JERUSALEM, Nov 9 (AFP): Israeli officials were tightlipped Wednesday following the release of a damning report by the UN nuclear watchdog into Iran's controversial nuclear programme. "We are studying the report," said an official in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bureau...
WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (AFP): A big asteroid made its closest fly-by of Earth in 200 years Tuesday, but there was never a chance of a crash landing as it zipped past our planet, NASA said. Astronomers around the world aimed...
SYDNEY, Nov 9 (AFP): A rogue Afghan soldier was on the run Wednesday after shooting and wounding three Australian troops, days after a similar incident left three Australians dead, the defence department in Sydney said. The men suffered serious wounds...
A four-member delegation of Islamic Science University of Malaysia (Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia-USIM) led by its Vice-Chancellor Prof Dato' Dr Muhammad Muda called on Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique at the latter's official residence recently, reports UNB.
Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre of Indian High Commission (HC) in Dhaka will celebrate the 123rd birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad as ICCR Day at 7:00 pm today (Thursday), in the centre's auditorium in Gulshan, reports UNB. Maulana Abul...
ATHENS, Oct 6 (AFP): Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos met top bankers after German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested a possible revision of the July 21 eurozone rescue plan for Greece, a source at his ministry said Thursday. Venizelos met with...
NEW DELHI, Nov 9 (AFP): Sachin Tendulkar missed out on an unprecedented 100th international century before India raced to a comfortable five-wicket win over the West Indies in the opening Test on Wednesday. The master batsman scored a solid 76...
Australia's batsmen wobbled to 39 for 2 in extremely lively conditions, after being sent in by South Africa on a rain-shortened first morning in the first Test at Newlands, according to website cricinfo. Dayle Steyn swung the ball menacingly and...
DUBAI, Nov 9 (AFP): Pakistan and Sri Lanka open their rivalrly in limited overs cricket as the five-match one-day series which begins here from Friday promises fierce competition from two talented sides. Pakistan won the preceding three-Test series 1-0, but...
LONDON, Nov 9 (AFP): A lawyer for disgraced former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt said Wednesday he has lodged an appeal against his 30-month sentence for a fixing scam which rocked the international game. "We lodged it this week. Now...
PARIS, Nov 9 (AFP): Lyon defensive midfielder Maxime Gonalons was awarded his first France call-up on Wednesday after Samir Nasri was ruled out of the friendly games with the United States and Belgium due to injury. Gonalons, 22, has never...
MUMBAI, Nov 9 (AFP): The co-owner of Indian Premier League cricket side Kolkata Knight Riders, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, has been quizzed as part of a probe into the team's finances, reports said Wednesday. Popular heartthrob Khan spent seven...
PARIS, Nov 9 (AFP): Injured world number one Novak Djokovic stands to lose $1.6 million in ATP bonus pool money if he fails to play at this week's Paris Masters. The top seed has until his match on Wednesday against...
PHILADELPHIA, NOV 9 (AP): Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion who handed Muhammad Ali his first defeat yet had to live forever in his rival's shadow, has died after a brief final fight with liver cancer. He was 67. The...
LONDON, NOV 9 (AP): England's hopes of wearing an embroidered red poppy on their football shirts to honor Britain's war dead were again rejected by FIFA on Tuesday, despite a last-ditch and heartfelt intervention by the British government. The Football...
Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre of Indian High Commission (HC) in Dhaka will celebrate the 123rd birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad as ICCR Day at 7:00 pm today (Thursday), in the centre's auditorium in Gulshan, reports UNB. Maulana Abul...
ATHENS, Oct 6 (AFP): Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos met top bankers after German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested a possible revision of the July 21 eurozone rescue plan for Greece, a source at his ministry said Thursday. Venizelos met with...
Our Correspondent Khulna, Nov 9: Holy Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated here in Khulna and its adjoining areas as elsewhere in the country with due solemnity and religious fervour. Prayers were held in various places in the city. The main Eid congregation...
MUNSHIGANJ, Nov 9 (UNB): Two local Awami League leaders were injured, one with bullet, in an attack by their opponents over establishing supremacy at Rasulpur bazar in Gazaria upazila Tuesday evening. The injured are: Saral Kha, 52, member of Imampur...
RANGPUR, Nov 9 (BSS): The small-scale traders and middlemen incurred huge losses this time due to lack of demand with lower prices of sacrificial animal skins in the northern districts, market sources said. Leaders of the Skin Traders' Associations blamed...
BRAHMANBARIA, Nov 9 (UNB): Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two youths along with 27 kgs of hemp at Baganbari on Sultanpur-Akhaura highway in Sadar upazila on Tuesday. The arrestees were identified as Mamun Mia, 18, and Kamrul Islam, 18, hailed...
NARSINGDI Nov 9 (BSS): Cross section of people recalled the contribution of slain mayor of Narsingdi Lokman Hossain and demanded immediate arrest of the accused of the murder case filed on November 3. Mayor Lokman was shot dead in the...
GAIBANDHA, Nov 9 (UNB): A housewife was stabbed to death allegedly by her husband over a family feud at Kamarpara village in Saghata upazila on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Riju Begum, 25, wife of Mintu Mia of the...
Our Correspondent HABIGANJ, Nov 9: At least 60 people were injured 12 critically and 5 persons were arrested in separate villagers' clashes at Ajmiriganj and Baniachong Upazila in Habiganj Wednesday. Police and local witnesses said, the clash ensued between supporters...
RAJSHAHI, Nov 9 (BSS): Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has built a Bangladeshi mural in Kristiansand city in Norway aiming at strengthening the longstanding friendship between the two sister cities. Mayor of Rajshahi AHM Khairuzzaman Liton and Mayor of Kristiansand City...
LONDON, NOV 9 (AP): England's hopes of wearing an embroidered red poppy on their football shirts to honor Britain's war dead were again rejected by FIFA on Tuesday, despite a last-ditch and heartfelt intervention by the British government. The Football...
Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre of Indian High Commission (HC) in Dhaka will celebrate the 123rd birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad as ICCR Day at 7:00 pm today (Thursday), in the centre's auditorium in Gulshan, reports UNB. Maulana Abul...
ATHENS, Oct 6 (AFP): Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos met top bankers after German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested a possible revision of the July 21 eurozone rescue plan for Greece, a source at his ministry said Thursday. Venizelos met with...
TOKYO, Nov 9 (Reuters): Toyota Motor Corp has told its parts suppliers it aims to return to normal production levels in Japan in early 2012, restoring output that has been hit by the impact of Thai floods, a source familiar...
TAIPEI, Nov 9 (Reuters): Taiwan is considering using cash from a state fund to promote greater integration among hi-tech industries struggling with a global slowdown, including the solar and flat panel sectors, the top government economic planner said Wednesday. Some...
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