SATKHIRA, July 27 (UNB): Indian Boarder Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) exchanged fires at Kakdanga frontier of Satkhira and Mohonpur frontier areas of Dinajpur districts Friday morning.Along the Kakdanga frontier area in Kolaroa Upazila, BSF troops from Tarali...
WASHINGTON, July 27 (AFP): France's Dominique Strauss- Kahn, the European Union choice to head the International Monetary Fund, met with US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson yesterday in Washington. The IMF earlier said Strauss-Kahn, a Socialist party leader and former French...
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Thursday fixed tariff limits and set new rules on marketing of mobile phone services, reports bdnews24.com. The 'interim directive' of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) does not allow mobile phone service operators to charge more...
Bird flu hits prices of egg, chicken in IndiaNEW DELHI, July 27 (PTI): A day after the government confirmed the outbreak of bird flu, chicken prices fell by over 20 per cent in Delhi's wholesale market while eggs became cheaper...
Bangladesh is looking for strengthening relations with the countries in the East apart from the West.Adviser for Foreign Affairs Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury made the observation while briefing journalists after a meeting with Myanmar Foreign Minister Saw Thin at the state...
The Election Commission (EC) has not yet published the results of the competency test the 303 controversial upazila election officers sat about two and a half months ago, reports bdnews24.com. The EC officials would not say anything either about why...
Jailed Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina greeted her only son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on his 36th birthday Friday, one of her lawyers said. Counsel Anisul Huq, who met Hasina at the sub-jail on the Jatiya Sangsad Bhavan premises at...
Former Finance Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Saifur Rahman along with other family members met his detained son, Naser Rahman, at the Dhaka Central Jail Friday.DIG (Prisons) Shamsul Haider Siddiqui told the UNB that Naser's father (Saifur Rahman),...
SATKHIRA, July 27 (UNB): Indian Boarder Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) exchanged fire at Kakdanga frontier in Kalaroa Upazila Friday morning.BDR sources said the BSF troops of Tarali camp started firing at about 5:00 am without any provocation....
BHOLA, July 27(UNB): The joint forces arrested a local Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader from Charfassion College premises Wednesday morning in Charfassion Upazila.The arrested was identified as Rezaul Karim Khandakar, close associate of former BNP lawmaker Nazim Uddin Alam and...
President Iajuddin Ahmed Friday called upon all to be accountable to their own self, to society and the nation as a whole for achieving overall development of the country, reports UNB."A person of accountability is the most valuable resource for...
The directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) programme to control tuberculosis has been found satisfactory in Mymensingh district, sources at the national tuberculosis leprosy control programme (NTLCP) said Friday, reports BSS.Line Director of the NTLCP Provat Barua, who made a...
Experts and academicians at a meeting Friday pledged to involve the country's teenaged students in conserving the bio-diversity of the country, reports UNB.Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh (WTB) organised the follow up meeting of the workshop titled 'Training Adult Advisers for...
DU CorrespondentThe division level competition of 'National University (NU) Star Hunt' begins from today (Saturday) at the six divisional cities of the country.The competition of Dhaka and Chittagong divisions will be held on the premises of Mirpur College and Chittagong...
RAJSHAHI, July 27 (BSS): The Department of Fisheries through conducting a mobile court today seized unauthorised nets worth Tk 0.55 million (5.5 lakh) from different points of the river Padma here. On the 12th day of the countrywide Fish Conser-vation...
KHAGRACHHARI, July 27 (UNB): Over 50 dwelling houses and business establishments were burnt to ashes in a devastating fire in Old Zeep Station area in the town Thursday.Local people said the fire originated from a kitchen of a house and...
NARSINGDI, July 27 (UNB): At least 10 people were injured early Friday as armed robbers looted cash and valuables from the house of a man at Adiabad Puranhat village in Raipura Upazila, only a day ahead of his son's marriage....
SHARIATPUR, July 27 (UNB): At least 5 people were injured and some 25 thatched houses were damaged by a violent tornado in the district Friday.Witnesses said the tornado struck Telipara and Chamta villages in Noria Upazila at about 5.00 am,...
BENAPOLE, July 27 (UNB): Three Bangladeshi schoolboys, who were trafficked to India two years back, returned home Wednesday through the Benapole border.An organised gang of criminals trafficked the three boys - Nivel Mondal (14), Rintu Hossain (12) of Daulatpur, Kushtia,...
Enamul Hoque Chowdhury (42), manager of NCC Bank, Hajiganj branch, passed away at Hajiganj in Chandpur district Thursday, said a press release.He left behind his wife, one son, two daughters, a host of relatives and friends to mourn his death....
A discussion on the 76th birth anniversary of renowned singer Abdul Alim was held at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Friday, reports BSS. Vice-Chancellor of the BUET AMM Safiullah attended the discussion as the chief guest while...
DINAJPUR, July 27 (UNB): Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized a truck loaded with Indian clothes worth over Tk 2.5 million (25 lakh) from Motihara in Ghoraghat Upazila here Thursday. Acting on secret information, the elite force of...
SYLHET, July 27 (UNB): A court here Thursday convicted a man and sentenced him to life imprisonment in absentia in the sensational Tahir Ali murder case.The court also fined the convict Santai Miah (40) of Shahapur village in Goainghat upazila,...
JAKARTA, Jul 27 (AP): Iraq goes into Sunday's Asian Cup final knowing that victory will almost certainly trigger wild celebrations in the war-ravaged nation.They will also be all to well aware of the spectre of suicide bombings, which marred celebrations...
Abahani Limited clinched the country's first B League (professional football league) title with one match in hand beating Sheikh Russell KC by 2-0 goals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Friday, reports UNB.Abahani Limited secured 44 points from...
A brief shower threatened to further delay the start, but the weather finally relented, the outfield was sufficiently dry, and Rahul Dravid had little hesitation in choosing to put England in to bat after winning the toss. Fifty-five overs have...
JAKARTA, Jul 27 (AP): Japan and South Korea will contest not only third place in the Asian Cup but what remains of East Asian pride when they meet in a consolation play off today (Saturday).The two nations will play the...
STANFORD, Jul 27 (AP): Top-seeded Anna Chakvetadze fell behind early before rallying for a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Eleni Daniilidou in the second round of the Bank of the West Classic Thursday.Sania Mirza and Olga Govortsova also reached the quarter-finals,...
LONDON, Jul 27 (AFP): Lord's Cricket Ground is to stage its first floodlit match in September, owners Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) announced Friday.Temporary floodlights will be installed for the Second Division Pro40 League one-day match between Middlesex, who are based...
Bangladesh Under-19 team play India in the final of the Tri-Nation Cricket Tournament today (Saturday) at the Colts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo, reports UNB.Earlier, in the first two league matches, the junior tigers suffered humiliating defeats against the next...
© 2026 - All Rights with The Financial Express
