SWISS BANKS,Bangladeshi money grows by 36pc in a year,Capital flight blamed
Deposits by Bangladeshi citizens in banks in Switzerland rose by 36.55 per cent in 2014 compared with the amount in 2013, indicating that economists may be right about capital flight from the country.
PM returns home from UK
Wrapping up her six-day visit to the United Kingdom, prime minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Thursday morning. A VVIP flight (BG-016) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage landed at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet at 10:05am,
Graft cases against Khaleda: Court adjourned till July 23
The Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-3 on Thursday set July 23 for hearing in the double graft cases against Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia. She attended the makeshift court in the capital’s Bakhshibazar around 10:35am as per schedule in the cases of Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft.
Beijing: Island building in South China Sea 'almost complete'
China's foreign ministry says it will soon complete controversial land reclamation on some islands and reefs in disputed waters in the South China Sea.
U.S.-Russia military tit for tat raises fears of greater conflict
The war of words between America and Russia is escalating. So, too, is the movement of implements of war -- from U.S. fighter jets to Russian nuclear weapons.
Source: Multiple fatalities in shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston
An official close to the investigation told CNN there are multiple fatalities inside the church. The source said there are several bodies in the church that have not yet been identified.
Tigers extra motivated as ODI series begins today
Bangladesh will remain extra motivated as they take on India today in the first match of the three-match one-day international series, said skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza on Wednesday.
Bangladesh expresses worry over US trade bill
Bangladesh has expressed concern over the US trade bill concerning the Trans Pacific Partnership apprehending that LDCs like Bangladesh would lose their competitive edge in the US market due to preferential treatments to the trans-pacific partners.
Jamaat hartal largely ignored
The countrywide 24-hour general strike called by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami starting from 6:00am on Wednesday was largely ignored in the capital as traffic was almost as usual, markets were mostly open and businesses functioned almost normally.
Ramadan begins Friday
Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, would begin in the country on Friday as the new moon was not sighted anywhere in the Bangladesh sky on Wednesday.
