Results from New Zealand's general election suggest the ruling National Party has won a second term., reports BBC With most of the votes now counted, the National Party was on course to win 60 seats in Parliament, official figures showed....
NEW DELHI, Nov 26 (AFP): India's communists and a human rights group condemned Saturday the killing of a top Maoist rebel and suggested that the shoot out in which he was killed was staged by security forces.Indian police has been...
Chavez repatriates Venezuela's foreign gold reserves Venezuela has received its first shipment of gold bars, after President Hugo Chavez ordered the repatriation of 85pc of the country's bullion reserves. The gold was unloaded from a plane and taken under heavy...
Of late, I have become a little bit philosophical searching for some questions arising out of my soul. Most of the time I don't really get the answer to the question: am I educated? The raison détre is that the...
Rakib Hasan, a seventh grade student of BAF Shaheen College, Dhaka attended the final exam of the last day of 3rd term examination. While coming out of exam hall, he was stopped by his physical education teacher to check the...
Our Correspondent RANGPUR, Nov 26: Gone are the days when the farmers showed reluctance to sow a single seedling of indigo plant and faced tyranny from the British rulers. Cultivation of indigo has now turned into a blessing, a way...
JESSORE, Nov 26 (UNB): Two people were killed in separate road accidents in Jessore district early Saturday. Police said Ishaque Ali, 50, son of Hazrat Ali of Jadobpur village in Sharsa upazila sustained serious injuries when a pick-up van ran...
Our Correspondent BRAHMANBARIA, Nov 26: Agriculture loan distribution and recovery programme by Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) Brahmanbaria main branch was held at Sultanpur Union Parishad complex auditorium on November 23. Deputy Commissioner (DC), Brahmanbaria Md Abdul Mannan distributed the agricultural...
Our Correspondent JOYPURHAT, Nov 26: The Joypurhat Sugar Mills on Friday started sugarcane crushing for the current season. Ahsan Ali Mondol, a sugarcane farmer and ex-labourer Mozammel Haque of Joypurhat sugar mill inaugurated the crushing programme. The mill's managing director...
RAJSHAHI, Nov 26 (BSS): Speakers at a commemoration meeting have unequivocally called for bringing all the war criminals to book for freeing the nation from a long curse of stigma. Besides, they said importance should be given to an immediate...
A Correspondent COX'S BAZAR, Nov 26: A good number of farmers in eight upazilas under the district Cox's Bazar have started sowing early variety potato seeds after harvesting short duration Aman paddy, apparently in a bid to recoup the losses...
RU Correspondent RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Nov 26: The department of Accounting and Information System (AIS) under Business Studies faculty of Rajshahi University (RU) offers two-year long evening MBA programme. The officials of the department announced this at a press conference Saturday....
Our Correspondent NILPHAMARI, Nov 26: Modernisation of Syedpur Railway workshop started on an expenditure of Tk 1220 million and installation of machineries and improvement of infrastructure is going on. The workshop is also preparing to build 30 new passenger carriages...
Our Correspondent KHULNA, Nov 26: The production of LP gas cylinder has been started at Sundarban Industrial Complex Limited of Basundhara Group in Mongla, formally inaugurated by the managing director of the Group Sayam Sobahan Friday. Officials said that Sundarban...
Huge phensidyl hauled in Joypurhat Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate anti-drug drives recovered 977 bottles of phensidyl syrup and five bottles of beer worth Tk 0.392m in Joypurhat district on Friday night. Koya BOP patrol team of...
MUMBAI, Nov 26 (Economic Times): Foreign drugmakers are pouring millions of dollars in China lured by the government's buying power and ease of doing business there, at a time India seems to be losing attractiveness amid the centre's allegedly restrictive...
SINGAPORE, Nov 26 (Business Times): Companies in Singapore and Malaysia should seize the opportunities in both countries to move up their competitive positioning in the global marketplace, said Singapore's Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang yesterday. Given the current...
MUMBAI, Nov 26 (AFP): Indian spinners Pragyan Ojha and Ravichandran Ashwin plotted a sensational West Indies collapse before the third and final Test ended in a thrilling draw with scores level on the last day on Saturday. Left-arm spinner Ojha...
Bangladesh women's team made a dream start in the International Cricket outplaying Ireland by a huge 82 runs in their inaugural ODI and the 5th place deciding play-off match of ICC Women's World Cup Qualifiers at BKSP ground in Savar...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) selected the Cool and Cool International as the title sponsor for the forthcoming series between Bangladesh-Pakistan commencing from November 29, reports BSS. The series comprising one Twenty20, three ODIs and two Test matches will be known...
Pakistan cricket team led by Misbah-ul Haque arrived in the city Saturday evening on a month long campaign in Bangladesh when it will play one T20, three ODIs and two Test matches, reports UNB. Former world champions Pakistan will start...
NEW DELHI, Nov 26 (AFP): India recalled fragile pace spearhead Zaheer Khan Saturday for the Australia tour pending a fitness test, but continued to ignore seasoned spinner Harbhajan Singh. Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead the 17-man squad with Virender Sehwag...
Tendulkar misses out on historic 100th century Sachin Tendulkar fell six runs short of his 100th international hundred in the third and final Test with West Indies. Having eased from 67 to 94 on day four in his home city...
FE Report Edexcel in collaboration with British Council organized-BTEC Education UK Fair 2011 began at the British Council in the city Saturday. Rashed Khan Menon, MP, Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee for Education inaugurated the two-day long fair. Rober Gibson,...
FE Report A section of land developers at a roundtable Saturday came down heavily on media, environmentalists and government for, what they said hindering their work. Bangladesh Land Developers Association (BLDA) and the daily Kaler Kantho jointly organised the roundtable...
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, November 26: Usmania Glass Sheet Factory held its 25th annual general meeting (AGM) yesterday at the factory premises. The meeting was chaired by chairman of the BCIC and UGSFL company board Mr Golam Rabbani. The Chairman presented...
The total NAV of Prime Financial First Unit Fund stood at Tk 207,452,440 on the basis of cost price and Tk 171,051,677 on the basis of market price at the close of business operation on 24 November, 2011. The NAV...
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, November 26: A team of high officials of Woori Bank of Korea today met the chief of premier trade body CCCI at the Chamber Building. IT specialist from Korea Sang Won Lee, deputy general manager and head...
Internationally renowned corporate boss Paul Walsh arrived in Dhaka Saturday for conducting a two-day workshop organized by Management Consultant Company HR Kites on HR Balance Scorecard and Creating ROI on HR Initiatives, said a press release. The workshop will take...
Mohammad Ashraful has been dropped from Bangladesh's squad for the limited-overs leg of their upcoming home series against Pakistan. All-rounder Farhad Reza, who has not played for Bangladesh since 2008, has been recalled to the squad, reports Cricinfo. Shuvagata Hom...
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