Senior Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta on Monday said Abdul Latif Siddique should have resigned from the cabinet before being sacked. “He (Latif) should have resigned from the cabinet. It’s unfortunate that he didn’t do that,” he said. Suranjit, also...
Indira Road Krira Chakra clinched the Dhaka Metropolis First Division T20 Cricket title beating Rapid Foundation by 19 runs in the final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur Sunday, reports UNB. Sent in to bat first in the...
Last year's champion GM Abdullah Al-Rakib finished 3rd position in the 40th Berger Paints National 'A' Chess beating his teammate GM Enamul Hossain in a play-off match Saturday at the Bangladesh Chess Federation in the city, reports BSS. Rakib won...
The AFC Under-16 Women's Champion ship 2015 Qualifiers will begin on October 15 at the Banga bandhu National Stadium in the city with hosts Bangladesh aiming to reach the 2nd round as group runners-up, reports UNB. Bangladesh has been placed...
PARIS, Oct 12 (AP): Fernando Santos began his reign at the helm of Portugal with a 2-1 loss at Euro 2016 host France in a friendly while Denmark salvaged a 1-1 draw in Albania in qualifying Saturday. Striker Karim Benzema...
SHANGHAI, Oct 12 (AFP): Roger Federer edged a resilient Gilles Simon of France 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/2) to win the Shanghai Masters and claim the 81st title of his career Sunday. The 17-time Grand Slam winner had blown away world...
BEIJING, Oct 12 (AFP): Lionel Messi missed a first-half penalty as Brazil beat Argentina 2-0 in a fiercely contested "Superclasico" friendly in Beijing Saturday. Journeyman Diego Tardelli was the unlikely hero with his first two goals for Brazil as Messi...
GLASGOW, Oct 12 (AFP): A deflected Shaun Maloney strike was enough for Scotland to see off Group D rivals Georgia 1-0 and pick up their first three points of their European Championship qualifying campaign Saturday. The home side, buoyed by...
WARSAW, Oct 12 (AFP): Joachim Loew has demanded world champions Germany respond to their shock defeat to Poland by beating Ireland Tuesday to get their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign back on track. The World Cup winners find themselves fourth in...
2nd Div Chess League begins tomorrow The Metropolis 2nd Division Chess League 2014, organised by Bangladesh Chess Federation, will begin tomorrow (Tuesday) at the hall room of Bangladesh Chess Federation. This is an open team chess meet for all. Interested...
A person was killed and 10 others injured in a clash between two groups of people over occupying a water body in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj on Monday, according to a news agency.
Muhammad Zamir | 2014-10-13 00:00:00
It is important that one clearly understands the denotation and connotation of the three terms - Right to Information, National Security and Foreign Relations. Without this, the inter-active engagement that exists between them will not be very clear. The process...
M. Serajul Islam | 2014-10-13 00:00:00
China has become the world's number one economic power. The new status coincided with the 65th year of the founding of Communist China. The news that the US has become the number two economy of the world was disclosed at...
What had happened at Kansat in Chapainawabganj district about a decade ago occurred at Raipur of Laxmipur district, albeit on a somewhat lower scale, last Thursday: villagers there went on a rampage demanding electricity. While police firing accounted for more...
Rahman Jahangir | 2014-10-13 00:00:00
Fertile farmlands having signboards indicating sites of proposed industries are a common sight on both sides of the country's highways. It is also not known when these will be filled up with earth or sands to build industries. One can...
Neil Ray | 2014-10-13 00:00:00
Jilted love often ends up in tragedy. While unrequited love usually led lovers to go nuts or even to destruction in the past, today a saga of violence and sadism has become the order of the day. If love is...
A fascinating news published on 10th October was simply unbelievable, astounding and beyond imagination. Satyan Das, a rickshaw puller from Kolkata in West Bengal pedalled his rickshaw at an elevation of 17,600 feet above ground level to a high Himalayan...
It was sad to read about eve-teasers killing a young man in Bhashantek area in the capital as the victim protested against the harassment of his cousin sister. The miscreants severely beat and stabbed the victim. He died on way...
I was not surprised when I read that a burglar twice robbed of two different branches of the same bank. In the first case, he got only 18 months' imprisonment. The punishment is too light if we see the gravity...
In yesterday's editorial a printing mistake occurred in the second sentence of the fourth paragraph due to oversight. In place of 'deep-stead', it should be read as 'deep-seated'.
M Mizanur Rahman on the occasion of the International Day for Disaster Reduction | 2014-10-13 00:00:00
Climatic hazards that we saw in the last few years remind us of the fact that we are perhaps passing the most crucial decade in history of the world with both frequency and ferocity of disasters being the serious concerns....
Maswood Alam Khan from Maryland, USA | 2014-10-13 00:00:00
People from all corners of the world have been immensely excited and pouring in their heartiest messages of support and congratulations for Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi, two illustrious advocates of children's rights, who have been awarded this year's Nobel...
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has condoled the death of Professor Piash Karim earlier Monday. In a message he said, "I am shocked to hear the news about Piash Karim's death. This fearless, principled intellectual won the heart of all...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-10-13 00:00:00
Prices of ginger hit an all-time high of Tk 280-350 per kg at the city kitchen markets Saturday. Ginger of the local variety was sold at a record Tk 280-300 per kg while the imported variety that has almost disappeared...
RAJSHAHI, Oct 12 (BSS): Indigenous fish species, particularly the small ones, are on the verge of extinction due to various reasons including frequent and indiscriminate use of harmful pesticides and chemical fertilisers in agricultural land, water-bodies and wetlands throughout the...
NEW DELHI, Oct 12 (Reuters): Indian oilseeds and soyoil futures dropped on Friday, in line with the benchmark palm oil contract in Kuala Lumpur where prices fell to a one-week low. Higher imports of vegetable oils by India also put...
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