LATVIA, Oct. 3 (Bloomberg): Latvia's ruling coalition may form the next government after the three parties won a majority in the Baltic nation's first parliamentary election since it suffered the world's deepest recession.The parties backing Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis won...
RAMALLAH, Oct. 3 (Xinhua): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is not going to resign despite that direct talks with Israel have fell short, a Palestinian official said Sunday."Reports that President Abbas will step down from his post are false," Saleh Ra'fat,...
Germany is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its reunification. Chancellor Angela Merkel will lead the celebrations, hosted by the northern city of Bremen, where hundreds of thousands of people are expected to turn out.Capitalist West and communist East Germany merged...
TOKYO, October 03 (Reuters): Japan and China must repair strained ties for the sake of the global economy, but rebuilding trust will take more than a high-level hand-shake, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku said Saturday.Ties between the world's two...
LONDON, Oct 3 (AFP): A British soldier was killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the defence ministry said Sunday, taking the country's military death toll there since the 2001 invasion to 339. The soldier from the 1st Battalion The...
ROME, Oct 3 (AFP): Tens of thousands of people marched in the Italian capital on Saturday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, but the event attracted less of a turnout than last year. Days after the Italian...
Pakistani foreign minister to meet NATO chief BRUSSELS, Oct 3: NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen will meet with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Monday, the alliance said, amid a row over a NATO helicopter strike inside Pakistan. Qureshi will...
The High Court has ordered to award full marks for the 11 wrong questions in the 30th BCS preliminary exams, reports bdnews24.com. The bench of justices AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Sheikh Mohammad Zakir Hossain Sunday also ordered PSC to publish...
DU CorrespondentA total of 73,357 admission seekers submitted their application through online in last six days to vie for Dhaka University (DU) admission test for the academic year 2010-11.Among the applications, 21,555 applications were submitted under Ka-unit, 12,192 under Kha-unit,...
Breast cancer accounts for about 16 per cent of deaths in the country, said a press release. Any woman can be attacked with breast cancer. The number of victims rises with increase in age. Women are generally attacked with breast...
Special Court-11, trying the alleged 84 BDR mutineers under Dhaka Sector Headquarters in connection with February 25-26 mutiny at BDR HQs at Pilkhana last year, framed charges against the accused Sunday, reports UNB.After framing the charge, the court was adjourned...
A nine-member delegation, comprising editors and senior journalists, left here for New Delhi on a week's visit at the invitation of the Indian Government Sunday morning, reports BSS. The delegation includes Editor of the Samakal Golam Sarwar, Editor of Sangbad...
President M Zillur Rahman Sunday urged all to develop patriotism and human qualities among the children alongside providing them basic rights to make them worthy citizens of the country, reports BSS. In a message on the eve of the 'World...
NEW DELHI, Oct 3 (AFP): The Commonwealth Games in New Delhi was hit by its first case of dengue fever on Sunday, health officials said, just hours before the troubled event's opening ceremony.Indian lawn bowls manager Ruptu Gogoi fell ill...
MOHALI, India, Oct 3 (AFP): India were bowled out for 405 in their first innings at stumps in reply to Australia's 428 on the third day of the opening Test on Sunday.Mitchell Johnson grabbed three quick wickets to help Australia...
The preliminary round draw of the 23rd Federation Cup Football was held through a formal ceremony at the Bangladesh Football Federation Sunday, reports UNB.Rahmatganj MFS, Chittagong Abahani Limited and Bangladesh Police are placed in Group A while Brothers Union Club,...
The 1st phase of four-day match of the 12th National Cricket League begins today (Monday) at three venues across the country with three matches slated on the opening day, reports UNB.Rajshahi Division will take on Sylhet Division at Jessore Shamsul...
Meajan International Club Cup Kabaddi tournament begins in Dhaka city on October 7, reports UNB.Six teams - Japan, Nepal, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura of India and host Bangladesh - will take part in the tournament.
BEIJING, Oct 3 (AFP): Three-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova struggled at times to find her rhythm but eventually advanced to the second round of the China Open Sunday thanks to her brute force from the backcourt. The Russian, a...
KINGSTON, Oct 3 (AFP): Weather permitting, Usain Bolt will start his preparation to defend his International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships double sprint titles come Monday. Bolt who cut short his 2010 season due to a lower back...
A Dhaka court has deferred again for the sixth time the submission of further investigation report on the explosives case related to the grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) rally on August 21, 2004 which killed 24 people, reports...
Home Minister Sahara Khatun has waved away the opposition BNP's claim that the government had concealed Ward Commissioner Chowdhury Alam. "His (Alam's) disappearance will be probed and the mystery will be made open," she said.The minister was briefing newsmen after...
With a fervent call for speedy trial of war criminals, liberation war veteran Ferdousi Priyabhasini said millions of women including martyrs' families who faced brutal torture during the 1971 war would get peace in their hearts with punishment of perpetrators...
PIROJPUR, Oct 3 (UNB): Local people of Sharupkathi Upazila demanded cancellation of recruitment of 53 employees to Civil Surgeon's office. They also demanded the removal of Civil Surgeon Dr Shamsul Alam for resorting to what they termed 'corruption' in the...
KHULNA, Oct 3 (bdnews24.com): Khulna metropolitan Chhatra League has elected Debdulal Barai Bappi and Sheikh Shahjalal Hossain Shujon as its president and general secretary (GS) respectively.They were elected at the party's first conference in seven years.The conference, held at the...
Ruling Awami League (AL) has decided to seek help from media to create public awareness about the war crimes trial. AL General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam told journalists about the decision after a meeting of the party's advisory council at...
CHITTAGONG, Oct 3 (bdnews24.com): The police have appealed the court to remand former state minister for Home Lutfozzaman Babar into custody to interrogate him in the sensational 10-truck arms haul case. Criminal Investigation Department (CID) senior assistant superintendent Moniruzzaman Chowdhury,...
SHERPUR, Oct 3 (UNB): Eight Jama'at leaders of Sherpur district were Sunday convicted under the Speedy Trial Act and sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment (RI) for staging militant demonstration and threatening peace in the town on June 30.Senior Judicial...
JHENIDAH, Oct 3 (UNB): Seven people, including a police officer and Ansar Commander, were injured in a clash between two rival groups of Awami League (AL) at Goalpara Bazar under Sadar Upazila Sunday.
Nazmul Ahsan'Border Haat' agreement between Bangladesh and India is going to be signed on October 21 next in Delhi, a top policymaker of the government said.Dhaka has finally agreed to sign the proposed agreement after New Delhi had assured of...
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