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1 killed, 3 injured in BSF firing

2011-05-01 00:00:00

SATKHIRA, Apr 30 (UNB) : Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a cattle trader and wounded three others near Boikari border in Sadar Upazila this (Saturday) morning. The victim was identified as Rahmat Ali (35), son of Yousuf Ali...

Journalist critically injured by miscreants

2011-05-01 00:00:00

KHULNA, Apr 30 (UNB) : A journalist and his brother were critically injured by a gang of miscreants at Godaipur village in Paikgachha Upazila Friday night. The victims were identified as FMA Razzak, editor of local fortnightly 'Gonomichhil' and former...

Iraqi PM makes stopover in Dhaka

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Iraqi Prime Minister (PM) Nouri al-Maliki made a brief stopover at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the city Saturday on his way home from South Korea. Minister for Industries Dilip Barua received the Iraqi PM as he arrived for...

Muhith leaves for Hanoi today

2011-05-01 00:00:00

A four-member delegation headed by Finance Minister AMA Muhith will leave Dhaka for Hanoi today (Sunday) to take part in the 44th Board of Governors Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to be held in the Vietnamese capital on...

Taliban declare start of spring offensive across Afghanistan

2011-05-01 00:00:00

KABUL, Apr 30 (Reuters): The Taliban declared the start of a spring offensive across Afghanistan Saturday, warning they would target foreign troops, as well as Afghan security forces and top government officials, in a wave of attacks including suicide bombings....

Gaddafi calls for negotiation with NATO***

2011-05-01 00:00:00

TRIPOLI, Apr 30 (agencies): Libyan leader Muammar al- Gaddafi said Saturday he was ready for a ceasefire and negotiations provided NATO "stop its planes," but he refused to give up power as rebels and Western powers demand. In an early-morning...

New skirmishes on Thai-Cambodian border

2011-05-01 00:00:00

PHNOM PENH, Apr 30 (AFP): Sporadic clashes broke out on the tense Thai-Cambodian border Saturday, both sides said, casting doubt on peace efforts as the countries' bloodiest conflict in decades stretched into a ninth day. The latest hostilities at two...

William, Kate leave for secret honeymoon ***

2011-05-01 00:00:00

LONDON, Apr 30 (AFP): Prince William and his bride left for their honeymoon Saturday, heading to a secret destination having partied through the night following their wedding watched around the world. The couple departed Buckingham Palace by helicopter for an...

Four killed during Yemen strike

2011-05-01 00:00:00

ADEN, Apr 30 (agencies): Two servicemen and two civilians were killed and another seven wounded in south Yemen during a shutdown called by anti-government protesters on Saturday, officials said. The defence ministry said an officer and a soldier were killed...

Syrian troops take Daraa mosque

2011-05-01 00:00:00

BEIRUT, Apr 30 : Syrian army troops backed by tanks and three helicopters Saturday took a prominent mosque that had been controlled by residents in a besieged southern city killing four people, a witness said. The operation in the town...

Bomb hits minibus, kills 2 in NW Pakistan

2011-05-01 00:00:00

PARACHINAR, Apr 30 : A Pakistani official says a roadside bomb has hit a minibus in a northwestern tribal region, killing two passengers and wounding nine others. Javed Khan said the attack happened on Ladda road in Pakistan's Kurram tribal...

Iraqi judge, wife and daughter killed

2011-05-01 00:00:00

BAGHDAD, Apr 30: Iraqi officials say a judge, his wife and daughter have been killed when their house was blown up. Police say gunmen planted three bombs around the judge's house in a village near the town of Taji, 12...

Thai militants kill 2 in twin bomb attacks

2011-05-01 00:00:00

PATTANI, Apr 30: Thai police say twin attacks blamed by suspected Muslim militants have killed two soldiers and wounded nine others in southern Thailand. Pol. Lt. Gen. Kritsanapong Paetsit says a group of at least five insurgents set off a...

Journalist critically injured by miscreants

2011-05-01 00:00:00

KHULNA, Apr 30 (UNB) : A journalist and his brother were critically injured by a gang of miscreants at Godaipur village in Paikgachha Upazila Friday night. The victims were identified as FMA Razzak, editor of local fortnightly 'Gonomichhil' and former...

