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117801. China's largest trade fair beginsPublished: April 15, 2018 14:19:06

China's largest trade fair opened its 123rd session Sunday in south China's Guangdong Province, attracting more than 25,000 companies as exhibitors. The biannual China Import and Export Fair, also known...


117802. Three die as train derails in GazipurPublished: April 15, 2018 14:16:04

At least three passengers were killed falling from the train roof after it was derailed at Tongi in Gazipur on Sunday. The details about the deceased could not be known...


117803. Rajshahi crane collapse kills two workersPublished: April 15, 2018 14:11:34

Two workers have been killed after a crane collapsed on them at a multi-storied under-construction building in Shah Makhdum area in Rajshahi on Sunday. The deceased, Mustazfiul Islam (22) and...


117804. Man tries to take crew hostage, Air China diverts flightPublished: April 15, 2018 13:59:55

An Air China flight bound for Beijing made an unscheduled landing in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou on Sunday after a passenger threatened a flight attendant with a fountain...


117805. Kenyan researchers to end malaria menacePublished: April 15, 2018 13:39:30

Kenyan researchers said on Saturday that they plan to use a combination of new drugs as well as a vaccine in order to end malaria menace in the country. Lucas...


117806. Gulistan hawker eviction drive: Two BCL leaders face attempted murder chargesPublished: April 15, 2018 13:16:16

Police have pressed 'attempted murder' charges against two leaders of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) who are accused of discharging firearms into the air during a 2016 drive to remove...


117807. Film fans mourn director Milos FormanPublished: April 15, 2018 13:04:18

Film lovers are mourning director Milos Forman, who won Oscars for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus. The Czech-born film-maker, who was 86, was one of a small...


117808. EC accepts nominations of five Khulna mayoral aspirantsPublished: April 15, 2018 12:53:21

The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday accepted nomination papers of five candidates for the mayoral post of Khulna City Corporation polls scheduled to be held on May 15. The candidates...


117809. Rain with thundershowers likely: Met officePublished: April 15, 2018 12:51:35

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places with hails at isolated places over the country in 24 hours ending at...


117810. London Stock Exchange names new bossPublished: April 15, 2018 12:39:43

The London Stock Exchange has appointed a new chief executive to replace Xavier Rolet, who quit last November amid a bruising boardroom row. David Schwimmer, who has spent 20 years...


117811. Biman Bangladesh flight misses arrival schedule at HSIAPublished: April 15, 2018 12:35:57

An international flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has failed to meet its arrival schedule at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Sunday. BG087 from Malaysia was scheduled to arrive at...


117812. In Syria strikes, US blurs red line for interventionPublished: April 15, 2018 12:24:24

With the latest US missile strikes, President Donald Trump appears to have reset America’s red line for military intervention in Syria over the use of chemical weapons. What’s unclear is...


117813. Visa, SSL COMMERZ present ‘Boishakhi Dhamaka’Published: April 15, 2018 12:23:59

Visa, the leading global payments technology network, & SSL COMMERZ in collaboration with partners has brought another discount offer ‘Boishakhi Dhamaka’ for different products and services at this Pahela Boishakh...


117814. Scottish runner collapses during Commonwealth marathonPublished: April 15, 2018 12:16:14

Scotland’s Callum Hawkins was taken away in an ambulance after collapsing just over one mile from the end of the marathon at the Commonwealth Games. In hot conditions on the...


117815. DSE opens week with positive trendPublished: April 15, 2018 12:13:31

The Dhaka bourse opened the Sunday’s session positively riding on some major sectors including the engineering. The DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), displayed a moderate rise....


117816. Colour of AlponaPublished: April 15, 2018 12:10:20

Asiatic EXP arranged "Berger Alponay Baishakh 1425" at the Manik Mia Avenue of Dhaka on the night of 13th April. Starting from 11pm, the Alpona Drawing on the streets was...


117817. Chubb appoints Jin Lee as Asia Pacific’s Bancassurance headPublished: April 15, 2018 11:56:21

Chubb has appointed Jin Lee as the head of Bancassurance for Asia Pacific. The world's largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company made the announcement on Friday, according to...


