Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Dhaka divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Saturday),...
Swedish team calls on DU VC A 10 member teachers and students team led by Elin Hasselberg, a teacher of Malmo Borgarskula School of Sweden, called on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique at the latter's office...
Iftu Ahmed | 2015-04-24 00:00:00
The spirits of the recent World Cup cricket have not yet evaporated. Finally, Bangladesh has transformed into a powerful cricketing nation after Banglawashing Pakistan in three consecutive one-day internationals (ODI) that dumbfounded Pakistan, the world champions of 1992. Once Pakistan...
Elections in three city corporations are going to be held on April 28, 2015 in which millions of people will cast their votes to elect their representatives. Although these are non-partisan elections, we have politicised them for which the election...
The candidates for city corporation election continue to make bundles of promises, which include, among others, solution to traffic, gas and electricity problems. Their election campaigns continue in the same vein although most of their pledges are not within the...
Shihab Sarkar | 2015-04-24 00:00:00
At long last, we appear to have driven another nail into the coffin of Pahela Baishakh celebration in Dhaka. A streak of self-destruction is perhaps at work within us. Only a nation gleefully oblivious of its many achievements can spoil...
Mohammad Arifur Rahman | 2015-04-24 00:00:00
How could an almost unknown company, like Walgreens, outperform some of the best-led companies in the world, such as Intel, General Electric and Coca-cola in terms of stock market return? How did Circuit City, a firm close to bankruptcy, generate...
Our Correspondent | 2015-04-24 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Apr 23: Cultivation of Okra (ladies' finger) has brought smiles on the faces of the farmers in different upazilas under Rangpur district as they are achieving handsome profit through its cultivation during the current season. Harvesting of the vegetable...
RANGPUR, Apr 23 (BSS): The poor mothers, women during pregnancy and post delivery period, newborn babies, children and adolescents will get cost free health and nutrition services to further reduce maternal and neonatal deaths in the city. Mayor of Rangpur...
Our Correspondent | 2015-04-24 00:00:00
MAGURA, Apr 23: Two sisters were drowned in river water Wednesday in Magura. The deceased were identified as Mumu, 15 and Nushrat, 18, daughters of Mosharraf Hossen of Notun bazar area in Magura town.Magura police station officer-in-charge Munshi Ashaduzzaman informed,...
Our Correspondent | 2015-04-24 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, Apr 23: Beef fattening activities of a farmer under Sadar upazila in Jhenidah are being interrupted due to lack of necessary money. Md. Shariful Islam (45), an ex-NGO worker, took a lease of one acre and 34 decimals of...
Our Correspondent | 2015-04-24 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Apr 23: A discussion meeting on Safe Drinking Water Planning was held at Muktamancho of Fudkipara on Tuesday afternoon. Speakers at the meeting mentioned, there was no alternative of safe water in saving life, livelihood and biodiversity. They said,...
Our Correspondent | 2015-04-24 00:00:00
KHULNA, Apr 23: Police recovered the bodies of two sisters and their mother from a pond of village Tiket under Debhata Upazila of Satkhira district Wednesday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Astomi Sarkar (35), wife of Proshanto Sarker, her...
Our Correspondent | 2015-04-24 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Apr 23: Godagari thana police has arrested a beggar with 75-gram of heroin worth about Tk 0 .75 million from Ujanpara village of the upazila Tuesday noon. The arrested beggar has been identified as Abdul Quiyum (50), son of...
LAXMIPUR, Apr 23 (UNB): A young housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband and in-laws over a dowry-related conflict at Torabganj Bazar in Kamalnagar upazila early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Yasmin Akter Sweety, wife of Shourav...
Our Correspondent | 2015-04-24 00:00:00
GAZIPUR, Apr 23: A view exchange meeting with journalists organised by Brac, a non government organisation was held at the conference room of Brac Gazipur district unit at Nogopara Thursday. To reduce all kind of torturing, sexual harassment and violence...
Our Correspondent | 2015-04-24 00:00:00
KHULNA, Apr 23: An electrician was electrocuted while he was working at his home at about 11pm in Tala Uapzila sadar of Satkhira district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Dider Par (46), son of late Jalal Par of...
Narsingdi, Apr 23 (BSS): A total of 250 sewing machines was distributed free of cost among distressed and poor women in six upazila of the district on Wednesday afternoon. Narsingdi Zilla Parishad gave the sewing machines among the women after...
Minor girl killed in Satkhira road crash A minor girl was killed when a truck ran over her at Parulia on the Satkhira-Kaliganj road in Debhata upazila on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Sadia Sultana,6, daughter of Mohammad Ibrahim,...
With a sweet memory of winning One Day International (ODI) series 3-0, the high morale Bangladesh team will play successful T20 side Pakistan in the lone Twenty20 International today (Friday) at the home of Bangladesh cricket Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium...
Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has expressed frustration over Pakistan's 3-0 series defeat against Bangladesh and lamented the country's poor cricket structure, reports bdnews24.com. Tigers ravaged Pakistan by eight wickets to complete a clinical sweep of the One Day International...
Defending champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club maintained their all-win record in the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier Football League with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Team BJMC at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Thursday, reports UNB. With the day's 5th...
KARACHI, April 23 (AFP): Pakistan's cricket chief said he was "deeply disappointed" Thursday after the national team was whitewashed 3-0 by Bangladesh in the one-day series-their worst-ever defeat against the lowly ranked side. Fast-rising Bangladesh exposed a new look Pakistan...
Bangladesh have received rating points after their clinical sweep of the three-match One Day International (ODI) series against Pakistan, reports bdnews24.com. Tigers currently have 81 points at ninth in ICC ODI Team Rankings. An ICC media release revealed rating points...
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