Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) must seek public apology for their misdemeanour with Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) chief Badruddoza Chowdhury and other leaders of the party before they could think of holding any rapprochement talks.LDP leaders said this while talking to...
India Sunday handed over a cheque for US$ 10 million to Bangladesh to assist ongoing flood relief and post-flood rehabilitation programmes, reports UNB.Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh earlier mentioned the donation in a letter to Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed.Indian High...
A delegation of Dhaka University (DU) syndicate headed by the Vice-chancellor Sunday met Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed and discussed with him the overall situation of the university, reports UNB.Army Chief Moeen U Ahmed and Education Adviser Ayub Quadri were...
FE ReportThe Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) Sunday brought charges against 16 persons, including BNP-lawmaker Mosaddek Ali Falu, and filed cases against them for allegedly misappropriating Tk 5.5 million (55 lakh) worth of relief goods.Sources said the 16 accused had indulged in...
Adviser for Housing and Public Works, Law and Information Mainul Hosein Sunday said the government sincerely wanted to boost the construction sector and the investors should courageously seize this opportunity by pumping investment in this sector, reports BSS.Mainul was briefing...
Former state minister Alamgir Kabir and 58 suspected cadres of outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were accused of extortion in a case filed in Naogaon court Sunday, reports UNB. Another extortion case was filed against former lawmaker and Jhenaidah BNP...
Ashraf Hossain will work as acting secretary general for a BNP faction in absence of Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, who is scheduled to travel to Singapore for treatment of a cardiac ailment, reports bdnews24.com. Bhuiyan, the expelled BNP secretary general, told...
The police arrested Shibly Biswas, son of former Jatiya Party (JP) lawmaker Abdul Gaffar Biswas, on unclear charges in Khulna Saturday. Shibly (38) was taken into custody for interrogation after he was arrested on his way home from Dhaka, assistant...
The High Court Monday directed the government to explain in two weeks why it should not be stopped from pursuing a Policy Support Instrument agreement with the International Monetary Fund. The court order came after Supreme Court lawyer Mesbahul Islam...
The new-ball bowlers bowled canny spells to set the game up, and despite a swashbuckling 62 from Ross Taylor, it was Sri Lanka that romped to seven-wicket victory at the Wanderers to maintain their perfect record in the competition, and...
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 15 (AFP): Groups and schedule for the Super Eights round of the inaugural Twenty20 world championships starting here Sunday: GROUPS Group E: South Africa (A1), England (B2), New Zealand (C1), India (D2) Group F: Bangladesh (A2), Australia (B1),...
Saiful KaiserMany would agree that it was the best match of the tournament so far barring Bangladesh versus West Indies. But the India-Pakistan was marred by the final tie-breaking method. India scrapped together 142 runs thanks to Robin Uthappa and...
Lalbagh Sports Club earned a 3-2 victory over Gazirchat Sports Club in the Metropolis third Division Football League at the Outer Stadium in the city Saturday, reports UNB.Mohammad Imran Hossain struck twice for the Lalbagh Sports Club in the 41st...
A four-member team of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Saturday visited Bangladesh Ansar and VDP Academy in Shafipur to inspect the residential training camp of Bangladesh Women's Cricket team, reports UNB.The BCB team included its ad-hoc committee member Gazi Ashraf Hossain...
MOSCOW, Sept 15 (AP): Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Mara Santangelo of Italy 6-1, 6-2 Saturday, putting Russia within one victory of its third Fed Cup title. Russia's Anna Chakv etadze struggled past Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the opening match...
Speakers at a dialogue arranged in the city Saturday by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) suggested the government to give subsidy on food as an immediate remedy for stemming the tide of spiraling price to avert a serious crisis, reports...
Nagging traffic jams in the capital's thoroughfare Saturday held down the city-dwellers even on the weekend holiday and caused intolerable suffering even to the ones who are used to it as a daily phenomenon, reports UNB.Homebound people, fasting for a...
SYLHET, Sept 15 (UNB): Two people were killed and five others injured in train and road mishaps in the city and Balaganj Upazila Thursday.In the city, inter-city train Upaban Express dashed Suhel Mia (30), son of Cherag Ali of Khashgaon...
The retail prices of most of the essentials and vegetables remained stable in the city markets, according to a market report of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Saturday, reports BSS.The price of coarse rice in different markets, including Kamalapur, New Market, Karwanbazar,...
BANDARBAN, Sept 15 (UNB): At least one person died and 30 others were attacked by diarrhoea in Manjoypara and Hepigo villages under Sadar Upazila Thursday and Friday.Local people said the waterborne disease killed one person at Hepigo village.Sources said five...
GOPALGANJ, Sept 15 (UNB): A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Khatiagarh village under Sadar Upazila Thursday night.Sources said Nazmul since his marriage some years ago started torturing his wife Sara Begum (22) for...
KUSHTIA, Sept 15 (UNB): A notorious dacoit was killed in a shootout between his accomplices and police at Daudermor under Daulatpur Upazila early Saturday.Acting on a tip off, police arrested Habil Mandal (28), wanted in a number of cases, including...
MYMENSINGH, Sept 15 (UNB): A man was killed and five others injured in a violent clash between two rival groups over fishing in a pond at Gujiram village under Trishal Upazila Saturday.Local people said there was a longstanding dispute between...
Lenny Fashions Ltd contradicted a part of the news story published Saturday in the FE headlined 'Savar EPZ bursts into violence, 100 hurt'. In the news, it was mentioned that at one stage of the violence on Friday Lenny Fashions...
COMILLA, Sept 15 (UNB): Police seized a truck loaded with Indian cloths, worth about Tk 5.0 million, from Ulan village under Sadar Dakshin Upazila early Saturday.Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted a truck near Ulan mosque and seized 1,851 pieces...
Over a dozen charge sheets in graft cases, mostly against politicians like Mirza Abbas, Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, HBM Iqbal and Shajahan Chowdhury, are ready and may be submitted even within this week, depending on the Anti-Corruption Commission's (ACC) approval,...
Member of the Awami League council of advisers and former education minister ASHK Sadique was buried at the Banani graveyard in the city Saturday, reports bdnews24.com. The main namaz-e-janaza of the former minister was held at the South Plaza of...
Seemingly changing his tone, acting general secretary of Awami League Mukul Bose Saturday said the AL cannot be reformed without party president Sheikh Hasina, who is in jail, reports UNB." I've said in the past, I am saying now and...
The Election Commission will sit with Krishak Sramik Janata League today (Sunday) to discuss its draft proposals for the reforms of electoral laws, reports UNB.Officials said agenda of the dialogue would focus on the Representation People Order 1972, the Political...
In a change of mind, pro-BNP lawyers will now file a bail petition for former prime minister Khaleda Zia with Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court in a couple of days instead of today (Sunday), reports bdnews24.com. The changed decision...
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