Pakistan has put forward two options as it strives to retrieve what benefits it still can from the 2011 World Cup. In a meeting with Sri Lanka board counterparts, Ijaz Butt, the Pakistan board chairman, suggested a swap for World...
Chennai Super Kings 151 for 3 (Hayden 60*) beat Mumbai Indians 147 for 5 (Duminy 62, Nayar 33*, Jayasuriya 30) by seven wicketsSome of the most bizarre stats you will ever see in Twenty20 games added excitement to the chase,...
A 23-member Indian Ranji Trophy Cricket team, Maharashtra Cricket Association, led by Harshad Khadiwale, arrived in Dhaka Saturday on a 23-day tour to Bangladesh, reports UNB.During their Bangladesh tour, the visitors will play three Twenty20 matches against BCB XI, three...
CHARLOTTE, May 16 (AFP): US swim star Michael Phelps made a triumphant return in his first final since the Beijing Olympics, winning the 200-metre freestyle Friday at the Charlotte UltraSwim. In his first title showdown on the way to the...
MANCHESTER, May 16 (AP): Manchester United won the Premier League for the third season in a row Saturday after drawing 0-0 with Arsenal at Old Trafford.United needed only a point to clinch the title, and the result puts the club...
Islamist militancy in Bangladesh is under control, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General Khandaker Hassan Mahmud has said on a private TV channel, reports bdnews24.com. "We can say very well that the religious militancy is under control. No major occurrence...
Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will appeal to the High Court (HC) today (Sunday) to submit her affidavit through the signature of a representative regarding government's second notice that asked her to leave the house at Dhaka cantonment, her lawyer...
RAJSHAHI, May 16 (BSS): Speakers at a daylong participatory workshop here Saturday underscored the need for a comprehensive approach for reducing the prevailing risks of natural disasters.They also noted that need-oriented and realistic plan should be formulated through wide-ranging survey...
The growth of mobile phone in the country has slowed down drastically as major cellphone companies fully withdrew subsidy on SIM cards recently discouraging the people from taking new connections, reports BSS.The country has six mobile phone companies. They are...
SATKHIRA, May 16 (UNB): At least 20 people were injured in a clash between Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) at a dormitory of Satkhira Government College Thursday night.Campus sources said the clash broke out between the...
Speaker Abdul Hamid is awarded the Autish Dipankar Gold Medal-2009 for his contribution to politics, reports UNB.Autish Dipankar Gobeshona Parishad (Research Institute) also awarded 26 other personalities in different fields.Receiving the award at a ceremony at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre...
PIRGANJ (Rangpur), May 16 (UNB): Sajib Wazed Joy offered fateha at the mazar of his father, Dr MA Wazed Miah, at Fatehpur village Saturday and sought blessings of the Almighty Allah for the departed soul.He also placed wreaths at the...
Kasimuddin (97), a hero of the Anti-British Movement and Tevaga Andolon, died of old age complications at his Deluabari residence in Manda under Naogaon Thursday night, reports UNB. He was buried at his village graveyard after Namaz-e-Janaza Friday. Kasimuddin was...
FHM Humayan KabirA state-owned power generation company has failed to start installation work of two plants with 300-megawatt capacity within the stipulated time of three years despite availability of funds, officials said Friday.The company has now sought extension of time...
FE ReportThe government is planning to launch Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to enable commuters travel with ease within the capital plagued with traffic jam.According to Dhaka Transport Coordination Board (DTCB), BRT will operate good quality passenger buses at affordable costs...
FE ReportSpeakers at a seminar underscored the need for involving grassroots level people in preparing budget to make it a farmers and workers-friendly one. They were speaking at a seminar organised by Equity and Justice Working Group, Bangladesh (EquityBD) on...
Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Abul Kalam Azad Saturday said that the present government believes in free flow of information, reports BSS.The government has got passed the Rights to Information Act in the parliament, and the media is enjoying complete...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Saturday said that the present government was relentlessly working to develop IT-based infrastructure, education, administration, management and human resources through expansion of information technology (IT) to build 'Digital Bangladesh', reports agencies.In a message on the...
Architects at a programme Saturday said Bangladesh needed sustainable architecture to ensure the best use of its existing resources, reports UNB."Bangladesh suffers from various problems due to mismanagement of wealth and lack of sustainable architecture," Architect Ahsan Ullah Mojumder of...
OTTAWA, May 16 (BSS): State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Hasan Mahmud passed a busy day here Saturday holding meetings with Canadian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Deepak Obhrai, State Minister for Canadian International Cooperation Jim Abbott and Chairperson of...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, May 16: Following unabated dropping of harmful chemical wastes from different industrial units located by the side of the river Karnaphuli the water of the river is being polluted gradually.With the use of the polluted water thousands of...
FE ReportNaseem Group has urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to impose supplementary duty (SD) on import of finished plastic products in order to protect local industries and create employment opportunities. "We want the NBR to impose SD on...
CHITTAGONG, May 16 (UNB): Police detained 16 students in raids at Chittagong University (CU) dormitories early Saturday following campus violence.Campus sources said police raided six male dormitories from 11:00 pm Friday to 5:30 am Saturday and picked up 16 students...
NARAYANGANJ, May 16 (UNB): The decomposed body of a woman was recovered from a bush near a garment factory in Fatullah BSCIC estate Thursday. On information, police rushed to the spot, recovered it and sent the body to the district...
DU CorrespondentThe 12th convocation of North South University (NSU) will be held on the university's main campus at Bashundhara at 10 am today (Sunday).Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid will preside over the function on behalf of NSU Chancellor and President...
COMILLA, May 16 (UNB): A businessman was killed by assailants at his village home at Tarashail in Chouddagram Upazila early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Yusuf Bhuiyan Tipu (52) owner of three shoe-factories in the port city Chittagong and used...
Doulot Akter Mala Finance ministry has short-listed 28 tax and revenue proposals from the lawmakers, economists and charities for 'serious perusal' for the upcoming budget, officials said Saturday.The proposals include raising minimum income tax threshold to Tk 250,000 from Tk...
Mushir AhmedA series of data has cast doubt on whether or not the country's garment exports have been significantly affected by the global economic recession.Although the manufacturers have been harping since September last year that they were badly hit by...
Jasim Uddin Haroon Chittagong Port will start a Tk 4.11 billion dredging of the river Karnaphuli to keep the country's most import port channel navigable for ocean going ships and prevent vessels from being run aground, officials said Saturday.The biggest...
NEW DELHI, MAY 16 (AP): The Congress party headed to a resounding victory Saturday in India's month-long national elections, defying expectations of a poor showing to secure a second term in power as the country battles an economic downturn. Prime...
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