GUWAHATI, April 7 (Reuters): Four bomb blasts killed eight people in India's troubled northeastern state of Assam Monday, a day before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was due to visit the region, police said.Police said the state's main separatist group, the...
MOSCOW, April 7 (AFP): A powerful quake of magnitude 7.0 struck near the Kuril Islands, an archipelago in the North Pacific disputed between Russia and Japan, US seismologists said.There was "no destructive widespread tsunami threat" but local tsunamis could threaten...
UNESCO's posthumous award for Lankan editorCOLOMBO, April 7: UNESCO has posthumously awarded the World Press Freedom Prize to a Sri Lankan journalist gunned down execution-style while driving to work earlier this year. The UN body said Tuesday on its Web...
FE ReportThe government has drawn up a foolproof security plan for the celebration of Pahela Baishakh, the Bengali New Year on April 14, to ensure security to the revellers in the city and elsewhere in the country. "Over 8,000 law...
DU CorrespondentStudents of the city's Home Economics College, Azimpur, once again started boycotting classes and examinations Tuesday protesting an increase of Tk 505 in their session fee. The agitating students also staged demonstration on the campus at noon demanding realisation...
A 10-member high profile business team leaves in the city for Libya Wednesday to tape business of manpower, garment and medicine, reports UNB.During its weeklong tour, the delegation, led by Enayet Karim, CEO of Dhaka International Exhibition Company Limited and...
Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr AFM Ruhal Huq Tuesday said the government has taken diverse steps to ensure healthcare for all by setting up health infrastructures to reach the people of the disaster-prone coastal areas of the country, reports...
The offices of all newspapers and news agencies will remain closed on April 14 (Tuesday) on the occasion of Pahela Baishak, reports UNB.Therefore, no newspaper will be published on April 15 (Wednesday), said a NOAB press release Tuesday.
The government Tuesday appointed senior journalist Ihsanul Karim Helal as the new managing director and chief editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), the national news agency, reports BSS.He succeeds Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury in the news agency.
FE ReportKhanqah-e-Shaheed (Quddesa Sirrahul Aziz) Mia Saheb Maidan Khanqueh Sharif, situated at Luxmibazar in the old city of Dhaka, held Hamd, Nat-e-Rasul (Sm), milad and doa malifil and discussion marking the 869th holy Fateha-e-Yazdaham of Bara Pir Hazrat Gawsul Azam...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Tuesday Bangladesh needed foreign assistance in offshore gas exploration, setting up of hydroelectric and solar energy plants, reports BSS."The foreign assistance is very much needed to meet the growing demand of energy," Hasina told British...
Former law minister and BNP leader Moudud Ahmed Tuesday urged the government to launch an investigation into the activities of Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury as the chairman of the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC), reports UNB."Hasan Mashhud has weakened the country using the...
Speakers at a day-long workshop in the city Tuesday underscored the need for formulating a national policy integrating all ministries with Youth and Sports as lead ministry for the recognition of volunteers working in different fields in the country, reports...
DU CorrespondentA section of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) observed a symbolic hunger strike on the Dhaka University (DU) campus Tuesday seeking review of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina relinquishing her role as the organisational chief of BCL.Several hundred BCL leaders and...
The government will no more keep confidential annual evaluation of work of civil servants to ensure transparency, a secretary said Tuesday, reports bdnews24.com.The establishment ministry has already started an experimental project, Secretary Iqbal Mahmud told reporters at the Secretariat."The annual...
Rayer Bazar AC registered fourth consecutive victory in the six-team super league of the Green Delta Metropolis Second Division Hockey beating all-losers Udity Club by 3-0 goals at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city Tuesday.By virtue of the...
The Wellington weather and a Ross Taylor century defied India as the third Test ended in a draw with New Zealand eight wickets down. Zaheer Khan had bowled just one delivery with the second new ball when the rain forced...
Dhaka Royal Cricketers notched a massive 196-run win against Dilkusha SC in a match of the Third Division Cricket League at the Uttara Friends Club in the city ground Tuesday, reports UNB. Sent in to bat first, Dhaka Royal Cricketers...
The NCC Bank 3rd National Cycling Competition, organised by Bangladesh Cycling Federation, will begin tomorrow (Thursday) in Kurigram.Rajshahai Divisional Commissioner Hafizur Rahman Bhuiyan will inaugurate the three-day meet as the chief guest.
Children Academy (boys) and Viqarunnissa Noon School (girls) retained their respective titles of the Europa School Volleyball Tournament winning the final matches at the Dhaka Volleyball Stadium Tuesday, reports UNB.Zahid Ahsan Russell, chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Youth...
Chanpainawabganj DSA emerged "Ka" zone champions in the 19th National Men's Handball Championship beating Bogra DSA by 19-3 goals in the final at the Rangpur Stadium Tuesday, reports UNB.The winners led the first half 10-2. Shamsul Alam, additional district commissioner...
Meherpur Kabi Nazrul Shikkha Manjil clinched the title of Standard Chartered Young Tigers Under-16 National School Cricket beating Chittagong Railway Hospital Colony City Corporation High School by one wicket in an exciting final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur...
John Buchanan has added his voice to the chorus of those backing Andy Flower for the England coaching position. Buchanan, who was himself approached to take on the role by the ECB's head-hunting firm, suggested Flower's inside knowledge of England's...
Major international news agencies would not be covering this year's IPL because they are unhappy with the tournament's media guidelines. They had boycotted the previous year's IPL for the same reason. The News Media Coalition, the umbrella body that comprises...
SINGAPORE, Apr 7: Victories for Japan's Kashima Antlers, Korea's Ulsan, Shanghai Shenhua and Uzbek heavyweights Pakhtakor kept them on track for the AFC Champions League knockout rounds Wednesday. Kashima, back-to-back J-League winners, trounced Singapore Armed Forces 4-1 while Ulsan ground...
Siddique Islam Banks have agreed to a central bank proposal not to charge more than 13 per cent interest on lending in five specific areas to help mitigate the impact of the ongoing global economic meltdown. The Bangladesh Bank (BB)...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday night accused opposition leader Khaleda Zia of making "provocative" remarks about the BDR mutiny and questioned whether she cooked up any new plot to destabilise the elected government and push the country towards confrontation, reports...
Shamsul Huq Zahid The national parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) 'unanimously' passed the Upazila Parishad (UZP) Bill, 2009 Monday making the UZPs overwhelmingly dependent on the 'power' of the Members of Parliament (MPs). The MPs belonging to both treasury and opposition benches...
FE ReportFinance Minister AMA Muhith has hinted at raising value of stamp, especially used for court purpose."The rate of stamp remained unchanged over the last 50 to 60 years while the other fees, especially the lawyers' charges have increased by...
Blasting the two-year Fakhruddin administration for its "illegal rule and misdeeds", opposition leader BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Tuesday urged the ruling Awami League not to give legitimacy to the past interim regime. Otherwise, she cautioned, people will not forgive them,...
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