CHAPAINAWABGANJ, May 13 (UNB): Two motorcyclists were killed when their carrier was rammed by a truck at Lalpara under Sadar Upazila Thursday morning.The accident took place as the rider Samirul tried to overtake a bus, leaving him dead on the...
KERANIGANJ, May 13 (UNB): Academic activities of Jagannath University came to a halt Thursday as general students staged demonstration demanding cancellation of the clause 27 (4) of Jagannath University Act-2005.Students of 28 departments of the university brought out separate processions...
FE ReportDMP commissioner AKM Shahidul Haq Thursday said the country's security would not be destabilised, if some 1,000 convicted are released from prison as per the Prime Minster's commitment."Activities of the released prisoners will be closely monitored, so that they...
Bangladesh's hope of reaching the final round of the Asian Games Hockey was almost shattered as they played to a 3-3 draw against Sri Lanka in the Robi Asian Games Qualifying Hockey at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium Thursday,...
Favorite West Indies A team will face South Africa A team in the final match of the ATN Records Tri-Nation One-Day Cricket Tournament today (Friday) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, reports UNB.The Caribbean team smartly reached the...
Grandmaster Niaz Murshed of Biman earned 4.5 points after the 6th round matches of the Commonwealth Chess Championship in New Delhi, India Thursday, reports UNB.GM Enamul Hossain Razib, FM Abu Sufian Shakil, FM Mehdi Hasan Parag, FM Mohammad Javed and...
High flying Abahani Limited will take on world-ranked 166 Chinese Taipei's Hasus NTCPE today (Friday) at 7:00 pm in their 2nd group A match of the AFC President's Cup at Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS), reports UNB. In the day's other...
There will be no rousing speech or chest-thumping patriotism from Paul Collingwood when England take the field for their semi-final against Sri Lanka because he doesn't think his team needs it. The prospect of securing a place in their first...
A week-long Rapid Chess Competition, organised by Bangladesh Chess Federation, will begin today (Friday) at 3:30 pm at the Chess Federation Hall room, reports UNB.The meet, which is open for all, will be held on Swiss-League system and cash award...
DUBAI, May 13 (AP): Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has been offered a key post with the new Indian Premier League franchise Kochi, local media said Thursday.The National newspaper said that Kochi's Dubai-based chairman Harshad Mehta had approached Waugh to...
The RC Cola Federation Cup Invitational Table Tennis Tournament, organised by Bangladesh Tennis Federation, began at the NSC Wooden Floor Gymnasium in the city Thursday, reports UNB.President of Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation Mohammad Abdul Karim inaugurated the five-day meet as...
Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and chose to bat first as the first semi-final between Sri Lanka and England prepared to get underway at Beausejour in St Lucia, reports cricinfo website Thursday. With a hint of rain in the air...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Thursday that conspiracy was going on to destabilise the campus environment across the country, reports UNB."Remain alert to foil all such conspiracies," she said when a delegation from Dhaka University (DU) called on her at...
The High Court (HC) Thursday granted interim bail to jailed Awami League MP Sheikh Helal Uddin and his wife Rupa Chowdhury in a graft case, reports UNB.Helal, also cousin of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in addition secured interim bail in...
PABNA, May 13 (UNB): Opposition BNP activists Tuesday staged demonstration in the district town protesting against attack on their activists that left four injured Monday night.A gang of miscreants attacked Sadar Upazila BNP general secretary Rehanul Islam Dulal, No. 11...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Thursday sustained the High Court (HC) order that had granted interim bail to jailed Afroza Abbas, wife of ex-housing and public works minister Mirza Abbas of BNP, in two tax-evasion cases.A six-member appellate...
FE ReportThe government plans to raise electricity tariff in the next few months as it seeks to pass the financial burden of quick-fixing the country's nagging power crisis on to the consumers. Prime Minister's energy advisor Dr. Taqfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury said...
Nazmul AhsanBangladesh and India have agreed to set up weekly bazaars on their border next month after officials of the two nations finalised a draft deal designed to make the markets smuggling-free.Two bazaars will be set up in the first...
FE ReportForces and vessels of Bangladesh Navy have been deployed in Dhaka, Narayangonj, Chittagong and Khulna to help transportation of aviation fuel amid country-wide shipping strike.Bangladesh Navy ships, boats and personnel have undertaken a wide range of activities besides providing...
FE ReportDhaka stocks swung into the red Thursday as profit-taking snapped two-days of record breaking bull runs that saw the market gain nearly five per cent in one of the best performances by the bourse this year.A sell-off of the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave the city tomorrow (Saturday noon) for a five-day visit to South Korea and Malaysia from May 16, reports UNB.On her way to Seoul, the Prime Minister and her entourage will make a stopover for...
FHM Humayan KabirThe World Bank is set to bankroll US$ 250 million to Bangladesh for facilitating investment in the infrastructure development under the newly introduced public-private partnership (PPP) scheme, officials said Thursday.The finance ministry officials said they had already got...
FE Report Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked the commercial banks and financial institutions to freeze five accounts, which include two of a Malaysian multinational marketing company and three local individuals, for one month, officials said The central bank issued a...
FE Report Call money rate increased Thursday following implementation of the new cash reserve requirement (CRR) rules for the commercial banks, treasury officials said. The call rate ranged between 3.75 per cent and 6.15 per cent on the day against...
FE ReportSeveral hundreds workers of a garment factory blockaded Mirpur-Farmgate road for an hour Thursday demanding arrear wages and other financial benefits, police said.Witnesses said nearly 800 workers of Arizuana garments in Mirpur-12 took to the streets in front of...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held a meeting Thursday with representatives of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) and merchant banks. The meeting discussed the sudden spurt in trading on the DSE with turnover hitting Tk20 billion...
Results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination will be published tomorrow (Saturday). Examinees have been advised to collect results from their respective educational institutions, or from the website of the education board. The results will also be available on...
A suspected mugger was beaten to death by an angry mob in city's Darus Salam area Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Anwar Hossain (28), son of Yakub Ali, of Harirampur in Manikganj district. — UNB
FE ReportThe river transport authorities claimed that normalcy returned to Sadarghat Launch Terminal Thursday, as most of the passenger launches left for their destinations ignoring the workers' strike on its sixth day."Most of the launch staff reported for work in...
The Opposition BNP has threatened to take legal steps against the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for leaking out confidential information relating to party chairperson Khaleda Zia's income tax matters in violation of income tax laws, and against the government...
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