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Photo: State Minister for Finance M A Mannan

2014-03-11 00:00:00

Anwar earns first gold medal in Marcel Club Cup Bodybuilding

2014-03-11 00:00:00

Anwar Hossain clinched the first gold medal of the Marcel Refrigerator Club Cup Open Bodybuilding competition winning the top slot in 65 kgs weight category of the meet that began Monday at the NSC Tower Auditorium, reports UNB. Shakib Al...

Juventus beat Fiorentina 1-0 for 14-point lead

2014-03-11 00:00:00

MILAN, Mar 10 (AP): Juventus took a giant step towards a third straight Serie A title after beating Fiorentina 1-0 on Sunday to extend its lead at the top of the standings to 14 points with second-placed Roma losing 1-0...

Samuels leads Windies to 27-run victory

2014-03-11 00:00:00

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mar 10 (AFP): West Indies returned to winning ways in the shortest variety, defeating England by 27 runs in the first T20 International of a three-match series at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on Sunday. Marlon Samuels, the star...

Djokovic advances, Berdych bounced at Indian Wells

2014-03-11 00:00:00

INDIAN WELLS, United States, Mar 10 (AFP):  Novak Djokovic made it safely into the third round of the Indian Wells ATP Masters on Sunday, but said his straight-sets win over Victor Hanescu left room for improvement.The world number two and...

Record-seeking Ahly survive shootout drama

2014-03-11 00:00:00

JOHANNESBURG, Mar 10 (AFP): Sayed Moawad scored a memorable goal and Sherif Ekrami made superb shootout saves as Egyptian giants Al-Ahly clawed into the CAF Champions League last-16 at the weekend. A 1-0 home win over Tanzanians Young Africans left...

Pele confident Brazil will deliver on and off field

2014-03-11 00:00:00

PARIS, Mar 10 (AFP): The hosting of the 2014 World Cup is "a great opportunity" for Brazil, the country's all-time great Pele told AFP in an exclusive interview on Sunday. Pele revealed his confidence that the tournament will be a...

sports digest

2014-03-11 00:00:00

Rahmatganj beat Wari in Championship League      Rahmatganj MFS beat Wari Club by 3-1 goals in the day's only match of the Premier Bank Bangladesh Championship Football League at Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city Monday....

EC main barrier to fair polls: BNP

2014-03-11 00:00:00

Deploring the Election Commission for its 'subservient' role, BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Monday said the current commission is the main barrier to holding free, fair and neutral polls, reports UNB. "The Election Commi-ssion is under the absolute...

Third phase UZ polls get \\\'50pc graduate chairman candidates\\\'

2014-03-11 00:00:00

Some 50.44 per cent of chairman candidates in the third phase of the upazila elections are either graduates or postgraduates, while 20 per cent have educational qualification below the SSC, reports UNB. Besides, the profession of 52.42 per cent candidates...

Make 2001 post-polls violence probe report public in 7 days: HC

2014-03-11 00:00:00

The High Court (HC) Monday asked the Home Secretary to publish within seven days through a gazette notification the probe report on a judicial inquiry commission on the 2001 post-polls violence, reports UNB. The court also asked for submitting before...

32 Sylhet Jamaat men sent to jail

2014-03-11 00:00:00

SYLHET, Mar 10 (UNB): A court here Sunday sent 32 leaders and activists of local unit of Jamaat-e-Islami to jail in two separate cases over violence turning down their bail petitions. Senior judicial magistrate Abdul Quader passed the order as...

Sreepur BCL leader injured in clash dies

2014-03-11 00:00:00

GAZIPUR, Mar 10 (UNB): A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), who received bullet wounds in a clash during electioneering for the upcoming March 15 upazila election in Sreepur Saturday, died at a city hospital Sunday night. The deceased...

BNP man found decapitated in Jhenidah

2014-03-11 00:00:00

JHENIDAH, Mar 10 (UNB): The decapitated body of a local BNP activist was found at Sadhuhati village in Sadar Upazila Monday morning, several hours after his abduction by a group of miscreants. The deceased was identified as Abdul Aziz (40),...

