Tremor jolts Bangladesh, Nepal, India

A tremor hits Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh this afternoon.The quake that started at 1.10pm lasted nearly a minute. The epicenter of the quake and its scale could not be known immediately.

Salah Uddin calls wife from Assam!

Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Salah Uddin Ahmed called his wife from a location of Assam in India.Our correspondent talked to Hasina Ahmed, the spouse of Salah Uddin, who confirmed the news to New Age this afternoon.

Trade gap jumps to $7.14b in 9 months, Export growth remains sluggish against higher import in July-March

The country’s trade deficit increased by 56.78 per cent to $7.14 billion in the first nine months of the current financial year 2014-15 compared with that of $4.55 billion during the same period of the FY14 due to a massive drop in export earnings against a higher import payment.

VIOLENCE CASE Charges pressed against Fakhrul, Moudud, Abbas among 36

The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has submitted a charge sheet against Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 35 others

Thousands in peril at sea 1,500 more Bangladeshis, Rohingyas rescued off Indonesia, Malaysia

Nearly 1,500 more illegal migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority were rescued off the coasts of Indonesia and Malaysia since Sunday, a day after a boat carrying about 500 Bangladeshis and Rohingyas arrived off the northwest province of Aceh.

Bring enclave people to mainstream: PM

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Sunday underscored the need for mainstreaming the people of enclaves following the passage of the Land Boundary Agreement by Indian parliament.

Family wants govt to ‘return’ Salah Uddin: Khaleda

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Sunday said anxiety of the missing BNP joint secretary general Salah Uddin Ahmed’s family was increasing day by day about what had actually happened to him but the government was taking no steps to find him out.

Govt slaps 10pc duty on rice import

The government has slapped 10 per cent duty on import of rice to ensure fair price for local farmers, said finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Sunday.

500 Bangladeshis, Rohingyas rescued off Aceh Another human trafficker killed in ‘gunfight’ in Cox’s Bazar

After the grim discovery of mass graves in jungles in Thailand, rescuers on Sunday brought ashore nearly 500 migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar, mostly Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslims

SEXUAL HARASSMENT ON POHELA BOISHAK 21 injured as police attack protesters

At least 21 protestors, including two women, were injured after police charge baton and used water cannon on a peaceful march towards Dhaka Metropolitan Police headquarters demanding the arrest of suspects involved in sexual harassment of women gathered at the Dhaka University campus during Pahela Baishakh celebrations