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Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni may resume signing off on death sentences after a long hiatus to help stem a wave of crime, he said on Twitter in comments that were...
Four alleged robbers were killed in separate “gunfights” with their rivals in Sadar and Jhikargachha upazilas of Jessore early Friday. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet....
The gala awards ceremony of 18th PRAN National Pickle Competition-2017 was held on Friday night at Bangabandhu International Conference Center. A total of 3,692 participants across the country took part...
Some unidentified miscreants shot dead a Rohingya man at a Rohingya camp in Thaingkhali area of Ukhia upazila on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Yusuf, 35, leader...
Argentina's economy expanded by 2.9 per cent in 2017, and grew 0.7 per cent in the fourth quarter from the third quarter, a Treasury Ministry source said. The gross domestic...
The preliminary round of Bangladesh Chemistry Olympiad, supported by the Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, was held in eleven centres of seven divisions of the country. Top 20 participants rewarded for...
Police in Macau have said they are looking for a casino dealer who allegedly stole more than 47m Hong Kong dollars (£4m; $6m) worth of chips. Police have not named...
At least seven people have been killed and 20 others injured in a road accident in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal Saturday. "The accident occurred when a passenger...
Successful eradication of 'monga' has relieved the poor people from the cruel cycle of extreme poverty, which helps the government increase its popularity in the district. Officials said a comprehensive...
A man and his wife died in a road accident at Ranihati on Chapainawabganj-Sonamasjid highway in Shibganj upazila on Saturday noon. The deceased were Aslam Uddin alias Enamul, 65, and...
Farmers in Gopalganj are passing a very busy time as onion cultivation is going on in full swing. The Department of Agriculture Extension said around 2825 hectares of land have...
The government has taken an initiative to implement a mega project in Rajshahi division, excluding Sirajganj, at an estimated cost of Tk 20.80 billion for overall rural infrastructure development. Local...
Myanmar was making final preparations to take back the first batch of Rohingya Muslims who fled conflict in troubled Rakhine state, state media said on Saturday. Rakhine state Chief Minister...
The local administration imposed section 144 at Kumarkhali upazila as Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal(Jasad) --called their meetings at the same venue and time on Saturday. Md...
Long ago, Egyptians carved a cemetery into a rock wall along the Nile River 250 miles south of Cairo. The cemetery outlasted its 12th Dynasty creators. It survived intermittent pillaging...
The students with identification cards from Dhaka University will only get all sorts of facilities from the campus, said the university administration. "The students of seven affiliated colleges will not...
Russian President Vladimir Putin stripped off to his bathing trunks and immersed himself in the freezing waters of a lake late on Thursday, observing an Orthodox Christian ritual to mark...
The Election Commission of Bangladesh (EC) was to complete the delimitation process by December last as per its road map prepared for the next national polls. However, it has not...
President M Abdul Hamid has asked the agriculturists, scientists, farmers and entrepreneurs to utilise the potentials of fisheries and livestock sector for accelerating the pace of national development. He said...
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has said the stock market is not a place for rumours and those who think so are its enemies. "Investors need to study to...
The top French chef Paul Bocuse has died, French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb has announced on Twitter. Bocuse, who had suffered from Parkinson's disease for several years, was 91. He...
The foreign minister has said that the Rohingya repatriation process won’t be hampered due to the looming national elections. AH Mahmood Ali on Saturday said, "Why, I don't see any...
World equity markets hit a record high on Friday as the US dollar held near three-year lows, while US Treasury yields continued their ascent to hit their highest levels since...
Net firms are getting better at removing illegal hate speech, according to the European Union. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft all took place in a voluntary EU scheme to monitor...
Tourists are being warned they should stay inside their resorts in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The Jamaican government has declared a state of emergency in the St James parish, after a...
Facebook Inc will prioritise "trustworthy" news in its feed of social media posts, using member surveys to identify high-quality outlets and fight sensationalism and misinformation, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said...
US stocks were mostly higher on Friday, powered by gains in Amazon and Nike, while investors shrugged off fears of a looming US government shutdown. Amazon rose 1.3 per cent...
The US Supreme Court on Friday set up a major showdown over presidential powers, agreeing to decide the legality of President Donald Trump's latest travel ban targeting people from six...
A 4.6 magnitude earthquake shook northern parts of Bangladesh on Saturday morning. The mild tremor was felt around 7:14 am in the northern districts, according to Dhaka Met Office. The...
Hundreds of police in Thailand blocked protestors planning to march from Bangkok to Khon Kaen in the northeast of the country Saturday in a rare display of public discontent in...
The green activists have alleged that the polythene shopping bag ban law has become ineffective due to 'inaction' of the government’s enforcement agency. They came up with the allegation while...
Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) triumphs in a tug-of-war over authority to remain sole agent for chartering vessels for transporting goods of all government entities. Officials said intervention by higher authorities...
The presence of enthusiastic visitors at the 3-day National Vegetable Fair 2018 offered an upbeat sight, and quite evidently at that. The annual fair on vegetables this year concluded at...
The government has been struggling for long to implement a large number of infrastructure projects under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangements. Every year, a significant amount of fund, to the tune...
Stocks witnessed yet another bearish week that ended Thursday amid lack-lustre trading as investors continued their selling binge on sector-wise issues ahead of monetary policy statement (MPS) announcement. Market operators...
The reported instructions from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) asking two relevant ministries to ensure enforcement of the mandatory requirements in the matters of safe consumption of farm produce, including...
The need to support the host of Myanmar's displaced Rohingya people are much greater now than the initial period as the crisis is rapidly growing. Visiting World Bank South Asia...
Vegetables became pricier last week compounding the sufferings of the consumers already hit hard by rising prices of essentials. Hilsa price hike also continued during the period while ginger prices...
Bangladesh slips one step down in a latest global passport index, now standing even behind war-torn South Sudan in ensuring their citizens' visa-free foreign travels. Bangladeshi passport is now in...
People in Hathajari area on Saturday spotted body of a rare species of dolphin on a branch of Halda River in Chittagong district. The locals said the weight of the...
While the global economy has experienced better than expected growth in 2017, the World Bank at the present time warns of difficult times ahead in its latest Global Economic Prospects...
About 1.32 billion people made international trips as tourists in 2017. Such trips included at least one night's stay in a foreign country during the year. The year 2016 also...
The belief that inequality hurts economic growth is gaining currency among policymakers. Some argue forcefully that high levels of inequality can make sustained growth impossible, and may even contribute to...
Unidentified people have reportedly led away the owner of Lakehead Grammar School from his office in Dhaka. Sources in the school and close to owner Khaled Hassan Matin said this...
Sudden protests in the second largest Iranian city of Mashhad in late December triggered agitation among people in other parts of the country. Protests erupted when people could not withdraw...
President M Abdul Hamid said unemployment can be barred by tapping the potentials of fisheries and livestock sector and utilising it fully. The President said it on Saturday while inaugurating...
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic both reached round four of the Australian Open with straight-set wins on Saturday- although the Serb suffered an injury scare. Switzerland's five-time champion Federer beat...
BNP General Secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said his party would disclose its outline for a proper election-time government at the ‘appropriate time’. “There is an appropriate time for...
A nine-day National Pitha Festival 2018 will begin on Tuesday on the premises of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy here with a view to upholding different traditional pithas (cakes or patty). Shilpakala...
Some freedom fighter (FF) scrutiny committees, which were not properly formed, will be replaced by new ones. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque said it on Saturday at Nageshwari...
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