COLOMBO, Nov 22 (AFP): Sri Lanka's government is to outlaw a charity believed to be a front organisation for separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, media minister Anura Yapa said Thursday. Ministers met Wednesday and decided to proscribe the Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation...
TOKYO, Nov 22 (AFP): A final Middle East peace accord will be impossible to reach before United States (US) President George W Bush leaves office in January 2009, Israeli President Shimon Peres said in remarks published Thursday. "It is theoretically...
TOKYO, Nov 22 (AFP): A Japanese ship supporting the US- led 'war on terror' in the Indian Ocean returned home Thursday as Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda launched talks to resume the naval mission. Japan on November 1 called home its...
DAMASCUS, Nov 22 (AP): Syria is softening its refusal to attend the Annapolis peace conference and already has won dividends, including a visit from Jordan's king that marked an end to regional isolation. But as it bends, it risks alienating...
SEOUL, Nov 22 (AFP): North and South Korea agreed Thursday to run daily freight trains when regular rail services across the heavily fortified border resume next month for the first time in over half a century. The Koreas agreed to...
PARIS, Nov 22 (AFP): A commonly-prescribed anti-depressant increases the lifespan of worms to the human equivalent of a centenarian, scientists looking for chemicals that prolong longevity reported Wednesday. What determines lifespan remains poorly understood, but a spate of recent research...
TEHRAN, Nov 22 (Reuters): Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said today that he will hold talks with the European Union (EU) foreign policy chief on November 30 over the country's atomic work, which the west fears is a cover to build...
KAMPALA, Nov 22 (UNB): Foreign ministers of the Commonwealth countries, meeting under the chairmanship of host Ugandan Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa, have expressed "profound sympathy" on deaths and destruction caused by cyclone Sidr.As the Foreign Ministers' conference began here Wednesday...
The Supreme Court (SC) hearing on twin appeals of the government and the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) against the High Court (HC) bail to Sheikh Hasina in Bangabandhu Memorial Trust graft case ended Thursday. The court will deliver the verdict Monday,...
KAMPALA, Nov 22 (UNB): Foreign Advisor Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury held bilateral talks with Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting here.During the meeting, they agreed that bilateral relations were on...
The Election Commission (EC) is going to take a decision whether it will appeal or not within two days against the High Court's stay order on dialogue with acting BNP Secretary General Hafizuddin Ahmed. "We will take the decision in...
SYLHET, Nov 22 (UNB): The bodyguard of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) kingpin Shiekh Abdur Rahman was sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment (RI) Wednesday in August 17 countrywide simultaneous bombing case.The Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge Diproman Sarkar handed down the...
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge's court ordered Thursday for reinvestigation into a case against former minister Mirza Abbas under the Foreign Currency Act, reports UNB.Judge Azizul Hoque passed the order and fixed November 27 for submission of fresh investigation report. The...
NETROKONA, Nov 22 (UNB): The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against Dr Mohammad Ali, former lawmaker of BNP, and his wife Principal Rabeya Ali today accusing them of concealing wealth while submitting their statements to the ACC.ACC Assistant Director...
President Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed today inaugurated formally the official website of Bangabhaban in a simple ceremony at the Bangabhaban here Thursday, reports BSSThe website, www.bangabhaban.gov.bd, would contain the regular state activities and official programmes of the President with pictures...
A special prayer and 'munajat' will be offered at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after Juma prayers on Friday seeking Divine blessings for the cyclone victims, reports UNB.Religious Affairs Advisor Dr A S M Matiur Rahman will be present at the...
SATKHIRA, Nov 22 (UNB): A fisherman of village Kalinti in Shyamnagar Upazila, who was seriously injured in an attack by a tiger in Sundarbans on Monday, died at a hospital Wednesday. The dead was identified as Momen Gazi, of Kalintri...
FE Report Chehlum of veteran journalist Obaidul Huq will be held today (Friday) at Rahmat-e-Alam Islam Mission Orphanage I, Rail Gate, Tejgaon in the city after Jumma Prayer.In this connection Qurankhwani and Doa Mahfil have been arranged.The family members of...
DELHI, Nov 22 (BBC): India were held up by a rearguard action from Pakistan's Misbah-ul-Haq after taking control on the opening afternoon of the first Test in Delhi. After Pakistan had won the toss and batted, paceman Zaheer Khan took...
Hosts Rajshahi Division maintained their all-win record in the one-day Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National Cricket League beating Dhaka Division by 21 runs in the 5th round at the Rajshahi Divisional Stadium Thursday, reports UNB.In the day's other matches, Barisal...
DURBAN, South Africa, Nov 22(AFP): Asia's top nations go into the preliminary World Cup draw here Sunday knowing there will be at least one high- profile casualty when it comes to the crunch in 2010. With Australia now part of...
Saiful KaiserRudi Koertzen apologised to Kumar Sangakkara (192) for giving him wrongly out. The result was Sangakkara couldn't score a double hundred but more importantly it bailed out the Australians who were then at the receiving end of a Sangakkara...
Touring Bangladesh Under-19 team took 73 runs overall lead against Pakistan Under-19 team scoring 58 runs for 3 wickets in the second innings at stumps on the third day of the four-day match at the National Stadium in Karachi Thursday,...
LONDON, Nov 22 (AFP): Steve McClaren paid the price of England's failure to qualify for Euro 2008 Thursday when he was unceremoniously dismissed from his position as head coach. McClaren, who had refused to resign, was sacked less than 12...
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) deferred its election by several days due to the situation prevailing after the devastating cyclone `Sidr' that ripped through the south and southwestern region recently, reports UNB.The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the...
The final round matches of the Challengers' Cup begin today (Friday) according to a change in fixture, reports UNB.The final round matches were earlier scheduled to start Thursday.As per the changed fixture, Team North play Team East at the Dhanmondi...
Saiful KaiserRudi Koertzen apologised to Kumar Sangakkara (192) for giving him wrongly out. The result was Sangakkara couldn't score a double hundred but more importantly it bailed out the Australians who were then at the receiving end of a Sangakkara...
S M JahangirThe secretaries of all the ministries met Thursday to review the post-cyclone satiation and set strategies for expediting the government's relief and rehabilitation activities for the victims.Chaired by the Cabinet Secretary Ali Imam Majumdar, the meeting called for...
Refayet Ullah MirdhaA group of angry investors Thursday staged a demonstration in front of the country's premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), protesting against the price fall of shares following a decision taken by the stock market regulatory body Monday...
Siddique Islam The government has urged the business community for taking necessary measures to import essentials, including foodgrains, on an emergency basis to avert shortfall in the near future, official sources said. The food directorate under the food ministry has...
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