Congolese capital fears spread of Nord-Kivu conflict KINSHASA, Nov 13: There are growing fears in the Democratic Republic of Congo that the Nord-Kivu conflict could escalate, with the potential to bring violence to the normally far-removed capital Kinshasa. With rebel...
FE ReportThe first of Agrahayan of the Bangla calendar year will be observed every year as the 'National Agriculture Day' in the country, aiming to help attain self-sufficiency in food production through boosting the overall agricultural output. In this backdrop,...
Six out of seven newly-appointed Additional Judges to the High Court (HC) will take oath Sunday morning, reports UNB.Chief Justice MM Ruhul Amin will administer the oath at the Judges' Lounge, sources at the Supreme Court (SC) Registrar's office said...
The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh will accord a reception to Fazle Hasan Abed, Chairman, BRAC tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon at Shahid Zia Audiotorium of the national museum in the city, said a press release. The reception is organised in recognition of...
Australian High Commission announced funding of its first project under its Direct Aid Programme (DAP) 2008-09 to support Bandarban Hill District families, reports UNB.Australian High Commissioner Douglas Foskett handed over a cheque for Tk 700,000 to Green Hill, a local...
World Diabetes Day will be observed in the country today (Friday) as elsewhere in the world with the theme "No child should die of diabetes", reports UNB.On this occasion Bangladesh Diabetic Association will hold a rally at Manik Mia Avenue,...
NEW DELHI, Nov 13 (UNB): Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Thursday called for forging a stronger alliance of BIMSTEC to deal effectively and resolutely with the issues of rising food prices, persistent high energy costs and negative fall-out from...
Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina Thursday rejected the notion of pushing back the date for parliament elections and asserted that the voting must take place on December 18 as scheduled to restore democratically elected government, reports UNB."If the elections...
A case was filed Thursday with a plea for declaring 36 persons, including the entire hierarchy of Jamaat-e-Islami, 'war criminals' for their role against the country's liberation war way back in 1971, reports UNB.They include party supremo Prof Golam Azam,...
Four more national records were bettered on the second day of the four-day 23rd Mercantile Bank National Swimming Championship at the National Swimming Complex at Mirpur in the city Thursday, reports UNB.BKSP swimmer Sonia Akhter, who made two national records...
Seamer Stuart Broad has been passed fit and named in England's team to face India in the first of seven one-day internationals in Rajkot Friday, BBC reports. Broad came through a fitness test Thursday after missing Tuesday's final warm-up match...
ABU DHABI, Nov 13 (AFP): Kamran Akmal hit two sixes in paceman Jerome Taylor's last over to help Pakistan beat the West Indies by four wickets in a dramatic finish to the first day-night international here Wednesday. Chasing a daunting...
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga notched up his first Masters Cup victory with a battling 1-6 7-5 6-1 win over Novak Djokovic, BBC reports. With Tsonga eliminated after losing his first two Gold Group matches and the Serb already into the semis the...
ZURICH, Nov 13 (AP): European champion Spain remained No. 1 in FIFA's rankings Wednesday, followed by Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. The United States dropped to No. 24, tops in its regional group.England advanced to No. 10 among the world's...
Evander Holyfield will take on Russia's WBA champion Nikolai Valuev as he bids to become the oldest heavyweight title-holder in history, reports BBC. The 46-year-old former champion will meet Valuev on 20 December at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland. Holyfield...
Bangladesh seemed crashing out of the 3rd Grand Royal Challenge Cup tournament after conceding a 2-0 goal defeat to Indonesia in their crucial second group A match at the Thuawana Youth Training Football Stadium in Yangon Thursday, reports UNB. They...
The Daily Star emerged unbeaten champions in the Pepsi-DRU Inter-House Six-e-side Media Cricket Tournament beating Bhorer Kagoj by 13 runs in the final at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city Thursday, reports UNB.Country Manager of Bangladesh Pepsico...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) team emerged champions in the Bangladesh Police Kabaddi Competition beating APBN team by 59-24 points in the final match at the Rajarbag Police Lines ground in the city Thursday.Bazlur Rashid of DMP team was adjudged the...
FE Report Finance and Planning Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam advised businessmen to bring their import-related problems to the notice of the secretary-level committee on global economic recession.Dr Aziz made the suggestion when a group of importers led by Federation of...
The Truth and Accountability Commission (TAC) constituted to show mercy to penitent corrupt under the current purge lost its existence as the High Court (HC) Thursday declared illegal the Voluntary Disclosure of Information Ordinance on which the TAC was founded,...
The Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) has launched its five-day long annual fair at a city auditorium from Saturday. It is being participated by 187 members of REHAB along with five financial organizations associated with its activities....
Enayet RasulLess than six weeks are left before the holding of the long waited national elections to transfer power on a long term basis to an elected government. The coming election is also not a routine one to be held....
Mirza Md. ZakariaMY parents are my best friends. To have such a bond is a matter of pride. But such feeling is gradually going out of fashion among many in the country. This is certainly an outcome of our self-centeredness...
AS it is, the perception is that crime is on the rise but people fear a bigger wave of criminal activities with the elections looming in the horizon. Why? Because they think, rightly or wrongly, that law enforcement will be...
THE annual housing fair of the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) is now on in the city. Many real estate companies are taking part in the fair with best possible offers to the potential buyers. Every year,...
Akhter Zamil RECENTLY, it has been observed that Tax officials are claiming tax on the "Receivable'' amount of income on the pretext that these amounts are unexplained and liable to be taxed. Receivable emerges when income from a transaction are...
SSM Sadrul Huda, Afsana Akhtar, Segufta Dilshad and Syed Saad AndaleebWATER is a basic necessity in the modern world, facilitating many productive activities for the citizenry. In Bangladesh, service-providers associated with this public service have been associated with rampant corruption,...
Dr. Gazi Mahabubul Alam A number of international donors and partners for developments have recently put a special emphasis on helping Bangladesh government in order to improve its TVET sector. ILO's TVET reforms project is in operation, while identical projects...
WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (AFP): With financial markets in deep turmoil, the Group of Twenty (G20) summit this weekend faces stiff challenges to find a plan of attack to shore up the world banking system and avert future crises. The summit...
In order to strengthening the accounting and auditing standards and practices in Bangladesh, the institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) held a training on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), says a press release. The first of this...
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