CHICAGO, Feb 19 (AP): Democrats in Wisconsin and Hawaii were heading to the polls Tuesday in a presidential campaign that has grown increasingly negative with charges of broken promises, plagiarism and petty partisanship. Senators Barack Obama of Illinois and Hillary...
SEOUL, Feb 19 (AFP): North Korea Tuesday urged Japan to pull out of six-party nuclear negotiations, saying it is trying to turn the forum into a 'platform for confrontation'. Minju Joson, newspaper of the communist state's cabinet, said Japan appeared...
KIGALI, Feb 19 (AP): President Bush visited a memorial of Rwanda's 1994 genocide on Tuesday, calling it a reminder that "evil cannot be tolerated" in the world. On a five-nation trip of Africa, Bush went to a site in Kigali...
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (AFP): Officials in Texas have unveiled a trove of long-hidden memorabilia related to the assassination of president John F. Kennedy which they predict will fan conspiracy theories about the killing. Dallas County district attorney Craig Watkins Monday...
KATHMANDU, Feb 19 (AFP): Nepal's sidelined monarch issued a rare statement Tuesday, calling for peace as the ethnically-tense south of the country entered the seventh day of a violent general strike. King Gyanendra's call also came less than two months...
TEHRAN, Feb 19 (AFP): Iran Tuesday announced it reinstated 251 more candidates disqualified from parliamentary elections, bringing to over 831 the number of hopefuls reinstated after strict initial vetting caused uproar. The Guardians Council, the hardline body which has the...
CHITTAGONG, Feb 19 (BSS): A high profile meeting on development today agreed to formulate interim, mid and long-term plans, besides executing the stalled schemes to elevate the Chittagong Port to the international standard and turn the city into a commercial...
Speakers at a conference in the city Tuesday called for protecting the rights, culture and tradition of indigenous people of the country, reports BSS. They suggested increasing representation of the indigenous people in local government bodies and taking special measures...
Twelve persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies.In Sylhet, two people died in three separate incidents in the district Monday.Sources said Jamela Khatun, wife...
Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Feb 19: Computerised seat reservation and ticket selling system has been introduced at Rajshahi Railway Station.AKM Mushfiqur Rahman, general manager of west zone railway, Rajshahi, formally inaugurated system by clicking the mouse of the computer. Among others, COPS...
Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Feb 19: Tanore upazila authorities and the women affairs department jointly organised a function to disburse 'maternity allowance' among 15 distressed mothers of Talanda union under Tanore thana of the district recently.Each distressed mother got taka 300 as...
Bangladesh Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Tuesday awarded three best performing project teams implementing ADB-supported projects in Bangladesh, reports UNB.The 2007 award-winning project teams are-- the Northwest Crop Diversifica-tion Project (NCDP) implemented by the Department of Agriculture...
FE ReportStudents of the Department of Business Administration (DBA) of the World University of Bangladesh (WUB) formed a cultural club on the first day of Falgoon (February 13) in the city.WUB Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Abdul Mannan Choudhury inaugurated the...
FE ReportThe election of the executive committee 2008 of BUET Teachers' Association was held recently. Prof Dr Aminul Hoque was elected 5th time as the president, Dr Munaz Ahmed Noor was elected 2nd time as general secretary while Prof Dr...
FE ReportThe 20th death anniversary of freedom fighter-social worker Chowdhury Ataur Rahman Allahma, founder chairman of Mustafa Allahma Gold Cup Foundation and Subedar Major of British-Indian Army will be held today (Wednesday) at Dhaka and Sylhet. Ataur Allahma is the...
FE ReportKamal Uddin Ahmed, former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank passed away due to old age complications at his residence in the city Tuesday.He joined in the then State Bank of Pakistan in 1961 and retired in 1996 as deputy...
The three-day warm-up match between BCB XI and visiting South Africa ended in a draw at the Osmani Stadium at Fatullah Tuesday, reports UNB. Resuming the 3rd day with overnight 263 for 5 in 64.3 overs, BCB XI declared their...
Abahani Limited maintained their all-win record with 4th consecutive victory, while holders Mohammedan SC suffered the 4th defeat in a row in the Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League Tuesday, reports UNB.Dhaka Abahani Limited celebrated their 4th successive win...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) named Tuesday a 14-member Bangladesh squad for the ensuing two-match Warid Test Series against visiting South Africa, reports UNB.The first test of the series will be held on February 22-26 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at...
FE ReportBangladesh Fencing Association (BFA) and Fencing Association of India (FAI) jointly organised a fencing camp at Mirpur Indoor Stadium in the city recently. It will continue until March 6, 2008.A total number of sixty trainees from Bangladesh Ansar, different...
Two months into his Australian holiday, Yuvraj Singh finally showed up for work with a blistering 76 that set up India's chase before Mahendra Singh Dhoni survived a tense finish to guide them to a two-wicket win, according to website...
Mohakhali Ekadosh edged past Purbachol Parishad by a solitary goal in the day's lone match of the Metropolis Senior Division Football League at the Bir Shreshtho Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Komolapur Tuesday, reports UNB.Ohidul scored the all-important...
Awami League (AL) Tuesday urged the Election Commission to take an early decision on dialogue with BNP without wasting time, reports UNB."EC should take immediate decision about dialogue with BNP. Failure will generate doubt in the minds of the people...
Naim-Ul-Karim The country's exports posted over 4.42 per cent growth in the first half of the current fiscal year as garments showed further signs of recovery after first quarter's negative growth, commerce ministry officials said Monday.The country exported manufacturing goods...
FHM Humayan KabirBangladesh needs US$5.4 billion to recoup losses it suffered due to the devastating cyclone, Sidr, and develop a long-term disaster risk management programme, a final joint government-donor assessment report said.Out of the estimated amount, US$1.4 billion will be...
FE ReportFinance adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam said Monday any person suspected of corruption should not be outrightly labelled as corrupt unless convicted."Inclusion of somebody's name in the list of corruption suspects of the Anti-Corruption Commission's (ACC) does not necessarily...
Culling of some 1,49453 chickens of H5N1 virus-hit Omega poultry farm in the city's Badda area completed Monday morning, reports UNB.The government took the decision to annihilate the largest ever number of chickens Friday night after detection of the deadly...
Syed Ishtiaque RezaAbout 70 per cent of the shops in the city's posh shopping malls and markets are not within the tax net, thus depriving the government of a huge revenue every year. This was revealed by the National Board...
FE ReportDhaka stocks continued to dip Monday for the second straight day led by banks, pharmaceuticals, power and energy issues resulting in a significant decline in turnover.The supply of money in the stock market continued to decline as the investors...
Mushir AhmedShipbuilding is set to become a multi-billion dollar export industry as the country's two shipyards have made solid start to woo clients in a competitive market, a leading global expert said Sunday."The shipbuilding industry has made a sound beginning...
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