Our Correspondent | 2014-04-21 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Apr 20: Cultivation of sweet pumpkin on fallow char lands has brought smiles on the faces of the extreme poor people living on Teesta river basins at Gangachhara upazila in Rangpur district as they are getting financially benefited through...
GAIBANDHA, Apr 20 (BSS): Speakers at a function yesterday stressed on the need for improving the standard of education to make the students worthy citizens of the country and to build an enlightened nation. "In this context, the teachers and...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 20 (BSS): Speakers at a discussion stressed the need for improving the pro-poor maternal and child healthcare services for substantial and sustainable reduction in maternal and infant mortality and morbidity. They said importance should be given on bringing...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-21 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, Apr 20: A child died and 16 others got ill after reportedly having a watermelon at Kaloya village in Kumarkhali Upazila under Kushtia around 11:30am Sunday. The dead was identified as Sejuti, 7, daughter of Akber Ali of the...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-21 00:00:00
PABNA, Apr 20: A college principal suspended on corruption charge was beaten and chopped by some assailants in the district town about 30 metres from Pabna police station Sunday morning. Internal conflict over the college might be the reason behind...
NARSINGDI, Apr 20 (BSS): More than 2,000 distressed women in four upazilas of the district have become self-reliant economically by receiving training on various income-generating programmes and loans from Women Affairs Department. The department under its women assistance programme from...
MYMENSINGH, Apr 20 (BSS): Department of District Relief and Rehabilitation (DDRR) has been constructing 46 small bridges and culverts for developing rural communication networks in the district. The DDRR is implementing the project at a cost of Taka 97.7 million...
SYLHET, Apr 20 (UNB): Farmers and agriculture officials are expecting bumper production of Boro paddy at Biswanath upazila of the district in the current season. Cultivation of Boro paddy in Biswanath upazila shows bright prospect and the yield is expected...
SUNAMGANJ, Apr 20 (UNB): A housewife was killed allegedly by her husband over family feud at Bhoishobher village in Sadar upazila on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Papia,25, wife of Kamal Hossain of the village. Quoting locals, police said...
MYMENSINGH, Apr 20 (BSS): Speakers at a seminar Saturday gave emphasis on strictly enforcing traffic rules and creating mass awareness among drivers and pedestrians to save valuable lives. Addressing a seminar on "Increasing mass awareness to reduce road accident" ,...
COMILLA, Apr 20 (UNB): Two children were killed when a tractor knocked down them at Poiapathar in Muradnagar upazila on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Emon, 10, son of Moslem Uddin of Poiapathar village in the upazila, and Imran,...
JAMALPUR, Apr 20 (BSS): Fisheries Department has decided to set up four Beel nurseries (nursery of fish fry in open water body) in the district in order to boost production of natural fish resources. Department sources said the proposed four...
COMILLA, Apr 20 (UNB): A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his son at Dotla village in Chandina upazila on Saturday night. The victim was identified as Sirajul Islam,75, a resident of the village. Quoting locals, police said Sirajul's...
Lightning kills one in Narsingdi A man was killed and another injured in lightning strike at Ramnagar village in Raipura upazila in Narsingdi Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Asad Mia, 30, son of Siddique Mia of the village....
SLAVYANSK, Apr 20 (agencies): Three pro-Russian militants and one attacker were killed in a gunbattle near the volatile eastern Ukrainian town of Slavyansk early Sunday, a local leader and a rebel at the scene told journalists. The separatist leader, Vyatcheslav...
MALAYSIA, Apr 20 (Reuters): The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 entered its 44th day on Sunday as Australian search officials said a crucial series of sonar scans of the Indian Ocean floor could be completed within a week....
ALGIERS, Apr 20 (AP): Islamist insurgents ambushed an Algerian military convoy in the mountainous Kabylie region, killing 14 soldiers, the state news agency reported Sunday. The attack came two days after Algeria's presidential election. The attack near the village of...
KARACHI, Apr 20 (AFP): At least 42 people were killed and 17 wounded in southern Pakistan Sunday when a bus travelling to Karachi collided with a tractor-trailer, police said. The dead included 14 children and 13 women, they said. The...
YANGON, Apr 20 (AFP): Fighting between the military and ethnic minority rebels in northern Myanmar has left at least 22 people dead this month, the army said Sunday, dimming hopes of a nationwide peace deal. Bloodshed in the state of...
Philippine troops, rebels to fight kidnappings MANILA, Apr 20: The Philippine government will work with the largest Muslim rebel group with which it signed a peace deal last month to curb an alarming number of kidnappings in the south. Government...
Bangladesh's senior players will have three sessions with a psychological skill development coach later this month, reports Cricinfo. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is also looking to hire short-term specialist coaches for all age groups to rectify specific problems in...
Dhaka Metropolis took 172 runs lead against Rajshahi Division on the 2nd day of a four-day match (7th round) of the Walton 15th National Cricket League at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong Sunday, reports UNB. In the day's match,...
Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society defeated Agrani Bank Sporting Club Ltd by 1 -0 goal in the day's only match of the Premier Bank Bangladesh Championship League at Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur in the city...
GM Ziaur Rahman shared 2nd position securing 2.5 points with three other players after the 3rd round Open Section matches of the Asian Continental Chess Championships at Sharjah, UAE Saturday, reports UNB. In the 3rd round matches, Zia drew against...
Bangladeshi premier golfer Siddikur Rahman finished 57th jointly with two other players after the 4th and final rounds match of the Maybank Malaysian Open Golf that concluded at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club Sunday, reports UNB. Siddikur, who...
NORWICH (United Kingdom), Apr 20 (AFP): Liverpool nervously edged closer to a first league title in the Premier League era with a nail-biting 3-2 success over Norwich City at Carrow Road Sunday. Brendan Rodgers's side now boast a five-point advantage...
MONTE CARLO, Monaco, Apr 20 (AFP): Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka eased into the Monte Carlo Masters final Saturday, setting up the first all-Swiss title showdown in 14 years. Federer, who has never won the trophy in the principality, beat...
Suarez reaches historic 30-goal mark NORWICH, United Kingdom, Apr 20: Luis Suarez scored his 30th Premier League goal of the season at Norwich City Sunday, becoming the first Liverpool player to achieve the feat since Ian Rush in 1987. The...
STUTTGART, Germany, Apr 20 (AFP): Maria Sharapova opens her claycourt season in Germany this week where she hopes to claim a hat-trick of Stuttgart titles and her 30th WTA career trophy. The defending champion is unbeaten at the indoor tournament...
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