Foreign Minister Dipu Moni who attended a Special NAM Ministerial Meeting on Interfaith Dialogue and Cooperation for Peace and Development in Manila Wednesday said people of all faiths have been living in harmony in secular Bangladesh, reports UNB."The diversities in...
BNP Wednesday accused the Speaker of bias and viewed democracy is at stake in the absence of a neutral chair in parliament, reports UNB.Leaders of the party at a rally at Muktangon in the city equally accused the ruling party...
RANGPUR, Mar 17 (BSS): The 90th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children's Day was observed Wednesday in Rangpur and adjoining northern districts by paying rich tributes in a befitting manner. The day...
FE ReportThirteen out of 71 activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), picked up by law enforcers after a fierce clash on the Dhaka College campus last night, have been set free Wednesday, police said.The police held 71 activists in an...
BNP chairperson and opposition leader Khaleda Zia's public meeting in Chittagong scheduled to be held on March 27 has been deferred to March 29, reports UNB. The March 29 public meeting will be held at Laldighi Maidan in the port...
Michael Clarke has spoken publicly for the first time since his sudden departure from Australia's tour and his subsequent break-up with Lara Bingle. Clarke fronted a packed media conference at Wellington's Westpac Stadium, where he mentioned the support he had...
Four players shared the top slot in the Six Seasons Grandmasters Chess Tournament securing 1.5 points each after the 2nd round matches held at the Tulip Lounge of Uttara Club in the city Wednesday, reports UNB.They are: GM Niaz Murshed...
TURKU, Finland, Mar 17 (AP): David Beckham and his wife Victoria left Finland on a private jet Wednesday, two days after the former England captain had surgery for a torn Achilles' tendon.The couple made no comments, and it wasn't immediately...
The Prime Bank National Sub-Junior Chess Competi-tion, organised by Natore District Sports Association with the cooperation of Bangladesh Chess Federation, begins in Natore tomorrow (Friday), reports UNB. State Minister for Youth and Sports Mohammad Ahad Ali Sarker will inaugurate the...
The Freedom Souls beat the Devils of 326 in the opening match of the Sheikh Rasel Smriti Cricket Tournament that began Wednesday at Kabi Jasimuddin Hall ground, reports UNB.Vice Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurated the tournament at the Dhaka...
KARACHI, March 17 (AFP): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) barred Wednesday members of its national squad from participating in cricket matches abroad without prior permission. Several of Pakistan's 18-man World Twenty20 squad players were scheduled to play in private leagues...
MADRID, Mar 17 (AFP): Holders Barcelona hope Argentine sensation Lionel Messi can continue his rich vein of goalscoring form on Wednesday against VfB Stuttgart in the second leg of the last 16 Champions League tie at Camp Nou.Messi bagged a...
INDIAN WELLS, California, Mar 17 (AFP): Caroline Wozniacki booked a quarter-final berth at the BNP Paribas Open Tuesday as defending champion Vera Zvonareva joined the list of former champions bowing out.Wozniacki, the charismatic Danish teenager who is seeded second, survived...
Initiatives have already been undertaken to make the country's higher court more pro- people through using ICT to bring an end to the conventional judicial system and administrative activities, reports BSS. Chief Justice Mohammad Fazlul Karim, after assuming his office...
FE ReportBangladesh Investment Climate Fund (BICF) and the Ministry of Establishment Tuesday undertook a number of training programmes for civil servants aiming to sensitise them on key private sector development issues.The programmes have been designed in such a manner that...
COX'S BAZAR, Mar 17 (BSS): Forty three people, mostly young and children, have died in Cox's Bazar sea beach since 1996, mainly due to non- compliance to safety regulation and falling into the trap of quick sand, locally known as...
Khulna, Mar 17 (UNB): A security guard and his wife were chopped to death at Goalpara in the city Tuesday night.The victims were identified as Nibaran Chandra Mondal ( 50), a security guard of Goalpara Power Plant, and his wife...
The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Land Commission on Settlement of Land Disputes sought applications from the affected refugees to settle land dispute in the hill region, reports UNB.The rehabilitated India-returned refugees who were ousted from their lands or affected due...
The Rotary International (RI) will build a general hospital in the city to provide healthcare services to the poor people free of cost, reports BSS.The international voluntary organisation is also keen to extend their activities in Bangladesh especially in the...
BRAHMANBARIA, Mar 17 (UNB): A Saudi expatriate who was stabbed indiscriminately by miscreants at Pouratala in the district town Monday evening, died Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Akhtar Khan Khadem (25), of Kharampur in Akhaura Upazila of the district.
Today (Thursday) is the 31st death anniversary of litterateur, journalist and politician Abul Mansur Ahmad, says a press release.The Abul Mansur Ahmad Memorial Committee will hold a doa malifil in Dhaka and at his ancestral home, Dhanikhola, in Mymensingh district.Bangla...
Gazipur Civil Surgeon Dr Md Saidur Rahman urged all to learn about AIDS and help create awareness among common people about the disease. He also said that we can delimit the spread of the fatal disease by abiding by our...
FE ReportFinance minister AMA Muhith Wednesday cast his doubt about spending the Tk 25-billion fund allocated for the current fiscal year under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) scheme.He, however, hinted at the possibility of initiating a few projects including one...
Shahiduzzaman KhanCountry's jute and jute goods exports have registered a marked growth. Such a growth was never witnessed in Bangladesh for decades. And for the first time, its benefits have reached every segment of the industry, including the farmers, some...
The nation observed Wednesday the 90th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children's Day with a fresh vow to materialise the dreams of the great leader, reports BSS.The day was a public holiday....
Amid mounting criticism over interest rate, Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus has admitted that microcredit interest should be standardised, reports bdnews24.com. "Tell us what the interest rate is, because people often say that it's high but don't know what the...
FE Report The government has slashed its borrowing target from the banking system by almost half for this fiscal following a significant increase in debt on account of selling national savings directorate (NSD) certificates. The finance ministry has revised the...
M Azizur RahmanThe government has invited tenders from international firms to build necessary infrastructure for importing around 500 megawatts of electricity from neighbouring India, officials said Wednesday.The state-owned Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) has invited the bids to build...
Mohammad MufazzalThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended the lock-in period for placement shares of mutual funds (MFs) from the current six months to one year, officials said.An SEC member said the SEC would approve at least two mutual...
FE ReportThree ministries have agreed in principle to double cash incentive to 20 percent for potato export and help growers get fair price in the wake of buffer production.This year, potato production is expected to reach 8.0 million tonnes against...
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