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India says it is building dams to stop its share of water from flowing into Pakistan-controlled Kashmir as it seeks to punish its long-time rival for an attack on paramilitary...
Turkey ordered the arrest of 295 serving military personnel on Friday, the prosecutor’s office said, accusing them of links to the network of US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara...
A Japanese space probe named after a falcon, Hayabusa 2, has touched down on an asteroid more than 300 million km (186 million miles) from Earth on a mission to...
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for investment in the crisis-hit western state of Rakhine on Friday, saying the world had “focused narrowly on negative aspects” in the state...
A study of the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis indicates that making a simple change to the electronic system used by doctors to order urine tests can...
Libyan army on Thursday allowed oil companies' airplanes to resume flights in southern Libya after declaring the region a no-fly zone recently. "The Commander of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces...
Flammable chemicals were behind the fire to spread in a flash and last longer in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar, says an official of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC)’s investigation committee....
Rohingya refugees at a camp in Bangladesh have beaten up and injured three German journalists on “suspicion” that the foreigners were kidnappers. A policeman was among three others injured in...
Noble laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus has expressed deep shock at Dhaka’s ChawkBazar fire that killed 67 and injured several people, says a media release. In a condolence message, he said,...
Four teams of Bangladesh Railway (BR) have penalised 565 passengers of four intercity trains Tk 2,59,000 for travelling without tickets from different stations under Lalmonirhat Railway Division. “As per directives...
Twenty-six women and a child have returned to Bangladesh after serving jail terms in India on charges of trespass. The Petrapole Immigration Police handed the women and the child over...
Indian shares were subdued on Friday amid declines in broader Asia triggered by a worsening global growth outlook, while Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd sank to a three-week low. ING Group...
An alleged robber was killed in a shootout with police in Darikandi area in Cumilla’s Titas upazila in the early hours of Friday. The dead man was identified as Md...
Asian shares edged down on Friday after a slide on Wall Street as nervous investors eyed US-China trade talks in Washington. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.3 per cent to...
Jatiya Oikyafront's public hearing on the 'irregularities' in the 11th parliamentary election began in the city on Friday morning. The programme, which began at the Supreme Court Bar Association auditorium...
The authorities have dug 85 graves at the burial ground in Dhaka’s Azimpur for those killed in a fire at Chawkbazar. Burial of the victims started after the Dhaka Medical...
The Brazilian government has expressed condolences to Bangladesh over the Chawkbazar fire which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries. The Brazilian government took note with deep regret of the...
Students’ council has been formed through direct election in 8,684 primary schools in all eight districts under Rajshahi division. Abul Kalam Azad, Divisional Deputy Director of Department of Primary Education,...
Japan's core consumer prices increased in January from a year earlier, the government said in a report on Friday. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, core consumer...
An Indian government minister reiterated on Thursday the country’s plan to restrict the flow of water to Pakistan from its share of rivers, the latest effort by New Delhi to...
A case was filed in connection with the deadly fire at Chawkbazar area in Old Dhaka that left 67 people dead. Additional deputy commissioner Md Kamal Hossain said the case...
Police, in special drives arrested 61 suspects from eight upazilas of Satkhira district in the last 12-hour period ending at 8:00am on Friday morning. Sources with the district police said...
Two suspected drug pedlars were killed in shootouts between their cohorts and police in Mymensingh and Khulna districts in the early hours of Friday. In Mymensingh, Abdur Rashid, 50, a...
Russian President Vladimir Putin, India, the US and the UK have expressed their condolences over the loss of lives in a fire in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar. Many people are still...
The Dhaka Medical College Hospital authorities have handed over bodies of 46 victims of Chawkbazar fire to their families. Doctor Sohel Mahmood, who heads the hospital’s forensic department, told the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today requested the judges to deliver the verdicts of lawsuits in Bangla taking into consideration the poor knowledge of most of the litigants in the foreign...
Nine years ago, an investigation committee, formed by the home ministry in the aftermath of the fire that ravaged Old Dhaka’s Nimtali, in its report on June 15, 2010 made...
Many people are still missing after a devastating fire killed at least 67 people in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar. Relatives crowded the Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Thursday to find their...
China sees “enormous potential” in Saudi Arabia’s economy and wants more high-tech cooperation, the Chinese government’s top diplomat said, as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman began a two-day trip...
The fatal fire at Dhaka’s Chawkbazar was caused by an explosion of a gas cylinder, Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun has said. The minister made the claim while speaking...
India is pressing for Pakistan to be kept on a terrorism financing watchlist following an attack in disputed Kashmir that was claimed by a Pakistan-based militant group, three Indian government...
Most global stock markets rose Thursday as US and Chinese officials entered two days of negotiations aimed at ending a bruising tariff battle, according to AP. In midday trading in...
Goldman Sachs Group Inc has teamed up with Apple Inc to issue credit cards that will be paired with iPhones and will help users manage their money, the Wall Street...
A total of 36 deceased, out of 81 killed in the devastating fire at a chemical warehouse in the city’s Chawkbazar area, were identified as of Thursday evening. Relatives identified...
The United States and China have started to outline commitments in principle on the stickiest issues in their trade dispute, marking the most significant progress yet toward ending a seven-month...
The Bombay High Court has not given any respite to the companies of Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group, which had sought compensation, alleging misconduct in sale of their pledged shares by...
Actor Jussie Smollett has been arrested after he was charged with lying to police when he claimed he was attacked and beaten by two masked men shouting racist and homophobic...
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he expects to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again after their planned summit next week in Hanoi, according to...
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon on Thursday said no chemical godown will be allowed in the old part of the capital. “The ongoing drive for the...
Standard Chartered PLC (StanChart) has set aside $900 million to cover fines resulting from regulatory investigations in the United States and Britain, potentially drawing a line under probes which have...
Dubai Police have rescued 14 Indian sailors stranded off of Palm Deira after their ship hit rocks on the breakwater following engine failure, according to Gulf News. Colonel Saeed Al...
One of the Catholic Church’s most senior cardinals has admitted that he could have better handled sexual abuse allegations that were brought to him. Oswald Gracias, the Archbishop of Mumbai...
Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday it has received subpoenas from the US Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) related to litigation involving alleged asbestos contamination in...
BNP on Thursday blamed the government's mismanagement and irresponsibility for the loss of huge lives in fire at a chemical warehouse in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka. "The government has...
Two people have been killed in the southern German city of Munich after locals reported shots being fired at a construction site on Thursday morning, a police spokesman said, according...
China’s central bank is not yet ready to cut benchmark interest rates to spur the slowing economy, despite cooling inflation and a stronger yuan, which have fanned market expectations of...
After fifteen hours of effort, the rescue operation in the ruins of a massive fire at Old Dhaka has come to an end. South Dhaka Mayor Sayeed Khokon made the...
The United States and China have started to outline commitments in principle on the stickiest issues in their trade dispute, marking the most significant progress yet toward ending a seven-month...
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Wednesday unveiled a nearly $2,000 folding smartphone in a bid to top the technology of Apple Inc and Chinese rivals and reignite consumer interest amid...
Saudi Aramco plans to sign preliminary deals to invest in two oil refining and petrochemical complexes in China during the Saudi Arabian crown prince’s visit this week, sources familiar with...
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