Shab-e-Barat, the holy night of fortune and forgiveness, will be observed on the night of June 13 as the new moon for the month of Shaban was not sighted anywhere in the country on Thursday. The decision came at a...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-29 00:00:00
JESSORE, May 28: Milon Hossain, 15, a student of class X of Benapole High School and son of Abdul Majed of Gatipara village under Benapole port police station was killed as the sunshade of their building collapsed on him Tuesday...
PAKISTAN, May 28 (agencies): Outcome of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's meeting with new Indian Premier Narendra Modi in New Delhi Tuesday was better than expected, Sharif's National Security and Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz said Wednesday. Addressing a press...
WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters ): U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined a plan to withdraw all but 9,800 American troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year and pull out the rest by the end of 2016, ending...
BANGKOK, May 28 (agencies): Thailand's junta Wednesday freed leaders of the "Red Shirt" movement allied to the civilian government ousted in a recent coup, after holding them without charge for nearly a week. Key members of the protest group walked...
BEIRUT, May 28 (AFP): Thousands of Syrians, thronging streets around their embassy in Beirut, on Wednesday streamed to the polls for Syria's controversial presidential poll being staged as civil war rages in the country. For the early vote by expats,...
Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif on Thursday dubbed BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman both ‘insane’ and ‘illiterate’ for terming Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman a ‘failed politician’. “He created Hawa Bhaban…..he created the empire of corruption. Now he often...
TRIPOLI, May 28 (AFP): Gunmen attacked an interior ministry unit tasked with protecting Libya's outgoing government, officials announced Wednesday, as Washington readied a possible evacuation of its embassy amid turmoil in the North African state. "The government strongly condemns the...
Jordan jails 11 Islamists over US embassy plot AMMAN, May 28: A Jordanian military tribunal handed jail terms of between four and 20 years on Wednesday to 11 people it convicted of plotting to attack the US embassy for Al-Qaeda...
Yasir Wardad Farmers are making only nominal profits in the ongoing Boro season in the country because of an increase in production costs coupled with lower market prices than the government-fixed procurement rates. The market prices of paddy are now...
RANGAMATI, May 28 (BSS): Despite widespread campaign by the government and NGO organisations, tobacco cultivators have brought more than 1,000 hectares of land under tobacco farming at different areas in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) districts. Deputy Director of Department...
Property buyers are using online marketplaces to avoid hassle and also oppression of middlemen. The online marketplaces have empowered property buyers to analyse the documents of property as well as giving them an opportunity to have transparent and direct negotiation...
RANGAMATI, May 28 (BSS):The four natural fish breeding grounds in Kaptai Lake are now on the verge of extinction due to water contamination and excessive use of fertilizers in the lakeside lands. Officials of Rangamati river sub-center of BFDC said...
CANBERRA, May 28 (Xinhua): With 21 projects worth a combined 25.6 billion AU dollars (23.7 billion US dollars) completed over the past six months, Australia's mining sector is continuing to shift from investment boom to the production phase, according to...
LONDON, May 28 (AFP): Oil prices rose on Wednesday, underpinned by improved US demand expectations and concerns about a potential tightening of supplies caused by the Ukraine crisis and unrest in Libya, analysts said. US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate (WTI)...
The Sagicor High Performance Centre (SHPC) team of West Indies took huge 322 runs lead against visiting Bangladesh A team on the second day of a four-day match at Windward Park in Barbados that began at 8:00 pm (BST) Tuesday,...
The 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of National Sports Council (NSC) will be held today (Thursday) at NSC Tower gymnasium in the city, reports UNB. The meeting will start at 11:00 am. State Minister for Youth and Sports and Chairman...
Bangladesh U-19 will take on Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) Under-19 team of India today (Thursday) on their First four-day match at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah, reports UNB.
Narinda Pragoti Boys Club crushed Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club by 40-16 goals in the Cute Premier Division Handball League at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansoor Ali National Handball Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB. The winners led the first...
NEW DELHI, May 28 (AFP): India Wednesday brought back opening batsman Gautam Gambhir and axed fragile pace spearhead Zaheer Khan for their first five-Test tour of England in 55 years starting in July. The selectors, who picked a 18-man squad...
GM Ziaur Rahman and Saiful Islam Chowdhury of Bangladesh earned 3.5 points each after the 6th round matches in the Elite Group of the 6th KIIT International Chess Festival held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha in India Wednesday, reports UNB. After the...
Shishu Kishore Sangha defeated Shantinagar SC by 7-3 goals in the Green Delta Insurance First Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB. Khalilur Rahman Hridoy struck twice, Mehedi Hasan Sabuj, Rafiqul...
SAO PAULO, May 28 (AP): Brazilian World Cup host city Manaus has declared a state of emergency as the waters of an Amazon River tributary swell, though officials say they don't expect it to flood. Manaus city hall spokeswoman Jacira...
England delay Cook decision LONDON, May 28: England are set to leave it as late as possible before deciding whether captain Alastair Cook is fit to face Sri Lanka in the third one-day international at Manchester's Old Trafford Wednesday. The...
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