SOUTHAMPTON, Aug 2 (AFP): England's James Anderson and India's Ravindra Jadeja were both found not guilty Friday of breaching the International Cricket Council's code of conduct, the global governing body announced. Lancashire paceman Anderson, who had been at risk of...
STANFORD, United States, Aug 2 (AFP): World number one Serena Williams fought off a determined Ana Ivanovic 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 Friday to reach the semi-finals of the WTA hardcourt tournament at Stanford. The top-seeded American booked a Saturday showdown with...
Petkovic downs Venus to reach Stanford semis STANFORD, United States, Aug 2: Eighth-seeded German Andrea Petkovic held on for a three-set win over Venus Williams Friday that scuppered a potential All-Williams Stanford semi-final. World number one and top seed Serena...
Awami League (AL) Advisory Council member Suranjit Sengupta directed Saturday the AL activists to remain alert against the BNP's movement, saying the opposition might carry out subversive activities against the government in the name of movement, reports BSS. "The month...
A six-member Iranian parliamentary delegation will arrive in the city today (Sunday) on a five-day visit, reports UNB. The delegation led by Fatemeh Rahbar, head of the Iran Parliamentary Fraction of Women and Family, is expected to reach Hazrat Shahjalal...
Following the killing of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family on August 15, 1975 and subsequent killing of the four national leaders in Dhaka Central Jail on November 3, 1975 an inquiry commission was formed...
KHULNA, Aug 2 (BSS): Khulna City Unit of Awami League (AL) Friday chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the 39th National Mourning Day, commemorating the death of the Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15. The programmes...
The Namaz-e-Janaza for BNP leader and former Deputy Speaker Engineer LK Siddiqui will be held in front of the BNP central office in the Naya Paltan area at 8.00 am today (Sunday), reports BSS. BNP Joint-Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi...
The first death anniversary of freedom fighter and former Member of Parliament (MP) KM Hemayet Ullah Awrangajeb will be observed today (Sunday), said a press release. He was killed in a road accident on August 3, last year in Medinimondal...
KHULNA, Aug 2 (UNB): A local court will hear Monday the supplementary charge sheet in the sensational Jubo League leader Bithar murder case. The hearing will be held at the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate M Zakaria Hossain, said...
Joint general secretary of the ruling Awami League (AL) Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif urged Saturday BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia not to celebrate her fake birthday by cutting cake on the National Mourning Day on August 15, reports BSS. "It will again be...
Today (Sunday) is the 84th birthday of eminent columnist, journalist and writer Nirmal Sen, reports BSS. In this connection, a meeting will be held at Bangabandhu Poverty Reduction and Rural Development Academy at 10:00 am today (Sunday). He died after...
The preparatory stage construction work on the 2000 MW Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) project is likely to begin in September this year, reports UNB. The preparatory stage works include civil construction of different important offices, site development, access roads,...
FE Report | 2014-08-03 00:00:00
With a view to asserting the importance of increasing and sustaining the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding in the post-2015 agenda for achieving development goals, the country has been observing World Breastfeeding Week 2014 since August 1. A release...
Munima Sultana | 2014-08-03 00:00:00
The government has set a fresh target to start construction of the Lebukhali bridge by December next after missing last year's target to establish direct link between capital Dhaka and southern region including the proposed port at Payra river. Officials...
FARIDPUR, Aug 2 (UNB): A court here Saturday sent Panna Bala, the district correspondent of vernacular daily the Prothom Alo, to jail in a case filed against him on charge of murdering his wife for dowry. Judge Mrityunjoy Mistri of...
Aftab Uddin Biplob, a convicted murderer and the son of controversial local mayor Abu Taher, was married amid festivity in the Laxmipur Jail, reports bdnews24.com. Awami League leader Taher was present at the marriage ceremony held Friday afternoon, along with...
A Dhaka court sent Saturday sub-inspector (SI) Jahidur Rahman Khan of Mipur Model Police Station to jail in a case filed in connection with the custodial death of a young trader, reports UNB. Metropolitan Magistrate Nuru Miah passed the order...
Chairman of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Justice Siddiqur Rahman Miah, DSE board of directors, TREC (trading right entitlement certificate) holders and exchange officials have expressed deep shock at the death of Bakul Bala, mother of DSE Managing Director Dr Swapan...
An elder brother allegedly stabbed to death his younger brother in a house in the capital's Uttarkhan area Saturday noon, police said, reports BSS. Officer-in-Charge (OC) Yunus Ali of Uttarkhan Police Station confirmed the news saying that the alleged killer...
3 killed, 4 injured in Ctg accidents CHITTAGONG, Aug 2: Three people were killed and four others injured in separate road accidents in different upazilas of the district on Friday night and Saturday. The deceased were identified as Sultan Ahmed...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Sunday), reports UNB. Moderately heavy to heavy falls are also...
The Election Commission (EC) does not see any possibility of holding Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) elections, which have been caught in a legal tangle for last seven years, within the tenure of this government, reports bdnews24.com. In its budget for...
Khalilur Rahman | 2014-08-03 00:00:00
Tonnes of toxic poultry and fish feed continue to find their way into markets across the country exposing public health to serious hazards. About a fortnight ago a mobile court asked relevant departments to destroy three hundred tonnes of poultry...
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-08-03 00:00:00
The World Customs Organisation (WCO) is expected to help National Board of Revenue (NBR) conduct a joint combat against identified local and international gold smugglers' syndicates operating through the country's airports, officials said. According to the sources, the Detective Branch...
Observing that the government has failed to ensure people's security, Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad said Saturday it has no right to stay in power, reports UNB. "The government has no right to remain in power as it has...
BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Saturday their programmes would be finalised 'very soon' to force the government to concede to their demand for immediately holding a fresh general election under a neutral caretaker government, without elaborating,...
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