months. The Interior Ministry said the foreigners had been residing in the country illegally and were in violation...
Police arrested five activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) from Upashahar area of Sylhet on Wednesday on charge of kidnapping three people for ransom. The arrested were identified as M Moshahid Khan and Sumon Ahmed of Sahidpur village in Jakiganj...
Syria's government and main political opposition have traded bitter accusations as a major peace conference begins in Switzerland. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged delegates to engage in constructive discussions, but neither side appeared prepared to abandon their positions. US...
Former BNP MP Shammi Akter has walked out of the prison on bail. She is accused in a case filed over vandalism and arson during the BNP-led 18-Party alliance’s transport blockade. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court Wednesday granted her bail in...
The High Court granted bail to former senior police official who was sentenced to life imprisonment by a lower court in a bribery case filed in 2003. An HC bench comprising Justice Naima Haider and Justice Zafar Ahmed passed the...
Miscreants severed tendons of both the legs and hands of a local female Awami League (AL) activist at Kolabari area of Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Wednesday evening. The injured AL activist is Nurjahan Begum, also a woman member of...
Rajshahi University authorities have finally decided to hold admission tests for the 2013-14 session from Thursday. The tests will end Monday. As per the current schedule, the test for 'A' and 'B' units will be held on the first day....
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is expected to certify Bangladesh polio-free by March as a member of its South East Asia Region, the Health Minister has said. The country had been polio-free for the past seven years, Health Minister Mohammad...
A local activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir, who sustained bullet injuries during a clash with joint forces on Saturday midnight, succumbed to his injuries at Tarapur in Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha district on Tuesday. The dead is Sohagh, 30, son...
Robbers looted gold ornaments and cash worth Tk 0.5 million from 25 buses belonging to a bridal party at Savar in the outskirts of Dhaka city on Monday night. The victims and the locals said a gang of robbers placed...
The yen weakened in Asia on Tuesday with a Bank of Japan (BoJ) two-day meeting in focus as investors wait to see if policymakers unveil fresh measures as part of its stimulus programme. In Tokyo morning trade, the dollar rose...
China's Lenovo Group Ltd has resumed discussions to buy International Business Machines Corp’s low-end server unit, a source familiar with the matter told. The two companies were in discussions to buy the division last year, but no deal was made...
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The prices of most of the stocks on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed positive trend amid slight see-saw in early hours of trading Tuesday after previous session’s marginal correction. The prime index of the DSE - DSEX-- went up...
An alleged mugger was shot at and injured by police in Boubazar in Dhalpur area under Jatrabari Police Station on Tuesday. Police said a gang of muggers, equipped with bombs and firearms, were preparing to commit mass mugging at Boubazar...
An old woman and her eight-year-old grandson were killed in a road accident on Khulna-Jessore highway in Phultala upazila of Khulna district early Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Sakhina Begum, 55, wife of Shahjahan Sardar, of Bariar Dangi village...
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Gibson on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to take “concrete steps” to start a dialogue “as soon as possible”. Gibson says he is encouraged by both leaders calling...
At least 255 Bangladeshis have been held in a nationwide crackdown against illegal immigrants, reports Malaysia’s state news agency Bernama. Illegal immigrants detained under Phase 2 of the 6P Integrated Operation will have their identity recorded in the biometric database...
Activists of Jamaat-e-Islami have blocked several highways connecting Pabna with rest of the country during its daylong shutdown called to protest arrest of two of its leaders. The shutdown campaigners put up barricades on the Dhaka-Pabna, Pabna-Rajshahi and Pabna-Kushtia highways...
Five top leaders of BNP including Barrister Moudud Ahmed were granted six months' bail on Tuesday by a High Court bench in two cases filed last year against them for arson attack, vandalism and preventing police from discharging duties. The...
A housewife has been killed allegedly by her husband over family dispute in Gazipur. Police recovered the body China Islam, 27, cut into six pieces and kept in a bag and two sacks, from her residence in Naljani area of...
Police arrested two people along with a pistol, four rounds of bullet, two machetes and two pieces of iron rod on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Daudkandi upazila of Comilla on Tuesday. The arrested are: Badal, 30, son of late Badsha Howlader...
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