VIENNA, Jun 11 (AFP): A meeting opening in Vienna Monday of the UN nuclear agency could bring Iran one step closer to a third round of sanctions against its nuclear programme. "The distance to New York has shortened," said a...
GAZA CITY, Jun 11 (AFP): Factional violence flared again in Gaza Monday between Hamas and Fatah after three weeks of calm, with loyalists of the rival parties shot and flung to their deaths from high-rise buildings. Seven people, including one...
PARIS, Jun 11 (AFP): President Nicolas Sarkozy's right wing party was headed for a landslide victory that would hand him a sweeping mandate to reform France, after the first round of parliamentary elections Sunday. One month after Sarkozy's presidential election...
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon, Jun 11(AFP): Sporadic firefights continued Monday between Lebanese troops and diehard Islamist militiamen at an impoverished refugee camp where a deadly showdown is now in its fourth week. The sound of assault rifle and machinegun fire interrupted...
SEOUL, Jun 11 (Reuters): The daughter of South Korea's assassinated president Park Chung-hee on Monday launched a bid to be the country's first woman leader in a race dominated by her main challenger for the opposition conservative's nomination. Park Geun-hye...
TOKYO, Jun 11 (AFP): New Miss Universe Riyo Mori said Monday she had confidence in herself and knew she could win the title, unlike conventional Japanese women who are often seen as timid. "I was determined to bring back the...
ISLAMABAD, Jun 11 (AFP): Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Monday expressed concern over a "cowardly" attempt on the life of his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai, a statement said. Military ruler Musharraf, who has been at loggerheads with his fellow ally in...
KATHMANDU, Jun 11 (AFP): Tourism arrivals to Nepal have shot up nearly 45 percent since former Maoist rebels ended their bloody "people's war" at the end of 2006, officials said Monday. "The last five months have shown encouraging signs of...
CAIRO, Jun 11 (AP): Elections for Egypt's upper chamber of parliament turned violent Monday as one man was killed in clashes between ruling party supporters and independents outside a polling station in the northern Nile Delta region, police said. Police...
Chinese government has taken the issue of trade imbalance with Bangladesh seriously and already made substantial effort to solve the problem.New Chinese Ambassador in Bangladesh Zheng Qingdian, who sees a lot of potential of this country to develop, said this...
RAJSHAHI, June 11 (Agencies): Police have detained Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Mayor and former BNP lawmaker Mizanur Rahman Minu again, a day after he was released on bail from jail. Boalia police arrested the mayor Monday when he went to...
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidium member and organising secretary Mahi B Chowdhury resigned from both the executive posts, under the wind of democratic reforms of political parties blowing nowadays, report agencies.For now, Mahi will be continuing with the LDP as...
Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury left Dhaka Monday for Australia to hold formal discussions with Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on bilateral issues, reports UNB.During his three-day visit he will also meet Speaker of the House of Representatives David...
MUNSHIGANJ, June 11 (UNB): Another graft case was filed against BNP leader and former communications minister Nazmul Huda here Sunday night.Executive Engineer of the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) Piyar Mohammad filed the case with Sadar police station at about...
COMILLA, June 11 (UNB): Former minister and BNP lawmaker Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain and 11 other BNP leaders have been sued for extortion in the district.Businessman Mohammad Ibrahim of Kolakandi village in Titash Upazila filed the case with a cognisance court...
JHALAKATI, June 11 (UNB): A journalist was arrested by the joint forces while he was collecting toll from a Union Parishad (UP) chairman at a hotel in the district town Sunday.The arrested was identified as Hasan Mahmud Talukder Ripon, district...
Speakers at a discussion meeting Monday said creating job opportunities to millions of unemployed should be the main focus of the national budget to alleviate poverty, reports UNB.Salimullah Khan said deficit budget is usual in developing countries. But creation of...
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended its technical cooperation within the framework of PEDP-II (Primary Education Development Programme II), concretely under the component two to cooperate in the field of teachers' training, especially in mathematics and science teaching in...
Six persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies.In Barisal, two persons were killed in separate incidents at different places in the district Sunday.Besides, one...
COX'S BAZAR, June 11 (UNB): A special weeklong mass campaign began in Ramu Upazila Sunday under a UNFPA project 'Advocacy on Reproductive Health and Gender Issues through Department of Mass Communication (3rd phase)'.District Information Office and Upazila Administration organised the...
SYLHET, June 11 (UNB): Two daring robberies were committed in Rauthkhai and Kashipur villages of Balaganj Upazila early Saturday.In Rauthkhai village, armed robbers looted cash and other valuables from the house of a Saudi expatriate.The police said a gang of...
CHANDPUR, June 11 (UNB): Erosion by the River Meghna has taken a serious turn in Haimchar Upazila due to rise of water level in the river caused by heavy downpour for the last four days.The worst affected areas are Char...
SYLHET, June 11 (UNB): An insane father allegedly hacked his baby daughter to death at Mokambazar village in Golapganj Upazila Saturday afternoon.Witnesses said Kutoi Mia of the village, hacked his six months old daughter Laila indiscriminately in the afternoon when...
Steve Harmison's 200th Test wicket and Monty Panesar's 10-187 in the match helped England take an unassailable 2-0 series lead against the West Indies, reports BBC. The tourists, chasing a record 455, were given hope by Shiv Chanderpaul (116no) who...
Kent director of cricket Graham Ford has rejected an offer to become India coach in order to remain with the English county team, reports BBC. Ford was offered the job Saturday after a meeting with the India board. "I am...
Asia completed a 3-0 clean sweep in the Afro-Asia Cup as Mahendra Dhoni and Mahela Jayawardene compiled majestic centuries in Madras (Chennai), reports BBC. They rescued their side from 72-5 with a partnership of 218 before Jayawardene was caught for...
MADRID, June 11 (AFP):Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon said Sunday that the Spanish giant's were going to explore ways of trying to keep former England captain David Beckham at the club. Beckham stunned the world by announcing on January 11...
PARIS, Jun 11 (AP): There it stood, so tantalisingly close. As Roger Federer tried in vain to solve Rafael Nadal in the French Open final, the silver Coupe des Mousquetaires - the only Grand Slam trophy missing from the No...
Bangladesh's Under-23 team will participate in the Indian Nehru Cup Football tournament to be held in New Delhi from August 16 to 28, reports UNB.The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has already sent the entry to participate in the Indian traditional...
A nine-member Bangladesh team - five from athletics and four from boxing - is expected to leave the city for India within a week to take two months' higher training at Tata Sports Academy in Jamshedpur, reports UNB.This is a...
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