WASHINGTON, Mar 13 (Reuters): President Barack Obama said Thursday he was extending sanctions against Iran as it continued to pose an "extraordinary threat" to the national security, foreign policy and economy of the United States.Obama declared the routine extension of...
From Fazle Rashid | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
NEW YORK, March 13: The US households lost $5.1 trillion of their wealth in the last three months of 2008, worst in the past 57 years, the Federal Reserve revealed yesterday. The full year loss has been estimated at $11.1...
Brett Lee expects to be immediately reinstated to the role of Australian pace spearhead, and believes his new-ball combination with the vastly improved Mitchell Johnson will cause "carnage" among opposition batsmen throughout the Ashes and beyond. Fitter and stronger after...
SEOUL, Mar 13 (Reuters): A North Korean rocket launch will trigger fresh action by the UN Security Council for violating sanctions that are in effect for an earlier missile test, South Korea's foreign ministry said Friday.North Korea has given notice...
GAZA, Mar 13 (Reuters): Israel's 22-day offensive in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip killed 1,434 people, including 960 civilians, 239 police officers and 235 fighters, a Palestinian human rights group said Thursday.Israel carried out attacks by air, land and sea from...
INDIAN WELLS, Mar 13 (AP): Maria Sharapova made a tentative return from shoulder surgery Thursday, teaming with Elena Vesnina in a 6-2, 4-6, 10-7 loss to Ekaterina Makarova and Tatiana Poutchek in doubles play at the BNP Paribas Open.It was...
PESHAWAR, Mar 13 (Reuters): Taliban militants recovered 24 bodies and were searching for more Friday, hours after suspected US drones destroyed a camp in Pakistan's northwestern region, militants and officials said.Four missiles believed to have been fired by at least...
MILAN, Mar 13 (AP): Italy could lose its fourth Champions League entry as a result of its flop in Europe this season.Juventus, Inter Milan and AS Roma were each eliminated from the Champions League by English clubs this week and...
Bangladesh Police beat East End Club by 3-0 sets in a match of the National Bank Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League at the Volleyball Stadium in Dhaka Friday, reports UNB.In the First Division League match, Uttara SC defeated Dhaka...
DERA ALLAH YAR, Pakistan, Mar 13 (Agencies): Pakistani lawyers challenging the government will step up their cross-country protest campaign despite beatings and arrests by the police, a rally leader said Friday.The protest by lawyers and opposition parties for an independent...
SINGAPORE, Mar 13 (AFP): The phone rings and an unknown voice tells you a loved one has been kidnapped. You can hear screams in the background as the caller gruffly gives you details of how to pay the ransom.But don't...
SHERPUR, Mar 13 (UNB): The body of Basindra Thesis (45), a tribal farmer, who was killed in BSF firing at Nalitabari border, was returned at a flag meeting with BDR Friday.BSF informed the meeting that another victim, Abdus Sattar (35),...
The Australia captain Ricky Ponting has warned of a "really dangerous" future for Test cricket."I gave the Bradman Oration last year and I stated that what I want for the next generation of Australians is to do what I've done:...
Finance ministers from the world's leading countries are gathering near London to discuss plans for coordinated action to tackle the economic crisis, according to a BBC online report.They hope to agree the agenda for the G20 summit of world leaders...
TOKYO, Mar 13 (AFP): Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso Friday ordered top ruling-party officials to put together an additional economic stimulus package to battle the country's deepening recession.Aso asked for a draft of an extra budget that will include stimulus...
Speakers at a symposium in the city Friday said the country faces manpower crisis in nuclear medicine sector and demanded immediate review of the situation to recruit more scientists to extend the facility countrywide, reports UNB.The demand came from the...
Chris Buckley | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
A confrontation between a US navy ship and Chinese naval vessels off the Chinese island of Hainan has raised tensions between the two sides at a time of global economic crisis. The United States and China are deeply interdependent in...
Top floors of the imposing Bashundhara City, country's largest shopping mall, went up in flames in a devastating fire that left one person dead and 14 others injured Friday, reports UNB.Fire Brigade sources said the fire broke out at about...
TRAFFIC congestion spoil our valuable time. As a result, our work suffers. Ambulance and the fire fighters cannot move for which people in risks suffer much.The authorities should take necessary steps and soon to solve the chaos on the roads.Habibur...
Nafisa Zabeen Ovi of Vendor Support NetworksThe recent exuberance noticed all around for Small & medium enterprise (SME) development in Bangladesh is indeed gratifying for an academic and a passionate researcher like me to express my views on this subject....
SIRAJGANJ, Mar 13 (UNB): A truck driver was killed and another eight people were injured in a head-on collision between two trucks at Jhaol near western side link road of Jamuna Bridge in Kamarkhand Upazila Friday.The deceased was identified as...
The government has dismissed media reports that Malaysia deported over 300 workers Friday after cancelling 55,000 Bangladeshi visas Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.According to the officer-in-charge of the Immigration Department at Zia International Airport, only 25 workers were sent back as they...
MOSCOW, Mar 13 (AP): A large part of Russia's fighter jet fleet has been found unsafe during inspections made after a MiG-29 plane lost part of its tail on a training flight, the air force said Friday.The air force grounded...
Sarwar Zahan | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
The inter-bank call money rate was steady last week due to constant intervention by the central bank to ensure stability in the active market, fund managers said.The call rate in extreme range moved mainly between 7.50 per cent and 12.0...
Emeritus Scientist Dr Kazi M Badruddoza Friday called upon the scientists to work together for strengthening country's food security and alleviate poverty, reports BSS.He made this call while addressing as the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of the two-day...
FE Report | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
General Secretary of Jatiya Sramik League (JSL) Roy Ramesh Chandra is hospitalised at LabAid Cardiac Hospital in the city by attacking mild cardiac arrest, said a press release.Mr Ramesh, also the executive committee member of ITUC-AP and vice-chairman of ITUC...
FE Report | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
Feeder and main line operators said they need discount on port charges to face the global economic recession.They said formal proposal will be placed at a meeting with the shipping minister scheduled for tomorrow (Sunday)."We need lower rate of charges...
Sheikh Shahariar Zaman | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
Three Bangladeshi companies have qualified to be enlisted in the Dow Jones index from South Asian region, an achievement that will help to elevate the image of Bangladesh."The Dow Jones SAFE 100 index was launched on Wednesday but we still...
Bangladeshi IT companies have been successfully competing in the global market as the demand of software developed by local firms has been increasing rapidly, reports BSS.According to Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Service (BASIS), about 20,000 IT engineers and...
The High Court has strictly prohibited forthwith publication of any photograph or name and identity of a child accused or offender in any print and electronic media, reports UNB.Reminding all concerned, including the government, of the imperative for complying with...
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