Bangladesh has suffered a financial loss of around $2.2 billion or around TK 17,150 crore in the current fiscal year especially over the last three months due to political turmoil, said the World Bank. The World Bank revealed the findings…
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‘Gunfight’ again: Sirajganj Shibir activist killed
Anisur Rahman, a second-year intermediate student of Moulana Bhashani College, Sirajganj was killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ with police on Sunday night. According to a message received in Dhaka the reported ‘gunfight’ took place in the Dhanmandhi area of Sirajganj…
Will everyone get a Ferrari one day?
Even if everyone were to get a Ferrari, it will only be the Fiat of its generation. It is tough to imagine ‘de-growth’ as an idea of our times. One would argue that resisting growth is to risk economic and…
Bus torched in city ahead of Jamaat hartal Monday
A bus was torched in the Mirpur area of Dhaka city on Sunday evening, ahead of the countrywide daylong hartal called by Jamaat for Monday. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is set to enforce the nationwide dawn-to-dusk hartal protesting for what it said…
Appellate Div sets aside HC stay on Rizvi’s latest remand
The Supreme Court on Sunday stayed a High Court order that had stayed a lower court order placing BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on remand again in a vehicle torching case. A four-member Appellate Division bench, headed by…
One arrested with firearm in Magura
Police in a drive arrested a youth and recovered a foreign made pistol, four round of bullets from Collegepara area in the town today.
Innovation Circle held in Ctg
The Chittagong Divisional Innovation Circle was held today in the port city of Chittagong with a view to creating enthusiasm about implementing innovative programmes among the field-level government officials.
Smuggled goods recovered in Joypurhat, five held
Anti-Smuggling Task Force conducted raid at Uttara Express train at Panchbibi rail station under Joypurhat this morning and recovered Indian smuggled goods worth over Taka one crore and detained five smugglers.
JCD leader held in Moulvibazar
Police arrested a local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) from Shamshernagar Road area of the district town on Saturday night in connection with a case for assaulting police.
10 Jamaat-Shibir men among 39 held in Satkhira
Police in an overnight drive arrested 39 people, including 10 Jamaat-Shibir activists, from different areas of the district.
BCL leader hurt in internal clash dies in Comilla
Politics A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), who received bullet wounds in an internal clash of the organisation over establishing supremacy on Saturday, died at a private hospital here on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Saiful,…
Slum households come together for eradicating poverty in Naogaon
More than 10,500 households from the extreme poor and underprivileged communities have got the path of eradicating their long-lasting poverty through self-managed savings and credit activities to some extent in Naogaon town.
Man strangled by robbers in Comilla
A man was strangulated to death and his wife injured by robbers during a robbery incident at Malipara village in Nangalkot upazila early Sunday.
Find women entrepreneurs, Bangladesh Bank tells banks
Bangladesh Bank has told banks and financial institutions to find women interested in starting industry and trade.
Diesel sings ‘See you again’ made for Paul Walker
Actor Vin Diesel sang some lines from the tribute song “See you again”, made for his “Fast & Furious” co-actor Paul Walker who died in a car crash in 2013.
CEC asks police not to harass candidates sans reason
The chief election commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad has ordered police not to harass any candidate without any reason. The CEC gave the order at an interaction with mayor and councillor candidates of Dhaka North City Corporation at Farmgate’s KIB Complex…
Report submission on Salman Shah’s death deferred
A Dhaka court on Sunday deferred the submission of report on further inquiry into the death of actor Salman Shah to June 10. Magistrate Wayej Kuruni Khan Chowdhury of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka passed the order…
Money loan court summon against Khaleda to newspapers
Dhaka’s Money Loan Court-1 (Artha Rin Adalat-1) on Sunday directed the authorities to publish gazette notification in newspapers summoning BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and three others in the case filed for the loan default of Dandy Dying Limited. Judge…
Khaleda, Hasina exchange Pahela Baishakh greetings
Prime Minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina and Bnp chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday exchanged Pahela Boishakh greetings marking the Bangla New Year 1422 on Tuesday.
Professionals want Mirza Abbas to come to the open, seek votes
A pro-BNP intellectual on Sunday urged Mirza Abbas, who is contesting the mayoral post for Dhaka South City Corporation, to come out in public to campaign for the elections instead of remaiing underground. “Mirza Abbas has to come out in…
Obama-Castro meet to open new page of history
US President Barack Obama has said his meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro will help both countries “turn the page” after decades of hostility. He described the meeting on the fringes of the Summit of the Americas in Panama as…
EC decision on Army deployment April 19
The Election Commission will soon take a decision on whether the army will be deployed during the upcoming city corporation elections. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed informed the mayor and councillor candidates about the commission’s position while exchanging views…
360 Bangladeshis taken from Yemen to Djibouti
Ten more Bangladesh nationals returned home on Saturday evening from war-torn Yemen through Djibouti, raising the total number of returnees to 21. They arrived in a Fly Dubai flight that landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 6:45pm, said an…
Bnp optimistic about getting Salahuddin back alive
BNP joint secretary general Mahbub Uddin Khokon on Saturday said they believe they would get back BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed alive soon. “After a meeting with Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner we’ve become a bit optimistic that Salahuddin Ahmed is…
Jamaat leader Kamaruzzaman hanged
The death penalty of Jamaat leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman was executed at the Dhaka Central Jail at 10-31 pm on Saturday night, different sources confirmed last night. The sources said as per norms the IG Prison Brig Gen Syed Iftekharuddin, additional…
Australia’s ‘voice of cricket’ Richie Benaud
The slow-burning intrigue of a day of test cricket needed precious little embellishment for Richie Benaud, the former Australia captain and doyen of cricket commentary.
South Korea shares intellectual property experiences with Bangladesh
South Korea has shared its experiences on development of intellectual property with Bangladesh government.
Argentine court orders arrest of Justin Bieber over assault claim
An Argentine judge ordered the arrest of pop star Justin Bieber if he sets foot in the country after the Canadian singer failed to face questions about an alleged assault at a Buenos Aires nightclub in 2013, his court secretary…
Pakistan court frees on bail accused mastermind of Mumbai attack: Lawyer
A Pakistani court freed on bail on Friday a man accused of plotting a 2008 militant assault on India’s financial capital that killed 166 people and seriously strained ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours, his lawyer said.
Heinemann invented homeopathic treatment to serve humanity
Speakers at a discussion here have said that father of the Homeopathy Treatment System (HTS) Dr Christian Friedrich Samuel Heinemann sacrificed his life in inventing and launching the HTS to serve the humanity.