SYDNEY, Apr 16: Australia's Barrier Reef district was rocked by an unusual 5.2-magnitude earthquake Saturday, but laid-back locals said they had barely felt a thing. The tremor struck about 3.30pm local time (0530 GMT) about 124 kilometres southeast of Townsville...
LONDON, Apr 16: Britain said Saturday it was mulling changes to "discriminatory" rules on the line of succession, meaning Prince William and Kate Middleton's first born could accede to the throne regardless of gender. Currently the principle of male primogeniture...
COLOMBO, Apr 16 : A UN panel has called for an independent inquiry into "credible" allegations that Sri Lanka committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in its final 2009 offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels.The panel of experts, appointed by...
ABUJA, Apr 16 (Reuters): Nigerians massed at polling stations Saturday for what they hope will be their first credible presidential election for decades and could set an example across Africa. Queues formed early across the country, including the village of...
AMMAN, Apr 16 (AFP): Jordanian security forces have arrested 70 Islamists after violent protests in which many people were hurt, most of them policemen. The suspects, members of the ultra-conservative Sunni Muslim Salafist movement, were rounded up during raids Friday...
At least 50 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over rebuilding a road in Jagajibanpur village at Mohanpur Union in Sadar Upazila of Sunamganj Thursday.An altercation ensued on Thursday morning between UP member Kutubuddin and...
An employee of Sakura Village, a private tourist resort, situated on the outskirts of the Bandarban town was abducted by a gang of armed miscreants for ransom Friday night.Fakhrul Islam, an employee of the tourist resort said, a gang of...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested one drug peddler and seized 1,222 bottles of phensidyl during a raid at Chasra area in Jessore town Thursday. The arrested person was identified as Mizanur Rahman (30). RAB also seized a private car, which...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2011-04-17 00:00:00
Mohammad MufazzalThe government has planned to reconstitute the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the wake of a scathing report by a probe body that the regulator has failed to safeguard interest of millions of small investors. Finance Minister AMA...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2011-04-17 00:00:00
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury The campaign for the crucial assembly elections in the Indian state of West Bengal has reached a feverish pitch with the war of words between the two main political groups getting increasingly belligerent as the state readies...
FE Report | 2011-04-17 00:00:00
FE ReportBeximco Group Vice-Chairman Salman F Rahman told the FE on Saturday that the comment of the probe committee on the recent share market scam about his support and lobbying for the appointment of the incumbent chairman of the Securities...
Nazmul Ahsan | 2011-04-17 00:00:00
Nazmul AhsanBangladesh Bank (BB) has suggested to the government to impose restrictions on cash transactions for selected companies and individual suspects to help contain money laundering and control terrorist financing, official sources said. As a national strategy to combat terrorist...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2011-04-17 00:00:00
Doulot Akter MalaMore than 100 leading share investors who invested in the capital market availing the opportunity that was offered in 2009 with a condition to hold the investment for two consecutive years, are now under scrutiny of the revenue...
Badrul Ahsan | 2011-04-17 00:00:00
Badrul AhsanThe government has finalised a plan to set up a mega jute plant at the site of the now defunct Adamjee Jute Mill area to cash in on booming export of the golden fibre, a senior official said Saturday....
Almost all the 14 quick rental power plant projects, which were undertaken by the government on a fast-track basis to generate electricity to meet the current irrigation season's requirement, have failed to come into operation. According to available statistics received...
NARAYANGANJ, Apr 16: Workers of a garment factory blocked Narayanganj-Demra road for an hour Saturday morning and vandalised five vehicles for their dues at Siddhirganj in Sadar Upazila. Witnesses said, workers of YRS knitwear Ltd took to the street and...
Opposition BNP Saturday urged the government to quit power by offering mid-term election and withdraw "false" cases against Tarique Rahman and Arafat Rahman Koko, reports UNB. Criticizing Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina's recent comments in the cabinet meeting regarding quick...
Opposition BNP has alleged that Moulana Abul Hasnat, younger son of Mufti Fazlul Huq Amini, was kidnapped at the directive of the government and demanded that he be immediately returned to his family, reports UNB. BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza...
At least 12 BNP activists were injured as police charged baton on them when they brought out a procession at Post Office crossing in Jhenidah district town Saturday as part of the party's countrywide demonstration programme, reports UNB. Witnesses said...
Leaders of different political parties Saturday demanded immediate arrest of Islamic Oikya Jote (IOJ) leader Maulana Fazlul Haque Amini for his "audacious" comments threatening to paralyse the country using 20,000 madrasahs across the country, reports BSS. "I wonder why Amini...
Jama'at-e-Islami has claimed what the International Crimes Tribunal called a safe home will in fact be a torture cell, reports bdnews24.com. "Instead of the Dhaka Central Jail, the tribunal has ordered that Jama'at-e-Islami Amir Motiur Rahman Nizami and Secretary General...
A Union Parishad (UP) member was murdered by miscreants at Haripur village in Fulbaria Upazila under Mymensingh district early Saturday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam (55), member of Rangamatia Union Parishad of the upazila. Police said...
RANGPUR, Apr 16 (BSS): Leaders of Awami League (AL) and its front organisations here Friday evening demanded immediate trial and execution of the verdicts against the war criminals to free the nation from the four-decade long stigma. They vowed to...
State Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Advocate Qamrul Islam Saturday said trials of some listed war criminals will be completed within a few months, reports BSS. Rejecting any confusion about holding of trial of war criminals, he said...
Country's children are under great health risk as paints containing lead toxicity can be a significant source of childhood lead exposure and poisoning, according to a study, reports BSS. The study found that the paints manufacturers are using a lead...
FE Report | 2011-04-17 00:00:00
FE ReportJournalists, legal and communication experts Saturday put emphasis on writing investigative stories using Right to Information (RTI) act as a strategic tool. They made this comment at a roundtable titled "Use of RTI Act by Journalists: Lessons from international...
NOAKHALI, Apr 16 (bdnews24.com): Thousands of farmers have been struggling to stomach a massive crop loss of hybrid rice 'Jhalak' in Noakhali district. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) in the district said, 'Jhalak' was cultivated on 1,665 hectares of...
Our Correspondent | 2011-04-17 00:00:00
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 16: Members of the Coastguard in the Bay Saturday detained seven pirates engaged in looting in the drowned Korean flag vessel MV Hang Ro Bong at the outer anchorage of Chittagong Port. Acting on a tip off,...
A rickshaw-puller was stabbed to death and his friend was also injured following a conflict over playing cricket in city's Mohammadpur area, reports UNB. Police arrested three persons in this connection. The victim was identified as Shafique, a rickshaw-puller, son...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Jessore, Kushtia and Comillain next 24 hours till 6.0pm today...
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