Bangladesh take on Vietnam today (Tuesday) in their second group E match of the AFC Under-19 Football qualifiers at the Royal Thai Army Stadium, Bangkok, reports UNB.The boys are fit for the second match, according to a message reached Dhaka...
Touring Bangladesh made a flying start in the 3rd Asian Indoor Games beating Malaysia in Kabaddi by 75-50 points in the opening match held in Vietnam Monday, reports UNB. Bangladesh will play their second match against Thailand today (Tuesday).
Chittagong Abahani edged past their arch-rival Chittagong Mohammedan by a solitary goal in a match of the Citycell Bangladesh League at the MA Aziz Stadium Monday, reports UNB. After the barren first half, Mithun Chowdhury scored the all-important goal for...
BAF Shaheen School & College crushed South Bridge by 22-3 goals in a boy's section match of the 18th Bata School Handball Tournament (boys' & girls') at the Dhanmondi Women Sports Complex Monday, reports UNB.In other boys' section matches, Narinda...
The government has allocated Tk 3.0 billion as compensation to the victims of the Barapukuria Coalmine areas to establish the proposed coalmine city in Dinajpur. As a part of establishing the coalmine city, Barapukuria Coal Mine Company Ltd (BCMCL) and...
The second largest city, Chittagong, has eyed for developing an efficient road infrastructure for it under a short-term plan involving Tk 6.0 billion, reports BSS. The projects include five flyovers at different crossroads, expansion of the existing roads within the...
BARISAL, Nov 2 (UNB): A seven-month ban on catching 'jatka' or hilsha fry (less than 9 inch or 23 cm in length) from November 1 to May 31 began in all the hilsha regions of the country Sunday.Abdul Aziz, deputy...
FE ReportMuggers snatched Tk 3.0 million (Tk 30 lakh) from a staff of a private company after shooting and injuring him in broad daylight at Dhanmondi in the city Monday, police said. Police and witnesses said a gang of muggers...
DU CorrespondentProf Mohammad Afzal Hossain Sunday resigned as the chairman of Tourism and Hospitality Department, University of Dhaka (DU) in the face of students' protest against him over sexual harassment. Prof Hossain sent his resignation letter to the office of...
The orientation ceremony of Fall Semester 2009 of Master of Public Health of Northern University Bangladesh (NUB) Rajshahi campus was held Saturday, says a press release. Principal of Islami Bank Medical College Hospital Rajshahi M Nazrul Islam was the chief...
Dr Md Nurul Islam, former joint chief of Planning Commission and former treasurer of Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujibur Rahman Agriculture University passed away on 31 Oct at 10:45 pm in Apollo Hospitals in the city. He was a high official of...
FE ReportFire gutted valuables and machinery of a garment factory worth Tk 0.5 million (Tk 5 lakh) at West Shewrapara in the city's Mirpur area Monday morning, firefighters said.Fire brigade sources said the flame that originated from a short circuit...
RAWALPINDI, Nov 2(AFP): A suicide bomber targeted workers queuing for their salaries outside a Pakistan bank and hotel Monday, killing 25 people as the United Nations pulled expatriate staff from the northwest.The second bombing to kill ordinary civilians in less...
Next Saturday's Afghan presidential election run-off has been cancelled by the independent election commission, officials say, reports BBC.The decision comes a day after sole challenger Abdullah Abdullah pulled out, leaving only President Hamid Karzai in the race.Dr Abdullah, who had...
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (AFP): Pakistan Monday offered rewards worth five million dollars for information leading to the capture, dead or alive, of the country's Taliban warlord Hakimullah Mehsud and 18 lieutenants.The rewards for top-ranking Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were offered...
Two killed in high seas shootout off SomaliaMOGADISHU, Nov 02: Two sailors were killed in an exchange of fire off the northeast coast of Somalia Sunday, after apparently trying to attack a Norwegian warship, Somali officials and an EU naval...
Only a short interval after the ugly incidents in some readymade garments (RMG) industries at Ashulia, fresh violence erupted in a garments factor at Tongi last Saturday. The incidents at Tongi were very serious, to say the least. Two persons...
Shamsul Huq Zahid The response from individual taxpayers to the government offer made in the national budget for the current fiscal (2009-10) to disclose their undeclared income by paying tax at a rate of only 10 per cent was very...
H. T. HaiderBANGLADESH is one of the most densely populated countries in the world, with an area of 55,598 square miles (143,999 kilometres) and a population of over 150 million. About 900 people live per square mile in this small...
It appears that the present government of Bangladesh is determined to give the green signal finally for this country's final route and link-up in the Asian Highway. The politically controversial issue has remained unresolved for a long time. There is...
The proper use of a huge underground car parking, built at Dilkusha commercial area some years ago, can free the Motijheel commercial area roads to traffic.More cars are parked on the roads than in the parking lot which completely chokes...
We see thousands of billboards along the roadsides of Dhaka city. Various companies post their product information on these boards.However, these billboards can be very useful in creating social awareness. The government can post various issues of public interest like...
Fazle RashidMOUNTING tension between China and India over their respective claim on the disputed territory on their northern border will threaten peace in the region, the analysts fear. China is pressing ahead with its claim and mounting diplomatic pressure on...
Mohiuddin Aazim rowth of construction and infrastructure industries ensures sustainable and more inclusive economic and social growth. Lack of real investment in the two sectors halts the pace and hurts the contents of economic growth over time. The principle applies...
Md. Mozzammel Haque Terrorism can be defined in different ways. It could be the surprise threat or random use of violence against innocent people for political ends by a non-state actor. International terrorism implies acts of terrorism that include operations...
HR ChowdhuryONE may recall that Kosovo's Muslim population were targeted for worst savageries and genocide witnessed since the Second World War by the Serbs or Slavic people in the territories that comprised the artificially created country of Yugoslavia. The predominantly...
Md. Masum BillahBarack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize more for promises he made than his achievements. This drew both praise for him and scepticism from around the world. Accepting the prize Obama said he felt humbled. He also...
NEW YORK, Nov 1 (Bloomberg): US stocks fell the most since May last week as new home sales that missed forecasts and a drop in consumer spending added to speculation that the seven-month rally outpaced prospects for an economic recovery....
BEIJING, Nov 1 (AP): China's manufacturing sector expanded for the eighth straight month in October, pointing to further signs that the recovering economy is on firmer ground, a survey by an industry group said Sunday.The state-sanctioned China Federation of Logistics...
NEW DELHI, Nov 1 (AFP): When India's central bank admitted discovering 400,000 fake notes in its currency reserves, many here woke up to the scale of the country's counterfeit money problems.Worse still, the embarrassing admission related to a survey from...
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