HABIGANJ, Nov 22 (UNB): A pregnant housewife was killed allegedly by her husband over a family feud at Khagaura village in Nabiganj Upazila on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Refat Begum,25, wife of Raihan Uddin of the village....
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NILPHAMARI, Nov 22: Initiative to rehabilitate beggars in Kishoreganj upazila in Nilphamari district has been acclaimed by the local people, divisional administration as well as the foreign donors. In the meantime the upazila administration declared itself beggar-free and the afford...
MYMENSINGH, Nov 22 (BSS): The government has taken a programme to distribute agriculture assistance cards among the marginal farmers for boosting production. As part of the programme, the government will help the farmers providing fertilizers, seeds, money and other inputs....
FARIDPUR, Nov 22 (UNB): At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over previous enmity at Kamdia village in Saltha upazila on Friday. Witnesses said there had been a long-running enmity between Nurul Islam...
SIRAJGANJ, Nov 22 (UNB): A septuagenarian man was killed as a bus hit him while crossing a road at Srishakol bus stand in Shahjadpur Upazila on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Abul Hossain,70, a resident of Nabbila village...
PANCHAGARH, Nov 22 (BSS): A seminar on 'Health Initiative for Preventing Heart Disease' followed by a daylong free heart camp was held at Mokbular Rahman Diabetic Hospital hall room here in the district town on Friday. Panchagarh Diabetic Samity with...
RANGPUR, Nov 22 (BSS): The fifteenth conference of district unit of Udichhi Shilpi Gosthi was held in the city on Friday with a call for building a non-communal Bangladesh and speedy trial of the war criminals. The district unit of...
Housewife commits suicide in Jessore A housewife committed suicide by taking pesticide at Ghughurail village in Manirampur upazila in Jessore on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Roksana Begum 35, wife of Hazrat Ali of the village. Quoting family...
LAS VEGAS, Nov 22 (AFP): Obama urged Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform as he used his weekly address Saturday to again defend his unilateral action shielding millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. "I still believe that the best way...
COLOMBO, Nov 22 (AFP): Sri Lanka's ruling party was set for a purge Saturday after a senior minister declared he was challenging President Mahinda Rajapakse in snap elections called for January. Rajapakse's Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) suspended members who...
MANAMA, Nov 22 (AFP): Bahrain went to the polls Saturday for its first legislative elections since a failed pro-democracy uprising in 2011, with the opposition boycotting the vote in the tiny Gulf monarchy. The key US ally remains divided nearly...
VIENNA, Nov 22 (AFP): Iran and world powers appeared set Saturday for a fresh round of cliffhanger nuclear talks in a bid to break the deadlock two days ahead of a deadline. In a sign of the high stakes involved,...
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22 (AFP): US President Barack Obama telephoned Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to discuss the "evolving situation" in the region, the Pakistani foreign ministry said. "Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed satisfaction at the direction of Pakistan-US relations which...
Plague outbreak kills 40 in Madagascar: WHO GENEVA, Nov 22: An outbreak of plague has killed 40 people in Madagascar, the World Health Organization said, warning that the disease could spread rapidly in the country's densely populated capital Antananarivo. The...
With an advantage of 1-0 lead, Bangladesh will face Zimbabwe in their second match of the five-match Bashundhara Cement One Day International (ODI) series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong today (Sunday), reports UNB. The day-night match will...
Bangladesh players Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim have notched up the country's records in cricket in the first One-Day International against Zimbabwe, reports bdnews24.com. Shakib scored a century and bagged four wickets to help his side seize victory at...
The prizes of the three chess leagues were handed over to the winners in a ceremony at the DBBL Auditorium of Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) in the capital Saturday, reports UNB. The winners of the Walton Home Appliance Premier Division...
Kalabagan Krira Chakara recorded their second win in the Walton Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (PDCL) beating Partex Sporting Club by 71 runs in their fourth round match Saturday at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothisthan Ground-3 in Savar, reports BSS....
TOKYO, Nov 22 (AFP): Former tennis great Andre Agassi Saturday backed Japanese superstar Kei Nishikori to become a grand slam winner, hailing him as one of the greatest shot-makers ever. Nishikori has climbed to number five in the world after...
Ashashuni Upazila reached semifinal of the Walton DC Cup Football Tournament eliminating Satkhira Pourasava by 2-0 goals in the last group phase match Saturday at the Satkhira District Stadium ground, reports BSS. In the day's match, Bapura put ahead in...
T&T Club Motijheel split points with Youngmen's Club Fakirerpool when their match ended in a goalless draw in the Bengal Group Senior Division Football League Saturday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city, reports BSS. In the day's match,...
HANOI, Nov 22 (AFP): A dreadful error by goalkeeper Tran Nguyen Manh allowed Indonesia to snatch a 2-2 draw with Vietnam in their opening Group A game at the AFF Suzuki Cup on Saturday. The tournament co-hosts had appeared to...
NOAKHALI, Nov 22 (BSS): The Chittagong Divisional Commissioner Gold Cup Football Tournament began here Saturday at the Noakhali Shaheed Bhulu Stadium. M Abdullah, Divisional Commissioner of Chittagong, formally inaugurated the meet as the chief guest. Sirajuddin M Alamgir, general secretary...
DUBAI, Nov 22 (AFP): New Zealand and Pakistan captains Brendon McCullum and Misbah-ul Haq hailed the rivetting Test between their countries which ended in an exciting draw Friday. Pakistan, set to chase 261 in a possible 72 overs, finished 65...
LAHORE, Pakistan, Nov 22 (AFP): Pakistan received some good news on their injured key players Saturday with opener Ahmed Shehzad set to return for the limited over series against New Zealand. Shehzad, 22, suffered a minor skull fracture during the...
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