UNITED NATIONS, Oct 5 (AFP): UN chief Ban Ki-moon Saturday condemned the attack by separatist Kurdish rebels in Turkey near the Iraqi border that killed 15 soldiers, his spokesperson Michelle Montas said. "The secretary-general condemns the killing of 15 soldiers...
Palin charges Obama is 'palling around' with terrorists ARSON, (California), Oct 5: Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took the offensive Saturday, charging Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama with "palling around with terrorists." Speaking early Saturday at a fundraiser...
Representatives of universities, businesses, foundations and governments from across Asia are gathering here on October 6-8 for the Asia Regional Higher Education Summit entitled "Higher Education's Responses to Global Challenges," reports UNB.The Summit's objective is to expand the role and...
At least one person was killed and 75 others including 10 policemen were injured in three separate incidents in Jamalpur, Habiganj and Jhenidah Sunday, reports UNB.Fifteen people, including 10 policemen, were injured in a clash between police and villagers at...
RANGPUR, Oct 5 (BSS): Farmers are now very happy as they have already started harvesting the short duration and anti-Monga variety BRRI Dhan-33 (paddy) in greater Rangpur on the eve of holy Eid-ul-Fitr and Durga Puja festivities. They expressed satisfaction...
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nur Mohammad left for Russia Saturday night to attend the 77th General Assembly of International Police Organisation-Interpol, reports UNB.The IGP was leading a two-member Bangladesh team to the four-day assembly beginning Tuesday in St. Petersburg,...
Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) will unveil the plaque of Bir Protik Mohammad Shafique Ullah Road at Uttara Sector No 4, to commemorate the memory of the valiant freedom fighter, reports BSS.DCC mayor Sadek Hossain Khoka will inaugurate the plaque today...
Abu Umar Faruq Ahmad, an internationally recognised researcher and Shari'ah scholar in Islamic banking and finance and currently a senior lecturer at Sule College at Sydney in Australia, has been awarded Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) with 'A' (High Distinction) by...
Our Correspondent JESSORE, Oct 05: A youth was beaten to death by another youth in a passenger bus at Salua Bazar under Chaugachha Upazila on the Jessore-Chaugachha Road in the district Sunday.The deceased was identified as Ishaq Ali (38) of...
Naim-Ul-KarimThe site selected for the country's first ever Special Economic Zone (SEZ) was found to be not viable due to potential delay in land acquisition and higher capital costs, the World Bank's private sector arm said. The International Finance Corporation...
FE ReportThe benchmark DGEN crossed 3000-mark Sunday after more than three months with stocks rallying on the DSE, sparred by the strong buying support from the individual investors.After a long nine-day break on account of Sheb-e-Qadr and Eid-ul-Fitr vacation, the...
S M JahangirLaunching of the proposed Tk 3.0-billion project for upgrading the country's revenue administration will be delayed further as the authorities concerned want to scrutinise its viability, official sources said.The government had planned to take up a mega reforms...
The Anticorruption Commission has pressed charges against former prime minister Khaleda Zia and 15 others in the Barapukuria case, alleging irregularities and corruption in handing over operations of the coalmine to a Chinese company, reports bdnews24.com. BNP leaders say the...
FE Report The automated service of the Chittagong Customs House (CCH) starts today (Monday) by which the processing of export and import documents will require less time, money and provide hassle-free services to the port users. Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed...
Six people were critically injured in a gun attack on a hotel in the city's Karwan Bazar area on Sunday morning, reports UNB. Police said gunmen, numbering 8-10, stormed into the hotel, Western Garden, at about 11:25am and started spraying...
Matiar Rahman alias Mantu Bhai, chief of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (Lal Potaka), condemned to death three years ago for murder, was arrested from a remote village of Manda Upazila under Naogaon early Sunday morning. Informing about the prized...
The Truth and Accountability Commission (TAC) will resume hearing clemency pleas of the corrupt individuals today (Monday) after the Eid holidays. Today the three-member Commission, headed by Justice Habibur Rahman Khan, is expected to hear seven individuals for considering clemency...
A memorandum of undersigning (MoU) will be signed between the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and South Korean investors at the BGMEA office in the city today (Monday). Prior to signing the deal, leaders of the BGMEA and...
Doulot Akter MalaThe troubled frozen food exporting sector has sought government support to face the challenges of enhanced cost of production, packing, transportation and freight coupled with substantial decline in the international prices of shrimps.The sector, as a result, now...
FE ReportThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended the deadline for renewing the existing beneficiary owners' (BO) account upto December 31 this year.The decision came at a 'commission meeting' held Sunday with SEC chairman Faruq Ahmad Siddiqi in the...
Shakhawat Hossain The finance ministry Sunday suggested the state-owned commercial and specialised banks and private commercials banks to reduce fees they charge while opening letters of credit (LCs) by the private sector fertiliser importers.The suggestion was made at a meeting...
If convicted under the emergency powers rules during the current purge, any aspirant will be ineligible to contest elections even if they file appeal with the higher court against the trial court verdict, said an Election Commissioner, reports UNB. "No...
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution has collected samples of Cadbury's chocolate bars imported from five countries to test for the contaminant melamine, in the continued fallout from the Chinese milk-scare, reports bdnews24.comThe BSTI director general Md Ajmal Hossain said Sunday:...
NEW YORK, Oct 5(Internet): Fears are mounting that many Wall Street banks and financial firms will refuse to participate in the US government's $700bn bail-out package, leaving global markets and world economies in a perilous state for months to come.'There...
The government has extended the parole of ailing former prime minister Sheikh Hasina by another month, reports bdnews24.com. "In continuation of the earlier release on parole Sheikh Hasina's parole has been extended from October 6 to November 6," a home...
Commerce Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman Sunday said the government wanted to work with high spirits in the next three months and urged all to perform their respective duties sincerely to get better results, reports UNB."We have to work with high...
KURIGRAM, Oct 5 (UNB): Hinting at a tough bargaining for sharing seats to contest in the upcoming election, Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad today said staying in Awami League (AL)- led grand alliance would be decided after Sheikh Hasina returns...
NEW YORK, Oct 05 (BSS): Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, held a meeting with Asha-Rose Migiro, the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) in her office Friday. The Foreign Adviser told her that Bangladesh expressed the hope that...
Election Commissioner M Sakhawat Hossain has said the campaign schedules for upcoming parliamentary and upazila polls will be made to coincide, pointing out that it will be difficult therefore for the same candidate to contest both elections, reports bdnews24.com.The commissioner...
The system of education in the country is a highly problem-ridden one. There are deficiencies in the quality of education imparted to students at all levels ---primary and secondary and tertiary. Changes have been made in the curricula of primary,...
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