LONDON, Nov 6 (bdnews24.com): Election commissioners M Shakhawat Hussain and Sohul Hussain arrived in London Monday evening to have discussion with expatriate Bangladeshi on how they can vote in national polls from the UK. Deputy High Commissioner Ashraf Uddin Ahmed...
KHULNA, Nov 6 (UNB): Two more extortion cases were filed with Sadar thana here against detained Khulna City Mayor Sheikh Tayebur Rahman Monday night.Jahangir Alam, a sacked KCC messenger, filed one case against him for demanding Tk 0.15 million from...
Awami league acting president Zillur Rahman and general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam expressed deep shock at the death of former MP and district Awami League president Abdul Latib Mirza, reports UNB.In separate condolence messages, they said the country's has lost...
Retired lieutenant general Mir Shawkat Ali Tuesday claimed that he was misquoted by newspapers when he was asked to comment on the house arrest of former president Ziaur Rahman, reports bdnews24.com. Shawkat said it was one captain Hafizullah, not Hafizuddin...
Uttaradhikar-71, a platform of common students of Dhaka University, Tuesday launched a signature collection campaign, demanding punishment of the war criminals of 1971, reports UNB.Prior to launching the signature campaign, the Uttaradhikar-71 members held a general meeting on the premises...
The National Revolution and Solidarity Day will be observed today (Wednesday) commemorating the 1975 uprising staged by people and soldiers amid a topsy-turvy on the country's political arena, reports UNB.On this day in 1975, the protestors foiled a "conspiracy" against...
President Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed has said the significant achievement on poverty reduction and improvement of human development during the last few decades may be challenged by climate change and other associated disasters, reports UNB. Iajuddin Ahmed was speaking at...
DU Correspondent'Banglalink Explore Bangla-desh,' a month-long youth awareness campaign was started at Dhaka University (DU) Tuesday to attract students to visit various beauty spots in Bangladesh and highlight the benefits of sustainable tourism in the country. DU Tourists' Society has...
Managing Director of Amin Jewellers Kazi Sirajul Islam recently received "Child Welfare Performance (CWP) Award of the Year 2006" for his outstanding contribution to the education sector.Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury handed over the award at a function organised...
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (Agencies): Stone-throwing lawyers again clashed with baton-wielding police as President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's government considered Tuesday when to hold elections amid growing international pressure to end emergency rule and restore democracy Unrest broke out in the central...
BAGHDAD, Nov 6 (Agencies): Iraqi soldiers discovered 22 bodies in a mass grave northwest of the capital, the US military said Tuesday. The bodies were found Saturday during a joint operation with US forces in the Lake Tharthar area, the...
HANOI, Nov 6 (AFP): Officials in Vietnam said Tuesday that floods have killed at least 67 people over the past week while more than 160,000 have been evacuated as coastal areas brace for another tropical storm. At least 10 people...
CHICAGO, Nov 6 (AFP): Scientists have identified a gene which leads children to have higher IQs if they are breastfed, according to a study released Monday. The study took a bite out of the nature versus nurture debate by showing...
LONDON, Nov 6 (AFP): Queen Elizabeth II has been named alongside supermodels Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell-and her screen alter-ego Helen Mirren-as one of the world's most glamorous women by British Vogue magazine. The style bible said in its December...
Blair says world must heed rise of China HONG KONG, Nov 6: Former British prime minister Tony Blair said on Monday that the world must pay attention to the rise of China and try to understand the Communist state in...
A brilliant century by opener Imrul Kayes helped Khulna Division maintain their all-win run in the one-day match of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National Cricket League beating Sylhet Division by a comfortable 56 runs at the Narayanganj Osmani Stadium...
Bangladesh Army got off to a flying start in the Office Hockey League drubbing Afsar Limited by 8-0 in one of the opening matches that begun Tuesday at the Moulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium, reports UNB.Skipper Sirajul Islam scored three goals,...
Sachin Tendulkar declined the Indian Test captaincy, citing personal reasons, two days before the national selectors are scheduled to decide on the position. "I don't feel right about it at the moment," Tendulkar told CNN-IBN, an Indian news channel, reports...
Holders Dhaka Division registered their 2nd consecutive victory in the 3rd round one-day match of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National Cricket League beating Barisal Division by three wickets at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in the city Tuesday, reports...
COMILLA, Nov 6 (UNB): Shutakol emerged champions in the First Division Football League beating Muktijoddha Sangsad by 4-3 goals in tiebreaker at the local Stadium Tuesday.The match rolled into tiebreaker, as neither of the teams could score in the stipulated...
The 11th Delta Life Insurance Inter College Women Handball League, Organised by Bangladesh Handball Federation, will begin on November 14 in the city, reports UNB.A total off 10-metropolis Women College, split into two groups will take part in the league,...
FE ReportChief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed said Tuesday the government will constitute a high-powered Better Business Forum within a week to provide a boost to the country's trade and investment activities at both the domestic and international levels. The head...
Doulot Akter MalaCountry's frozen food exporters have been facing an uphill task of taking delivery of consignments, sent back by importers for various reasons, from local ports due to complex procedures.The customs authorities of the ports often consider those consignments...
Shamsul Huq ZahidThe statement made by the newly appointed, soft-spoken chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), Muhammad Abdul Mazid, at a press briefing last Monday would, at least partially, help restore business confidence. Mazid, according to newspaper reports,...
The High Court (HC) Tuesday asked the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to explain in three weeks why its refusal to accept tax on the undeclared income of Khaleda Zia would not be declared illegal, report UNB and bdnews24.com. The...
It is not the party's constitution but 'doctrine of necessity' guided the Election Commission in inviting the reformist faction of BNP to sit for dialogue on electoral reforms, CEC Dr ATM Shamsul Huda said Tuesday amid raging contentions over their...
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (Agencies): In a telephone address to lawyers in Pakistan's capital, the ousted chief justice (CJ) of the Supreme Court urged the lawyers today to continue to defy the state of emergency imposed by the president, Pervez Musharraf....
FE ReportStock prices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) slightly gained Tuesday due to a rally of the shares of Social Investment Bank Ltd (SIBL) and some non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs).Earlier Monday afternoon the SIBL got off the 'problem bank...
BNP chairperson's adviser Hannan Shah Tuesday urged the Election Commission (EC) to revise its decision regarding the invitation to acting BNP secretary general Hafizuddin Ahmed for dialogue on electoral reforms, report bdnews24.com and UNB."Otherwise, stern actions would be taken through...
FE ReportIndia requested Bangladesh Tuesday to submit a proposal formally to withdraw the Indian export ban on essential commodities especially rice.An Indian delegation led by Joint Secretary Rajeev Kher made the request following Bangladesh's plea to remove the ban on...
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