SHERPUR, Sept 13 (UNB): Stone extraction from hill is going on unabated in the bordering Garo Hills area in Nalitabari Upazila here, posing a threat to human lives and environment of the area.Local environmental activists said the unabated hill cutting...
FE ReportA gang of criminals injured a RAB official and snatched one of their accomplices from the custody of Rapid Action Battalion at Mirpur in the city Sunday afternoon, RAB sources said.An officer of RAB headquarters told the FE that...
FE ReportHealth experts urged Sunday to lay emphasis on nutrition, infant and young child feeding in the health and nutrition policy 2009 in order to improve the overall standard of health care.They urged for utilising public private partnership to establish...
Disaster Friendly Water and Sanitation Website will help formulate an appropriate policy and enrich a coordinated disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategy. At the same time, it will help strengthen field level activities, said a press release.The website contains field level...
DU CorrespondentAll examinations, scheduled to be held at Arts Building and Curzon Hall of Dhaka University (DU) today (Monday), have been postponed due to unavoidable reasons.The fresh schedule for the postponed examinations will be notified very soon. However, the timetable...
FE ReportAn alleged mugger, beaten up heavily by students of the Dhaka University last evening, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Sunday morning, police said.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Shahbagh police station Rezaul Karim told the FE that...
BARGUNA, Sept 13 (UNB): A farmer was killed by lightning strike at Uttar Jharakhali village in Amtali Upazila on Friday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Jahangir Hossain, 26, son of Bazlur Rahman Howlader of the upazila.Witnesses said Jahangir was struck...
Bangladesh would be immensely benefited from being connected with the Asian Highway facilitating the country to implement its look-east policy.Minister for Commu- nications Syed Abul Hossain Sunday said this in the House while replying to a question from treasury bench...
A bill was introduced in Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Sunday providing limited power to the executive magistrates and the district magistrates to take cognisance of few offences on the spot and give punishment, reports UNB.Home Minister Sahara Khatun introduced the Mobile...
High Commissioner of Pakistan in Bangladesh Alamgir Bashar Khan Babar accompanied by his wife paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Jamuna Sunday, where they discussed various issues of bilateral and regional development.The Prime...
The main opposition BNP on Sunday said the nation would not accept the government plan to import power from India "in exchange for providing corridor or transit", reports bdnews24.com. It reaffirmed support to Monday's half-day general strike in the capital...
KUSHTIA, Sept 13 (UNB): Two outlawed party leaders were killed in separate encounters with their cohorts and police in Sadar Upazila of the district early Sunday.The deceased were identified as Marfat Biswas (32), regional commander of Gono Bahini (Obaidul group)...
The High Court Sunday directed the government to allow Jatiya Party leader Kazi Zafar Ahmed and graft-convict ex-state minister Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin of BNP, now on bail, to go abroad for medical check up, reports UNB. The vacation bench...
WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (AFP): Ten of thousands of protestors from across the United States descended on the nation's capital Saturday, decrying President Barack Obama, "big government" and big spending.They carried hand-painted posters protesting Obama's proposed healthcare reforms and accusing his...
HONG KONG, Sept 13 (AP): Hundreds of Hong Kong journalists, lawmakers and residents marched Sunday to protest the alleged police beatings of three reporters covering recent unrest in western China, and demanded a government investigation.Demonstrators wearing black rallied outside a...
SEOUL, Sept 13 (AFP): South Korean officials declined to comment Sunday on reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has called for a third nuclear test in protest at UN sanctions against the reclusive state.Open Radio of North Korea, a...
ALMATY, Sept 13 (AP): A fire at a drug treatment centre in southern Kazakhstan killed 38 people early Sunday, officials said. The blaze broke out at about 5:30 am local time (2330 GMT) and spread over an area of 650...
Two killed in attack on Pakistani troopsISLAMABAD, Sept 13: A bomb blast killed two paramilitary troops Sunday in Pakistan's Khyber region, where security forces are pressing ahead with an offensive to secure a major supply route for foreign forces in...
Abahani Limited registered a hard-fought 1-0 goal win against new comer Bangladesh Police in group D opening match of the Federation Cup Football Tournament at the Bangabandhu National Stadium Sunday, reports UNB.Pranotosh Kumar Das scored the all-important goal for Abahani...
Brett Lee has wanted to prove a point in this series after missing the Ashes and did so in emphatic style as he claimed 5 for 49 to set up Australia's crushing seven-wicket victory, which gave them an unassailable 4-0...
LONDON, Aug 13 (AP): Manchester United and Chelsea rallied to victories Saturday, while Manchester City's expensively revamped team passed its first big Premier League test against Arsenal.Brazil midfielder Anderson ended his two-year wait for a United goal as the defending...
NEW YORK, Sept 13 (AFP): Comeback queen Kim Clijsters produced a massive upset to defeat title holder and tournament favourite Serena Williams 6-4, 7-5 in the US Open semi-finals Saturday. The match had a chaotic ending with Williams handed a...
LONDON, Sept 13 (AFP): Fabio Capello has told his England stars that reaching the World Cup final is the least he expects from them in South Africa next year. Capello's side booked their place at the 2010 World Cup with...
Nazmul AhsanBangladesh Tariff Commission (BTC) has suggested the government to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of transit, covering economic, social and political issues, prior to granting the facility to India, official sources said.'We in the BTC are of the view that...
Siddique Islam The central bank has increased the net open position (NOP) limits of commercial banks for holding foreign exchange in order to keep the inter-bank foreign exchange market stable. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) re-fixed the NOP limit of 45...
The government confessed before a parliamentary body that it had violated constitution in sending two judges into forceful retirement late July, reports bdnews24.com. Law Secretary Kazi Habibul Awal admitted procedural mistakes and took "all responsibilities" for the irregularities done to...
Law Minister Shafique Ahmed said Sunday the Supreme Court (SC) expressed its opinion that the BDR mutineers could not be tried under the Army Act, reports UNB.Briefing reporters at his ministry, he said 11-member full bench of the Appellate Division...
The government will hold a meeting with multilateral donor agencies and donor countries in the city Tuesday trying to attract investment into the country's problem-ridden power sector, reports UNB.Power Ministry will host the donors' conference at Sonargaon Hotel, which will...
FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) will honour a total of 350 top taxpayers across the country in 2008-09 fiscal under two categories- the highest and the longest term payers.The NBR will honour 30 taxpayers from six city corporations...
FE Report The interest rate on 91-day treasury bills (T-bill) increased further Sunday ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, treasury officials said. The range of the implicit yield, generally known as interest rate, on the 91-day T-bill rose to 2.25 per...
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