LAHORE, Pakistan, Dec 13 (AFP): Former captain Ramiz Raja said on Sunday Pakistan have the talent to ride out a spot-fixing scandal engulfing the national game."For me credibility and integrity are the main issues and there is a need to...
SYDNEY, Dec 13 (Reuters): Talk of Shane Warne coming out of retirement to rescue Australia's stumbling Ashes campaign is "fanciful," according to Cricket Australia Chief James Sutherland.Australia's comprehensive innings and 71-run defeat by England in Adelaide last week sparked media...
Khairul IslamAbout 50,000 rare books, manuscripts, historical 'punthies' of Dhaka University (DU) central library have been decaying due to lack of apposite management system, a library official source said.He said preferring anonymity that about 300 rare manuscripts and at least...
FE ReportThe country's ship breakers Monday protested continuous vile propaganda and aggression on the ship breaking industry.They alleged that some non-government organisations are creating obstacle in association with foreign conspirators to the development of local shipbuilding industry. They said this...
Around 250,000 buildings in the three major cities of Bangladesh-Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet-are extremely vulnerable to earthquakes, while 142,000 among 180,000 buildings in Chittagong; 24,000 out of 52,000 in Sylhet; and 78,000 out of 326,000 buildings in Dhaka are risky,...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 13 (BSS): Speakers at a view-exchange meeting Monday called for making the government level primary education and the health sectors more effective with a view to fulfilling hopes and aspirations of the people.They said many people are still...
The government has decided to make the Union Coordination Committee Meeting (UCCM) mandatory for all unions under 'Union Parishad Act 2009' with a view to ensuring sustainable rural development through people’s participation and good governance, reports BSS. "We will tell...
Eastern University arranged a seminar on 'How to make an Effective Presentation' at its auditorium recently, said a press release.The main objective of the seminar was to increase the skill to get prepared for a presentation.Vice Chancellor of the university...
The 22nd annual general meeting (AGM) of the Underprivileged Children's Educational Programmes (UCEP) Association was held at the head office of UCEP Bangladesh in the city recently, said a press release.Dr Ubaidur Rob and Dr Md Alauddin have been elected...
Poet and novelist Arif Moinduddin has been awarded Satyajit Ray Smriti Award-2010 at a programme held at the Shishu Academy auditorium in the city recently. The award was given by Jatiya Shishu Kishore Sangathan-'Amra Kuri' for his outstanding contribution to...
Our CorrespondentPABNA, Dec 13: Bumper production of the winter vegetables is expected throughout in the 16 northern districts under Rajshahi division during the current season. All varieties of winter vegetables have already appeared in good supply in the local markets...
Our CorrespondentGOPALGANJ, Dec. 13: The traditional cottage industry producing a wide range of bronze and brass wares and once the pride of Gopalganj is now on the verge of collapse as price of raw materials has multiplied, resulting in higher...
Our Correspondent JOYPURHAT, Dec 13: Farmers of 5 Upazila under Joypurhat district are taking preparations for boro cultivation and are now busy making boro seed bed on their land.According to DAE sources, they have earmarked 70 thousand and 5 hundred...
RANGPUR, Dec 13 (BSS): A book written on the `Life Sketch of Begum Rokeya Shakhawat Hossain' exposing her philosophy, literary works and social conscience in German language was ceremonially unveiled here last evening. A ceremony was arranged for unveiling cover...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 13 (BSS): Speakers at a daylong refreshers training course have asked the branch level bankers to put in their best efforts to resist money laundering and finance terrorism for the sake of freeing the nation from various social...
SYLHET, Dec 12 (UNB): Farmers of Sylhet region have become anxious due to seed crisis ahead of Boro season.Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said a target has been set to bring 73,105 hectares of land under Boro paddy cultivation...
MANIKGANJ, Dec 13 (UNB): A madrasha student was stabbed to death by his rivals at Atigram village in Sadar Upazila Sunday evening.The deceased was identified as Dakhil examinee Shariful Islam (15), of the village. Police said Selim and Raju locked...
Rajshahi University, Dec 13 (BSS): Rajshahi University authorities have chalked out elaborate programmes to celebrate the Victory Day-2010 here in a befitting manner.The victory day's programme at Rajshahi University (RU) campus will begin with placing of wreath at the Central...
Our CorrespondentRANGPUR, Dec 13: The fate of Pirgonj Iron Mine Project in Rangpur district, about 45 Kilometers off the town is now uncertain, sources said. According to official sources the geological experts of the then Pakistan discovered the mine in...
Our Correspondent KHULNA, Dec 12: A devastating fire burnt down a residential hotel and business establishments at Morelganj of Bagerhat district Saturday. Police and locals said fire originated from a cigarette at about 9 am and engulfed the first floor...
Five Huji members arrested in CtgA team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested five members of banned militant outfit Huji including its chief arms trainer from Rauzan and Hathazari Upazila of the district in the early hours Monday. RAB personnel...
The Election Commission (EC) has asked the law enforcing agencies to take stern action against aspirant candidates, who will violate election rules and code of conduct during the municipalities' election slated for January 12 to January 18 next year, reports...
Several distinguished Pakistanis welcomed initiatives to try 1971 war criminals as the nation observe with grief the Intellectuals Martyred Day today recalling the slaughtering of leading intelligentsia by Pakistani troops and their Bengali-speaking collaborators ahead of their eventual defeat, reports...
FE ReportSpeakers at a workshop Monday stressed the need for generating incorporation of environmental education in the educational curricula for awareness of the young students.Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury, secretary, ministry of education was the chief guest of the inaugural...
President M Zillur Rahman Sunday paid rich tributes to the memory of the martyred intellectuals, who had been brutally killed at the fag end of the country's War of Liberation in 1971, terming them as the best sons of the...
CHITTAGONG, Dec 13 (UNB): Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in a drive, arrested five members of militant outfit Harkatul Jihad al Islami (Huji) along with bombs and bomb making materials from different areas under Hathazari and Raujan thana Sunday night and...
The government is contemplating overhauling urban planning and infrastructure in two of its biggest city regions-Dhaka and Khulna-where services have struggled to keep up with increasing populations, reports BSS.Asian Development Bank (ADB) came up with a loan of $ 120...
Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta has urged the government to start the war crimes trial by this month, reports bdnews24.com. "I don't understand the reason behind the delay and what the ministry says about gathering more information," he wondered. Suranjit,...
Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over many places of Dhaka, Rajshahi, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Khulna division today (Tuesday).Light fog may occur over the river basins of...
FE ReportLankaBangla Securities Ltd Monday became the first stock brokerage company in Bangladesh to subscribe the Bloomberg Professional Service (BPS).LankaBangla Securities, the top brokerage house of the country formally launched the service on the day under an agreement with Bloomberg...
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