The main draw of men's World Twenty20, Super 10, is already underway after the conclusion of the qualifiers. The women cricketers will initiate their thrilling contest for Twenty20 World Cup begins Sunday. The women's T20 World Cup kicks off with...
The government on Sunday said it is not accepting the donation of Tk 30 million from Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) for organising the ‘Lakho Kanthe Sonar Bangla’ programme on March 26 at the National Parade Square. "It can be...
A transcript of communications from the cockpit of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, before it went missing on March 8, was published by the London-based newspaper, The Telegraph, even as military and commercial aircraft and ocean-going vessels scoured a remote section...
Pakistan beat Australia by 16 runs in the World Twenty20 Super-10 Group Two match in Dhaka Sunday. Australia made a brave attempt to surpass Pakistan’s commanding 191-5 before being bowled out for 175 off the last ball of the innings...
A total of 10 chairman candidates, mostly backed by BNP, boycotted the upazila (UZ) elections in Bhola, Barisal, Chittagong, Pirojpur and Jessore districts on Sunday on various allegations, according to a news agency.
Fisheries and Livestock Minister Md Sayedul Haq on Sunday said the government is keen on promoting research activities to boost hilsa output in the country in tandem with its growing demand. “There’s no alternative to research for boosting hilsa production...
Voicing frustration over the ‘widespread violence and irregularities’ in the upazila (UZ) polls, BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday alleged that the army were not allowed to play their due role in ensuring fair elections for mysterious reasons....
Kevin Steele has resigned as Managing Director and CEO of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. He told bdnews24.com on Sunday that he stood down on ‘medical grounds’. The former general manager (sales and revenue development) of British Airways had joined the national...
MUNSHIGANJ, Mar 21 (UNB): At least 12 people were injured in a clash between two groups of Awami League (AL) in Gazaria Upazila Friday over upazila polls. Police said the followers of ruling party's rebel candidate Refayetulla Khan Tota, also...
Munima Sultana | 2014-03-22 00:00:00
The government has taken a move to set up solar power-based recharge stations for battery-run easy-bikes in the country's seven divisional headquarters. Hundreds of thousands of easy-bikes are accused of pilfering more than 300 megawatts (MW) of electricity from the...
Protesters at a human chain programme on Friday demanded that the government take action against the top officials of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) for leasing out banks of different rivers around Dhaka city, reports UNB. A number of...
Narail, Mar 21 (UNB): In a shocking incident, a woman drowned her two-year-old son at Paikmari village in Sadar Upazila early Friday following a marital discord. The victim was identified as Abdullah Quazi, son of Jasim Quazi of the village....
CHITTAGONG, Mar 21 (BSS): At least 14 shops were gutted in a devastating fire in Nozumia Lane area under Kotwali Thana in the port city. Police and fire brigade sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit from...
About 90,000 cubic metres of untreated industrial waste is dumped into the country's rivers each day destroying the major sources of surface water, according to a report of the Poribesh Bachao Andolon (Poba), reports UNB. The report says although it...
The World Water Day will be observed in the country as elsewhere across the globe today (Saturday), aiming to raise awareness to save water, reports UNB. The day will be observed with due significance in Bangladesh through joint programmes by...
Natore, Mar 21 (UNB): Police arrested a youth on charge of blackmailing a schoolgirl using an illicit video footage recorded by his mobile phone at Naldanga Upazila on Friday. The arrested was identified as Rony, son of Ishaq Ali of...
A mobile court in the city Friday sealed off three illegal water factories and punished 15 people for producing and marketing substandard drinking water, reports UNB. Sources at the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) headquarters said the elite force has strengthened...
JU Correspondent With the slogan 'Dipto Shikha Joluk Shilpo Torutole', a five-day cultural festival began at Jahangirnagar University (JU) Friday amid festivity and fanfare. Jolshiri, a leading cultural organisation of the campus, has organised the festival with a view to...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna, Barisal, Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Rajshahi and Pabna today (Saturday). Weather may remain mainly dry with...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-03-22 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has a fear of incurring a net loss of over Tk 84.47 billion over two consecutive fiscal years (FYs) including the current one. The BPC purchases fuel products from the international market and sells the...
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, Mar 21: Export Promotion Bureau Chittagong region organised a seminar on compliance in the readymade garment (RMG) sector at its office in the port city on Thursday. Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) first vice president...
FE Report Bangladesh has been ranked seventh among the world's 10 countries where a large number of people do not have access to safe drinking water sources, said a joint statement issued by the UNICEF and the World Health Organisation...
MOSCOW, Mar 21 (AP): Russian stocks tumbled Friday as another credit rating agency put the country on notice of a possible downgrade and Visa and MasterCard stopped serving two Russian banks, a day after the US ordered economic sanctions against...
Jasim Khan | 2014-03-22 00:00:00
Biman will introduce an automated passenger service management system (PSS) to stop irregularities and misuse of funds worth about Tk 1.0 billion a year, official sources said. Under the plan, Biman intends to transform the entire manual reservation, fare and...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-03-22 00:00:00
The government has failed to accelerate project execution even after the return of normalcy following the bout of turbulence centring on the January 5 national election. It was able to spend only 38 per cent of Tk 658.72 billion development...
In the fourth phase of the upazila elections, the voting will be held from 8am to 4pm tomorrow (Sunday) without any break in the 91 upazila parishads, reports UNB. The curtain fell on electioneering at midnight Friday. As per the...
Monira Munni | 2014-03-22 00:00:00
The government-initiated garment factory assessment came to a halt for nearly three months following some procedural complexities, especially non-completion of reports on the already inspected factories, sources said. Teams from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) had assessed...
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