BSS France’s former Davis Cup captain Arnaud Clement is suing the French tennis federation (FFT) for 1.5 million euros after he was sacked from the job in September, a legal source told AFP on Sunday. “Arnaud Clement has initiated proceedings…to resolve his disagreement with the federation,” the source said without elaborating on the details. Clement…
BSS Visiting Secretary General of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Elhadj AS Sy today called upon the political leaders of the world to come forward with humanitarian values to uphold the dignity of mankind. “The people are suffering now from both man-made and natural disasters all over the world. Every…
BSS The election to chose leaders of Supreme Court Bar Association for the year 2016-17 will be held on March 23 and 24. “The decision was made at a meeting of executive committee of Supreme Court Bar yesterday. Advocate Harunur Rashid will act as the convener of the sub-committee for the election,” said Nimesh Chandra…
BSS Bangladeshi veterinary scientists has invented the preventive vaccine for cattle’s foot and mouth disease (FMD), a major viral ailment that causes the country an estimated loss of Taka 10,000 crore annually. “Our veterinary scientists have invented the master-seed of anti-FMD vaccine . . . it is a landmark achievement for the livestock sector,” state…
UNB Nigeria’s Finance Ministry says it is cutting 24,000 ghost workers from the national payroll, saving $11.5 million a month. A statement received Monday says a new bank verification system helped uncover frauds with federal government salaries being paid to people who do not exist and some civil servants receiving salaries from multiple agencies. The…
UNB Two people died as they fell into a fuel tank at a filling station at Nayapur Haturapara in Sonargaon upazila on Monday. Manjur Kader, officer-in-charge of Sonargaon Police Station, said Masum Mia, a worker of Chand and Surya filling station, slipped into a Mobil tank while working there in the afternoon . Sensing the…
UNB Iraqi officials say the death toll from back-to-back market bombings carried out by the Islamic State group the previous day in eastern Baghdad has climbed to 73. Police and health officials say several of the critically wounded died overnight while 112 people remain in hospital. Also, at least five people are still missing after…
UNB The Public Service Commission on Monday published a circular for the 37th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination seeking applications against 1,226 posts. The circular was published on the PSC website. The process to fill up forms and submit fees online will begin on March 31 and end on May 2, according to the circular….
BSS March, the month of English calendar year, has much significance to the ‘Bangalee’ nation, as the formal struggle for independence began this month after Bangabandhu’s 7th-March historic speech and the massacre of Bangalees by Pakistani forces at the dark night of 25 March 1971. In this month, the Banglalee nation received a clear guideline…
UNB Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) on Monday conducted a drive at DCC Market in the city’s Gulshan-1 area demolishing its extended part raised illegally. During the drive, led by a Rajuk magistrate, other illegal structures, signboards and billboards at the market were also removed. Inspector (investigation) of Gulshan Police Station Salahuddin Maih said the drive…