VATICAN CITY, Apr 27 (AFP): Pope Francis Sunday proclaimed as saints his influential predecessors John Paul II and John XXIII at an historic ceremony attended by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims in St Peter's Square. "We declare and define as...
NEW DELHI Apr 26 (agencies): A number of opinion polls by the media and news reports have tipped Narendra Modi as the next Indian prime minister but that's not what the average Delhi residents seem to feel. They say it...
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 27 (agencies): US President Barack Obama said on Sunday that the rights of Myanmar's minority Muslim population were not being fully protected and warned that the Southeast Asian country would not succeed if Muslims there were oppressed....
SLAVYANSK, April 27 (AFP): Pro-Russian Ukrainian rebels holding captive an international team of military observers from the OSCE said Sunday they are "prisoners of war" and brought them before the media in a news conference. The group of eight men,...
DAMASCUS, Apr 27 (AFP): Syria's parliament on Sunday said four more candidates, including one woman, have announced their candidacy in the June 3 presidential election widely expected to be won by President Bashar al-Assad. The new hopefuls bring the total...
KABUL, Apr 27 (AFP): The two leading candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election raised allegations of ballot fraud on Sunday, setting the stage for a difficult second-round vote likely to be targeted by Taliban attacks. Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah and...
South Africa marks democracy anniversary JOHANNESBURG, Apr 27: South Africans are celebrating 20 years of democracy with songs and speeches, but some note that economic inequality and other problems have undermined their nation's promise since the first all-race elections on...
Shane Jurgensen, the Bangladesh head coach, faces an uncertain future with some Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) directors wanting a new man with international experience to take charge of the team ahead of the World Cup as the fallout from Bangladesh's...
Rajshahi Division scored 214 for 8 in 90 overs against BKSP on the opening day of the three-day match of Young Tigers U-18 National Cricket Competition at Rangpur Cricket Garden Sunday, reports UNB. Sent in to bat first, Rajshahi Div...
Old Dhaka 'outfit' Rahmatganj Muslim and Friends Society recorded a 2-1 goal victory over Wari Club in the lone match of the Premier Bank Bangladesh Championship Football League held Sunday at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium...
LONDON, Apr 27 (AFP): Ryan Giggs saw his first match as interim Manchester United manager end in a 4-0 thrashing of Premier League strugglers Norwich City at Old Trafford Saturday. Wayne Rooney and substitute Juan Mata scored two goals apiece...
BARCELONA, Apr 27 (AP): Cristiano Ronaldo scored two long-range goals to help Real Madrid rout Osasuna 4-0 Saturday and stay in the Spanish league title chase while resting several first-choice players for its European clash at Bayern Munich. With Gareth...
MILAN, Apr 27 (AFP): Inter Milan spurned the chance to claim a third consecutive win for the first time this season after a pulsating scoreless draw at home to Napoli as both sides cemented their respective qualifying places for Europe...
Thousands gather in memory of Barca's coach BARCELONA, Apr 27: More than 20,000 of Barcelona's fans gathered along with players to pay their respects to Tito Vilanova at Camp Nou Saturday, a day after the former coach died following a...
Muhammad Zamir | 2014-04-28 00:00:00
In the recent past we have seen some comments in the media that have not reflected positive sentiments. I am referring here to views expressed regarding the fulfillment of conditions associated with the regaining of GSP (Generalised System of Preferences)...
M Jalal Hussain | 2014-04-28 00:00:00
Both proponents and opponents are unanimous that globalisation always brings huge gains for some countries and in sharp contrast, causes pains for some others. Globalisation is a much-talked-about issue of the present century. Its impacts, whether gains or pains, are...
A week-long countrywide census on slum now underway, according to the authorities, is meant for planning better for the welfare of slum-dwellers in the country. There should not be any complaint if a census really becomes instrumental in changing life...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2014-04-28 00:00:00
Bangladesh is not blessed with the deposits of any precious minerals. But of late, its two international airports, located in Dhaka and Chittagong, have turned out to be man-made mini mines of a precious metal, gold. Customs officials stationed at...
Neil Ray | 2014-04-28 00:00:00
Politics is a serious business. But it cannot, of necessity, remain so all the time. Anecdotes, innuendos, humour, sarcasm and even direct salvoes of words make its practice lighter and spicy. Only seasoned politicians of the highest calibre can use...
Jack Shafer of Reuters | 2014-04-28 00:00:00
If you read closely, you can almost glean a laugh track from the transcripts (pdf) of the oral arguments presented to the Supreme Court on April 22 in the political lying case, Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus. The justices...
Recently, three people were lynched to death by an angry mob in Gazipur. It was alleged that they were CNG-run auto-rickshaw thieves. Such killing is very common in our country and we don't think twice before moving on to the...
It seems that gold smuggling is on the rise as we often read about customs officials seizing huge amount of gold from the airports. Recently, 106 kg gold was found in the toilet of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. It is suspected...
Recently, an American Bangladeshi, Nina Ahmed, has come to the limelight because she has been chosen for American President Barack Obama's 14-member advisory commission on Asian American Pacific Islanders for the first time. Nina Ahmed lives in Philadelphia with her...
Md. Ashiqur Rahman | 2014-04-28 00:00:00
The garment industry has emerged as the engine of the Bangladesh economy. Around 3.6 million people are working in this sector while 80 per cent of them are women. About 20 million people are either directly or indirectly depending on...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) will introduce Shariah-based refinancing scheme for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and other thrust sectors, Governor Dr Atiur Rahman told a seminar on Sunday, reports BSS. Referring to the Shariah compliant mode of refinance support from BB's...
The 41st Annual General Meeting of GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh Limited was held recently at Hotel Agrabad, Chittagong. The meeting was presided over by the Company's Chairman & SVP, Area Head Africa & Developing Countries, Mr. Rodrigo Becker. Managing Director Mr. M...
Iftekharul Islam, Vice Chairman of Uttara Bank Limited inaugurated the new premises of Banijya branch, Uttara and Dilkusha branch, Dilkusha, Dhaka Sunday. Director Engr. Tofazzal Hossain, Managing Director & CEO Shaikh Abdul Aziz, Deputy Managing Director Md. Fazlur Rahman along...
FE Report | 2014-04-28 00:00:00
Country's electronic and home appliance industry insiders remained optimistic on increased profitability of the companies concerned in 2014 spurred by strong resilience. "Despite political unrest that enforced to shut down the sales points of our company for about 90 days...
New chairman of Jamuna Bank elected The Board of Directors of Jamuna Bank Limited in its 241st meeting Sunday unanimously elected Shaheen Mahmud as the Chairman of the Board. Mr. Shaheen has set up a number of RMG, telecom and...
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