YANGON, Nov 11 (Agencies): A U.N. human rights envoy arrived Sunday in Myanmar on a mission to get inside the country's prisons to determine the numbers of people killed and detained since the military regime's crackdown on pro-democracy protestersPaulo Sergio...
DES MOINES, (Iowa), Nov 11 (Agencies): The race for the Democratic presidential nomination moved into overdrive Saturday, as candidates scrambled to outdo each other to win over the Iowa activists who will leadoff the contest on Jan. 3. Six Democratic...
Divided Palestinians remember Arafat RAMALLAH, Nov 11: Palestinians Sunday mark three years since the death of their legendary leader Yasser Arafat, bitterly divided by the internal strife he always held at bay. The third anniversary of Arafat's mysterious death on...
Opener Javed Omar hit a century to put holders Dhaka Division in a commanding position in the 4th round four-day match of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National Cricket League against Chittagong Division at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in...
Riding on splendid 168 runs from Alok Kapali, Sylhet Division declared their 1st innings at 335 for 9 in 99.1 overs on the 2nd day of the 4th round four-day National Cricket League match against Barisal Division at the Narayanganj...
Michael Vandort gave Australia's new-look attack its first real examination, forcing the players to work a full five-day week with his resilient 82 before he became Stuart MacGill's 200th Test wicket. Australia had set out to wrap up the first...
Led by Yuvraj Singh with bat, ball and in the field, India repelled a determined push from Salman Butt to pull off an ultimately comfortable 46-run win at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. Butt's fourth ODI hundred intermittently threatened...
Bangladesh Army notched 2-1 goals victory over another Services team, Bangladesh Air Force, in the lone Office Hockey League match at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in the city Sunday, reports UNB.Skipper Mohammad Sirajul Islam and Mohammad Sanwar Hossain...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will bear the cost of putting up a modern cricket pitch, gallery, dressing room, a media centre, toilets and two practice pitches at the Dhaka University central playground, reports UNB.BCB signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)...
Team East earned a three-wicket victory over Team West in the four-day Challenge Cup Cricket on the third day at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium Sunday, reports UNB.Team East, dismissed for 186 in the first innings, opened the second innings today...
SHANGHAI, Nov 11 (AFP): World number two Rafael Nadal overcame a stuttering start before sweeping aside Richard Gasquet as he kicked off his bid for a first Masters Cup title here Sunday.The muscle-bound Mallorcan lost the first set but found...
An inter-ministerial committee Sunday recommended taking legal actions against those involved in jacking up the prices of several essentials, especially of soybean oil and onions, reports UNB.The monitoring committee on essentials' prices in a meeting at the Commerce Ministry reviewed...
A Z M AnasThe government is going to finalise a policy soon designed to regulate the country's proposed special economic zones (SEZs) that will link both domestic and international markets, thereby moving away from the exclusive export-oriented industrial park concept....
FE ReportThe council of advisers at its weekly meeting Sunday agreed in principle to approve the proposed Consumers' Rights Protection Ordinance and sent back the draft of the same for further scrutiny.Chaired by the Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed, the meeting...
Law Adviser Mainul Hosein Sunday dismissed possibility of proclaiming martial law and reassured the people that election would be held as promised by the end of next year, reports UNB."We do not see any possibility of martial law in the...
Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) will hold a meeting with all the customs house commissioners Tuesday to discuss performance of pre-shipment inspection (PSI) companies.The board will closely monitor field-level performance of the PSI companies against the backdrop...
FE ReportLeaders of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) urged Sunday the government to take initiative for the passage of a US Trade Bill 2007, which will allow duty free access of local woven products to the US...
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court Sunday directed Sheikh Rehana now in the United Kingdom (UK) to appear before it by November 18 in connection with an extortion case, report UNB/ bdnews24.com.Additional CMM Shawkat Ali Chowdhury issued the order. Earlier,...
FE ReportStock prices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) registered a rise for the third consecutive trading session Sunday as both retail and institutional investors continued their buying spree.The stocks under banking sector, Beximco Group issues, Eastern Lubricant and Padma...
ISLAMABAD, Nov 11(AP): Pakistan's military ruler has amended a law to give army courts sweeping powers to try civilians on charges ranging from treason to inciting public unrest, officials said Sunday, as the country's opposition leader prepared to stage a...
FE Report Bangladesh-Myanmar second Joint Trade Commission (JTC) meeting will be held today (Monday) in Dhaka aiming to boost the bilateral trade relations between the two countries, official sources said. The meeting will discuss the overall bilateral trade position including...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has sought bank account details of 14 people, including the editor of the now defunct newspaper the daily Ajker Kagoj Kazi Shahed Ahmed and Mayor of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Tayebur Rahman. The Central...
At least five persons were killed and 30 others injured, as a bus fell into a roadside ditch at Ghadkhali in Jhikargaccha Upazila under Jessore Saturday night. Former UP member Shariful Islam, Imroj, Mintoo, Abbas and an unidentified woman aged...
The telephone bills of the digital phones of Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB) in Dhaka city was made available on internet from May 2007 through computerised ledger management system. The system has also been introduced across the country from...
The Health Ministry Sunday formed an eight-member committee of specialised doctors to resolve the unidentified disease. The disease has killed 23 people, and affected over 1,500 people at Goainghat and Companiganj in Sylhet, Ramgati in Laxmipur, and seven upazilas in...
FE ReportLeaders of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) said Sunday the country's knit export is gaining momentum again, after overcoming difficult times.BKMEA president Fazlul Haque at a press conference said if the current export performance continues in...
Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury Sunday spelt out a 7-point strategy for exploring new markets and expanding existing ones for Bangladeshi workforce, as the country earns huge remittance form the expatriate workers, reports UNB.Some 4,75,000 Bangladeshi workers have sent...
Jasim Uddin Haroon Some 2000 containers loaded with industrial raw materials and other commodities have been lying at the Chittagong port for a long time without being cleared.Although penal rents are being levied every day on the consignments, the importers...
The first Hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd, carrying 543 pilgrims, is scheduled to fly for Jeddah today (Monday) morning, reports UNB.Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed is scheduled to inaugurate the Hajj flight formally. Some 45,000 pilgrims are expected...
FE Report The country's foreign exchange reserve stood at nearly US$5.50 billion Sunday for the first time because of disbursement of soft loans by a multilateral donor agency and robust growth of remittances.Besides, appreciation of five major currencies -Euro, Great...
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