HONG KONG, Mar 11 (AFP): The family of Muktesh Mukherjee, a passenger on board the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, are praying that disaster has not struck twice. The 42-year-old's grandfather, a former Indian government minister, was killed in a plane...
RAIPUR, India, Mar 11 (AFP): Maoist rebels killed at least 16 people in a massive attack on security forces in central India Tuesday, less than a month before the country holds a general election. Security officials and police sources said...
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine, Mar 11 (AFP): Pro-Kremlin militants on Tuesday ordered a suspension of all flights in or out of Crimea's main airport in Simferopol except those connecting to Moscow, an AFP reporter on the scene said. Militants have taken over...
NAMIE, Japan, Mar 11 (AFP): Japan on Tuesday marks the third anniversary of the quake-tsunami disaster which swept away 18,000 victims, destroyed coastal communities, and sparked a nuclear emergency that forced a re-think on atomic power. Remembrance ceremonies will be...
Israel air strike kills 3 in Gaza GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, Mar 11:An Israeli air strike killed three Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry said. "Three martyrs have died in a Zionist (Israeli)...
Visiting Indian Women's team won the three-match T20 series with one match to spare after beating Bangladesh Women's team by 8 wickets in the day's match at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox's Bazar Tuesday, reports UNB. Earlier, on...
Farashganj SC tasted the first victory in their third match of the Premier Bank Bangladesh Championship League beating Arambagh KS by 1-0 goal at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa Kamal Stadium in city's Kamalapur Tuesday, reports UNB. Shankar scored...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 11 (AFP): Acknowledging teething problems, Brazil Monday lauded the Arena Amazonia in Manaus after the stadium became the eighth World Cup venue to be inaugurated. The brand new 44,000 arena came through its opening test overnight...
The Minister 18th Independence Day Volleyball Tournament, organised by Bangladesh Volleyball Federation, began at the Dhaka Volleyball Stadium in the city Tuesday, reports UNB. Holders Bangladesh Army made a good start beating Power Development Board by 25-23, 25-23, 25-14 points...
GLASGOW, Mar 11 (AFP): Winger Fraser Aird hopes fallen giants Rangers can bury the memory of their shock Scottish Cup quarter-final draw with Albion Rovers by clinching the Scottish League One title against Airdrieonians Wednesday. Ally McCoist's side-who are looking...
LONDON, Mar 11 (AFP): An American investment firm has acquired a quarter of all the Manchester United shares available on the New York Stock Exchange, the club announced Tuesday. Baron Capital now owns 24 percent of all the shares that...
ABUJA, Mar 11 (AFP): Nigeria's footballers could earn more than $100,000 each if they become the first African team to win the World Cup this year. The figure pales into insignificance compared to the $800,000-plus given by Spain to its...
INDIAN WELLS, Mar 11 (AFP): Defending champions Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova suffered shock third-round exits Monday at the Indian Wells ATP Masters and WTA hardcourt tournament. Ukraine's 31st-ranked Alexandr Dolgopolov ended world number one Nadal's run of eight straight...
Dhaka and Patuakhali Districts emerged zonal champions to reach final round of the Walton Inter-District Volleyball Championship Tuesday, reports UNB. Dhaka District clinched the Dhaka zone title beating hosts Gazipur District by 25-23, 27-25, 29-27 in the zonal final at...
SINGAPORE, Mar 11 (AFP): The Women's Tennis Association offered only lukewarm support for the new International Premier Tennis League Tuesday, with some details still sketchy even after the player draft. Melissa Pine, the WTA's Asia-Pacific vice-president and tournament director of...
Broad to sit out WI T20 deciders BRIDGETOWN, Mar 9: England Twenty20 captain Stuart Broad admitted Sunday that he will sit out the rest of the West Indies tour to rest a knee injury. After his side lost Sunday's opening...
The Supreme Court will deliver its judgment on Thursday on a nine-year long pending appeal against the High Court order convicting and fining the editors, publishers and three reporters of Prothom Alo and Bhorer Kagoj for contempt of court for...
Newly-appointed Qatar Ambassador to Bangladesh Abdullah Abdul Aziz M Al-Mana met BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office on Monday night. During the one-hour meeting that began around 8pm, they discussed various issues relating to the mutual interests of...
Taking a swipe at the World Bank for tagging conditions with its credit, Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Tuesday said Bangladesh should have the free choice of spending the lender’s money as it has to repay the loan....
The Dhaka Bank Limited has donated a 12-seated Hyundai microbus to Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) to use it for the development of sports in Bangladesh. Sponsor Director and former Chairman of Dhaka Bank Limited ATM Hayetuzzaman Khan officially handed over...
The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency said Tuesday that terrorism could not be ruled out in the disappearance of a Malaysian airliner. CIA Director John Brennan said there had been "some claims of responsibility" over the missing jet...
RAJSHAHI, Mar 10 (BSS): Despite of equal work to male in farming fields, the female agricultural workers especially coming from the ethnic groups are still facing wage disparity in the region especially in vast Barind tract. Traditionally, most of the...
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RAJSHAHI, Mar 10: A field day on use of Potato Harvester Machine was held at Shibpur under Puthia Upazila Sunday. Presided over by Dr. Israel Hossain, Chief Scientific Officer of Regional Wheat Research Centre, Rajshahi, the function of the Field...
Our Correspondent | 2014-03-11 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, Mar 10: Jhenidah District Jail is facing a serious problem as the authority cannot ensure sufficient proper food and accommodation facilities for a large number of inmates here. Overcrowding is obviously acute in this jail as with a capacity...
A three-day festival on 204th birth anniversary of mystic bard Pagla Kanai began at Berbari village under Jhenidah Sadar Upazila Sunday. Pagla Kanai Smriti Sangrakkhan Sangsad chalked out an elaborate programme on the occasion. The programme includes placing of wreaths...
RANGPUR, Mar 10 (BSS): Thousands of poor people, living in remote char areas on the Brahmaputra basin, have achieved laudable success in the fields of economy, health, hygiene, sanitation and safe drinking water in recent years. The char families have...
Three held with firearms in Lakshmipur Police in a drive arrested three persons and recovered one LG gun and two round of bullets from Bashikpur Bazar under Sadar upazila of Lakshmipur Monday morning. The arrested were identified as Mohon, 28,...
MOULVIBAZAR, Mar 10 (UNB): A motorcyclist was killed as a microbus crashed into his vehicle at Raudgaon village in Kulaura upazila on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Abed Ahmed, 38, son of late Abdul Mannan of the village. Locals...
GAIBANDHA, Mar 10 (BSS): Speakers at a function on Sunday stressed the need for ensuring the access to all sorts of government services for the ultra poor here to change their socio-economic condition gradually. Due to lack of awareness, many...
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