PABNA, July 25 (UNB): Marriage of a minor girl scheduled to take place Tuesday was finally stopped with the intervention of local administration.Police rescued Sonia (12), student of class VIII of Sathiya Pilot Girls' High School, from the wedding function...
Annual Urs of Hazrat Shah Syed Azizul Bari (RH) Shah Saheb of Paribag will be held tomorrow (Friday) on Paribag Mazar premises.Munazat will be offered at 11:00 am on the same day, says a press release.
The Election Commission (EC) is likely to kick-start the national task of voter list from Rajshahi on August 5 with a fund of Tk 15 million (1.5 crore) allocated for listing the voters in the city area, reports UNB."A total...
FE ReportThe World Bank (WB) is likely to provide US$300 million as aid to Bangladesh in the current fiscal to support the government to meet its budget deficit and pursue reforms programme, official sources said.A senior Economic Relations Division (ERD)...
BANDARBAN, July 25 (UNB): Four union parishad (UP) chairmen of Thanchi Upazila demanded of the authorities to give local public representatives permission to use light arms to ensure their personal security and the security of local people and facilitate their...
Former Bangladesh Nationa-list Party (BNP) lawmaker Naser Rahman, son of former finance minister M Saifur Rahman, was sent to jail Wednesday after a five-day remand in a corruption case, reports bdnews24.com. The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM) court for Dhaka ordered...
FE ReportArmy Chief Moeen U Ahmed recently has expressed his firm belief that the action against the corrupt would be possible to be continued under the existing laws, though there are some legal problems.He expressed the firm belief in a...
A special court Wednesday framed charges against the former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) state minister Lutfozzaman Babar in an arms case, reports bdnews24.com. The court set July 31 for the next hearing in the case. Judge Syed Zahed Mansur of...
CHITTAGONG, July 25 (UNB): The bail petition of detained former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker Sarwar Jamal Nizam was rejected by a court here Wednesday.After hearing, Metropolitan Sessions Judge AKM Anwar Hossain turned down the bail petition of Nizam, now...
For the first time in the country's history, voting in a club election will take place through electronic system in the in the city Saturday, reports UNB.Election to the executive committee of Officers' Club at Bailey Road in the city...
A special court Wednesday indicted Mahbuba Sultana, wife of the detained former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker Mosaddek Ali Falu, in absentia for evading income tax worth Tk 63.2 million (6.32 crore), reports UNB.After framing the charge, Judge M Firoze...
Bangladesh were left to rue five catches and three run-out opportunities as they allowed Sri Lanka to recover from 61 for 4 to 196 and then squandered a manageable run chase to go down 3-0 in Colombo, reports Cricinfo.Put in...
All the office-bearers and executive committee members of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) except Ahmed Iqbal Hasan and Shamim Kabir tendered their resignation from the board in two days till Wednesday, reports UNB.Of the 31-strong BCB executive committee, members Ahmed...
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 25 (AFP): Iraq stunned South Korea 4-3 on penalties to make the Asian Cup final for the first time after a match of excruciating tension Wednesday that sparked wild celebrations in Baghdad.The epic went to a shootout...
Brothers Union Club finally broke the deadlock when they came from behind to notch a 2-1 goals win over Rahmatganj MFS in the day's lone second phase match of the B League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city...
STANFORD (United States), Jul 25 (AFP): India's Sania Mirza rallied to defeat Japan's Akiko Morigami 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) here Tuesday and reach the second round of a 600,000-dollar WTA hardcourt tournament.Mirza booked a date at the US Open tuneup...
HONG KONG, Jul 25 (AFP): His wonder-goal against Liverpool drew comparisons with Ronaldinho, but Li Haiqiang is not packing his bags just yet.The South China captain said he had no plans to seek a move abroad after stunning the Premier...
Bangladesh Handball Federation Tuesday declared four personalities as the Best Handball Organiser-2006 for their special contributions in developing and expanding handball in the country, reports UNB.The best handball organisers are Begum Tasnim Aqbari (Dhaka DSA), Mohammad Anisuzzaman Pintu (Jessore DSA),...
England coach Peter Moores insists there will be no hurried return to international cricket for Matthew Hoggard to prevent him from joining England's list of long-term injury victims. A back spasm during the build-up to the first Test in India's...
Dhaka, July 25 (UNB) - Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team will meet India in the final of the tri-nation Under-19 Cricket Tournament at the Colts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo on July 28.Bangladesh qualified for the final of the meet ahead...
LIVERPOOL (England), Jul 25 (AFP): Steven Gerrard admitted he can't wait to lead Liverpool out at their new 60,000-seat stadium after the club unveiled the plans for the spectacular Stanley Park arena.The Reds submitted an official planning application to Liverpool...
ROME, Jul 25 (AFP): Inter Milan's general manager Ernesto Paolillo on Wednesday confirmed the club's interest in signing Christian Chivu from Roma, but said no agreement had yet been struck with their Serie A rivals.Wednesday's edition of Gazzetta dello Sport...
Shakhawat HossainThe implementation rate of the annual development programme (ADP) in fiscal 2006-07 might be a record low, at about 80 per cent, planning ministry officials feared.The rate of ADP implementation was only 61 per cent in the first eleven...
A Z M AnasThe new regulations to change the way the non-government organisations (NGOs) spend the foreign funds will not have "immediate" effect on development sector.The non-profit NGOs involved in development activities will be allowed to run their ongoing projects...
Shahiduzzaman KhanA considerable number of foreign nationals have been working in the country's various establishments for long. Many of them are allegedly siphoning off huge foreign exchange from Bangladesh in the absence of proper monitoring by the authorities concerned. No...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has extended by another seven working days the deadline for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to submit her wealth statement, reports UNB.The ACC has re-fixed the deadline for the former prime minister on August 7 following an...
Communications Adviser MA Matin Wednesday said it wouldn't be possible to eliminate all corruption by the incumbent caretaker government (CG), the next elected government would carry on the current drive, report agencies.Talking to reporters at his ministry, he said that...
Five rivers burst their banks Wednesday, breaching danger marks at eight points, said Flood Forecasts and Warning Centre (FFWC) Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com. The Brahmaputra and the Ganges tributaries and distributaries might see further onrush of flow during the next 24...
Mure Dickie, FT Syndicatuion ServicesBEIJING: China has promised to respond regularly and in detail to European complaints about potentially dangerous exported products after previously failing to live up to a commitment to do so, the EU's consumer safety chief has...
A warrant was issued for the arrest of Basundhara Group chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan and seven others in a tax evasion case filed Wednesday. Kabiruddin Mollah, Deputy Tax Commissioner (Circle-8), filed the case with the Metropolitan Sessions Court against them...
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