Former Finance Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Saifur Rahman along with other family members met his detained son, Naser Rahman, at the Dhaka Central Jail Friday.DIG (Prisons) Shamsul Haider Siddiqui told the UNB that Naser's father (Saifur Rahman),...
SATKHIRA, July 27 (UNB): Indian Boarder Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) exchanged fire at Kakdanga frontier in Kalaroa Upazila Friday morning.BDR sources said the BSF troops of Tarali camp started firing at about 5:00 am without any provocation....
BHOLA, July 27(UNB): The joint forces arrested a local Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader from Charfassion College premises Wednesday morning in Charfassion Upazila.The arrested was identified as Rezaul Karim Khandakar, close associate of former BNP lawmaker Nazim Uddin Alam and...
President Iajuddin Ahmed Friday called upon all to be accountable to their own self, to society and the nation as a whole for achieving overall development of the country, reports UNB."A person of accountability is the most valuable resource for...
The directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) programme to control tuberculosis has been found satisfactory in Mymensingh district, sources at the national tuberculosis leprosy control programme (NTLCP) said Friday, reports BSS.Line Director of the NTLCP Provat Barua, who made a...
Experts and academicians at a meeting Friday pledged to involve the country's teenaged students in conserving the bio-diversity of the country, reports UNB.Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh (WTB) organised the follow up meeting of the workshop titled 'Training Adult Advisers for...
DU CorrespondentThe division level competition of 'National University (NU) Star Hunt' begins from today (Saturday) at the six divisional cities of the country.The competition of Dhaka and Chittagong divisions will be held on the premises of Mirpur College and Chittagong...
RAJSHAHI, July 27 (BSS): The Department of Fisheries through conducting a mobile court today seized unauthorised nets worth Tk 0.55 million (5.5 lakh) from different points of the river Padma here. On the 12th day of the countrywide Fish Conser-vation...
KHAGRACHHARI, July 27 (UNB): Over 50 dwelling houses and business establishments were burnt to ashes in a devastating fire in Old Zeep Station area in the town Thursday.Local people said the fire originated from a kitchen of a house and...
NARSINGDI, July 27 (UNB): At least 10 people were injured early Friday as armed robbers looted cash and valuables from the house of a man at Adiabad Puranhat village in Raipura Upazila, only a day ahead of his son's marriage....
SHARIATPUR, July 27 (UNB): At least 5 people were injured and some 25 thatched houses were damaged by a violent tornado in the district Friday.Witnesses said the tornado struck Telipara and Chamta villages in Noria Upazila at about 5.00 am,...
BENAPOLE, July 27 (UNB): Three Bangladeshi schoolboys, who were trafficked to India two years back, returned home Wednesday through the Benapole border.An organised gang of criminals trafficked the three boys - Nivel Mondal (14), Rintu Hossain (12) of Daulatpur, Kushtia,...
Enamul Hoque Chowdhury (42), manager of NCC Bank, Hajiganj branch, passed away at Hajiganj in Chandpur district Thursday, said a press release.He left behind his wife, one son, two daughters, a host of relatives and friends to mourn his death....
A discussion on the 76th birth anniversary of renowned singer Abdul Alim was held at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Friday, reports BSS. Vice-Chancellor of the BUET AMM Safiullah attended the discussion as the chief guest while...
DINAJPUR, July 27 (UNB): Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized a truck loaded with Indian clothes worth over Tk 2.5 million (25 lakh) from Motihara in Ghoraghat Upazila here Thursday. Acting on secret information, the elite force of...
SYLHET, July 27 (UNB): A court here Thursday convicted a man and sentenced him to life imprisonment in absentia in the sensational Tahir Ali murder case.The court also fined the convict Santai Miah (40) of Shahapur village in Goainghat upazila,...
JAKARTA, Jul 27 (AP): Iraq goes into Sunday's Asian Cup final knowing that victory will almost certainly trigger wild celebrations in the war-ravaged nation.They will also be all to well aware of the spectre of suicide bombings, which marred celebrations...
Abahani Limited clinched the country's first B League (professional football league) title with one match in hand beating Sheikh Russell KC by 2-0 goals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Friday, reports UNB.Abahani Limited secured 44 points from...
A brief shower threatened to further delay the start, but the weather finally relented, the outfield was sufficiently dry, and Rahul Dravid had little hesitation in choosing to put England in to bat after winning the toss. Fifty-five overs have...
JAKARTA, Jul 27 (AP): Japan and South Korea will contest not only third place in the Asian Cup but what remains of East Asian pride when they meet in a consolation play off today (Saturday).The two nations will play the...
STANFORD, Jul 27 (AP): Top-seeded Anna Chakvetadze fell behind early before rallying for a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Eleni Daniilidou in the second round of the Bank of the West Classic Thursday.Sania Mirza and Olga Govortsova also reached the quarter-finals,...
LONDON, Jul 27 (AFP): Lord's Cricket Ground is to stage its first floodlit match in September, owners Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) announced Friday.Temporary floodlights will be installed for the Second Division Pro40 League one-day match between Middlesex, who are based...
Bangladesh Under-19 team play India in the final of the Tri-Nation Cricket Tournament today (Saturday) at the Colts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo, reports UNB.Earlier, in the first two league matches, the junior tigers suffered humiliating defeats against the next...
Striker of holders Abahani Limited Zahid Hossain Emily was very happy to be a member of the champion team of the country's first-ever B League, reports UNB.Emily, who scored one goal in the day's match against Sheikh Russell and 12...
LONDON, Jul 27 (AFP): Bayern Munich striker Roque Santa Cruz could join Blackburn in the next 24 hours according to Mark Hughes, the manager of the Premiership club.Hughes said of the prospect of signing the 25-year-old Paraguay international: "We are...
INDIANAPOLIS (United States), Jul 27 (AFP): James Blake reached his third quarter-final in his past four events on Thursday with an efficient 6-4, 6-2 victory over Ricardo Mello at the Indianapolis tennis championships.Blake, seeded second behind American compatriot Andy Roddick,...
GUANGZHOU (China), Jul 27 (AFP): Manchester United new boy Nani wrapped up the club's Far East tour with a stunning goal in a 3-0 win against Guangzhou Pharmaceutical in China Friday.Nani, Wayne Rooney and Lee Martin claimed the goals as...
MANCHESTER (England), Jul 27 (AFP): England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff hopes to make his return following ankle surgery in Sunday's one-day friendly against Sri Lanka A at Liverpool.Flintoff has been due to feature for Lancashire's Second XI in their three-day match...
EDUCATION reforms, specially in the area of higher education, are a matter of great need and significance for this country because there is a consensus among experts and stakeholders that the realm of higher education is deficient in many ways...
Qazi AzadTHE advisory committee on economic affairs, led by Finance Advisor Mirza Azizul Islam, decided last Thursday to send back a proposal for raising the price of urea fertiliser. Instead, it has asked the relevant ministries for placing a comprehensive...
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