Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury has said Russia could be an important source of foodgrains and energy, reports UNB. "Russia can be an important source of foodgrains and energy at a time when we need both," Iftekhar told journalists after...
The land depression over West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh moved north-northwestwards and now lies over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and adjoining areas as a well marked low Tuesday morning, reports UNB.It is likely to move in a northwesterly direction further inland...
Society for Assistance to Hearing Impaired Children (SAHIC) will provide financial assistance to the completely hearing impaired people to have cochlear implant operations, reports UNB.SAHIC has requested those who cannot hear but can talk to apply for the financial help...
FE Report Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP), under the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management, distributed relief packets among 700 families of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts. Each packet contains 5 kgs of flattened rice, 1 kg of molasses, 5 packets...
JESSORE, Aug 14 (UNB): Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two arms traders along with a pistol from RN Road in the district town Sunday night.The arrested were identified as Arif, son of Awal of Molla para, and Khairul Bashar Babu,...
SATKHIRA, Aug 14 (UNB): Police arrested a fake army officer from Mirdangi area in sadar upazila Sunday.The arrested is Abu Syed, son of Anwar Hossain of Nagarkata village in Tala upazila.Police said Abu Syed realized toll from some local people...
The 9th anniversary of death of Shamsur Rahman, former vice-president of Dhaka City Awami League Ward 48 and an executive of the Philatelic Bureau, will be observed today (Wednesday), reports UNB.On the occasion, a milad mahfil will be held at...
India won their first series in England since 1986, albeit 1-0, after England held on for a draw on the final day of the last Test at The Oval. It was a fitting denouement to a hard fought and evenly...
A 20-member Bangladesh national football team, led by stopper Kazi Nazrul Islam, will leave here for New Delhi on Thursday (Aug 16) morning to participate in the traditional Nehru Cup Football tournament, reports UNB. The five-team Nehru Cup Football tournament...
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 14 (AFP): South African cricket authorities Tuesday said they hoped star all-rounder Jacques Kallis would withdraw his resignation as vice-captain of the national team.Kallis rocked South African cricket by announcing his resignation two days after he was left...
TORONTO, Aug 14 (Reuters): Ninth seed Dinara Safina survived a first-round scare at the $1.3 million Toronto Cup on Monday before rallying to tame Frenchwoman Camille Pin 7-6 3-6 7-5. Trailing 4-1 in the third set, Safina swept the next...
International Master Enamul Hossain Razib and seven other players enjoy joint lead after the 2nd round matches of the 17th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival being held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, reports UNB.After the second round match on Monday, Razib...
Indian national women football champions Orissa team will arrive here on August 20 to play some friendly matches against their Bangladesh counterparts, reports UNB.The visiting Orissa eves will play four matches against the Bangladeshi booters, who will take the field...
MADRID, Aug 14 (AFP): Dutch midfielders Royston Drenthe and Wesley Sneijder will be unveiled by Spanish champions Real Madrid later Monday.Real said in a statement on their webiste that the pair will be presented before the Madrid fans at the...
Saiful KaiserBishan Singh Bedi has been badmouthing Muralitharan as long as one can remember. Singh is married to an Australian the place where they hate Murali. Bedi, as everyone knows if he was playing today would not last a season....
India have moved up two places to third in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Test rankings following their series win in England. Source: Internet.India won the three-match series 1-0 after the final Test at The Oval was drawn Monday. Rahul...
MANCHESTER, England, Aug 14 (AFP): Wayne Rooney will be out for two months with a hairline fracture in his left foot, Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson said Monday.The striker will therefore miss Sunday's derby against Manchester City at Eastlands, England's...
Bangla Vision and Ajker Kagoj advanced to the final of the Meril Media Cup Football winning their respective semi-final matches at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city Tuesday, reports UNB.The two teams will play the final on Thursday...
GLASGOW, Aug 14 (AFP): Rangers manager Walter Smith has warned his side not to underestimate the threat of Red Star Belgrade ahead of their Champions League qualifier at Ibrox Tuesday. The Serbian side, known locally as Crvena Zvezda, won the...
Awami League (AL) acting President Zillur Rahman has demanded of the government to recognise Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as Father of the Nation and to release detained AL chief Sheikh Hasina within this month (August)."Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will have...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 14 (UNB): About 23 political leaders and former bureaucrats of Chittagong could not avail the scope for legalising their undisclosed money under the ongoing tax amnesty.Sources said the National Board of Revenue (NBR) sent an official notice to...
The judgment in the gold smuggling case filed against Jatiya Party Chairman and former president HM Ershad will be delivered on September 6.First Additional Metropo-litan Sessions Judge of Dhaka Md Abul Bashar set the judgment date at 12:30pm after hearing...
FE Report Sangbadik Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SSKOP), an apex body of the professionals working in print and electronic media, has urged the government to announce the sixth wage board award immediately. The SSKOP will be bound to launch action...
NARSINGDI, Aug 14 (UNB): Over 2,000 workers of the UMC Jute Mill, the largest jute mill of the country, demonstrated on the mill premises this (Tuesday) morning, demanding their outstanding salaries and allowances.Witnesses said the workers, mostly of the morning...
The judgment in the graft case against former communications minister and BNP stalwart Nazmul Huda and his wife Sigma Huda will be delivered on August 23, reports UNB.Judge AK Roy of the special makeshift court at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, set...
Siddique Islam The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed the commercial banks to fix the lending rates at a maximum of 12 per cent on import financing for 10 essential commodities to help curb the price hike of the essentials in...
Siddique Islam The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed the commercial banks to fix the lending rates at a maximum of 12 per cent on import financing for 10 essential commodities to help curb the price hike of the essentials in...
The 32nd martyrdom anniversary of Bangobandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be observed in the country today (Wednesday) with due respect and solemnity, reports BSS.On this day in 1975, Bangobandhu along with most of his family members was brutally assassinated at...
The death toll due to drowning, disease and snakebite during the flooding shot up to 443 with 38 more deaths reported in the last 24 hours to Tuesday morning, as millions of people continued to live in abject misery in...
Shamsul Huq Zahid It is little wonder that the strong exponents, local and foreign, of gas exports from Bangladesh to neighbouring India are no more heard or seen these days. With the key government leaders now cautioning about the possible...
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