DividendsMonospool Paper: The board of directors of Bangladesh Monospool Paper Manufacturing Company Limited has recommended no dividend for the year 2006-2007. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will be held at the New Town Complex, New Town, Meghna...
LAHORE, Nov 14 (AFP): Benazir Bhutto sought Wednesday to forge a united front against Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf as the United States pressed the increasingly isolated military ruler to end emergency rule. Bhutto, a two-time former premier, has begun reaching out...
VIENNA, Nov 14 (AP): Iran has met a key demand of the UN nuclear agency, handing over long-sought blueprints showing how to mold uranium metal into the shape of warheads, diplomats said Tuesday. Iran's decision to release the documents, which...
LAHORE, Nov 14 (AFP): Pakistan cricket legend Imran Khan was arrested by police Wednesday after he emerged from hiding to join a student rally against President Pervez Musharraf's emergency rule, police said. Appearing in public for the first time since...
MYANMAR, Nov 14 (AFP): A UN human rights envoy was Wednesday due to meet with top Myanmar junta officials as the Security Council said the generals must to more to ensure a dialogue with the opposition. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro would...
SEOUL, Nov 14 (AFP): The prime ministers of North and South Korea held talks Wednesday for the first time in 15 years, pledging to follow through on last month's summit themes of peace and prosperity on the divided peninsula. The...
ANKARA, Nov 14 (AFP): Israeli and Palestinian presidents Shimon Peres and Mahmud Abbas Tuesday hailed an upcoming Middle East peace conference as an historic opportunity while warning that failure could spell fresh trouble for the region. The conference to be...
KABUL, Nov 14 (Reuters): Afghan and US-led coalition forces killed dozens of Taliban fighters in the south of the country after an ambush by a large group of insurgents, the US military said Wednesday. Despite the high casualty rates among...
CARACAS, Nov 14 (AFP): Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Tuesday said Spain's King Juan Carlos showed a streak of "arrogance" when he told him to "shut up" during a presidential summit last week, as both governments strove to put the spat...
LONDON, Nov 14 (AFP): Veterinary authorities confirmed an outbreak of the potentially lethal Asian strain of bird flu in eastern England Tuesday, in a new blow to the British farming industry. More than 6,000 poultry were ordered to be slaughtered...
COLOMBO, Nov 14 (AFP): Sri Lanka switched off electricity in the capital Colombo early Wednesday amid fears that Tamil Tiger rebels were flying their light aircraft for a possible attack, officials said. The power supply was cut off before dawn...
BAGHDAD, Nov 14 (Reuters): Three US soldiers were killed in two separate incidents in northern Iraq, the US military said Wednesday, the latest casualties in what has been the deadliest year of the war for US forces. In Baghdad, a...
CHENNAI, India, Nov 14 (AFP): An Indian farmer has married his dog in a bid to overcome what he believes is a curse caused by him having stoned to death two mating dogs in his rice field, press reports said....
Bangladesh, at the World Tourism Summit in London, called for international support for preserving country's coastal tourism industry and adapting to the challenges of global climate change, reports UNB."Bangladesh calls upon the international community to provide financial and technical support...
DU CorrespondentDhaka University Teachers' Association (DUTA) Wednes-day demanded immediate cancellation of the deal with the Dhaka Club for using the historic Suhrawardy Udyan as a golf course.The association termed the decision to allot the space to a particular stratum of...
BARISAL, Nov 14 (UNB): Time limit of the weeklong pilot project started from November 1 to develop service at Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (BSBMCH) has been extended by two more weeks. This decision was taken at a meeting at...
SHERPUR, Nov 14 (UNB): Four people were sentenced to 13 years rigorous imprisonment each by a court here Tuesday in an extortion case.The convicts are Yunus Ali, member of Talki Union Parishad under Nakla Upazila, his brother former UP member...
DU CorrespondentDhaka University has extended the dateline of issuing and receiving admission forms for Kha (arts group) and Gha (combined group) units till November 20.The decision was taken at a meeting of deans committee of DU Wednesday in the wake...
NATORE, Nov 14 (UNB): Three people, including two potato traders, were killed and nine others were injured in a tragic road accident on Natore-Bogra highway in Dalsarak area of Sadar Upazila early Wednesday.The two potato traders were identified as Abdul...
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kotwali police station was suspend Tuesday night on charge of negligence to duty and corruption, reports UNB.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) sources said the punitive action was taken against OC Kamrul after he was found guilty in preliminary...
Golam Mabud hit a century guiding Sylhet Division to win their first one-day match of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National Cricket League beating Barisal Division by 14 runs in the 4th round at the Narayanganj Osmani Stadium (NOS) Wednesday,...
SHANGHAI, Nov 14 (AP): Top-ranked Roger Federer snapped his two-match losing streak, beating No 4 Nikolay Davydenko 6-4, 6-3 Wednesday and boosting his chances of defending his Masters Cup title.Federer still has to beat No 5 Andy Roddick Friday, though,...
The 22nd National Swimming Championship began Wednesday at the National Swimming Complex in Mirpur with two national records broken on the first day, both in women's short distance swimming, reports UNB.On completion of the day's eight events, BKSP dominates the...
Orient Cricket Academy will play Bodyline Cricket Coaching School in the final of the Metropolis Third Division Qualifying Cricket League today (Thursday) at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium, reports UNB.Both teams have already earned the right to play in the Third...
Base Zahurul Haque clinched the title of Bangladesh Air Force Inter-Base Basketball beating Base Paharkanchanpur by 86-50 points in the final at the Naval Academy Indoor Basketball ground in Chittagong Wednesday, reports UNB.Warrant Officer Fakhrul of Base Zahurul Haque was...
Dhaka Mohammedan SC will take on Friends Club of Nepal in the inaugural match of the Friendship Cup Football to be held on Nov 28-Dec 10 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, reports UNB.Talking to the reporters Wednesday, organising committee secretary...
Shane Warne, the over-rated Australian bowler, half of whose wickets were due to partisan umpiring according to most of his detractors, says that Muttiah Muralitharan's action must be tested once again, this time during a Test match. Warne's relatives, mostly...
Adviser for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Mainul Hosein expressed his satisfaction over the pro-reform Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders' entry into the party's central office at Naya Paltan in the city Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com. The adviser told journalists at...
Our CorrespondentBOGRA, Nov 14: Joint partnership between the police and the community can bring successful community policing in the country. The opinion was expressed at a discussion on 'Divisional Community Consultation on Community Policing' here on Tuesday. Rajshahi Range DIG...
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) has approved submission of charge sheets in graft cases against eight individuals, including Awami League (AL) leaders HBM Iqbal and his family members, and Mirza Azam, for amassing wealth beyond their known sources of income.ACC Director...
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