The stock market regulator has decided to allow the investors, whose equity has turned negative due to margin loan, to continue transactions with their BO account until Dec 31.The Bangladesh Securities and Exchanges Commission in a meeting on Monday, decided…
Employees must be allowed to take short naps during office hours as this will boost productivity and generate more revenue for the company, a study says.Short naps are an effective strategy to counteract impulsive behaviour and boost tolerance for frustration…
More than half a billion years ago, a peculiar little creature with rows of spikes on its back and delicate, feather-like front limbs to strain bits of food from the water thrived in the primordial seas of what is now…
Paraguay coach Ramon Diaz, famous for his motivational methods, revealed on Monday he owes his squad two pickup trucks plus a third if they upset Argentina in their Copa America semi-final.Argentina are favourites to win Tuesday’s match in the northern…
The head of the European Commission made a last-minute offer to try to persuade Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to accept a bailout deal he has rejected before a referendum on Sunday which EU partners say will be a choice…
The Embassies of Denmark, Norway and Sweden have decided to operate jointly from a new shared premises from July conveying a message that together they are stronger. The new Nordic Embassy will be a strong platform for further expansion of…
At least 30 people have been killed in a military transport plane crash in a residential area of the Indonesian city of Medan, officials say. Local TV reported that the Hercules crashed into two houses and a car and burst…
Sudhirendar Sharma The stories of human sufferings in an unjust world are often subsumed in dominant political-economy discourses that focus on resource extraction as a means of so-called human development. Charlie Hebdo killings may have moved the world but continuing…
By Nava Thakuria The media fraternity of Assam in northeast India has come out to the street demanding the legitimate protection for media persons across the country. Journalists representing both print and television media, while demonstrating their angers against the…
Police rescued am abducted businessman and arrested five alleged kidnappers from Fulbaria of Turagh area in the city. The rescued businessman was Mukhlesur Rahman, while the alleged arrested abductors are—Md Abdul Gafur, Gulam Md Chowdhury, Md Azad Hossain Rukun, Md…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday said the current ‘repressive’ government is unable to realise what dire consequences it awaits for its ‘misdeeds and misrule’. “This oppressor regime must go. But, those who are now talking tall talks and committing…
The High Court on Monday rejected the petition filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for cancelling the plaintiff’s deposition in the trial of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case against her. An HC bench comprising Justice Moinul Islam and Justice JMB…
Over seven months after his arrest, sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique was freed from jail on bail on Monday. Latif Siddique was released from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) prison cell around 5pm after his release order had reached…
Women police have been guarding renowned shopping malls and markets under Ramna Crime Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DB) to ensure security of female shoppers from today (Monday). Sources at the DMP headquarters said female police has already started their…
A Dhaka court on Monday fixed July 28 to decide on whether to frame charge against 26 BNP men, including its Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a case filed for vandalism. Magistrate Md Tareq Mainul Islam Bhuiyan…