Our Correspondent | 2014-04-17 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, Apr 16: A 3-day digital innovation fair held here at Harinakundu upazila playground under the auspices of the local upazila administration ended on Wednesday amid much enthusiasm among the visitors and participants. Meanwhile, on the occasion of celebration of...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 16 (BSS): The West Zone of Bangladesh Railway has earned revenue of around Tk 1.71 billion in first eight months of the current 2013-14 fiscal till February, up by Tk 140.9 million than the corresponding period of the...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-17 00:00:00
PABNA, Apr 16: An elderly man was beaten to death by his nephew over land dispute in Ishwardi Upazila of Pabna. The victim Md. Hafizur Rahman Khan, 75, of village Golbthan in Ishwardi Upazila succumbed to his injuries in Rajshahi...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-17 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Apr 16: At least 30 persons were injured, 7 of them critically, in a clash between two groups at Ashutia under Kotalipara in Gopalganj district Tuesday. The critically injured Kalu Mollah (17), Wadud Mollah (60), Lutfar Mollah (65), Enam...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-17 00:00:00
CHUADANGA, Apr 16: Farmers of Chuadanga district are happy over a bumper production of garlic due to favourable weather condition. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said a total of 400 hectares of land have been brought under garlic...
COMILLA, Apr 16 (UNB): A woman was strangulated to death allegedly by her son in Bajgodda area of Sadar upazila on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Ohida Begum, 50, wife of late Abdus Sattar of the area. Witnesses said...
DINAJPUR, Apr 16 (BSS): At least 32 passengers were injured in a road accident at Vimpur crossing on the Phulbari-Rangpur road under Phulbari upazila of the district on Tuesday. Police said the accident occurred when a bus plunged into a...
SLAVYANSK, Apr 16 (agencies): Ukrainian and pro-Russian forces flexed their military muscles in the restive east of the country on Wednesday, a day ahead of high-level diplomatic talks on the escalating crisis. Armoured vehicles from the rival sides appeared on...
MAIDUGURI, Apr 16 (AFP): Desperate Nigerian parents pleaded Wednesday for an end to their "nightmare" after Boko Haram Islamists kidnapped more than 100 girls from a secondary school in the embattled northeast. The mass abduction by heavily armed insurgents from...
NEW DELHI, Apr 16 (Reuters): Priyanka Gandhi of the Congress party clashed with estranged cousin Varun Gandhi, who is running in the election on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket, on Tuesday in a new sign of aggression that partymen...
RAMADI, April 16 (AFP): Two suicide bombers blew up vehicles packed with explosives outside a government compound in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Wednesday killing five people, police and a doctor said. The twin attacks come as Iraq's security...
NATO to deploy more air, sea, land forces in eastern Europe BRUSSELS, Apr 16: NATO said Wednesday it will deploy more air, sea and land forces in eastern Europe in response to the worsening crisis in Ukraine. "Today we have...
Hosts Bangladesh clinched the Citycell SABA 3-on-3 Basketball Championship title with a all-win record beating the Maldives by 20-09 points in the last match at the Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB. On way to clinching the...
The three-day match of Young Tigers U-18 National Cricket Tournament will begin on today (Thursday) at four venues-Faridpur, Barisal, Rangpur and Dinajpur, reports UNB. In all, 10 divisional equivalent teams will take part in the tournament. In the opening day...
Old Dhaka 'outfit' Rahamatganj Muslim and Friends Society dumped Victoria Sporting Club by 4-0 goals in the Premier Bank Bangladesh Championship League Wednesday at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostsfa Kamal Stadium in the city's Kamalpur, Reports BSS.
Akash of Armanitola Govt. High School and Labiba of South Breeze School clinched the boys' and girls' singles titles of the Walton Smart TV Dhaka Metropolis School Table Tennis Tournament that concluded at the Shaheed Tajuddin Indoor Stadium in the...
MONTE CARLO, Monaco, Apr 16 (AFP): Roger Federer delivered a 6-1, 6-2 thrashing to fellow veteran Radek Stepanek as the fourth seed powered through his opening match at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday. The Swiss, who has never won...
Zidane wants France manager job Zinedine Zidane sought to become manager of the French national team two years ago when Laurent Blanc refused to extend his contract after Euro 2012, the former president of the French football federation (FFF) said...
FE Report | 2014-04-17 00:00:00
Reconditioned car importers have demanded tax benefit on import of hybrid car, reduced tax on microbus, and import of quality vehicles. They submitted these pre-budget proposals at a meeting with the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Wednesday. NBR chairman Ghulam...
The Bangladesh-Philippines Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BPCCI) accorded a reception to the newly appointed Ambassador of the Philippines to Bangladesh Vicente Vivencio T Bandillo at a city hotel recently, said a press statement. Commercial Counsellor of Department of Trade...
FE Report | 2014-04-17 00:00:00
A four-day international tourism fair "Dhaka Travel Mart-2014" (DTM 2014) began Wednesday in the city's Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel. Rashed Khan Menon, minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism formally inaugurated the fair. Participating organisations have been offering special discount on...
FE report | 2014-04-17 00:00:00
The South Korean ambassador in Dhaka has assured the Bangladesh government of renewing its manpower recruitment contract as the current deal expires in mid-June. The assurance came when South Korean ambassador Lee Yun Young on Wednesday met Expatriates' Welfare and...
FE Report | 2014-04-17 00:00:00
A global bi-cycle brand began its journey in Bangladesh by unveiling its logo at an event held in the city's upscale Gulshan area on Pahela Boishakh. The former captain of Bangladesh national cricket team Raqibul Hasan, former player of national...
JOHANNESBURG, Apr 16 (AFP): South Africa's central bank fined four of the country's biggest commercial banks on Wednesday for weak controls against money laundering and financing for terrorism. The banks -- including Absa, FirstRand, Nedbank and Africa's largest operator Standard...
India hikes import tariff value on gold, silver NEW DELHI, Apr 16: The government today hiked the import tariff value on gold and silver to US$ 431 per 10 grams and $646 per kg, respectively, taking firm global cues. During...
FE Report | 2014-04-17 00:00:00
Trade between Bangladesh and Philippines has come down significantly in the last few years due to lack of proper policy and initiative by the both countries. This was disclosed by Commercial Counselor of the Philippines Embassy in New Delhi John...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday handed over cheques of financial assistance from her Relief and Welfare Fund to the families of more 53 persons killed in the deadliest Building Collapse in the history, at Savar on the outskirts of the...
BEIJING, Apr 16 (AFP): China on Wednesday defended the valuation of its currency and pushed back against a US Treasury report expressing concerns over the yuan's sharp slide since January. The statement by Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying came...
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