Bangladeshi teenage swimmer M Ariful Islam clinched the gold medal in the 50-meter breaststroke for the trainees of 13-16 age-group of the Asian Youth Camp held in Dohar, Qatar last week, reports UNB. Ariful Islam achieved the feat in 32.43...
LONDON, Jul 3 (AFP): Stuart Broad has backed Ben Stokes to have as big an impact on the England scene as he did on a Barbados dressing-room locker after the young all-rounder was recalled to a 13-man squad for next...
BOGOTA, Jul 3 (AFP): Colombia will ban the sale of flour and shaving foam in Bogota for Friday's quarter-final World clash with hosts Brazil, with thousands expected on the streets and passions running high in the football-mad country. Colombians often...
'Happy' Blatter hails WC success RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 3: FIFA president Sepp Blatter declared Wednesday that the World Cup in Brazil was a success, saying that fears of anti-tournament protests had not materialized. "I am a very happy man...
Parliament plunged into a pandemonium for a while Thursday over a heated debate on Bangladesh Liberation Force (BLF) and the role of JSD during 1972-1975, reports UNB. The House suddenly turned overheated when JSD MP Mainuddin Khan Badal took the...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina's Information Technology (IT) Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy said Thursday that Awami League (AL) will further be strengthened by using information technology (IT), reports BSS. "Awami League has successfully been running the state over the...
Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad MP Thursday urged Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina to curb all sorts of bad governance, including crimes and corruption, with an iron hand, reports UNB. He said people feel that there is a lack...
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu said Thursday in Parliament BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's recent remarks indicate that 'she is ready to serve India's purpose' sacrificing the country's interest, reports UNB. "Her speech indicates that she's ready to sell Bangladesh in...
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon informed the House Thursday that the government has a plan to establish an Aviation Tourism University to provide both theoretical and practical education on aircraft and tourism related subjects, reports BSS. "The...
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The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) approved Thursday filing of a case against the wife of former chief engineer of Roads and Highways Department (RHD) Md Fazlul Haque for concealing information in the wealth statement. The approval was given at a regular...
The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) unanimously reconstituted Thursday 11 parliamentary standing committees on different ministries, reports BSS. The committees were reconstituted with some of the top leaders of the ruling Awami League (AL) as heads of the parliamentary panels. The six...
Employees of national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines will stage sit-in programme in front of Biman headquarters, Balaka, in the city on July 9 if their demands are not met by the time, reports UNB. Biman Sramik League President Moshiur...
KHAGRACHHARI, July 3 (UNB): A member of United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) was shot dead in an attack by miscreants at Boroichhori Chakma Para village in Guimara Upazila early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Jyotirmoy Chakma, 42, a resident...
BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman sent a legal notice to Awami League publicity and publication secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud Thursday giving him two weeks' time to prove that he (Tarique) has deposited money in Swiss Bank, reports UNB. Barrister Kaiser...
The Supreme Court (SC) Thursday overruled the High Court (HC) verdicts that acquitted former state minister Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin and his son Mir Helaluddin of graft charges, reports UNB. A five-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice...
Seven retired officers of the Armed Forces are now working in 52 Bangladesh missions abroad as Ambassadors and High Commissioner, Foreign Minister (FM) AH Mahmood Ali told Parliament Thursday, reports UNB The FM stated this while responding to a starred...
Tk 57.5 m allocated for increasing agri input cards Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury said Thursday the government has allocated Tk 57.5 million to increase agricultural input assistance cards for farmers to 23 million across the country. "The distribution of...
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The government will gear up safety measures for the homebound launch passengers during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr festival, and the authority concerned is taking necessary preparations in this regard, a high official said. To this effect, the state-owned Bangladesh Inland Water...
Voicing worry over the growing use of polythene bags despite a ban on it, green activists in the city Thursday demanded immediate enforcement of related laws to stop its use to protect the environment and check human health hazards, reports...
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About 96,000 diploma students from 93 polytechnic institutions have received stipends under the Skills and Training Enhancement Project (STEP) in the country. The World Bank (WB) and Canada are jointly funding the $99 million skill development project where the WB...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid Thursday asked the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Thursday to apologise to the nation for their misleading report on private universities, and withdraw it immediately, reports UNB. Making statements on a private member's resolution in parliament,...
SUNAMGANJ, July 3 (UNB): More than 100 people, including women, were injured in a clash between two rival groups over land dispute at Rowli village in Chhatak Upazila Wednesday night. Four of the injured Dilal (24), Ruvel (23), Joynal (28),...
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The High Court (HC) rejected Thursday some writ petitions that sought permission for plying of battery-run rickshaws in Dhaka and Chittagong cities, lawyers concerned said. An HC bench comprising Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar in...
Three people were killed in a road accident at Kutubkhali in the city's Jatrabari area Thursday, reports UNB. Two of the deceased were identified as Kamal Hossain (35), a garment stock lot trader and son of late Abdul Mannan of...
The certificate awarding ceremony of No 53 Flight Safety Officers' Course of Bangladesh Air Force was held at Flight Safety Institute (FSI) of Bangladesh Air Force Base Bashar in the capital on Thursday, reports UNB. Assistant Chief of Air Staff...
CHITTAGONG, July 3 (UNB): One day after seizure of 76 gold bars from two vacuum cleaners of two passengers, customs officials arrested a man with 28 gold bars weighing 3.265 kg at Shah Amanat International Airport Thursday. The arrested is...
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Sabbir Yusuf, president of Bangladesh Jute Spinners Association (BJSA), breathed his last at a hospital in Singapore Thursday. He was 67. Mr Yusuf was the fourth son of late Yusuf Ali Chowdhury popularly known Mohan Mia, noted politician of the...
CHITTAGONG, July 03 (UNB): A young man died from electrocution in Bayejid thana area of the city Wednesday. The dead is Royel (18), son of late Matlabur Rahman, a resident of Kumidpur village in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha district. Nayek...
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