Hyunjoo Jin of Reuters in Seoul | 2014-09-22 00:00:00
Hyundai Motor and two listed affiliates did not seek board clearance for the size of their record $10 billion bid for a plot of land in Seoul, more than triple its appraised value, four board members of the companies told...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-22 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Sept 21: Farmers in different upazilas under Rangpur district are delighted as they are making extra profit through cultivation of arum on their land during the current season. A few years ago, the supply of arum was scanty but...
A Correspondent | 2014-09-22 00:00:00
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Sept 21: Extension work of the academic building of Rajarampur Hasina Girls High School in Chapainawabganj municipality was inaugurated on Saturday. Md. Abdul Wadud MP inaugurated it as chief guest. Education Engineering Department will construct the building at a...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-22 00:00:00
TANGAIL, Sept 21: Preparations for Durga Puja are going on in full swing in Tangail. The festival begins on October 1 with the religious fervour and it will wrap up on October 4 through celebrating Bijoya Dashami. President of Durga...
SHERPUR, Sept 21 (UNB): Miscreants vandalised three idols in a Hindu temple at Pratabnagar area in Jhenaigati upazila Sunday. Local people suspected that miscreants swooped on the temple sometime at night after the devotees left it around 9 pm Saturday...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 21 (BSS): Full-fledged implementation of water and sanitation rights in Barind region has become indispensable for the hard-to-reach people as their living and livelihood condition is becoming vulnerable gradually. In the dry Barind part of the country, right...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-22 00:00:00
PABNA, Sept 21: An elderly man was crushed under the wheels of a train in Chatmohar rail station early Sunday when the victim came to the station to see off his son. The victim Augustin Kuti Costa, 50, of village...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-22 00:00:00
KHULNA, Sept 21: Three persons including a female college student were killed in separate incidents in Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Khadiza Akter Dola (20), daughter of Delower Hossain of Raligate area of the...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-22 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Sept 21: At least 40 persons were injured, nine of them critically, in two separate clashes at Kotalipara and Gopalganj Sadar in Gopalganj district Saturday. The critically injured Tushar Mia (30), Biplab Mia (32), Md. Oliar Rahman (20), Tuhan...
RANGPUR, Sept 21 (BSS): Speakers at a pre-rally discussion have called for launching social movement through creating awareness among the common people for preventing food adulteration to save human lives in building a healthier nation. The district administration brought out...
FARIDPUR, Sept 21 (BSS): The four day income tax fair organized by National Board of Revenue (NBR) as country wide programme to inspire people to pay income tax ended here yesterday at a local community center amid very encouraging response...
49 doctors join service in Panchagarh A total of 49 doctors have joined their services in five upazilas of Panchagarh the district recently to provide medical services to the people of the areas, Health Department sources said. Of them, Debiganj...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to Brahmanbaria on Tuesday to address a public rally there in bid to mobilise public support in favour of a fresh election under a non-party neutral administration. The local unit of the BNP-led 20-party...
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directives on the government to appoint veterinary doctors for all cattle markets in the capital this year to examine health of the sacrificial animals. Advocate Manzill Murshid filed...
COLOMBO, Sept 21 (AFP): Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse suffered a political blow Sunday when his ruling party's popularity dropped in a local election seen as a gauge for snap presidential polls. Although Rajapakse's United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) won...
KABUL, Sep 21 (Reuters): Afghanistan's rival presidential candidates signed a deal on Sunday to share power after months of turmoil over a disputed election that destabilized the nation at a crucial time as most foreign troops prepare to leave. Ashraf...
GENEVA, Sept 21 (AFP): As many as 70,000 Syrian Kurds have poured into Turkey since Friday fleeing an offensive by Islamic State jihadists in northeastern Syria, the UN's refugee agency said Sunday. The UNHCR "is stepping up its response to...
TOKYO, Sept 21 (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe held telephone talks Sunday amid speculation about whether a visit by Putin will go ahead due to frictions over Ukraine. Local media reports say Putin's visit...
Myanmar President U Thein Sein Sunday called on all parties to make a greater than ever cooperation for peace. He made the remarks on the occasion of the International Day of Peace, reports Xinhua. He said peace-making efforts are crucial...
LAHORE, Sept 21 (AFP): A 16-year-old Pakistani girl has suffered horrific injuries after two men hurled acid in her face in a row over a failed marriage proposal, officials said Sunday. Shabnam Batool was attacked late Saturday at her home...
NAIROBI, Sept 21 (BBC): Kenya is marking a year since the attack on Nairobi's Westgate shopping centre, in which at least 67 people were killed. A memorial plaque will be unveiled and a candle-lit vigil held. The siege at Westgate...
CAIRO, Sept 21 (AFP): An Egyptian military aircraft crashed on a training mission on Sunday after a technical failure, killing six soldiers, the army said. The aircraft came down about 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of Cairo, an army statement...
Religion cannot be used to justify violence: Pope TIRANA, Sept 21: Pope Francis warned during a visit to Albania on Sunday that religion can never be used to justify violence, making apparent reference to the bloodshed wreaked by the Islamic...
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