GAIBANDHA, May 18 (BSS): Bangladesh Agriculture Development Board (BADC) has taken a massive plan to distribute high quality Aman seeds to the farmers through its sale centres and dealers during the current season. Official sources said 127 tonnes of seeds...
BARISAL, May 18 (BSS): A man was killed and four others were injured in a road accident at Atipara under Ujirpur upazila of the district this morning. The deceased was Idris Ali, 43, son of Safi Sarder of Tagormallikpur village...
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NILPHAMARI, May 18: Syedpur upazila hospital at Nilphamari is being upgraded to 100 beds from its existing 50. The construction work of the extended capacity of the hospital has already started. Tara Construction, a construction firm has been given the...
The US has charged five Chinese army officers with hacking into private-sector American companies in a bid for competitive advantage, in the first cyber-espionage case of its kind. Attorney General Eric Holder said the alleged breaches were "significant" and demanded...
SIRAJGANJ, May 18 (UNB): A postman was chopped to death by some unidentified miscreants at Gopalpur under Enayetpur thana in Chouhali upazila on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Fazlu,55, a postman of Enayetpur post office. Local people found the...
Narayanganj district lawyers on Monday demanded resignation of Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, citing investigation into the seven murders is being influenced for one of the sacked Rab officials being his son-in-law. The demand came at...
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said Sunday Bangladesh enjoys the closest ties with the OIC member sates and that will continue to be fostered through regular dialogue, understanding and cooperation, according to a news agency. He said this while briefing...
NEW DELHI, May 18 (agencies): India's prime minister-to-be Narendra Modi was huddled in discussions with close aides and advisers on Sunday, finalizing the names of people to join his cabinet and grappling with the crucial decision of who will be...
MANDALAY, May 18 (AP): Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Sunday challenged the powerful army to help amend the constitution that is barring her from running for president in next year's general elections. The Nobel laureate said that...
KOLKATA, May 18 (agencies): West Bengal's politics was dull and drab sans color until fiery Mamata Banerjee took in the sixty years after Independence, as cine idols dominated South Indian politics from MG Ramachandran to Jayalalithaa to NT Rama Rao...
BAMAKO, May 18 (AFP): Around 30 civilians and soldiers are missing following clashes between separatist militants and the Malian army in the rebel-controlled northern city of Kidal, officials said on Sunday. "About 30 of our personnel have been reported missing...
Egypt court jails 126 Morsi backers for 10 years CAIRO, May 18: An Egyptian court Sunday sentenced 126 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to 10 years in prison each over protest violence, judicial sources said. They were found...
BKSP defeated Dhaka Division South by 8 wickets on the 2nd day of the three-day match of the Young Tigers U-18 National Cricket Competition at Sheikh Jamal Stadium in Faridpur Sunday, reports UNB. On the day (Sunday), BKSP resumed the...
The Walton Refrigerator University Twenty20 Challenge Cup Cricket, organised by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), begins today (Monday) at BKSP in Savar, reports UNB. Twelve teams, 10 public and two private universities, split into four groups, will take part in the...
The 6th Women's Club Cup Cricket Tournament, organised by Bangladesh Cricket Board, will begin in the city on May 25, reports UNB. Players registration formalities of the meet will be held on May 19 and 20 from 3:00 pm to...
Bangladesh finished runners-up in the 3rd South Asian Basketball Championship beating hosts Nepal by 80-73 points in the last match in Kathmandu Saturday, reports UNB. Bangladesh led the first half by 40-38 points (Rasheduzzaman caged 19 and Tareq 12 points)....
Tangail Football Academy advanced to the semifinal of the Dhaka City Corporation (North and South) Pioneer Football League beating Mansur Sporting Club by 3-0 goals in the day' s quarterfinal at the Outer Stadium in city's Paltan Sunday, reports UNB....
Awami League loyalists swept the sixth phase upazila (UZ) elections held on Monday, bagging eight chairman posts against BNP favourites’ two. According to unofficial results, AL-backed chairman candidates won polls in Gangachhara and Sadar of Rangpur, Kamarkhand of Sirajganj, Taltali...
ROME, May 18 (AFP): Novak Djokovic battled into the Rome Masters final Saturday after coming through a tough semi-final with Milos Raonic to beat the Canadian 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/4), 6-3. Defending women's champion Serena Williams, meanwhile, secured her place...
ISLAMABAD, May 18 (AFP): Pakistani cricket turmoil deepened Saturday after an Islamabad high court suspended a management committee appointed by the prime minister and reinstated Zaka Ashraf as chief of the cricket board. Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had sacked...
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Stocks extended losing streak for the sixth running session Sunday with turnover on the prime bourse hitting one-month-low, as last week's poor quarterly performance continued to weigh on the market sentiment. The market started with a positive note, but could...
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Far East Knitting and Dyeing Industries (FEKDI), a cent per cent export-oriented company which got regulatory nod to offload shares, plans to keep their operations vibrant to ensure due benefits of workers and shareholders, officials said. The company management said...
ICAB chief to join Colombo confce President of ICAB Showkat Hossain will take part in a conference on 'Financial Reporting for Economic Development' in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Besides, council member & past president & director of Confederation of Asian and...
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Tindercapital Bangladesh Ltd looks to continue its training programme in Bangladesh to help develop capacity of rural-based entrepreneurs, its managing director said. After successful conclusion of its first Training Camp, under a project "OPEN Accelerator (OPEN)" its top official said...
NEW DELHI, May 18 (PTI): More than 30 entities, including brokers and high net worth individuals, have come under the scanner of market watchdog Sebi for unusual trading activities on the day of Lok Sabha election results. The trading activities...
Balloting is underway by and large peacefully in a dozen Upazila (UZ) Parishads in eight districts of the country on Monday. The voting opened in 746 polling centres of 12 UZs simultaneously at 8:00am, and will continue till 4:00pm without...
NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuters): US stocks rose in late trading on last Friday as small-cap names bounced back after recent weakness and consumer discretionary shares advanced. The Russell 2000 gained 0.4 per cent, rebounding after once again approaching correction...
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