RAJSHAHI, Oct 7 (UNB): Former director of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) and former assistant-secretary of city BNP Lutfar Rahman was produced before the District and Sessions Judge Court in an extortion case today (Sunday).Nurun Nabi of Shalgharia village in...
BHOLA, Oct 7 (UNB): Police recovered a light machinegun (LMG), nine rounds of bullets and a sharp weapon from an embankment at Bhabani area of Doulatkhan Upazila Friday.Police said tea stall owner Latif Baksi found the arms and ammunition wrapped...
The judgement in a graft case against detained former telecommunications minister Mohammad Nasim and his wife, now absconding, will be delivered by a special court in the city today (Monday), reports UNB.On March 21, Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director Akhter...
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, Oct 7(AFP): At least 26 people including four civilians were killed Sunday in clashes between militants and soldiers in Pakistan's restive tribal areas, the military and residents said.Security forces launched an attack against militant bases and hide-outs in...
ISLAMABAD, Oct 7 (AP): Gen. Pervez Musharraf won an overwhemingly majority in a presidential election boycotted by nearly the entire opposition Saturday, and attention shifted to Supreme Court deliberations on whether he can claim victory. Opposition parties that snubbed the...
COLOMBO, OCT 7 (AP): Sri Lanka's navy sank a ship suspected of carrying arms for separatist Tamil Tiger rebels killing at least 12 people aboard Sunday, while nine combatants died in a series of battles, military officials said.After receiving intelligence...
BAGHDAD, Oct 7 (AFP): A pact forged by Iraq's two most powerful Shiite leaders demonstrates their determination to avoid conflict and take advantage of their dominant positions, observers said on Sunday.After jockeying for position since the 2003 US-led invasion, Moqtada...
SRINAGAR, Oct 7 (AFP): Two Indian soldiers and six militants were killed in a clash along the border dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan as India's new army chief wrapped up a visit, the army said Sunday. The army chief's...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (AFP): A Malaysian girl who had to lug around a battery weighing nine kilogrammes (20 pounds) to power her mechanical heart is making progress after receiving a real heart, a report said Sunday. Tee Hui Yee,...
HAVANA, Oct 6 (AFP): At least 28 people were killed and 73 injured in Cuba's deadliest accident in years Saturday after a train slammed into a bus, state television reported. "In this fatal accident, as of (2200 GMT) 28 people...
LONDON, OCT 7 (AP): Thousands of demonstrators in cities across Europe and Asia joined in protests against the military junta in Myanmar after the regime acknowledged detaining hundreds of Buddhist monks who had led huge protests.While sympathisers from typhoon-wracked Taipei...
CAIRO, Oct 7 (AFP): Egyptian independent and opposition newspapers suspended publication Sunday in protest at a government clampdown that has seen several journalists hit with lengthy jail terms. At least 15 newspapers did not publish their Sunday edition, and independent...
BAGHDAD, Oct 7 (AFP): A spate of bomb attacks on day targeting police and military patrols and a government building in Baghdad killed at least nine Iraqis and wounded 12, security officials said. "A roadside bomb went off Sunday morning...
WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (AFP): US Republican lawmaker Jo Ann Davis, who represented Virginia in the House of Representatives, died Saturday after losing a battle with breast cancer, her office announced. She was 57. Davis was first diagnosed with breast cancer...
Police to question Olmert in bank privatisation case JERUSALEM, OCT 7 (AP): Police will question Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Tuesday in connection with the privatisation of Israel's second-largest bank - one of two cases in which the Israeli leader is...
Bangladesh takes on strong Tajikistan in the Pre World Cup qualifying round home match today (Monday), reports UNB.The match gets underway at 3:00 pm. Private satellite channel ATN Bangla will telecast live the match from Bangabandhu National Stadium.The gates No....
England shrugged off the blow of losing the toss in the third one-day international at Dambulla to restrict Sri Lanka to 164. Ryan Sidebottom and Stuart Broad again did the early damage before Graeme Swann took out the middle order...
Rajshahi Division conceded consecutive defeats as they lost the second one-day National League practice match by 20 runs to GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team at the Rajshahi Divisional Stadium (RDVS) Sunday, reports UNB.Sent in to bat first, the Academy team...
LAHORE, Oct 7 (BBC): Inzamam-ul-Haq will seek to end his Pakistan career in style when the second and final Test against South Africa starts in Lahore Monday. The 37-year-old batsman is set to play his last match for his country...
The Indo-Bangladesh Games will be held in the country in February next year, reports UNB.The decision was taken at a meeting at Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) Sunday afternoon with its acting secretary general Kutubuddin Ahmed in the chair.The meeting also...
Friends Social Welfare Organisation earned 2-0 victory over Gulistan Club in the Super League of the Metropolis Third Division Football League at the Bir Shrestho Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city Sunday, reports UNB.The winners led the first...
CHANDIGARH, Oct 7 (BBC): India's senior stars will have a point to prove in the fourth one-day match against Australia Monday. Australia have stormed to a 2-0 lead in the seven-match series after the first game was abandoned because of...
Naim-Ul-KarimThe government has taken a move to make recruiting agencies more transparent and accountable against the backdrop of suspension of employment of Bangladeshi workers by Malaysian authorities on grounds of fraudulent practices and mismanagement, sources said.They said the authorities concerned...
Shakhawat Hossain The caretaker government (CG) is struggling to meet its expenses following lower than expected revenue generation and non-availability of sufficient fund for borrowing from non-banking sources.With the national board revenue (NBR) falling behind in revenue generation target by...
A special court Sunday jailed former BNP MP and ex-President of Bangladesh Cricket Board Ali Asghar Lobby for 13 years and his wife for three years in a graft case, reports UNB.The court also fined Lobby Tk 1.0 million (10...
FE ReportThe Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) floated a tender Sunday for issuing licences under the International Long Distance Telecommunication Service (ILDTS) Policy-2007 to open up the voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services to the private sector. Licences will be...
A Z M AnasFaced with falling quality in universities, the caretaker government has decided to overhaul the country's higher education system-from curriculum modernisation to research activities.Supporting the interim administration's initiative, the World Bank has agreed to finance the proposed higher...
Doulot Akter MalaThe government raised Sunday the tax exemption limit for donation to charity to Tk 0.5 million from Tk 250,000 aiming to encourage welfare activities.There are 22 authorised areas enjoying the tax exemption for investment in different welfare purposes,...
CHITTAGONG, Oct 7 (UNB): Eighty-two Bangladeshi nationals and four Nepalese were deported Sunday from Dubai Airport for not having valid documents to enter the UAE.Official sources said a Biman flight (BG 047), carrying 213 passengers, left Chittagong Shah Amanat Airport...
The Anti-Corruption Commission Sunday questioned eight former and serving officials of Chittagong Port Authority in connection with the container handling case filed against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, her younger son Arafat Rahman Koko and 11 others, reports UNB.Sources said...
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