BANGKOK, Apr 7 (CNN): Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declared a state of emergency Wednesday, hours after anti-government demonstrators stormed the country's parliament.Speaking on nationwide television, he said the "purpose is to restore peace and order and to stop the...
RAIPUR, India, Apr 7 (AFP): Indian authorities vowed Wednesday to hit back at Maoist rebels who killed 76 police in a brutally effective attack that undermined a months-long government offensive against the insurgents. The massacre, in the central state of...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 7 (AFP): The most intense rain in half a century triggered flooding and mudslides that killed at least 95 people in southeastern Brazil, most of them in the Rio de Janeiro area, authorities said Tuesday. Flooding...
A major earthquake has shaken Indonesia's northwest island of Sumatra, prompting a brief tsunami warning and sending residents rushing for higher ground, reports VOANews.com.The US Geological Survey says a 7.7 magnitude earthquake occurred at sea about 215 kilometers northwest of...
A senior Chinese diplomat says China and the United States (US) have reached a new consensus, following several months of strained ties, reports Internet. Ahead of President Hu Jintao's trip next week to Washington to attend an international nuclear security...
KABUL, Apr 7 (AP): Hamid Karzai's spokesman denied reports that the Afghan leader threatened to join the Taliban insurgency if he were pressured further by foreign backers, in an apparent attempt Wednesday to calm worsening tensions with Washington.Karzai's comments, allegedly...
WASHINGTON, Apr 7 (AFP): The United States (US) unveiled new limits on the nation's nuclear arsenal Tuesday, saying it would only use atomic weapons in 'extreme circumstances' and would not attack non-nuclear states. In a policy shift, the United States...
At least four people have been killed in clashes between police and protesters in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, witnesses and medics say, reports BBC. There are reports that police fired live rounds at the demonstrators after failing to disperse them with...
Maswood Alam KhanIN 2008, I asked my friend who works in Maryland, USA, why he didn't have to issue cheques for payments. He answered: "I seldom issue cheques. I gave only three cheques in two years for paying dues, though...
Wasima Wali"Would you please take it off, now?" my husband said."But we are still at the airport," I replied softly, getting ready to board the plane from Jeddah to Dubai. "Are you sure? I don't mind wearing it till we...
Main opposition BNP said Wednesday that the Prime Minister's recent "irresponsible" remarks involving the party and Saudi Arabia over the trial of war crimes could deteriorate Bangladesh's relation with friendly country Saudi Arabia, reports UNB. Addressing a press briefing at...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday reminded that the government would show zero-tolerance to those who would go for construction without following the building code of Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha (RAJUK), reports UNB. She asked the RAJUK officials to be more careful...
NARSINGDI, Apr 7 (UNB): Associates of a Jubo League leader and contractor attacked the Ghorashal Municipality office, assaulted councillor and employees and looted Tk 30,000 Wednesday allegedly for delay in payment of bill.Witnesses said a group of 15-16 Jubo League...
Police arrested 17 activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir from an apartment in the city's Pallabi area Tuesday night, reports UNB.Acting on a tip-off, a team of Pallabi thana police raided an apartment at block-A in Mirpur-12 and held them at...
Jatiyatabadi Swechchh-asebak Dal, voluntary wing of BNP, Wednesday distributed pure drinking water among destitute people in some parts of the city, reports UNB.BNP senior joint secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Almagir flanked by Swechchhasebak Dal president Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel, general...
FE ReportCity Brokerage, the City Bank's brokerage wing, Wednesday inaugurated three new operation centers, with the aim to provide better, faster and more convenient services to the clients of the stock market.The new three operation centers were inaugurated at the...
FE ReportSoutheast Bank Limited (SEBL) and Dutch Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) signed an agreement for sharing of ATM/POS network Wednesday.Mahbubul Alam, Managing Director of Southeast Bank Limited and Mr. Md. Yasin Ali, Managing Director of Dutch- Bangla Bank Limited signed...
FE ReportPrices of re-chargeable fan and lights and wax candles have soared by around 30 per cent following rise in demand that has triggered by seemingly unending load-shedding. Abu Hazrat Rana, managing director of Padma Electric World told FE, "The...
The three-day 17th biennial conference of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) begins in the city today (Thursday).Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the conference at Osmani Memorial Auditorium, while Finance Minister AMA Muhith will be present as the special guest, reports...
Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited sanctioned an amount of Tk 30 million investment facility under the bank's Agriculture/Rural Investment Scheme.Muslim Aid Bangladesh, a leading NGO of the country, will disburse the amount among the marginal farmers in rural areas.Muslim Aid disbursed...
Jasim Uddin Haroon Some industrial units are now facing difficulties as the Bangladesh Navy has enforced tight control over the import of chemicals of explosive nature.More than 100 such items are allowed to enter the country under the country's import...
FE Report The country's mango producers may get less-than-expected harvest this season as the ongoing 'drought' has swept across the main growing areas hitting the fruit buds, agricultural officials and farmers told the FE. "The mango orchards need rain at...
CoolExpo-2010, an exposition of cooling products and services both for home and industrial users, will be held in the city this month.EventPro, a local event management firm, will organise the first such exposition in the country at Sheraton Hotel on...
Emirates International Exchange (EIE), one of the leading exchange houses in the Middle East, has joined hands with BRAC Bank for remittance transfer to Bangladesh. EIE will send all remittances online so that customers can receive their payments in 24...
A basic training course on "Life and Non-life Insurance" was organised by Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) on its office premises in the city Tuesday, said a press release. BIA Chairman AKM Rafiqul Islam distributed certificates among the participants as the...
Defending champions Abahani Limited had to sweat hard as they scraped past Shuktara Jubo Sangsad of Narayanganj by a solitary goal in the Citycell Bangladesh League at the Narayanganj Stadium Wednesday, reports BSS.Both teams failed to break the deadlock at...
Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) received Wednesday the torch of the 1st Asian Youth Games concluded in Singapore in July 2009, reports BSS. The official torch will be kept at BOA. BOA Secretary General Kutubuddin Ahmed in a message said, "The...
Bangladesh Krirabid Kalyan Trust (BKKT) will disburse taka 0.8 million (8 lakh) as grant to 80 distressed sportsmen, reports BSS.This was decided Wednesday in a BKKT's meeting with State Minister for Youth and Sports Ahad Ali Sarker in the chair...
Three matches of the 30th Inter District Cricket Championship held at three separate venues Wednesday, reports UNB.At Comilla venue, Cox's bazar DSA posted a nine-wicket victory over Khagrachhari DSA; Khulna DSA beat Jhenidah DSA by 98 runs at Kushtia while...
HYDERABAD, India, Apr 7 (AFP): The celebrity wedding between Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis star Sania Mirza was back on track Wednesday after a deal was struck in which he "divorced" another girl. Preparations for the high-profile couple's...
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