ASTANA, Kazakhstan, Mar 27 (AFP): UEFA president Michel Platini on Thursday blasted the world federation's lack of action over secretive companies owning players as he stepped up a war of nerves with FIFA rival Sepp Blatter. Platini, who promised he...
German pair win fifth world title SAITAMA, Japan, Mar 27: Olympic bronze medallists Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy won a fifth world pairs title Thursday in their final competition before retirement. In the absence of Olympic champions and main rivals,...
CHITTAGONG, Mar 27 (AFP): Leg-spinner Imran Tahir came to South Africa's rescue as they survived a scare from the Netherlands with a hard-fought six run win in their group one match in Chittagong Thursday. Tahir took 4-21 in his four...
FE Report | 2014-03-28 00:00:00
A large number of foreigners, mostly cricket lovers, have come to Bangladesh to watch the ICC T20 World Cup, being held from March 16 through April 6. After days of poor sales across the country, the hospitality sector is now...
Bangladesh made four changes heading into their opening Super 10 tie with West Indies and none of them clicked, and the painful defeat to West Indies underlined confusion among the management as to what their best XI is, reports Cricinfo....
KARACHI, Mar 27 (AFP): Former Pakistani players Wednesday hit out after Bangladesh banned their own fans from waving non-Bangladeshi flags at the ongoing World Twenty20 tournament. Hosts Bangladesh issued the order after an outcry over images of locals waving Pakistani...
Dwayne Smith smashed 72 off 43 balls before spinner Samuel Badree claimed 4-15 as the West Indies thrashed hosts Bangladesh by 73 runs in a key World Twenty20 match in the city Tuesday, reports AFP. The defending champions, who needed...
The Election Commission (EC) Thursday denied it has given magistracy power to the army deployed to keep order during the on-going upazila elections, reports UNB. It said some media reports on this issue have not been objective. The commission had...
Our Correspondent | 2014-03-28 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Mar 27: A petition in a case against former city mayor and city Awami League president ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury has been submitted today after five years of the decision of withdrawal of the same on political consideration. Special Public...
BNP threatened on Thursday to take a 'historic revenge' if the current 'fascist and illegal' regime does not refrain from what it said resorting to repressive acts, killing and forced disappearance, reports UNB. "The nationalist forces will take historic revenge...
RANGPUR, Mar 27 (BSS): Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury today hoped that the outstanding bilateral issues, including Teesta River water sharing, with India will be resolved through meaningful discussions in near future. Referring to her...
The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Thursday handed the report of investigation into the alleged crimes committed by Jamaat-e-Islami as an organisation during the War of Liberation, over to the prosecution, reports BSS. Investigation Officer (IO) Md...
A Dhaka court Thursday granted bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a police constable killing case, but denied his bail pleas in two other cases, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajaul Karim passed the order...
Our Correspondent | 2014-03-28 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Mar 27: A court has issued warrant of arrest against Mufti Izharul Islam, chairman of a fraction of Islami Oikya Jote and Nayeb-e-Ameer of Hefazat-e-Islam. The court has fixed the date of hearing on charge sheet against Izhar on...
Barely two and a half months in office after the January 5 national election, opposition leader Raushan Ershad Thursday said she is thinking to quit politics, reports UNB. "I wouldn't contest polls in the future. I'm thinking not to do...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Dhaka, Khulna and Sylhet divisions and the region of Comilla today (Friday). Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky...
FE Report | 2014-03-28 00:00:00
Civil Society Groups (CSOs) Thursday at a roundtable discussion called for an 'Agricultural Court' to safeguard the farmers' right. The roundtable styled 'Farmer's Rights and Agriculture Court Issue' jointly organised by USAID, UKAID, WAVE Foundation (WF) and The Asia Foundation...
State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid Thursday said the government has drawn up a plan to generate 24,000 MW of electricity form coal by 2030, reports UNB. "Of this, about 6,000 MW will come within the next five...
Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sharif Thursday said the government will rehabilitate with houses 68,000 landless and homeless families affected by natural calamities, reports BSS. The houses would be allocated in favour of both landless husbands and wives, he said speaking...
Railways Minister Mazibul Hoque Thursday said the government is giving special priority to the development of the railway sector despite resource constraints, reports UNB "The government is giving additional attention to the rail sector. We want to develop the rail...
Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Maya Thursday said the government is working to minimise disaster risks apart from launching relief programmes in post-disaster situations, reports UNB. He made this remark while addressing a function in the city marking...
GAZIPUR, Mar 27 (BSS): A businessman was slaughtered allegedly by some miscreants at Boro Deura Sahajalal road area under Tongi Pourasabha of the district Wednesday night. The victim was identified as Liton Mandol (53), son of Soimuddin of Nurpur village...
Miscreants knifed to death a jhut (garment byproducts) trader in Tongi industrial area, on the outskirts of the city early Thursday, reports BSS. The victim was identified as Md Liton Mondol (45), son of Md Jainuddin of Naogaon district. "Criminals...
The final results of SSC examination-2012 under Bangladesh Open University (BOU) were published Thursday, reports UNB. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid announced the results at a press briefing at the ministry. A total of 61,354 learners were enrolled in the...
DU Correspondent | 2014-03-28 00:00:00
Dhaka University (DU) and Russian Centre of Science and Culture (RCSC) inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote nuclear science education and Russian language and culture. DU Treasurer Prof Dr Md Kamal Uddin and Director of RCSC in Dhaka...
Police recovered the decomposed body of a woman from the project site of real estate company at Basila under Mohammadpur Thana in the city Thursday, reports UNB. Being informed, a team of Mohammadpur Thana led by SI Sumit Kumar Saha...
The 6th death anniversary of AKM Moqbulur Rahman, former general manager of Bangladesh Bank, will be observed today (Friday). His son Abu Saleh Mahmood Sharif, Manager (Training) of Titas Gas T & D Company Limited has requested all his relatives...
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