Our Correspondent BRAHMANBARIA, Mar 22: Rampant smuggling of essential commodities is going on unabated through Akhaura and Kasba border areas of the district, sources said. Smugglers brought sugar, salt, spices, VCD sets, wine, ganja, phensidyle, heroin, medicines, bicycle, iron, motorcycles,...
RU CorrespondentRAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Mar 22: "Without quality education, it is not possible to build up prosperous Bangladesh", said speakers at a parent's day programme of the Northern University of Bangladesh (NUB) organised by the NUB Rajshahi Campus recently.NUB Deputy Registrar...
Bangladesh will participate in the Trade Ministers' Summit (TMS) in Turkey which will begin on June 1, reports UNB.Commerce Minister Faruq Khan accepted the invitation to attend the summit when Turkish Ambassador Sakir Ozkan Torunlar formally handed over the invitation...
Farashganj SC reached the "plate" final of the Citycell Super Cup Football tournament eliminating Rahmatganj MFS by 5-3 goals in tie breaker in the plate semifinal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in Dhaka Sunday, reports UNB. The match rolled...
An all-round performance by Akil Arshad guided Victoria SC to a four-wicket win over bottom ranked City Club in a relegation league match of the Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Cricket that began Sunday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur...
INDIAN WELLS, Mar 22 (AFP): World number one Rafael Nadal will try to add the first Masters Series title of 2009 to his Australian Open crown when he meets Andy Murray in the final at Indian Wells Sunday. Nadal, titlist...
STUTTGART, Mar 22 (AFP): World heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko defended his WBC title with a ninth round knockout win over Cuban exile Juan Carlos Gomez here Saturday. It was Klitschko's 36th knockout, and his 37th victory, to maintain his impressive...
South Africa 651 (de Villiers 163, Prince 150, Kallis 102) beat Australia 209 (Katich 55, Steyn 4-56) and 422 (Johnson 123*, McDonald 68, Katich 54, Harris 6-127) by an innings and 20 runsSouth Africa were made to wait longer than...
Police AC emerged champions in the National Bank Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League beating Power Development Board by 3-2 sets (23-25, 25-12, 25-21, 20-25, 15-12) in the last league match at the Dhaka Volleyball Stadium Sunday reports UNB. This...
Dilkusha SC notched second successive victories in the Green Delta Metropolis 2nd Division Hockey League beating Dhaka Young Star by 6-1 goals at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in Dhaka Sunday, reports UNB. Skipper Khwaja Shabab stuck twice, while...
Sadar Upazila team clinched the Munshiganj DC Football title beating Sirajdikhan Upazila team by 5-3 goals in tiebreaker after the final match ended goalless in regulation time at the Munshiganj Stadium Sunday, UNB reports.Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Dr Khondakar Shawkat Hossain...
Hosts Madaripur and Jessore DSAs moved into the zonal final of the Exim Bank 20th National Women's Handball Championship eliminating their rivals in the semifinals at the Madaripur Stadium Sunday, reports UNB.The two teams will play the zonal final today...
MUMBAI, Mar 22 (AFP) : Cricket's lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held abroad this year, organisers said Sunday, blaming the government for being unable to provide security at the same time as national elections. The high-octane tournament, which...
LOS ANGELES, Mar 22 (AFP): Michael Phelps says he has set aside thoughts of retirement and the American swimming star is looking forward to going for more gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Phelps said his recent troubles out of...
Today is an auspicious day. Sixty nine years ago, on this day, the Muslims of the subcontinent through a formal resolution expressed their firm resolve to achieve a separate homeland for themselves wherein they could fashion their lives in accordance...
Sixty-nine years ago on this day, the Muslims of the sub-continent resolved to achieve a homeland of their own where they could live in accordance with their religious beliefs and culture and intellectual inspirations. On this day, the democratic struggle...
On this day in 1940 the historic Pakistan Resolution was adopted at Lahore which culminated in the emergence of Pakistan as an independent and sovereign state on 14th August 1947. Since then, 23rd March is observed each year by the...
State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Jahangir Kabir Nanak Sunday said, the government is determined to formulate an integrated water policy negotiating with India, Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan for addressing the existing water crisis, report agencies.The State Minister also said...
BNP will abstain from meeting of the all-party parliamentary committee constituted to probe allegation of irregularities and corruption against former Speaker Jamiruddin Sircar as the party presumes the investigation won't be fair and proper, reports UNB.At a press briefing Sunday...
CHITTAGONG, Mar 22 (BSS): Speakers at a seminar here Sunday underscored the need for maintaining transparency and abiding by local and international trade-related laws during export transactions with foreign buyers to boost exports and brighten the image of the country.They...
British High Commissioner (HC) Stephen Evans Sunday met Health Minister Dr AFM Ruhal Haque at his office in the city to discuss the government's pledge in country's health sector and United Kingdom's (UK) cooperation in this regard, reports UNB.Terming the...
RAJSHAHI, Mar 22 (UNB): A court here Sunday sentenced seven Jama'tul Mujaheedin, Bangladesh (JMB) militants to life term imprisonment in the country's serial bomb blasts.Rajshahi Divisional Special Judge Mohammad Motajidur Rahman also fined them Tk 20,000 each, in default, to...
DU CorrespondentJatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leaders Sunday alleged that indifference and relentless partiality of the Dhaka University (DU) authorities are compelling them to go for an indefinite strike on the campus from March 29. "We are again making an earnest...
President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have greeted their Pakistani counterparts on the occasion of Pakistan Day that falls today (Monday), reports UNB.In a message to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Zillur Rahman said: "Bangladesh attaches high importance...
Newly appointed Australian High Commissioner (HC) in Bangladesh Dr Justin Lee paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Prime Minister's Office in the city Sunday, reports UNB. The envoy reaffirmed Australian support in boosting Bangladesh's trade...
A Dhaka court Sunday ordered the Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal secretary general Zafrul Hasan to jail after he surrendered in a case involving concealment of wealth, reports bdnews24.com.Senior special judge AMM Bashirullah gave the order after rejecting Zafrul's bail petition.The judge...
Meanwhile, former BNP MP for Kushtia-2 Shahidul Islam also surrendered to the same court Sunday in an illegal wealth case.The court set Monday for his bail hearing.
Jamaat-e-Islami leader Barrister Abdur Razzaq and his wife Saleha Siddiq, apprehending arrest, secured Sunday anticipatory bail for three months from the High Court (HC) on surrender in a case of "criminal intimidation to police on duty and trespass," reports UNB.Passing...
Ambassador Ahmed Ateya Hamd Al-Imam said his country has been recruiting thousands of workers per month from Bangladesh, number of which would increase in the future, reports UNB.The Libyan envoy said this while meeting State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr...
S M JahangirThe government is in a dilemma over utilisation of the Tk 5.40 billion fund allocated in the current budget for disbursement among the farmers as diesel subsidy on irrigation during the current 'Boro' season."Since the government has, in...
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