NEW DELHI, Nov 14 (AFP): Indian cricket was thrown into turmoil Friday when the country's highest court said four top officials, including the sport's world chief Narayanaswami Srinivasan, may have been involved in corruption in the Indian Premier League. The...
DUBAI, Nov 14 (AFP): Fiery Australian paceman Mitchell Johnson was named cricketer of the year by the International Cricket Council Friday, matching his countryman Ricky Ponting's feat of winning the award twice. Johnson, 33, spearheaded Australia's attack during a 5-0...
Bangladesh eve football team will take on strong India in their second group A match of the 3rd SAFF Women Championship scheduled to be held today (Saturday) at the Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan, reports BSS. Bangladesh will play their...
PHUKET (Thailand), Nov 14 (UNB): Thai Minister for Tourism and Sports Kobkarn Wattanawarangkul visited the main press centre of the 4th Asian Beach Games at Hotel Orchid in Phuket Friday and assured all kinds of media facilities at the games...
The drive against unfit vehicles is necessary, but the way it is conducted across the country is wrong, making it a 'futile' exercise, say experts, reports UNB. "The drive against unfit and illegal vehicles must be a round-the-year exercise. If...
Food Minister Advocate Quamrul Islam alleged Friday that BNP was trying to push the country backwards through carrying out an anti-state propaganda abroad in the name of criticisms of the government, reports UNB. "BNP was spreading an anti-state propaganda abroad...
Awami Juba League (AJL) plans to assemble 0.5 million youths at its rally at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan in the city today (Saturday), reports BSS. With the slogan 'upsurge of youths through people's empowerment' the AJL will organise the rally...
Bangladesh Ambassador to Washington Muhammad Ziauddin met Congressman Ed Whitfield and briefed him about the current status of trials in the International Crimes Tribunals (ICT), reports UNB. "Bringing the war criminals who had committed crimes against humanity under justice will...
BNP claimed Friday that their apprehension of manipulation any election under Awami League (AL)-led administration has proved right with the recent remarks of PM's adviser HT Imam about the January-5 polls, reports UNB. "We'd said earlier that AL was trying...
SIRAJGANJ, Nov 14 (BSS): Awami League presidium member and Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim said here Friday that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia missed the last election-train. "Play was held on the ground but you couldn't play. It's your...
Jahangir Mohammad Adel, a former MP of Jatiya Party (JP), was laid to rest at his family graveyard at Sobhanbagh in the city Friday, reports BSS. The first namaz-e-janaza was held after Juma prayers at Tara Mosque at Armanitola in...
"For greater participation of workers, peasants, women and the poor it is necessary to give life to socialism that remains confined to the pages of the Constitution," Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu said, reports BSS. He said that the government...
COMILLA, Nov 14 (UNB): Describing unauthorised vehicles like auto-bike as one of the main reasons behind frequent road accidents on highways, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader here said on Friday these types of vehicles will in no way...
Ex-AL MP's son arrested on charge of killing wife Police arrested the son of former Awami League (AL) lawmaker Khan Tipu Sultan of Jessore from the city's Dhanmondi area on charge of killing his wife Thursday night. The arrestee was...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-11-15 00:00:00
National Blood Centre is coming up soon as a central platform from where collection and safe transfusion of blood will be controlled across the country, as indiscriminate business spreads in this crucial medical field. Sources involved with this important development...
FE Report | 2014-11-15 00:00:00
Medical experts and policy analysts laid emphasis Friday on multi-sectoral involvement for improvement of the country's ailing healthcare sector. Although most of the medical treatments for diseases including diabetes, hypertension and cancer are available in the country, patients' access is...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-11-15 00:00:00
'Nobanno', the harvesting festival of the Bangladeshis, is being observed today (Saturday), on the first day of Agrahayan, eighth month of the Bangla calendar. The majority Bangali people along with those of other ethnic communities across the country are celebrating...
At least five makeshift structures, including two rickshaw garages, were gutted by a fire that broke out inside Korail slum at Mohakhali in the city early Friday, reports UNB. Fire Service control room sources said the fire originated from an...
Archaeologists and green activists at a discussion in the city stressed on Friday enacting a time-befitting law to protect the country's archeological heritages and resources, reports UNB. They said this land is historically resourceful with plenty of valuable archeological sites...
SAVAR, Nov 14 (UNB): Police recovered the body of an unidentified young girl from a ditch in the Radio Colony area here on Friday morning. Police said locals saw the body of the girl, aged around 20, in the water...
RU Correspondent | 2014-11-15 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Nov 14: The newly elected 25th executive committee of Rajshahi University Press Club (RUPC) yesterday met with RU Vice Chancellor Prof. Muhammed Mizan Uddin and Pro-VC Prof Choudhury Sarwar Jahan. The RUPC members, led by their new president...
SHATKHIRA, Nov 14 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered 790 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup in Kalaroa upazila headquarters on Thursday.
Dhaka University (DU) Arts Faculty Dean Prof Akhtaruzzaman was elected president of Bangladesh College University Teachers' Association (BCUTA) for the three year terms, reports BSS. Tenjgaon College Principal Prof Md Abdur Rashid became executive president while Prof Sirajul Haque Alo...
Speakers at a seminar in the city criticised Saarc on Friday for its inaction in implementing the declarations adopted in Saarc Climate Change Summits in Dhaka (2008) and Thimpu (2010), reports UNB. The 18th Saarc Summit which is scheduled to...
SIRAJGANJ, Nov 14 (UNB): At least ten people, including five policemen, were injured in a gunfight between police and a gang of robbers at Grosgram Bazar on Manannagar-Ranirhat road in Tarash upazila early Friday. Police said being tipped off that...
JAMALPUR, Nov 14 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) rescued a minor girl, who was allegedly abducted by some miscreants from her town residence on Wednesday, from Chaitanipara village in sadar upazila on Thursday and arrested a couple for...
DU official Facebook page opens An official Facebook account of the Dhaka University (DU) named www.facebook.com/univdhaka.ac.bd has been opened. DU vice-chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurated the Facebook page at a function at his office Thursday. DU Pro-VC (Administration)...
Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6pm today (Saturday). Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain unchanged over the country, Met Office said. Country's highest temperature 32.2 degree...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-11-15 00:00:00
Bangladesh Taka (BDT) is likely to lose its value against the US dollar as the relevant agencies are mulling appropriate measures to prop up falling exports. The local currency remained strong over nearly two years as country's imports plunged. By...
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