A headless body has been recovered from the roof of a building in Dhaka’s Purana Paltan area. The body was found around 12noon on Tuesday from the roof of the building just behind the Paltan Police Station. The building is...
The Appellate Division has deferred by one week the appeal hearing of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee in a case filed against him for committing crimes against humanity during Liberation War in 1971. The five-member bench, led by Chief Justice...
Five people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers in Gajaria upazila in Munshiganj on Tuesday morning. Locals said Ripon, president of Jubo Dal Hesendi union unit, and Sohel, president of the same unit Bangladesh Chhatra League,...
The poultry industry in Shariatpur district has suffered a severe setback prompted by the political turbulence, marked by hartals and blockades, which the country has passed through for the last several months. Unremitting losses for spiralling prices of feeds, chicks...
At least 13 shops were gutted by a fire that broke out in Municipality Market area of Daudkandi upazila in Comilla district early Tuesday. Fire service sources said the fire originated from an electric shot circuit at a shop in...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the United Arab Emirate (UAE) to recruit more Bangladeshi manpower, particularly the skilled and semiskilled workers. She made the request when newly appointed UAE Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Saeed Bin Hajar Al Shehi...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged North Korea to import world-class Bangladeshi products such as pharmaceuticals, ceramics and readymade garments. She made the request when newly appointed North Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Ri Song Hyon met Prime Minister Sheikh...
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday asked the government not to harass and arrest BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed without following the due process of law. Responding to a petition, filed by Salahuddin’s lawyer Barrister Kaiser Kamal, an HC...
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Tuesday stressed improving services at district-level industrial parks under the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC). At a meeting with BSCIC officials at the Industries Ministry, Amu said the service charges at BSCIC...
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday asked the government not to harass and arrest BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed without following the due process of law. Responding to a petition, filed by Salahuddin’s lawyer Barrister Kaiser Kamal, an HC...
The High Court (HC) Tuesday declared illegal the remand order issued by the lower court against BNP chairperson’s adviser and vice-chairman of Bangladesh Bar Council Khandker Mahbub Hossain. A bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Jafar Ahmed passed the...
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Stocks returned to the green Tuesday, a day after marginal correction with turnover crossing Tk 7.0 billion-mark once again as investors took fresh position.The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) - DSEX went up by 34.14 points or...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s comments at Suhrawardy Udyan will only impede possible talks, says Communication Minister Obaidul Quader. “Her irresponsible remarks can only act as obstruction to a dialogue,” he told reporters after separate meetings with envoys of UK and...
LGRD Minister and Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam urged Khaleda Zia to apologise to the nation in 24 hours for her remarks over the operation by joint forces in Satkhira. “Khaleda must apologise to the nation for her...
Bangladesh tumbled backward on human rights in 2013 as the government engaged in a harsh crackdown on members of civil society, the media and political oppositions, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its World Report 2014. The authorities...
Singapore and Sri Lanka on Tuesday congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her assumption of office of Bangladesh Prime Minister for the third time. In a message to Sheikh Hasina, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong appreciated the steady progress Bangladesh has...
Thailand's government on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas to cope with protests that have stirred up violent attacks. Labour Minister Chalerm Yubumrung announced that the measure would take effect Wednesday and continue for 60...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith said the national budget for the current fiscal year (2013-14) would be revised likely by this February considering two factors—overall high target and less revenue collection. “We’re going to revise this budget considering two factors –...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday said the national budget for the current fiscal year (2013-14) would be revised likely by this February considering two factors -- overall high target and less revenue collection. “We’re going to revise this budget...
A seven-storey building has tilted dangerously in Chittagong’s Muradpur after developing cracks overnight. The Fire Service has asked the building inmates to vacate their apartments soonest to avoid a possible disaster. They say the building is not very old. The...
NEW DELHI: Indian riot police armed with batons beat back dozens of supporters of Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday to prevent them from joining the self-declared anarchist at a sit-in protest. On the second day of his dramatic showdown...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has directed BRAC Bank to pay clients whose accounts have been hacked and money transferred to other accounts. The move comes after bdnews24.com ran the central bank’s report titled ‘BRAC Bank’s accounts hacked’ on Tuesday morning. Later...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to launch a probe into the allegation of illegal wealth accumulation by former judge Motahar Hossain. “The ACC received a graft allegation against the former judge 2-3 weeks ago. After securitising the allegation,...
BENAPOLE: Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up a Bangladeshi cattle trader from Putkhali border. The victim was identified as Selim, son of one Abul Hossain of Namazgram village under Benapole Municipality. Locals said the BSF men caught...
“The re-polling in Kurigram-4 will be held on Thursday,” Election Commissioner Md Shah Nawaz told UNB on Tuesday. Election Commissioner will arrange re-voting in two polling centres of Kurigram-4 constituency. The voting at the two polling stations was suspended due...
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran on Tuesday met Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon and discussed issues related to mutual interests. During the meeting held at Secretariat, they laid emphasis on joint efforts for socioeconomic development...
The High Court Tuesday stayed for three months the proceedings of the case filed against local rights body Odhikar secretary advocate Adilur Rahman Khan and its director SM Nasir Uddin Elan under the Information, Communication and Technology Act. An HC...
In separate incidents, a cotton factory and a godown were gutted by fire in the capital and Barisal on Tuesday. In the capital, a fire burned down valuables worth about Tk 0.3 million in a cotton factory in Hazaribagh in...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is slightly more optimistic about the global and US economies this year than it was three months ago. In an updated outlook, the global lending organisation forecasts that the world economy will grow 3.7 per...
LONDON: European stock markets advanced Tuesday as China's central bank injected liquidity to ease fears of a cash crunch in the Asian powerhouse economy and the IMF revised up its global growth forecast. In afternoon deals, London's FTSE 100 index...
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