EU presses for dialogue
The visiting European Union delegation yesterday called upon the government and the opposition to immediately sit in a dialogue to find a solution to the crisis over the polls-time government. “We...
View ArticleNo consensus, no observers
The international community appears resolved not to send observers to monitor the next general election in Bangladesh unless the polls are to be inclusive and there is consensus about the election-time...
View ArticleTension over Syria eases
Syria accepted a Russian proposal yesterday to give up chemical weapons and win a reprieve from US military strikes, while major western powers began working on a United Nations resolution to create a...
View ArticleTropical Storm Gabrielle batters Bermuda: forecasters
Tropical Storm Gabrielle was battering Bermuda with heavy rains and powerful winds Tuesday, as US forecasters warned it was strengthening and moving closer to the popular vacation spot. Gabrielle, with...
View ArticleSpears, machetes used in attack on tourists in PNG
A group of Australian and New Zealand trekkers including one woman have been savagely attacked and injured by bandits in Papua New Guinea with two of their guides hacked to death, officials said...
View ArticleThailand sticks to peace talks despite cop killings
Five police officers were shot dead in an ambush in Thailand’s insurgency-hit south yesterday, officials said, but the government vowed the attack would not derail fragile peace efforts. The shooting...
View ArticleSaudi beheaded for murder: ministry
Saudi authorities yesterday beheaded a national after he was convicted of murder, the interior ministry said. Salem bin Hasan al-Essi was found guilty of shooting dead Omar bin Shami al-Shardi, the...
View ArticleIndonesian policeman shot dead in Jakarta
Motorcycle gunmen have shot dead a policeman as he escorted a convoy in downtown Jakarta, an official said yesterday, the latest brazen assault on an officer in the capital. It was the fourth fatal...
View Article‘Artificial egg’ made from plants on sale
A radical ‘artificial egg’ backed by Paypal billionaire Peter Thiel and Bill Gates goes on sale in US supermarkets for the first time today. Made from plants, it can replace eggs in everything from...
View ArticleOne third of world’s food wasted: FAO
One third of the food produced worldwide is wasted, costing the global economy around $750 billion a year, a new report by the UN food agency said yesterday. The Rome-based Food and Agriculture...
View ArticleBSF men pick up 31 Bangladeshis
The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday picked up 31 Bangladeshi cattle traders along Bibhishan border point under Gomostapur upazila in Chapainawabganj. The detainees are inhabitants of...
View ArticleMuggers kill 1 in Sylhet
Unidentified muggers stabbed an employee of Bata Shoe Company to death before snatching Tk 4.25 lakh from him at Barutkhana in Sylhet city yesterday. Rokibul Islam Rajib, 25, hailing from Sardarpara...
View ArticleMan ‘murders’ daughter, then kills himself
A man has allegedly committed suicide after killing his 2-year old daughter at a residential hotel in Darga Gate area of the city, police said yesterday after recovering the bodies. Hotel Al-Aksa’s...
View ArticleGovt moves to change electoral rules
A high profile government team last night finalised a draft to bring changes to electoral rules to solve problems about vying election by the premier and ministers without changing the constitution....
View Article‘Shibir men’ cut tendons of BCL activist
Alleged Shibir men yesterday cut the tendons of a Chhatra League activist at Lalbagh in Rangpur yesterday. The victim is Mosharraf Hossain, 25, organising secretary of the BCL unit at Rangpur...
View ArticleNBR claim baseless
Seven legally independent companies bearing Grameen name yesterday protested the government claim that they had illegally availed tax exemption facilities using the name of the microcredit bank. In a...
View ArticleHC to deliver verdict soon
The High Court is set to deliver a verdict on the long pending appeals filed in connection with the sensational Commodore Ghulam Rabbani murder case. The verdict might come any day after the court...
View ArticleMany Bangladeshis face a hard time
At least 18 Bangladeshi workers who migrated to Malaysia last month for plantation jobs under state arrangements want to return home, as they have been facing heavy odds in their workplace. Some of the...
View ArticleProsecution prays for death penalty
The prosecution yesterday after the closing arguments sought death penalty for BNP leader Abdul Alim for crimes against humanity and genocide he had allegedly committed in Joypurhat during the...
View ArticleBack whoever AL nominates
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked Awami League leaders to work for the party and vote for “Boat” even if they did not like candidates picked for the parliamentary election. The election...
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