Faruque Ahmed, Bangladesh's chief selector, has said that uncapped players are unlikely to find a place in the final, 15-member squad for the 2015 World Cup, although players with the experience of a few international games could be considered, reports...
MELBOURNE, Dec 27 (AFP): Steve Smith put Australia in command of the third Test with a memorable innings to leave India with a massive task to stay alive in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Melbourne Saturday. Smith blasted an imperious...
In a magic of first five minutes, four-time K-League champions Busan I'Park FC of South Korea beat Bangladesh champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by 2-0 goals in an International Friendly Football match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city ...
The EXIM Bank 24th National Men's Handball Championship begins today (Sunday) at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium in the city, reports BSS. State Minister for Youth and Sports Biren Sikder, MP, is expected to inaugurate the meet...
The Rangers 6th National Butthan Marshal Art competition begins today (Sunday) at 4:00 pm at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium in the city, reports BSS. A total of 150 players from across the country are expected to take part...
CHRISTCHURCH, Dec 27 (AFP): New Zealand had the scent of victory after only the second day of the first Test against Sri Lanka Saturday after a scintillating bowling spell forced the tourists to follow on 303 runs in arrears. After...
The 14-party alliance will stage a rally at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on January 6 marking the “Victory Day of Democracy”. Awami League Presidium Member and spokesman of 14-party alliance Mohammad Nasim announced this at a press conference emerging...
KARACHI, Dec 27 (AFP): Suspended off-spinner Saeed Ajmal's chances to feature for Pakistan in next year's World Cup were further hit Saturday after authorities decided he needed more time to remodel his bowling action. The 37-year-old was suspended from all...
Defending champions Legends of Rupganj, Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club and Kalabagan Cricket Academy posted win in their respective 2nd round super league match of the Walton Refrigerator Dhaka Premier Division Cricket Saturday, reports UNB. Legends of Rupganj beat league leader...
Mitchell Marsh out of final India Test MELBOURNE, Dec 27: Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh will miss next week's final Test against India after scans confirmed problems with his injured hamstring, team officials said Saturday. Marsh, 23, suffered right hamstring trouble...
MANIKGANJ, Dec 27 (UNB/bdnews24.com): Ferry services on the Daulatdia-Paturia route in the Padma river resumed early Saturday after a nine-hour disruption due to dense fog. Bidyut Kumar Saha, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Aricha ghat, said...
Experts at a function on Friday night said that all-together only 5 per cent kidney patients had their access to treatment in both private and public sectors, said a press release. Making people aware of this disease timely could prevent...
FE Report The National University (NU) authorities have expressed concern over the directive of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to include the state-run colleges under regional public universities, separating those from the existing NU administration. They laid emphasis on conducting intensive...
Six people were killed and 34 others injured in separate road accidents in three districts Saturday, report agencies. In Mymensingh, three people were killed and four injured in a collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Mymensingh-Sherpur highway...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken a tough stance against real estate companies and ordered two lakes beside Dhaka’s Kuril Flyover. She directed the Ministry of Housing and Public Works to execute the project without compromising with the builders. At...
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim said Saturday the government would upgrade diploma medical doctors' service into second class, reports BSS. "I will discuss with the Prime Minister about your service status for improving diploma medical service into second...
KHULNA, Dec 27 (UNB): The ringleader of a forest robber gang was killed in a 'gunfight' between his cohorts and police at Sutakhali in Dacope upazila on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Abul Kashem, leader of the forest...
JU Correspondent | 2014-12-28 00:00:00
Jahangirnagar University Debate Organisation (JUDO), a leading debate organisation of the university, has announced its new executive committee for the session 2015. Sabbir Ahmed, a Master's student of Economics department, and Sheikh Rahat Rahman, a third year student of Archaeology...
Senior journalist of The Daily Observer IH Sharif (Iftekharul Hamid Sharif) received an award Thursday for his contribution to journalism from an educational organisation in National Education Conference-2014, says a press release. The prize was conferred to this journalist in...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 27 (UNB): A man was hacked to death allegedly by his son-in-law over a family feud at Baneshwar Raghurampur village in Puthia upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Jalil, 48, a resident of the village....
Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) Saturday awarded three best innovators of Union Information Service Centres (UISCs) for their remarkable contribution to transform Bangladesh into digital one at rural level, reports BSS. Secretary-In-Charge of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division Kamal Uddin...
COMILLA, Dec 27 (UNB): An agent of bKash, mobile money transfer service provider, was hacked to death at Duari Bazar in Debidwar upazila on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Abul Kashem,26, a resident of Duari village. Parvez Sarkar,...
Housewife's throat-silt body recovered in Patuakhali PATUAKHALI, Dec 27: Police recovered the body of a housewife with the throat slashed from her house at Katakhali village in Sadar upazila on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Beauty Begum,45, a...
Tejgaon Industrial Police Sunday evening attempted to "search" the office of the daily New Age in the city without having any search warrant, but retreated in the face of resistance by the office staff, said journalists of the national daily....
Khalilur Rahman | 2014-12-28 00:00:00
The government has once again decided to keep city's footpaths free from hawkers. Announcing the government decision, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on December 21 last that a drive to evict hawkers from footpaths will be launched...
Monira Munni | 2014-12-28 00:00:00
The government will introduce separate and dedicated desks shortly to register complaints related to workers' rights and other safety concerns in the country's readymade garment (RMG) industry, officials said. The desks that would operate two hotlines-- confidential reporting channels-- will...
FE Report | 2014-12-28 00:00:00
Suspected ringleader of a gold-smuggling racket Muhammad Ali, detained two days back, was placed Saturday on a six-day police remand to interrogate him about the possessing of a cache of currencies and gold. A Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate court granted the...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2014-12-28 00:00:00
The state-run ICB (Investment Corporation of Bangladesh) has received Tk 2.16 billion from the government for subscription of the company's rights shares, officials said. "We received the cheque of Tk 2.16 billion on Wednesday last from the Ministry of Finance...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-12-28 00:00:00
Customs duty (CD) on a total of 4,610 products have been reduced for SAFTA (South Asian Free Trade Area) member-countries under an agreement to bring down the tariff rates to the range between zero and five per cent by 2016....
The country recorded this season's coldest day in Ishwardi of Pabna on Saturday as mercury dropped to 7.2 degrees Celsius, report agencies. An official at the Dhaka Met Office said Ishwardi recorded the country's lowest temperature of 7.2 degrees Celsius...
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