117818. China apartment fire takes five livesPublished: April 15, 2018 11:50:46

A fierce fire broke out at an apartment building fire in east China’s Jiangsu Province early Sunday, killing five people and wounding four others, local authorities said. The building in...


117819. Sorrell quits as head of world's biggest advertising agency WPPPublished: April 15, 2018 11:49:01

Martin Sorrell, who built WPP into the world’s biggest advertising agency through 33 years of dealmaking, has quit after an allegation of personal misconduct. The departure of the CEO who...


117820. IU to screen ‘Haldaa’ on April 22Published: April 15, 2018 11:42:56

'Haldaa', a film on the struggling life of fishermen in Halda River, directed by Tauquir Ahmed, will be screened at Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on April 22. Islamic University...


117821. Mali militant attack kills one, injures 10Published: April 15, 2018 11:27:54

Militants disguised as UN peacekeepers exploded two suicide car bombs and fired dozens of rockets at the French and United Nations bases in Mali’s northern city of Timbuktu on Saturday,...


117822. Man dies in Mankiganj road crashPublished: April 15, 2018 11:25:36

A young man was killed and eight others injured following a head on a collision between a bus and a human hauler on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Muljan area in sadar...


117823. Wells Fargo faces $1b fine for mortgage abusesPublished: April 15, 2018 11:21:00

Two US regulators have proposed Wells Fargo & Co pay $1 billion in penalties to resolve probes into auto insurance and mortgage lending abuses at the third largest US bank,...


117824. Shared culture behind fraternal ties with Dhaka: DelhiPublished: April 15, 2018 11:17:40

A symbolic Mongol Shubhajatra and a mesmerizing display of dance and music marked the celebration of Pahela Baishakh, Bangla New Year’s Day, by Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on...


117825. Mild quake shakes Myanmar's YangonPublished: April 15, 2018 11:04:30

A mild earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale has shaken Myanmar’s Yangon region early Sunday morning, according to the Meteorology and Hydrology Department. With an epicentre of 30.6 km...


117826. Gaza blast kills four PalestiniansPublished: April 15, 2018 10:47:35

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group said four of its members were killed in an apparent accidental blast in the Gaza Strip on Saturday. The group said in a statement...


117827. Myanmar takes back first Rohingya familyPublished: April 15, 2018 10:41:58

Myanmar on Saturday repatriated the first Rohingya family from nearly 700,000 refugees who have fled to Bangladesh, after months of fraught talks with Dhaka and amid the United Nations’ warnings...


117828. Three railway guards hacked in ChuadangaPublished: April 15, 2018 10:35:08

Three security guards including an Ansar member of Darshana International Railway Station were hacked to injuries by miscreants in the yard on Saturday night. The injured were identified as Hafizur...


117829. Alliance looks to form capable successor organisationPublished: April 15, 2018 10:24:45

The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety has initiated a process to form a separate entity which will monitor safety issues in readymade garment factories after 2018, as its five-year tenure...


117830. Rat race on to push through new, unapproved projectsPublished: April 15, 2018 10:21:11

Ministries are racing hard to add their new, unapproved projects to the upcoming Annual Development Programme (ADP), majority of which insiders say are politically-motivated. Officials and insiders said that the...


117831. Weekly analysis: Average turnover exceeds Tk 6.0 billion-mark on DSEPublished: April 15, 2018 10:19:45

The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) posted a moderate correction last week that ended Thursday, after witnessing the biggest single-week gain since its inception in January 2013....


117832. Govt borrows Tk 150b from domestic sources in July-JanPublished: April 15, 2018 10:08:35

The government's overall domestic borrowing stood at Tk 150 billion during the July-January period of this fiscal year (FY), 2017-18, mainly due to lower demand for funds to meet its...


117833. US for isolating Venezuela's MaduroPublished: April 15, 2018 10:01:39

The United States urged regional leaders on Saturday to take stronger steps to isolate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as it joined a declaration condemning the worsening humanitarian crisis and political...


