Brazil foreign minister quits
Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota has resigned in the wake of a diplomatic scandal with Bolivia. He quit after a Bolivian opposition politician holed up in the Brazilian embassy in La Paz for...
View ArticleTropical depression kills 13 in Mexico
Torrential rains triggered by tropical depression Fernand killed 13 people in central Mexico on Monday before it dissipated, though the country’s major oil installations were unaffected. Nine people...
View ArticleSonia Gandhi discharged from hospital
Sonia Gandhi, the leader of India’s ruling Congress Party and the country’s most powerful politician, was discharged from a hospital early Tuesday after being admitted there briefly for check-ups. “The...
View ArticleMaritime ports asked to hoist signal No. 3
The maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar and Mongla have been asked to hoist local cautionary signal No. three as a deep convection is taking place over the North Bay on Tuesday. Under its...
View ArticleStocks flat
Trading at the country’s premier bourse ended with downward trend on Tuesday, to continue a losing streak for the second straight day. DSEX, the benchmark general index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange...
View Article‘JCD men’ vandalise Hannan Shah’s car
The leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) of Rangpur district unit allegedly vandalised a car carrying BNP leader ASM Hannan Shah in the city Monday night. The BNP standing committee...
View ArticleAnsarullah leader remanded
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed Mufti Jasimuddin Rahmani, a spiritual leader of Ansarullah Bangla Team, on a seven-day remand in blogger Rajib murder case. Rajib, also an activist of Shahbagh movement,...
View ArticleBangladeshi held in Cairo released
A Bangladeshi student, who was detained in Cairo on August 19 for violating curfew, was released Monday, a foreign ministry official said. Belayet Hossain has been studying at Al-Azhar University in...
View ArticleBhola judge jailed for possessing Phensedyl
A judge was sentenced to four years’ rigorous imprisonment by a Dhaka court on Tuesday for possessing 342 bottles of Phensedyl. The court also fined Javed Imam, a senior assistant judge of Bhola...
View ArticleTk 7.4cr brought back from Singapore
The Anti-Corruption Commission has brought back Tk 7.4 crore, which was siphoned off to Singapore by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s younger son Arafat Rahman Koko. The anti-graft body received the money...
View ArticleAgencies must cut migration costs: Minister
Private recruiting agencies must reduce migration costs, Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain said on Tuesday. “The government would allow the private...
View ArticleSyria to continue military efforts if foreign powers strike
Syria will press on with its military efforts despite any potential foreign strikes on its territory, the foreign minister said on Tuesday, adding that any strike would serve the interest of al...
View ArticleBNP ready to sit with govt: Fakhrul
BNP is ready to sit with the government anywhere to discuss the caretaker government issue, party spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam said on Tuesday. “We are ready to sit for a dialogue. The government...
View ArticleBangladesh restricts Fonterra dairy products
Bangladesh customs authorities have restricted the import of more than 600 metric tons (661.39 tons) of powdered milk mainly from New Zealand-based Fonterra pending mandatory chemical tests, a senior...
View Article30 sex workers injured in Madaripur attack
At least 30 sex workers (prostitutes) were injured on Tuesday as the activists of an Islamist outfit attacked a brothel in Puranbazar area of Madaripur town. Members of Islahe Quam Parishad, a...
View ArticleUS ready to strike Syria: Defence secy
American forces are “ready” to launch strikes on Syria if President Barack Obama chooses to order an attack, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says. “We have moved assets in place to be able to fulfil...
View ArticleForeign diplomats stress inclusive polls
Foreign diplomats and representatives of donor agencies sat in a parley with the Election Commission on Tuesday and stressed holding the next parliamentary election in a credible and inclusive manner....
View ArticleFacebook to pay $20m over privacy flaw
Approximately 614,000 Facebook users whose personal details appeared in ads on the site without their permission will each receive a $15 (£9.65) payout. The names and pictures of an estimated 150...
View ArticleMadonna highest-earning celebrity
op star Madonna was the world’s top-earning celebrity over the past year, trumping the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg. The 55-year-old Material Girl made an estimated $125m (£80m) thanks...
View ArticleMexico mudslides, floods kill 14
More than a dozen people have died in eastern Mexico, in landslides triggered by heavy rain caused by tropical depression Fernand. Thirteen people were killed when mud engulfed their homes on hillsides...
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