From Fakhrul AlamCHITTAGONG, Sept 26: In order to alleviate the sufferings of passport seekers, One Point Passport Service launched its journey at the General Post Office, Bandar, Chandgaon, Agrabad and Chawkbazar post offices in Chittagong on Monday.Post Master General (PMG)...
ISLAMABAD, Sept 26(AP): Pakistan warned U.S. troops not to intrude on its territory Friday, after the two anti-terror allies traded fire along the volatile border with Afghanistan.Thursday's five-minute clash adds to already heightened tensions at a time the United States...
Awami League (AL) acting president Zillur Rahman Friday said they, if voted to power, would legitimise those work of the caretaker government (CG) that are justified, reports UNB .But they are not sure whether the CG system would be continued...
Bikalpadhara Bangladesh (BDB) president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury Friday said there would be no problem to revive the grand alliance taking HM Ershad and his Jatiya Party (JP) into fold, reports UNB."The JP is not a major problem. There are many...
BNP chairperson's adviser Brig Gen (retd) Hannan Shah said Friday that the nomination process in BNP would start after the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, reports UNB.Talking to the journalists at Hannan Shah's New DOHS apartment, he said a new office of BNP...
Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury greeted Japanese Foreign Minister (FM) Hirofumi Nakasone, who has just been named to the post by Prime Minister Taro Aso, reports UNB.In a message Thursday sent from New York where the Foreign Adviser is currently...
Former Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina will turn 61 tomorrow (Sunday), reports UNB .The AL and its front organisations have chalked out various programmes including iftar and doa mahfils to observe Hasina's birth anniversary.Hasina was born...
CHUADANGA, Sept 26 (UNB): Farid (30), son of Nawshad Ali of Laxmipur village under Damurhuda Upazila and a regional commander of Purbo Bangla Communist Party (ML), was killed in a shootout between his cohorts and police near Zia Khal Friday.Police...
Newly appointed Bangladesh ambassador to Italy Masud Bin Momen has presented his credentials Friday to Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at historic Quirinale Palace, reports UNB.A release from Bangladesh mission in Rome said the Ambassador briefed Italian President about various initiatives...
BAGERHAT, Sept 26 (bdnews24.com): Bagerhat district BNP's acting president Shamsul Haque was attacked and injured by party supporters Friday. He was receiving treatment at Bagerhat Sadar Hospital. Hospital sources said he had been given a few stitches in the head.The...
NEW YORK, Sep 26 (UNB): Bangladesh urged the developed countries to ensure access to essential malaria medicines through transfer of technology to deal with the deadly and complex disease, Malaria.Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed made the call Thursday while addressing...
NEW YORK, Sept 26 (UNB): Kuwait has assured Bangladesh of providing necessary financial support for the construction of the long-awaited Padma Bridge, as Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed made the request during a meeting with the premier of the oil-rich...
Poribesh Banchao Andolon (PABA), an organisation of environmental activists, Friday urged the authorities concerned to take necessary measures to re-excavate the Rupnagar-Duaripara canal and save it from illegal occupation, reports BSS. At a protest meeting, the PABA leaders said a...
BARISAL, Sept 26 (UNB): Construction work on 'Mukto Bihongo'(the free bird), first sculpture on liberation war in Barisal, was inaugurated today (Friday) at Amtala crossing, the entrance point of the city.Barisal Mayor Advocate Shawkat Hossain Hiron inaugurated the construction work...
The World Tourism Day will be observed in the country today (Saturday) as elsewhere in the globe in a befitting manner, reports BSS.This year's theme of the day is 'Tourism Responding to the Challenge of Climate Change'.President Iajuddin Ahmed and...
PABNA, Sept 26 (UNB): Police recovered 1,400 kgs of rice, allocated under VGF programme, from near Gayeshpur union parishad office in Sadar Upazila Thursday night.Tipped-off, they raided the area and recovered the rice, kept at union parishad office, at about...
NARAIL, Sep 26 (UNB): Local people surrounded a gang of robbers and beat one to death and rounded up another while they were looting a jute laden truck at Adnan in Sadar Upazila early Thursday.According to the police, the robbers...
FE ReportRamendu Majumdar, a noted actor and president of Bangladesh Centre of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), has been elected the new worldwide president of this largest theatre network of the world. The election took place Thursday during the 32nd...
SYLHET, Sep 26 (UNB): A UP chairman and his associate were arrested Thursday for misappropriating rice allocated for distribution among poor people under the VGF (vulnerable group feeding) programme.The arrested were Akaddas Hossain Talukder, chairman of Muradpur union, and Nurul...
FE Report Prices of liquid milk, meat, spices and pilao rice increased in the city's retail market as the Eid-ul-Fitr celebration draws closer, traders said Friday.Besides, prices of different varieties of rice remained almost unchanged but prices of imported onion,...
FE ReportThe 31st branch of Standard Bank Ltd was inaugurated at Matuail (Konapara) Momenbagh Circle, Demra in the city recently. Chairman of the bank Kazi Akramuddin Ahmed inaugurated the branch as the chief guest while Vice Chairman Abdul Ahad was...
Sarwar ZahanThe inter-bank call money rate maintained a soft tone despite strong demand for cash amid festival marketing, fund managers said.The central bank remained constantly active to use its tools for maintaining market stability and checking any volatility in trading...
BARISAL, Sept 26 (BSS): The private airlines company 'United Airways Private Ltd' will introduce flight on Dhaka-Barisal- Dhaka route from September 28 next in the ahead of holy Eid-ul- Fitr. A 37-seated plane of the company will be operated twice...
FE ReportThe 'Basic training course for the bankers' arranged by Mercantile Bank Training Institute concluded in the city recently.Mercantile Bank Managing Director Dewan Mujibur Rahman handed over certificates to the 7th batch probationary officers of the bank for successful completion...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Sept 26: Chittagong Customs House (CCH) has been directly linked with its controlling office National Board of Revenue (NBR) in Dhaka through online today and as a result, NBR will now be able to monitor any export-import related...
FE ReportSony-Ericsson has launched a shopping festival for the month of holy Ramadan with existing gift offers with every purchase of original Sony-Ericsson mobile phone handsets provided by Reach Distribution, authorised distributor of Sony-Ericsson. The gift offers can be avail...
September 21- September 25, 2008Commercial Bank of CeylonBangladesh taka maintained its positive tone against the greenback in September as well, mainly due to huge volume of inward remittances ahead of Eid ul Fitr. In the last three days of the...
Arambagh KS came from behind to beat Muktijoddha Sangsad KC by 2-1 goals in the only match of the Citycell 2nd B League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city Friday, reports UNB.This was the first win for...
Cricket fan club 'Bengal Tigers' named left-handed national opener Tamim Iqbal as the Aramex-Bengal Tigers cricketer of the year 2007-08 at a function in the city Friday, reports UNB.All rounder Shakib Al Hasan was named the cricketer of the year...
India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has won his fitness battle for the forthcoming Test series against Australia after recovering from an elbow injury, reports BBC.The 35-year-old will join the India training camp next week for the series beginning on 9 October,...
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