ASUNCION, Sept 10 (AP) Christian Riveros and Nelson Haedo Valdez scored in the first half as Paraguay dispatched Venezuela 2-0 to extend its lead in South American qualifying for the World Cup on Tuesday.brParaguay has 17 points, followed by Brazil...
Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Wednesday allotted 15 katha land to Bangladesh Squash Rackets Federation (BSRF) in Gulshan to construct squash court and federation building ahead of the 11th South Asian Games to be held in Dhaka next year, reports UNB.brDCC...
Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden, Australia's two key injury worries for India, are on track to take part in the four-Test series starting next month. Ponting left the West Indies tour early to have surgery on his wrist while Hayden...
Uttar Baridhara Club earned a 1-0 goal victory over East End Club in the Metropolis Second Division Football League at the Army Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB.brHasan scored the match-winning goal for Uttar Baridhara in the 22nd minute.brIn...
Visiting GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team scored comfortable 315 runs for five wickets in 81 overs against Sri Lanka Development XI at stumps on the opening day of 1st four-day match at Dambulla in Sri Lanka Wednesday, reports UNB.brShamsur Rahman...
GLASGOW, Sept 10 (AFP) Scotland manager George Burley has yet more injury worries to contend with as his squad prepare to travel to Iceland for their Group 9 World Cup qualifier. brStriker Kenny Miller is a major doubt for Wednesday's...
Pakistan are unlikely to go ahead with their planned one-day series with Sri Lanka later this month because of a lack of sponsor interest, reports BBC. brThe five-match limited-overs series was arranged to fill a scheduling gap after the Champions...
NUSA DUA, Sept 10 (AFP) Top seed Daniela Hantuchova launched her quest for a first career WTA title at the Bali Open Wednesday with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Ukrainian Olga Savchuk. brThe 25-year-old Slovakian, currently ranked 11th in the...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda has said his office will formally roll out its plans on Upazila and Parliamentary elections Sunday, report, UNBbdnews24.com.brWe're thinking of a possible date for the general election but it is not possible to...
Drafts of new rules and regulations or amendments deemed necessary by the government for pre-publication will be released on websites of the ministries concerned for public opinion with three months time-limit before finalisation, reports UNB. brNotice about uploading the drafts...
The BNP-led four-party alliance has demanded Khaleda Zia's immediate release, and announced a countrywide protest programme on September 20 to press for the schedule of Jatiyo Sangsad elections and lifting of the state of emergency, reports bdnews24.com. brAlso among their...
Ailing Awami League general secretary MA Jalil came to life and resumed his party leadership minutes after he was enlarged on a 40-day bail from the High Court in an ill-gotten wealth case Wednesday, reports UNB. brEmerging from the court,...
CHITTAGONG, Sept 10 (UNB) A Speedy Trial Tribunal court Wednesday acquitted three JMB militants, including Chittagong Divisional Commander Javed Iqbal alias Mohammad, from the case filed for bombing in Bandar thana on August 17, 2005 as part of a series...
Jubo Mohila League, an associate organisation of the Bangladesh Awami League, Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the government demanding permanent release of AL president Sheikh Hasina, reports bdnews24.com. brJubo Mohila League president Najma Akter and general secretary Opu Ukil handed...
Bangladesh Awami League joint general secretary Obaidul Kader, an accused in a number of corruption, extortion cases but set free on bail, will soon go to India for treatment, reports UNB.brA party press release said Kader would undergo treatment in...
Bangladesh Awami League acting president Zillur Rahman expressed satisfaction at the release of party general secretary Abdul Jalil on bail Wednesday, reports UNB.brZillur, however, said the caretaker government has lost its rights to keep other detainees in jail after the...
Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury met the members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs at the Parliament House of the Netherlands in the Dutch capital Tuesday, reports UNB.brOn the first occasion, upon...
KUSHTIA, Sept 10 (UNB) Shafiq (36), a cadre of outlawed party Ganamukti Fouj, was killed in a shootout between his cohorts and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Shamaspur village under Khoksha Upazila Wednesday.brActing on a tip-off, a team of RAB-12...
FE ReportbrBangladesh got a demotion in the World Bank's Doing Business Report despite it reduced the time needed to register property by almost half and was the only country to record two reforms in South Asia.brThe joint report by the...
Government appears to be taking the steps to frame a renewable energy policy for the country. But this policy-making needs to be expedited in view of the energy situation that the country is falling at the moment. The acute problem...
Md ShahiduzzamanbrBANGLADESH today can be compared to a traveller standing at the cross roads. One road may take it to the cherished destination. The other could derail it. A year is about to end and a new one beckons. brEveryone...
Fazle Rashid from New YorkbrThe US federal government set to rest weeks of speculations in the Wall Street by finally taking over the managements of two troubled mortgage banks namely Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in what the analysts said...
What will happen to our traffic system The reported boom in car sales worries me about the future of our road traffic. Dhaka city is already overburdened with the vehicles. How would it take the extra pressure of more imported...
Fast is obligatory for the faithful.brA Muslim must have faith in Islam.brWe have to abide by the rules of the Ramadan to achieve satisfaction of Allah and His Holy Prophet.brHabibur Rashid IsmailbrJamea Rahmania Fadil MadrasahbrChoitenyar Hat, Chittagong.br
This is holy month of Ramadan. We are fasting and praying for getting almighty Allah's blessings for building our character. From the start of this holy month, the telephone terrorism has been making the lives of citizens miserable. People around...
A.B.M. Nurul HaqbrA satisfied customer is the golden egg for an organisation and an insurance company should aim at hatching that golden egg through top class service.brIn order to enhance the service level of the organisation, following issues should be...
Dr. Mohammed HossainbrFOOD safety has become an important topic as consumers in Bangladesh have become victim of serious adulteration in food. It has been reported in the media how certain rogue restaurants are using dead chicken meat and sweets mixed...
FRANKFURT, Sept 9 (Reuters) The global economy faces its most difficult test in many years with economic growth slowing sharply even as high commodity prices put pressure on inflation, a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said Tuesday.brIMF first deputy...
XIAMEN, Fujian, Sept 9 (Xinhua) During a time of global economic slowdown, Chinese officials said the country can sustain growth. brThe comprehensive situation in China is fine, said Vice Premier Wang Qishan in a keynote speech at Monday's international investment...
NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) A measure of US employment expectations fell to its lowest level since 2003, amid signs the US job market slowdown is spreading to economies around the globe, according to a quarterly survey by Manpower Inc...
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