The National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Dr Nasiruddin Ahmed Monday received one-year extension of his job tenure. Job contract of Dr Nasir, also secretary of the Internal Resources Division (IRD), was scheduled to expire on October 28. A senior...
Struggling non-government group, PROSHIKA, has obtained certification from the Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) to operate micro credits. Mahbub-ul-Karim, chief executive officer of PROSHIKA, Monday received the certificate from the regulator body. The conflict over the organisation's leadership has thrown it...
NEW YORK, Oct 10: General Electric Co. is expanding its wind turbine business in India. The industrial and financial giant said Monday that its Energy Financial Services division will invest $50 million to build wind energy projects in India. The...
KABUL, Oct 9 (AFP): An Afghan woman MP was in a critical condition Sunday, her doctor said, after entering the eighth day of a hunger strike to protest against her expulsion from parliament over alleged vote fraud. Semin Barakzai, one...
SYDNEY, Oct 9 (AFP): A female soldier serving with Australian forces in Afghanistan was allegedly sexually assaulted on a military base, officials said Sunday, just days before the release of a report into defence abuse cases. The soldier, whose rank...
BARISAL, Oct 10 (UNB): A total of 121 fishermen were sentenced to different prison terms in 12 upazilas of Barisal division for violating ban on fishing hilsa during the first four days that started on Oct 6. Bankim Chandra Mondol,...
A child journalists' conference of Sylhet, Narsingdi and Kishoreganj region held at Sylhet zilla parishad auditorium on Sunday, says a press release. Seventy child journalists from Sylhet and six other districts took part in the conference. Mass Line Media Certre...
Our Correspondent JOYPURHAT, Oct 10: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 members of Joypurhat camp arrested 4 drug traders with 30 kg of hemp from Balighata Bazar under Panchbibi Upazila in the district on Sunday. RAB Joypurhat camp sources said that on...
Our Correspondent RANGPUR, Oct 10: Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS) is cultivating a drought tolerant variety of paddy on trial basis in Rangpur and Panchagarh districts to face the adverse effect of climate change, as every year a vast tract...
A correspondent MAGURA, Oct 10: The new branch of Uttara Bank in Magura was inaugurated at MR road of Magura town on Sunday. Managing director of the Bank Sheikh Abdul Aziz inaugurated the new office. Among others deputy managing director...
NARSINGDI, Oct 10 (BSS): Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said the farmers have successfully brought 43,200 hectares of land under T-Aman farming against the fixed target of 42,000 hectares this season in Narsingdi. While about 2.4 percent more land...
COMILLA, Oct 09 (UNB): Two people were killed and three others injured in a road mishap at Batakandi village on Comilla-Homna road in Titas upazila tonight (Sunday). The deceased were identified as M L Hossain, 34, son of Ali Hossain...
SYLHET, Oct 10 (UNB): At least 50 people, including cops and a local journalist, were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trifling matter at Dakkhin Surma upazila on Sunday night. Witnesses said Bappi, 17, son...
RU Correspondent RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Oct 10: The students of the Rajshahi University (RU) of management department observed the World Postal Day through an exceptional programme on the university campus Sunday. To recall the traditional way for communication they posted more...
KABUL, Oct 9 (AFP): An Afghan woman MP was in a critical condition Sunday, her doctor said, after entering the eighth day of a hunger strike to protest against her expulsion from parliament over alleged vote fraud. Semin Barakzai, one...
SYDNEY, Oct 9 (AFP): A female soldier serving with Australian forces in Afghanistan was allegedly sexually assaulted on a military base, officials said Sunday, just days before the release of a report into defence abuse cases. The soldier, whose rank...
BEIJING, 10 Oct (Reuters): China reiterated Monday that the United States' arms sales to Taiwan seriously undermines its core interests and would harm ties between Washington and Beijing. China's Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai made the comments to reporters during...
Indian police have raided the homes of former minister Dayanidhi Maran following allegations of his involvement in the country's biggest corruption scandal, officials say, reports BBC. Mr Maran resigned in July after he was named in the scandal over telecoms...
TOKYO, Oct 10 (AFP): Japan will offer 10,000 foreigners free airfares to visit the country next year, in an attempt to boost the tourism industry which has been hit by the ongoing nuclear disaster, a report said Monday. The Japan...
Egypt's PM has appealed for calm after 24 people were killed as clashes between Coptic Christians and security forces escalated into full-scale riots, reports BBC. The violence broke out after a protest in Cairo against an attack on a church...
ISLAMABAD, 10 Oct (Reuters): Pakistan's Taliban movement, the country's biggest security threat, has suggested it would consider peace talks with the U.S.-backed government, a local newspaper reported Monday. Pakistani leaders said after an all-party meeting attended by top military and...
SIRTE, Libya, Oct 10 (AFP): Libya's new regime forces were battling block by block towards the centre of Sirte on Monday, eyeing the symbolic prize of finally capturing Muammer Gaddafi's hometown after a month-long siege. But Kadhafi diehards were putting...
PHNOM PENH, Oct 10 (AFP): More than 200 people have died in Cambodia's worst floods in over a decade, a disaster official said Monday, as the country scrambled to provide aid for tens of thousands of families. Over 80 children...
MUMBAI, Oct 10 (AFP): Indian musician and composer Jagjit Singh, who won generations of fans by reviving the traditional genre of "ghazal" tunes, died on Monday in Mumbai at the age of 70, hospital officials said. Singh, dubbed "The Ghazal...
RU Correspondent RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Oct 10: The students of the Rajshahi University (RU) of management department observed the World Postal Day through an exceptional programme on the university campus Sunday. To recall the traditional way for communication they posted more...
KABUL, Oct 9 (AFP): An Afghan woman MP was in a critical condition Sunday, her doctor said, after entering the eighth day of a hunger strike to protest against her expulsion from parliament over alleged vote fraud. Semin Barakzai, one...
SYDNEY, Oct 9 (AFP): A female soldier serving with Australian forces in Afghanistan was allegedly sexually assaulted on a military base, officials said Sunday, just days before the release of a report into defence abuse cases. The soldier, whose rank...
Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim on Monday expressed the hope that a competitive series against West Indies is possible if every department of the team clicks as per their ability, reports UNB. "If our batsmen and bowlers play responsibly, it will...
SINGAPORE, Oct 10 (AFP): China and Iraq face a "critical" World Cup qualifying clash Tuesday as Asia's big powers look set to step closer to the 2014 tournament in Brazil. Australia host Oman, Japan entertain Tajikistan and South Korea are...
SHANGHAI, Oct 10 (AFP): A frustrated Andy Roddick dug deep to beat Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 at the Shanghai Masters Monday and avoid a second ignominious first-round exit in a week in China. The American 10th seed, who...
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