RU CorrespondentRU, Sept 27: The admission test form submission for the first year honors in 2010-11 session of Rajshahi University (RU) began Monday and the forms can be submitted till October 9. The university authority has increased 100 seats in...
Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Sept 27: Leaders of North Bengal Sugarcane Farmers Association (NBSFA) have threatened to stop supply of sugarcane to the sugar mills of the region unless the farmers are allowed to make 'gur' (molasses) through using power crushers.Leaders of...
A correspondentNARSINGDI, Sept 27: The Election of the executive committee of Narsingdi Press Club was held at Narsingdi Press Club hall room Saturday.Nibaran Roy of Daily Ittefaq and Nurul Islam of Bangladesh Television (BTV) were elected as President and General...
JERUSALEM, Sept 27 (AP): The expiration of an Israeli moratorium on new construction in West Bank settlements threw fledgling Middle East peace talks into turmoil Monday as Israel, the Palestinians and the US scrambled to find a compromise that would...
KABUL, Sept 27 (Reuters): Afghanistan's election body has ordered a partial recount of votes from seven of the country's 34 provinces on suspicion of fraud, potentially delaying the results of a parliamentary poll further, an official said Monday.The Independent Election...
TOKYO, Sept 27 (AP): A China-Japan row showed no sign of easing Monday as Tokyo said Beijing should pay for damage to its coastguard boats from the collisions that sparked their dispute almost three weeks ago.With relations between the Asian...
CARACAS, Sept 27 (AP): President Hugo Chavez's opponents blocked him from capturing an overwhelming majority in Venezuela's congressional election, making gains that could challenge the firebrand leader's tight grip on power.With the vast majority of votes from Sunday's election counted,...
TEHRAN, Sept 27 (AFP): A powerful earthquake rocked southern Iran Monday, Iranian and US seismologists said, but there was no immediate word on any casualties or damage.The Tehran University Geophysics Department measured the quake at 6.1 on the Richter scale,...
MANCHESTER, Sept 27 (AFP): David Miliband Monday urged Britain's opposition Labour Party to forget the 'soap opera' of his sibling rivalry with his younger brother Ed, who beat him to the party leadership.The former foreign minister begged the party to...
VIENNA, Sept 27 (AFP): Pakistan, which refuses to sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and was home to a notorious nuclear smuggling ring, was named head of the UN nuclear watchdog's governing board here Monday. At a special one-day meeting, the...
Russia to supply China's gas demandBEIJING, Sept 27: China and Russia signed agreements Monday to boost energy cooperation, while Moscow said it wants to supply its energy hungry neighbour with all its natural gas needs. No dollar value was given...
Advocate Abdur Rob Smriti Summer Open (Ranking) Badminton Tournament, organised by Bangladesh Badminton Federation, begins today (Tuesday) at Mirpur Shaheed Smriti Indoor Stadium in the city, reports UNB.State Minister for Youth and Sports Ahad Ali Sarkar will formally inaugurate the...
FE ReportDhaka Metropolitan Table Tennis (TT) Competition will begin at the Wooden Floor Gymnasium in the city today (Tuesday). Participants will compete in first division, senior division and woman group in the tournament.
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 27 (AFP): Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the Chennai Super Kings' eight-wicket win over the Eastern Cape Warriors in the final of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament was "a real emotional moment" for a team who might have been...
ISLAMABAD, Sept 27 (AP): Pakistan cricketers suspended and charged by the ICC over fixing allegations have been selected as reserves for their regional Pakistani teams for a domestic Twenty20 tournament next month.Test captain Salman Butt and opening bowlers Mohammad Amir...
MADRID, Sept 27 (AFP): Barcelona star Lionel Messi has been named to the squad to travel to Russia for the Champions League match at Rubin Kazan Wednesday, more than a week after being sidelined with an ankle injury.The Argentine striker...
The 64th birthday of Prime Minister (PM) and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will be observed today (Tuesday), reports BSS.On this day in 1947, Sheikh Hasina was born at Tungipara, a remote village under Gopalganj district, which is also the...
BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain Monday said no one would accept the trial of war criminals if it took place to serve political purpose without trying the real war crimes and crimes against humanity, reports UNB."We never said that...
Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Sept 27: Members of Rajshahi Bar Association formed a human chain on Rajshahi court premises demanding withdrawal of increased court fees.Hundreds of lawyers took part in the human chain.The human chain was addressed, among others, by President and...
TANGAIL, Sept 27 (bdnews24.com): A sedition and defamation case has been filed against Jama'at-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Saydee's lawyer Fakhrul Islam with a Tangail court for making untoward comments regarding the country's liberation war. Md Fazlul Haque, a freedom fighter...
Justice ABM Khairul Haque will be sworn in as the new Chief Justice (CJ) of the country with President M Zillur Rahman administering his oath of office at the Bangabhaban Thursday (September 30), reports BSS. The President will administer the...
NEW YORK, Sept 27 (BSS): Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Sunday sought increased contribution from expatriate Bangladeshis for the national development but cautioned them from getting involved in election politics overnight saying money alone would not bring them success."One needs...
The Election Commission (EC) has decided to continue its legal fight challenging the High Court (HC) order that stayed a gazette declaring the Chandpur-1 constituency vacant, reports bdnews24.com. Election Commissioner Sohul Hossian told journalists about the decision after a meeting...
Former health minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has blamed the government for its failure to contain spread of anthrax, reports bdnews24.com. "The disease has spread like an epidemic due to the government's indifference while vaccines were distributed belatedly." Mosharraf was addressing...
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) chief Raman Srivastava Monday reassured Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) that steps would be taken to minimise incidents of killing along Indo-Bangladesh border, reports UNB."We are trying our best to minimise the problems without loss of lives,"...
FE ReportAuthority should focus more on earthquake preparedness rather than frightening countrymen. Speakers at a press conference, organised for increasing mass awareness about earthquake preparedness, expressed their concern for lack of awareness among the public Monday.Organised by Bangladesh Red Crescent...
DU Correspondent Collection and submission of online application forms for the first year honours admission at Dhaka University (DU) under the session 2010-11 began Monday.The process of collection and submission of application forms will continue until October 14. The aspirant...
Bangladesh Betar entered into a broadcasting agreement with NHK (the Japan Broadcasting Corporation) at the Bangladesh Betar headquarters in the city recently, reports UNB.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have agreed to work together to accelerate the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Bangladesh, reports BSS. The two agencies signed a memorandum of understanding...
Cardiac Surgeon of Singapore Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Mount Albharnia Hospital Dr Jems Ung Unn is expected to visit Bangladesh on October 1 to raise awareness and give advise about heart disease, reports BSS.He will give treatment to the cardiac...
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