Kings XI Punjab, riding on a century by Wriddhiman Saha, piled up a mammoth total of 199 runs for 4 in stipulated 20 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL final at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore Sunday, according...
JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY: Police arrested 13 Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Sunday on extortion charges. Eight of the arrestees were identified as Abdur Rahim Jewel of Department of Journalism and Media Studies, Talha of Mathematics Department,...
A parliamentary watchdog on Sunday expressed dissatisfaction over not bringing the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) at Chittagong Port into operation even seven years after its construction. Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Shipping Ministry observed that the container...
SINGAPORE May 31 (agencies): The United States and China squared off at an Asian security forum Saturday, with the US defence secretary accusing Beijing of destabilising the region and a top Chinese general retorting that his comments were "threat and...
SINGAPORE, May 31 (AFP):- Thailand's coup leaders faced fresh international condemnation Saturday when US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel demanded immediate elections and the release of detainees held by a junta which says there will be no polls for at least...
ISLAMABAD, May 31 (AP): Backed by helicopter gunships, Pakistani troops on Saturday killed 14 militants following an attack on army posts near the Afghan border, two army officers and a government official said. The attack began after dozens of insurgents...
KIEV, May 31 (AFP): Ukraine accused Russia on Saturday of unleashing a mass propaganda campaign to persuade global powers not to recognise an election that gave the presidency to a pro-Western tycoon. The United States for its part acknowledged a...
NEW DELHI, May31 (agencies): Police in India say they have now arrested all suspects in connection with the gang rape and murder of two teenage cousins. Three suspected attackers have been detained, along with two policemen accused of dereliction of...
DARWIN, May 31 (BBC): Huge ash clouds thrown up by an Indonesian volcano have forced airlines to cancel all flights to and from the northern Australian city of Darwin. Mount Sangeang Api began erupting on Friday and plumes of ash...
Mutharika sworn in as new president of Malawi BLANTYRE, May 31: Former foreign minister Peter Mutharika was sworn in Saturday as the new president of Malawi after the election commission declared him the winner of the disputed polls. Mutharika, the...
Narinda Junior Lions Club and Araf Sporting Club will play in the final of the Dhaka City Corporation (North & South) Pioneer Football League at Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city tomorrow (Monday), reports UNB. The final will begin...
Five Taliban leaders have arrived in Qatar after being freed from Guantanamo Bay in a swap deal for a US soldier held in Afghanistan for nearly five years, according to a news agency. The prisoners were flown by US military...
LONDON, May 31 (AFP): Sri Lanka, after losing the toss, made 300 for nine against England in the fourth one-day international at Lord's Saturday. Kumar Sangakkara's 112, his first century at Lord's in any format, was the cornerstone of Sri...
Bangladeshi Grand Master Ziaur Rahman finished 23rd in the Elite Group of the 6th KIIT International Chess Festival securing 6.5 points after the 10th and last round matches held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha in India Saturday, reports UNB. Saiful Islam Chowdhury...
Bangladesh U-19 trailed by 129-run against Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) Under-19 team of India on the third day of their first four-day match at Fatullah Outer Stadium in Fatullah Saturday, reports UNB. Bangladesh resumed the first innings with overnight...
MADRID, May 31 (AFP): Experienced strikers Fernando Torres and David Villa were both included in Spain coach Vicente del Bosque's final 23-man World Cup squad on Saturday as he sought to provide cover for Diego Costa's injured hamstring. Brazil-born Atletico...
Bangladesh B team defeated India A team on average in a match of the three-nation Special Olympics South Asia Unified Cricket Tournament at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) in Savar Saturday, reports UNB. Sent in to bat first, Bangladesh B...
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothisthan (BKSP) scored 100-5 in 35 overs in an abandoned match of the of the 5th National Women's Club Cricket League at Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium Saturday, reports UNB. In the 40-overs-a-side match BKSP won the toss and...
Surjodaya Krira Chakra earned a facile 23-13 goals win over Victoria SC in the Cute Premier Division Handball League at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansoor Ali National Handball Stadium in the city Saturday, reports UNB. The winners led the first...
Bachelors beat Mukta Bihanga in Div I Hockey Bachelors Sporting Club defeated Mukta Bihanga Tarun Sangha by 2-0 goals in the Green Delta Insurance First Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city Saturday. After...
Atiur Rahman | 2014-06-01 00:00:00
The Bangladesh economy is undergoing steady above six per cent average annual real GDP (gross domestic product) growth for more than 12 years now amid ups and downs in the global economy including financial crisis and the subsequent ongoing growth...
Maswood Alam Khan from Cockeysville, Maryland, USA | 2014-06-01 00:00:00
You never know the love of your parents until you become a parent yourself or before you see their empty chairs. Parents were not the role models to your view when you were a child; but now as you have...
Most people, rightly or wrongly, hold a strong opinion that any organisation owned and operated by the state in Bangladesh is inefficient and a hotbed of corruption. The people in the government do not have sufficient grounds to counter such...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2014-06-01 00:00:00
People living below the poverty line are deprived of getting tertiary-level treatment from the country's public hospitals, although the government is committed to deliver free medical services at their doorsteps. According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) report, some...
Tarequl Islam Munna | 2014-06-01 00:00:00
There are few signs of reform at Bangladesh's leather industry where business is booming thanks to the West's growing demand for cheap leather items. Living with toxic chemicals, Mokter Hossain loads animal hides into huge drums filled with still more...
Although Bangladesh is not a part of the World Cup Football as our national football team is far away from being qualified for the competition, we are still a part of this mega event as many of our ready-made garment...
A news report reveals that a brilliant schoolboy from Pirojpur has developed a fire safety device. This boy deserves honour and recognition. The device has two functions-- it can douse the initial fire; and if that does not stop the...
I was shocked to read a news item how persons in responsible positions defy traffic rules. Many drivers violate traffic rules. But the VIPs also defy these rules with impunity and the traffic police look the other way. The VIPs,...
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