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BNP worried over snatching of militants

2014-02-23 00:00:00

BNP standing committee member Rafiqul Islam Miah on Sunday voiced concern over the snatching of three convicted militants from a prison van in Mymensingh and demanded their recapture in 12 hours. Addressing a discussion, the BNP leader claimed that the...

Biman to resume Frankfurt flights Mar 31

2014-02-23 00:00:00

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume its operation on Dhaka-Frankfurt route from March 31, after a suspension of over seven years. Biman will operate twice-a-week flights to this newest, 19th overseas destination, respectively on every Friday and Monday. Marking the re-launching,...

We will remain in power for 5 yrs: Ershad

2014-02-23 00:00:00

KURIGRAM: Jatiya Party chairman and special envoy to the Prime Minister, HM Ershad  Sunday said the present government would be there in power for five years, and no situation has created in the country that requires a midterm election. “I...

Don’t play with people’s fate again, PM warns Khaleda

2014-02-23 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday warned that the people of Bangladesh will not tolerate if BNP leader Khaleda Zia again wanted to play with their fate and dare kill them through acts of arson. “Let me tell you one...

Khaleda sits with senior lawyers

2014-02-23 00:00:00

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia sat with pro-BNP senior lawyers on Sunday night to discuss the upcoming election to the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA). The meeting began at the BNP chief’s Gulshan political office around 9:15pm with Khaleda Zia in...

Amar Ekushey observed in dists

Our Correspondent | 2014-02-23 00:00:00

GOPALGANJ, Feb 22: 'Amar Ekushey' the Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day was celebrated in Gopalganj with a befitting manner yesterday (Friday). Probhat Ferry, wearing black badge, discussion meetings, cultural functions, recitation of poems, hand writing and essay...

Magura farmers happy over onion production

Our Correspondent | 2014-02-23 00:00:00

MAGURA, Feb 22: Hybrid onion has raised hope among the farmers in Magura. Newly harvested onion has started to come to the local market. Onion is being sold in the local market at Tk 24 per kg. Bumper production and...

11 killed in road accidents

2014-02-23 00:00:00

NATORE, Feb 22 (BSS): Three persons were killed and three others injured in a road accident at Syedpur crossing on the Dhaka-Natore Highway here Friday morning. One of the deceased was identified as Masud Alam, 32, and the identities of...

5,500 pry school teachers go unpaid for a year in Sylhet

2014-02-23 00:00:00

SYLHET, Feb 22 (UNB): Although their educational institutions were nationalised over a year back, some 5,500 teachers of government primary schools in Sylhet division are yet to be paid their salaries. Still waiting to be paid for the last one...

Muggers kill one to snatch motorbike in Pabna

Our Correspondent | 2014-02-23 00:00:00

PABNA, Feb 22: Muggers killed an engineer to snatch his motorbike in Topgari point on Pabna-Pakshey road in Pabna Sadar Upazila early Friday. The victim Md Nadim Hossain Bappi, 32, son of Mozammel Hossain of Atua Mohalla under Pabna municipality...

Fifteen injured in clash during Shitalakshya cruise

2014-02-23 00:00:00

NARAYANGANJ, Feb 22 (UNB): At least 15 people were injured in a clash between two groups of people on a cruise over a trifling matter in the Shitalakshya River in Narayanganj on Friday. Witnesses said several groups of youths from...

Old man crushed to death by train

2014-02-23 00:00:00

SIRAJGANJ, Feb 22 (UNB): An unidentified old man was crushed to death by a train at Haluakandi in Kamarkhand upazila on Friday. Government Railway Police sources said the accident took place in the area when 'Sirajganj Express' train from Ishwardi...

News in brief

2014-02-23 00:00:00

5-day book fair begins in Netrakona A five-day long book and handi-craft products fair began at Netrakona old collectorate office premises here Saturday. District administration organized the fair as part of its elaborate programs marking the immortal Ekushey February and...

