SEOUL, Nov 22 (AP): The U.S. special envoy for North Korea said Monday that Pyongyang's claim of a new uranium enrichment facility is provocative and disappointing but not a crisis or a surprise. Washington, he vowed, will keep working closely...
WASHINGTON, Nov 22: The latest pledge by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to carry out more small-scale bomb attacks is being treated as a "very serious threat," the top US military officer said Sunday.Responding to the Yemen-based terror group's vow...
KABUL, Nov 22 (AP) : NATO says four Afghan civilians have been killed and two others wounded by a homemade bomb planted by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan.The coalition said international forces responded to the blast Monday in Zurmat district of...
Trapped China miners all alive, being rescuedBEIJING, Nov 22: All 29 miners trapped in a flooded China coal mine are alive and rescuers have started pulling them to safety, state media said Monday, in a rare bit of good news...
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Bangladesh cricket team will start their Asian Games campaign today (Tuesday) taking on Malaysia in the quarterfinal match at the Guangdong Cricket Stadium in Guangzhou, reports UNB.Former national skipper Mohammad Ashraful will lead Bangladesh in the games' newly included sports,...
Bangladesh will play against hosts China in a 5th to 8th place classification deciding match of the 16th Asian Games Hockey today (Tuesday) at the Aoti Hockey Field in Guangzhou, reports UNB.Earlier, Bangladesh was eliminated from the main battle for...
Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath have won the elections for president and secretary of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), and Venkatesh Prasad has claimed one of the three vice-president posts, potentially ushering in a new era in cricket administration...
SYDNEY, Nov 22 (AFP): Australia captain Ricky Ponting Monday backed uncapped Xavier Doherty to best England batsman Kevin Pietersen during the Ashes series, saying the spinner was ready for the tourists' top order.Doherty was included in Australia's Ashes squad over...
FE ReportThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formed a two-member enquiry committee to investigate some unusual activities in respect of recent settlement failure of shares of Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd (DESCO) by LankaBangla Securities Ltd in the Dhaka...
Standard Chartered Bank has launched yet another Financial Kiosk in Dhaka. This Kiosk is located at New Elephant Road (230, New Elephant Road; between Bata Signal and Katabon Mor). Equipped with an ATM, a Billspay Machine, a Contact Centre Hotline...
FE Report Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) and Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Limited (Citycell) have signed two separate agreements for e Commerce and Mobile Banking operations at Citycell head office in the city Monday, according to a press release. Citycell Chief Operating...
The two-day workshop on 'Cost-Audit' organised by The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) was held at its auditorium in the city Saturday, said a press release.The programme was divided into three technical sessions.Federation of Bangladesh Chambers...
Yasir Wardad back from North-Bengal Aman rice is likely to witness a bumper production this year in northern districts, thanks to adequate rain during autumn the area, farmers and officials said.Mizanur Rahman, a farmer at Kundapukur union in Nilphamari district,...
FE ReportFBCCI, country's apex trade body, urged Japan on Monday to allow duty free access of Bangladeshi products, especially readymade garments to its market.AK Azad, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), made the request...
FE ReportBangladesh Bank (BB) is trying to add an impetus to the country's economic development by bringing more people under the banking network, speakers said at a discussion in the city Monday."For last couple of years BB is emphasising increased...
FE Report Tarique Afzal has recently joined Dun & Bradstreet Rating Agency, Bangladesh as chief executive officer (CEO), according to a press release. Prior to joining the rating agency, he served as head of consumer banking of Bank Alfalah Limited.Mr...
A day after being expelled from the BNP, Barrister Nazmul Huda renounced Monday the expulsion order, saying he would carry out a legal battle against it. He made the remark while talking to reporters at his Dhanmondi residence in the...
The Election Commission (EC) is contemplating updating the voter list in January which will help the eligible people to become voters.According to the rule of voter list, there is a provision for updating the voter list from January 2 to...
President M Zillur Rahman, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Abul Kalam Azad and Commerce Minister Lt Col (retd) M Faruk Khan have expressed profound shock at the death of Lutful Hai Sachchu, reports agencies. In a...
Home Minister Sahara Khatun has urged opposition BNP leaders not to tell lies about different issues like the cocktail blast at the Chief Justice's house."Politicians should be faced with politics, not lies," she said, while exchanging Eid greetings with journalists...
A Dhaka court has granted Criminal Investigation Department (CID) 105 more days to complete investigation into the grenade attack on Awami League (AL) rally on August 21, 2004, reports bdnews24.com. The acting Judge Fozila Begum of the Dhaka's Second Additional...
A meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts suggested for speedy disposal of cases for realising outstanding land development taxes from tea estate owners, reports BSS. The 46th meeting of the committee, held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban...
BRAHMANBARIA, Nov 22 (UNB): The police arrested a local Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader for damaging a magistrate's car from Nabinagar Upazila bus stand area Sunday evening.The arrested person was identified as Momin Mia, convener of a faction of Nabinagar...
President M Zillur Rahman Monday urged the alumni of Dhaka University (DU) to play a vital role in upholding the image of the country's oldest university, reports BSS."Role of alumni association is indispensable in ensuring basic improvement as well as...
The launching of awareness campaign on Public Procurement Rules (PPR) 2008 under the Public Procurement Reform Project-II will be held today (Tuesday), said a press release.Minister for Planning Air Vice Marshal (retd) AK Khandker will inaugurate the campaign as the...
FE ReportLu Hao, the secretary general of the Communist Party of China Gansu Committee Monday called on Dr Muhammad Yunus to thank him for the programmes set up by Grameen Trust (GT) in Gansu.The programmes set by GT in Gansu...
A special BDR court Monday started framing charges against 256 personnel of the border force's hospital unit at their Pilkhana headquarters for siding with the mutineers on February 25 to 26, 2009, reports bdnews24.com. The hearing started around 10.30 am...
Lt Gen (retd) Mir Shawkat Ali, Bir Uttam, was buried with state and military honour at the Banani military graveyard in the city Monday afternoon, reports UNB.Mir Shawkat Ali, one of the sector commanders during the Bangladesh Liberation War in...
The Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations ended Monday, reports bdnews24.com. The JSC mathematics exam and JDC social science exam were held between 10am and 1pm at different exam centres on the day around the country,...
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