LONDON, May 3 (AFP): Britain's party leaders pushed into the final days of campaigning Monday, targeting key marginal seats in the fight for what looks set to be the closest general election in decades on May 6.With the country on...
BANGKOK, May 3 (AFP): Thailand's premier said Monday he would unveil a political roadmap to end a tense standoff with opposition protesters following the country's deadliest civil violence in almost two decades.But the authorities said they were still planning an...
Obama defends US oil slick responseVENICE, Louisiana, May 3 : US authorities raced Monday to stem the tide of a disastrous oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico a day after President Barack Obama fiercely defended his response and promised...
The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld a High Court (HC) ruling that had ordered dismantling of illegal structures on the banks of four rivers in and around Dhaka city, reports bdnews24.com.The five-member Appellate Division bench headed by chief justice Md...
RANGAMATI, May 3 (bdnews24.com): A special court trying 75 suspected BDR mutineers of 9 Rifles Battalion at Marishya in Rangamati resumed proceedings Monday after a three-month recess.The special court-4, set up at the Rangamati BDR headquarters, began hearing witnesses from...
PANCHAGARH, May 3 (UNB): Work on embankment for protection from erosion of the bank of border river Karotoa was halted today as Indian border security force (BSF) raised objection with threat ofgunfire.Water Development Board that engaged contractors to set CC...
Distinguished physicist and National Professor M Innas Ali died of old age complications at his Shyamoli residence Monday morning. He was 94, reports UNB.After namaz-e-janazas at Dhaka University (DU) central mosque and Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, his body was taken...
It is not possible to ensure the rights of domestic workers without adoption of specific laws in this connection. Speakers expressed such a view recently at a city seminar titled 'Protecting Rights of Domestic Workers -- Human Dignity' organized by...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, May 3: Activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League today attacked and damaged six private mini buses which were taking students to the Chittagong University (CU) campus.CU assistant proctor Chandan Kumar Poddar said situation in the campus was normal. Classes...
Star pacer Mashrafe Bin Mortaza failed to impress the national selectors and they did not include his name as Bangladesh Cricket Board announced the squad for two away tests against England in the city Monday, reports BSS.However it was good...
Batting was expected to be difficult on a slow and low pitch in Providence but the touch artist Mahela Jayawardene sparkled with a delightful ton, only the fourth batsman to hit a Twenty20 hundred, to charge Sri Lanka to 173,...
A brilliant hattrick by striker Enamul Haque guided holders Abahani Limited to an easy 4-0 goal win over Chittagong Mohammedan SC in the lone match of the Citycell Bangladesh League on the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Monday, reports...
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation announced the 18-member squad for the Asian Games Hockey qualifiers starting in Dhaka on May 7, reports BSS. Rach Gerhard Peter, the German coach of the national hockey team, expressed his confidence of qualifying for the...
WASHINGTON, May 3 (AFP): Goldman Sachs' CEO said in an interview broadcast yesterday that his company bears some blame for the real estate bubble that led to the global financial meltdown. Asked by CNN whether he felt that the company's...
BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua): China's booming property market suddenly cooled down in April - in home sales at least - after a range of government measures aimed at curb rocketing house prices. However, the long-anticipated cooling fueled concerns the measures...
NEW YORK, May 3 (PTI): As many as three India-origin people including PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi have been named among the highest paid CEOs of the 500 biggest American companies, according to a list compiled by the Forbes. With a...
BRUSSELS, May 3 (AFP): European governments yesterday endorsed an unprecedented 110-billion-euro bailout to save Greece from bankruptcy and shore up the single currency after Athens agreed to draconian spending cuts. The first installment of the eurozone-IMF rescue package will be...
The government is going to take a final decision about the controversial investigation officer (IO) Abdul Matin, who deals with crimes against humanity, within a couple of days, reports UNB.A source told the news agency Monday that an official investigation...
BNP chief Khaleda Zia's ongoing organisational tour of six divisional headquarters will conclude in Sylhet city, from where she might announce the next course of anti-government movement programmes, reports UNB. As part of the divisional cities tour to mobilise people...
Pabna, May 3 (UNB): At least 10 people were injured in an attack by a faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in the district town Sunday night.The agitated activists also damaged a number of shops and vehicles creating panic among...
FE ReportThe government's borrowing from savings instruments hit a record high in the first three quarters of the current fiscal as investors continued to pump funds into the state-run investment tools.Official figures showed the government borrowed a net amount of...
Doulot Akter MalaThe government has suspended a move to introduce a new Value Added Tax (VAT) law as authorities find it difficult to make business-friendly rules before the end of current fiscal year on June 30 next.The high-powered committee has...
FE ReportDhaka stocks declined on price correction for the second session in a row Monday as profit taking on banking and energy stocks capped early gains.The benchmark DSE General Index (DGEN) seesawed entire session and closed at 5593.79, down 37.49...
FE ReportState-owned Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd (DESCO) is set to build a 100-megawatt (mw) furnace oil-run power plant at Ashulia to ease the mounting electricity crisis across the country."We have already sent details of the proposed 100 mw power...
The government has decided to review the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on power import from India which was signed between the two neighbouring countries during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India in January this year, reports UNB.The decision was...
Nazmul AhsanMalaysia has agreed to allow duty-free entry of Bangladesh products into its market provided the latter starts negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), official sources said.The duty-free facility, as sought by the Bangladesh government recently, would be...
Monira MunniFavourite summer fruits-mango, jackfruit, blackberry and litchi-have started to appear in the city markets but they are out of the reach of the common people due to its high asking prices.Traders claimed fruit prices are usually high in the...
Siddique IslamRemittances from expatriate Bangladeshis exceeded US$9.0 billion in the first 10 months of the current fiscal, marking a 16.72 per cent growth over the same period of last fiscal. The remittances from Bangladeshi nationals working abroad were estimated at...
The securities regulator has raised the forfeited amount to 15 percent from 10 per cent of the refund warrants of unsuccessful applicants as penalty for submitting duplicate applications for Initial Public Offering (IPO). The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took...
Nasrul Hamid Bipu was selected as president of Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB), a press release said. The official statement stated that the 30th meeting of REHAB executive council Monday selected Nasrul for the organisation's highest post....
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