BOCA RATON, Florida, Dec 15 (Reuters): Corruption, whether in the form of crooked officials, financial fraudsters or even philandering sports stars, is tearing at the fabric of U.S. society and is the country's No. 1 criminal threat, a senior FBI...
BAGHDAD, Dec 15 (AP): A series of car bombs ripped through downtown Baghdad early Tuesday, killing five and wounding at least 16 people in the latest attack in the Iraqi capital targeting an area home to many government buildings, government...
HAVANA, Dec 15 (AP): Fidel Castro says President Barack Obama's "friendly smile and African-American face" are hiding Washington's sinister intentions for Latin America - more evidence of a cooling in relations between Cuba and the U.S. after a thaw had...
PARIS, Dec 15 (AFP): The chemical Bisphenol A used in plastic containers and drinks cans has been shown for the first time to affect the functioning of the intestines, according to a French study published Monday. National Institute of Agronomic...
KABUL, Dec 15 (AP): A suicide car bomber struck a heavily guarded neighborhood Tuesday near the home of a former Afghan vice president and a hotel favored by Westerners, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, officials said.The Afghan...
Landmine kills six children in Somalia MOGADISHU, Dec 15: Six children from the same nomadic family are dead after a landmine from Somalia's wars with Ethiopia blew up in a border village, officials and witnesses said today. The fatal blast...
Main opposition BNP has bitterly protested the government's plan to rename Zia International Airport (ZIA). "The government will have to pay dearly for it," BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain said.Mr Delwar said this while addressing a discussion organised marking...
The Election Commission (EC) for the first time has started work on separating symbols for the national and local government elections, an EC official said, reports BSS.Presently, the EC allocates symbols among the candidates of both national and local government...
A new draft law for the country's border-security force titled 'The Border Guard Act 2009', providing for punishment from seven years' imprisonment to death sentence for offences by its members, was submitted to the Law Ministry Tuesday. Major General Mainul...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education Ministry has finalised the 'National Curriculum and Textbook Board Ordinance (Amendment) Bill 2009' Tuesday in its meeting for sending it back to parliament for passage in the next session, reports UNB.The committee informed that...
Awami League (AL) Presidium Member and Deputy Leader of the Parliament Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury MP will be acting as president of the ruling party in the absence of AL chief and Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina who has gone to...
A US court sentenced Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, an American of Bangladeshi descent, to 17 years on 'video terrorism' charges, reports bdnews24.com The US District Judge William S Duffey Jr, handing down the sentence Monday, told Sadequee that he was misusing...
FE ReportA total of 57 Armed Forces personnel, including 42 from Bangladesh Army and 15 from Bangladesh Navy, have been granted Honorary Commission and promotion on the occasion of the Victory Day.A total of 15 honorary Lieutenants were commissioned to...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has organized an exhibition cricket match at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium today (Wednesday) marking the Victory Day, reports UNB.Shaheed Jewel XI will face Shaheed Mushtaque XI in the V-Day exhibition cricket match, being held on regular...
A most incredible match, albeit on the most dodo-dead tracks India has produced, ended with Sri Lanka nearly chasing down the second highest target in the history of one-day cricket, according to website cricinfo. India would have fancied their chances...
A six-wicket haul by Elias Sunny inspired Bangladesh Biman to emerge as giant-killer in the Ispahani Tea Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League outplaying league leader Mohammedan SC by 112 runs in their 3rd super league encounter at the Sher-e-Bangla National...
PARIS, Dec 15 (AFP): Fulham, Valencia, Genoa and Lille are among the sides bidding to reach the knockout stage of the Europa League as the competition's group phase reaches its conclusion this week. Premier League representatives Fulham are looking to...
ISLAMABAD, Dec 15 (AP): Pakistan cricket selectors have recalled fast bowler Mohammad Sami after two years for the three-test series in Australia.Sami, 28, last played a test match against India two years ago in Bangalore before he joined the unauthorized...
The I2 Soft Solution Limited maintained their solo lead in the Dutch-Bangla Bank First Division Chess League securing 13 points after the 8th round matches held in the city Tuesday, reports UNB.Bangladesh Biman and Titas Club followed the leaders neck...
KIEV, Dec 15 (AFP): UEFA President Michel Platini unveiled the official logo and slogan to be used at Euro 2012 at a ceremony here on Monday. The logo is a design of two tulips - one red and one white...
FE ReportAll services as well as service programmes of at least 84 post offices of Bangladesh Postal Depart ment will be brought under the automation system by March next.Additional Director General of Postal Department AKM Shafiur Rahman and the Managing...
Monira MunniThe price of edible oil, especially bottled oil, has increased up to Tk 10-20 per litre at the retail level in the capital. Normally, the winter witnesses a slump in demand for palm as the consumers prefer soybean, traders...
SIRAJGANJ, Dec 15 (bdnews24.com): Implementation of Ashuganj-Sirajganj Inter-connector Project has yielded a savings of Tk 220 million in five months, which would otherwise be lost to 'system loss'. Besides, the project has helped strike a balance in the power supply...
DU CorrespondentThe written test of Gha Unit (transfer unit) for first-year honours admission at Dhaka University (DU) under the academic year 2009-10 will be held at 10 am Friday.Detailed seat plan for the admission test is available on the notice...
FE ReportA police personnel was arrested while snatching Tk 1.6 million (Tk 16 lakh) from two shop employees in the city's Paltan area Tuesday afternoon, police said.Officer-in-Charge of Paltan police station Mojibur Rahman told the FE they arrested Mainul Haque,...
M Azizur RahmanCanadian oil and gas explorer Niko is planning to lodge suit with international court to settle the long-pending dispute over payments against gas sales from Feni field, officials said Tuesday.Niko vice president Larry Fisher elaborated the company's view...
Shamsul Huq Zahid The government has included the public-private partnership (PPP) initiative in the national budget for current fiscal year and kept a financial provision of Tk 25 billion for projects to be implemented under it. But halfway through the...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The country's ship scrap market is likely to remain stable for the next few years, as new IMO rule forces hundreds of tankers to go into ship-breaking yards from April 2010, ship breakers said. The International Maritime...
COPENHAGEN, Dec 15, 2009 (AFP) - World leaders began arriving at the UN climate summit Tuesday, seeking to give a shot in the arm to the floundering talks after warnings that the whole event was at risk of ending in...
FE ReportEconomic management in Bangladesh needs to be based on more serious and in-depth policy analysis, but linking research to policy is not easy, said Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud at a roundtable Tuesday."Any credible policy analysis has to be supported by...
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