MAGURA, Mar 13 (UNB): At least 10 persons were injured and five shops vandalised in a clash between two factions of Awami League (AL) over election to a school managing committee at Hat-Dariapur under Sreepur Upazila Saturday.Locals and witnesses said...
DU CorrespondentDifferent student organisations observed the 'Anti-terrorism Raju Day' through a series of programmes on the Dhaka University (DU) campus Saturday.Marking the day, Bangladesh Chhatra Union (BCU), Bangaldesh Chhatra Moitri and Bangladesh Chhatra League (JSD) paid tribute to the memory...
Abul Kalam Azad (65), joint secretary of 37-no ward unit Awami League (AL), was shot and wounded by unidentified miscreants near BG Press in the city's Tejgaon industrial area Friday night, reports UNB.Victim's son Alam said three armed criminals opened...
RAJSHAHI, Mar 13 (UNB): Three Bangladesh Chhtra League (BCL) and one Chhatra Moitry (CM) activists were arrested from Government New Degree College campus in Rajshahi city Saturday as they tried to thwart admission activities.The arrested are BCL college unit acting...
BNP Secretary General Khondoker Delwar Hossain has expressed grave anger while condemning the attack on lawmaker MK Anwar's house in Comilla by Awami League cadres Saturday, reports UNB.In a statement signed by Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, the party office secretary, Delwar...
Still reeling from the traumas of a devastating earthquake, Bhutan sought Bangladesh's support to its package proposals for taking a coordinated regional stand on climate-change issues at the upcoming SAARC summit in the Himalayan-foothill country, reports UNB.Bhutanese foreign secretary Daw...
Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad shared five wickets as England built on a commanding batting display by reducing Bangladesh to 154 for 5 at Chittagong, but Tamim Iqbal at least provided some resistance with a combative, unbeaten 81, according to...
Rajshahi Kasba High School reached the final of the Ecstasy 6th National School Hockey Tournament beating Jessore Municipal Preparatory School by 5-0 goals in the second semifinal at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium Saturday, reports UNB.Rajshahi Kasba High School...
COX'S BAZAR, Mar 13 (UNB): Bangladeshi WFM Shamima Akter Liza needs a draw in her last round match of the Parachute Advanced International Chess Tourna-ment against Saifuddin Lavlu Sunday to achieve a norm for Women International Master. Liza earned 4.5...
Tim Southee and Shane Bond ensured New Zealand's series finished on a high but with the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy already conceded, it was only a consolation victory for the hosts over Australia, according to web site cricinfo.The 51-run triumph might at...
LONDON, Mar 13 (AFP): Didier Drogba has warned Chelsea's title rivals that he is determined to satisfy his voracious appetite for success by firing the Blues back to Premier League glory.Drogba has won two league titles, two FA Cups and...
Doulot Akter MalaThe government is set to scrap all existing state-appointed sugar dealerships in an effort to combat price manipulation of the food item by a cartel of rogue traders, officials said. The new measure has been rolled out in...
Siddique Islam The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) was badly hit by the global recession in the first half of this fiscal recording a 67 per cent fall over that of the same period of the previous fiscal. This...
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed deep concern over reported proposals to reform the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) that have been finalised by the Cabinet Committee, saying that the proposals are not consistent with the commitment of the Government to ensure...
FE ReportPetrol pump owners and tank lorry workers will observe a half-day strike at the pumps and depots today (Sunday) across the country to realise their 13-point demands.Bangladesh Petrol Pump Owners and Tank Lorry Workers-Owners Unity Council, a newly formed...
RANGAMATI, Mar 13 (UNB): Leaders of settlers in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) have called blockade on March 18 to protest arrest and repression on the settlers. The agitation programme was announced at a press conference jointly addressed by Parbatya Gano...
Bangladesh will soon grant 18 of Bhutan’s products duty-free access, Commerce Minister Faruk Khan has said, reports bdnews24.com. The foreign ministry, in a statement Saturday, said Bangladesh would "soon implement its commitment, made by the Prime Minister during her Bhutan...
A moderate tremor jolted the capital city and different parts of the country early Saturday with no reports of casualties or damage. The 5.4 magnitude earthquake was felt in Dhaka, Chittagong, Bandarban, Rangamati and some other parts of the country...
Army Chief General Md Abdul Mubeen leaves Dhaka today (Sunday) for India on a five-day goodwill tour on an invitation by his counterpart General Dipok Kapoor. His wife and a four-member army delegation will accompany Gen Mubeen during the tour....
Munima SultanaAlmost all efforts of the government to ease the city's nagging traffic congestion has apparently failed due to lack of coordination among its agencies, officials and experts said.The government has at least 11 agencies to improve traffic situation in...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Mar 13: Having perhaps failed to enlist Washington's support for a wider role in Afghanistan, India is now goading Russia to play an important role. India wants to be the key player in Kabul after the...
Language hero and veteran journalist KG Mustafa died in a city hospital early Saturday. He had been suffering from kidney and heart problems for some time. He was 86, reports bdnews24.com. He breathed his last at the Lab Aid Hospital,...
LONDON, Mar 13 (bdnews24.com): Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman, who faces a raft of defamation cases in Bangladesh for publishing a report on alleged corruption by prime minister Sheikh Hasina's son, was reportedly assaulted in London on Friday. Rahman claimed...
FE ReportA housemaid fled with Tk 20,000 and two mobile phone sets after doping three members of a family at the capital’s Segunbagicha Saturday, family sources said.Hashi Begum (35), the housemaid, mixed sedative with the food she served at breakfast...
A hospital official says former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is recovering after being hospitalized in the South Korean capital with stomach pains, reports AP.Severance Hospital spokesman Lee Sung-man said Saturday that Kissinger would be released on Sunday. He...
LONDON, March 13 (bdnews24.com): The UK will press world leaders to agree to an ambitious action plan to get the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) back on track for 2015.The plan is to target six countries — including Bangladesh — that...
The civil aviation and tourism ministry is now planning big to promote the country's highly underdeveloped tourism sector. It has sought a substantial amount of allocation, about Tk 10 billion in the budget for the next financial year, to help...
Shahiduzzaman KhanTHE tanneries at Hazaribagh that were scheduled to be relocated to Savar is once again facing trouble as the government has sought from the High Court two more years to accomplish the job. It may be mentioned that the...
Zahid Hossain and Farria NaeemKeeping the prices low ought to be a priority area for the government. It is, therefore, important for it to continually monitor the market to design its policy responses to keep the prices where they should...
While the common people groan under the growing burden of essential prices the Prime Minister, the ministers, the President and the lawmakers have got their emoluments nearly doubled, according to media reports.But what have these lucky people done to get...
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