TOKYO, July 29 (AFP): Japan voted Sunday in an election predicted to deliver a stinging rebuke to outspoken conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and possibly pressure him to quit. Abe, who has championed building a more assertive nation proud of...
LONDON, July 29 (AP): On the eve of his first visit to Washington as British prime minister, Gordon Brown said relations between the two allies would always be strong. But his government has signaled that it may not have as...
JERUSALEM, July 29 (AFP): Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday that the United States has agreed a 25 percent increase in its military and defence aid to Israel, to 30 billion dollars in the next 10 years. "In my...
Manila, July 29 (AP): North Korea's new foreign minister reaffirmed his country's commitment to ending its nuclear weapons programme, an official said Sunday. Pak Ui Chun, however, did not specify when North Korea would disable its nuclear facilities, Philippine Department...
KATHMANDU, July 29 (Xinhua): Seventeen more persons died Saturday and one Friday night, the death toll due to floods and landslides caused by incessant rains has reached 33 across Nepal in the last week, local newspaper The Himalayan Times reported...
EL-ARISH, Egypt, July 29 (AP): More than 100 Palestinians began their trip home to the Gaza Strip Sunday, almost two months after Hamas' takeover of the seaside strip triggered the closure of the border with Egypt. The journey began Sunday...
MOSCOW, July 29 (Xinhua): A cargo plane crashed in Russia early Sunday, killing at least eight people on board, Itar-Tass news agency reported. The plane hit the ground just after it took off from southeastern Moscow's Domodedovo airport at 04:16...
LONDON, July 29 (AFP): Queen Elizabeth II's eldest grandson Peter Phillips is to marry his Canadian girlfriend, Autumn Kelly, a Buckingham Palace spokesman announced Saturday. Phillips, 29, is the only son of the monarch's daughter Princess Anne and her first...
WASHINGTON, July 29 (AFP): In Washington, where professional women's style statements are pointedly conservative, Hillary Clinton's cleavage has suddenly burst into one of the hottest topics of the Democratic presidential race. The normally very conservative dresser's slightly low neckline during...
FE ReportThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has initiated a new technical assistance project in association with the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs to strengthen mechanisms for promotion and protection of human rights (HR) and the delivery of...
Awami League (AL) presidium members gathered their wits and sat together Sunday for the first time after the party chief Sheikh Hasina' s arrest, reports UNB.At the meeting at acting AL president Zillur Rahman's Giulshan residence, they discussed programmes for...
NAOGAON, July 29 (UNB): An extortion case was filed against former BNP state minister and LDP leader Alamgir Kabir and 36 suspected activists of the banned Islamist outfit Jama'atul Mujaheedin Bangladesh (JMB) here Sunday.M Ramzan Ali of Bisha village in...
MYMENSINGH, July 29 (bdnews24.com): A Mymen-singh court Sunday sentenced 15 persons to 10 years in jail each for sheltering Siddiqul Islam Bangla Bhai and assisting the banned militant outfit JMB. Magistrate Shefali Begum of the Speedy Trial Court handed down...
PABNA, July 29 (UNB): Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered arms and ammunition in a raid and arrested three people from the residence of a local BNP leader at Baghal Thakurpara in Iswardi Upazila Sunday morning.Acting on a...
The country needs a strong cyber-policing system in its present strive to adopt newer technologies and prevent cyber-related crimes that sometimes pose threat to national interests, experts said, reports BSS. They told the agency that Bangladesh, which is moving satisfactorily...
DU CorrespondentA two-day training workshop on 'Minimisation of Disaster Risk and Pre-cautionary Message' begins at the city's National institute of Mass Communication (NIMCO) today (Monday).
Health Adviser ASM Matiur Rahman Sunday urged the physicians to get ready for tackling the post-flood diseases along with the current spate of mass psychogenic illness in the country, reports UNB."Take preparations to address the water-borne diseases, a post-flood phenomenon,"...
JHALAKATI, July 29 (UNB): At least 14 students of a secondary school in Sadar Upazila fell unconscious Sunday morning, triggering panic in the area. School sources said the students - 13 female and one male - of Boidyapur Secondary School...
BHOLA, July 29 (UNB): A tornado lashed remote Char Jahiruddin village in Tajumuddin Upazila Friday night, leaving at least 10 people injured and damaging some 23 dwelling houses, shops and an educational institution.Local people said the violent tornado struck the...
Khondoker Rashidul Huq, former Director General of the Department of Environment, has been elected Vice-Chairman in the Officers’ Club Election (2007 - 2009) securing the highest number of votes, says a press release.Rashidul, a former journalist associated with the then...
SATKHIRA, July 29 (UNB): BDR jawans rescued eight young girls while they were being trafficked to India at Hizaldi border in Kolaroa Upazila Saturday. The rescued were identified as Shefali Khatun (18) of Khulna, Taslima (20) of Kishoreganj, Farida Khatun...
Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly extended India's lead over England to 140 runs by lunch on day three of the second Test at Trent Bridge, reports BBC. The tourists were 254-3 after day two, and England took the second new...
Former Premier League champions Brothers Union Club completed the B League engagements on winning note beating lowly Chittagong Abahani by 4-1 goals at MA Aziz Stadium in the port city of Chittagong Sunday, reports UNB. Santosh put the port city...
CARLSBAD, Jul 29 (AFP): Defending champion Maria Sharapova makes her first appearance since Wimbledon at the San Diego Classic this week as she once again tests her long-standing shoulder injury. The world number two, who beat Kim Clijsters in the...
STANFORD, Jul 29 (AFP): India's Sania Mirza reached the final of the 600,000-dollar WTA Bank of the West Classic Saturday with a three-set victory over eighth-seeded Sybille Bammer. Mirza topped Austria's Bammer- her third seeded victim in a row -...
Resident Director of Tata Group S Manzer Hussain Sunday said the relationship between the Indian industrial giant and Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) is a long-lasting one, reports UNB.He made the remark at a function where the nine-member Bangladesh team shared...
LOS ANGELES, Jul 29 (AFP): David Beckham's sore ankle meant the Los Angeles Galaxy's new star could again only watch Saturday as they fell 2-1 to Chivas Guadalajara in a SuperLiga tournament group match. Second-half goals from Francisco Rodriguez and...
NOTTINGHAM, Jul 29 (AFP): Allan Donald backed Sachin Tendulkar to become Test cricket's leading run scorer after the Indian star became only the third player in history to score 11,000 Test runs at Trent Bridge here Saturday. Tendulkar, who only...
JAKARTA, Jul 29 (AFP): Four referees officiating at the Asian Cup have been suspended for substandard performances, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said today (Sunday). They include Masoud Moradi from Iran and his compatriot assistant Sokhandan Reza for their officiating...
JAKARTA, Jul 29(AFP): Qatar was Sunday officially confirmed as host country of the 2011 Asian Cup. "The executive committee has decided that the 2011 Asian Cup will be hosted in Qatar," said Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Mohamed bin Hammam,...
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