Former Sri Lankan all-rounder Upul Chandika Hathurusinghe has been appointed head coach of Bangladesh Cricket team for next two years, reports UNB. Hathurusinghe is likely to arrive in Bangladesh on June 10 ahead of the Tigers' three-match ODI home series...
American International University Bangladesh (AIUB) beat Jahangirnagar University (JU) by nine wickets in a Group C T20 match of the Walton Refrigerator 2nd University Challenge Cup at BKSP ground-4 in Savar Monday, reports UNB. Batting first after winning the toss,...
MILAN, May 19 (AP): Juventus celebrated its third straight Serie A title with a 3-0 home victory over Cagliari on Sunday to reach 102 points for the season, a record in the major European leagues. Antonio Conte's side had already...
SAO PAULO, May 19 (AP): Brazilian organizers acknowledged problems but expressed satisfaction with the final two stadium tests for the World Cup on Sunday, including one at the troubled Sao Paulo arena that hosts the tournament opening game in a...
Victoria beat Arambagh 4-2 Victoria Sporting Club beat Arambagh Krira Sangha by 4-2 goals in the Premier Bank Bangladesh Championship League at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur on Monday. Zayed struck twice, Shuvo and...
A.N.M. Amin Ullah and Syer Tazim Haque | 2014-05-20 00:00:00
After Independence, Bangladesh has come a long way in ensuring inclusive growth. But there is no room for complacency, when it comes to the state of financial inclusion in our country even after 42 years of Independence. The formal banking...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-05-20 00:00:00
The Aam Aadmi Party, the new anti-graft political party performed disappointingly in the Indian elections as it could secure only four seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament. Contrary to the expectations of the party leaders,...
The outflow of the Bangladeshi manpower has been well below the desired level for quite sometime. Its impact will most certainly be reflected in the country's foreign exchange kitty in the near term. As such, the possibility of a declining...
Wasi Ahmed | 2014-05-20 00:00:00
One of the rosy goals that the government has set for the country, albeit cherished, is to achieve a higher level of prosperity in the days ahead by becoming a middle income one. However, given that mere cherishing will not...
Mawduda Hasnin | 2014-05-20 00:00:00
This year the SSC pass rate is about 91 per cent. This is two per cent higher than what it was last year. Almost all are happy, particularly the Education Minister and the Prime Minister, besides others. On the other...
House rent in Dhaka city has been rising, and it seems there is no one to monitor it. With this has increased the tyranny of house owners. For a middle class family with limited income it is extremely difficult find...
Recently we are familiar with the word senior citizens. Many are now heard speaking in favour of senior citizens. The income tax authority do some favour to senior citizens in respect of taxation. Recently I went to pay WASA bill...
Trust 'Google' to fully computerise the car. This fascinating news was published in an English daily on May 15. It was simply astonishing, possibly the last word in automobile development that one can imagine. It is a totally hands-off self...
Farid Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-05-20 00:00:00
The garments industries of Bangladesh appear to be on its way to becoming a political pawn of the European Union (EU) and the US. In the aftermath of the Rana Plaza and the Tazreen Fashions disasters, a number of big...
Sourajit Aiyer from Mumbai | 2014-05-20 00:00:00
My only public interaction with Manmohan Singh, India's now former Prime Minister, was back in 2001-02. Then the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, he was the Chief Guest in the annual festival of my college, Sri Venkateshwara...
BNP criticised Monday the Prime Minister (PM) for comparing her government's mandate with that of Indian BJP in her congratulatory message to Narendra Modi, saying Sheikh Hasina has made herself a funny person with such a claim, reports UNB. BNP...
Gonoforum president Dr Kamal Hossain contradicted the statements made by Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina about his role following the events of August 15, 1975, reports UNB. The rejoinder was issued by Dr Kamal Hossain and Associates following a UNB...
Publicity and Publication affairs secretary of ruling Awami League (AL) Dr Hasan Mahmud said Monday his party believes in betterment of relations with India, not with any particular party of that country, reports BSS. "The present government believes in the...
The prosecution demanded Monday capital punishment to accused Razakar commander Mobarak Hossain of Akhaura in Brahmanbaria, reports UNB. They demanded the punishment to accused Mobarak, saying they have been able to 'prove beyond any reasonable doubt' his crimes against humanity...
COMILLA, May 19 (UNB): Voting in two polling centres in Sadar Upazila of the district was postponed following ballot paper snatching and bomb explosion during polls in 12 upazila parishads in eight districts Monday. Locals said a group of miscreants...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will address a rally of her party's lawyers' forum scheduled for Saturday to protest the killing of Narayanganj lawyer Chandan Sarker, reports UNB. The rally of Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum will be held on the Supreme Court...
The High Court (HC) started Monday hearing on two writ petitions filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the legality of the appointment of a special judge who framed charges against her in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage...
The bye-election to Narayanganj-5 parliamentary constituency that fell vacant following the death of Jatiya Party MP Nasim Osman will be held on June 26, reports UNB. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad announced the poll schedule at a press...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-20 00:00:00
CHUADANGA, May 19: A Union Parishad (UP) chairman was arrested from the Damurhuda Gulshan Para area under Damurhuda Upazila head quarters of the district Sunday evening and recovered two shutter guns, four cocktails, four rounds of bullet, seven 'jihadi' books...
RANGPUR, May 19 (UNB): Police arrested an Upazila Parishad (UP) election aspirant for violating electoral code of conduct in Pagla Peer area of Sadar Upazila Monday. The arrestee was identified as Masud Rana (45), a chairman aspirant backed by BNP...
FE Report | 2014-05-20 00:00:00
The visiting UNDP Regional Director Haoliang Xu highly appreciated Monday the adaptability and resilience of the communities living in the country's coastal areas to mitigate the challenges of the climate changes. Mr Xu also lauded the leadership in building resilience...
FE Report | 2014-05-20 00:00:00
The Silver Jubilee of Mirza Ahmed Ispahani High School (MAIHS) was observed on the school premises recently on the occasion of the celebration of 25 years of the school, said a press release. Chairman of the school managing committee of...
ReGen Powertech, an Indian company which was awarded contract for conducting wind mapping across the coastal area of Bangladesh to assess wind power potential, is likely to get one year extension for the job, reports UNB. A Power Division source...
CHITTAGONG, May 19 (UNB): A young girl was slaughtered allegedly by her boyfriend in a room of a residential hotel in the Station Road area of the city early Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Joytsna Begum (21). Police...
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