MAGURA, Aug 9 (UNB): A young man died from electrocution in Molla Para area of the district town on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Shahajalal,20, son of Abdul Aziz, a resident of the area. Quoting family members, police...
Masum Billah | 2014-08-10 00:00:00
Dealing with mixed ability students in a class is a common phenomenon in teaching career though it is a very difficult situation for a teacher to cope with. A teacher's success depends on how successfully he/she can manage such kind...
Manuel Mogato and Lesley Wroughton of Reuters from Manila/Washington | 2014-08-10 00:00:00
China will come under the most concerted diplomatic pressure yet to rein in its assertive moves in the disputed South China Sea when the United States uses a regional security meeting this weekend to rally support for a freeze on...
Jessica Dye of Reuters from London | 2014-08-10 00:00:00
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is facing a mounting wave of lawsuits by women who allege that the company knew about possible serious side effects of its blockbuster anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor but never properly warned the public. In the past five months,...
Suvashree Dey Choudhury and Manoj Kumar of Reuters from Mumbai and New Delhi | 2014-08-10 00:00:00
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan has set himself a target of lowering consumer inflation and is even ready to raise rates to achieve it, risking friction with the new government if he is seen as overstepping. Rajan,...
Karar Mahmudul Hassan concluding his two-part article titled \'Road management and financing\' | 2014-08-10 00:00:00
Road experts have suggested various solutions to address the problems/bottlenecks. It is worth recalling here what Suleiman Hafez, the then Jordanian Minister of Finance, said at a seminar on 'Road Maintenance Financing' held in Amman on June 30, 1997. The...
Sulav Chowdhury | 2014-08-10 00:00:00
With the Russian annexation of Crimea, the shoot-down of Malaysian plane MH17 on Ukrainian air space, attempt of the USA to put Russian President Putin at bay, caprice in oil economics and formulation of BRICS Bank, a new dynamics in...
M. Serajul Islam | 2014-08-10 00:00:00
The Awami League (AL) is under mounting pressure from national and international forces to hold fresh elections in the country. The Prime Minister said recently: 'Big powers' are conspiring against her government but 'the country is advancing by countering such...
The health authorities last Thursday organised a unique event at the city's Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) where as many as 6221 newly-recruited doctors listened to orientation lectures delivered by the health ministry honchos. The basic objective behind organising the...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2014-08-10 00:00:00
The finance ministry in a report to the parliamentary standing committee on the ministry said that money laundering has registered substantial rise in Bangladesh with the proliferation of bribery, corruption, forgery, black-marketing and smuggling. The committee, following the report, recommended...
Shihab Sarkar | 2014-08-10 00:00:00
Greek philosopher Zeno (490 BC-430 BC) said, "The reason we have two ears and one mouth is that we may hear more and speak less." The observation laced with the law of nature seems to be oxymoron in the context...
The police crackdown on the peaceful workers of the Tuba Garment factory was unfortunate. The government and the BGMEA failed to handle the matter properly. In the beginning they did not pay attention to the grievance of the workers. The...
A media report on August 09 on the national flag carrier Bangladesh Biman causes agony. The airline, overburdened by manpower, is crawling along with taxpayers' easy money. Basically Biman does not earn its 'keep'; so why allow it keep wasting...
It is indeed heartening to know that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken the responsibility of treatment of ailing celebrated actor Khalil. I have grown up watching the acting of powerful actor Khalil. He adorned all kinds of role. There...
Very often we learn through media that many schools, colleges, and other public structures built in the post-liberation era are in a very pitiable state. Roofs are collapsing, slabs are fallings, beams are falling apart and so on. Normally cement-concrete...
WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (AFP): US President Barack Obama on Saturday vowed to continue air strikes against Iraqi jihadists if needed to protect US diplomats and military advisors. Speaking in his weekly address, Obama said that he had authorized the strikes...
CAIRO, Aug 9 (AP): An Egyptian court on Saturday ordered the dissolution of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the political wing of the already banned Muslim Brotherhood movement. The decision comes after the authorities designated the Brotherhood a "terrorist...
KABUL, Aug 9 (AFP):- Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah said Saturday that his country was entering "a new phase" in an interview with AFP, raising hopes that a bitter dispute over fraud-tainted elections might soon be solved. Abdullah and his...
NEW DELHI, Aug 9 (agencies): Leaders of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party called on followers Saturday to gear up for key state elections in order to extend the Hindu nationalist movement's grip on the country. Party president Amit Shah praised...
LAHORE, Aug 9, (AFP): Hundreds of people, including police officers, were injured in renewed clashes Saturday between followers of a populist, moderate cleric and the police after authorities blocked roads leading to his headquarters in Lahore. Violence broke out earlier...
DONETSK, Aug 9, (AFP): Fears mounted Saturday in Ukraine of a possible Russian invasion in the guise of a "humanitarian" mission to the conflict-torn east where Kiev said another 13 of its troops died in fighting with pro-Moscow rebels. The...
Japan issues highest alert over Typhoon Halong TOKYO, Aug 9: Japan's weather agency on Saturday issued its highest alert as Typhoon Halong barrelled towards the southwest of the country, warning of heavy rain and strong winds from a storm that...
SAVAR, Aug 9 (UNB): Visiting Indian Hockey Team whitewashed Bangladesh 3-0 in the three-match international friendly hockey series beating hosts by 3-1 goal in the last match at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan (BKSP) here Saturday. BKSP DG Brig Gen Emadul...
Bangladesh teams earned mixed results in the 6th round matches of the 41st World Chess Olympiad held in Trosmo in Norway Friday, reports UNB. In the 6th round matches, Bangladesh men's team lost to Singapore by 1.5-2.5 points in the...
GALLE, Sri Lanka, Aug 9 (AFP): Veteran Kumar Sangakkara hit a 200-plus score for the 10th time to light up the fourth day's play in the first Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Galle Saturday. The prolific left-hander made...
MANCHESTER, Aug 9 (AFP): Joe Root and Jos Buttler strengthened England's grip on the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford Saturday. England were 325 for eight in reply to India's first innings 152, a lead of 173 runs, at...
MONTREAL, Aug 9 (AFP): Serena and Venus Williams will clash in the semi-finals of the Montreal WTA tournament after the American sisters battled through tough three-setters in the quarter-finals Friday. World number one Serena outlasted Caroline Wozniacki to clinch a...
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