JAKARTA, Oct 26 (AFP): An Indonesian court cut the jail term of radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, a vocal advocate of violent jihad convicted of funding terrorism, from 15 years to nine, a spokesman said Wednesday. Bashir is regarded as...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct 26 (AFP): Pakistani officials Wednesday accused NATO helicopters of violating Pakistan's air space over the Taliban and Haqqani stronghold of North Waziristan, along the Afghan border. "Two helicopters intruded several kilometres inside Pakistan territory in Datta Khel...
ERCIS, Turkey, Oct 26 (AFP): Homeless survivors of Turkey's devastating earthquake shivered in sub-zero temperatures Wednesday as the government admitted that it was struggling to cope with the demand for shelter. As the death toll neared 500 and complaints mounted...
BEIRUT, Oct 26 (AP): Tens of thousands of Syrians packed a Damascus square Wednesday in a show of support for embattled President Bashar Assad, a few hours ahead of a visit by senior Arab officials probing ways to start a...
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Oct 26 (AFP): Bomb and gun attacks in Iraq have killed nine people, including a mayor, four soldiers and two family members of a Shiite cleric, and wounded 22 others, security officials said Wednesday. "A car bomb targeted...
LONDON, Oct 26 (AFP): Following is a snapshot in statistics of the world's population, which will officially reach seven billion on October 31. SOURCE: The State of World Population 2011, published by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) - Around...
BANGKOK, Oct 26 (AFP): Thais enduring the nation's worst floods in decades have faced marauding crocodiles and threat of snake bites and electrocution, but health experts say the top risks are drowning and disease. Three months into a crisis that...
Pakistan national cricket team will arrive in Dhaka on November 26 on a 27-day tour to Bangladesh to play one Twenty20, three ODIs and two Test matches against Bengal Tigers in Dhaka and Chittagong, reports UNB. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)...
Walton Hi Tech Industries will be the title sponsors of National Cricket League (longer version) 2011-12, reports BSS. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Walton jointly arranged a media conference at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur on Wednesday to...
Bangladesh's Macedonian coach Nikola Ilievski believes that his team would have to show their team work if they want to achieve any positive result against Iraq in the second match of the AFC U-19 Group A qualifiers which begins at...
DUBAI, Oct 26 (AFP): Pakistan finished the opening day of the second Test at 42-0 after Sri Lanka were dismissed for 239 in the first innings at Dubai cricket Stadium here Wednesday. Openers Taufiq Umar (20) and Mohammad Hafeez (18)...
Five teams Sheikh Russell KC, Pallick Group, Shireen TT Club, Wari Club, Ajax SC won their respective matches against respective rivals in the Senior Division Table Tennis League played at the Wooden Floor Gymnasium Wednesday, reports BSS. Sheikh Russell Krira...
JEONJU, South Korea, Oct 26 (AFP): South Korea's Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Wednesday booked a place in the Asian Champions League final with a 2-1 victory over 10-man Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia. The victory at Jeonju World Cup Stadium gave...
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Oct 26 (AFP): Malcolm Waller hit a single off the fifth ball of the last over to take Zimbabwe to a dramatic one-wicket win in the third and final one-day international against New Zealand at Queens Sports Club...
ROME, Oct 26 (AFP): Juventus went back to the top of Serie A after holding on for a 2-1 victory against Fiorentina in Turin on Tuesday. With previous leaders Udinese and Lazio not playing until Wednesday, Juve took advantage of...
KOLKATA, India, Oct 26 (AFP): World champions India brushed aside England by 95 runs in the fifth and final one-day international in Kolkata on Tuesday to sweep the series 5-0. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed an unbeaten 75 off 69...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The insurance regulator Wednesday unveiled an investigation report on violation of some provisions of the insurance act by Prime Islami Life Insurance Limited (PILIL). The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has termed the findings as serious...
Talha Bin Habib The authorities of Probashi Kallyan Bank (Expatriate Welfare Bank) have planned to appoint a consultant soon as the bank is taking preparations to offload its shares in the capital market, a high official said. "We (the bank...
The board of directors of Eastern Insurance has decided to hold an EGM on November 27, 2011 at 11:00am at Muktijoddha Smriti Milonayaton (1st floor), Institute of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh, 160 Kakrail VIP Road, Dhaka to consider the change in...
Cos recommend cash stock dividends BATBC: The board of directors of BATBC has declared 50 per cent interim cash dividend (Tk 5.00 per share of Tk 10.00 each) for the year ending on December 31, 2011. The record date for...
FE Report State minister for women and children affairs Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury Tuesday strongly contradicted a United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) report which claimed five million women were missing in the country. She also rejected the claims of the...
The government has laid emphasis on conserving rain and surface waters and reducing dependency on underground water for agricultural production. Agriculture Minister Motia Chowdhury said this in parliament in the city Tuesday, reports BSS. Replying to a supplementary from treasury...
NATORE, Oct 25 (UNB): At least 20 students of Paikerdole Government Primary School in Sadar Upazila fell ill after taking de-worming tablet on Tuesday. Of the sick, 15 students were admitted to Sadar hospital while the rest took treatment locally....
The government is going to introduce new curriculums at the levels of primary, secondary, ibtedayee and technical education from the academic year 2013, reports BSS. Writing of all textbooks has started in the light of 'National Education Policy 2010' to...
The National Committee on Protection of Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports has announced a four-day Dhaka-Sunetra long march on October 28 to press home their demands, reports UNB. Member secretary of the committee Anu Mohammad announced the programme...
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, Oct 25: Tomorrow is the 18th death anniversary of Giasuddin Chowdhury, pioneer of fish and shrimp industry in the country and the first president of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The day will be observed through...
Country's noted photojournalist Rashid Talukder is no more, reports BSS. He breathed his last following a brain hemorrhage at Square Hospital in the city at 6.30 pm Tuesday. Rashid, a senior photographer of the daily Ittefaq, was 72. He left...
A two-day film festival was held in the auditorium of the main campus of World University of Bangladesh (WUB) from October 24-25, 2011, said a press release. WUB Film Club organized the festival and screened eight films in Bangla, English...
Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Prof AK Azad Chowdhury Tuesday said that most of the universities are performing as teaching institutions rather than disseminating and cultivating new knowledge through research activities, reports BSS. He made the remarks while...
JHENIDAH, Oct 25 (UNB): A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was critically injured allegedly by smugglers along Baghadanga frontier in Maheshpur Upazila Tuesday noon. The injured was identified as Lance Nayek Ohidul Islam of BGB intelligence branch. Lt Col...
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