NEW DELHI, Sep 19 (Reuters): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said al Qaeda will struggle to recruit members in the world's second-most populous nation and he praised Indian Muslims for their commitment to fight for the country. Al Qaeda...
FREETOWN, Sept 19 (AFP): Sierra Leone launched on Friday a controversial three-day shutdown to contain the deadly spread of the Ebola virus, as the UN Security Council declared the deadly outbreak a threat to world peace. Most of Sierra Leone's...
NEW DELHI, Sept 19 (AFP): Chinese troops have begun pulling back from the disputed border with India, sources said Friday, as President Xi Jinping wrapped up a rare visit to New Delhi overshadowed by the stand-off at the remote frontier....
ANKARA, Sept 19 (AFP): Turkey Friday opened up its border to thousands of Kurds fleeing clashes with Islamic State (IS) insurgents in neighbouring Syria, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said. Live television footage showed Syrian Kurd refugees, mostly women and children,...
BAGHDAD, Sept 19 (AFP): A car bomb in a Shiite-majority district of Baghdad and a motorcycle bombing in the northern city of Kirkuk killed at least 16 people Friday, security and medical officials said. The attacks come as security forces...
World population may hit 11b by 2100: study WASHINGTON, Sept 19: The world population may grow larger than previously estimated, reaching 11 billion people by century's end, according to a UN-led analysis published Thursday. That would mean two billion more...
INCHEON, Sept 19 (BSS): Bangladesh hockey team start their 17th Asian Games pool A campaign taking Japan schedule to be held today (Saturday) at the Seonhak Hockey Stadium in Incheon. The match kicks off at 10:00 am (BST). In the...
Dhaka Wanderers Club and Magnum Cricketers registered win in their respective matches of the Dhaka Metropolis First Division T20 Cricket Tournament Friday, reports UNB. Results of the matches: Dhaka Wanderers Club vs Orient Sporting Club. Venue: Fatullah Outer Stadium; Toss:...
INCHEON, Sept 19 (AFP): Cricket's minor nations get a rare chance to shine on the big stage when the Asian Games Twenty20 competition opens Saturday in the absence of powerhouses India and Pakistan. Defending champions Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are...
The 40th Berger Paints National A Chess Championship, being organised by Bangladesh Chess Federation, will begin today (Saturday) at the Bangladesh Olympic Association in the city, reports UNB. The first round matches will begin at the BOA Media Centre at...
Bangladesh Boys Club and T and T Club, Motijheel played a goalless draw in the Bengal Group Senior Division Football League at Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamlapur Friday, reports UNB. Today's match: Dhaka United SC...
TOKYO, Sept 19 (AFP): Swiss tennis legend Martina Hingis said Friday Li Na's retirement was a loss to world tennis, crediting the Chinese star with raising the game's profile in her home country and across Asia. "It's a sad day...
INCHEON, South Korea, Sept 19 (AFP): Pop star Psy kicked off the Asian Games "Gangnam Style" in an energetic, K-Pop-fuelled ceremony Friday as North Korean athletes received loud cheers from South Korean fans. Spectators and athletes alike joined in Psy's...
INCHEON, Sept 19 (AFP): Pistol king Jin Jong-Oh's recent record-breaking form promises to light up the Asian Games shooting ranges when hosts South Korea renew their intense rivalry with China from Saturday. The triple Olympic champion shattered a 34-year-old world...
Japan wartime flag dispute at Asiad INCHEON, Sept 19: Badges handed out by Japanese competitors at the Asian Games in South Korea revived antagonism Friday over their country's harsh colonial rule of its neighbour. The organising committee of the event...
Khairul Islam | 2014-09-20 00:00:00
The retirement benefit board is quite unable to pay the due benefits of the retired non-government teachers and employees because of fund shortage which is causing immense sufferings to them, sources said. According to the board, some 32,053 applications of...
The results of admission test for the first year honours courses under 'Kha' unit of Dhaka University were published Friday. Acting Vice-chancellor Prof Dr Nasreen Ahmad formally published the results at the academic bhaban of the university, says a press...
BAGERHAT, Sept 19 (UNB): International biological experts have asked the authorities concerned to ensure the security of the Bengal Tiger living in the Sundarbans to protect the endangered species from extinction. A 40-member delegation of international tiger experts gave some...
After a brief gunfight, police arrested on Friday five suspected arms traders along with three illegal firearms and ammunition from Ahulia, on the outskirts of the capital, reports BSS. The arrestees are: Abul, 45, Jasim, 46, Jahangir, 28, Ratan, 39,...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-09-20 00:00:00
The government's standing order to the Public Works Department (PWD) to implement national building code to reduce disaster risks gathers dust. As per a Standing Order on Disaster (SOD), the PWD was empowered to ensure implementation of building code both...
FENI, Sept 19 (UNB): Train communications of Chittagong with Dhaka and other parts of the country were restored on Friday after seven hours of disruption following a collision between a bus and a train at Fatehpur level crossing in the...
Customs Intelligence officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport arrested a man along with 520 grams of gold worth about Tk 2.5 million on Friday, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as Md Faisal Ahmed, 38, a passenger of Malaysian Airlines...
Shofiq Sarwar Sumon from JU | 2014-09-20 00:00:00
Yusuf Ali Sardar (45), a rescue worker of Rana plaza building collapse has been fighting for normal life on the bed of the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) at Savar since May 25, 2013. He is yet...
A government programme, titled 'Countrywide Mobile Fine Art Exhibition', aimed at attracting children and young people towards art and culture has gone in vain for the last decade for lack of fund, reports UNB. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) initiated the...
There is no end to the ordeal of pregnant mothers in Jhalakathi district. They have to go through sufferings from the time of conceiving to giving birth to a child. The district has only one gynaecologist who has been posted...
Signal No 3 at seaports The maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal no three. The warning came as the low over the west central Bay and adjoining Andhara-Orissa...
DU Kha unit admission test held Admission test for the first year honours courses under Dhaka University Kha unit for the academic session 2014-2015 was held Friday. Acting Vice-chancellor Prof Dr Nasreen Ahmad, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration) Prof Dr Shahid Akhtar...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions till 6:00 pm today (Saturday). Moderately heavy to heavy falls...
TUNGIPARA (Gopalganj), Sept 19 (UNB): Terming the allegation of corruption in the Padma Bridge project a conspiracy against her government, Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Friday reiterated that the construction of the dream bridge would be completed by 2018. "Construction...
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