HK’s expat police become focus of protester rage
AFP :A peculiar legacy of Hong Kong’s colonial past has emerged as a focal point of rage for anti-government protesters: a dwindling band of expat...
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Strong financial sector may be driver of BD economy: ADB
UNB, Dhaka :Bangladesh needs to be serious to get the fourth pillar for its growing economy giving much importance to financial sector development to successfully...
Hearing in 11 cases against Khaleda deferred
Court Correspondent :The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Wednesday deferred the hearing of 11 cases filed with various police stations of the city...
Govt working to develop armed forces further: PM
UNB, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government is continuing its efforts to develop the armed forces further ensuring international standards.“It’s the...
Electric, high speed trains planned: PM
UNB, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government has a plan to introduce electric and high-speed trains in the country to make...
Move to curb cattle influx from neighbouring countries
Special Correspondent : The government has decided to curb influx of cattle from neighbouring countries ahead of Eid-ul-Azha in a bid to protect interest of local...
Two-storey old bldg collapses at city’s Sadarghat, body recovered
Staff Reporter :A portion of the roof of a abandoned two-storey building in the Sadarghat area of the city collapsed and a man’s dead body...
DU students demand ending affiliation with 7 colleges
UNB, Dhaka :A group of students of Dhaka University blocked the key Shahbagh intersection on Wednesday demanding an end to the university’s affiliation with seven...
12 killed in Mumbai’s bldg collapses, 40 feared trapped
PTI, Mumbai :Twelve persons were killed after a four-storey residential building collapsed in south Mumbai’s congested Dongri area on Tuesday, trapping over 40 people under...
N fuel supply deal likely with Russia in Sept
UNB, Dhaka :Bangladesh is likely to sign a nuclear fuel supply agreement with Russia in September next for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) project.According to...