Thunderbolt killed freedom fighter in Borolekha upazila of the district on Saturday at around 10am. Officer-in-Charge of Borolekha police station, Salim Newaz, said, freedom fighter Subud Chandra Malaker (65) of Kudali village in Daserbazar Union was struck by lightning during…
Visiting UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco on Monday reiterated the UN call for a meaningful and constructive political dialogue to create conducive conditions urgently to successfully hold election, saying that the ‘time is running out.’ “…the…
In the wake of labour unrest, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Monday decided to keep all the factories at Ashulia, Savar closed for an indefinite period from Tuesday for security concerns.
Opposition BNP is hopeful that the initiative of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for dialogue between the two major parties will lead to an acceptable solution to the country’s ongoing political crisis.
Ambassador at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen J Rapp of the Office of Global Criminal Justice arrives here on Tuesday on a two-day visit. During his visit, Ambassador Rapp will meet government officials and civil society members and discuss the rule…
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) will re-interrogate three people in connection with their alleged involvement in the much-talked-about Padma Bridge graft. ACC deputy director and investigation officer of Padma graft case Mirza Zahidul Alam on Monday served notices to them asking…
The legal hurdles towards holding elections to the bifurcated Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) is over as the High Court on Monday discharged the rule it earlier issued upon a writ petition challenging the election process. Delivering the verdict on the…
Ahead of only 33 days from the third Barisal City Corporation election scheduled to be held on June 15, submission of nomination papers ended on Sunday.
BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed on Monday alleged that the government is not at all sincere about dialogue as it is drumming up the issue just to make the foreigners happy.
A newly-formed bilateral chamber, Bangladesh-Philippines Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BPCCI), has been launched recently. The aim of the new chamber is to promote trade and investment between Bangladesh and the Philippines, said a press release on Monday. Ambassador of the…
At least four people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Atahar of Chapainawabganj on Monday morning. Witnesses said a rashly driven truck rammed over a motorcycle in the area, leaving four people dead on the spot…
Dead body of a teenaged girl was recovered from a hotel at Falpatty area of the city on Thursday morning.
Nobody else was recovered from the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza on Monday, the 20th day of the rescue operation.
A Dhaka court on Monday deferred the hearing on charge framing against 41 opposition leaders and activists including Barrister Moudud Ahmed until June 3 in a case filed about violence in the capital on March 6.
A Dhaka court on Monday rejected a remand petition of Paltan Thana Police seeking 10 days’ fresh remand of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal president Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal after he was produced before the court on completion of earlier granted four…
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is going to enforce a daylong countrywide hartal on Tuesday protesting the arrest of its leader AKM Yusuf on charges of crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) and Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday.
Senior bank officials at a seminar here on Monday stressed introducing a credit scoring for small and medium enterprise (SME) sector in a bid to improve its operational efficiency.
DHAKA: Higher Secondary Certificate and its equivalent exams scheduled for May 14 under all boards shifted to May 18.
DHAKA: India’s prime minister Manmohan Singh Sunday congratulated Pakistani politician Nawaz Sharif on his ‘emphatic victory’ in historic elections and said he hoped for better relations.
We also know that a cup of fruit juice a day is sure to guarantee a clear complexion. How about a massage with a fruit pulp or a fruit facial? Fruit facials have been there for at least a decade…
Alex Ferguson’s last home match in charge of Manchester United ended in a 2-1 Premier League victory over Swansea City as the Old Trafford crowd gave their long-serving manager a warm and emotional send-off on Sunday.
World number one Serena Williams racked up the 50th title of her illustrious 18-year career when she thumped Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 to defend her Madrid Open crown on Sunday.
A Bangladeshi NGO has won the ‘Water for Life’ award from the UN World Water Assessment Programme Unit.
Three Muslim men peered over a bamboo fence built recently to fortify their village in central Myanmar. They gazed across dry rice paddies towards a nearby Buddhist community, looking for rising dust, a sign of an approaching mob.