Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman has instructed the chairman of the private National Bank to allow depositors to withdraw money according to demand after learning that the ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Actor Mithun Chakraborty, known as "Minister Fatakesto" on the big screen, has been appointed advisor to West Bengal's information and culture department with the rank of minister. T... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Bangladesh did not sign a deal to buy Airbus aircraft to please EU ambassadors, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir has said. He insisted the purchase was driven solely ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- A pair of crude bombs has exploded inside and outside the gate of Gopalganj Science and Technology University. Several men on a motorcycle hurled the bombs in quick succession from t... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Seven years after Bangladesh began its annual Durga Puja hilsa exports to India, the tradition is facing uncertainty this year amid political tensions and doubts over Prime Minister T... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Two garment workers have been killed when a covered van hit their motorcycle in Chattogram EPZ. The accident occurred on Thursday morning on Road 5 inside the EPZ, police said. The ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- For Bangladesh, the most dangerous part of El Niño may not arrive as a single dramatic disaster. It could come in pieces -- a hotter season here, a failed crop there, an unexpect... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Bangladesh's retired ambassador Sufiur Rahman has been elected to the UN Human Rights Council's Advisory Committee. The council announced his election from the Asia-Pacific group at ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Tributes have been pouring in from industry colleagues and others as they mourn the death of Nana Patekar, one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. Nana died after suffering a card... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit has impressed Amitabh Bachchan with an impromptu performance of her popular song "Kaahe Chhed Mohe" during a special episode of "Kaun Banega Crorepati"... Read More