PESHAWAR, Oct 26 (Agencies): Security forces backed by helicopters attacked a stronghold of a militant cleric in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, trading fire with his supporters near the scene of a suicide attack that killed 20 people, police said. The...
CAIRO, Oct 26 (Agencies): Al-Qaida sympathizers have unleashed a torrent of anger against Al-Jazeera television, accusing it of misrepresenting Osama bin Laden's latest audiotape by airing excerpts in which he criticizes mistakes by insurgents in Iraq Users of a leading...
ISTANBUL, Oct 26 (Agencies): Turkey warned Thursday that U.S. objections will not stop its troops from crossing into Iraq to pursue Kurdish separatists, while a steady stream of U.S.-made Turkish fighter jets roared across the skies along the borderHigh-level Iraqi...
MANILA, Oct 26 (agencies): Ousted President Joseph Estrada was a free man Friday for the first time in 6 ½ years after his successor pardoned his graft conviction in a move touted as an effort to bridge the Philippines' deep...
TRIPOLI, Oct 26 (AFP): Chadian President Idriss Deby and leaders of Chad's four main rebel groups signed Thursday a peace accord after the latest flare-up of unrest in the central African country, a Libyan official said. The agreement was signed...
Two NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan KABUL, Oct 26: Two NATO soldiers were killed and three others wounded in a battle with Taliban militants in eastern Afghanistan, the military force said Friday. "Two service members were killed and three others...
Law and Information Adviser Mainul Hosein today said the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system would help settle disputes quickly and cheaply through understanding between the groups, reports BSS.He said the ADR process would help settle disputes through consensual method as...
Leaders of Ekatturer Ghatok Dalal Nirmul Committee and South Asian People's Union against Fundamentalism and Communalism have demanded formation of a special tribunal for the trial of war criminals and ban on politics based on religion and fundamentalism, reports UNB.In...
The Election Commission has taken no initiative to hold elections to the regional and three district councils, administered under specialised rule, of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, reports bdnews24.com. The EC, however, is preparing to hold polls to local government bodies...
JOYPURHAT, Oct 26 (BSS): The preparation of voter list with photograph and national ID card began here at all 90 wards under Joypurhat Pourasabha and Sadar Upazila areas, district election office (DEO) sources said.The sources said on the inaugural day...
TANGAIL, Oct 26 (UNB): US Charge de Affaires Geeta Pasi said Friday the United States supports the caretaker government's initiatives to implement the election roadmap towards restoration of democracy in the country.Speaking at a function on the premises of Elenga...
President Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed felicitated President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimukhammedov on the occasion of the Independence Day of his country that falls Saturday, reports UNB.In separate messages, Iajuddin and Fakhruddin expressed their confidence that the excellent...
TANGAIL, Oct 26 (UNB): An Awami League activist of Konabari Village in Gopalpur Upazila here was killed by assailants early Thursday.
FE ReportConfidence Steel Limited (CSL), a subsidiary of the Confidence Group, has made a breakthrough in construction of telecommunication tower in the country, meeting its demand from the fast-growing mobile phone operators. Since the start of its operation in early...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Oct 26: National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Mohammad Abdul Majid called upon the officials concerned to discharge the assigned duties with utmost sincerity in realisation of government revenue. He also called for time-befitting steps to be taken...
The admission tests for MBBS course in the 14 government medical colleges were held simultaneously from 10:00 am to 11:00 am Friday, reports bdnews24.com. Special security measures were taken at the examination halls on the eve of the tests. A...
KHULNA, Oct 26 (UNB): The members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized 1.0 million litres of counterfeit furnace oil worth about Tk 25 million from three fuel shops at the city's Khalishpur area Thursday night and Friday morning.The RAB men...
FE ReportThe second meeting of the governing body for SAARC Disaster Management Centre (SDMC) was held at a local hotel in New Delhi, India recently.SAARC Disaster Manage-ment Centre Chairperson KH Masud Siddiqui presided over the meeting.Members of the governing body...
FENI, Oct 26 (UNB): Police in a drive at a house of a Jubo Dal leader at Char Chandia village under Sonagazi Upazila seized arms, ammunition and bombs and arrested two terrorists on the spot Thursday.Local people informed police that...
FE ReportCentre for Health, Population and Development (CHPD) organised a seminar on "Addressing Reproduc-tive Health Issues in Developing Countries: Contribution of Population Council" on the campus of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) recently.Population Council in Bangladesh Country Director Ubaidur Rob was...
A 90-member police team left here by a UN chartered flight late at Friday night to join the UN peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast, reports UNB.Assistant IGP (UN desk) Mohammad Zahirul Islam Bhuiyan and other high officials were present at...
PIROJPUR, Oct 26 (UNB): Some 615 hand driven tubewells will be installed in four upazilas of the district in the current fiscal year.Of the total, 25 tubewells will be set up in Sadar Upazila, 261 in Swarupkati, 109 in Bhandaria...
National all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's century along with two nice fifties from Imrul Kayes and Tushar Imran put Khulna Division in a commanding position on the 1st day of the 2nd round four-day match of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th...
Herschelle Gibbs got the ball rolling in South Africa's court and Graeme Smith and Shaun Pollock didn't let the momentum drop much as the visitors made hasty progress pursuing 231 in Multan. Gibbs' brisk 39 off 35 balls put the...
Haider Ali scalped six wickets for 22 runs as Sonali Metro Cricket Academy registered a 106-run victory over ACC Blue in the 3rd Division Qualifying Cricket League at the Gulshan Youth Club ground here Friday, reports UNB.Coin-favoured Sonali Metro CA...
Four teams -- Dhaka DSA, Dinajpur DSA, Rajshahi DSA and hosts Panchagarh DSA -- advanced to the semis of the 1st Invitational Women Handball Competition, beating their respective opponents at the Tetulia Upazila Sports Association ground in Panchagarh Friday, reports...
FE ReportThe 2nd Citi Cup Golf Tournament, organised by Citibank, NA, began at Kurmitola Golf Club Thursday, said a press release.Commandant of National Defence College ATM Zahirul Alam inaugurated the two-day event. Managing Director and Citi Country Officer Mamun Rashid...
PATTAYA (Thailand), October 26 (AP): Suzann Pettersen holed a 115-yard wedge shot for eagle on the par-4 13th and birdied the 18th to maintain a two-stroke lead Friday in the Honda LPGA Thailand, her fourth straight tour round atop the...
LIVERPOOL, October 26 (AFP); Australian star Tim Cahill believes his goal-scoring return to action can provide the springboard for an Everton assault on Europe this season.Cahill (27) made his first senior appearance in almost seven months in Thursday's 3-1 victory...
PARIS, October 26 (AFP): International football's governing body, FIFA, has supported Brazil as the sole candidate for the 2014 World Cup after an inspection of potential sites, in a report released Thursday."It would be appropriate to choose Brazil as the...
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