BEIRUT, July 25 (AFP): An offensive by the jihadist Islamic State group against Syrian government-held territory has killed at least 74 people in the past 24 hours, a monitoring group said on Friday. Buoyed by their capture of swathes of...
GENEVA, July 25 (AFP): The World Health Organization urged on Friday the creation of a humanitarian corridor in the besieged Gaza Strip to allow for the evacuation of the wounded. "WHO is calling for the creation of a humanitarian corridor...
NEW DELHI, July 25 (AFP): India summoned a top Pakistani diplomat Friday, two days after announcing resumption of foreign-secretary-level talks, to voice unhappiness over repeated delays in the trial of seven men accused in the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks. "We...
GENEVA, July 25 (AFP): A total of 230,000 people have fled their homes during the spiralling armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, the United Nations refugee agency said Friday. UNHCR spokesman Dan McNorton told reporters that the number of people who...
Two soldiers, two policemen die in Pakistan attacks ISLAMABAD, July 25: A bomb killed at least two Pakistani soldiers in the country's northwestern tribal district where the army is carrying out a major offensive against Taliban militants, officials said.The incident...
Babul Barman Stocks closed positive for the second week straight with improved turnover, spurred by better than expected half-yearly earnings and the potentially capital-market friendly monetary policy. It was the last trading week on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and...
HONG KONG, July 25 (Reuters): China' index of leading Shanghai and Shenzhen shares posted its biggest weekly gain in over 10 months on Friday, powered by continued strength in blue chips which are seen benefiting from a coming stock exchange...
MUMBAI, July 25 (Reuters): India's broader NSE index fell on Friday after hitting a record high for a third straight day as investors took profits in blue-chips such as ICICI Bank , while IT outsourcing firms declined after Wipro's US...
ICB Asset Management Company Limited (ICB AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), disclosed the following total net asset value (NAV) of different mutual funds (MFs) at the close of business operation on July 23, 2014, said a...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Friday asked the cricketers of the national team to prepare with utmost sincerity so that they could perform well in the upcoming World Cup Cricket tournament in 2015, reports UNB. "I express the hope that...
Bangladesh Thursday recalled opening batsman Imrul Kayes in their 15-man squad for the three-match one-day international series against the West Indies in the Caribbean next month, reports AFP. Kayes replaced all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who is serving a six-month ban,...
LONDON, July 25 (AFP): India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee after being found guilty of "conduct contrary to the spirit of the game", the International Cricket Council announced Friday. However, he was...
Australia set new women's 4x100m freestyle relay world record GLASGOW, July 25 (AFP): Australia set a new women's 4x100m freestyle relay world record of 3min 30:98sec as they retained their Commonwealth Games title in Glasgow Thursday. Having already broken the...
HARARE, July 25 (AFP): Zimbabwe Cricket chairman Peter Chingoka has unexpectedly stepped down from his position after 22 years at the helm, as the organisation also announced changes at both coach and captaincy level after its board meeting in Harare....
HARARE, July 25 (AFP): Zimbabwe Cricket chairman Peter Chingoka has unexpectedly stepped down from his position after 22 years at the helm, as the organisation also announced changes at both coach and captaincy level after its board meeting in Harare....
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said homebound passengers have no reason to worry as there will be no traffic congestions on roads. ‘There have been no traffic jams in the last 10 days. There were no news reports either,’...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has wondered why the issue of holding a dialogue with the BNP over the next national polls are being raised again and again. She said the BNP would have to pay for its "political mistake" of...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will brief the media on her recent visit to the UK Saturday. Her press wing Friday said the news conference will be held at 11:30am at Ganababan, her official residence, according to a news agency.
JERUSALEM, July 24 (AFP):- Washington's top diplomat John Kerry Thursday pressed efforts to end bloodshed in Gaza, reaching out to allies of Hamas as the Islamist movement's war with Israel raged into a 17th day. Medics reported more than 50...
ISLAMABAD, July 24 (agencies): Pakistan Thursday said it would re-start work on improving trade ties with arch-rival India when the two nations' foreign ministers meet in Islamabad next month. Pakistan had pledged to grant India "Most Favoured Nation (MFN)" status...
BAGHDAD, July 24, (AP): An onslaught on a convoy transferring inmates north of Baghdad left at least 60 dead Thursday, even as politicians and diplomats stepped up efforts to end Iraq's worst crisis in years. Most of those killed in...
MAGONG, July 24 (AFP): Rescuers said Thursday they had recovered black boxes from the Taiwanese aircraft which crashed in torrential rain killing 48 people, as angry relatives blamed authorities for the worst air disaster in a decade. The discovery of...
YANGON, July 24 (AFP): Myanmar on Thursday invited Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to resume work in Rakhine state, which is gripped by a severe health crisis nearly five months after the medical aid group was ejected from the region. The...
Attack on mountain posts kills 14 Tunisia soldiers TUNIS, July 17: Assailants killed 14 Tunisian soldiers in an attack on two posts near the border with Algeria, where the army has been waging a crackdown on jihadists, the government said...
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RANGPUR, July 24: Large-scale cultivation of indigenous Parija paddy, a variety of short duration paddy can increase rice production and also alleviate seasonal food insecurity of the country. Speakers said this on Wednesday at a farmers' field day organised on...
A BSS report says: Officials, executives and directors of Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) handed over a cheque for Taka 82,000 as Zakat to the Government Zakat Fund (GZF) here recently. Deputy Commissioner of Rangpur and Chairman of...
MANIKGANJ, July 24 (UNB): Two women were killed and 10 others wounded in a stampede by a overwhelming crowd of distressed people for receiving jakat clothes distributed by a private organisation in the district town early Thursday. The deceased were...
RAJSHAHI, July 24 (BSS): Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has been implementing an integrated development project in greater Rajshahi division aims at improving overall living and livelihood condition of the rural people in general. The seven year project titled "Greater...
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