Sifat siddiquei "Attention please! Within a very short period we will reach our destination at New Delhi. The train has been delayed by 50 minutes. Thank you!" The feminine announcement raised goose bumps of excitement on me as I was...
Nahid Kaiser TomaGantha, the reading circle of Professor Dr Niaz Zaman meets every month at Omni Books. Here many writers and poets get together to present their works, to talk about their creative writings. Besides, it offers a platform for...
M A IslamONE of the reasons why many students do not enjoy studies because they consider it as too boring for them. In order to enjoy studies, one should make a rhythm of one's study habit. One's rhythm can be...
Sarah Murray WITH cranes dominating the skyline and the sound of hammering and drilling filling the air, it is clear that Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's commercial capital, is in an expansive mood. And as the city's skyline rises, so...
Hasan ShahrearHow can one draw the picture of love?With pen and pencil or with two hearts.Two hearts together makes a great art.They flow in each other's vain.This great picture is made by man and woman.One's breath is another's lifeWhen music...
Shahryar Tashreef, a student of Oxford International School, secured highest grade 'A' in all seven subjects in 'O' level International Examinations held in November 2007 under University of Cambridge. Shahryar is the youngest son of Dr. M. Mustafa Kamal, ex-...
The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.-- Richard MossIf at first you don't succeed, try, try, again. Then quit. There's no use in being a damn fool about it.-- W.C. FieldsForgive your enemies, but...
Marguerite ReardonPeer-to-peer technology has gotten a bad rap for years, but a group of Internet service providers led by Verizon Communications is working to harness the technology to reduce network traffic and speed up video downloads on the Web. Since...
Robert WeismanMicrosoft Corp. made a well-timed move to check Internet search goliath Google Inc. in the multibillion-dollar online advertising market yesterday, offering an unsolicited $44.6 billion bid to buy Yahoo Inc. and forge one of the biggest technology alliances in...
The worldwide mobile phone market passed a new milestone in shipments by recording over 300 million devices shipped during the fourth quarter, while experiencing slower year-over-year growth for 2007, according to IDC's Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker. By IDC market data,...
U.S. retail sales of non-games software totaled $3.3 billion in 2007, a 15 per cent increase over the$2.9 billion generated in 2006, according to The NPD Group. The researchers estimate that 2007 was the best year in U.S. no-games software...
New Zealand bounced back from the disappointment of losing both Twenty20s against England, with an emphatic six-wicket win in the first one-dayer in Wellington. England were put on the back foot right from the outset, limping to a feeble 130...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the itineraries of the home series against Ireland and the coming Indo-Bangladesh Bangla Games, reports UNB.The Ireland team, scheduled to arrive here on March 15 to play three-match ODI series, will play their first...
PARIS, Feb 9 (AFP): Heavyweights America, Russia, France and Argentina moved closer to the Davis cup quarter-finals on Friday as their outclassed rivals were cursed by illness and absent stars.The United States, the defending champions and with a record 31...
LONDON, Feb 9(Reuters): UEFA president Michel Platini has attacked the English Premier League's plans to consider staging league matches overseas, describing the proposal as a joke. "It's a strange and comical idea, the former France playmaker was quoted as saying...
LONDON, Feb 9(AFP): Avram Grant believes Chelsea can deliver the final blow to Liverpool's spluttering Premier League title challenge in Sunday's clash at Stamford Bridge. Grant is usually keen to avoid the kind of pre-match fireworks so beloved of his...
LONDON, Feb 9 (AFP): FIFA could decide the fate of plans to take Premier League matches around the world as early as next month after the world governing body demanded to see details of the proposals.FIFA President Sepp Blatter wants...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has selected 31 players for a two-week camp for the national women team at the Ansar and VDP Academy, reports UNB.The selected players have been requested to report to Zafrul Ehsan and Parveen Nahar Putul on...
Sixteen players moved to the pre-quarterfinal of the men's singles of the Islami Bank 28th National Badminton Championship at the Paltan Wooden Floor Gymnasium Saturday, reports UNB.They are Parash, Enayet, Mahbub, Rois and Tushar (Biman), Mokhter, Hannan, Javed, Saif, Gautam...
Rajshahi DSA and Chapainawabganj DSA moved to the final of the Exim Bank 18th National Men's Handball Competition (Zone Ka) beating their respective opponents in the semis at Jamalpur Stadium Saturday, reports UNB.The final match between the two sides will...
A 15-member Bangladesh Under-19 squad, led by Suhrawardy Shuvo, is due to leave here for Malaysia Saturday night to participate in the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup that begins on February 17, reports UNB.Bangladesh, placed in group D, will play...
MANCHESTER, Feb 9 (AFP): Sir Alex Ferguson has made one final plea to Manchester City supporters to show respect for the Munich victims in Sunday's potentially volatile Manchester derby meeting at Old Trafford. Months of deliberation and discussions have taken...
DU CorrespondentDhaka University students demanded a rational rearrangement to the existing quota system in all government services including Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) by cutting the existing 55 per cent of quota before the upcoming 28th BCS examination.Students' Movement against Oppression,...
RANGPUR, Feb 9 (BSS): After many years, farmers of the northern region are expecting a bumper production of wheat this season as the farmers cultivated the crop on more lands this year than the previous seasons. Farmers and officials concerned...
RANGPUR, Feb 9 (BSS): Over 350 additional tonnes of sweet water fish was expected to be produced this year in greater Rangpur district following massive steps had taken last year by government and Armed Forces to drastically cut poverty through...
BARISAL, Feb 9 (UNB): Different citizens' alliances in the district have expressed their resentments against the increase of passport fees.Barisal regional passport office sources said that fees for issuing passport has been increased from Tk 5,000 to Tk 6,000 for...
NETRAKONA, Feb 9 (UNB): An intensive scheme has been taken up to bring 1.36 lakh hectares of land under Boro paddy cultivation in 10 upazilas of the district.Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said the farmers have already cultivated Boro...
FE ReportThe Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (ASB) inaugurated a 16-day International Art Exhibition on the occasion of Ekushey February and UNESCO declared International Mother Language Day, said a press release.University of Dhaka Vice-chancellor SMA Faiz opened the exhibition as the...
SAVAR, Feb 9 (UNB): Dacoits, in separate incidents, looted cash and valuables from four houses in Savar and Dhamrai Upazilas Thursday night and early Friday.Police said a gang of robbers, numbering 8 to 10, stormed into the house of late...
RDRS, an NGO, has distributed warm clothes to the cold-affected poor people in seven northern districts as part of emergency response, reports UNB. It has distributed 3,300 blankets to poor people in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Nilphamari, Panchagarh, Thakurgaon and Rangpur districts...
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