Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has started finalising nomination of its candidates for the upcoming general election Thursday night, reports UNB. Those who have received the nomination papers are: Kalimuddin Ahmed of Sunamganj-4, Fazlul Haq Aftia of Sunamganj-5, Shamsul Alam of...
Chief observer of European Union (EU) election observation mission Alexander Graf Lambsdroff Friday termed state of emergency a negative factor for a credible election and said the role of Army in election process was non-existent, reports UNB."It is not ideal...
The holy Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated on December 9 as the Zilhaj moon was not sighted anywhere in the country Friday. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Moon Sighting Committee at the Islamic Foundation Friday evening with...
Finance and Planning Adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam left Dhaka Friday for Doha to join the International Conference on Financing for Development to be held in the Qatari capital. The adviser is expected to return home on December 2, an...
A listed criminal was allegedly tortured to death in police custody in the city Friday. The deceased was identified as Monir Hossain (25), son of Mozammel Hoque of Shantibagh under Motijheel Thana. The police said people of Gulbagh area caught...
Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Friday called for saving the Buriganga, Dhaleshwari, Shitalakhya and Turag rivers to save capital Dhaka, as the rivers surround the sprawling city, report UNB/BSS.He made the call while inaugurating a 3-year (2008-2010) programme marking...
Mahmuda Shaolin The government has planned to turn the Akhaura Land Customs (LC) Station into a full-fledged landport soon to boost cross-border trade with the seven eastern states of India.It has also taken a move to relocate the Darshona Land...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The country's export of betel leaves has been growing sharply over the past few years to Pakistan, Middle-East and European countries mainly because of its high quality.Bangladesh's export of betel leaves stood at US$ 21 in the...
MUMBAI, Nov 28 (Reuters): India's stock market seesawed but ended slightly higher Friday, while the rupee neared a recent record low in the first day of trade since attacks in the financial capital, Mumbai, which killed at least 145 people.But...
FE ReportThe Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed a sharp fall in share prices in the week that ended Thursday with small investors bearing the brunt of the losses.The benchmark DSE General Index (DGEN) lost about 24 per cent since June...
FE Report As development experts prepare for the International Conference on Financing for Development in Doha, Qatar, the World Bank (WB) is calling on donors to further boost aid as investment in developing countries heads for a "perfect storm." "Developed...
UNDATED, NOV 28 (AP):- Oil prices fell below $54 a barrel Friday as a gloomy outlook for global crude demand overshadowed expectations that OPEC might announce a production cut this weekend.By midday in Europe, light, sweet crude for January delivery...
PESHAWAR, Nov 28 (AP):- Pakistani police say a suicide car bomber has killed seven people in the northwestern town of Bannu.Bannu police chief Mohammed Alam Shinwari said the attacker rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a police car patrolling the town's...
Speakers at a meeting in the city Friday urged the political parties to declare action plans in their election manifestos to protect the rights of the street children, reports BSS. They were addressing a meeting on 'Demand political commitment for...
RANGPUR, Nov 28 (BSS): The election campaign for the upcoming parliamentary polls has gained momentum in 34 parliamentary constituencies in eight districts of greater Rangpur and Dinajpur.A total of 27 candidates have so far submitted nomination papers for six constituencies...
BNP finalised nominations for 16 constituencies in Chittagong, including six new faces, 'ending tussles' among the party aspirants in the port city, party leaders said Thursday, reports bdnews24.com.Chittagong-14 has been left to Jamaat-e-Islami, they added.Chittagong city BNP stalwarts and former...
President Iajuddin Ahmed Friday felicitated Albanian President Bamir Topi on the occasion of the Liberation Day of Albania that falls today (Saturday), reports BSS."I take this opportunity to express my firm belief that the existing brotherly relations between our two...
Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina Friday expressed deep shock at the death of former Indian Prime Minister Viswanath Pratap Singh (VP Singh), reports BSS.In a condolence message to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sheikh Hasina said VP Singh had...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Nov 28: The Karnaphuli River is once again under threat of pollution, river-bank grabbing and manifold misuse. Also, continuous siltation is decreasing the draught of the river causing it to lose its navigability, sources said.Since the establishment of...
SYLHET, Nov 28 (BSS): The production of Chhatak Cement Company has been increased as the factory is producing quality cement.The company is not only fulfilling the local demands but also going to export cement to Indian state of Assam soon.'Sylhet...
RAJSHAHI, Nov 28 (BSS): Speakers at a workshop here Friday underscored the need for taking preventive measures against infection of avian influenza (bird flue) to protect the country's poultry farms from ruination. Quite a large number of people at every...
A 15-member committee of the Dhaka University (DU) Public Administration Alumni Association (DUPAAA) was formed in a meeting held in the city Friday, said a press release.DU senior most Professor Dr Mohammad Mohabbat Khan was unanimously elected as the convenor...
Adviser for Foreign Affaires Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury Friday expressed deep shock at the sad demise of Major Md Moshiur Rahman, who had been working in UN Peacekeeping Mission in Congo, reports BSS. "I profoundly condole the death of the...
The United Nations Association of Bangladesh (UNAB) will hold a symposium in observance of International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people at CIRDAP auditorium in the city today (Saturday), reports UNB.Mohammad Zulfiqur Rahman, Director General (UN), Ministry of Foreign...
Drinking fresh water right from the tap is still a dream for millions of villagers in Bangladesh. But, it is a different story in 12 villages of five districts where some 10,000 people have had access to piped water supply,...
Advocate AKM Khalilur Rahman died of a heart attack in the city Friday. He was 79, reports BSS.Khalilur Rahman, a former vice-president of Dhaka Bar Association, left behind his wife, three sons, a daughter and a host of relatives and...
Crushing of sugarcane has been started Friday in nine sugar mills, including Joypurhat Sugar Mills, under the Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC), reports BSS.The crushing of sugarcane in Joypurhat Sugar Mills was inaugurated by chairman of the BSFIC...
South Africa took just 36.4 overs to dismiss Bangladesh at Centurion Friday, thereby completing an emphatic innings victory to seal a 2-0 series-win. Ashwell Prince cracked an unbeaten 162 earlier in the day before South Africa's fast bowlers tore into...
Holders Dhaka Abahani got back in the top slot in the Citycell 2nd B League beating Muktijoddha Sangsad KC by 2-0 goals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city Friday. With this win, Dhaka Abahani secured 19 points,...
Second Test, Adelaide (day one, close): New Zealand 262-6 v AustraliaAaron Redmond hit 83 for New Zealand on day one of the second Test in Adelaide as the Black Caps closed on 262-6, BBC reports. Spinner Nathan Hauritz, who replaced...
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