LONDON: European stock markets closed mixed on Wednesday as investors tracked the latest news from Ukraine and also digested upbeat comments from US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies nudged 0.03 per cent lower...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-07 00:00:00
RANGPUR, May 6: Farmers in different upazilas under Rangpur district are happy as they are making good profit through cultivation of ladies finger during the current season. Disgruntled over low price of paddy, jute and other crops many farmers of...
GAIBANDHA, May 6 (BSS): Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken up an extensive programme on jute cultivation in the district during the current season. Office sources said a total of 13,309 hectares of land in seven upazilas in the...
RAJSHAHI, May 6 (BSS): Many of the rural women are becoming active towards attaining their social dignity after being engaged in various income-generation activities independently instead of relying on the government and non-government jobs. Marefa Akter Jahan Munni Begum, an...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-07 00:00:00
PABNA, May 6: At least seven people including Project Implementation Officer (PIO) were injured as an under-construction bridge broke down in Chatmohar Upazila of Pabna Monday morning. Of the injured PIO Bazlur Rashid (40), construction workers Mosharraf Hossain (35), Ruhul...
CHUADANGA, May 6 (UNB): Two people were killed in separate incidents in Alamdanga and Damurhuda upazilas on Monday night and Tuesday. A farmer was beaten to death allegedly by his nephews (sons of sister) over a land-related dispute at Hardi...
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JHENIDAH, May 6: A man was hacked to death at Ghugri Pantapara village in Moheshpur Upazila under the district on Tuesday night. Police said, on information, they recovered the body bearing several hacking marks on the head from a paddy...
State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has brushed aside calls to disband beleaguered Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) following allegations that it was involved in the Narayanganj seven murders, according to a news agency. The elite force has been...
BHOLA, May 6 (UNB): Two minor boys were seriously injured as a crude bomb blasted at Algi village in Dhonia union of Sadar upazila of Bhola on Monday noon. The injured were identified as Hasnaine,7, son of Ismail, and Naim,...
Violence flared in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday as millions of Indians voted on the penultimate day of national elections. An explosion in a polling booth injured a paramilitary soldier and three other troops were wounded overnight when suspected militants fired...
Minor girl drowns in Moulvibazar A minor girl drowned in a pond at Jagannathpur village in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar in Sylhet Monday noon. The deceased was identified as Taslima Akter Shima, 3, daughter of Asraf Hossian, a resident of...
At least 43 people have been killed and many others are still missing after ethnic violence in the Indian state of Assam, which has been linked to the country's ongoing election. Separatist militants are believed to have deliberately targeted Muslims,...
German industrial orders, a key measure of demand for German-made goods both at home and abroad, fell in March, weighed down by falling eurozone orders, data showed on Wednesday. Industrial orders were down 2.8 per cent in March compared with...
ODESSA, May 6 (agencies): Pro-Russian rebels shot down a Ukrainian helicopter in fierce fighting near the eastern town of Slaviansk on Monday, and Kiev drafted police special forces to the southwestern port city of Odessa to halt a feared westward...
BAGHDAD, May 6, (AFP): Clashes near an Iraqi city held by anti-government fighters and bombings targeting soldiers killed at least eight people Tuesday, officials said, the latest casualties of a protracted surge of nationwide violence. The government has blamed external...
ASSAM, May 6 (Reuters): The month of May has brought death and destruction to Muslim villages in western Assam as militants of the Bodo tribe attacked with sophisticated firearms and fired indiscriminately. The immediate trigger: the Muslims had voted for...
BANGKOK, May 6 (Reuters): Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrived at the Constitutional Court on Tuesday to defend herself against charges of abuse of power, one of two legal challenges that could see her removed from office this month. Six...
Egypt bans Mubarak party officials from elections CAIRO, May 6: An Egyptian court has banned officials from the country's former ruling party under ousted President Hosni Mubarak from running in elections. The ban comes as Egypt prepares for presidential elections...
BCB North Zone reached the final of the 2nd Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) dethroning Walton Central Zone by 51 runs on the fourth and final day of the first class domestic cricket at BKSP ground-3 in Savar Tuesday, reports UNB....
DUBLIN, May 6 (AFP): Sri Lanka scored 39 runs from the last three overs to leave Ireland a victory target of 220 in the first one-day international at Clontarf, Dublin Tuesday. Nuwan Kulasekara top scored, from No 8, with an...
Corey Richards, the Bangladesh fielding coach, has become the third member of the support staff to tender his resignation in the space of eleven days after the BCB's cricket operations committee chairman Akram Khan confirmed that he had received a...
Bangladesh champions Sheikh Russell KC will start their qualifying round campaign of the AFC President Cup Football taking on KRL Football Club of Pakistan today (Wednesday) at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, reports UNB. The match will start at 7:00...
Twelve players shared top slot in the Azimuddin Bhuiyan 33rd National Sub-Junior (Under-16) Chess Championship securing full two points after the 2nd round matches at Chess Federation hall-room in the city Tuesday, reports UNB. The leaders are: FM Mohammad Fahad...
LAHORE, May 6 (AFP): Pakistan cricket chiefs Tuesday appointed fast bowling legend Waqar Younis for a second spell as national head coach. The 42-year-old had been tipped as favourite to take over the role vacated by Australian coach Dav Whatmore,...
Rangpur and Khulna DFAs reached the zonal final of the KFC National Women's Football Tournament (Super League) eliminating their rivals in the zonal semifinals Tuesday, reports UNB. At Dinajpur Stadium, Rangpur DFA booked a seat for the zonal final crushing...
SYDNEY, May 6 (AFP): Australian pace spearhead Ryan Harris is unlikely to make the trip to the United Arab Emirates in October for the Test series against Pakistan, bowling coach Craig McDermott said Tuesday. The 34-year-old quick underwent surgery on...
Power Development Board (PDB) earned straight 25-14, 25-10, 25-13 points victory over Azad SC in the NBL Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium Tuesday, reports UNB. In the day's other matches, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) beat...
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