MOULVIBAZAR, Oct 3 (UNB) : The locomotive of a train along with two bogies derailed near Srimongol railway station Wednesday, disrupting train services on Sylhet-Dhaka and Sylhet-Chittagong routes.Sources said Akhaura-bound Kushiara Express from Sylhet veered off the track at about...
SYLHET, Oct 3 (UNB): Five businessmen were arrested and 13,000 litres of adulterated cooking oil recovered in Kalighat area of the city Monday.BSTI officials in cooperation with RAB and district administration raided the Chowdhury Market in the area and recovered...
KHULNA, Oct 3 (UNB): Rapid Action Battalion arrested a fugitive convict along with 12 powerful bombs from a house in Khalishpur thana in the city early Wednesday.The RAB members arrested Arif Imtiaz Tuhin from his house and recovered the bombs....
DINAJPUR, Oct 3 (UNB) The police arrested a man and recovered 102 sacks of urea fertilizer from a tractor at Khansama Upazila headquarters here Tuesday.Officer-in-Charge of Khansama thana Aminul Islam said the tractor, after loading some 55 sacks of fertilizer...
BARISAL, Oct 3 (BSS): A general meeting of the Hindu community was held at the conference room of the deputy commissioner here today for peaceful celebration of the upcoming Durga Puja.Deputy Commissioner Monjur-e-Elahi presided over the meeting where presidents, vice-presidents,...
The Bangladesh expatriate community living in different cities in Great Britain have donated pound sterling 37,643 to the Chief Adviser's Relief and Welfare Fund and the Chief of Army Staff's Relief Fund in aid of country's flood victims, reports UNB.Among...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Oct 3, 2007: Brahmanbaria Press Club arranged discussion meeting, Doa and Iftar Mahfil on the occasion of Holy Ramadan at the Press Club auditorium Tuesday.President of National Press Club and Senior Vice President of Greater Comilla Sangbadik Forum...
MADRID, Oct 3 (Bloomberg): European service industries grew at the weakest pace in two years in September after a jump in credit costs hurt banks. Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc said today its services index fell to 54.2, the...
LONDON, Oct 3 (Agencies): Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan defended the US subprime mortgage market, arguing that the repackaging and sale to investors of risky home loans - not the loans themselves - are to blame for the global...
DETROIT, Oct 3 (AP): Ford Motor Co has something else to bring to the table in its ongoing contract talks with the United Auto Workers union: A dismal September sales report.Ford's US sales plunged 21 per cent last month as...
BEIJING, Oct 3 (Xinhua): Tianjin Development Zone thrives on foreign investment, but when it recently rejected a large foreign paper-processing project, there was little concern. The plant was one of more than 100 enterprises rejected by this zone in the...
NEW YORK, Oct 3 (Reuters): Verizon Wireless unveiled three new cell phones Wednesday for the holiday season, including a high-end handset named Voyager that will compete with Apple Inc's iPhone.The Voyager, made by LG Electronics (066570.KS), trumps the iPhone by...
SYDNEY, Oct 3 (AFP): Australia's central bank today left interest rates unchanged at 6.50 per cent for a second straight month as concerns lingered over the potential impact of the US credit squeeze. The Reserve Bank of Australia, revealing the...
SINGAPORE, Oct 3 (AFP): World oil prices gained in Asian trade today in a technical rebound before the latest report on United States energy stockpiles, dealers said. New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in November, was...
TOKYO, Oct 3 (AFP): The dollar was steady against other major currencies in Asian trade today as investors sat on their hands ahead of European interest rate decisions and a key US jobs report, dealers said. The euro was steady...
HONG KONG, Oct 3 (AFP): The marriage of innovative technology and financing have led to a spread of energy efficient projects that are improving the quality of life for some of the poorest people across Asia. From solar energy to...
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 3 (AFP): The battle for terrain in the lucrative Internet search market continued yesterday with Microsoft revealing it has bought Jellyfish, a US firm specialising in comparison shopping online. "We purchased Jellyfish.com," Microsoft search and advertising platform...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Oct 3: Islami Bank Bangladesh limited (IBBL) held a post-flood rehabilitation workshop for the flood-affected farmers on the premises of Sarail Annada High School Tuesday.IBBL Assistant Vice President and Manager (B'baria branch) Solaiman attended the workshop as the...
NEW YORK, Oct 3 (UNB): Bangladesh calls for greater unity and cooperation among the Islamic Ummah, "particularly at a time when it confronts manifold challenges".Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury said this while addressing the Conference of Islamic Foreign...
RANGPUR, Oct 3 (BSS): Participatory initiatives with cooperative attitudes of the police and the people are seen vital for making the ongoing community policing movement successful. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Rajshahi range of Police AKM Shahidul Haque said...
The verdict on the graft case filed by the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) against Awami League leader and former home minister Mohammad Nasim and his wife Laila Arjumand Banu has been scheduled for October 8. Judge Feroz Alam of the Special...
BAGERHAT, Oct 3 (UNB): Charge sheet was submitted against former BNP lawmaker MAH Selim and 14 others here in an extortion case.Investigation Officer (IO) of the case and Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the Sadar police station Sirajul Islam Tuesday submitted the...
The High Court (HC) has formed a Vacation Bench for hearing and settlement of emergency matters during the vacation of Eid-ul-Fitr, reports UNB.Justice AFM Abdur Rahman will dispose off emergency matters after hearing at the courtroom No 23 of the...
MYMENSINGH, Oct 03 (BSS): The registration of eligible voters in four union parishads (UPs) under Sadar Upazila of the district was completed successfully, local election office sources said today (Wednesday).The sources said a total of 102,614 voters of Akua, Khakdahar,...
KARACHI, Oct 3 (BBC): It took Pakistan until the third day of the Karachi Test to produce some combative cricket, but South Africa remained in a strong position. Paul Harris had his first five-wicket haul and Mark Boucher broke Ian...
Champions BKSP and runners-up Dhaka DSA moved to the final of the Araf Apparels 21st National Youth Hockey Competition crushing their respective opponents in the Super League at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB.The...
DAMBULLA, Oct 3 (BBC): England are set to retain Graeme Swann as their sole spinner for Thursday's second floodlit one-day international against Sri Lanka in Dambulla. That would mean no place for Monty Panesar, who missed the 119-run defeat in...
NEW DELHI, Oct 3 (AFP): India's media Wednesday condemned fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth's on-field tantrums after he clashed with Australian batsmen, saying there was a "thin line between aggression and antics." Sreesanth clashed repeatedly with the batsmen during Tuesday's second...
SYDNEY, Oct 3 (AFP): It was the story the cricketing world found too good to be true-retired Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne was romancing the Jemima Khan, the former wife of Pakistan cricket legend Imran Khan. And it was just that....
Former Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu could be set for a surprise return in the two-match Test series in Australia starting on 8 November, reports BBCAtapattu, 36, has made 16 Test hundreds but not featured at international level since February...
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