Photo: Jatiyatabadi Mahila Dal staged a demonstration

2014-03-11 00:00:00

Cabinet okays draft National Hajj, Umrah Policy, Hajj Package 2014

FE Report | 2014-03-11 00:00:00

The cabinet approved Monday the draft National Hajj and Umrah Policy 1435 Hijri (2014 AD) and the Hajj Package, 2014 bringing minor changes in the existing Hajj policy. Under the new policy, some 101,758 Bangladeshis will perform Hajj this year.  ...

President visits Ramu

2014-03-11 00:00:00

President Abdul Hamid Monday visited Ramu Upazila in Cox's Bazar where Buddhist temples and houses were damaged in communal attacks on September 29-30, 2012, and expressed satisfaction over the rehabilitation works, reports UNB. The president also distributed cheques among the...

HC rejects bail plea of three accused

2014-03-11 00:00:00

The High Court (HC) Monday rejected the bail plea of three accused in journalist couple Sagar-Runi murder case, reports UNB. An HC division bench comprising Justice Naima Haider and Justice Zafar Ahmed passed the order upon hearing the bail petitions...

Primary teachers’ recruitment test on March 28

DU Correspondent | 2014-03-11 00:00:00

The recruitment test of the primary schools' assistant teachers said to be held on March 14 has been rescheduled due to the 3rd phase upazila election slated for March 15. The ministry of primary and mass education Monday released a...

ACC probing graft charges against chiefs of Petrobangla, associate cos

2014-03-11 00:00:00

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched a probe into the graft allegations against Petrobangla chairman Prof M Hossain Monsur and 13 managing directors (MDs) of its associate companies. The Commission at its regular meeting on Sunday decided to conduct...

Abducted child rescued

Our Correspondent | 2014-03-11 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Mar 10: City's Khulsi police have rescued an abducted child from Sandwip after 46 days. Acting upon tips a team of the police raided a remote area in the island upazila of Sandwip and rescued Tithi Datta (11), a...

Six hurt as slum dwellers, ansar members clash in city

2014-03-11 00:00:00

At least six people, including five ansar members, were injured as Korail slum dwellers clashed with the Ansar members in city's Mohakhali area Monday, reports UNB. Sub-inspector (SI) Mahmudul Hasan of Banani Police Station said the residents of Korail slum...

News in Brief

2014-03-11 00:00:00

Udichi acting workshop on March 15 A three-month workshop on 'acting' organised by Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi will begin on March 15. Interested persons can collect forms from the office of the organisation at 14/2 Topkhana road in the city. Interview...

BD peacekeeper dies in Congo

2014-03-11 00:00:00

Md Amir Hossain, a Bangladesh peacekeeper stationed in UN Peacekeeping mission in Congo, died of heart attack Saturday last, reports BSS. He was 29. Mr Hossain, a soldier of Bangladesh Army joined the MONUSCO peacekeeping mission in Congo on October...

Man killed in city road crash

2014-03-11 00:00:00

A man was killed in a road accident near Setu Bhaban in the city's Banani area early Monday morning, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahman (32), a day-labourer and son of Syed Ali of Gaonpara area of...

Another Jamuna Oil depot fire victim dies

2014-03-11 00:00:00

Another man, who suffered injuries in a fire incident at a depot of Jamuna Oil Company in Patenga of Chittagong on February 28, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Monday morning, raising the death toll from the incident to...

weather

2014-03-11 00:00:00

Weather is likely to remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country today (Tuesday). Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country and night temperature may rise slightly over the country, Met Office said....

Photo: Administrator of Dhaka City Corporation (South)

2014-03-11 00:00:00

Govt firm to keep inflation within 7 per cent this fiscal

FE Report | 2014-03-11 00:00:00

The government in its first quarterly report is set to keep inflation within targeted rate of 7.0 per cent for the current fiscal. Finance Minister AMA Muhith will place the July-September report tomorrow (Wednesday) before the parliament.   However, the report...

Court stays proceedings of two cases against Salman for 2 days

FE Report | 2014-03-11 00:00:00

A Dhaka court stayed Monday proceedings of two cases in the 1996 stock market debacle against, among others, noted businessman Salman F Rahman, for two days. Lawyers concerned in the cases, however, refuted the rumour Monday that the court issued...