CHRISTCHURCH, Dec 28 (AFP): Two late wickets by Trent Boult put New Zealand back in control of the first Test against Sri Lanka Sunday after a maiden Test century by Dimuth Karunaratne had briefly given the tourists a glimmer of...
Saimon Siddiqur Rahman collected 4.5 points after the completion of the 6th round games of the 4th Dhubotara Cup Open International Chess Tournament-2014 now being held in Damka, in Nepal, reports BSS. All the 6th round fixtures were held on...
FM Mohammad Rahman failed to live up to the expectation as he finished at a miserable 66th position Sunday in first 64 Squares FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament-2014 which was being held in Kolkata, reports BSS. Fahad earned 5.5 points...
The EXIM Bank 24th National Men's Handball Championship began Sunday at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium in the city, reports BSS. State Minister for Youth and Sports Biren Sikder, MP, inaugurated the meet as the chief guest...
An eight-member Bangladesh Weightlifting team, led by BD Weightlifting Federation (BWF) President Manjur Quader Quraishi, will leave Dhaka for Qatar at 11:00 am today (Monday), reports UNB. Bangladesh will take part in the 16th Youth, 22nd Junior Asian Women' s...
Bangladesh Army's male senior and Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothistan's (BKSP's) male junior emerged champions in the Trust Bank Victory Day Taekwondo Sunday at the National Sports Council Gymnasium in the city, reports BSS. On the other hand, Eden women's college...
PORT ELIZABETH, Dec 28 (AFP): Morne Morkel took two wickets off successive balls to end a promising start to the West Indies' first innings on the third day of the second Test against South Africa at St George's Park Sunday....
MELBOURNE, Dec 28 (AFP): India counter-punched their way back into the third Test on the back of centuries from Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane in a record stand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Sunday. Kohli savaged the Australian bowlers, particularly...
V-Day karate meet to begin Wednesday The MARCEL Victory Day Karate competition will begin Wednesday at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in the city. A total of 400 karate players from 50 teams across the country will compete in the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday directed the officials concerned of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works to develop a proper housing system in all parts of the country, including the capital, following a ‘Master Plan’. She also asked them...
Muhammad Zamir | 2014-12-28 00:00:00
A common aspect in all religions is promotion of the welfare of others, peace and understanding. It is denoted that violence needs to be avoided. And it is reiterated that within a community and between different communities, there will be...
M. Serajul Islam | 2014-12-28 00:00:00
The US Ambassador Dan Mozena left Bangladesh after completing his tour of duty without a farewell call on the Prime Minister. This has caused a major wave not just in the diplomatic circles but also in the political circles in...
Last Saturday's shipment of the first export consignment of 12,500 tonnes of rice to Sri Lanka marks a notable feat of accomplishment by the agricultural sector of Bangladesh. A total of 50,000 tonnes of rice is to be exported by...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2014-12-28 00:00:00
At the end of September last, top 20 borrowers owed Tk 430 billion to the banking sector, accounting for nearly 9.0 per cent of the sector's total outstanding loan. One of them, reportedly, having diverse business interests alone owes Tk...
Md. Moniruzzaman Moni | 2014-12-28 00:00:00
The country's economic scene is changing fast with ready-made garment (RMG) products and remittance leading the way in the country's economic growth. These days, a major portion of the agro-related workers now migrate to the RMG sector or go abroad...
Our media are still vibrant with the incident of child Jihad's tragic death. But what is really appalling is the way Jihad's father was harassed and detained by the police for nearly twelve hours. The government agencies failed to recover...
It is indeed alarming to watch that gradually the politics of the country is getting heated up and it is no good news for our economy which is still struggling to recuperate from the wounds of the severe political unrest...
Roads of our Dhaka city are generally in a dilapidated condition and as a result we have to face a perpetual traffic jam almost everywhere. Dhaka City was divided into two city corporations presumably to improve services and reduce sufferings...
Saleh Akram | 2014-12-28 00:00:00
There has been a discreet shift in the government's foreign policy with an eastward bias. Bangladesh borders India and Myanmar on three sides except the south with the Bay of Bengal. India surrounds Bangladesh from three sides and the position...
The government has decided to make the provision of a three-day training for insurance agents and financial associates (FAs) mandatory for the development of the country’s insurance sector. The Insurance Development Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has already issued a circular under...
S Iftikhar Murshed from Pakistan | 2014-12-28 00:00:00
Six days after Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi of India received this year's Nobel Peace Prize "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education," the hideous tragedy...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6pm today (Saturday). Mild cold wave is sweeping over the regions of Pabna, Jessore and Kushtia it may continue, Met Office said. Moderate to thick fog may...
Pankaj Dastider | 2014-12-27 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Dec 26: A vessel with the first consignment of Bangladesh rice will leave Chittagong port for Colombo tomorrow (Saturday), sources said. An official of Chittagong Port Authority said that the loading of 12,500 tonnes of rice on MV Banglar...
The BNP has called a dawn to dusk hartal in Gazipur and demonstration across the country for today (Saturday) in protest against the section 144 imposed on the venue where the party was set to hold a rally today, report...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-12-27 00:00:00
A section of importers of diesel-run three-wheelers are set to face customs action as they allegedly managed to get their vehicles released from the port on false declaration. Officials said the customs wing of the National Board of Revenue (NBR)...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, now in Kathmandu, arrives here on Saturday evening on a three-day visit which is considered a step towards further boosting the bilateral ties between the two countries. The Chinese Foreign Minister is coming at the...
Arafat Ara | 2014-12-27 00:00:00
Local recruiters are failing to tap the growing demand for domestic helps in Hong Kong due to the government's 'failure' to update its database with willing job-seekers information, said sector insiders. They said selection of candidates, to be sent to...
Rescue operation going on | 2014-12-27 00:00:00
FE Report A minor boy fell into a nearly six-hundred feet abandoned water well in the city's Shahjahanpur railway colony area in the capital on Friday. The boy named Zihad (three and half years old) fell into the well at...
CHITTAGANG, Dec 26: Customs officials at the Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport recovered 24 gold bars from a toilet of the airport. Assistant commissioner of Chittagong Customs Moazzamul Hoq said the gold bars were found in an abandoned luggage in...
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