Anita PetryWomen are seen as the key for ending global poverty and the issue of gender equality is receiving special attention at events marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on Wednesday.One of the largest is the International...
Aparna Srivastava ReddyIsmarai has recently refurbished his shop selling soft drinks on the newly tarred avenue of Deh Mazan in the Afghan capital. Next to it stands a bombed out cinema house with white chalk signs that warn of landmines....
Commotion has brewed among field-level administrators as judicial magistrates are set to take charge from executive magistrates in less than two weeks, reports bdnews24.com. Government officials have showed their unease with the possible change of the balance of power as...
Ayesha Akhter, wife of detained Dhaka University (DU) teacher Anwar Hossain, has claimed that her husband did not receive proper medical care during his detention in Dhaka Central Jail, reports bdnews24.com. In an open letter released to the media Saturday,...
Bangladesh called for a UNGA special session on Maternal Health and Subsequent Global Plan of Action to devise effective measures for reducing maternal mortality. Health and Family Welfare Adviser Major General (retd) Matiur Rahman mooted proposal at the 'Global Women...
Jamaat-e-Islami Saturday expressed profound shock at the deaths in suicide bomb attack on the supporters of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) on return of its leader Benazir Bhutto to Karachi from long exile abroad Friday night, reports UNB.Jamaat Ameer Matiur Rahman...
BOGRA, Oct 20 (UNB): Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a local Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader and seven terrorists from Jamfol Char in Sariakandi Upazila in the district on various charges.The arrested were Sariakandi thana BNP President Rafiqul Islam (50),...
FARIDPUR, Oct 20 (UNB): A local leader of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) was killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway at Kanaipur Bazar in the town here Saturday.The dead was identified as Shawkat Kabir (48), a member of...
MEHERPUR, Oct 20 (UNB): Six more bombs were recovered from near Baniapukur Road in Gangni Upazila of the district Saturday evening.On a secret information, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered the live bombs hidden in a bag at the nursery of...
An outlaw was killed in a shootout with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members and the police at Madhugram village in Ataikula Upazila of Pabna district early Saturday, reports UNB.The dead was identified as Abdus Salam alias Salam (35), a cadre...
PIROJPUR, Oct 20 (UNB): Works for preparing the voters' list with photographs and ID cards began in four districts of the Barisal division.Election commission office sources said the works began at five upazilas of Patuakhali, Barisal, Jhalakati and Pirojpur districts...
FE ReportRazibul Hossain directed feature film 'Balughori' will be screened at the Second South Asian Film Festival '07 to be held in Delhi on October 24 -30. Razibul Hossain and actor Qayes Chowdhury will attend the festival. The actors in...
Finally, they have said it. At Manish Malhotra's fashion show for the Lakme Fashion Week, Saif admitted to his relationship with Kareena saying, "Yes, we are not exactly shouting from the rooftops but yes, clearly we are together. And we...
Aap Ki KhatirOn Zee TV Sunday at 5-00 pm Priyanka Chopra, Akshay KhannaWidowed Arjun Khanna lives a wealthy lifestyle in London, England, along with his daughter, Shirani. He decides to re-marry widowed Betty, who also lives in London with her...
Directors Sultan and Babul made "Gayeb" (Disappearance) with martial arts star he-man Rubel playing the hero's role. "Gayeb" is a story about a village simpleton. This lazy, good-for-nothing and simpleton of a young man is one day aroused and without...
FE ReportBangladesh needs to record a growth rate of at least 4.0 per cent in agriculture a year if the country wants to achieve the objective of halving its extreme poverty by 2015, says a new World Bank report. "Achieving...
Siddique Islam The country's apparel exporters think they might receive increased orders from overseas buyers as Thursday's suicide bombings in Pakistan have sent a wrong signal abroad.Bangladesh's business leaders said the local exporters, particularly those in home textile sub-sector, should...
Army chief General Moeen U Ahmed, now visiting USA, has cleared his position about drawing loans from bank saying that he took the loan according to bank rules and has been repaying it every month, reports UNB."I have taken that...
Shakhawat Hossain Cross-border smuggling of contraceptive items, petroleum products, fertiliser and vehicle parts has increased significantly over the recent past causing much damage to the national economy, sources said.The national taskforce on smuggling that met early this month was told...
FE Report The prices of edible oil increased by more than Tk 200 per maund in the wholesale market over the past one week. As a result, the retail prices are feared to rise substantially, market operators said. The wholesale...
Amy Kazmin FT Syndication ServiceBANGKOK: President George W. Bush has expanded US sanctions against Burma's rulers, accusing them of "vicious persecution" of democracy protesters."Burma's rulers continue to defy the world's just demands to stop their vicious persecution," Mr Bush said...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain said they would receive Election Commission's (EC) letter for scheduled dialogue on electoral reforms, according to the party's constitution they are the legitimate BNP.Talking to journalists at his NAM apartment, the...
FE ReportThe issue of good governance will receive top priority during discussions in the next PRS (poverty reduction strategy) Implementation Forum as donors review the reforms undertaken by the present caretaker administration, official sources said.According to the sources, the biennial...
Awami League (AL) plans to formally propose a talk with the caretaker government (CG) to discuss and resolve political issues, which, they think, cannot be dealt with at dialogue with the Election Commission (EC), reports UNB."Political issues cannot be discussed...
Cochairman of Bangladesh Caucus in US Congress Joseph Crowley hailed the Bangladesh Army for extending support to the present caretaker government's anti-corruption and terrorism drives, reports UNB.In a meeting with army chief General Moeen at his New York city office...
A total of 245 acres of land in Hatirjheel of Karwan Bazar and Begunbari canal areas in the city will be acquired for a lake, according to a recent directive, issued to the deputy commissioner (DC) of Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com....
Huge computer accessories and valuables burnt in a devastating fire at a commercial building in the capital's business hub Motijheel on Saturday morning. Fire-brigade sources said the blaze erupted about 9:26 am on the second floor of the three-storied building,...
MOULVIBAZAR, Oct 20: A minibus and a microbus collided head-on near BSCIC industrial area on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway Saturday afternoon, killing four on the spot and injuring 20 others. Local sources said the Habiganj-bound microbus collided head-on with the minibus coming...
NARAYANGANJ, Oct 20: A storm swept over a village in Araihazar Upazila early Saturday, injuring 30 people. The storm that struck Mollarchar village at about 3:30am also damaged about 70 houses and a mosque. Thousands of trees were uprooted during...
FE ReportThe advisory council of the interim government issued Saturday a directive to all concerned for successfully implementing the decision on the separation of judiciary from the executive department.The much-talked-about the separation of judiciary from the executive will be effective...
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