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2014-03-06 00:00:00

Classical Vocal Music at IGCC Friday Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) in association with Asian Paints, IRCON and Marico Bangladesh will hold an evening of Classical Vocal Music by classical vocalist of Bangladesh, Anil Kumar Saha at 6:30pm tomorrow (Friday)...

weather

2014-03-06 00:00:00

Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country today (Thursday). Day temperature may rise slightly and night temperature may fall slightly over the country, Met Office said. The country's highest temperature of 31.7 degrees Celsius...

Obituary

2014-03-06 00:00:00

Hazi Abdul Aziz, uncle of Dr Ahmed Al Kabir, chairman of Rupali Bank Ltd died of old-age complications recently. He was 85. He left five sons, one daughter and lot of well-wishers to mourn his death. His qulkhwani will be...

Photo: PDB

2014-03-06 00:00:00

Tigers face SL today

2014-03-06 00:00:00

Bangladesh take on Sri Lanka in their last match of the Arise Asia Cup schedule to be held today (Thursday) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city, reports BSS. The match kicks off at 2:00 pm. The outcome...

Afridi the game-changer: Mushfiqur

2014-03-06 00:00:00

Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim is thoroughly disappointed with their defeat against Pakistan despite making the highest One Day International (ODI) score, reports bdnews24.com. He believes in-form Shahid Afridi's whirlwind innings took the game away from the Tigers in Tuesday's match...

Brazil turning yellow, green with 100 days to Cup

2014-03-06 00:00:00

RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 5 (AFP): Brazil Tuesday marked 100 days to the World Cup finals with President Dilma Rousseff announcing major public buildings in the host cities would be bathed at night in the national colours, green and yellow,...

Sajib Ali of B\\\'desh takes lead in individual event

2014-03-06 00:00:00

Mohammad Sajib Ali of Bangladesh leads the individual category of the 29th Bangladesh Amateur Golf Championship after first round matches at the Kurmitola Golf Club in the city Wednesday, reports UNB. In the individual category, Sajib Ali tops the list...

India bow out of Asia Cup with easy win

2014-03-06 00:00:00

World Cup champions India ended their disappointing campaign in the Asia Cup with an eight-wicket romp over minnows Afghanistan in their final league match in the city Wednesday, reports AFP. Spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin shared seven wickets as...

sports digest

2014-03-06 00:00:00

Rangpur district emerge zonal champions Inter-Dist V'ball Rangpur District emerged zonal champions in the Rangpur Division zonal phase to reach the final round of Walton Smart TV Inter-District Volleyball tournament beating Dinajpur District by 29-27, 25-23, 25-21 points at the...

DSE turnover hits below Tk 4.0b-mark

FE Report | 2014-03-06 00:00:00

Stocks inched lower Wednesday, a day after positive trend with turnover dipped below Tk 4.0 billion-mark after 10-session as investors went for selling spree on large and mid-cap stocks. The market opened with a mixed trend in the morning session...

Accumulated loss keeps Lafarge at bay

FE Report | 2014-03-06 00:00:00

Lafarge Surma Cement's profit in 2013 stood at Tk 2.54 billion, up 37 percent from the previous year. The company performed particularly well in the last quarter of 2013 though the period was hit by political turmoil, recording Tk 1.10...

News Brief

2014-03-06 00:00:00

Bonus shares credited Padma Oil: Padma Oil Company Limited has informed that it has credited the bonus shares for the year ended on June 30, 2013 to the respective shareholders' BO Accounts on February 27, 2014. The Company has also...

Photo: Trust Bank Limited

2014-03-06 00:00:00

Photo: Chittagong division of United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB)

2014-03-06 00:00:00

Russian special forces on Crimea frontline

2014-03-05 00:00:00

LONDON, Mar 4 (AFP): The soldiers who took control of Crimea without firing a single shot are likely to be Russian special forces, airborne units, and possibly commandos from the elite Spetsnaz force, London-based military experts say. Igor Sutyagin, a...

