The High Court (HC) has adjourned until May 24 the hearing on a writ petition of Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia challenging the legality of a government order asking her to vacate her cantonment house, reports bdnews24.com.The bench of...
Stripped of their jobs on charges of partisan recruitment to the Election Commission (EC) three years ago, 85 people were reinstated Monday, reports bdnews24.com.An appeal tribunal on April 12 this year gave the verdict in their favour.Following the court order,...
Manikganj, May 17 (UNB): At least 15 people were injured in a clash between the activists of Awami League (AL) and Jubo League over sharing money of various government projects in Daulatpur Upazila headquarters Monday noon.Police said, the clash started...
Chittagong City Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury will certainly have to resign if he wants to run in the elections, reports bdnews24.com.The Election Commission (EC) has already sent a letter to that effect to Mohiuddin, Chief Election Commissioner Shamsul Huda told...
BENAPOLE, May 17 (UNB): Police arrested five activists of Awami League (AL) and Jubo League in connection with Jubo League leader Ratan murder case in Sharsha Upazila Monday morning.The arrested persons are Abdul Khalek, AL president of Dihi union unit...
BANGKOK, May 17 (AFP): Violent clashes in Bangkok between Thai troops and Red Shirt protesters have left 35 people dead, officials said Monday, after the government ruled out foreign intervention to end the two-month stand-off.The worsening violence has turned parts...
THE HAGUE, May 17 (AFP): Ash clouds from the Icelandic volcano have forced the closure of Schiphol Amsterdam and Rotterdam airports from 6:00 am (0400 GMT) to 2:00 pm Monday, the Dutch aviation officials have announced.The decision had been based...
KABUL, May 17 (AP): An Afghan passenger plane carrying 44 people, including six foreigners, crashed Monday in a mountainous northern region where poor weather was hampering efforts to locate it, officials said. There was no immediate word on casualties.Rescuers were...
BEIRUT, May 17 (Internet): In what could be a stunning breakthrough in the years-long diplomatic deadlock over Iran's nuclear program, Tehran has agreed to send the bulk of its nuclear material to Turkey as part of an exchange meant to...
SEOUL, May 17 (AFP): South Korea said Monday it had suspended funding for government-level exchanges with communist North Korea amid rising tensions over the sinking of a Seoul warship and other issues.The unification ministry, which is in charge of cross-border...
VIENNA, May 17 (AFP): More than 1,000 people face execution worldwide every year for drug-related offences, the human rights group IHRA said Monday in a report that called for the practice to be abolished."Hundreds of people are executed for drug...
Muktijoddha Sangshad Krira Chakra put up an impressive display as they recorded an overwhelming 4-1 win over hapless Rahmatganj Muslim Friends' Society in the Citycell Bangladesh League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city Monday, reports BSS.This...
MADRID, May 17 (AP): The way Rafael Nadal has been playing on clay, it's hard to imagine he won't take home a fifth French Open title this year.Nadal improved to 15-0 on clay this season and won a record 18th...
A Darren Bravo ton enabled touring West Indies A team to score moderate 285 for all in 50 overs against Bangladesh A team on the first day of the first four-day match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur Monday,...
Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Ghulam Muhammad Quader was named the new president of Bangladesh Chess Federation said a press release issued by National Sports Council Monday, reports BSS.He replaced Muhammad Zamir as the new president of Bangladesh Chess...
GM Enamul Hossain Razib and FM Abu Sufian Shakil (Biman) earned 7 points after the completion of the 10th round games in the Commonwealth Chess Championship held yesterday in New Delhi, India, reports BSS.FM Mehdi Hasan Parag has accumulated 6.5...
Youngmen's Club Fakirerpool made a good start in the Basundhara Metropolis Senior Division Football League beating T& T Club by a solitary goal at the Bir Shrestha Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur in the city Monday, reports UNB.Wahed...
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), May 17 (AP): England won the World Twenty20 for its first world cricket title, beating Australia by seven wickets in Sunday's final after Craig Kieswetter hit 63 off 49 balls and Kevin Pietersen 47 off 31 deliveries.The pair...
MADRID, May 17 (AP): Barcelona's 20th Spanish league title came as some consolation in a season where retaining the Champions League at the home of archrival Real Madrid looked to be the top priority.Barcelona sealed the defence of its league...
Nazmul AhsanBangladesh will not sign the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (Tifa) with the US as the draft agreement has a number of issues that might go against its interest, a top official in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said.The...
FE ReportDhaka stocks rose slightly in highly volatile market Monday, taking the DSE benchmark index to an all time high with entry of fresh money pushed the turnover to its peak, dealers said.The benchmark DSE General Index (DGEN) gained 13.26...
INCHEON (South Korea), May 17 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for establishing the much-expected multi-donor trust fund at the earliest and quick disbursement of the fund among the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to enable them face the impact...
M Azizur RahmanThe country's energy regulator has planned for a change in its regulations for fixing benchmark power tariff, as prescribed by the power ministry, to facilitate electricity purchases from private sector plants, a top official said."We are working to...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The performance of the country's premier port has been deteriorating fast since the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) took the cargo handling operation under its own management last week. Shipping circles said that vessels' turnaround time at the...
FE ReportThe Ministry of Finance (MoF) has approved an allocation of Tk. 150 million in favour of the Padma Oil Company to subscribe the right shares to be issued by the company soon. The government owns more than 50 per...
FE ReportThe securities regulator will allow launching of an open-ended mutual fund for the first time in the private sector.The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently approved the trust deed of the Prime Financial First Unit Fund having initial size...
The US Embassy Consular Section will no longer accept Diversity Visa application fees on the interview date with effect from May 23. After that date, all Diversity Visa application fees must be deposited at Standard Chartered Bank's North Gulshan branch...
A large quantity of Jhut (garment wastes) items worth Tk 5.0 million were gutted in a devastating fire that broke out in the capital's Mirpur area Monday, firefighters said. Witnesses said the fire originated at a storehouse in Mirpur Jhut...
Mahmudur RahmanOne of the best kept secrets from the general public in the western democracies has been the "influence" of big businesses in their general elections. This has now been spoiled by the invasive media as they kept on hammering...
SEOUL, May 17 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited the Korean government and entrepreneurs to invest in potential sectors such as power, oil and gas, shipbuilding, IT industry, automobiles and agro-based industry of Bangladesh.She also asked them to build...
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