LA PAZ, Bolivia, Feb 12 (AP): President Evo Morales declared a US Embassy security officer to be an "undesirable person" Monday after reports that the officer asked an American scholar and 30 Peace Corps volunteers to pass along information about...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb 12 (AFP): Two Pakistani nuclear energy officials have been abducted by masked men from a troubled northwestern area near the Afghan border, police said Tuesday. The kidnappers bundled the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) workers and their...
LONDON, Feb 11 (washigtonpost.com): The spiritual leader of the global Anglican church Monday defended controversial remarks that Britain should consider formally recognising aspects of Islamic law, but conceded that his choice of words in broaching the issue may have been...
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states' retail real estate market is the fastest growing in the world according to a recent study. The research states that more than 16.35 million square metres of gross leasable area (GLA) is expected to...
Dilip D'SouzaMUMBAI: Madhukar Gurav welcomed me to his apartment, airy and bright. It's a 225 square feet flat for a family of four. This modest home is several levels up from where he lived before, on the top floor of...
Cityscape - the world's largest business-to-business real estate brand - is to return to Mumbai this year following the resounding success of the inaugural Cityscape India event.In total, over 5,000 participants from 38 different countries were in attendance and more...
Yvonne CheongHomebuyers were more cautious and realistic when paying for new properties last month, according to analysts' assessment of the latest data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority.The figures showed the number of new properties sold in December was just half...
Home owners bracing themselves for a likely interest rate rise tomorrow can draw some comfort from new data showing house prices across Australia are growing at more than 12 per cent on average a year.The Australian Bureau of Statistics´ (ABS)...
GAZIPUR, Feb 12 (UNB): Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Tuesday said the ultimate goal of the caretaker government is to give a sustainable foundation to democracy to flourish in the country in long term."The government is taking all necessary...
The detained two former Prime Ministers, Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia, were not produced in the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Tuesday in two corruption cases of Niko involving deals with the foreign oil company, reports UNB. Another petition...
Awami League presidium member Suranjit Sen Gupta called upon the government Tuesday to arrange ailing party president Sheikh Hasina safe passage abroad for medical treatment, reports bdnews24.com. He termed the matter a 'humanitarian issue.' Speaking to the reporters at his...
The Supreme Court (SC) Tuesday upheld the High Court (HC) order that had granted interim bail to detained former power and energy secretary Dr Towfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury in the case of alleged corruption in the deal for Khulna barge-mounted power plant,...
A 21-over match should have suited the reigning world Twenty20 champions India, but a revised-down total and some blistering early strikes from Sanath Jayasuriya lifted Sri Lanka to their first win of the CB Series, according to website cricinfo. Rain...
If England thought things couldn't get worse after their defeat on Saturday they were wrong. Very wrong. In one of their most abject displays in recent times they crashed to a humiliating 10-wicket defeat, their fourth in history, with nearly...
FE Report Warid Telecom is sponsoring the Bangladesh-South Africa One-Day and Test Series starting from February 22 in the city. The series styled 'Warid Telecom Series' features two Tests and three one-dayers. The first Test will start on February 22...
Bangladesh Under-19 team, now in Malaysia to participate in the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup, will play holders Pakistan today (Wednesday) in their 2nd warm-up at the Club Aman ground in Kuala Lumpur, reports UNB.The Young Tigers made a flying...
President Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed expressed the hope that the authorities of the universities would ensure necessary prerequisites, such as full-time faculty and facilities, for imparting quality education to groom citizens of good qualities, reoprts UNB.He observed that quality education...
Bangladesh Journalists' Forum for Consumers and Investors (BJFCI) urged the government Tuesday to enact an effective and time-befitting law as early as possible to ensure the rights of consumers, reports BSS.The call came at a meeting of the BJFCI at...
DU CorrespondentThe Kha Unit (arts group) admission test for the first-year honours at Dhaka University will be held at 39 examination centres in and around the campus at 3:30 pm February 15 (Friday).Detailed seat plan for the test has been...
FE ReportBangladesh Action Force for Development Alternative (BAFDA), an organisation of the journalists, was launched Tuesday through a meeting in the city, said a press release.The meeting formed an eleven-member convenor committee for the organisation with Md Akhtar Hossain Masud...
Ahmed Ataul Hakim was sworn in as Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh, replacing Asif Ali Tuesday, reports UNB.Chief Justice M Ruhul Amin administered oath to the newly appointed CAG at a simple ceremony at the judges' lounge of the...
BAGERHAT, Feb 12 (UNB): Four official and employees of Sundarbans East Zone were suspended Tuesday for taking bribe from the fishermen.
KHULNA, Feb 12 (UNB): A 10-day book fair began here at United Nations Children Park today (Tuesday) on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
AKM Mostafizur Rahman, General Manager of Bangladesh Bank passed away at a city clinic Sunday at the age of 55.He left behind his wife, one son, one daughter and a host of admirers to mourn his death.His namaz-e-janaza was held...
Kayes M SohelThe securities regulator tightened the listing rules on Tuesday, making it mandatory for companies with paid-up capital of at least 500 million taka to go public within a maximum three years after their operation, officials said.The rules were...
A Z M AnasIn a major move, the government will set up an electronic registry system this month to enable Bangladeshi nationals to have access to the country's regulations, officials said Tuesday. They said chief adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed is expected...
Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed Tuesday said, the Armed Forces would play an important role in fulfilling the Caretaker Government's commitment to hold free, fair, credible and meaningful election within the shortest possible time, reports UNB."The Caretaker...
Shamsul Huq Zahid 'Police jhakhan dakat' (when police become robbers) was the headline of the report published in a couple of Bengali newspapers Tuesday on the alleged robbery committed by three policemen in Chittagong Sunday night. That particular headline coined...
Alan Beattie, FT Syndication ServiceLONDON: The global commodities boom has done more than enrich a few farmers. It has pushed hunger and malnutrition back up the agenda of aid donors and intensified the challenge to the United Nations World Food...
The Appellate Division Tuesday halted until Feb 19 the proceedings of the government's interim appeal involving a previous High Court rule on a writ petition against extortion charges against Sheikh Hasina, report bdnews24.com and UNB. Instead of delivering a verdict...
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