Thai PM could face murder charges over protest deaths

2014-03-05 00:00:00

BANGKOK, Mar 4 (AFP): Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra could face murder charges after relatives of two anti-government protesters who died following clashes with police filed a complaint with a criminal court, a lawyer said Tuesday. The protesters were among...

China policeman tells of shooting Kunming attackers

2014-03-05 00:00:00

KUNMING, Mar 4 (AFP): Chinese state television on Tuesday broadcast an interview with a police officer said to have shot five knife-wielding thugs who killed and injured scores of people in a railway station attack in Kunming. Security remained tight...

N Korea fires rockets from multiple launchers in show of force

2014-03-05 00:00:00

SEOUL, Mar 4 (AFP): North Korea fired a volley of rockets from multiple launchers into the sea Tuesday, in an apparent show of force to coincide with South Korea-US joint military exercises, South Korean officials said. Three rockets were fired...

news digest

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Egypt court bans Palestinian Hamas group CAIRO, Mar 4: An Egyptian court on Tuesday banned the activities of the Palestinian militant Hamas group that rules the neighbouring Gaza Strip and ordered its assets seized, a judicial source said. Hamas denounced...

Photo: GAZA STRIP: Palestinian women grieve

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Detailed DSE Trading

2014-03-05 00:00:00

300 poor women attain economic emancipation in Rajshahi city

2014-03-05 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Mar 4 (BSS): More than 300 poor women have come together from the underprivileged Jelepara (fishermen) community for eradicating their long-lasting poverty and financial uncertainty at Rajarhat Jelepara area in the city. Currently, all of them have become money-makers...

Chuadanga poised for a bumper yield of mango

Our Correspondent | 2014-03-05 00:00:00

CHUADANGA, Mar 4: The mango growers of Chuadanga district and Agriculture officials are hopeful of a bumper production of mango in the district as the weather condition is found favourable. The mango farmers of the district are delighted that the...

Gas supply for industrialisation in Rangpur region demanded

2014-03-05 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Mar 4 (BSS): Leaders of Samaj Paribartan O Unnayan Forum (SPUF) has submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister through the Divisional Commissioner demanding natural gas supply for industrialisation of Rangpur region. Rangpur Divisional Commissioner Muhammad Dilwar Bakht received...

Agri fair begins in Gaibandha

2014-03-05 00:00:00

GAIBANDHA, Mar 4 (BSS): A 3-day agriculture fair began yesterday on the premises of Sadullapur uapzila parishad with a call to disseminate the knowledge about different varieties of latest agri technologies to the farmers to boost agriculture production. Sadullapur upazila...

RU reopens March 10

RU Correspondent | 2014-03-05 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Mar 4: The Rajshahi University (RU) authority announced reopening of the university campus on March 10 while all dormitories will reopen for the residential students on March 9. Besides the authority has imposed prohibition on staging of all...

Body found in Muksudpur paddy field

Our Correspondent | 2014-03-05 00:00:00

GOPALGANJ, Mar 4: Muksudpur thana police recovered a deadbody from a paddy field at Tarail village under Muksudpur Upazila in Gopalganj district Monday. The deceased was identified as Khokon Biswas (40), son of Matilal Biswas of village Tarail under Muksudpur...

3 children burnt alive in districts

2014-03-05 00:00:00

BARISAL, Mar 4 (UNB): Two siblings were burnt alive in a fire incident that broke out at their house in Muladi municipality area early Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Chandni,5, and Hasan,6, daughter and son of the municipality worker...

Nilphamari students get SBL scholarship

Our Correspondent | 2014-03-05 00:00:00

NILPHAMARI, Mar 4: Sonali Bank Ltd. awarded CSR scholarship to selected poor and meritorious students of Nilphamari district who passed SSC or equivalent, HSC or equivalent, and Honours or equivalent in 2012.   A total of 17 students were given scholarship...