Iraqi PM makes stopover in Dhaka

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Iraqi Prime Minister (PM) Nouri al-Maliki made a brief stopover at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the city Saturday on his way home from South Korea. Minister for Industries Dilip Barua received the Iraqi PM as he arrived for...

Muhith leaves for Hanoi today

2011-05-01 00:00:00

A four-member delegation headed by Finance Minister AMA Muhith will leave Dhaka for Hanoi today (Sunday) to take part in the 44th Board of Governors Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to be held in the Vietnamese capital on...

Govt to make further probe into share scam: Muhith

2011-05-01 00:00:00

FE Report The government will make a further investigation into the recent share market scam as the report of the Ibrahim Khaled-led committee has been found to be based on assumptions rather than facts, Finance Minister AMA Muhith told the...

SEC will be reconstituted

2011-05-01 00:00:00

FE ReportThe government has decided to reconstitute the capital market watchdog, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), at its hierarchy by appointing a new chairman for the organisation. While making the report of the four-member probe committee officially public, Finance Minister...

Indian govt coming down heavily on corruption

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Zaglul Ahmed ChowdhuryIt is not surprising that the government of India has taken Congress leader Mr. Suresh Kalmadi into custody following disclosures by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) about his involvement with financial malpractices in organising the Commonwealth Games...

PM opens elevated expressway work

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated the groundbreaking work on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project with an aim to reduce acute traffic congestion in the capital, report agencies. "It's an epoch-making event for the nation," said Hasina. Italian-Thailand Development...

EPB seeks online access to NBR database

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaThe Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) and the National Board of Revenue (NBR) are likely to establish interconnectivity to check abuse of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) facility, offered by the European Union, through fraudulent practices. The relevant...

TI asks Dhaka to check graft in climate fund use

2011-05-01 00:00:00

FE Report Global graft watchdog Transparency International has asked Bangladesh Saturday to check graft in the management of forests and climate change fund, issuing warning that corruption can weaken the country's main defence against increasing number of deadly cyclones, tidal...

May Day today

2011-05-01 00:00:00

The historic May Day will be observed today (Sunday) in Bangladesh as in other countries across the world in solidarity with labour movement for establishing socio-economic rights of the working-class people, report agencies. May Day, also known as International Workers'...

Airport to be set up in Bagerhat

2011-05-01 00:00:00

FHM Humayan KabirThe government will set up an airport at Rampal in Bagerhat to boost flow of tourists at the world's largest mangrove forest the Sundarbans and facilitate the impoverished seaport Mongla, officials said Saturday. Civil aviation and tourism ministry...

Chinese oil co submits proposal for developing four CHT gas structures

2011-05-01 00:00:00

M Azizur RahmanChinese oil and gas firm Sinopec Shengli Oilfield Services is the lone international firm to submit proposal for developing four onshore gas structures in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) under joint venture with the state-owned Bapex, a top government...

DMP ban on rallies

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Saturday announced the restriction on all kinds of mass rallies and processions as well as carrying all types of sticks, lethal weapons, explosives and firearms at Muktangan, Paltan Maidan, Zero Point, North and South gates of...

Iraqi PM makes stopover in Dhaka

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Iraqi Prime Minister (PM) Nouri al-Maliki made a brief stopover at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the city Saturday on his way home from South Korea. Minister for Industries Dilip Barua received the Iraqi PM as he arrived for...

Muhith leaves for Hanoi today

2011-05-01 00:00:00

A four-member delegation headed by Finance Minister AMA Muhith will leave Dhaka for Hanoi today (Sunday) to take part in the 44th Board of Governors Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to be held in the Vietnamese capital on...

Judges, lawyers urged to provide legal assistance to poor litigants

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Barrister Shafique Ahmed has urged the judges and lawyers to provide legal assistance to the poor litigants who are incapable of bearing the costs. The law minister said this, while speaking at a...

Contributions of Samad Azad recalled

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Awami League Ad-visory Council Member Suranjit Sengupta Satur-day said that the constitution of 1972 has been restored in the country after 40 years through the court verdict, reports BSS. He was speaking at a commemorative meeting on Abdus Samad Azad...