Sixteen persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies.In Kushtia, two suspected activists of an outlawed party were slaughtered by a rival group at Mathpara...
Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) has decided to reward M Habibur Rahman, Director, Education Sector, Save the Children USA, by Chand Sultana Literacy prize 2006, for his contribution to developing non-formal education in Bangladesh, reports BSS. He will be formally rewarded...
FE ReportThe World University of Bangladesh (WUB) arranged a ceremonial freshers' reception for the Summer 2007 students at the LGED Bhaban Auditorium Saturday evening presided at by Vice Chancellor of the university Abdul Mannan Choudhury.The Hunger Project, Bangladesh Country Director...
Adviser for Women and Children Affairs and Industries Geeteara Safiya Choudhruy left city for Kampala, capital of Uganda, Saturday night to attend the 8th Commonwealth Women's Affairs Ministers Meeting (8WAMM) beginning (today) Monday, reports UNB.The theme for the four-day 8WAMM...
The fourth death anniversary of Delwar Hossain, a former Special Corespondent of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), will be observed in the city and at his village home today (Monday) in a befitting manner, reports BSS. The programmes undertaken on the...
A promising start by the African XI in the final match of the Afro-Asia Cup swiftly dissipated into another run-fest as Mahela Jayawardene and Mahendra Singh Dhoni provided direction and then aggression during a record-breaking sixth-wicket stand at the MA...
Steve Harmison produced his best spell of the series and Monty Panesar struck shortly before lunch as England chipped away and West Indies' resistance on the fourth morning at Old Trafford. Chris Gayle was the victim of some welcome venom...
A total of 25 coaches have been selected for the six-day BCB/CA Level-2 Coach Education Course to be held from June 11 to 16 at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNS).Apart from the 25 selected ones, three coaches have...
Heavy rains washed away the B League football match between Arambagh KC and Farashganj SC scheduled for Sunday at the Bangbandhu National Stadium in the city, reports UNB.The League committee also decided to postpone today's (Monday's) high voltage match between...
The Keya Cosmetics 9th National Long Distance Swimming Competition, organised by Bangladesh Swimming Federation, will be held in the Sitalakkha river in Narayanganj on June 16.The competition will begin from the Narayanganj BIWTA VIP Terminal and end at the Dhaleswari...
RAJSHAHI, June 10 (BSS): Inspector General of Police (IGP) Noor Muhammad has said that the police forces should earn confidence and trust of the general masses as well as the state."Police must be accountable and transparent to the state and...
The newly appointed Chinese Ambassador in Bangladesh, Zheng Qing Bian, made a courtesy call on Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad at his Baridhara residence Sunday, reports UNB.During the meeting, they discussed national and international issues relating to bilateral interest...
Bangladesh mooted a proposal for a global collective effort to set minimum wages for migrant workers for different levels of skill and experience, as labour movements alongside free flow of foreign currency became important part of the new world order....
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus vented his disappointments over the failure of the Group-8 (G8) rich nations to reach a firm decision on climate change, which affects Bangladesh directly, and to effectively deal with trade issues.He expressed his lukewarm views during...
The Awami League (AL) is watching the demonstration of an electoral roll preparation with photographs that began in Sreepur of Gazipur district, the party chief Sheikh Hasina said Sunday, reports bdnews24.com. She told reporters that her party was monitoring the...
A Dhaka court Sunday deferred the date for charge framing in a duty-dodging case against former law minister Moudud Ahmed, reports bdnews24.com. The court had earlier fixed Sunday to hear the charge framing, but Moudud's lawyers appealed for more time...
The charge hearing on a graft case against former telecommunication minister and Awami League leader Mohammad Nasim was further held back Sunday for non-appearance of his counsel, who has apparently crossed the floor, reports UNB.Anisul Huq, Nasim's counsel in the...
GAZIPUR, June 10 (bdnews24.com): Students of the Islamic University of Technology (IUT) blocked traffic on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway today (Sunday) for an hour after a police official allegedly beat a fellow student. The incident later sparked altercations between the students...
BHOLA, June 10 (UNB): A BNP leader and an activist were arrested from Bhola Municipality Saturday night. On information, a naval contingent arrested Monjurul Alam, commissioner of Ward No-1 of Bhola Municipality, from local bus stand while BNP activist Togu...
FE Report A Comilla court recently discharged the three cases filed against former president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry Yusuf Abdullah Harun. Three separate cases were filed against Yusuf Abdullah Harun with Comilla magistrate court....
A Z M AnasThe caretaker authority is courting the World Bank for an "interim budget support," mainly to help narrow down the deficit financing in fiscal 2007-08. "The interim administration has asked the bank for providing such help in the...
SRIPUR (Gazipur), June 10 (BSS): A pilot project for preparing the electoral roll with the voters' photographs was launched here today as part of the plan to make the voters' identity card with picture across the country.Chief Election Commission (CEC)...
FE ReportIncessant downpour paralysed life and business activities in the capital Dhaka Sunday. The heavy rainfall that started Saturday midnight submerged some streets and low-lying areas in the city causing untold sufferings especially to office-goers and students Sunday morning. The...
Finance Adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam Sunday said the government will amend the budget if any proposal is found to hurt domestic interests, bdnews24.com. "We are taking opinions and suggestions on the proposed budget. We must amend if anything goes...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Salehuddin Ahmed stressed the need for full-scale autonomy of his organisation for smooth functioning of the banking sector, overhauling which has been a slow haul, reports UNB.He made the appeal Sunday in the presence of Foreign...
The jail authority Sunday submitted the wealth statement of Tarique Rahman to the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), reports bdnews24.com. Tarique's lawyer Ahmed Azam Khan had earlier submitted an eight-page wealth statement of his client to the Dhaka Central Jail authority....
FE Report The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has received more than 100 opinions until Saturday concerning the newly-unveiled national budget, official sources said.'More than 100 opinions were posted on the finance ministry website until Saturday,' said a senior ministry official.This...
Mosaddeq Ali Falu, former MP of BNP, was for the first time Sunday taken to three-day police remand since he was arrested on February 5 during the crackdown on suspected corrupt politicians, report agencies. Falu, a close associate of former...
FE Report The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) Sunday in its budget reaction said the proposed budget has more positive elements than the negative. According to the DCCI, the highest allocation of Tk 123.69 billion (12,369 crore) for...
Law and Information Advisor Barrister Mainul Hosein firmly believes that within 2008, reform of the political parties would be completed and general election held in a new democratic paradigm, reports UNB."But if the election is not held within 2008, political...
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