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2014-09-15 00:00:00

Rickshaw puller killed in Naogaon A rickshaw puller was allegedly killed by miscreants in the Old Court area of Naogaon Saturday night. The victim was Asadul Islam, 34, son of Afser Ali of Chalkbaria village under Sadar upazila. Police said...

Photo: PATUAKHALI: Despite a court embargo on construction of building

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Photo: SYLHET: Workers transporting bricks

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Detailed DSE Trading

2014-09-15 00:00:00

China to invest billions of dollars in India

2014-09-15 00:00:00

BEIJING, Sept 14 (Reuters): China will pledge to invest billions of dollars in India's rail network during a visit by President Xi Jinping this week, bringing more than diplomatic nicety to the neighbours' first summit since Narendra Modi became prime...

Fate of United Kingdom hangs in balance

2014-09-15 00:00:00

GLASGOW, Sept 14 (agencies): The future of Scotland and the United Kingdom looked uncertain Sunday, five days before a historic referendum on independence, as polls showed the rival campaigns running desperately close. Out of four new polls, three showed those...

RAKUB Bill, 2014 placed in JS

2014-09-15 00:00:00

The Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) Bill, 2014 was placed in parliament on Monday with a view to further expanding activities of the bank. Finance Minister AMA Muhith introduced the bill in the House with a proposal for making the...

Russia, Ukraine trade blame as fighting tests truce

2014-09-15 00:00:00

KIEV, Sept 14 (AFP): Tensions over Ukraine festered after Kiev accused the Kremlin of seeking to "eliminate" the pro-Western former Soviet nation while Moscow charged Washington with orchestrating the entire crisis. The bitter exchange on Saturday in the wake of...

IS video shows beheading of British hostage

2014-09-15 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 14 (AFP): The Islamic State claimed the beheading of a British aid worker Saturday, an act slammed as "pure evil" by Prime Minister David Cameron who vowed Britain would do all it could to catch the killers. President...

Flood rescue boat capsizes, 11 dead in Pakistan

2014-09-15 00:00:00

MULTAN, Sept 14 (AFP): At least eleven people including a bridegroom and two children drowned Sunday when a rescue boat carrying a wedding party capsized in central Pakistan, officials said, with the death toll feared to rise. The boat went...

news digest

2014-09-15 00:00:00

North Korea sentences American man to 6 years PYONGYANG, Sept 14: North Korea's Supreme Court has sentenced Matthew Miller, a U.S. citizen, to six years with labor for entering the country illegally and trying to commit an act of espionage....

Photo: SWEDEN : Sweden\\\'s Prime Minister and leader of the Moderate Party

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Photo: INDIA : Flood-affected Kashmiri minority Sikhs look on inside a relief camp

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Abahani beat Uttar Baridhara

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Dhaka Abahani Limited started their Airtel U-18 Football campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 goal victory in the injury time over lowly Uttar Baridhara Club at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Sunday, reports UNB. Harun put Uttar Baridhara Club...

Both matches end in 1-1 draw

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Both the matches of the Bengal Group Metropolis Senior Division Football League ended in draw at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur Sunday, reports UNB. Of the two matches, Dhaka Wanderers Club played to a...

Openers set up strong day for West Indies

2014-09-15 00:00:00

GROS-ISLET, Saint Lucia, Sept 14 (AFP): A record opening partnership in Tests against Bangladesh and untidy cricket by the tourists contributed to the West Indies reaching 246 for three at stumps on the first day of the second and final...

Sajib\\\'s 9-wkt haul restricts Zimbabwe A to 206

2014-09-15 00:00:00

A nine-wicket haul by Saqlain Sajib restricted Zimbabwe A team to 206 for all in the first innings of their first four-day match against Bangladesh A at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox's Bazar Sunday, reports UNB. Sajib...

BD meet SAFF champions Afghanistan today

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Bangladesh will start their 17th Asian Games campaign taking on SAFF champions Afghanistan in a Group B match of the men's football at the Munhak Stadium in Incheon, South Korea today (Monday), reports UNB. The Asian Games soccer record for...

Two-day golf tournament ends in Rangpur Cantonment

2014-09-15 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Sept 14 (BSS): The final round of the two-day first-ever 'Raisa Cup Golf Tournament-2014' was held at the Golf Ground here Saturday. A total of 96 golfers, including 64 males, eight females, eight junior and 16 sub-junior golfers, participated...

Govt to procure dredgers for waterways navigation

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan on Monday told the parliament that the government would procure 23 dredgers, 4 amphibian dredgers, survey vessel, tug boat and crane boat to ensure navigation on inland waterways across the country. "The government already procured 11...

Saif, Nasim take joint lead in chess rating

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Abdullah Al-Saif and M Nasim Hossain Bhuiyan took joint lead in the points table of the 1st Golden Chess Club International Rating Chess Tournament (Below 2200) with maximum 5 points after 5th round games Saturday at the Bangladesh Chess Federation...

City boss slams referee

2014-09-15 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 14 (AFP): Manuel Pellegrini accused referee Mark Clattenburg of costing his Manchester City side victory following a 2-2 draw away to Arsenal Saturday. Pellegrini insisted a series of major decisions went against the Premier League champions at the...

US trains BD police officers on travel papers fraud

2014-09-15 00:00:00

The US has trained up a group of Bangladeshi police officers to prepare them fight against travel document fraud. “No one country can fight travel document fraud alone,” US embassy Regional Security Officer Dan Wilhelm said at the closing of...

Lisicki fights back to win Hong Kong Open

2014-09-15 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Sept 14 (AFP): Sabine Lisicki justified her top seeding by winning the inaugural WTA Hong Kong Open 7-5, 6-3 against Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic Sunday. The German had endured a lean time on tour since losing...

sports digest

2014-09-15 00:00:00

South Korea beat Taiwan in Davis Cup tie TAIPEI, Sept 14: Exhaustion took its toll of Taiwanese veteran Chen Ti in the first-round Davis Cup play-off Sunday, giving South Korea a 3-1 victory and sustaining its Asia/Oceania Group One status....

USAID agri-extension support activity project launched

2014-09-15 00:00:00

KHULNA, Sept 14 (BSS): Speakers at a project launching ceremony on USAID Agricultural Extension Support Activity here said Sunday it will work alongside public and private extension agents to support smallholder farmers to improve farming practices through technical training. The...

Food safety fears see farming return to high-rise Hong Kong

2014-09-15 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Sept 14 (AFP): It's a rural tradition that faded out decades ago as Hong Kong turned into a neon-lit megacity: rice seedlings being dropped into watery paddy fields with gentle plops. But now a new wave of farmers...

India soybean, soyoil futures jump on global cues, rapeseed drops

2014-09-15 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Sept 14 (Reuters): Indian soybean and soyoil futures rose on Friday in line with the global market where the palm oil contract touched its highest in over three weeks. Malaysian palm oil futures edged up to touch their...

Photo: THANH OAI (Viet Nam): A farmer rides a motorcycle pulling a cart loaded

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Essentials\\\' prices to remain stable during Eid-ul-Azha : Tofail

FE Report | 2014-09-15 00:00:00

The prices of essential commodities will remain stable during the Eid-ul-Azha, said commerce minister Tofail Ahmed Sunday. He said there are sufficient stocks of soybean, onion, garlic, ginger, lentil and sugar in the country that will meet the demand and...