HAVANA, Jun 19 (AFP): Cuba held a day of mourning Tuesday for Vilma Espin Guillois, the guerrilla who became the most powerful woman in the revolution that propelled her brother-in-law Fidel Castro to power. Espin died in Havana Monday aged...
YANGON, Jun 19 (Reuters): Myanmar opposition leader and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi spent another birthday under house arrest Tuesday as her supporters released doves and balloons to accompany prayers for her release. To mark her 62nd birthday, around...
COLOMBO, Jun 19 (AFP): Sri Lankan security forces killed three Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday in renewed fighting in the east of the island, the defence ministry said. The fighting took place in an area between the coastal towns of Batticaloa...
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jun 19 (AP): A Lebanese soldier was killed Tuesday in clashes with al-Qaida-inspired militants in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, a senior military official said. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not...
The government appointed Tuesday presidents to five national sports federations with Establishment Secretary M Abdus Salam Khan being the boss of Bangladesh Chess Federation.The Youth and Sports Ministry also appointed new presidents to Shooting, Wrestling, Carom and Judo Federations, said...
HOUSTON, USA, Jun 19 (AP): Jared Borgetti headed in a goal from 5 yards out in the eighth minute of overtime to give Mexico a 1-0 victory over Costa Rica in a CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal Sunday.Mexico will face Guadeloupe,...
Visiting Bangladesh national cricket team begins their Sri Lanka campaign today (Wednesday) with a three-day warm up match when they take on Sri Lanka A at the Colts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo, reports UNB.After the last month's home series...
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania. Jun 19 (AP): The only thing Angel Cabrera couldn't conquer at this US Open was Oakmont. Cabrera hit all the right shots at the right time Sunday, none bigger than a booming tee shot down the middle of...
The 27th National Hockey begins today at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city, reports BSS.Nineteen teams from across the country are taking part in the competition, organised by Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) under the sponsorship of Salton...
England are on the verge of a thumping win over West Indies at Chester-le-Street, following a fine double-pronged attack from Steve Harmison and Monty Panesar. At tea, England needed a further 86 to win, reports Cricinfo. The second session was...
LONDON, June 19 (AFP): Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan, Test cricket's top two leading wicket-takers of all time, bowled their respective sides to victory in the English County Championship Monday. Hampshire captain Warne took five for 50 as Durham were...
The 5th South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship will be held from December 10 to 22 this year in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, reports BSS.Eight teams-Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, defending champions India, hosts Sri Lanka and Maldives --...
Title aspirant Mohammedan SC face Chittagong Mohammedan SC in a return league match of the B. League today (Wednesday), reports UNB.After a day's recess, the match gets underway at the Bangabandhu National Stadium at 4:30 pm.Earlier, in the first leg,...
LOS ANGELES, June 19 (AFP): Tiger has a cub. Less than 24 hours after Tiger Woods finished second at the US Open on Father's Day, his wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter. He announced Monday night on...
CHESTER-LE-STREET, England, June 19 (AFP): England fast bowler Stephen Harmison is to undergo surgery for a "non-serious hernia" operation, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced Tuesday. However, an ECB spokesman said the timing of the operation had still...
CHESTER-LE-STREET, England, June 19 (AFP): Michael Vaughan resigned as England's one-day captain with immediate effect here Monday. But Vaughan, in a statement issued by the England and Wales Cricket Board after close of play on the fourth day of the...
FE ReportThe Citigroup Financial Quiz Competition was formally launched today (Tuesday) to accelerate the knowledge on financial management system among the young and talented future business leaders of the country.The launching of the quiz contest, the first of its kind...
RAJBARI (Goalunda), June 19 (UNB): Fifteen people were injured in a head-on-collision between two BIWTC ferries at Paturia Ghat in the Padma River here Tuesday.Witnesses said a Paturia-bound ferry, 'Shah Paran', collided with another ferry, 'Enayetpuri', shortly before anchoring at...
The government has decided that the SSC and its equivalent examinations will begin on February 1 while HSC and similar examinations on April 1 every year from 2010, reports UNB.According to an official release, the School Secondary Certificate (SSC) and...
Manpower export, trade and investment will figure high at foreign minister-level talks between Bangladesh and Bahrain in the city today (Wednesday), reports UNB.State Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Gulf country Nezar Sadiq Al Baharna arrived in the city Tuesday...
DU CorrespondentAllegation of irregularities in the appointment process of three lecturers at the Department of Persian of Dhaka University has been raised against the department chairman KM Saiful Islam Khan.A group of teachers, led by Saiful Islam, is currently carrying...
Ten persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies.In Madaripur, a minor girl was killed and 40 other people were injured when a bus plunged...
Our CorrespondentTANGAIL, June 19: Sound pollution has become a big threat to public health in the town. Local residents have complained that the problem has intensified during the recent years with the high volume of loud speakers in cassette shops,...
The United Nations (UN) will extend every possible support to Bangladesh to achieve its development goals as the county has a special place at the UN system.UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon made the observation while Bangladesh's new Ambassador and Permanent...
Dhaka has refuted the report published in the Indian Ananda Bazar Patrika that stated the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India are deteriorating.A Foreign Ministry press release Tuesday also rejected the report that anti-India sentiment is prevailing in Bangla-desh and...
Doulot Akter MalaThe Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), the apex trade body, today (Tuesday) is set to take up with Finance Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam the budgetary measures, which, it fears, would seriously hurt the interests...
Bangabandhu assassination convict AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed landed in the Dhaka Central Jail at 2:16 pm Monday after he was taken to Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court at 1:40 pm, reports bdnews24.com. Deputy Inspector General (Prisons) Major Shamsul Haider Siddiqui received...
FE Report The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has directed the three nationalised commercial banks (NCBs) to submit the copies of their respective vendor agreements that they are supposed to sign with the government along with the list of their all branches...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda Monday expressed the hope that they would reach a consensus with political parties on reforms when they sit together, reports UNB."When we sit to discuss the draft, they will suggest something. We need...
Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Mukul Bose Monday said that a 21-point AL reform proposal would be handed over to the party President Sheikh Hasina in three days, reports bdnews24.com."The reform outline has been finalised keeping the AL chief...
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