MOSCOW, Sept 2 (AFP) Russian newspapers Tuesday hailed a victory for Moscow after the European Union froze talks on closer ties until Russian troops withdraw from Georgia but stopped short of imposing economic sanctions.brEurope Can Keep Sucking Our Oil and...
Sri Lankan troops capture key brTamil Tiger town brCOLOMBO, Sept 2 Sri Lankan government forces have captured the key town and Tamil Tiger bastion of Mallavi in the rebel-held north of the island, the defence ministry announced Tuesday. Security forces...
The government will take stern action to prevent acts of violence and extortion in the country's transport sector and at terminals during the holy Ramadan, as thugs usually go for toll business ahead of Eid festivals, reports UNB. brDeciding for...
Malaysia is going to hold week-long single-country education fairs in Dhaka and Chittagong from October 10.brMalaysian High Commi-ssioner in Bangladesh Dato Abdul Malek Bin Abdul Aziz discussed the fair programme during a courtesy call on Adviser for Commerce and Education...
President Iajuddin Ahmed expressed his deep shock at the death of former secretary and ex LGRD chief engineer Qamrul Islam Siddiqui, reports UNB.brMentioning Qamrul Islam's rich working life, the President, in a condolence message Tuesday, said people would ever remember...
Playwright, poet and former teacher of Chittagong University Zia Haider died of cancer at City Hospital Tuesday morning. He was 72, his younger brother said. brMy brother died at around 745 am, Zahid Haider told bdnews24.com. brHe would be laid...
FE Report brThe 110th birth anniversary of Abul Mansur Ahmad, a renowned litterateur, journalist and statesman of the sub-continent, will be observed today (Wednesday).brIn this connection, a doa mahfil will be held in Dhaka and Mymensingh. And prayers will be...
Touring Bangladesh will play their 2nd match of the three-match Commonwealth Bank ODI series against world champions Australia today (Wednesday) at the TIO Stadium in Darwin with a hope to lift their confidence devastated with their batting debacle in the...
The first-ever Citycell Footsul Football Competition, organised by Bangladesh Football Federation, begins tomorrow (Thursday) (Sept 4) at the Paltan Wooden Floor Gymnasium in the city with four matches on the opening day, reports UNB.brB League holders Dhaka Abahani will face...
KARACHI, Sept 2 (AFP) Fit-again Shoaib Akhtar vowed Tuesday to use a short stint with Surrey to mount a comeback at international level, saying he would do his best to help the English county side avoid relegation. brSurrey, who look...
NEW YORK, Sept 2 (AFP) Serena Williams will face sister Venus at the US Open for the fourth time after bringing Severine Bremond's wild card run to a halt with a 6-2, 6-2 victory.br Serena and Venus have met 16...
T&T Club Motijheel beat BG Press and RC by 2-0 goals in a match of the Second Division Football League at the Bir Shreshtho Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur in the city Tuesday, reports UNB.brArman struck twice...
Throwing a fresh action plan, BNP secretary general Khondoker Delwar Hossain Tuesday said the 4-party alliance would carry forward the movement for realising their demands no matter whether his party chairperson Khaleda Zia remains in or outside jail, reports UNB.brThe...
The Election Commission (EC) has drawn up a detailed scheduled for dialogue with 16 political parties, beginning next Saturday (September 6), for discussing the party-registration process, reports UNB. brUnder the agenda, the commission has formally invited the political parties to...
Fourteen more political parties collected forms Tuesday for registration with the Election Commission to qualify for the coming polls, raising the number to 44 so far, reports UNB.brThe prominent ones among the registration-seekers are Bikolpo Dhara Bangladesh (BDB), Jatiyo Party...
The High Court (HC) has ordered the government and the Election Commission to explain why barring teachers, of MPO educational establishments, from contesting polls should not be declared illegal and unconstitutional, reports bdnews24.com. brThe chief adviser, the chief election commissioner,...
Lieutenant General Masud Uddin Chowdhury, who held very important posts in Bangladesh Army, has been appointed High Commissioner (HC) of Bangladesh to Australia, an official announcement said Tuesday, reports UNB.brOne of the prominent military figures during the present interim regime,...
The Truth and Accountability Commission (TAC) continued hearing cases for a second day Tuesday with the statements of two couples in two cases at its Hare Road office, reports bdnews24.com.brStatements of two couples in two cases were heard Tuesday. Statements...
Khondoker Mahbub Hossain, son of former health minister in BNP regime Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain, was arrested and sent to jail Tuesday on charges of embezzling Tk 4.8 million public funds with his minister father, reports bdnews24.com. brHe was taken to...
FE ReportbrThe power ministry is now in a dilemma over selecting the lone bidder, Powertek consortium, for setting up the Bibiyana 450 megawatt (MW) power plant due to the demand for higher tariff and frequent change in stances by the...
FE Report brAnnisul Huq, president of the FBCCI, Tuesday warned that assistance of the law-enforcing agencies would be sought if the price gap between retail and wholesale levels was not narrowed.brHe said this after inspection of two kitchen markets in...
Shamsul Huq ZahidbrFinance Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam, who headed the capital market regulatory body-the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)- during the tenure of the BNP led-alliance government, the other day made fairly damning remarks about the non-performing listed companies carrying...
FE Report brA large number of Muslims thronged Tuesday roadside makeshift stalls in the city to buy crispy Iftar items on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan despite the fact that the prices of some of the...
Flood situation deteriorated in parts of the country Tuesday, as many rivers continued to swell further, reports UNB.brThe official Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) said more low-lying areas in the districts of Sirajganj, Tangail, Munshiganj, Manikganj, Faridpur, Madaripur, Shariatpur,...
FE Report brAngry garments workers damaged over a dozen garments factories and several motor vehicles at Naujor, Gazipur Tuesday following the rumour of death of their three colleagues. brThe angry workers of Diganta Sweater also clashed with workers of other...
FE ReportbrDhaka stocks closed mixed Tuesday after eight straight sessions of gaining amid low turnover. brTrading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) opened on a positive note, pushing the main index up by more than 24 points from the very...
Despite all indications from the prisons authority that Tarique Rahman was all set for release Tuesday, the last remaining document did not arrive in time for them to free him on bail, reports bdnews24.com. brTarique's wife Zobaida Rahman and other...
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed took his Iftar of the first holy Ramadan with ulema and orphans Tuesday. The Chief Adviser hosted the iftar in honour of ulema (Islamic scholars) and orphans at the Prodhan Upodesta Bhaban (Chief Adviser Bhaban)...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Tuesday pressed charges against former law adviser Justice Fazlul Haque, now at the centre of a bribery scandal, in the case filed against him for amassing illegal wealth and hiding information about it. ACC assistant director...
LONDON, Sept 2(Agencies) Oil slid towards $100 a barrel on Tuesday, after early reports showed Hurricane Gustav had spared major US Gulf oil facilities. brUS crude fell to $107.17 a barrel by 507 a.m. EDT, down $8.29 from Friday's close....
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