KANO, Nov 23 (AFP): Boko Haram gunmen killed 48 fish vendors in Nigeria's restive Borno State, near the border with Chad, the head of the fish traders association told AFP on Sunday. "Scores of Boko Haram fighters blocked a route...
COLOMBO, Nov 23 (AFP): Sri Lanka's main opposition candidate Sunday won important backing from a top Buddhist monk campaigning to scrap the executive presidency and return the country to a parliamentary democracy. Agriculture minister Maithripala Sirisena, who defected Friday to...
Jewish settlers blamed in Palestinian house fire RAMALLAH, Nov 23: A Palestinian family says their West Bank home was torched in an attack they blamed on Jewish settlers. Mohammed Abdelkarim, whose mother and sisters were inside the house when it...
Muhammad Zamir | 2014-11-24 00:00:00
Discussion enables parties to explain their viewpoints, find least common denominators and then move forward. It is the best tool for creating a peaceful resolution of serious challenges that might confront the international community at any given point of time....
Jafar Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-11-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh is a people's republic. It implies that the people are the owners and the source of power. The natural expectation is that the country will have a democratic polity and good governance. But there are questions about these two....
There is no alternative to massive investment for either attaining higher growth in Gross Domestic Product or achieving the middle-income status of the country by 2021. But in any investment, like other fields of competitive economic activities, legal disputes might...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2014-11-24 00:00:00
Perhaps, there is no comparative assessment of freedom the jaywalkers enjoy in major cities of the world. If there was one, Dhaka city would have been at the top of the list. The relevant agency, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP),...
Neil Ray | 2014-11-24 00:00:00
The saga of police brutality shows no sign of relenting. This time Jibon, a 19-year youth from Rangpur city has fallen victim to such insane atrocities. Reportedly, he was picked up by the police from his residence at Jummapara of...
One of the most admired names in Bangladesh Cricket is Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, popularly known as 'Narail Express'. Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is now the captain of Bangladesh national cricket team for one day internationals & T20's. He made his debut...
I am glad to know that the police have decided to operate mobile courts to compel people to use over-bridges and stop jaywalking. In fact, by not using over-bridges people become a cause for accidents. We need to enforce discipline...
Sayed Kamaluddin | 2014-11-24 00:00:00
The increasingly changing global geopolitical situation has lately prompted strategists and commentators around the world to warn of a looming Cold War. On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the fall of Berlin Wall (November 09, 1989), former Russian...
Shamsul Alam concluding his two-part article | 2014-11-24 00:00:00
Although previous FYPs used the same sectoral structure as the ADP, the 6th FYP is formulated around 10 broad thematic areas which are different from the sectors used in ADP. Table 3 shows the ten broad thematic areas used in...
Bangladesh posted 251 for 7 against Zimbabwe in their 2nd match of the five-match Bashundhara Cement One Day International (ODI) series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong Sunday, reports UNB. Tigers began the day's match well as the...
Bangladesh national blind cricket team expect to bring a good result in their maiden appearance of One Day International (ODI) Blind Cricket World Cup scheduled to be held from November 26 to December 9 in Cape Town, South Africa, reports...
Famed Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman made a dismal performance in the US$ 1 million Resorts World Manila Masters Golf as he finished joint 57th with three other players after the 4th and final round at the Manila Southwoods Golf and...
Khulna Town Club shared points with Khulna Brothers Union Club as the teams drew 2-2 in a match of the Sheikh Kamal Nitol-Tata Khulna DFA League at the Khulna Stadium Sunday, reports UNB. Sohel struck twice for Town Club in...
SYDNEY, Nov 23 (AFP): James Faulkner hit the winning boundary with five balls to spare to give Australia a thrilling two-wicket victory over South Africa Sunday and push them to the top of the ICC one-day rankings. The Australians were...
MADRID, Nov 23 (AFP): Lionel Messi became the all-time top goalscorer in La Liga history with a hat-trick as Barcelona swept aside Sevilla 5-1 Saturday to remain two points adrift of league leaders Real Madrid. Messi, 27, moved level with...
The 5th round of Walton Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League begins today (Monday) at three separate venues in the city and its adjoining area, reports BSS. On the day, table topper Legends of Rupganj take on Victoria Sporting Club while...
Dhaka Wanderers Club beat T&T Club, Motijheel by a solitary goal in the only match of the Bengal Group Senior Division Football League at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Sunday, reports UNB. After the barren first half, T&T Club...
LILLE, Nov 23 (AFP): Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka gave Switzerland a 2-1 lead over France in the Davis Cup final with a commanding doubles win over Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet in Lille Saturday. The world number two and...
Gasquet to play Federer in Davis Cup LILLE, France, Nov 23: Richard Gasquet will replace Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for France in the crucial opening reverse singles against Switzerland's Roger Federer in the Davis Cup final Sunday. French number one Tsonga had...
RANGPUR, Nov 23 (BSS): The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has fixed a target of producing 0.73 million (7.33 lakh) tonne sweet potato from 44,000 hectares of land in the country during the current 2014-2015 Rabi season, official sources said....
LONDON, Nov 23 (AFP): The OPEC oil producers cartel will hold one of its toughest and most significant meetings in recent years as, faced with sliding prices, its members must contemplate whether to cut output. Ahead of Thursday's meeting of...
SINGAPORE, Nov 23 (Reuters): Gold was heading for its third-straight weekly gain on Friday, buoyed by short-covering and a pause in the dollar rally, while physical demand is also picking up on firmer prices. The metal traded between $1,175 an...
JAKARTA, Nov 23 (AFP): In an old cemetery in the Indonesian capital, Enur's family and others live in makeshift houses between tombstones, a handful of the millions of poor people that new President Joko Widodo has pledged to help. But...
FE Report | 2014-11-24 00:00:00
Turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell below Tk 4.0 billion-mark Sunday, lowest in the last four months, as investors were reluctant to take fresh exposure in the market amid shaky sentiment. Turnover, the most important indicator of the...
FE Report | 2014-11-24 00:00:00
Speakers at a panel discussion have identified the 'formation of proposed Financial Reporting Council (FRC) with truly independent and impartial professionals as the main challenge to make it implementable and enforceable. The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh...
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