LONDON, Sep 20 (BBC): Former British prime minister Gordon Brown has said the promises made ahead of the Scottish independence referendum on change and further devolution will be delivered. The former prime minister said it was time to move from...
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20 (AFP): A soldier and three militants have been killed in fighting in restive northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border, the military said on Saturday. The four were killed in an exchange of fire in the Boya area...
NEW DELHI, Sept 20 (AFP): Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in New Delhi on Saturday, calling on the Indian government and world leaders to take urgent steps against climate change at a high-stakes UN summit next week. Carrying placards that read...
SEOUL, Sept 20 (AFP): North Korea on Saturday threatened to attack South Korean activists if they launch anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border while the South hosts the Asian Games. A group of South Korean activists plans to launch 200,000 leaflets...
MANILA, Sep 20 (Reuters): Storm Fung-Wong churned towards Taiwan on Saturday after killing at least five people in the Philippines, and forcing some 200,000 people into temporary shelter, including in the capital Manila, to escape massive flooding. Most shools on...
WELLINGTON, Sept 20 (AFP): New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key said he was "ecstatic" on Saturday after a crushing election win, securing his third term as leader of the South Pacific nation. "I'm ecstatic, it's a great night," the leader...
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20 (AFP): A soldier and three militants have been killed in fighting in restive northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border, the military said on Saturday. The four were killed in an exchange of fire in the Boya area...
Indian court sends 13 men to jail over gang-rape KOLKATA, Sept 20: An Indian court on Saturday sentenced 13 people, including a village headman, to 20 years in jail for gang-raping a tribal woman as a punishment for "dishonouring" her...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2014-09-21 00:00:00
There is a sudden furore over corporate social responsibility (CSR) acquitted by commercial banks in the country. A war of words broke out recently between the finance minister and the chairman of a public sector commercial bank over the issue....
Sarwar Md Saifullah Khaled | 2014-09-21 00:00:00
If one visits slums in Dhaka, one will find talented craftsmen like weavers and potters. They are now day-labourers or beggars. These people had been in their ancestral professions upholding the thousand-year-old tradition. But plastic and aluminium products have now...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for New York Sunday night to attend the 69th UN General Assembly (UNGA) which Bangladesh considers as an opportunity to embolden its image at the global stage. An Emirates flight carrying the Prime Minister...
The flood water has receded from most parts of the affected districts located in the northern and central parts of the country. The flood, according to the directorate of agricultural extension (DAE), has caused extensive damage to standing crops, including...
Yemen's official news agency says Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Bassindwa has resigned following days of violence that left more than 140 dead and prompted thousands to flee their homes. The agency gave no details and it was not immediately clear...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2014-09-21 00:00:00
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that land needs to be judiciously used and its management system should be well-planned considering the country's small geographical area and big population. Addressing the high officials of the ministry of land and its...
Fahmida Hashem | 2014-09-21 00:00:00
Obesity means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much. The balance between calories-in and calories-out differs with each person. Factors that might affect your weight include your genetic makeup, overeating, eating...
I was happy to see enthusiasm around the tax fair. It has now become an annual event which is helping taxpayers to submit their tax return without any hassle. It is surprising that no one wants "bokshis" when the taxpayers...
Food adulteration has become so rampant in the country that when the common people go out they think twice before eating anything. Even fruits are not safe as most of them are loaded with harmful chemicals. Street foods used to...
A recent media report indicated a possible new source for potable water in the rural areas of Bangladesh. As far as I could follow, it is done by some naturally found marshy plants that thrive in polluted water and remove...
Presently the validity of passport is five years only. Considering the hardships and hassles to obtain a passport, it is suggested that initial validity of passport be extended to twenty years which may be further extended by another five years....
Maswood Alam Khan from Maryland, USA | 2014-09-21 00:00:00
Scotland has voted "No" to independence from the United Kingdom. With the results available from all the 32 council areas, the "No" side has won 2,001,926 votes and "Yes" side 1,617,989 votes. Scotland rejected independence by 55 per cent to...
Shariful Islam | 2014-09-21 00:00:00
What would the international response have been had North America or Europe or East Asia, instead of West Africa, been affected by Ebola virus? Even though enjoying sound health and having access to health care during sickness are basic human...
Former Bangladesh champions Sheikh Russel KC brightened its possibility to play the final of the AFC President's Cup beating Erchim FC of Mongolia by 1-0 goal in a Group B match of the final round opener at the Sugathadasa Stadium...
INCHEON, Sept 20 (BSS): State Minister for Youth and Sports Biren Sikder, MP, surprised everyone in the Bangladesh contingent by making his visit to the Asian Games Village at Incheon Saturday. He was accompanied by Chairman of the Parliament Sports...
Bangladesh Hockey team conceded a humiliating 8-0 defeat against Japan in the opening match of Pool A match of the 17th Asian Games at the Seonhak Hockey Stadium, Incheon, South Korea Saturday, reports UNB. Japan is placed 13th in the...
The second four-day match between Bangladesh A and Zimbabwe A team which was scheduled to begin today (Sunday) at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium (KSOAS), Fatullah, has been shifted by a day and will now start tomorrow (Monday), reports...
A man was killed as police opened fire on two feuding groups at a centre during the by-election to Champaknagar union parishad in Bijoynagar upazila on Sunday. Twenty other people were also injured in the clash between the two sides...
INCHEON, Sept 20 (BSS): Although the expectations were high from Bangladeshi shooters but they failed to make good start and exited from the qualification round of the 10m air rifles with a miserable 12th position in team event of the...
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