The Supreme Court (SC) Tuesday refused to reverse the High Court (HC) orders that granted Jama'at-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General Abdur Razzak anticipatory bail in the Pilkhana carnage case up to April 5 and ordered the government not to harass or...
Major political parties, including the ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) and the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), submitted their returns of election expenditures to the Election Commission (EC) Tuesday to meet the March 31 deadline, reports UNB.The Commission plans...
The government would give a subsidy of over Tk 67.52 billion (6751.67 crore) in fertiliser and Tk 2.16 billion (216.63 crore) in diesel during the current fiscal year (2008-09), Agriculture Minister Motia Chowdhury informed the House Tuesday, reports BSS from...
The first meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs was held Tuesday in the cabinet room of the Sangsad Bhaban with committee chairman Meher Afroz in the chair, reports BSS.Members of the committee...
JHENIDAH, Mar 31 (UNB): A case was filed against six alleged 'Razakars' for killing three siblings of Kola village under Sadar Upazila during the Liberation War in 1971.The accused are: Razakar commander Moslemuddin of village Shalia, ex UP chairman Abdur...
THE HAGUE, Mar 31 (AP): More than 70 nations were meeting Tuesday to reinvigorate international efforts to stabilise Afghanistan and Pakistan's lawless western border region.The hastily convened one-day conference in this Dutch city brings together all the countries bordering Afghanistan,...
SEOUL, Mar 31 (AP): Japan urged North Korea Tuesday to cancel an impending rocket launch and prepared to defend itself against any danger from it, as Pyongyang's detention of American and South Korean citizens further aggravated tensions on the Korean...
WARSAW, Mar 31 (Reuters): Russia should be allowed to join NATO one day if it meets the conditions for membership, Poland's foreign minister was quoted as saying Tuesday. "We need Russia for the resolution of European and global problems. That...
MANILA, Mar 31 (AP): The governor of a southern Philippine island declared a state of emergency authorising him to order an attack on al-Qaida-linked militants after a deadline expired Tuesday for the beheading of one of their three Red Cross...
S Lankan rebels appeal again for ceasefireCOLOMBO, Mar 31: Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels appealed again Tuesday for a halt to fighting in their war against the government, though they denied they were on the brink of defeat despite being...
BAGHDAD, Mar 31 (AP): A suicide truck bomber plowed through a sandbag barrier to strike a police station in the northern city of Mosul Tuesday, killing at least seven people and wounding 17, police said.It was the latest challenge to...
PESHAWAR, Mar 31 (AFP): Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud Tuesday claimed an assault on a police academy in Lahore and promised to unleash further attacks."We claim responsibility for the attack. This was in retaliation for the ongoing drone attacks in...
GAZA CITY, Mar 31 (AP): Israeli forces killed two Palestinian militants and wounded three in violence along the Gaza-Israel border, a Gaza health official said, in one of the worst flare-ups since Israel's ended its offensive in the territory more...
GENEVA, Mar 31 (Reuters): More than 300 African migrants are feared to have drowned after their boats capsized off the coast of Libya, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said Tuesday.Up to three vessels lacking lifeboats are believed to have...
Abahani Limited confirmed the Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Cricket title for the third time in a row with two matches to spare beating Partex SC by 76 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur in Dhaka Tuesday, reports...
MIAMI, Mar 31 (AFP): On a difficult Monday for stars, top seeds Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams, Britain's Andy Murray and Wimbledon champion Venus Williams advanced at the ATP and WTA hardcourt tournament here. World number one Nadal, the Australian...
BRIDGETOWN, Mar 31 (AP): The West Indies Cricket Board and the region's players' union will hold crisis talks Thursday to try and break an impasse that threatens to lead to a boycott of the fifth one-day international against England.WICB president...
Tejgaon Agragami and Shantinagar SC won their respective matches of the Green Delta Metropolis 2nd Division Hockey League at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium Tuesday. In the day's match, Tejgaon Agragami drubbed BPWD by 7-0 goals. Shaheen scored four goals...
Ricky Ponting has arrived in Durban ahead of Friday's first one-day international confident that Australia can turn around their form after losing the Twenty20 series 2-0. The squad will train Wednesday and Thursday at Kingsmead, where some of the players...
A workshop titled 'Liberation War and Sports', oragnised by Bangladesh Freedom Fighters and Projanma Krira Parishad, was held at the National Sports Council (NSC) conference room in Dhaka Tuesday, reports UNB.State Minister for Youth and Sports Ahad Ali Sarkar was...
JOHANNESBURG, Mar 31 (AFP): Afghanistan begin the final leg of an amazing cricket journey Wednesday in South Africa hoping it will lead to the 2011 World Cup. The Afghan adventure began last year in the tranquil English Channel Island of...
CHICAGO, Mar 31 (AFP): Henry Kissinger, the former US Secretary of State, has joined the American bid committee trying to convince FIFA to stage either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup in the United States, US Soccer said Monday. Kissinger,...
A Z M AnasBangladesh will start replacing traditional "incandescent" bulbs with lower-wattage lights early next year, officials said Tuesday, in a frantic attempt to save energy and boost efficiency. Under the ground-breaking initiative, the government will give out energy-efficient 15-20...
Sonali Bank Limited will observe the month of April 2009 as the 'Customer Care Month'. During the month, bank will give better services to the customers to attain all the business targets fixed for the year 2009. As a global...
FE Report The US dollar retained its gain against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in an active inter-bank foreign exchange market, fund managers said.The dollar was mostly steady against taka and the exchange rate of the dollar ranged between Tk 69.02 and...
FE ReportNavana CNG Ltd has initiated steps to make direct listing of its shares with Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd and Chittagong Stock Exchange Ltd."The company has fulfilled all conditions for such listing under the DSE/CSE Direct Listing Regulations and is...
FE Report Leaders of Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association (BFFEA) have urged the government to take steps including interest-free block loan facility, enhancement of cash incentive and bail-out facility for the shrimp export sector hit by the current global economic...
FE Report Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) relocated its Dhaka Export Processing Zone (EPZ) branch to the bank's own building at Baipail in Dhaka EPZ Area at Savar Sunday, said a press release.Managing Director of the bank Md Yeasin Ali formally...
FE ReportMercantile Bank Limited Tuesday approved 20 per cent stock dividend for its shareholders for the year 2008.The approval came at the 10th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the third generation private commercial bank at a city hotel on the...
Chinese officials insist next year's World Expo in Shanghai has enough sponsorship and enough participants to be a success, despite the pressures of the current worldwide economic crisis, according to BBC News.About 232 countries and organisations have signed up to...
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