DUBAI, May 16 (AFP): Argentina legend Diego Maradona is to take over as coach next season at Dubai's Al-Wasl, the club announced Monday. "Al-Wasl Sports Club is proud to announce the appointment of Diego Armando Maradona as head coach of...
Olympic marathon champ Wanjiru dies NAIROBI (Kenya), May 16: Kenyan Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru died in a fall from a balcony after a domestic dispute involving his wife and another woman, police said Monday. One police official said Wanjiru...
KHULNA, May 16 (UNB): A college student and son of a Saudi expatriate abducted for ransom was rescued by RAB after two days from a house in Chanmari area in the city today. Ekramul Sheikh Prince, a first year student...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy falls at places in next 24 hours till 6.0 pm...
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) will provide all possible support for flourishing tourism in Bangladesh as the country can use tourism as one of its major tools to cut poverty, reports BSS. "UNWTO secretary-general assured me that his...
Leaders of different social and environmental organisations Sunday demanded increase of tax on bidi, cigarette and all tobacco products in the upcoming budget for protecting public health and saving lives from their harmful effects, reports BSS. Tobacco and tobacco products...
A day-long Embassy Open House programme of Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC drew a large number of visitors from all over the United States (US) and tourists from other countries, reports UNB. The programme was organised in coordination with Cultural...
FHM Humayun KabirThe government has reminded India last week of its bid to seek quick clarification on the procurement complexities, stagnant for many weeks, concerning the 20 projects under the latters' one billion US dollar-credit, officials said Monday. "As more...
FE Report Finance Minister AMA Muhith Monday said the government will sign a loan agreement worth over US$ 600 million with Japan Wednesday for three major projects including that of Padma Multipurpose Bridge (PMB). Mr Muhith said the fund will...
The Supreme Court (SC) has confirmed the High Court (HC) verdict that had declared the Truth and Accountability Commission (TAC) illegal, reports bdnews24.com. A seven-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by chief justice A B M Khairul Haque, dismissed...
Syful IslamThe government is set to appoint a foreign consultant to re-fix the charges of the Chittagong Port, and has asked the Mongla Port Authority to do the same by their own, officials said Monday. "We have decided to re-fix...
M Azizur RahmanThe government has allowed Santos as the first foreign company operating in the country to sell gas from its offshore fields in block 16 in the Bay of Bengal to private buyers at market prices. State-owned Petrobangla signed...
Fazle RashidNEW YORK, May 16: The hotel maid whom the International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief attempted to sexually assault identified Dominique Strauss-Kahn in the police identification parade in New York on Sunday. Strauss-Kahn's arrest on charges of attempted rape sent...
GENEVA, May 16 (BSS): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the industrialised nations to invest adequate accessible fund for adaptation by vulnerable economies. "The fund, we envisage should be adequate, sustainable and easily accessible to meet the full cost of...
NOAKHALI, May 16: Local administration imposed Section 144 for an indefinite period at some places of Hatiya Upazila headquarters following an attack on a local independent lawmaker's house by the ruling partymen on Monday. At least 10 people were injured...
The government plans to make a law on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) soon, said Commerce Minister Faruk Khan, insisting on the apparel makers and foreign buyers in the garments industry to give priority for the well-being of 3.5 million workers...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy falls at places in next 24 hours till 6.0 pm...
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) will provide all possible support for flourishing tourism in Bangladesh as the country can use tourism as one of its major tools to cut poverty, reports BSS. "UNWTO secretary-general assured me that his...
Leaders of different social and environmental organisations Sunday demanded increase of tax on bidi, cigarette and all tobacco products in the upcoming budget for protecting public health and saving lives from their harmful effects, reports BSS. Tobacco and tobacco products...
A day-long Embassy Open House programme of Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC drew a large number of visitors from all over the United States (US) and tourists from other countries, reports UNB. The programme was organised in coordination with Cultural...
Attorney General (AG) Mahbubey Alam said outgoing Chief Justice (CJ) ABM Khairul Haque has elevated the judicial system in Bangladesh to international standards, reports bdnews24.com. At a press briefing at his office Monday, he said Justice Khairul Haque is one...
State Minister for Law Qamrul Islam Monday protested the BNP acting secretary general's threat against NSI Director Shafiullah and Special SP Abdul Kahar Akand who are investigating into the August 21 grenade attack and 10-truck arms haul cases, reports UNB....
Bangladesh Awami League (AL) and its associate bodies are set to celebrate today (Tuesday) the Homecoming Day of Prime Minister and AL President Sheikh Hasina, reports BSS. On this day in 1981, the AL chief returned home after about six...
Justices M Momtazuddin Ahmed and M Shamsul Huda, elevated to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, took oath of office Monday, reports UNB. Outgoing Chief Justice (CJ) ABM Khairul Haque administered them the oath at the judges' lounge at...
The special parliamentary committee on constitution amendment will not complete its recommendations until it receives copies of the full verdicts on the seventh and 13th amendments to the constitution, its co-chair said, reports bdnews24.com. The next meeting of the panel...
Speakers at a discussion in the city Monday urged the government to take steps without delay for punishment of the culprits involved in torture on minorities and human rights violators after 2001 election, reports BSS. They said the prospect of...
Outgoing chief justice ABM Khairul Haque has said he has tried to ensure justice throughout his career, reports bdnews24.com. "This is my last day at work. However, I will be associated with the Supreme Court until the end of my...
KHULNA, May 16 (UNB): A local the Awami League (AL) leader along with his grandson were injured in a bomb attack at his home at 8:30pm Sunday. Police and locals said, a group of 3-4 miscreants hurled six bombs on...
An Islamist leader has told his followers that they may have to face a tough test in their movement to protect the Quran, reports bdnews24.com. Chairman of a faction of Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ) Fazlul Haque Amini told his party...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy falls at places in next 24 hours till 6.0 pm...
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