KABUL, Mar 14 (AP): An overnight raid conducted by US coalition troops and Afghan special forces killed five militants during a mission against the leader of a roadside bomb-making cell south of Kabul, a US spokesman said Saturday.However, a spokesman...
AUCKLAND, Mar 14 (AFP): Part-time bowler and big-hitting batsman Jesse Ryder stood out as New Zealand's champion in an eight-wicket win over India in the fifth and final one-day cricket international here today.Ryder took three for 29 with his miserly...
Our Correspondent | 2009-03-15 00:00:00
BRAHMANBARIA, Mar 14: Boro paddy cultivation is being seriously hampered in the district due to fall in the ground-water level, drying up of major rivers, erratic power supply and scarcity of fertiliser.The farmers in most of the areas in the...
BRAC Bank Limited has celebrated International Women's Day in the city.Marking the day, a get together and a discussion session was organised at the bank's head office recently, said a press release.Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of BRAC Bank...
The branch managers' conference of Takaful Islami Insurance Ltd. was held at a city hotel recently, said a press release.Managing Director of the company Abul Kashem Chowdhury presided over the conference which was also attended by its chairman Prof Md....
Dhaka giants Brothers Union Club secured their first win in their 2nd Super Cup match beating Chittagong Abahani 3-0 Saturday.Zahid Hossain, Henry Quaye and Mehdi Hasan Tapu scored for Brothers in the day's first match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium...
The Indian government has asked the IPL organisers to reconsider segments of the revised schedule that had been sent to them for approval. The home ministry wants some of the dates to be changed in order to avoid a clash...
Terming letters of credit (L/Cs) as indispensable documents in international business, former president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) MH Rahman stressed the need for skilled, efficient, knowledgeable and trained manpower for every business house.Mr Rahman made...
MOSCOW, Mar 14 (AP): A Russian Air Force chief said Saturday that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has offered an island as a temporary base for strategic Russian bombers, the Interfax news agency reported.The chief of staff of Russia's long range...
Industries Minister Dilip Barua Saturday called upon the entrepreneurs to set up more labour- intensive small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for creating employment for a large number of people, reports BSS."Large scale employment has to be created for youths to...
M A Islam | 2009-03-15 00:00:00
IN today's age of cell phone, Internet, satellite channels and many other attractions to keep oneself busy, it has been very usual for students to keep late hours at night. Also, in university dormitories in Bangladesh, it has been a...
Speakers at a seminar here today stressed the need for further strengthening social resistance to stop violence against women and protect their rights as well as security and dignity, reports BSS.In this respect, they urged the concerned authorities to play...
Our correspondent | 2009-03-15 00:00:00
JAYPURHAT Mar 14: Local poultry industry has been hit hard by scarcity of one-day-old chicks amidst its recovery effort from bird-flue crisis in which 60 per cent farm closed.About 2.5 million one-day-old chicks are required for the five thousand farms...
Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad and Prime Minister's Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Saturday visited the offices of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) in the city and exchanged views with the journalist leaders,...
KATHMANDU, March 14 (Xinhua): Nepali Finance Minister Baburam Bhattarai said all the economic indictors in Nepal were positive despite an economic crisis in the world. local newspaper The Rising Nepal reported today.Speaking at a press conference on mid-term evaluation, the...
FE Report | 2009-03-15 00:00:00
A group of outsiders illegally occupied the country's reputed eye hospital -- Islamia Eye Hospital and M.A. Ispahani Institute of Ophthalmology in the city's Farmgate area Saturday.Sources said some 40 to 50 outsiders backed by some physicians of the hospital...
RAJSHAHI, Mar 14 (UNB): Higher education here took a knock with all universities, institutes and colleges declared closed Saturday for an indefinite period amid widespread tensions following Friday's clashes at Rajshahi University that left a Shibir leader dead.Rajshahi University, Rajshahi...
SYLHET, Mar 14 (BSS): Jatiya Sangsad Chief Whip Vice- Principal Abdus Shahid Saturday said the present government is working relentlessly for development of education, health and infrastructures in the country.All will have to work unitedly from their respective positions to...
Three independent aspirants of the April 2 parliamentary by-poll in Rangpur-6, whose candidatures were turned down during scrutiny, Saturday appealed to the Election Commission (EC) to reconsider the returning officers' decision, reports UNB.They are Motaharul Huq Bablu, Noor-e-Alam Jadu and...
A number of top floors of the Dhaka city's landmark shopping mall, Bashundhara City, which is claimed to be the 12th largest in the world, were devoured by a devastating fire on Friday. Thousands from nearby streets and rooftops and...
JU Correspondent | 2009-03-15 00:00:00
JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY, Mar 14: Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DEA) was launched formally at Jahangirnagar University (JU) Friday.JU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Sharif Enamul Kabir inaugurated the award as chief guest.
JAMALPUR, Mar 14 (UNB): Three people were killed and eight others injured as a bus ploughed through a roadside shop at Digpait on Dhaka-Jamalpur highway Saturday.Police said the Dhaka-bound bus from Madarganj hit a shop hard as its driver lost...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2009-03-15 00:00:00
Many real estate developing companies and individuals are not allegedly following the land use pattern of the RAJUK formulated Master Plan 1995 for constructing structures in Dhaka city. The civic amenities are lacking due to haphazard construction of buildings in...
LONDON, March 14 (AFP): Oil prices rose over the week awaiting OPEC's upcoming meet on output while a downturn in demand weighed on a number of metals, traders said.Markets were also awaiting the outcome of a meeting of leading finance...
BRUSSELS, Mar 14, (AFP): European auto sales tumbled 18.3 per cent in February, a sharp fall from a year earlier that could have been worse but for a strong performance in Germany, industry figures showed today.Sales in Germany, Europe's biggest...
Commerce Minister Faruk Khan said Saturday a taskforce would be formed by this month with the representatives of all stakeholders to keep Bangladesh away from the fallout of global financial downswing, reports UNB."The government is working on it and a...
At least seven people were killed and 25 others injured Friday in the roaring fire at the country's largest shopping mall, Bashundhara City, that also devastated its top six floors, reports UNB.All the ill-fated victims of the fire incident have...
There has been a good response to the amnesty offered by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to fake taxpayer's identification number (TIN) holders to legalise their TINs by April 30, reports UNB."We're getting good response from the fake TIN...
The Disaster Management Bureau (DMB) invited essays from school and college level students for increasing awareness among the people about "Disaster Management", reports BSS.DMB has asked the school group students to send their compositions on 'Disaster and Woman' within 2,000...
ISLAMABAD (AP): Pakistan's government put the army on alert ahead of planned opposition protests in the capital, the military said Saturday, raising the stakes in a political crisis that endangers the country's effort against Islamist extremism.In another sign of strain...
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