Jordan's king in Chile for first LatAm tour SANTIAGO, Oct 20: King Abdullah II arrived in Chile Sunday for the start of the Jordanian monarch's first-ever Latin American tour, which aims to broaden Amman's trade ties with the region. The...
FE ReportCurtain will be raised on the '13th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh'- an international exhibition of visual art from different regions of the world in the capital city today (Tuesday).Chief Advisor Fakhruddin Ahmed is expected to inaugurate the event at...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, October 20: Most roads of Chittagong city are busy thoroughfares on which thousands of vehicles move regularly. However, lack of maintenance and proper and timely repairs keep most of the roads in a deplorable condition. Even two months...
Our CorrespondentFARIDPUR, Oct 20: At least 15 godowns of jute were gutted in separate devastating fires at Hat Krishnapur Bazar and Choddoroshi Bazar under Sadarpur Upazila Monday noon.The reasons of fire could not be known immediately.Sources said, the fire originated...
RANGPUR, Oct 20 (UNB): The government has taken up a scheme to cultivate BRRI Dhan-33, a short duration variety of Aman paddy, in five districts to generate job opportunities for the Monga-stricken people of northern region district during off-season.The scheme...
KISHOREGANJ, Oct 20 (UNB): A minor boy was killed and three others, including the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the district, injured when the DC's vehicle hit the boy and tumbled into a ditch at Pathankandi under Sadar Upazila Monday.The deceased...
Bangladesh Railway (BR) has said they are keen to resurrect long dormant plans to link Barisal to the national rail network, reports bdnews24.com.BR initially sought to connect the divisional headquarters to the railway in the 1970s, although the partially implemented...
Chaturanga, a women artists group, has organised its maiden painting show at Zainul Gallery at the Institute of Fine Arts, Dhaka University on October 23 at 5.00 pm in the city, said a press release.Eminent artist Mahmudul Haque will inagurate...
KISHOREGANJ, Oct 20 (UNB): Sohel Mia (15), class IX student of Mirzapur Alauddin High School under Pakundia Upazila, was rescued from a house at Kanchpur Bazar in Narayanganj district Sunday.RAB and police sources said Sohel Mia was abducted on October...
Our CorrespondentJESSORE, Oct 20: Farazi Shahadat Hossain, Jessore district Bar Association president and senior vice president of Jessore district unit of Awami League, died of liver cancer Monday at his Nawapara residence. He was 75.He left behind his wife, mother,...
SYLHET, Oct 20 (UNB): Underprivileged Children's Educational Programme (UCEP) has set up a school named 'EUCEP Hafiz Majumder Technical School' for the underprivileged adolescents in the Sylhet city.Swiss Ambassador in Bangladesh Dora Rapold inaugurated the school Sunday.UCEP established the school...
President Iajuddin Ahmed Monday said that the government was working sincerely with firm commitment to hold free and fair polls as per the announced road map. He said this while accepting the credentials of the newly-appointed High Commissioner (HC) of...
Twenty people including four police were injured Monday in a clash between Jatiyotabadi Chhatra Dol (JCD), Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and the police in the capital's Jagannath University, reports bdnews24.com."We are maintaining the highest caution. We are ready to handle...
CHITTAGONG, Oct 20 (BSS): A court here today dismissed charges against Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury in one more graft case and indicted him in another.The Chittagong Divisional Special Judge's Court, during a charge hearing in the Tk...
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), headed by Col (retd) Oli Ahmed, Bir Bikram, is the first registered political party in the country, reports BSS.Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda Monday handed over the registration certificate to its president Col Oli...
Former caretaker government (CG) adviser Hafiz Uddin Khan Monday said it appears that nothing is happening to those perceived to be responsible for rampant corruption in the country, reports UNB."It doesn't seem anything is happening to those considered responsible for...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) Monday overturned its Chamber Judge's stay orders upholding the High Court (HC) orders that had granted bails to three bigwig politicians facing corruption charges, reports UNB.Passing the orders, the Appellate Division, however,...
Our CorrespondentJESSORE, Oct 20: Jessore district Awami League Sunday formed a human chain in the town in support of its demand for permanent release of its president Sheikh Hasina.The human chain lasted for half an hour. Leaders of the party...
FARIDPUR, Oct 20 (UNB): Three members of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), Faridpur Rajendra College unit, were expelled from the party Saturday on charge of violating party disciplines.BCL Central Executive Committee took the punitive action against Suman Kumar Dey, Ronny and...
CHITTAGONG, Oct 20 (UNB): Riding on Aaron Redmond's maiden unbeaten fifty, New Zealand gave a resolute to chase to their target of 317 in the first Test against Bangladesh scoring 145 for 2 in 64 overs at stumps on the...
Barisal Division took a comfortable 247-run lead over Khulna Division scoring 169 for 9 in 90.1 overs in the second innings on the third day of the second round four-day match of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 10th National Cricket League...
India's top order set the table, and two of Australia's familiar tormenters tucked in to leave the home side five wickets away from a crushing win, and the series lead, against the No 1 side in the world. Gautam Gambhir...
Pakistan's selection policy has been tweaked to allow the captain more say in the selection of the final XI for home matches, reports Cricinfo.The move is a bid to ensure a smoother working relationship between the new, interim selection committee...
Mirpur Friends Club registered an emphatic 10-wicket win over Progoti Sangha Cricket Academy in a match of the third Division Qualifying Cricket League at the Gulshan Youth Club ground in the city Monday, reports UNB.Opting to bat first after wining...
James Sutherland, Cricket Australia's chief executive, has ruled out the possibility of Andrew Symonds replacing an injured Phil Jaques in Australia's Test squad in India, reports Cricinfo.Jaques, the reserve opener in the squad, returned home after succumbing to a long-standing...
Bangladesh held a 2-2 draw with Vietnam Monday in their last group B match of the traditional Merdeka Cup Football tournament at the Shah Alam Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, reports UNB.Monday's match was a mere formality as Bangladesh is already...
Bangladesh Men's Kabaddi team earned a comfortable 65-28 points victory over Thailand after leading the first half 32-9 in the First Asian Beach Games held in the Indonesia' s tourist town of Bali Monday, reports UNB.But, later in the afternoon,...
MOSCOW, Oct 20 (UNB): Seven leading Russian women athletes were banned for two years Monday for manipulating doping samples, the Russian Athletics Federation said.The seven women, many of them potential Olympic medalists, had been provisionally suspended by the IAAF in...
Nigel Plews, the former international umpire, has died aged 74, reports Cricinfo. Plews had been battling kidney cancer after he was diagnosed with the illness in March 2007. It was too late to operate, however, and the option to have...
FE Report Powdered milk-based food and confectionary industry is likely to suffer as top importers have put imports of dairy products on hold, businessmen said Monday, following reports on the presence of melamine in eight brands of powered milk. Local...
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