My wife (Farzana), children (Ali, 16 and Sonia, 14) not only rapturously applaud hero Musa Ibrahim on his historic conquest of Mount Everest, but also Sir Frank Peters for his suggestion that Musa should be featured on a postage stamp...
Fazal M. KamalSince April 1 New York State administration has been facing a crisis. In a reflection of the effects that the Great Recession has had on spending and revenue at the national as well as the local levels this...
Maswood Alam KhanSabuj knows that I don't like to miss the part of FIFA World Cup 2010 where national anthems of the two teams are played before a game starts. Sabuj screams, "the song has already started, Mama" if for...
BEIJING, June 20 (Agencies): The summer deluge triggered by rain in China has killed 132 people and forced 860,000 to flee their homes as more storms were expected, the government said Sunday.Another 86 people are missing and more than 10...
WARSAW, June 20 (AP): More than two months after Poland's president was killed in a plane crash, Poles are voting Sunday to choose his successor. Polls show that his surviving twin brother faces an uphill battle in defeating the favorite...
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, June 20 (AFP): Kyrgyzstan's military began clearing barricades from around Uzbek neighbourhoods in the ravaged city of Osh Sunday after extending a state of emergency in the country's volatile south.The removals proceeded calmly despite earlier fears that the...
SEOUL, June 20 (AFP): Dense fog Sunday forced the cancellation of 115 flights in and out of South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju, airport officials said.It prevented 2,200 mostly domestic passengers from flying in or out of the popular...
COLOMBO, June 20 (AFP): A senior leader of Sri Lanka's defeated Tamil Tiger rebels has agreed to help the government in its post-war reconstruction efforts, a state-run newspaper reported Sunday.The Sunday Observer said Selvarasa Pathmanathan, formerly the chief arms smuggler...
BAGHDAD, June 20 (AFP): Twin car bombs in the Iraqi capital Baghdad Sunday killed 26 people and wounded 53, many of them women or traffic police, the interior ministry said.The bombs exploded within minutes of each other at around 11:30...
Indian cops arrest Maoist leader over train crashKOLKATA, June 20: Indian police Sunday arrested a Maoist rebel leader accused for derailing a passenger train and causing a crash that killed 151 people in the eastern state of West Bengal last...
BLOEMFONTEIN, June 20 (AFP) : A powerful Paraguay side beat toothless Slovakia 2-0 in Bloemfontein on Sunday to leave the South Americans on the brink of qualification for the World Cup knockout phase.A first-half goal from Enrique Vera and a...
DURBAN, June 20 (AFP): South Korea play winless Nigeria in their final Group B match here Tuesday in the knowledge that a win would seal their berth in the last 16 stage of the World Cup.The South Koreans, bidding to...
PRETORIA, June 20 (AFP): Cameroon became the first team to be knocked out of the World Cup after a 2-1 defeat to Denmark Saturday, a result which also ensured Group E leaders Holland became the first country to reach the...
BLOEMFONTEIN, June 20 (AFP): Host nation South Africa will face a French side in disarray in their final group match Tuesday with both sides knowing their fate is out of their hands but hoping for a miracle.The Bafana Bafana crashed...
PORT ELIZABETH, June 20 (AFP): Giant killers Switzerland have received a timely boost ahead of Monday's game against Chile with the return to fitness of captain Alexander Frei and West Ham midfielder Valon Bahrami.Frei, Switzerland's all time top goalscorer, was...
JOHANNESBURG, June 20 (AFP): Spain are bidding to get their World Cup campaign back on track against Honduras Monday following their shock opening defeat to Switzerland.Spain suffered their first-ever defeat to the Swiss in their opening Group H match of...
World Music Festival, the greatest global music carnival, will be celebrated today (Monday) in Bangladesh and elsewhere in the world amid huge festivity with an aim at promoting music among the mass people, reports UNB. More than 120 countries and...
QUITO, June 20 (AFP): Actress Angelina Jolie visited refugees from the violence in Colombia recently and spoke of their plight with Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa, in her role as Goodwill Ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.Jolie and Correa...
BTVam07:00 Announcement, The Holy Quran, The Holy Tripitak Paath and Programme Outline 07:20 Geet Bitaan07:45 Aamrao Pari08:00 Sakaler Sangbad08:15 Maati-O-Manush08:35 Mukto Aalap08:55 Sangbad Shironam09:00 Docu- Fire Dekha09:10 Docu09:35 Sabar Jonno Shikkha10:00 News10:05 Muktijuddha Pratidin10:30 Protikar11:05 Banglar Lok Gaan11:30 Ranagoner Dinguli12:00...
MUMBAI, June 20 (PTI): During the past week, all the top-10 firms added a sum of over Rs 520 billion to their market capitalisation, with trading firm MMTC emerging as the biggest gainer, leap-frogging to fourth place from seventh rank...
HYDERABAD, June 20 (Business Standard): Saudi Binladin Group is all set to buy a 20-per cent stake in Maytas Infra, the infrastructure company in which IL&FS replaced the Raju family of Satyam as promoter.Maytas Infra will allot 15.45 million equity...
TOKYO, June 20 (Bloomberg): Japan's 10-year bonds completed a second weekly gain after Prime Minister Naoto Kan vowed to reduce the world's largest public debt and said he will consider increasing the consumption tax. Benchmark bonds rose for a second...
BEIJING, June 20 (Bloomberg): China's pledge to make the yuan more flexible may boost shares denominated in the currency when markets open tomorrow, China International Capital Corp (CICC) and Societe Generale SA said. "If it leads to appreciation for the...
NEW DELHI, June 20 (Business Standard): Promoters of Max India, led by Analjit Singh, have increased their stake in the company to about 35 per cent last week and are expected to raise their holding further in the near future.The...
KARACHI, June 20 (Business Recorder): In a move to provide skilled human resource at the equity market, the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE), in collaboration with the Institute of Securities, Management and Research (ISMAR), has launched a series of 'stock trading...
MUMBAI, June 20 (PTI): United Stock Exchange (USE) of India Limited, India's newest stock exchange for currency derivatives, said it has received authorisation from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to start operations. USE had earlier received final approval from...
Walton, one of the largest brands of electrical, electronics and automobiles products opened its exclusive showroom — M/S Pragati Electronics — at Choddagram in Comilla recently, said a press release. Walton Director Ilias Kanchan inaugurated the showroom.Yaar Ahmed Selim, social...
LONDON, June 20 (Commodity Online): It was a week of rise and rise for gold as the precious metal scaled new heights by gaining strength from the safe haven buying.And, it seems there is no end to the gold rally...
Our CorrespondentBrahmanbaria, June 20: Sonali Bank Limited (SBL), Brahmanbaria zone earned a net profit Tk 60.90 million in the period ended May 31of the current year.The profit came due to the largest state-owned bank's increased lending in trading, small and...
SINGAPORE, June 20 (AFP): After decades building its reputation as the go-to country for electronics manufacturers, China intention to promote its own brands and produce the world's next Sony or Samsung was obvious during a massive telecoms exhibition in Singapore....
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