At what point do breakdowns in discipline put U.S. nuclear security in jeopardy? And when does a string of embarrassing episodes in arguably the military's most sensitive mission become a pattern of failure? Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is now concerned...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday paid tributes to late President Ziaur Rahman, founder of the party, marking Zia’s 78th birth anniversary. Khaleda, flanked by party leaders and activists, went to her husband’s grave at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar around 11:30 am...
The High Court (HC) on Sunday granted ad interim bail for four weeks to Hall-Mark group chairman Jesmin Islam in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission for not submitting wealth statement. An HC bench comprising Justice Naima Haider and...
Explosions and gunshots injured almost 30 people at a rally in central Bangkok on Sunday, part of a continuing "shutdown" protest aimed at toppling the Thai government, an emergency centre said. Twenty-eight people were taken to several city hospitals, according...
The by-polls in Rangpur-6 constituency will be held on February 20, according to sources at the Election Commission. They said the Election Commission is most likely to announce the schedule Sunday. The by-polls are going to be held in the...
Re-voting in two centres of Kurigram-4 constituency now could be held as the Supreme Court on Sunday stayed a High Court order that had stayed the re-polling in the two centres. Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Justice Hasan Foyez...
Four more Members of Parliament (MPs) elected in the 10th national election were sworn in on Sunday. Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath to the new MPs at a simple ceremony at the oath chamber of Jatiya Sangsad around...
Bangladesh apparel industry has overtaken India in readymade garment exports despite the recent setbacks it received like building collapses and fire at manufacturing units, says a study by Exim Bank of India. According to the study, Bangladesh garment export to...
Record numbers of foreign tourists poured into Spain in 2013 to bake on sunny beaches but a new challenge lies ahead: luring them to holiday spots inland. An unprecedented 60.4 million foreign tourists came to Spain last year, spending an...
The High Court (HC) on Sunday asked the police to further refrain from harassing five top BNP leaders, including Barrister Moudud Ahmed, MK Anwar and Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah, without due process of law. The two other leaders are BNP...
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Sunday hoped that Bangladesh would be able to achieve around 6 per cent GDP growth rate in the current fiscal (2013-14) despite all odds and constraints. We'll move ahead addressing our weaknesses," he said....
The High Court asked Sunday BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman to surrender before the trial court in connection with the money-laundering charges he was acquitted of. After hearing the admissibility of an appeal filed by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC)...
In an effort to bring the country’s non-banking population under banking network and ensure financial inclusion, Bank Asia has begun Agent Banking pilot phase in Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj district. In the presence of Dasgupta Asim Kumar, executive director of...
Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty looks all set to become a member of the Rajya Sabha. The Trinamool Congress has said it will nominate Chakraborty for one of the five seats in the upcoming polls. Given Trinamool's numbers in the Bengal...
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Rawshan Ershad Sunday paid tribute to the martyrs of the War of Independence of the country. She along with Jatiya Party (JP) lawmakers placed floral wreaths at the National Mausoleum at Savar sunday noon....
President Abdul Hamid stressed Sunday the need for early settlement of all the pending issues, including the Land Boundary Agreement of 1974 and its protocol of 2011, and Teesta water sharing, between Bangladesh and India soon. The President came up...
Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra on Sunday congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her assumption of the office of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the third time. In a message, the Thai Prime Minister hoped that the continued relations between...
Amid speculations that European Union (EU) might withdraw its trade benefit, the 28-member economic bloc on Sunday cleared its position saying they are not considering ‘any changes’ in this trade benefit now Bangladesh enjoying in the vast EU market. “So,...
A total of 102 upazilas across the country will go to polls on February 19 next, the Election Commission (EC) announced Sunday. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad declared the election schedule at the EC Secretariat’s media centre in...
The BNP-led 18-party alliance that boycotted the January 5 national election is all set to hold its scheduled mass rally in the city Monday in an effort to stage a big showdown. As part of their countrywide programme and the...
JAKARTA: A light aircraft crashed and burst into flames on a beach in eastern Indonesia Sunday after being hit by lightning, killing all four people on board, an official and eyewitness said. The Piper Seneca turboprop was flying from the...
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Sunday said the government wants to frame a guideline for the operation of private TV channels and online news media. Among other priorities, the government wants to install video wings at Bangladesh Television (BTV),...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday said the country for the first time saw an elected government handing over power to another elected one. “We’ve been able to continue the democratic process in the country and we hope this process will...
A minor boy was killed in a road accident in Gopinathpur area of Mohammadpur upazila of Magura district on Friday afternoon. The victim was identified as Liton, 10, son of Saiful Islam of Zashpur village of the upazila, according to...
Health Minister Mohammad Nasim visited the Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Saturday, his first after assuming office. “The Prime Minister has ordered me to tell the burn victims that they will be rehabilitated after recovery,” he said. Nasim also gave...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 6,643 foreign nationals last year from different points along Myanmar-India for trespassing into Bangladesh territories. Sources at the BGB headquarters said the intruders included 6,386 Myanmar nationals and 157 Indian citizens. Among them,...
Awami League’s effort to enforce a one-party rule in Bangladesh should be resisted through a movement, BNP leader Khandker Mosharraf Hossain has said. Speaking at a discussion on Saturday he said, “Awami League held the voter-less election, like the way...
Indian minister and author Shashi Tharoor has been hospitalised with chest pain, hours after his wife was found dead in a New Delhi hotel. Doctors said he complained of chest pain and 'we did not take a chance'. "But now...
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