Ronaldo: Madrid could be 1st if everyone was at his level

    UNB Cristiano Ronaldo says Real Madrid could be leading the Spanish league if everyone on the team was at his level.   After a 1-0 home loss to rival Atletico Madrid on Saturday virtually ended the team’s chances of winning the title, Ronaldo criticized Spanish media for blaming him for the team’s poor performances and…

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      Police: 3 officers shot, 1 fatally, in domestic incident

      UNB A newly sworn-in police officer on her first shift with her Virginia department was shot and killed Saturday and two of her colleagues were wounded in a confrontation stemming from a call about an argument.   Officers received a call around 5:30 Saturday evening in Woodbridge, about 30 miles southwest of the nation’s capital,…

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        Energy sector cooperation with BD Russia’s focal point: Envoy

        UNB The Russian Federation has described Bangladesh as a very ‘promising’ country and identified its energy sector as the ‘focal point’ of bilateral cooperation between the two countries.   “We believe that Bangladesh will be able to achieve its ambitious development goals and Russia remains Bangladesh’s friend and partner (in its development drive),” said Russian…

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          Blatter warns Infantino of FIFA backstabbers

          BSS Sepp Blatter warned Gianni Infantino on Sunday that miracles will be expected from him as the newly elected FIFA president but there will be plenty of backstabbers if he fails to deliver. Blatter, currently serving a six-year suspension from football, saw his 18-year reign as FIFA chief officially end Friday when 45-year-old UEFA secretary-general…

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            IMF says Tunisia should adjust its ‘development model’

              BSS Tunisia should adjust its development model to counter economic slowdown and build “inclusive growth”, the International Monetary Fund’s country representative said, ahead of an expected line of IMF credit. The authorities have failed to redress the economy since the uprising five years ago that ousted longtime president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Tunisia’s…

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              PM urges local people to help build economic zones

              BSS Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today laid the foundation stones of 10 economic zones, the first of its kind in the country, as she sought cooperation of the local people to set up those zones fast to build a prosperous Bangladesh. “I would like to urge local people to extend cooperation so that the investors…

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                Clinton sweeps South Carolina primary as ‘Super Tuesday’ looms

                BSS Hillary Clinton defeated Bernie Sanders in a landslide in Saturday’s Democratic primary in South Carolina, projections showed, seizing momentum ahead of the most important day of the nomination race: next week’s “Super Tuesday” showdown. Four weeks into the White House primaries, the former secretary of state earned a decisive win in the first southern…

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                  World Trade Center transit hub opens under cloud of $4B cost

                  UNB The soaring, white transportation hub opening next week at the World Trade Center was designed to evoke a bird in flight, but it is hatching under a cloud.   There will be no ribbon-cutting celebration when the train station’s grand hall, called the Oculus, opens this coming week because the head of the bi-state…

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                    Govt to go all the way for country’s development: PM

                    UNB Terming the present government a pro-business and pro-investment one, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said it wants to leave no stone unturned for the sake of the county’s rapid economic progress. “For the sake of the country’s rapid economic development, we want to utilise all the scopes. We’ll go for all ways —…

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                      The Interview Decorum Diary

                      Md. Taqi Yasir A code of conduct for a quintessential diary that builds up a career program directory of one’s professional life is based on the interview performance that is needed for the entrance in a spectacular institution. The protocol here is needed to be maintained abiding by some very constitutional norms. The generic protocol…

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