Former three-time heavyweight champion boxer Muhammad Ali has been taken to hospital with a mild case of pneumonia, his spokesman says. Ali, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, is in a stable condition, Bob Gunnell told media. "The prognosis is good,"...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday called upon the newly-commissioned officers of Bangladesh Navy to play a pioneering role in ensuring geographical security and tackling any disaster and not to do anything that will taint reputation and tradition of the force....
The new US Ambassador to Bangladesh, Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, scheduled to arrive in Dhaka soon, is a fabulous person and Bangladesh will love her, says outgoing Ambassador Dan W Mozena. He reiterated that Bangladesh is so rich that it...
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi will retire from one-day international (ODI) cricket after the World Cup (WC) in Australia and New Zealand next year. Afridi told team management of his decision during the recent one-day series against New Zealand in the...
Khairul Islam | 2014-12-21 00:00:00
The country's oldest mobile phone operator Citycell has sought additional six months to settle its dues and other functional issues with the telecom regulator, officials with the operator said. "We've already applied to the Bangladesh Telecommu-nication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to...
Salahuddin Ahmed | 2014-12-21 00:00:00
In Bangladesh, education sector is the area which we were proud of. There were true commitment and dedication from the government to make this area the best, if not better. In recent time, a dark shadow seems to be grasping...
K Ahmed Alam | 2014-12-21 00:00:00
Since its inception in 2003, the Department of English at Northern University Bangladesh (NUB) has imparted education to the students to meet their 'realities of life', avoiding the 'ivory tower' attitude towards life. Aiming at the purpose, the department has...
Our Correspondent | 2014-12-21 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, Dec 20: Abdur Rajjak Molla (64), a valiant freedom fighter, and also son of late Abu Sayeed Mollah of Fatehpur Nimtal villlage under Moheshpur upzila in Jhenidah, is passing his days in life and death as he has been...
President Barack Obama has said the US is considering putting North Korea back on its list of terrorism sponsors after the hacking of Sony Pictures. A decision would be taken after a review, he said, calling the attack an act...
THAKURGAON, Dec 20 (BSS): The water of 'Khuniadighee', a huge water body, still remains as silent witness of the heinous crimes committed against humanity by the Pakistani occupation forces with their local collaborators here in 1971. During the 9-month long...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 20 (BSS): 'Village Court', the lowest tier of country's judicial process, needs to be effective and strengthened as it has a vital role to play in resolving the grassroots minor litigations. The village court could be an effective...
KUSHTIA, Dec 20 (UNB): A man was killed and his son sustained injuries in an attack by rivals at Poradah village in Mirpur upazila on Friday evening. The deceased was identified as Nurul Islam, 50, of the village. Police said...
RU Correspondent | 2014-12-21 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Dec 20: The authorities of the Varendra University (VU), first private varsity in Rajshahi city, distributed warm clothes among the people below poverty line, says a press release. The university organised the clothes distribution programme at Kazla campus...
RANGPUR, Dec 20 (BSS): Flourishing of the women leadership has become a prerequisite for eradicating gender disparity and improving socioeconomic condition of the womenfolk to attain sustainable national uplift, speaker said here yesterday. They put emphasis on bringing an end...
MUNSHIGANJ, Dec 20 (BSS): A truck driver and its helper were killed in an accident in Baliakandhi area on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway under Gazaria upazila of the district this morning. The deceased were truck driver Nilu Ahammed, 27, and its...
Our Correspondent | 2014-12-21 00:00:00
NILPHAMARI, Dec 20: Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has undertaken an extensive programme to cultivate Boro in this winter season in Nilphamari district. This year's target of Boro cultivation in the district is in 79443 hectares of land to produce...
JESSORE, Dec 20 (BSS): A housewife was killed by her husband over family feud at Kasta village under Keshabpur upazila of the district last night. The victim Aklima Khatun is mother of a child and second wife of Abdul Wahab...
An 11-member convening committee of Shariatpur Journalists Association, Dhaka has been formed with Senior Staff Reporter of The Independent Rafiqul Islam Azad and Assistant Editor of Press Institute of Bangladesh Mizanur Rahman as its convenor and member-secretary respectively, says a...
Youth held with counterfeit currency notes Police arrested a young man in possession of 297 fake currency notes amounting to Tk 2,97,000 from a bus on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Daudkandi upazila in Comilla on Friday night. The arrestee was...
PESHAWAR, Dec 20, (agencies): Seven people including a policeman and paramilitary soldier were killed in two separate incidents when Pakistani security forces hit militant hideouts in the restive northwest Saturday morning, officials said. In the first incident, police and paramilitary...
MACAU, Dec 20 (AFP): Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Hong Kong and Macau on Saturday to remember they are part of "one China", as pro-democracy campaigners in both semi-autonomous territories call for free leadership elections. Dozens of protesters marched through...
A human chain was formed in Rampal upazila of Bagerhat on Sunday demanding the revival of the Mongla-Ghashikhali channel immediately after dredging. Several social, political and environmental organisations organized human chain on a dead riverbed in the afternoon, according to...
SEOUL, Dec 20 (AFP):- North Korea called Saturday for a joint investigation with the US into a crippling cyber attack on Sony Pictures, denouncing Washington's "slandering" after President Barack Obama warned Pyongyang of retaliation. The US blames the isolated state...
WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (AFP): President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law America's annual defence policy bill, but he blasted provisions that ensure the Guantanamo Bay prison will stay open for now. One of Obama's first actions as president was...
NEW DELHI, Dec 20 (AFP): India's ruling party chief on Saturday called for a law to ban "forced religious conversions" amid increasing uproar over the right-wing government's perceived pro-Hindu tilt. India's parliament has been paralysed by opposition lawmakers protesting mass...
Hero's welcome for SAfrica's first Miss World in 40 years JOHANNESBURG, Dec 20: South Africa on Saturday welcomed back home its first Miss World winner in 40 years, Rolene Strauss, with wild cheers and ululations. Hundreds turned up at O.R....
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