Nepal to free slaves trapped brby ancestors' debts brKATHMANDU, Sept 9 In the 1940s Sita Bishwokarma's grandfather took out a loan worth 120 dollars, and since then his family has lived in virtual slavery, victims of a practice that Nepal...
Visiting GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team faces Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI in the first four-day match at Dambulla in Sri Lanka today (Wednesday), reports UNB.brEarlier Sunday, the two-day warm up match between the touring side and Sri Lanka Academy...
LONDON, Sep 9 (PTI) Not alien to comebacks, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly insists he is in no mood to call it quits, for he believes he has another couple of year's cricket left in him.brSelectors snubbed Ganguly, ignoring him...
Sanath Jayasuriya, the Sri Lankan batsman, has been signed by the Dolphins, the Kwa Zulu-Natal-based franchise, to play on the South African domestic circuit for two seasons, reports Cricinfo. brJayasuriya confirmed he had signed a contract with the Dolphins but...
England's selectors have named a 15-man squad for the Stanford Super Series and the seven-match one-day tour of India that gets underway in November, with Ryan Sidebottom earning a recall after an injury disrupted season. He comes in to replace...
LONDON, Sept 9 (AFP) Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has been ruled out of action for several months after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament, the club said Tuesday.brThe 25-year-old sustained the injury while on international duty with Ghana and a Chelsea...
NEW YORK, Sept 9 (AFP) Roger Federer won his 13th Grand Slam crown and fifth consecutive US Open title on Monday, defeating Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 to move one Slam title shy of the all-time record.brFederer's 56th career crown...
The Trust Bank 8th National Senior and Junior Taekwondo Championship begins today (Wednesday) at the National Sports Council (NSC) gymnasium in the city, reports UNB.brAgriculture and Water Resources Adviser Dr CS Karim will inaugurate the three-day meet.brSome 550 competitors, including...
Unveiling of the logo of the Citycell 2nd B League will be held in a gala ceremony at Hotel Purbani in the city followed by an Iftar today (Wednesday), reports UNB.brThe league match will begin on September 13 when holders...
Matuail Udoyon Sangsad beat Friends Social Welfare Organisation by a lone goal in the Second Division Football League match at the Bir Shreshtho Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Komolapur in the city Tuesday, reports UNB.brIsmail scored the all-important...
Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed Tuesday administered the oath of office to the four newly elected mayors of Khulna, Rajshahi, Barisal and Sylhet City Corporations, reports bdnews24.comUNB.brMayor of Khulna Talukder Abdul Khaleq, Mayor of Rajshahi AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, Mayor of Barisal...
BNP secretary general Khondoker Delwar Hossain hoped that the caretaker administration would release party chairperson Khaleda Zia without creating any further obstacle, now that she secured bail in all the four cases against her, reports UNB.brWe hope you (the government)...
Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury said the Dutch Foreign Minister that Bangladesh saw the Netherlands as a dependable development partner. brDr Chowdhury made the observation when held at the separate meetings with Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen and Development Cooperation Minister...
The government has extended the parole of Awami League (AL) general secretary Abdul Jalil by 10 days, the home ministry said in a statement Tuesday, reports bdnews24.com. brThe AL leader, who went to Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital for treatment on...
CHITTAGONG, Sept 9 (bdnews24.com) A Chittagong court Tuesday sentenced a former member of the outlawed Jam'atul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB) to ten years in jail for the bombings in Chittagong on Aug 17, 2005.brChittagong divisional speedy trial tribunal judge Shafiqul Karim...
Eminent economist and former adviser Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud said that poor peoples' access to land cannot be ensured unless there is strong local government body in the country. brThe former adviser made the remark at a workshop on the poor...
DU CorrespondentbrThe results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC), Alim and HSC Vocational Examinations-2008 will be published today (Wednesday) throughout the country simultaneously.brEducation Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman will brief journalists about the results at a press conference at the education ministry...
Our CorrespondentbrRAJSHAHI, Sept 9 Rajshahi unit of the Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) has so far transacted Tk 3,195,462 for arbitration of cases of which Tk 5,200,000 was disbursed to the beneficiaries through the court.brThe BLAST, Rajshahi unit...
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) is going to take stern action against the launches overloaded with passengers from the 21st of Ramadan.brThis was stated at a meeting in the BIWTA conference room in the city Tuesday, reports UNB. brChaired...
FE ReportbrThe annual Urs marking the 271st death anniversary of Hazrat Maulana Shah Sufi Syed Abdur Rahim Shaheed (R), founder of Mia Saheber Maidan Khanka Sharif, and 10th descendent of Baro Pir Hazrat Abdul Kader Jilani (R), will be held...
Noted writer and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed and renowned architect Syed Mainul Hossain have received 'Sheltech Award-2007' for their outstanding contributions in the respective fields.brWriter Faridur Reza Sagar handed the Sheltech crest over to Humayun Ahmed while Sheltech Chairman Engineer Kotub...
Our Correspondent brJESSORE, Sept 9 AKM Kamruzzaman, brother of late additional customs commissioner, Khulna Division, AKM Nuruzzaman, in a press conference alleged that the wife of his brother killed him to grab her husband's property and pension.brThe press conference was...
A Dhaka University (DU) teacher was injured as muggers threw him out of microbus after snatching his purse and cell phone in front of the Institution of Engineers Monday night, reports UNB.brWounded M Bahauddin (30), a lecturer of Persian language...
FE ReportbrThe owners of the country's largest mobile phone company, Grameenphone, Tuesday set aside their ownership row and said they are committed to go public by the end of 2008.brNorway's Telenor and Bangladesh's Grameen Telecom said their priority was now...
Barrister Rafiqul Haque, one of the eminent lawyers of the country, urged Tuesday Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia to sit together in utmost national interests, report agencies. brEnough is enough and there should be an end to mutual bickering of...
Shamsul Huq Zahid brThe Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) has been in the national limelight for its actions against high-profile political figures, including two leading ladies of Bangladesh politics- Khaleda Zia of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Sheikh Hasina of Awami League...
BNP senior joint secretary general Tarique Rahman and his wife and daughter Tuesday got UK and German visas to pursue his overseas treatment, as he is now out of jail on bail, reports UNB.brHis counsel Adv Ahmed Azam Khan told...
Mahmuda ShaolinbrMotor vehicle sales in cities and towns outside the capital nearly doubled last year and has been growing in sizzling pace this year due to buying spree of motor cycles and auto-rickshaws, officials said Tuesday.brA total of 84,330 new...
Awami League (AL) ended its two-hour meeting with the Election Commission (EC) at 400pm Tuesday, the last day of the third-round electoral dialogue, reports bdnews24.com. brThe seven-member AL delegation was led by the party's acting president Zillur Rahman, and included...
FE ReportbrDhaka stocks continued their rally, led by mainly mutual funds, Tuesday when the market saw the turnover hitting almost Tk 4.0 billion mark.brThe Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) experienced selective trading by retail investors. brThe market barometers -- the benchmark...
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