LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom, Jan 9 (AFP): Besieged English giants Liverpool apologised on Sunday to the black footballer who claimed he was racially abused by fans on the Anfield ground's legendary Kop. Oldham's Tom Adeyemi said he was targetted during Friday's...
COLOMBO, Jan 9 (AFP): Sri Lanka's sports minister Monday blasted the national cricket team's recent performances, saying the side was riven by politics and in "crisis". Mahindananda Aluthgamage vowed to deliver a stern lecture to the players when they return...
SYDNEY, Jan 9 (AFP): Francesca Schiavone upset US Open champion Samantha Stosur's preparations for next week's Australian Open with a straight sets opening round win at the Sydney International on Monday. The Italian matched home favourite Stosur's power with aggression...
Badrudduza ChoudhuryThis is universally known that ultimate consumers, meaning individuals in a society, collectively keep the momentum alive of an economy. For this, the buying power of the consumers' has to be kept not only active but also increasing. As...
Maswood Alam Khan Imagine a situation: "Only about a month after your father had died your mother married your uncle who had killed your father". How would you feel? How tragic would be the situation for you? Yes, that was...
Gopal Sengupta Corruption is prevalent in Bangladesh as there is no political will to eradicate the bad practice. Another reason has been identified by the Civil Society groups such as Transparency International Bangladesh, Centre for Policy Dialogue and many more...
Although Samson H Chowdhury breathed his last at the reasonably ripe age of 86, his departure from the corporate world of this land has left a void hardly to be fulfilled. His was a most successful story of entrepreneurship, more...
Shamsul Huq ZahidOne wonders why the government these days is showing unusual boldness in the matters of hiking the power tariff and fuel oil prices and lifting cap on lending rates by banks. It has been taking decisions one after...
Neil Ray She came from Hazaribagh to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Monday last for medical treatment but left it a bereaved mother. The two and a half years daughter Ishrat was no patient but her mother brought...
Shaheed Akhand This scribe visited Bangladesh briefly last month after long six years. Before homecoming, he travelled to Bangladesh at similar intervals -- although for longer periods -- during the past two decades. The country was not preparing to observe...
This matter relates to the electricity tariff, on which the energy adviser differed with the finance minister's pragmatic and realistic observation that it will go up over the next three years. It was reported widely by both the print and...
The government has recently introduced a surcharge of 10 per cent tax on wealth owned by an individual in excess of Tk 20 million. The wealth includes shares owned in private limited companies. I believe that while the objective might...
Recent victory of BNP Rebel Monirul Haque Sakku in mayoral election of Comilla City Corporation proved once again that people always favour a leader who is dedicated to improve common peoples' lot. Political parties must understand the pulse of the...
Fazlur ChowdhuryBangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. It has achieved tremendous progress in agricultural sector but still finds it difficult to feed the nation. Apart from controlling the population through strict family planning, it...
M A Muid Khan concluding his two-part articleThere are many examples how construction of dams on rivers has affected adversely the environment in the long run. Aswan Dam in Egypt (completed in 1970) has developed major agricultural and environmental problems....
A CorrespondentSIRAJGANJ, Jan 8: Railway communication between Sirajganj town and other places of the country has remained suspended for the last few years paralyzing two railway stations in the town. Once 14 trains including Sundarban Express, Padma Express, Jamuna Express,...
Our CorrespondentRANGPUR, Jan 8: The people of shoal areas in Rangpur, Gaibandha, Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts have been leading a miserable life as they are deprived of proper nutrition, medicare and education facilities. The erosion of rivers is gradually turning...
Our CorrespondentJESSORE, Jan 8: About 550 labourers who were working on daily basis are now living in inhuman conditions after loosing their jobs in December 29, 2011 after the authority of government-owned Bengal Textile Mills Limited at Nawapara industrial town...
NAOGAON, Jan 8 (BSS): Two women were killed and 14 others injured in a road accident in Katabari-Kanchan crossing under Patnitola upazila of the district last night.Police said the accident occurred when a truck hit a local vehicle, leaving its...
Our Correspondent KHULNA, Jan 8: A huge number of raw bricks worth about Tk. 50 million have been completely damaged following an incessant and downpour for last three days. As a result the owners of the brickfields of south-western part...
MYMENSINGH, Jan 8 (BSS): Minister for Land Rezaul Karim Hira, MP, today said the present government under the dynamic leadership of prime minister Sheikh Hasina has taken effective initiatives to modernize the land management system in order to remove the...
Our Correspondent BRAHMANBARIA, Jan 8: Bumper mustard harvest is expected in Brahmanbaria district this season as its production has doubled in some areas of the district.Massive steps were taken to cultivate mustard in eight upazilas of Brahmanbaria district in the...
School teacher commits suicide A school mistress committed suicide in Magura Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Prity Roy (24), daughter of late Nayon Roy of village Nanduali under Magura sadar upazila. Prity Roy was a teacher of Bogura...
KHULNA, Jan 8 (UNB): A convicted prisoner of the district jail died of cardiac arrest at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Abdul Aziz, 55, son of late Azhar Howlader of Bharaiya in Rajapur upazila...
RANGPUR, Jan 8 (BSS): Three people including a minor boy and a young girl were killed in separate incidents at different places in the division on Saturday, police sources said.Rabeya, 18, daughter of Zahedul Islam of Nagar Mirganj village under...
Our CorrespondentNATORE, Jan 8: A round-table conference on Information Rights and the role of journalists and civil society was held at Sathi (an NGO) conference room in Natore on Saturday.On this occasion, Sathi arranged a discussion meeting presided by Executive...
GAIBANDHA, Jan 8 (UNB): Police recovered the slaughtered body of a woman, Momena, 55, from her house at Falia Dighar village in Saghata upazila Sunday morning.District police super Basu Deb Banik said Momena's grand-daughter saw her body at her house...
COX'S BAZAR, Jan 8 (UNB): An alleged robber was killed in a 'gunfight' between his cohorts and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Baro Moheshkhali in Moheshkhali upazila Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Dildar alias Didar, 28. He was wanted...
WELLINGTON , Jan 8 (agencies): A cargo ship stranded on a New Zealand reef for the past three months has split in two in a severe storm, creating fears of a fresh oil spill, maritime officials said Sunday.The two pieces...
NICOSIA, Jan 8, (agencies): Heavy clashes broke out before dawn Sunday between the Syrian army and deserters, leaving 11 of its soldiers dead, human rights activists said.Another 20 soldiers were wounded in the fighting in Daraa province, south of the...
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