YANGON, Aug 20 (Reuters): Army-ruled Myanmar urged Western countries Thursday to lift economic sanctions and allow the country to modernise and achieve its democratic goals.A commentary in three official newspapers, which serve as mouthpieces for the reclusive junta, praised "visionary"...
N Korea signals easing tensions with SouthSEOUL, Aug 20 : North Korea said Thursday it would send a high-ranking delegation to the South to mourn former President Kim Dae-jung in the latest sign of easing tensions with the outside world....
FE ReportIndustries Minister Dilip Barua said Thursday the government would strengthen its anti-adulteration drive across the country to ensure toxic-free food items for the consumers during the Ramadan. "Legal steps against the adulterators will be taken and our efforts will...
FE ReportMasud Bakul and Saif Chowdhury have been selected respectively president and general secretary of education and cultural organisation Dristi, Chittagong for the year 2009-2010.A 17-member executive committee of the organisation's Chittagong chapter was formed in its seventh council meeting...
Bangladesh Railway (BR) Thursday has signed an agreement with German company Knorr-Bremse for conversion of vacuum-brake-system rail wagons into air-brake- system, reports BSS.Under the project vacuum-brake-system of 277 metre-gauge wagons will be converted to air-brake-system at an estimated cost of...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Thursday attended her office at Armed Forces Division in Dhaka Cantonment in the city, reports BSS. On her arrival at Armed Forces Division (AFD), the PM was received by Principal Staff Officer of AFD Major...
DU CorrespondentEight resident teachers of the Surya Sen Hall of Dhaka University (DU) resigned in a body Thursday on charge of 'misconduct and non-cooperation' of the hall provost with them.DU Vice-Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique acknowledged the simultaneous resignation of...
Engineer Moqbul Ahmad, former chairman of Bangladesh Railway Board and BIWTA passed away Tuesday at the United Hospital, Dhaka following a cardiac arrest, says a press release. He was a first batch student of Ahsanullah Engineering College (presently BUET) in...
Senior member of the BCS Audit and Accounts Cadre Md Shahad Chowdhury recently took over as the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) Bangladesh, says a press release. Prior to joining the post he was serving with the Bangladesh Railway as...
Journalist Sayem Mahbub Mojumder has been accorded a felicitation for his social works in Chittagong division, says a press release.The Directorate of Primary Education has awarded him a certificate and a crest as the best social worker at the divisional...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Aug 20: A thunderous blast terrorised the people of Nayarhat area on Kaptai Road in the city this morning. The locals got frightened as the boom sounded like the detonation of a huge bomb but there was no...
A parliamentary panel has rejected the judicial probe report on the campus violence of Dhaka University that took place on August 20, 2007, reports bdnews24.com.Terming the report 'inadequate and irrelevant', the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education Ministry decided to find...
GAZIPUR, Aug 20 (BSS) : The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the ministry of defence Thursday visited the Bangladesh Ordnance Factory (BOF) here and appraised the functioning of various production facilities.Chairman of the committee M Idris Ali led the seven-member team....
The United States Thursday again requested Bangladesh to recognise the independence of Kosovo as soon as possible as US Ambassador James F Moriarty said 62 countries have already recognised this Balkan state, cut out from the former Federal Republic of...
BNP secretary general Khondoker Delwar Hossain said Thursday the government has showed its autocratic stance by imposing a ban on peaceful activities, reports bdnews24.com."By imposing ban on a peaceful commemorative meeting the government has infringed on the people's basic right...
FE ReportSpeakers at a seminar in the city have stressed the need to codify a single comprehensive law to combat trafficking in women and children.They also called for bilateral and multilateral agreements with the neighbouring countries for joint prevention of...
FE ReportPrime Minister's Adviser HT Imam Thursday accused developers for water clogging in the city, as they are gradually filling up all waterbodies, the major medium of draining rain water."There were over 100 canals in the city through which water...
RANGPUR, Aug 20 (BSS) : Treasurer of Awami League (AL), former Minister and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts HN Ashiqur Rahman MP said killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will definitely be...
KHAGRACHHARI, Aug 20 (UNB): A roads and waterways blockade programme was observed Thursday in Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandar-ban districts in protest against withdrawal of army camps from the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).Parbatya Bangali Chhatra Parishad called the blockade programme after...
MANIKGANJ, Aug 20 (bdnews24.com): Awami League activists in Manikganj formed a human-chain Wednesday protesting a planned visit by controversial BNP lawmaker Salahuddin Quader Chowdury to the locality Thursday, forcing local authorities to impose Section 144 banning local gatherings.Daulatpur police chief,...
Touring GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team made a good start in the three-match one-day series beating South African Academy team by 16 runs in the first match at PHSOB in Pretoria Wednesday.Batting first, the GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team scored...
Lunch England 108 for 1 (Strauss 50*, Bell 41*) v AustraliaAndrew Strauss and Ian Bell produced a chalk-and-cheese partnership of 96 for the second wicket, as England's batsmen capitalised on winning an important toss and pushed through to lunch on...
Under-15 cricket development squad camp begins August 25 (Tuesday) with 24 players selected by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).Selected cricketers have been asked to report to BCB HP Logistics Officer Shahidul Islam by 4:30pm Monday at BKSP in Savar.The players...
New Zealand 281 for 8 (McIntosh 69, Vettori 33*, O'Brien 3*, Muralitharan 3-66, Thushara 3-80) trail Sri Lanka 452 by 171 runsAfter heavy morning rain had caused a 90-minute delay, Sri Lanka's bowlers chipped away relentlessly, whittling out six wickets...
Mahbub Alam Khan and Patrick De Costa reached the semifinals of Chess Competition in the DRU-BKMEA Sports Festival eliminating their rivals at the Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU) office in the city Thursday, reports UNB.In the day's quarterfinals, Mahbub of Diganta...
Dermot Reeve, the former England allrounder, is the latest name on a shortlist of candidates prepared by Kolkata Knight Riders to replace John Buchanan as coach of the IPL team. The franchise owners, including Shah Rukh Khan, the Bollywood star,...
Karachi, Aug 20 (PTI): Pakistan Cricket Board is yet to take a call on the venue for ODI series against New Zealand later this year as holding matches in the Dubai Sports City has proved to be an expensive proposition...
CINCINNATI, Aug 20 (AFP): World number one Roger Federer, No 2 Andy Murray and No 3 Rafael Nadal advanced Wednesday to the third round of the ATP Cincinnati Masters hardcourt tournament while Andy Roddick was ousted. Federer moved on by...
KARACHI, Aug 20 (PTI): Flamboyant Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has turned down an offer from Australian state side Tasmania as he wants to concentrate on the coming series against New Zealand, followed by tour of the Down Under. "The former...
NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (AFP): India's preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games have fallen far behind schedule and threaten to mar the showcase event, said a government report published in the press Thursday. Work on 14 of the 19 sports...
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