KABUL, July 30 (AP): A purported Taliban deadline for the lives of 22 South Korean hostages passed with no word on the captives' fate Monday, and an Afghan governor pleaded with the militants to give negotiations more time. Qari Yousef...
TOKYO, July 30 (AFP): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Monday to reshuffle his scandal-plagued cabinet and push forward his conservative agenda after voters handed his party a landmark defeat. The Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled Japan almost continuously...
LONDON, July 30 (AP): About 8 million Iraqis - nearly a third of the population - need immediate emergency aid because of the humanitarian crisis caused by the war, relief agencies said Monday. Those Iraqis are in urgent need of...
COLOMBO, July 30 (AFP): When India and Sri Lanka signed a peace pact two decades ago it was hailed as a landmark that could end Asia's longest running civil war. But since then, the bloodshed has only got worse. The...
TEHRAN, July 30 (AP): Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Monday criticised a US plan to sell state-of-the-art weapons to Saudi Arabia, saying it would undermine security in the Middle East, the state broadcasting company reported. Mohammad Ali Hosseini's comments followed reports...
ISLAMABAD, July 30 (AFP): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf may hang up his army uniform to pave the way for a pact with former prime minister Benazir Bhutto after the pair met in Abu Dhabi, a minister said Monday. Military ruler...
KATHMANDU, July 30 (Xinhua): Floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall across Nepal have claimed at least 74 lives as of Sunday evening, local newspaper The Kathmandu Post reported Monday. Nepali Home Ministry confirmed the death of at least 69...
The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) is to publish an English grammar textbook for higher secondary students, reports bdnews24.com. NCTB chairman Mohammad Yusuf Farooq said that the book would be available to students who enrolled this year. He said...
Results of part-III of Honours of Physics, Geography, Bangla and History, and first part of Masters of Arabic, Pali and Sanskrit of 2005 under the National University were published Sunday, reports BSS.The results have been sent to the respective colleges...
RAJSHAHI, July 30 (UNB): People in the district are planting mango saplings in large scale during the current rainy season favourable for its plantation.They are enthusiastically buying mango saplings from nearby nurseries or markets for planting in order to change...
FE ReportSpeakers at a training workshop on "Disaster Risk Reduction and Early Warning" Monday emphasised on modernisation of early warning dissemination system and strengthening information service on disaster management, said a press release. The workshop was jointly organised by National...
A reception has been accorded to two noted singers of the country Ajit Roy and Shaheen Samad recalling their invaluable contributions to the cultural field, reports BSS.Katha Lalitakala Academy, a cultural institute for the children in the city, organised the...
University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh has decided to accord a reception to 21 researchers of the country's public and private universities for their research work, reports BSS.The research works were published on the disciplines under the faculties of arts,...
LAXMIPUR, July 30 (UNB): Pirates hijacked four fishing trawlers loaded with fish and fishing nets from Meghna River in Ramgati Upazila Saturday night.Sources said a gang of pirates numbering 10/12 attacked the four trawlers of fishermen Nuruddin, Bhuttu, Halim and...
CHUADANGA, July 30 (UNB): Nineteen students of Madhabpur Islamia Dakhil Madrasah in Jibannagar Upazila fell sick Monday morning.Madrasah Superintendent M Tahaj Islam said the students first reported of headache and some of them fell unconscious at about 9.00am. Four of...
The 48th draw of the Taka 100 prize bond will be held at the conference room of Dhaka Divisional Commissioner in the city today, reports BSS.Each series of the prize bond has a total of 46 prizes, an official handout...
CHITTAGONG, July 30 (UNB): Chittagong Polytechnic Institute has been declared closed sine die due to fierce fight that took place among the activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS).The residents have also been ordered to vacate...
Two Union Parishad chairmen were arrested by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and police in Sylhet and Magura districts and another was sued for patronising militancy Saturday, reports UNB. In Sylhet, members of RAB and police in a joint drive arrested...
Andrew Strauss and Michael Vaughan settled the dressing-room nerves for England with a composed 80-run partnership for the second wicket as they went into the lunch break on 129 for 1 Monday, reports Cricinfo. The deficit was still an imposing...
STANFORD, Jul 30 (AFP): Top-seeded Russian Anna Chakvetadze cruised past India's Sania Mirza 6-3, 6-2 here Sunday to capture her second WTA Tour title in as many weeks. Chakvetadze had earned a three-set victory against Mirza in the semi-finals en...
B League champions Abahani Limited finished their campaign in style with a 1-0 win over Muktijoddha Sangsad KC in their last league match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city Monday, reports UNB.With this win, the popular "sky...
RIYADH, Jul 30 (AFP): Saudi Arabia fans buried the disappointment of their team's Asian Cup final defeat to Iraq and took consolation that the title went to another Arab country. Many Saudi supporters had their faces painted in the team's...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has extended the contract of national selectors Faruque Ahmed and Athar Ali Khan by one month till August 31, 2007, reports UNB. The tenure of national chief selector Faruque Ahmed and selector Athar Ali Khan was...
Tim Henman will take on American wild card John Isner in his first match since Wimbledon at the Legg Mason Classic in Washington Tuesday, reports BBC. The Briton, ranked 73, will meet eighth seed Benjamin Becker in round two if...
AZM Anas An advisory committee, formed by the present caretaker administration, will meet today (Tuesday) to review the latest coal policy.The eight-member committee headed by Abdul Motin Patwari, a former vice chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET),...
The High Court (HC) Monday granted bail to detained former Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina, halting all proceedings of an extortion case against her, report agencies. Moreover, the HC issued a rule asking the government to explain...
Detained former prime minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina Monday wrote a letter to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury seeking advice and cooperation in submitting her wealth statement, reports UNB."Yes, the Commission received a letter from...
The floods that battered many parts of the country for days continued to worsen Monday as some major rivers swelled further over danger levels, a flood-warning bulletin said, report agencies. The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre in the bulletin said...
FE ReportThe country's exports grew 15.7 per cent to a record US$12.18 billion in fiscal 2006-07, led by readymade garments, despite months of political turmoil and labour unrest. In fiscal 2005-06, exports recorded at $10.5 billion registering about 22 per...
FE ReportThe government is likely to extend the deadline for legalising undisclosed income aiming to offer individuals and companies more time to pay tax.The deadline expires today (Tuesday). "The highest authority of the government is seriously considering extension of time...
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