Photo: MUNSHIGANJ: Farmhands drying paddies

2014-02-23 00:00:00

Ukraine leader losing grasp on power, Tymoshenko set for release

2014-02-23 00:00:00

KIEV, Feb 22 (AFP): The regime of Ukraine's president appeared close to collapse on Saturday as the emboldened opposition took control of central Kiev and key government and parliament positions and voted to immediately free its jailed leader Yulia Tymoshenko....

Morsi urges \\\'revolution\\\' from caged dock

2014-02-23 00:00:00

CAIRO, Feb 22 (AFP): Egypt's deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi called on his followers Saturday to press on with their "peaceful revolution", during his trial on charges related to jailbreaks and attacks on police. Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood has continued to...

China, Japan need dialogue to avoid \\\'miscalculations\\\' : US general

2014-02-23 00:00:00

BEIJING, Feb 22, (AFP): US Army Chief of Staff Ray Odierno on Saturday said Beijing and Tokyo must enhance communication to avoid "miscalculations" amid a simmering territorial dispute over islands in the East China Sea. Odierno, a four star general,...

Matteo Renzi formally sworn in as Italian PM

2014-02-23 00:00:00

ROME, Feb 22 (AFP): Italy's Matteo Renzi was formally sworn in as Italy's youngest-ever prime minister on Saturday, at the head of a 16-strong coalition cabinet at a ceremony led by President Giorgio Napolitano. The former mayor of Florence was...

Olympics: Party time as Sochi Games close

AFP | 2014-02-23 00:00:00

SOCHI: Sochi let its hair down Sunday at a rollicking end-of-games Olympic party celebrating Russia's spirit and culture through the country's rich heritage of music and art. The packed Fisht stadium on the Black Sea coast was in high spirits...

Modi targets China in election speech

2014-02-23 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Feb 22 (AFP): India's opposition leader Narendra Modi, favourite to win this year's polls, on Saturday warned neighbour China to shed its "expansionist mindset" as he toured a disputed region in the remote northeast. Modi, the prime ministerial...

news digest

2014-02-23 00:00:00

China accuses US of meddling after Obama-Dalai Lama meeting BEIJING, Feb 22: China Saturday accused the United States of meddling in its domestic affairs after President Barack Obama met the Dalai Lama at the White House, and said it is...

Photo: SYRIA : Rescue workers search for survivors

2014-02-23 00:00:00

Promoting science education in schools

Alamgir Khan | 2014-02-23 00:00:00

In 1991 SSC examination, 44 percent students came from science group. It came down to 30 percent in 2005. In 2005 HSC examination, 23 percent appeared from science group, 49 percent from humanities group and 27 percent students from business...

Disaster management at school level needs coordinated efforts

Mohammad Simon Rahman | 2014-02-23 00:00:00

Schools are one of the most crucial institutions when it comes to institutional preparedness and also community based awareness building. Spending one third of their day at schools, children need to learn about school-based safety measures as well. Meanwhile, it...

Detailed DSE Trading

2014-02-23 00:00:00

Two more Boeing aircraft for Biman from next month

Md Shah Jahan | 2014-02-23 00:00:00

Two more Boeing aircraft are going to be added to the Biman Bangladesh Airlines fleet from next month, top officials said Saturday.   The Biman authorities are going to sign a deal with the Egypt Air this week for taking two...

CSE forms five bodies to monitor demutualised activities

FE Report | 2014-02-23 00:00:00

The port city bourse-Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)--has formed five bodies to oversee the execution and implementation of the policies of the demutualised exchange, officials said.     The initiative has been taken as part of demutualisation after activities which will come into...

News brief

2014-02-23 00:00:00

NAV of MTB Unit Fund disclosed Alliance Capital Asset Management Limited has declared the Net Asset Value (NAV) of MTB Unit Fund. The total NAV of MTB Unit Fund stood at Tk 348,368,933.18 on the basis of cost price and...

Photo: Export Import Bank of Bangladesh Limited

2014-02-23 00:00:00

Photo:SIBL

2014-02-23 00:00:00