US President-elect Barack Obama and his former rival John McCain have vowed to work together in a "new era of reform" to restore trust in government, reports BBC.Meeting for the first time since this month's election, they pledged to take...
KABUL, Nov 18 (Agencies): Taleban militants in Afghanistan have rejected an offer of peace talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. They have said that there can be no negotiations until foreign troops leave Afghanistan.A spokesman for the Taleban, Qari Yusuf...
KANYABAYONGA, (Congo), Nov 18 (AP): On one side of this mountaintop ghost town, a line of black-booted rebels approaches on foot with rockets and tin boxes of ammunition, seizing new territory with each footstep despite promises of a cease-fire.On the...
Scientists have identified a molecule which could be key to understanding the cause of motor neurone disease (MND) and other neurodegenerative disorders, reports BBC.The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study raise the hope of new treatments being developed.The...
Sixteen wedding guests die in India road crash LUCKNOW, (India), Nov 18: Sixteen people were killed and 31 critically injured when a bus carrying wedding guests crashed into a truck in northern India, police said Tuesday. The bride and groom...
Doulot Akter MalaThe European Commission (EC) has expressed its willingness to provide 10 million euros to improve the country's health surveillance and food safety measures, which are the areas of major concern for the government, officials said.The EC will provide...
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nur Mohammad Tuesday said proper and strict implementation of the country's existing laws is enough in effectively combating drugs and terrors, reports UNB."There is no need to make new laws in eliminating drugs and terrorism...
Professionals of national and international healthcare institutions at a roundtable recently said insecticide-treated mosquito nets could help reduce deaths due to malaria effectively in the country, reports BSS.They said the outbreak of the disease is taking a serious turn in...
The Armed Forces Division has imposed restriction on vehicular movement through the Cantonment area on Armed Forces Day to be observed here on November 21 (Friday), reports UNB.With a view to keeping the roads inside the Dhaka Cantonment (from Shaheed...
BANDARBAN, Nov 18 (UNB): Assailants shot dead three tribal people in separate incidents at Boro Modok and Wangthong in Thanchhi Upazila Monday night.The dead were identified as Pie Thui Marma, headman of Singafa mouja, and Karbari Chhangdhui Mro, and Rui...
Iran has shown its keen interest in providing employment to skilled Bangladeshi workers and assisting in energy sector, reports UNB."There was great scope for collaboration between the two Islamic nations which can, and should, be tapped," Iranian Ambassador Hassan Farazandeh...
Khas Khadem of Ajmeer Sharif Haji Peer Syed Samiruddin Chisty is in Dhaka. For tabaruk, tabiz, etc., he may be contacted on number 01715535325. He will be in Dhaka until November 22, 2008, said a press release.
The election and biennial general meeting of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) was held at National Press Club in the city Sunday, reports BSS.Chief reporter of Dainik Sangram Ruhul Amin Gazi and news editor of the Bangladesh Sangbad...
RASULPUR (Tangail), Nov 18 (UNB): Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed Tuesday witnessed spectacular firing exercises staged by the country's air-force troops at the Firing Range Training Centre at Rasulpur here to demonstrate their firepower.He was impressed seeing the highest professional...
Mohammad Ashraful expects the pitches for the two Tests against South Africa to be similar to the one in Bangladesh's warm-up match in Kimberley. Bangladesh drew their two-day game with the South African Airways Challenge XI but Ashraful was happy...
Chittagong Division made 314 for all in 117.2 overs in the first innings against Dhaka Division on the 2nd day of the four-day sixth round match of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 10th National Cricket League at the Bir Shreshtho Shaheed...
England paceman Stuart Broad believes his side can still win their seven-match one-day series in India, despite losing the first two games, reports BBC. England were well beaten in Rajkot and Indore by 158 and 54 runs respectively. But the...
The B League Committee Tuesday published the remaining fixtures of the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th rounds of the ongoing Citycell 2nd B League that will resume November 24 after a 13-day break, reports UNB.On the day, holders Dhaka Abahani...
Saiful KaiserMohammad Yousuf as you know finally ended his problems with regards to joining ICL or IPL-he finally joined ICL and helped them the championship as well-but puts the blame squarely on the doorstep of the Pakistan cricket authorities, the...
Mohammad Masudul Alam Bappi emerged champion in the singles event of the Intra Club Snooker Tournament-2008 beating Mohammad Mostaqur Rahman in the final at the snooker room of Uttara Club in the city Monday, reports UNB.
FE ReportDhaka stocks extended loses for the fourth consecutive day Tuesday despite the capital market regulator's decision to increase the margin of loans provided by the merchant banks.The benchmark DSE General Index (DGEN), All Shares Price Index (DSI) and DSE20...
Shakhawat Hossain The government has imposed export ban of all varieties of rice for a period of six months to boost the supply of the staple in the local market.The official move came after reports that a section of unscrupulous...
Shamsul Huq Zahid Yet again some trigger-happy members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) entered a border village in Panchagar in the north of Bangladesh last Sunday night, opened fire indiscriminately on the villagers, killing three people, including a...
Zaidi SattarPresident-elect of the USA, Barack Obama, manifestly cast a long shadow on the outcome of the just-concluded Washington summit of G20 developed and large emerging economies. He chose to sit out the meeting, sending, instead, his emissaries who were...
FE ReportThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) raised Tuesday the loan margin ratio for merchant banks to 1:1.5 from the existing 1:1 in order to enhance fund flow into the sluggish market.The commission also approved the initial public offering (IPO)...
Jatiya Party (JP) has joined the Awami league-led electoral alliance after a meeting JP chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad and Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina Tuesday. The meeting started at around 2:30 pm at Hasina's Sudha Sadan home, report bdnews24.com/UNB....
Five advisers seen as government negotiators Tuesday night began parley with Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, also main leader of the regrouping grand alliance, presumably on an option for rescheduling the parliament elections to accommodate the BNP-led alliance in the...
From Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, Nov 18: Dismal and gloomy forecast about the global economy is pouring in from all directions. A survey undertaken on behalf of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia revealed that the US economy has been...
A court in Dhaka Tuesday issued arrest warrants against the Managing Directors of two companies for selling three Chinese brands of powdered milk without displaying registration numbers and expiry dates on their containers, reports UNB.Those against whom the arrest warrants...
KHULNA, Nov 18: The authorities of the Khulna Hardboard Mills have suspended its production from Sunday night for non-supply of furnace oil, leaving about 250 daily workers jobless. Managing Director (MD) of the mills Khalilur Rahman told the news agency...
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