Dhaka: A court here on Thursday two detained deputy general managers of Janata Bank, arrested by the Anti Corruption Commission, to jail in the Bismillah loan scam cases. Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sajjadur Rahman passed the order after ACC deputy director…
Dhaka: The five-day Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, begins across the country on Friday. The annual festival will begin through Mahashashthi Puja on Friday and end with the immersion of the goddess’ idols on Bijoya…
Dhaka – The slaughtered body of a boy was found at Monglarpara in Sadullahpur upazila in Gaibandha on Thursday morning. Deceased Shahid, 11, son of Azizur Rahman, a resident of Pirganj upazila in Rangpur district, was an auto rickshaw driver.He…
Dhaka – Police recovered one shooter gun and four rounds of bullets from Pardilalpur area in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Wednesday,UNB News Agency Reported.
South Sudan’s government and rebel forces should immediately adhere to a permanent cease-fire, the United States, European Union, Britain and regional states said Thursday, calling continued conflict in the troubled nation “senseless.”The statement issued by the State Department is the…
Trading on the country’s two bourses is underway showing positive trend in share price indices on Thursday, the last trading day of the week.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, gained 0.60 points to stand at 4714.65 during the…
Samsung Electronics responded warily Thursday to a plan submitted by the US activist hedge fund Elliott Management for splitting the South Korean electronics giant into a separate holding and operating company. “We will carefully review the shareholders’ proposals,” the technology…
Blue-chip Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi built up a lucrative career by looking to the West for inspiration and buyers, but a new retrospective in Beijing reveals an unlikely turn back towards China’s own aesthetics and traditions. It is a story…
The historic Paris climate pact dashed across the ratification finish line Wednesday to diplomatic cheers. “A turning point for the planet,” said US President Barack Obama. “A defining moment for the global economy,” enthused Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever and…
Cultural Desk Eminent music composer Alam Khan is undergoing treatment for his respiratory problems at the Samorita Hospital in the city. Khan, who composed a number of classic songs for Bangla films, has been suffering from a number of health…
The Kuwaiti government agreed to compensate citizens for hiking petrol prices in a plan to “partially liberalise” the fuel subsidy, parliament speaker Marzouk al-Ghanem said on Wednesday. Those holding driver’s licences would be compensated with a quantity of “free petrol”…
Dhaka – Indian troops have killed three suspected militants who tried to attack an army base in Indian-administered Kashmir, authorities say, reports BBC. The police said the militants were shot dead after a heavy gun battle near the base in…
Dhaka – A three-tier security measures will be taken around Imambara Hoseni Dalan to ensure smooth observance of Holy Ashura, said Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia on Thursday, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka (AP/UNB)-Three scientists won a Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for advances in a field that has big hopes for very tiny machines — the smallest ever built. Frenchman Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Scottish-born Fraser Stoddart and Dutch scientist Bernard “Ben” Feringa…
Dhaka – The people of Dhawa and Harinapal villages, particularly women, in Bhandaria upazila have now become self-reliant through ‘cage fish farming’, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – A man was stabbed to death by miscreants at Ershadnagar in Tongi under Gazipur district on Thursday morning, UNB news agency reported. The deceased was identified as Delwar Hossain, a resident of the area. He returned home from…
Dhaka – Today (Wednesday) in the Rose Garden, President Obama announced that enough countries have acted to bring the Paris Agreement into force — a historic step forward in saving the one planet we’ve got, says a message received from…
Dhaka – Donald J. Trump’s support has plunged across the swing-state map over the last 10 days, wiping out his political recovery from September and threatening to undo weeks of Republican gains in the battle for control of Congress, The…
Dhaka – The Jatiya Sangsad Wednesday passed the Foreign Donations (Voluntary Activities) Regulation Bill, 2016’ in an amendment form with a provision for non-government organisations to take prior approval from the NGO Affairs Bureau to undertake any project and implement…
Dhaka – Stock markets on Wednesday continued the upward trend when the large-cap securities of the market advanced further on active buying. All the major sectors, including ceramics, IT, food and allied, engineering and financial institution, maintained price indices in…
UN (AP/UNB) — The Security Council has unanimously agreed that Portugal’s former prime minister Antonio Guterres should be the next U.N. secretary-general.
New Delhi (UNB) – All the election bodies now face challenges in checking the influence of muscle power, money and biased media reports while arranging fair and free polls, said a high official of Indian Election Commission. “There’re three major…
The European Union Force deployed in Bosnia, NATO troops from neighboring Kosovo and soldiers of the Bosnian Army have concluded their days-long exercise designed to show how effectively they can act if needed.
Dhaka – High officials of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at a courtesy meeting today expressed commitment to stop border killing as well as trafficking of drugs and narcotics substances.The commitment came at the Sector…
Dhaka – Three people were killed and 15 others injured as a mini bus hit a roadside tree and turned turtle in Jatua area on the Sylhet-Sunamganj road in Chatak upazila of Sunamganj district today.The deceased were identified as Shamim…
Dhaka- The farmers have been showing keen interest in different varieties of lemon cultivation in the district in recent years.Before, farmers used to cultivate lemon as a house hold fruit but they have started the cultivation in commercial basis. Around…
Next spring Rosatom will bring online Europe’s largest data center near the city of Tver of Russia.
Dhaka-A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on October 04, 2016, Tuesday at the Board Room of Islami Bank Tower in Dhaka.
DHAKA- Shohoz.com earned the right to sell ticket for the Bangladesh-England three-match ODI series starting on Friday (October 7) at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur.The ticket already went available from this (Wednesday) afternoon through online. A buyer has to…