Opposition BNP said Saturday it would refrain from waging any agitation programme if the ruling Awami League (AL) exercised restraint over the issue of Khaleda Zia's cantonment residence, reports UNB. BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain said this while addressing...
After nearly two and a half years of investigation into the November 30, 2006 Supreme Court vandalism case, the police submitted charge sheet in the CMM Court against advocates Subrata Chowdhury and Awsafur Rahman charging them with sedition, reports UNB.Subrata...
The new boss of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, AKM Shahidul Haque, said Saturday the law-and-order situation in the capital is under control save some incidents of shooting, looting and killing, reports UNB."Dhaka is a mega-city. The number of crimes having occurred...
BARISAL, Apr 18 (UNB): At least four Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists were injured in a factional clash at Barisal Government BM College over admission Saturday.Campus sources said 4,140 candidates were selected for admission in 18 departments of the college...
Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain Saturday met Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at Boao in China and handed him a letter from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on matters of common interest of the two countries, reports UNB. During a meeting at...
President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have congratulated Pope Benedict (XVI) on the occasion of the Anniversary of the Election Day of Pope that falls today (Sunday), reports UNB.In a message to Pope Benedict, Zillur expressed his confidence...
LAXMIPUR, Apr 18 (UNB): Assailants hacked two local BNP leaders at Naldagi village in Sadar Upazila Friday night.Injured Abdul Karim (32), son of Oli Ahmed and Nurul Islam (35), son of Nuruzzaman of the village, were admitted to the Sadar...
SUNAMGANJ, Apr 18 (UNB): Momtaj Iqbal, Parliament Member (MP) from Sunamganj-4 constituency, was laid to rest at her family graveyard here today (Saturday).Her body was flown here from Dhaka by a helicopter and a Namaz-e-Janaza was held near the old...
In the first match of the IPL in 2008, Brendon McCullum smashed an unbeaten 158 from just 73 balls to set up a crushing win for his side. A year later, as season two got underway across the Indian Ocean...
ISLAMABAD, Apr 18 (AP): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) expressed disappointed Saturday after the game's governing body removed it as co-host of the 2011 World Cup because of security fears."It's disappointing to lose the hosting rights of the World Cup,"...
LONDON, Apr 18 (AFP): Chennai was Friday confirmed as the host city for the Davis Cup tie between India and Australia in May despite Australian worries over the security situation in the country. "The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has confirmed...
Andy Murray reached his first semi-final on clay by winning two matches Friday at the Monte Carlo Masters. The British number one sealed a rain-affected 7-6 (13-11) 6-4 win over Italy's Fabio Fognini Friday morning to reach the last eight....
DUBAI, Apr 18 (Reuters) : Zimbabwe can nurture hopes of a return to the test arena by upgrading its domestic structure and introducing a more competitive first-class league, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Friday. A task force headed by...
CAPE TOWN, Apr 18(AFP): Their owner may have been the most visible presence in the pre-tournament build-up, but the Kolkata Knight Riders will seek to show they are capable of playing good cricket when they open their Indian Premier League...
JOHANNESBURG, Apr 18 (AFP): Australia regained their world number two ranking with a comfortable 47-run win over South Africa in the fifth and final one-day international at the Wanderers Stadium Friday. Australia took advantage of being given first use of...
Touring Sri Lanka Under-19 team will start their Bangladesh campaign with a two-day match against BCB Under-19 team beginning today (Sunday) at BKSP in Savar, reports UNB.A 15-member Sri Lanka team, led by Dinesh Chandimal, arrived in Dhaka Friday to...
MELBOURNE, Apr 18 (AP) : Australia fast bowler Shaun Tait will be missing from Shane Warne's defending champion Rajasthan Royals when the IPL Twenty20 side opens play Saturday against Bangalore in South Africa.Cricket Australia has not allowed Tait, who was...
Touring Bangladesh National Football team earned an inspiring 1-0 goal victory over strong Nepal Police team at the Police ground in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu Saturday in the lone warm-up match aboard ahead of the AFC Challenge Cup, reports...
BCB Under-15 Games Development Squad were all out for 230 in 78.5 overs in the first innings against touring Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Under-15 team on the first day of a two-day match at Mymensingh Stadium Saturday, reports UNB.Middle...
MANCHESTER, Apr 18(AFP): Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes Wes Brown's return from injury could not be better timed as the club look to clean up when the trophies are handed out at the end of the season. Brown...
Kayes M SohelThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended some rules meant for merchants banks and portfolio managers to gear up their activities in the share market.Under the amended rules, the Commission has made it mandatory for the merchant...
FE ReportPower supply shortfall has aggravated in the country Saturday as three power units having nearly 210-megawatt (mw) production capacity at Ashuganj power station were suspended, Power Development Board officials said Saturday.The gas-fired 150mw unit was closed for routine maintenance...
At least five people, including two children, were killed as Cyclone 'Bijli' struck the Bangladesh coast Friday night, said a food and disaster management ministry official Saturday, reports bdnews24.com.Deputy Secretary of the ministry Md Sultan Ul Islam Chowdhury briefed reporters...
Zaidi SattarAn unfortunate fallout of the global economic crisis is a creeping rise in protectionism. Many of the economic stimulus packages contain provisions that encourage spending on local products in preference to imports. When times are bad, economic nationalism –...
IT would appear from the reported allegations of the milk producers and collectors of Bangladesh's best- known dairy districts, Pabna and Sirajganj, that their big buyers have recently been throwing ethics to the wind with their sudden decision to go...
Enayet Rasul BhuiyanThe suggestion for regional management of the water resources of the South Asian region for the collective good of its peoples and countries, have been there for a long time and begging for recognition and acceptance. One remembers...
Humayun KabirTHE realisation of the need for food security, specially, should be a sharp one for Bangladesh in the backdrop of its experiences in the recent past. Only one year and a half ago, the country was faced with a...
SO many posts in the education administration have been lying vacant for long including all those of the Deputy Directors (DDs) in the zonal offices, most of District Education Officers and Assistant District Education Officers (ADEOs), almost all the Head...
BANGLADESH needs to be competitive in international trade. Besides, the local industries can no more afford to be careless about quality operational costs and management efficiency if they are to survive the competition from imported products in the domestic market....
A. F. M. Mainul AhsanDEMONSTRATION at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) is becoming an "every week phenomenon". Whenever there is a bearish trend in the market, investors initiate procession or chant slogan in front of the DSE. Our investors are not...
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