The UAE’s Central Bank has said the country has sufficient small coins in circulation following concerns consumers were being overcharged for some products following the introduction of value added tax. Last week, the Department of Economic Development – Abu Dhabi…
Dhaka, 08 Jan – At least twelve people, including six children, died of cold-related ailments in Rajshahi, Kurigram and Thakurgaon districts in last four days as the northern districts bore the brunt of a cold wave crossing over Bangladesh.
Dhaka, Jan 7– Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said the demand for establishing a separate secretariat for the judiciary in the light of the Masdar Hossain case is unrealistic.
Dhaka, Jan 8 – Tentulia Upazila of Panchagarh the northernmost district of Bangladesh on Monday morning experienced 2.6 degree Celsius, the lowest temperature of in 50 years, with poor people hard bearing the real brunt.
Marana, Ariz. (CNN) — For the first time in 48 years, you can’t buy a ticket on a US airline to fly on a Boeing 747. On Wednesday, Delta Air Lines Flight 9771 touched down in Marana, Arizona, an arid…
Washington (CNN) Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said Sunday he regretted not responding sooner to comments attributed to him that were critical of Donald Trump Jr. in an explosive new book on the White House.
Dhaka – Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River resumed on Monday morning after two and a half hours of disruption caused by dense fog.Mohiuddin Russell, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Aricha ghat, said…
Dhaka – A woman and a bus driver were killed and at least 10 people were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Gonapara area of Sadar upazila early Monday.
Sydney,(AP/UNB) – Allrounder Ben Stokes has been included in England’s squad for the Twenty20 series against Australia and New Zealand starting later this month.The 26-year-old Stokes had already been selected in England’s One Day squad for the series against Australia,…
Barcelona,(AP/UNB) – Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored first-half goals in a 3-0 win over Levante on Sunday, restoring Barcelona’s nine-point lead of the Spanish league while it awaits the arrival of Philippe Coutinho.Messi marked his 400th appearance in La…
Lisbon,(AP/UNB) – Porto scored four goals in the second half to beat Guimaraes 4-2 Sunday and stay top of the Portuguese league. Vincent Aboubakar and Yacine Brahimi scored for Porto early in the second half to overturn an opener by…
Athens,(AP/UNB) – Defending champion Olympiakos enjoyed a strong second half to beat host Larissa 3-0 Sunday in the Greek league.With the team’s third coach this season, Oscar Garcia, watching from the stands, Olympiakos scored three times on the break –…
Dhaka, 07 Jan – President Abdul Hamid on Sunday urged all, including the ruling and opposition parties, to play their proper and effective role together in Parliament in fulfilling the aspirations of people.
Savar, Dhaka 07 Jan – The Jahangirnagar University (JU) and the Emporia State University (ESU), America on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for bilateral cooperation in the field of education and research.
Savar, Dhaka 07 Jan – ‘Battle Royal, the final round of PRODEX 2017 –the product development competition—will be held on Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus on Monday.
Dhaka, 07 Jan – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday rejected the petition of former minister Nazmul Huda about his surrender before a lower court in a bribe case.
Dhaka, 07 Jan – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday halted recruitment tests of three banks-Sonali, Rupali and Janata Bank, scheduled to be held on January 12. The court also issued a rule in this connection.
Dhaka, 07 Jan – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday granted anticipatory bail to Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Advocate Zainul Abedin and Secretary Barrister Mahbubuddin Khokon in a vandalism case.
Pakistan former skipper Imran Khan on Sunday said that he has proposed marriage to a woman believed to be a faith healer but denied reports that he had secretly wed her. According to news agency PTI, Imran Khan’s spokesman in…
Arab foreign ministers are calling for international recognition of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, aiming to nullify a controversial US decision on the holy city’s status. Ayman Safadi, the Jordanian foreign minister, hosted a committee of…
Mentioning that the Prime Minister has assigned him to salvage the ‘sinking telecom sector’, newly appointed Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Saturday expressed the hope that he will succeed in the job using his vast experience.
Ten Bangladeshi workers were killed in a fatal road accident in Western Jizan province of Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The accident took place around 7 pm when a vehicle hit a truck carrying 20 Bangladeshi workers to their workplace, leaving…
Thirty-two people are missing after an oil tanker and a cargo ship collided off China’s east coast. The Sanchi tanker, carrying 136,000 tonnes of Iranian oil worth $60m (£44m), caught fire after the crash. China’s ministry of transport said the…
The government is losing around Taka 700 crore duties every year due to illegal import, mainly through luggage, of unauthorized mobile phone sets. “The government has been losing huge amount of duties due to the sale of unauthorized mobile sets…
A moderate earthquake was felt in some parts of the country today at 12 hours 47 minutes 16 seconds (BST), according to a met office press release.
BNP on Sunday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made an ‘untrue’ statement on January 5, 2014 general election to mislead people. Speaking at a protest programme, party senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, also said BNP will join the next…
Business leaders at a discussion here mentioned more thrust is needed for promotion of entrepreneurship particularly women through small and medium enterprises (SME) financing to accelerate the economy in the region. Narrating the enormous significance of more development of entrepreneurship…
Some 600 residents on a tiny island off Papua New Guinea have been evacuated after a volcano previously believed to be dormant erupted and spewed a “continuous plume” of ash, officials and reports said Sunday. The volcano on the northern…
Here are the nominees in key categories for the 75th Golden Globe Awards, which will be handed out on Sunday in Beverly Hills:
Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu has inaugurated a 4-day exhibition of Bangladeshi films in Kolkata describing films as the force against communal viciousness. The minister inaugurated the festival as chief guest at Nandan Cinema Hall in Kolkata on Friday evening.…