RAJSHAHI, Oct 20 (BSS): Peoples participation, in large, has become indispensable for strengthening the local government system which is very important for solving many of the problems being faced by the rural peoples. Importance should be given on ensuring participation...
MEHERPUR, Oct 20 (UNB): A brick kiln owner was strangulated to death in Gangni upazila in Meherpur district Wednesday night. Khokon, 45 , of Vite para village in Gangni poura area was found hanging from a tree near his brick...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Oct 20 (UNB): A youth was killed and another injured as a bus hit a motorbike at Khalsi on Chapainawabganj-Rohanpur road in Nachole upazila in Chapainawabganj this (Thursday) morning. The deceased were identified as Liton, 20, of Chalk Narendrapur...
Rotary Club of Chittagong Mid City celebrated its Charter Presentation and 8th Installation Ceremony in the Chittagong Club Ltd auditorium recently, says a press release. Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman, Former Adviser, Caretaker Government, Peoples Republic of Bangladesh, was present as...
KABUL, Oct 20 (Reuters): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday she was looking for a "reality check" on her visit to Afghanistan, but said she had seen progress, and remained hopeful about the prospects for a peaceful and...
PESHAWAR, Oct 20 (AFP): Four soldiers and five militants were killed Thursday in a gunbattle in Pakistan's Khyber tribal district along the Afghan border, officials said. The fighting erupted when Pakistan's paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) launched a search operation in...
KABUL, Oct 20 (AP): NATO and Afghan forces have killed at least 115 insurgents over the past week as part of an ongoing operation in a northeastern Afghanistan province, the coalition said Thursday, as it looks to curb insurgent activity...
MOSCOW, Oct 20 (Reuters): North Korean leader Kim Jong-il repeated his readiness to return to stalled nuclear talks "without any preconditions" in an interview with the Russian state news agency Itar-Tass published Wednesday. The comments came amid a flurry of...
KATHMANDU, Oct 20 (AFP): Nepal's prime minister arrives in India Thursday for a visit aimed at mending a key relationship that has been soured in recent years by mutual suspicion between his ruling Maoists and New Delhi. The India-Nepal relationship...
SYDNEY, Oct 20 (AFP): Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan was awarded an honorary doctorate for his services to cinema Thursday in a ceremony in Australia featuring congratulations from renowned director Baz Luhrmann. Bachchan initially turned down the award from the Queensland...
BEIRUT, Oct 20 (AFP): The United Nations has called on Damascus to end its incursions into Lebanon, which have left three Syrians dead in recent weeks, warning the raids could ignite tensions in the region. "I strongly deplore the violent...
After the ODI series, Bangladesh takes on visiting West Indies in the first Test of the Walton two-match Test Series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong today (Friday), reports UNB. The match will start at 9:30 am. Both...
Mohammad Ashraful, who was dropped for the two Tests against West Indies, has said he has not been given a fair chance by the Bangladesh selectors. Ashraful said chief selector Akram Khan had told him that he would sit out...
Newcomer Dhaka Metropolis team made a good start in the four-day 13th National Cricket League upsetting hosts Rajshahi Division by six-wicket in the inaugural match that concluded on the last day at Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi Thursday, reports UNB....
MOHALI, India, Oct 20 (AFP): Jonathan Trott hit 98 not out as England piled up 298-4 in a must-win one-day international against world champions India in Mohali Thursday. Samit Patel smashed an unbeaten 70 off 43 balls and Kevin Pietersen...
LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Oct 20 (AFP): Ex-Germany captain Michael Ballack inspired Bayer Leverkusen to come from behind to beat Valencia 2-1 in the Champions League Wednesday to stay in touch with leaders Chelsea in Group E. With Chelsea going top of...
MILAN, Italy, Oct 20 (AFP): AC Milan breezed to a comfortable 2-0 victory over BATE Borisov at the San Siro Wednesday to keep pace with Barcelona at the top of Champions League Group H. Goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Kevin...
ABU DHABI, Oct 20 (AFP): Sri Lanka were fighting to save the first Test under a heavy 300-plus deficit after Pakistani opener Taufiq Umar hit his maiden double hundred on the third day here on Thursday. Shot out for a...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, October 20: Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) has launched next generation trading software to facilitate investors to trade from their houses or offices without going to brokerage house. CSE president Fakhar Uddin Ali Ahmed formally inaugurated the software system...
National Bank Ltd. (NBL) signed an Agency Agreement with NEC Money Transfer S A, Spain recently at its head office in Dhaka. Under this arrangement, Bangladeshi expatriates living in Spain and also in other parts of Europe will be able...
Cos recommend stock, cash dividends MIDAS Financing: The board of directors of MIDAS Financing Ltd. has recommended 10 per cent stock dividend (i.e. 1 bonus shares for every 10 shares) for the year that ended on June 30, 2011. The...
FE ReportThe government has blamed the World Bank for putting the Padma Bridge project tender process on hold, saying there is no valid ground on suspension of its funding, considering the record of transparency, honesty and pace of the works...
SIRTE, Oct 20 (AFP): Toppled dictator Moamer Gaddafi was killed Thursday in a final assault by new regime forces on the last pocket of resistance in his hometown Sirte, sparking wild joy and celebratory gunfire across Libya. "We announce to...
FE ReportBangladesh has been downgraded by four notches in a key World Bank annual "Doing Business" gauge as acute power crisis has weighed heavily on the country's overall investment and business climate. The development lender placed Bangladesh at 122 among...
Malaysia has offered the government to provide assistance for the much-talked-about Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project on easy terms, reports UNB. The preliminary offer came from the visiting Special Envoy of the Malaysian government, Dato Sri S Samy Vellu when he...
FE ReportThe apex body of the country's bankers - Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB) - has decided to make investment in the stock market from next week to help stabilise its situation in the light of the suggestion of the...
FE Report The High Court Thursday issued an order of status quo on the telecom regulator's notice claiming Tk 30.34 billion as outstanding dues, effectively suspending its operation pending hearing of an appeal filed by Grameenphone (GP), said a GP...
FE Report The government should tackle the challenges of burgeoning inflation, price spiral, imbalance between income and expenditure, and pressure on balance of payment (BoP) for the sake of the country's economy, said distinguished CPD fellow Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya Thursday....
Siddique Islam The expansion of credit flow to the private sector declined slightly in August last due to selective banking operations by the commercial banks. The commercial banks also disbursed loans cautiously during the period due mainly to adjustment of...
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) postponed public hearing on power tariff hike proposal, and decided to issue a show-cause notice against the managing director of Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO), asking him to explain his absence at the hearing. The...
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