The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly denied the authenticity of two documents allegedly leaked from its system and posted online containing sensational revelations about possible deployment of Indian troops in the besieged border district of Satkhira.
The European Parliament (EP) is scheduled to see a debate on recent Bangladesh elections at its debate chamber in Strasbourg, France on Thursday.
The US National Security Agency (NSA) used secret technology to spy on computers that were not even connected to the internet, it has been reported. Citing documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden, the New York Times said 100,000 machines were fitted…
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Dhaka: Bangladesh’s High Court on Wednesday ordered the government to provide adequate protection to Hindus after widespread attacks on the minority community during and after the January 5 general election. The court also sought a report from authorities about the…
Contract Growers Office, a wing of Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC), has procured 522 tonnes of Aman paddy seed for 2013-14 season across the district.
A man was killed and ten others were injured when a bus fell sideways into a canal from Fatki Bridge on the Dhaka-Bogra Highway in Shahjahanpur upzila early Wednesday.
Ferry plying on the Mawa-Kewrakandi route resumed on Wednesday morning after a disruption for nine hours due to dense fog.
A woman was killed in a train accident near Jamtoli railway station in Kamarkanda upazila on Tuesday evening.
A railway security guard was crushed to death under the wheels of a train at Bhatshala in Sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.
Two people were killed and three others injured in a road accident on the Dhaka- Chittagong Highway in Baropara area in Daudkandi upazila here on Wednesday morning.
A youngman was killed in a road accident at Bijoynagar area on Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj Highway under Godagari Upazila of the district on Tuesday night.
All preparations have been completed to hold elections at 206 centres here were polls have been suspended on January 5.
The global economy is at a “turning point”, the World Bank has said, as it forecasts stronger growth for 2014.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says that half of Syria’s population, some 9.3 million people, now “urgently need humanitarian aid”.
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BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday urged the government to take immediate steps for holding fresh dialogue to resolve the current political impasse and install a democratic government.
Four members of the same family were murdered in Kurigram’s Bhurungamari Upazila on Wednesday. Bhurungamari Police Station OC AHM Mahfuzur Rahman said that the gruesome killings at the Diyadnga village happened early Wednesday. Sultan Mia, 55, his wife ‘Hazera’, 46…
Former Awami League minister Suranjit Sengupta has criticised the government for failing to prevent attacks on Hindus across Bangladesh after the Jan 5 parliamentary elections.
Three days after the installation of the new government following the 10th national election on January 5 amid her alliance’s boycott, leader of the 18-party combine Khaleda Zia is going to meet the press on Wednesday.
The United States (US) has said it will continue to work with the new government in Bangladesh led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
A police constable was killed by miscreants in the city’s Agrabad area under Double Mooring thana on Monday night.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her assumption of the office of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the third time.
At least seven activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir were injured as police and Chhatra League activists attacked their procession in Mirsarai upazila on Monday.
Krishak League vice-president Badiuzzaman Badsha was expelled from the party for contesting the 10th general election independently violating the party decision.
A college student was killed in a bike crash on Dhaka-Shayestaganj road at Kalimnagar on Tuesday noon.
Swedish Ambassador to Dhaka Anneli Lindhal Kenny met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday night.
The ferry service on Mawa-Kewrakandi route resumed on Tuesday morning after four hours of disruption due to dense fog.
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