MADRID, May 27 (Xinhua): The European Union (EU) and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) yesterday signed the Madrid Declaration, which unites their efforts against the economic crisis, underlines their cooperation in the fight against terrorism and nuclear...
BEIJING, May 27 (PTI): China has no plans to build a mega dam over river Brahmaputra in Tibet as it is well aware of the concerns India and Bangladesh have in this regard, a senior academic attached to a state-run...
VIENNA, May 27 (Xinhua): Austrian experts sounded warnings yesterday on the grim situation facing anti-smoking campaigns in the country, saying its smoking rate was among the world's highest. About 2.5 million, or 60 per cent, of those in the 20-50...
CHITTAGONG, May 27 (bdnews24.com): Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina has asked the Chittagong leaders to forget their past disputes and jointly work for mayoral candidate ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury to win the upcoming Chittagong City Corporation (CCC)...
Main opposition BNP is having talks with its two partners Thursday night after a gap of one and a half years, reports bdnews24.com.Party officials said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has convened a meeting with Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) at 9:00pm...
BARISAL, May 27(UNB): Police foiled a rally and human chain programme of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, and arrested six of its leaders and activists in the city Thursday morning.Sources said ICS arranged a rally and...
Senior Advocate Golam Arif Tipu, chief of the prosecution team of the tribunal trying the perpetrators of crimes against humanity in 1971, Thursday urged all democratic and pro-liberation forces to raise their voice unitedly against the evil forces, now out...
MEHERPUR, May 27 (UNB): The district administration Thursday imposed section 144 at Mujibnagar Upazila Sadar after two political parties called meetings at the same time and in the same area.Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami earlier called meetings for Thursday...
CHUADANGA, May 27 (UNB): A Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activist attacked and stabbed a Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader in Damurhuda town old market leaving him critically injured Tuesday noon.The injured was identified as Sajal (34), son of Ashraf Ali...
Industries Minister Dilip Barua said Thursday that none would be victim of discrimination due to religious faith during the tenure of the present government that believed in non-communalism, reports BSS."Though Bangladesh achieved independence under the leadership of Father of the...
Brothers Union Club beat Sheikh Russell KC by 2-0 goals in a match of the Citycell Bangladesh League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Thursday, reports UNB.With this result, Brothers Union Club secured 25 points from 23 matches...
JOHANNESBURG, May 27 (AFP): Brazil arrived in Johannesburg Thursday to embark on a journey they hope will take them to a record sixth World Cup title. Usually hot pre-tournament favourites wherever the quadrennial international football showcase is staged, Brazil have...
Bangladeshi FM Abu Sufian Shakil upset Grandmaster Ruslan Pogorelov of Ukraine in the 8th round match of the 2nd International Open Grand-master Chess Tournament in the Indian city of Bhubaneshwar in Orisaa Thursday, reports UNB.Bangladeshi GM Enamul Hossain Razib and...
ROSEAU (Dominica), May 27 (AFP): South Africa will look to exploit a weakened West Indies side, and clinch an unbeatable lead in their One-day International series at Windsor Park here Friday. South Africans lead the series 2-0, following a 66-run...
Sunrise SC recorded their second victory in the lone match of the Metropolis Senior Division Football League beating Agrani Bank SC by 3-0 goals at Bir Shreshtha Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur in the city Thursday, reports UNB....
Sonargaon Nayapur Seven Star beat Lalbagh Rugby team by 30-19 points (1st half 13-06) in an inaugural match of the Cooline AC Rugby Competition that begun Thursday at the Outer Stadium, reports UNB.State Minister for Youth and Sports Ahad Ali...
The 26th National Junior (age group) Athletics competition, organised by Bangladesh Athletics Federation, begins today (Friday) at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, reports UNB.State Minister for Youth and Sports Ahad Ali Sarkar will formally inaugurate the two-day meet as the chief...
BERLIN, May 27 (AFP): Bayern Munich defender Philipp Lahm has been named Germany captain for the World Cup to replace injured Chelsea star Michael Ballack, newspapers reported Thursday.
SEOUL, May 27 (Reuters): South Korea staged a show of military force, conducting anti-submarine warfare exercises off its western coast as tensions between Seoul and Pyongyang continued to rise. The drill was held off the west coast town of Taean,...
MEXICO CITY, May 27 (Xinhua): The clashes between Police and people related to the Jamaican drug trafficker Christopher "Dudus" Coke have killed at least 49 people by Wednesday in Kingston, Jamaica's capital.According to information reaching here, the security forces have...
GAZA CITY, May 27 (AFP): Hamas Thursday said Israel's threat to intercept a flotilla of activist aid boats bound for the Islamist group's Gaza enclave amounted to "Zionist piracy.""The occupation's threat to prevent the Freedom Flotilla from arriving in the...
LONDON, May 27 (AFP): An Icelandic volcano neighbouring Eyjafjoell, whose eruptions paralysed Europe's skies last month, could come to life in the near future, according to experts."An eruption in the short term is a strong possibility," experts said, referring to...
BANGKOK, May 27 (Xinhua): The Department of Special Investigation (DSI), the Office of Attorney-General, and the Foreign Ministry will work together in approaching Interpol to issue a red alert for ousted former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who is now wanted...
KABUL, May 27 (AP): Afghan officials said Thursday they were investigating reports that a leader of the Pakistani Taliban may have been killed in fighting in the remote mountains of eastern Afghanistan.About 400 Afghan police supported by village militias have...
TBILISI, May 27 (Reuters): Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Sunday faces his first electoral test since a disastrous war with neighboring Russia in 2008 in nationwide local polls and a vote for the capital's mayor.Opposition leaders, some of whom have...
KHARTOUM, May 27 (Reuters): Sudan has charged a detained opposition journalist with terrorism and espionage and he has been tortured in custody, his lawyers said Tuesday.U.S.-based rights group Human Rights Watch condemned the arrest earlier this month of opposition Islamist...
CHITTAGONG, May 27 (BSS): Unabated hill cutting in the port city is increasingly posing a formidable threat to the ecological balance as well as bio-diversity despite the government's strong directives against such an unholy practice.Chittagong Deputy Commissioner Faiz Ahmed told...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, May 27: Speakers at a workshop said that a huge extent of agricultural land of Bangladesh is under threat of vulnerabilities of the climate change and crop production is declining rapidly.Coastal agriculture sector, in particular, is being affected...
FE ReportDetained 39 Bangladeshi workers in Liberia are expected to return home by next week, thanks to government's quick initiative in cooperation with the UN bodies.Law enforcement officials of the west-coastal African state detained 41 Bangladeshi workers in mid-April this...
Our CorrespondentPABNA, May 27: A journalist was held in two extortion cases filed with Bera police station Wednesday night. The journalists of the district have protested so-called extortion cases and demanded his release immediately.The victim was identified as Arifur Rahman...
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