MUMBAI, Oct 4 (Reuters): Five veteran Indian players have been told to plan their retirements by December to avoid unceremonious exits from the national team, Indian cricket board officials said Wednesday."They have been given the next two home series to...
ISLAMABAD, Oct 4 (AP): A Lahore court has postponed a decision until Oct. 8 on whether fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar must pay an outstanding 7 million Pakistan rupee ($90,660) fine in order to be eligible for domestic or international cricket."The...
HYDERABAD, Oct 4 (Cricinfo): It was a day of contrasting halves. The Australians lost five wickets for 27 runs in the morning session before Michael Hussey and Stuart Clark defied the Board President's XI for more than 40 overs and...
MUMBAI, Oct 4 (AP): India's former captain Sourav Ganguly was chosen in the squad Wednesday for the first two Tests against Australia despite not featuring in the domestic Irani Trophy, which is the traditional trial for Test selection.Ganguly was included...
WARSAW, Oct 4 (AFP): oland's Sports Ministry demanded Friday that FIFA drop its Monday deadline for the reinstatement of the suspended national football federation (PZPN) in a row which could see Poland serve a two-match World Cup ban."The talks between...
STUTTGART, Germany, Oct 4 (AFP): Jelena Jankovic, set to regain the world number one slot next week, defeated Vera Zvonareva in the quarter-finals of Stuttgart's WTA event Friday to book a semi-final with Venus Williams.Jankovic held her nerve to win...
Victoria allrounder Cameron White has been named as the replacement for the injured Bryce McGain in the Australian Test squad in India. He will join the squad on October 6 in Bangalore, reports Cricinfo."We feel that Cameron's right-arm legspin and...
Former Pakistan offspinner Zulfiqar Ahmed, 81, has died of cardiac arrest in Lahore. Ahmed was ill for the last few months and his health deteriorated suddenly Friday. He was Pakistan second-oldest cricketer after Mohammad Aslam who is 88, reports Cricinfo.Ahmed...
TANGAIL, Oct 4 (UNB): A traditional boat race was held in the Singna Kurumbhi Beel in Kalihati upazila Friday on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Fitr. Haider and his team placed first while Juran and his team second and Shah Alam...
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed Thursday hoped that a free, fair, neutral and acceptable election with participation of all political parties would be held to transfer power to an elected government, reports UNB."The country is advancing towards the election. An...
Bangladesh prides itself on consistently being a major global peacemaker under the United Nations (UN), foreign adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury said Thursday after meetings with top UN officials in New York, reports bdnews24.com.The foreign adviser spoke to the media after...
Awami League (AL) acting President Zillur Rahman Thursday said, the meeting between the two top leaders is no doubt a good initiative, reports BSS. "But AL chief Sheikh Hasina, who is still under parole, herself will take decision weather she...
BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia Thursday expressed her optimism that nation would soon return to democracy ending their sufferings through a free, fair and acceptable general elections, reports BSS.Khaleda Zia was exchanging Eid greetings with political leaders,...
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) will press charges either today (Sunday) or tomorrow (Monday) against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, 10 powerful ministers of her cabinet and five others in the Barapukuria graft case, reports UNB.Sources said investigation officer (IO) of...
BARISAL, Oct 5 (bdnews24.com): At least 30 people were injured in a clash between supporters of a BNP leader and a leader of the party's youth front Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal at Gauranadi in Barisal Friday, a police official said.Traffic on...
Prof Shamsul Huda Haroon, a member of the advisory council of Awami League (AL), died Saturday at Apollo Hospital in the city after prolonged illness. He was 75, reports UNB.According to family sources, Prof Haroon left behind his two grandsons...
SYLHET, Oct 4 (UNB): A leader of Awami League's (AL) Golapganj Upazila unit and also former VP of Sylhet Law College was brutally killed by unidentified assailants Friday night.Nazmul Haque Lebu (28), son of Sirajuddin of Fultala village in the...
PABNA, Oct 5 (UNB): An outlawed party leader was killed in a shootout between his cohorts and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members at Raghunathpur in Ataikula thana early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam Shahid of Kalibari village...
FE ReportFollowing a three-day long public holiday on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, government offices, banks and business establishments resume operations throughout the country from today (Sunday).The festival fever, which follows a month-long fasting during the holy Ramadan, still...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Oct 4: The Chittagong WASA, even after four decades and a half of its establishment, has not yet been able to supply enough water to meet the city dwellers' needs.As no new project has been implemented during the...
The University Grants Commission has recommended a National Training Academy for further training of university teachers, saying "teachers will be teachers in the actual sense, not education racketeers".In a draft of its latest annual report, the commission said: "A National...
Adviser for Women and Cultural Affairs Rasheda K Chowdhury informed that Dhaka would officially celebrate its 400-year anniversary in December, BSS reports. "The Ministry of Cultural Affairs has already formed a preparatory committee in this regard," she told newsmen in...
SIRAJGANJ, Oct 4 (UNB): Three people, including an elderly physician and a local footballer, were killed and 27 others wounded in four road accidents in the district Saturday.Police said a bus smashed a tempo near Boalia Bazar on the Bogra-Nagarbari...
Elderly journalist M Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan, former sub-editor of Daily Inqilab, passed away at his Kamlapur residence in the city Saturday morning. He was 86, reports UNB.He left behind five sons, six daughters and a host of grandchildren, relatives and...
NARAYANGANJ, Oct 4 (BSS): An alleged terrorist was killed in a gunfight with members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-10 near Crescent Salt Mills at Kayetpara under Sarulia Police Station in the early hours of today.He was identified as Aminur...
GAZIPUR, Oct 4 (UNB): Muggers shot and injured a man and snatched Tk 0. 275 million (Tk 2.75 lakh) from him at Pagar in Tongi thana here Tuesday.Local people said three snatchers coming by a motorcycle waylaid Rashed, salesman of...
HABIGANJ, Oct 4 (UNB): A sexagenarian was killed by his rivals at Purba Pukra village in Baniachang Upazila on the Eid day (Thursday).Police said a quarrel started between the family members of Wahid Mollah and Bachchu Miah over a trifling...
Today (October 5) is the 20th death anniversary of former secretary MA Rashid. Sons, daughter and family members of the deceased have requested all relatives, friends and well-wishers to pray for his departed soul and ask Almighty Allah to grant...
MYMENSINGH, Oct 4 (BSS): Two persons were killed in separate incidents in Muktagacha and Trishal Upazilas during the last three days.Police said Khalilur Rahman (40), son of Alahaj Abu Taher (35), of Rajabari under Muktagachha Upazila attacked his elder brother...
Shakhawat Hossain The state-owned commercial banks (SCBs) will have new service rules that, among others, will facilitate recruitment of competent persons in key positions at higher wages and evaluation of their performance, according to sources.The banking policy wing under the...
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