Feni, May 7 : ABM Taleb Ali, former MP of Feni-3 Constituency, passed away on Tuesday (May 7). He breathed his last at his Nazir Road residence in the district town in the morning. His first namaz-e-janaza is scheduled to be held at Mizan ground in Feni around 2pm, second namaz-e-janaza at Bishnupur High School ground in Sonagazi at ...

India and China are working closely on common trade concerns, including cooperation in buying oil and gas, against the backdrop of a US squeeze through tariffs and sanctions on Iranian oil imports, officials with direct knowledge of the matter said. Efforts have been made by the world’s second- and third-largest oil importers to find common ground and energy cooperation is ...

Two Asian telecom giants — Malaysia-based Axiata Group Bhd and Norwegian Telenor Group — are in talks to merge their Asia operations to gain a bigger foothold in the region’s mobile phone market. They are in discussions regarding a potential non-cash combination of their telecom and infrastructure assets in Asia (MergeCo), in which Telenor would take a majority stake. The ...

Sylhet Office : Two young men were electrocuted while repairing an electric pump at Jaflong in Gowainghat upazila on Monday noon. The deceased were identified as Khokon Mia, 19, son of Alawal Mia of Shiddhirganj upazila of Narayanganj; and Iqbal Hossain, 18, son of Ahaher Mia of Ajmiriganj upazila of Habiganj. Hillol Roy, officer-in-charge of Gowainghat Police Station, said Khakon ...

Dhaka, May 7 : Two suspected drug dealers and a rape accused were killed in reported  gunfights in the capital, Munshiganj and Rangpur on Tuesday. In Dhaka, a man was killed after members of Rapid Action Battalion-1 engaged a gang of drug dealers at Dumni in 300-feet area in the morning. The identity of the deceased could not be known ...

Photo: Referee Marco Di Bello, right, shows a red card to Bologna’s Nicola Sansone, left, during the Italian Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Bologna at the San Siro stadium, in Milan, Italy, Monday, May 6, 2019. Milan, May 7 : AC Milan kept its Champions League hopes alive by beating Bologna 2-1 on Monday in a Serie ...

Photo: A fighter from forces of the UN-backed Libyan government is seen in Salah Al-Din frontline, Tripoli, Libya, on May 6, 2019. Tripoli, May 7 : A total of 432 people have been killed and 2,069 others injured in the fighting between the UN-backed Libyan government and the east-based army in and around the capital Tripoli, the World Health Organization ...

Jute mill workers have blocked the Jatrabari intersection in the capital on Tuesday morning demanding payment of their dues and arrears.. Photo: Collected Dhaka, May 7 : Jute mill workers blocked the Jatrabari intersection in the capital on Tuesday morning demanding payment of their dues and arrears. The demonstrators took position on Jatrabari intersection from 8am and blocked the intersection, ...

Photo: Members of U.S. and China delegation led by Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, stand for a group photo session after their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Beijing, May 7 : China confirmed Tuesday its economy czar will go to Washington for trade talks despite fears ...

Photo: Reuters journalists Wa Lone, left, and Kyaw She Oo wave as they walk out from Insein Prison after being released in Yangon, Myanmar Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Yangon, May 7 : Two Reuters journalists who were imprisoned for breaking Myanmar’s Official Secrets Act over reporting on security forces’ abuses of Rohingya Muslims were pardoned and released Tuesday. The convictions ...