Tigers make it 4-0 with 21-run win
Mahmudullah struck a career-best 82 not out to steer Bangladesh to a challenging 256-8 against Zimbabwe in the fourth one-day international at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in…
Archive for November 28th, 2014
Oil steadies near 4-year low as glut looms after OPEC
Brent crude oil steadied above $73 a barrel on Friday after hitting a fresh four-year low in the wake of OPEC’s decision not to cut output, a move investors said would leave oil markets heavily oversupplied…
Global air ticket fraud sweep nets 118 arrests
More than 100 people were arrested worldwide this week after an investigation spanning 45 countries into the use of stolen credit cards to buy plane tickets, European police agency Europol said on Friday…
Chhatra League infighting leaves 3 injured at Comilla Univ
Three activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League were injured in sporadic clashes between two factions over a trifle matter at Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Hall at Comilla University on Friday…
US, int’l community grateful to Bangladesh for contributions to peacekeeping: Biswal
US assistant secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal on Friday said the United States and the international community are profoundly grateful to the people of Bangladesh for…
Locals block city road protesting at murder of minor
The agitating people besieged the road at Natunbazar in the capital demanding the arrest of the killers of a minor girl to halt the traffic movement for more than…
Nigeria bus station blast kills 40 people
A roadside bomb tore through a bus station near a busy junction in northeast Nigeria on Thursday, killing 40 people including five soldiers, witnesses and…
6-km tailback at Mawa
A six-kilometre tailback was created on Friday at the Shimulia ferry station that replaced the Mawa station to facilitate the construction works of Padma Bridge at Mawa-Kawrakandi route…
PM returns home after attending Saarc Summit
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Friday noon after attending the 18th SAARC Summit held at Kathmandu the capital of Nepal on November 26-27, reports United News of Bangladesh…
One dies, 26 go missing as trawler capsizes in Bay
A man died and at least 26 people went missing as a fishing trawler capsized in the Bay of Bengal, on the outskirts of Saint Martin’s Island, earlyFriday, reports United News of Bangladesh…
Venezuela says 13 dead in prison disturbance
Venezuela’s government said at least 13 prisoners died of drug overdoses after inmates stormed a prison infirmary during protests demanding better living conditions, though activists on Thursday questioned the official version and said the death toll could be far higher…
Picked up a year ago, they’re yet to return
Witnesses to the abductions a year ago of 19 Dhaka-based opposition student activists provide evidence of the involvement of the state agencies, an investigation by New Age reveals.
All 19 were picked up over a period of two weeks and are believed to have ‘disappeared’…
How all it began
A series of disappearances of 19 BNP activists and supporters in a two-week period in Dhaka started on 28 November 2013 when five men were picked up from outside Dhaka Central Jail just after 1:00pm…
Deal on energy cooperation signed
The 18th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit concluded on Thursday by adopting the ‘Kathmandu Declaration 2014’ renewing the commitment of the member states to boost regional connectivity, combat terrorism, reduce impacts of climate change and alleviate poverty in South Asia…
RAB probe finds 21 personnel involved
The Rapid Action Battalion in its investigation of the Narayanaganj seven murders found that 21 personnel of RAB-11, including its then commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Tareque Sayeed Muhammad, also son-in-law of disaster management and relief minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, were involved in the abduction, murder and hiding of the bodies…
Muhith outlines new strategy to replace age-old criteria
Finance Minister AMA Muhith put forward a number of proposals to standardise the selection and implementation of development projects as lack of proper yardstick often hampers development activities and holds back efficient resource spending…
ACC probes find over 50 people involved
Anti-Corruption Commission probes have found more than 50 people to be involved in the alleged swindle of Tk 900 crore by the Bismillah Group from five banks…
Movement can’t be stopped detaining Khaleda: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said the government move to detain the party chairperson Khaleda Zia and minus her from politics and thereby stop the movement for democracy would go in vain…
JS body wants single admission tests for public univs
The parliamentary standing committee on education ministry on Thursday recommended that an integrated admission test system for public universities be introduced under the supervision of the University Grants Commission, the regulator of higher educational institutions…
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