Guinea's new military junta is to hold talks with foreign envoys shortly to explain their take-over and "reassure the international community".Coup leaders have promised to stamp out corruption and hold elections in 2010, reports BBC.The coup, led by a junior...
Dozens of Iranians in the country's capital Tehran have held their own shoe-throwing rally in protest at US President George W Bush, reports BBC.They were showing support for the Iraqi journalist who threw his footwear at the American leader in...
13 die in explosion in China BEIJING, Dec 27: At least 13 people were killed and five injured in a blast in central China early Saturday, state media reported, saying explosives meant for civilian use had gone off. The explosion...
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, (Pakistan) (AFP): More than 150,000 grieving Pakistanis thronged the tomb of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto Saturday, mourning their beloved leader one year after her assassination.A sea of sobbing mourners, some wailing and beating their chests in...
OTTAWA, Dec 27(AFP): A Canadian soldier was killed and three others wounded in Afghanistan's Kandahar region, bringing to 104 Canada's death toll since its military mission began there in 2002, the Defense Ministry said Friday. The soldier was killed when...
One in five people recovering from a heart attack is still having chest pain a year afterwards, a US study suggests, reports BBC.The journal Archives of Internal Medicine reported some suffered angina every day, despite bypass surgery.A Colorado University-led team,...
Syed JamaluddinBANGLADESH will have an elected government after December 29. There was no open political activity in the country during the last two years. Naturally expectations are high that the incoming political govt will deliver according to the expectations of...
Maswood Alam KhanIN future there may be two general knowledge quizzes in our school textbooks: "Who was the first leader in Bangladesh who accepted his or her victory with humility? And "Who was the first leader in Bangladesh who accepted...
Bangladesh lost this day more than Sri Lanka won it. Shakib Al Hasan's third five-for in as many innings bowled out Sri Lanka for an unconvincing 293 just before lunch but that was the only passage of play to boast...
Champion spinner Muttiah Muralitharan Saturday said the Bangladeshi players don't know how to play long innings although there are many talented players, reports UNB."Bangladesh have many talented players but they don't know how to play long innings. That's the problem....
Australia had a near-perfect second day in the Melbourne Test to gain a clear ascendancy over South Africa, reports BBC. After losing in Perth, and reaching a precarious 280-6 on day one on a true wicket at the MCG, they...
On an enthralling day, Bengal seized the advantage as Tamil Nadu slipped to 188 for 5, still trailing by 157 runs with the last recognised pair of Suresh Kumar and R Ashwin at the crease. One early wicket today (Sunday)...
KARACHI, Dec 27 (Reuters) : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) hailed Sri Lanka's confirmation Friday of their test tour next month as a lifeline for the Pakistani game. Javed Miandad, the PCB's director-general of cricket, said Sri Lanka had formally...
LONDON, Dec 27 (Reuters) : Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United celebrated the festive season with victories Friday while Arsenal, the other member of the 'big four', squandered a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 at Aston Villa. Liverpool beat Bolton Wanderers...
Mahmudullah, Bangladesh middle-order batsman, is hoping to make a return to the one-day side for the tri-nation series in January following an impressive run on the domestic circuit. Mahmudullah was dropped from the one-day squad after Bangladesh's series loss to...
Sunderland have appointed caretaker boss Ricky Sbragia as their new manager on an 18-month contract, BBC reports. The Scot, 52, has been handed the job after an impressive spell which saw Sunderland win two games, draw one and lose just...
BIRMINGHAM, Dec 27(AFP): Zat Knight came up with a stoppage-time equaliser as Arsenal threw away a two-goal lead and missed the chance to return to the top four in a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa here Friday. The five million...
LONDON, Dec 27(AFP): Ray Wilkins expects Chelsea to see in 2009 in style after watching them dispatch West Bromwich Albion 2-0. Victory left the Blues just a point behind Premier League leaders Liverpool and they could end the year top...
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina in a televised speech Saturday vowed to the people of the country to establish a Bangladesh free from hunger and poverty, taking a lesson from their own past mistakes as well as those of rivals,...
Bangladesh expressed the confidence that peaceful deliberations and diplomatic measures will ultimately lead to a mutually acceptable solution with regard to the presence of Indian Ships on Bangladesh's territorial waters, reports BSS."This year in September we began our talks with...
As the Election Commission (EC) set the stage for voting in the crucial national elections, both the power-aspirant alliances Saturday placed their final checklist with different demands to the EC before going to Monday's polls-one complaining that the administration is...
KHAGRACHHARI, Dec 27 (BSS): The candidates of major political alliances and parties in separate rallies here Saturday raised their voice against terrorism and corruption.AL-led grand alliance candidate Jatindra Lal Tripura and BNP-led four party alliance candidate Samiran Dewan and independent...
Noted educationist Professor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique Saturday called on the people to reject the war criminals, corrupt people and fanatics in the upcoming parliamentary elections to be held the 29 December. He expressed the hope that the people would...
Election fever gripped the Dhaka University (DU) campus even at a time when the presence of students was few as the university was closed on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha and winter vacations, reports BSS.DU falls under Dhaka-8 parliamentary constituency where...
Some 402 Dhaka University (DU) teachers Saturday denounced the intrusion of Indian survey ships into Bangladesh waters and their forceful stay over there, reports UNB. "Despite requests by the Bangladesh Navy to leave the Bangladesh waters, the survey ships continued...
RANGPUR, Dec 27 (UNB): The motorcade of Jatiya Party chairman and former president HM Ershad came under stone attack near Taraganj allegedly by supporters of an Independent candidate in Rangpur-2 Saturday, but none was reported hurt.Police rushed to the spot...
BARISAL, Dec 27 (UNB): Four rebel candidates in Barisal and Barguna withdrew from the field in favour of BNP nominees in a bid to thwart the Awami League rivals.Dr Sultan of Jamaat in Barguna-2, Zahiruddin Swapan in Barisal-1, Mosharraf Hossain...
A number of VIP candidates are in the election race from different constituencies with peoples' attention fixed on them in view of the significance of the polls to be held tomorrow (Monday) after straight seven years, reports BSS.Of them, Bangladesh...
Raihan M ChowdhuryThe interactive programmes taken by Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and other market players to raise awareness among investors on how to invest, and in which companies, an issue neglected until some years ago, have been helping in the...
Pubali Bank Limited has inaugurated its 365th branch at Halishahor in Chittagong recently, says a press release. Pubali Bank Director Fahim Ahmed Faruk Chowdhury inaugurated the branch as chief guest. Managing Director Helal Ahmed Chowdhury presided over the inaugural function.In...
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