LONDON, May 6 (AFP): Some lucky London voters combined a trip to the polls with a stop in the pub Thursday, as they cast their ballots in one of the British general election's more unusual polling stations.Locals who would normally...
KATHMANDU, May 6 (AFP): Maoist protesters clashed with residents in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu Thursday as anger grew over a strike that has shut down much of the country for five days.The Maoist party, which has the largest number of...
Kyi's party to be abolishedYANGON, May 6 : Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's party, for two decades the symbol of resistance against the ruling junta, is to be dissolved at midnight Thursday under laws laid down ahead of...
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President M Zillur Rahman Thursday urged the International Crimes Tribunal to speedily accomplish the trial of war criminals for their misdeeds during the country's liberation war in 1971, reports UNB. The President made the appeal when a three-member delegation of...
DELHI, May 6 (bdnews24.com): A Bangladesh delegation met the Indian Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde Thursday.The delegation, led by Prime Minister's Adviser Mashiur Rahman, came to India Tuesday to push for implementation of the Bangladesh-India joint communiqué that included a...
SYLHET, May 6 (UNB): At least 20 party activists including a councillor were injured in a clash between two factions of city BNP here Thursday evening.The party activists also broke the camera of two local photographers of the two daily...
FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) is likely to revive two tax evasion cases against present and former mayors of Chittagong City Corporation.The NBR has initiated the move as time for collecting due tax will expire on June 30...
The government has decided to streamline the functions of Upazila administration, which are now being hampered because of the simmering rift between the chairman and the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) over who should have the real authority in running the...
JAKARTA, May 6 (AFP): The surprise resignation of Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati throws a cloud of uncertainty over the fight against corruption in Southeast Asia's biggest economy, analysts said today. Indrawati, 47, quit Wednesday to take the number-two...
GENEVA, May 6 (AFP): A top UN economist warned today that so- called carry trades-a form of speculation on the currency markets-could sink the global economy back into crisis. "If you asked me what is the most serious problem in...
WASHINGTON, May 6 (AFP): Spurred by deep election-year voter anger, the US Senate voted yesterday to forbid government- funded bailouts of big banks those like those blamed for the global economic meltdown of 2008. In their first substantive vote on...
LISBON, May 6 (AFP): The European Central Bank holds one of its most important meetings ever today as governors try to prevent the Greek debt crisis from overwhelming other eurozone countries. "The main issue is not Greece per se but...
The Robi Asian Games Qualifying Hockey begins today (Friday) on the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city with three matches scheduled for the opening day, reports UNB. Oman will play Honghong in the opening match at 10:00 am...
England's bowlers produced a spirited display against a typically erratic Pakistan batting line-up, to give themselves a good chance of recording their first victory of their World Twenty20 campaign. Paul Collingwood won the toss for the first time in the...
The ninth Grameenphone President Cup Golf Tournament will begin today (Friday) at the Kurmitola Golf Club, with players teeing off at 8:45 am, reports UNB.Chief of Army Staff Gen Md Abdul Mubeen will formally inaugurate the tournament as the chief...
Europa Youth Club maintained their supremacy in the Premier Bank Metropolis First Division Basketball League outplaying Reiths Club by 106-47 points at the Dhanmondi Wooden Floor Gymnasium here today (Thursday), reports UNB.The winners led the first half 46-17. Amin caged...
West Indies A team made a good start in the ATN Record tri-nation one-day series beating South Africa A team by 11 runs in the 2nd one-day match on the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNS) at Mirpur in the city Thursday,...
The Walton 35th National Athletics Championship concluded Thursday on the Bangabandhu National Stadium with Bangladesh Army having dominated the track and field events securing 17 gold, 13 silver and 10 bronze medals, reports UNB. Bangladesh Ansar & VDP finished a...
BARGUNA, May 6 (UNB): Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina urged the ministries and all departments concerned to complete all development projects in the coastal and riverine areas within the dry season."You will have to complete all paper works during the...
The Special Court-6 Thursday began the trial to try 300 accused of Signal Sector and the Rifle Security Unit (RSU) under BDR Headquarters. The court also ordered the prosecutor to present the accused before the court Saturday 10:00 am, reports...
A major fault that occurred at an underground cable Wednesday was finally repaired Thursday by the Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC).Following the fault, a vast area of the central part of the capital city, including Bangladesh Secretariat, plunged into...
FE ReportRapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a raid recovered 10,000 fake national identity cards and 2,610 unregistered SIM cards of the country's six mobile phone operators from a market at Gulistan in the capital Wednesday night.The elite force men also...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, May 6: Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) have launched drive to save the women from harassment. The CMP has advised the girls and women to send an SMS with their names to '373' from their mobile phones whenever they...
To spread the ideas of Japanese management style and raise productivity and efficiency in the industrial sector a centre for breakthrough thinking in Bangladesh was formed Wednesday with Prof Shozo Hibino, Chukyo University, Japan as its chief adviser and Dr...
Sixth death anniversary of Saleha Begum, w/o late social worker Aziz Howlader of Baramasua of Mothbaria, Pirojpur, will be observed today (Friday).On the occasion milad-mahfil and Quran-khwani have been arranged and special prayer will be offered after Jum'a prayers at...
Nazmul AhsanChina has offered to extend duty-free access to nearly 5,000 Bangladeshi products in a major goodwill gesture that has caught the trade officials here by surprise.The "stunning" offer was made by China last week and it followed the high...
FE ReportEconomists and business leaders Thursday at a seminar said the US provides preferential treatment to other countries on political consideration, and the Bangladesh government should engage politically skilled persons as negotiators at US-Bangla trade talks."The United States provides market...
FE ReportSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given go-ahead to seven companies to raise their paid-up capital under private placement in accordance with some conditions set by the regulator.The SEC said this after taking a decision in this regard in...
BARGUNA, May 6 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has questioned the source of huge money and property of opposition leader Khaleda Zia who was left with "broken suitcase and torn vest" of her husband, slain President Ziaur Rahman."Nowadays you speak...
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