SEOUL, Mar 29 (Agencies): North Korea is preparing to launch a short- or medium-range missile, which could come immediately after it carries out its plan to test a long-range rocket early next month, a Japanese newspaper reported Sunday.North Korea says...
WASHINGTON, Mar 29 (Reuters): US President Barack Obama will urge European allies to support his new strategy for Afghanistan, telling NATO partners this week their security could be at risk if the country falls into chaos.Making his first major foreign...
DOHA, Mar 29 (AFP): Arab foreign ministers urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) Saturday to annul its arrest warrant against Sudan's President Omar al-Beshir, in a draft statement ahead of a Doha summit.The draft, to be submitted to Arab leaders...
NEW DELHI, Mar 29 (AFP): India's military successfully tested Sunday a surface-to-surface version of the BrahMos cruise missile which it has developed jointly with Russia, a defence ministry spokesman said.The missile was fired from the Pokhran range in the western...
KABUL, Mar 29 (AP): Insurgent attacks and a roadside bomb killed 10 Afghan security force members in at least four incidents across Afghanistan, officials said Sunday.Violence in Afghanistan is expected to rise sharply in coming months as the US sends...
JAKARTA, Mar 29 (AFP): The death toll from a burst dam in a Jakarta suburb rose to 97 Sunday as rescue workers continued to search for more than 100 people still missing, an official said.Hundreds of buildings collapsed when a...
Indian Ocean island votes on becoming fully FrenchPARIS, Mar 29: Voters on Mayotte, a tiny island in the Indian Ocean, decide by referendum Sunday whether to become a full-fledged part of France, a change of status that would end local...
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) earned approximately Tk 2.0 million (Tk 20 lakh) from ticket sales in the Citycell Super League, bdnews24.com reports. Harun-ur Rashid, chairman of the tournament committee and BFF member, said Tk 19,38,360 had been earned through...
Gautam Gambhir's unbeaten 102 won't be released on a highlights DVD anytime soon, but it was an invaluable contribution to his team's cause. Thwarting Daniel Vettori's canny guile and staving off everything New Zealand threw at him, Gambhir constructed his...
With just three weeks left for the IPL to begin in South Africa, the eight teams have begun a race against time to get their player combinations and practice bases in place. Rajasthan Royals, the IPL champions, were the first...
MIAMI, Mar 29 (AFP): World number ones Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams advanced to the third round of the ATP and WTA Miami hardcourt tournament Saturday with impressive straight-set triumphs.Nadal dismissed 72nd-ranked Teimuraz Gabshvili of Russia 6-2, 6-2 while Williams,...
LONDON, Mar 29 (AP):Defending champion Italy moved into strong position to qualify for the 2010 World Cup with a victory Saturday night, when Germany, Spain, France and the Netherlands also picked up wins.Andrea Pirlo converted a penalty kick in the...
ORLANDO, Mar 29 (AFP): Tiger Woods lost his ball at the final hole during Saturday's third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, but the six million-dollar PGA tournament itself is far from lost.Defending champion Woods subsequently got up-and-down from 145...
JU CorrespondentThe 34th Annual Sports Competition of the Jahangirnagar University (JU) was held at its central field Sunday.Acting Vice Chancellor of the university Prof Mohammad Moniruzzaman formally inaugurated the sports competition by hoisting the national flag as the chief guest...
BUENOS AIRES, Mar 29 (Reuters): Argentina, inspired by Lionel Messi, gave Diego Maradona what he described as a perfect home and competitive debut as coach by beating Venezuela 4-0 in a World Cup qualifier Saturday. Messi scored the first goal...
Bangladesh Ansar emerged champions in the Citycell National Women's Football Championship with a 2-0 win over Narayanganj in the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka Sunday. Narayanganj kept mighty Ansar at bay until Suinu Pru Marma put Ansar...
TEHRAN, Mar 29 (AFP): Iran Sunday sacked its national football team coach Ali Daei following its defeat against Saudi Arabia in a 2010 World Cup qualifier, the state news agency IRNA reported Sunday."Ali Daei was sacked from coaching the national...
HONG KONG, Mar 29(AFP): Victories for Japan and North Korea left them top of their pools after Saturday's Asian World Cup qualifying action. The goal by Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura two minutes after the break for Japan at home to...
FE ReportAgriculture Minister Begum Motia Chowdhury Sunday blamed Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its major electoral ally Jamaat-e-Islami for the rise of Islamic militancy in the country."During the tenure of BNP-Jamaat coalition government various militant outfits, including JMB (Jamaa'tul Mujahideen...
The government Sunday decided to take seven more days for further scrutiny of the CrPC (Amendment) Bill 2009 before being passed by parliament following certain demands placed by the police administration.Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed stated this to reporters after...
FE Report The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is planning to induct some top leaders of Sector Commanders' Forum into its standing committee and nominate at least two of them as candidates for the upcoming election to city corporations. The party...
A parliamentary watchdog has recommended passage of the Upazila Council Bill in such a way that would make elected chairmen virtually toothless, its chairman says, reports bndews24.com.According to the final recommendations of the parliamentary standing committee on Local Government Ministry,...
RAJSHAHI, Mar 29: Speakers at an advocacy meeting on right to information Sunday underscored the need for taking immediate steps to ensure right to information for all, especially the journalists, reports BSS.Side by side with the newsmen, the speakers said,...
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Barrister Shafique Ahmed Sunday said the now defunct Truth Commission constituted by the past caretaker government had realised around Tk 340 million (34 crore) as 452 people returned their ill-gotten money on mercy,...
The Election Commission (EC) Sunday began sending the election materials, including ballot papers, inkpads, rubber stamps and markers, ahead of the by-election to six vacated parliamentary constituencies and re-election in six upazilas, reports UNB.By-elections to the parliamentary seats are scheduled...
Our CorrespondentJESSORE, Mar 29: Two war crime cases were filed with a judicial magistrate's court in Jessore on Sunday by two persons.The cases were filed by Abdus Sabur, son of late Yousuf Ali of Mobarakpur under Monirampur Upazila and Rafiq...
Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr AFM Ruhal Haque Sunday said the government would soon review the health policy that will be based on the initiatives taken by the previous Awami League (AL) government in 1996, reports UNB."The health policy...
Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain said in the city Sunday Bangladesh has the potential to become a transport and transshipment centre for the sub-region, reports BSS."With the opening of the Jamuna Bridge and proposed development of Padma Bridge the Dhaka-Chittagong...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Hasan Mahmud has sought cooperation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a leading employer of Bangladeshi workers, for retaining the existing labourers as well as more recruitment from Bangladesh, reports UNB.The State Minister made...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Mar 29: People living in the port city of Chittagong are still under the grip of unprecedented water crisis. Chittagong WASA could not enhance water supply even in two decades.Moreover, as the water supply is not likely to...
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