117834. Company formation: Appeal body likely for resolving legal disputesPublished: April 15, 2018 10:00:44

The government looks to establish a separate appellate authority to resolve legal disputes that arise during the company formation or registration in the country. This provision is set to be...


117835. Putin, Erdogan discuss bilateral efforts on Syria: KremlinPublished: April 15, 2018 09:55:08

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan discussed the situation in Syria by phone. They agreed on the need to boost bilateral efforts for political settlement of...


117836. City three points away from league gloryPublished: April 15, 2018 09:52:15

Manchester City are on the brink of winning the Premier League as they bounced back from their Champions League exit with victory against Tottenham at Wembley. Pep Guardiola's side need...


117837. Trump hails ‘perfectly executed’ Syria strikesPublished: April 14, 2018 22:50:12

US President Donald Trump has hailed an overnight military strike on Syria as "perfectly executed", adding: "Mission Accomplished". The US, UK and France attacked three government sites, targeting what they...


117838. Rab arrests Sylhet youth with Yaba pills, heroinPublished: April 14, 2018 22:31:59

Rapid Action Battalion members arrested a young man along with 2,420 Yaba tablets and 58 grams heroin in Beanibazar upazila of Sylhet district on Friday night.  The arrestee is Abdur...


117839. Police nab eight Jamaat-Shibir men in C’nawabganjPublished: April 14, 2018 22:17:56

Detectives on Saturday arrested eight activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir allegedly along with leaflets and books on militancy from a mess in Shahibagh area of Sadar upazila...


117840. Muslims observe Shab-e-MerajPublished: April 14, 2018 22:11:39

The holy Shab-e-Meraj is being observed in the country tonight (Saturday night) with due religious fervour.   On 27th of Arabic month of Rajab every year, the Muslims observe the...


117841. B Chowdhury doubtful about fair electionPublished: April 14, 2018 22:05:42

Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Saturday expressed his doubt about a free, fair and neutral election for the government's 'illogical and anti-democratic steps'.   "Following government's...


117842. Mobile court jails snatchers for one yearPublished: April 14, 2018 21:38:41

 A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-3 today sentenced two persons to one year jail each for their involvement in snatching. The convicted are Sohel Rana and Russel Ahmed,...


117843. Quota system abolition a wrong decision: ErshadPublished: April 14, 2018 21:16:08

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has said it is wrong to fully abolish the quota system in government service.  "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced to abolish the quota system....


117844. Nor’wester mars glee of Pahela Baishakh revellersPublished: April 14, 2018 20:58:18

A nor'wester, coupled with a hailstorm, swept the capital on Saturday, the first day of Bangla New Year, bringing sufferings to the Pahela Baishakh revellers.   Met office recorded 30mm...


117845. Western airstrikes make Assad more determined to crush enemiesPublished: April 14, 2018 20:52:46

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that Western airstrikes would only make him more determined to crush his enemies. “This aggression will only make Syria and its people more determined...


117846. Pahela Baishakh celebratedPublished: April 14, 2018 20:42:17

Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla calendar, was celebrated amid traditional festivities and enthusiasm across the country on Saturday.  The festivities began at dawn with the artistes from Chhayanaut...


117847. Eight Egyptian soldiers die in militant attackPublished: April 14, 2018 20:25:48

Eight Egyptian soldiers and 14 militants were killed in fighting when gunmen carrying explosive belts and grenades targeted a military checkpoint in central Sinai on Saturday. The attack was the...


117848. Teen dies falling from tree in JashorePublished: April 14, 2018 19:55:33

A teenage boy died falling from a tree in Manirampur upazila of Jashore on Friday. The deceased was identified as Pranta Biswash, 16, son of Baneshwar Biswash of Balia-Pachakori village...


117849. Govt plans Tk 10.0b project to develop small, cottage industriesPublished: April 14, 2018 19:35:25

The government plans to implement a project involving Tk 10.0 billion for the development of small and cottage industries. Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu came up with the statement on...


117850. RAB detains seven ‘militants’, including Red Cross workerPublished: April 14, 2018 19:03:27

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has detained seven suspected militants in Chattogram, including an employee of the International Red Cross. They have been identified as Md Mohiuddin Tamim; 29, Md...