Troops are searching for 23 oil workers kidnapped by armed men in eastern Colombia, the country's army said in a statement, reports?CNN. The kidnapping was reported around 4:00 pm Monday in Colombia's Vichada province, the army said. Authorities said it...
MUMBAI, Mar 8: An Indian scrap dealer accused of stashing over $8 billion in Swiss banks has been arrested, police said Tuesday, in the latest twist to a growing corruption scandal. Funds kept illegally overseas -- known as "black money"...
LONDON, Mar 8: Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague announced Monday the UK will upgrade the status of Palestinian representatives in London, ahead of talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Hague is scheduled to meet with Abbas in London Tuesday and...
CULIACAN, Mexico, Mar 8: Gunbattles between rival gangs killed 18 people in a northeastern Mexican town Monday, a day after seven police officers and an inmate died in an ambush of a convoy transporting prisoners in western Mexico. - AP
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 8 : Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim won a key victory in his sodomy trial Tuesday as DNA evidence that the prosecution had linked with his accuser was ruled inadmissible. The High Court's decision is a major...
Our Correspondent | 2011-03-09 00:00:00
Our Correspondent NILPHAMARI, Mar 8: A month-long industrial and commercial exhibition began in Nilphamari on March 6 at the Nilphamari High School ground. Local MP Asaduzzaman Noor inaugurated the fair in a ceremony attended by local distinguished persons and people...
KHULNA, Mar 8 (UNB): Police in a drive Monday morning arrested a burglar along with three stolen idols, cash and jewelries of a temple at Old Gollamari area of the city. The arrested man was identified as Karim Khalifa, a...
Three days after the 58 all out fiasco against West Indies, Bangladesh's practice session at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Monday began with a loud game that involved every member of the team, according to website cricinfo. The squad, including...
BANGALORE, India, Mar 8 (AFP): Ireland teenager George Dockrell said it had been a "dream come true" for him to dismiss Sachin Tendulkar after the underdogs gave World Cup co-hosts India a fright. India won the Group B match against...
LONDON, Mar 8 (AP): Tottenham will maintain the attacking principles that have helped the team sweep impressively through to the brink of the Champions League quarterfinals when it hosts AC Milan in the last-16 second leg Wednesday. Spurs hold a...
BANGALORE, India, Mar 8 (AFP): Australia all-rounder Shane Watson believes the call-up of Michael Hussey is "brilliant" news for the defending champions as they chase a fourth straight World Cup title and fifth in all. Veteran batsman Hussey, 35, was...
BARCELONA, Spain, Mar 8 (AFP): Barcelona have defensive worries ahead of Tuesday's showdown with Arsenal which midfielder Seydou Keita has described as crucial for their season. Keita scored the only goal as Barcelona kept up the pressure at the top...
INDIAN WELLS, California, Mar 8 (AFP): World number ones Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki lead a world-class field into the $4.5 million BNP Paribas Open, a combined WTA and ATP Masters series event that begins Wednesday. Instant replay will be...
LONDON, Mar 8 (AFP): Leading scorers in the English Premier League after Monday's match (where applicable second team in brackets represents club player started season with): 19 goals: Berbatov (Manchester United) 18: Tevez (Manchester City) 11: Bent (Aston Villa/Sunderland), Carroll...
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, Mar 8 (AFP): Sri Lanka cannot afford to be complacent in their World Cup clash against lowly Zimbabwe Thursday, knowing an upset would leave them in danger of missing out on the knockout phase. The 1996 winners...
NAGPUR, India, Mar 8 (AFP): Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tuesday sympathised with the fans who were baton-charged by police as they queued for tickets to see India's World Cup clash with South Africa. "Police take the action when they feel...
Our Correspondent | 2011-03-09 00:00:00
Our Correspondent NILPHAMARI, Mar 8: A month-long industrial and commercial exhibition began in Nilphamari on March 6 at the Nilphamari High School ground. Local MP Asaduzzaman Noor inaugurated the fair in a ceremony attended by local distinguished persons and people...
KHULNA, Mar 8 (UNB): Police in a drive Monday morning arrested a burglar along with three stolen idols, cash and jewelries of a temple at Old Gollamari area of the city. The arrested man was identified as Karim Khalifa, a...
NEW DELHI, Mar 8 (AFP): India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni wants to have an easy game against the Netherlands Wednesday after surviving some anxious moments at the World Cup. The Indians cantered to an 87-run victory against Bangladesh followed by...
PALLEKELE, Mar 8 (AFP): Birthday boy Ross Taylor hit a career-best century to lift New Zealand to an emphatic 302-7 in their key World Cup Group A match against Pakistan at the new Pallekele stadium Tuesday. Taylor, who had a...
PALLEKELE, Mar 8 (AFP): Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara told Tillakaratne Dilshan to stay angry despite the opener losing out to Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait in an ugly World Cup war of words. Dilshan and Tait were locked in...
PALLEKELE, Mar 8 (AFP): Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara told Tillakaratne Dilshan to stay angry despite the opener losing out to Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait in an ugly World Cup war of words. Dilshan and Tait were locked in...
PALLEKELE, Mar 8 (AFP): New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori hurt his right knee while attempting a catch in his team's World Cup Group A match against Pakistan at Pallekele stadium in Sri Lanka on Tuesday. The 32-year-old landed awkwardly as...
NEW DELHI, Mar 8 (AFP): Resurgent England faced an anxious wait Tuesday to find out the extent of an injury to key paceman Stuart Broad as Pakistan looked to wrap up a place in the World Cup quarter-finals. Elsewhere, ticket...
CHITTAGONG, Mar 8 (AFP): Bangladesh cricket chiefs have ordered World Cup players not to write newspaper columns after a public spat involving skipper Shakib Al Hasan, local media said Tuesday. Shakib, writing in a prominent Dhaka-based Bengali newspaper, had slammed...
NAGPUR, Mar 8 (AFP): Ticket-hungry fans, desperate to see India's World Cup clash against South Africa Saturday, were baton-charged by police as they queued, witnesses said Tuesday. The clashes happened outside the Vidarbha Cricket Association offices, as police struggled to...
NAGPUR, India, Mar 8 (AFP): Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tuesday sympathised with the fans who were baton-charged by police as they queued for tickets to see India's World Cup clash with South Africa. "Police take the action when they feel...
Our Correspondent | 2011-03-09 00:00:00
Our Correspondent NILPHAMARI, Mar 8: A month-long industrial and commercial exhibition began in Nilphamari on March 6 at the Nilphamari High School ground. Local MP Asaduzzaman Noor inaugurated the fair in a ceremony attended by local distinguished persons and people...
KHULNA, Mar 8 (UNB): Police in a drive Monday morning arrested a burglar along with three stolen idols, cash and jewelries of a temple at Old Gollamari area of the city. The arrested man was identified as Karim Khalifa, a...
NEW YORK, Mar 8 (Reuters): Technology shares led U.S. stocks lower after a downgrade of semiconductors Monday, helping push the sector below a key technical level, which could mean further losses. A semiconductor index (.SOX) dropped 3.1 per cent and...
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