PESHAWAR, Apr 13: US drones fired four missiles into a vehicle in Pakistan's lawless tribal belt on the Afghan border, killing six suspected militants on Wednesday, Pakistani security officials said. - AFP
WASHINGTON, Apr 13: France's ban on full-face veils makes a big deal out of garb worn by only a tiny fraction of Muslim women in the West, the head of the Organization of the Islamic Conference said Tuesday. "Those who...
TOKYO,Apr13: The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear plant said on Wednesday it was still working on a detailed plan to end the country's nuclear crisis a month after it began, as tests showed radiation levels in the sea near the...
At least 50 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups at Kodda village in Sadar Upazila of Brahmanbaria Wednesday morning.Witnesses said supporters of Abul Hashem and Asad Master locked into altercation with the supporters of Ayub Ali.Later,...
At least 30 students of Sadar Upazila Dakkhin Kamalpur non-government primary school fell sick to mass-psychogenic diseases of Benapole Tuesday.Sources said 19 students of class V and 10 students of class IV were attacked by the disease Tuesday and they...
A notorious dacoit was arrested with Tk 6 million from Panchkaunia village of Phulbaria of Mymensingh Monday night.The arrestee was identified as Sarder Saban Ali (38). Police said a gang of robbers snatched away Tk 5 million from turmeric trader...
A housewife was injured by her brother-in-laws in Barguni village of Chitalmari Upazila of Bagerhat Tuesday.Jesmin Akter (25) was admitted to Chitalmari Hospital. Later, she was shifted to Khulna Medical College Hospital in a critical condition.Chitalmari thana said there was...
A minor boy drowned in a waterbody at Korota village in Sadar Upazila of Natore Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Jibon, son of Faijul Islam of the village. Police said Jibon slipped into a waterbody near his house...
A road crash at Sadar Upazila of the Goplaganj district has left a teenage boy dead and 12 people injured. The accident took place in Bijoypasha area on Dhaka-Khulna highway when a microbus hit a tempo at about 9pm Monday,...
A man was arrested along with counterfeit currency notes from NCC Bank branch of Savar Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Kamrul Hasan, son of late Solaiman Khan of Panchkhola village in Sadar Upazila of Madaripur district.Police said Kamrul deposited 15...
FE ReportFinance Minister A M A Muhith said on Wednesday controlling the prices of essentials at wholesale level is impossible. Rather, it will be pragmatic to target few items and keep their prices at a reasonable level, he stated. "I...
Shahiduzzaman KhanAs the country is reeling under power and gas crises, thrust is again being laid on generation of renewable energy that has to be a viable option to meet the growing energy shortfall. Besides, renewable energy is expected to...
Retired general Moeen U Ahmed, the army chief who virtually ran Bangladesh during the 2007-08 caretaker government, has expressed his inability to appear before a parliamentary committee saying he is ill and being treated in the United States, reports bdnews24.com....
Syful Islam The users of Benapole land port have agreed on a nominal hike in port charges on condition that the authority carries out necessary development works at the port, officials said Wednesday. The clearing and forwarding (C and F)...
FE ReportBangladesh Association of Banks (BAB) and Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB) on Wednesday suggested the government to cut corporate tax rate to 40 per cent from the existing 42.5 per cent as it is the highest in the world....
The nation will welcome the Bengali New Year 1418 through traditional Pahela Baishakh celebrations with tens of thousands of people attending the Nabo Barsho fanfare across the country today (Thursday), report agencies. Cultural groups and different organisations will arrange various...
Reacting to the share scam inquiry report, main opposition BNP has demanded resignation of the ministers and chairmen of parliamentary standing committees of the ruling party who were found involved in the share market scam, reports UNB. It also demanded...
Nazmul AhsanBangladesh Bank (BB) has proposed to increase either the existing lending rate or subsidy by two per cent on low interest-bearing farm loans for cultivation of maize and non-cereal produces, official sources said. The proposal, if implemented, would boost...
The Expatriates' Welfare Bank will be launched on Apr 20, aiming to lend money to those seeking jobs abroad. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to inaugurate the long-awaited bank, having an initial paid-up capital of Tk 1.0 billion. The...
SINGAPORE, Apr 13: A report says a Bangladeshi port worker survived nine days trapped without food or water in a cargo container shipped to Singapore. Another man trapped with him died. The New Paper of Singapore reported Wednesday that Din...
A man was killed and another injured when a truck hit a motorbike near Kolagachhi area on Jessore-Benapole highway in Jessore Monday.The deceased was identified as Jahangir Hossain (40) of Boladanga village in Sadar Upazila. Witnesses said, a Jessore-bound truck...
Police recovered the body of an unidentified youth from a waterbody at Alkinagar village in Sadar Upazila of Sylhet Sunday evening.Police said, local people found the body of the youth floating in the waterbody and informed police. Police said the...
A minor boy drowned in a waterbody at Korota village in Sadar Upazila of Natore Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Jibon, son of Faijul Islam of the village. Police said Jibon slipped into a waterbody near his house...
A road crash at Sadar Upazila of the Goplaganj district has left a teenage boy dead and 12 people injured. The accident took place in Bijoypasha area on Dhaka-Khulna highway when a microbus hit a tempo at about 9pm Monday,...
A man was arrested along with counterfeit currency notes from NCC Bank branch of Savar Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Kamrul Hasan, son of late Solaiman Khan of Panchkhola village in Sadar Upazila of Madaripur district.Police said Kamrul deposited 15...
Economists at a dialogue in the city Wednesday called for adequate budgetary allocation for the country's 10 per cent ultra-poor for lifting them out of the poverty, reports UNB. The ultra-poor live in a so miserable condition that they only...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 13: Former chief of DGFI retired major general Sadiq Hasan Rumi has given testimony in writing to a court here on the 10-truck arms smuggling case today. His nine pages written statement was recorded in the court...
HABIGANJ, Apr 13 (UNB): Awami League (AL) candidate won the president while BNP supporter general secretary and seven other posts of Habiganj district bar association election held on Tuesday. Alamgir Bhuiyan Babul of AL was elected president and Mohammad Badru...
Speakers at a human chain blamed a section of people for spreading propaganda in the name of Islam and asked them not to misinterpret Islam and relate it with the women policy, reports BSS. They said certain quarters were spearheading...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Wednesday permitted the investigation agency to interrogate Jama'at-e-Islami leaders Matiur Rahman Nizami and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid in a specified 'safe house' at Dhanmondi in the city, reports BSS. The three-member tribunal headed by Justice...
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