Pakistan's limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi says he has accepted an offer to lead one of the provinces in the inaugural edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) later this year, reports Cricinfo. "It's a good opportunity and I will...
ZURICH, May 11 (Reuters): FIFA president Sepp Blatter distanced himself from his executive committee Tuesday, saying he did not choose them and could not say whether they were angels or devils. His remarks came after former English football association chairman...
MADRID, May 11 (AFP): Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to make it an incredible 36 league goals in the current campaign as Real Madrid defeated local rivals Getafe 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu Tuesday to prevent Barcelona from winning the...
Sports journalists at a meeting at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Wednesday appealed to persons of means to extend financial help for the treatment of ailing Al Musabbir Sa'di, General Secretary of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), reports BSS. Sa'di,...
Australia and New Zealand could be battling for the services of Allan Donald as bowling coach, after the South African made it to the final round of interviews to replace Troy Cooley in the Australian setup. Donald worked with New...
KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 (AP): Australia is touting its track record and modern facilities while Sri Lanka promises a transformation of its infrastructure after decades of civil war as officials from both countries formally lodged their bids to host the...
A farmer was killed when his power tiller plunged into a roadside ditch near Sharsha Bazar at Sharsha Upazila of Jessore Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Oliar Rahman (40), son of Rajab Ali of Nijampur village of the upazila.Police said...
Police have arrested an alleged leader of underground Biplabi Communist Party (BCP) in possession of a gun and five bullets at Pratappur village under Sadar Upazila of Jhenidah. Jhenaidah police superintendent Mohammad Rejaul Karim told the news agency that a...
A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Para village in Domar Upazila of Nilphamari early Tuesday.The deceased was identifies as Putul (25), wife of Dulal Hossain of the village.Police said Dulal married Putul nine...
A mobile court of Bogra Tuesday convicted a youth and sentenced him to six months imprisonment for teasing a college girl.The convict was identified as Shaheb Ali (24), son of Golam Rabbani of Bhutbari village in Dhunat Upazila. Police said...
FE Report The central bank has asked the commercial banks to take effective measures for expeditious realisation of their export proceeds to help meet the growing demand for liquidity in the market. The advice came at a bankers meeting held...
Shahiduzzaman KhanSerious concern is being raised by many circles over the persistent decline in manpower export and also a drop in earning from remittances by overseas Bangladeshi workers. Manpower export has declined substantially since 2009. What is more worrying is...
President Md Zillur Rahman has appointed Justice Md Mozzammel Hossain, a senior judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, as the Chief Justice, an official handout said Wednesday, report agencies. Justice Hossain, the 20th Chief Justice of the...
Mohammad MufazzalThe government should complete the restructuring of the securities regulator on an urgent basis for smooth operation of the stock market, a newly appointed SEC member said. On the other hand, the experts said both the partial and delayed...
M Azizur RahmanCompressed natural gas (CNG) is going to be costlier, as the energy regulator has decided to announce an increased price of the fuel today (Thursday), to keep it at per with the petroleum prices. "We will announce the...
FE ReportThe Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued an order to all scheduled banks and financial institutions seeking information of bank accounts of six top officials of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),...
Nazmul AhsanThe government plans to bring Grameen Bank (GB) under the direct supervision of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) to be guided by Bank Company Act, 1991. The move, according to official sources, is aimed to establish accountability and transparency in...
Doulot Akter MalaThe government is set to continue the tax holiday facility for new industries in a bid to attract more investment in infrastructure development. The tax holiday facility is scheduled to expire next month (on June 30). The National...
The Supreme Court (SC) has disposed of the government appeal, with some observations, to review the Appellate Division verdict that had declared illegal the Fifth Amendment to the constitution, reports bdnews24.com. The apex court left it for parliament to decide...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina returned home Wednesday morning completing her four-day official visit to Turkey during which she attended the fourth UN Conference on Lest Developed Countries (LDCs) in Istanbul. During her four-day visit, Hasina addressed the plenary session...
The results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations, which were held in February this year, will be published today (Thursday). Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid will hand over the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at about...
A teen-aged housewife was killed by lightning at village Taranagar under Kalmakanda upazila of the Netrakona district Monday.Police and local people said the dead was identified as Hajera Khatun (31), wife of Kamrul Mia of the same village. Hajera died...
The body of a college girl was recovered in Baganbari area in Akhaura upazila of Brahmanbaria Monday.The deceased was identified as Nahida Sultana Rita (23), daughter of Akhaura Upazila Chairman Borhanuddin. Police said, on information they recovered the body of...
A court of Bagerhat Monday sentenced a man to death for killing a farmer in 2003.The convict was identified as Badsha alias Abdul Karim (45), son of Nawab Ali Sheikh of Teligati village in Morelganj Upazila.According to the prosecution, Badsha...
FE ReportThe World Bank (WB) Wednesday approved a US$195 million loan for Bangladesh to prepare digital national identification card (NID) for its nearly 90 million people by 2015. The WB local office in Dhaka said the board of directors of...
Chairman of Jatiya Party (JP) and former President Hussein Muhammad Ershad Wednesday suggested for reforms in the present electoral process to free it from the clutch of muscle power and curse of unbridled use of money for ensuring democracy and...
The National Taskforce on Rivers Wednesday decided to frame strict laws by reforming the existing laws to protect the navigability of the rivers including Buriganga, Turag and Balu around Dhaka city and their normal flow as well as to take...
The government is planning to form Education Development Committee at upazila and district levels with a view to ensuring quality education in the country, reports UNB. "The committee will be formed for the overall development of education sector, appointment of...
The government has cancelled licences of eight hajj agencies and filed cases against them on charges of forgery and cheating in last year's hajj management, reports BSS. State Minister for Religious Affairs Advocate M Shahjahan Mia said this while presiding...
Chairman of Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC) Professor Dr AK Azad Chowdhury Wednesday underscored the need for development of quality of higher education to contribute to world civilization, reports BSS. "Improvement of standard of higher education is very essential to...
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