Twenty three national booters reported to the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) office Sunday to join national training camp for the FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers/AFC Cup Qualifiers, reports UNB. Bangladesh team will play a FIFA Friendly against Malaysia on August...
Dhaka and Narayanganj districts made a good start in the eight-team final round of the Sailors BFF National U-15 Football Championship that began Sunday in the city, reports UNB. Dhaka District earned a 2-1 goals victory Jessore District in the...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Sunday jointly announced the itinerary of the first-ever International T20 Cricket Tournament for physically challenged people involving five nations which will kick off at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket...
Rezaul Karim | 2015-08-24 00:00:00
The government has started assessing the impact of eurozone crisis on the country's exports to devise coping strategies for the external shock, officials said. As part of the exercise, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has sought recommendations from the Commerce...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked new Japanese envoy in Dhaka Masato Watanabe to visit Bangladesh's special economic zones and take initiatives to relocate their industries to Bangladesh, reports UNB. "We're setting up special economic zones for investors…you can...
M Azizur Rahman | 2015-08-24 00:00:00
State-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has sought supply of furnace oil at cheaper rate from the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) to help bring down electricity generation cost from the furnace-oil fired power plants, said officials. "We've recently sent a...
FE Report | 2015-08-24 00:00:00
A four-day textile will begin next month to bring the latest technology, machinery and materials under one roof for local manufacturers. The '16th Textech Bangladesh 2015 International Expo' on textile and apparel technology, machinery and allied services would be held...
Dhaka to join Asian cotton summit The global output of cotton in current season of 2015-16 may drop to 109 million bales, 10 million bales lower than last year output. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the forecast...
Terming Bangladesh an attractive destination for investment, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said any investment has to be made in line with the rules of the country and decision of the Board of Investment (BoI), reports UNB. "Bangladesh is...
Science and Technology Minister Architect Yeafesh Osman Sunday said the present government supports any programme that can ensure transparency in all the sectors, reports BSS. "As part of its mission to build Digital Bangladesh, the present government has taken different...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 23 (BSS): Speakers at a participatory discussion said in the city on Saturday that emphasis should be given on creating more mass-awareness for boosting tax collection in the greater interest of making the country economically self-reliance. They also...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 23 (BSS): Speakers at a discussion here Sunday unequivocally called for more industries in the region for bolstering its economy coupled with improving the living and livelihood condition of people. They viewed adequate industrialisation could be the effective...
RANGPUR, Aug 23 (BSS): Senior officials of Pubali Bank Limited (PBL) have stressed for enhancing investment through lease financing to further accelerate the pace of development in building a middle income nation. They directed the field level officials of the...
BNP claimed on Sunday the Prime Minister's observation over involvement of its chief Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman in the August-21 grenade attack unfounded, reports UNB. The party further said a vested quarter is trying to mislead Sheikh...
Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu said on Sunday the section 57 of ICT Act is not contrary to human rights (HR) and the constitution, reports UNB. His statement came amidst concern and criticisms over section 57 of the Information and...
Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta blamed on Sunday the judiciary for taking the case against journalist Probir Sikdar under Section 57 of the ICT Act on charges of defaming a minister, reports bdnews24.com. Mr Sengupta, the chief of the parliamentary...
A petition has been filed with the Supreme Court (SC) seeking extension by eight weeks its earlier order asking BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, now staying in the US for treatment, to surrender before lower court in...
A case was filed against three RAB members with the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court over the killing of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader in a 'gunfight' in Hazaribagh area, reports UNB. The four accused are commanding officer of Rapid...
BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi secured on Sunday six-month interim bail from the High Court in two mayhem cases filed with Motijheel thana, reports bdnews24.com. A bench of Justice AKM Abdul Hakim and Justice Ashish Ranjan Das gave...
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said on Sunday the government will file a petition seeking review of the Appellate Division (AD) order that commuted the death sentence of Jamaat leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee to imprisonment ubtil death, reports BSS. "We will...
The Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court (SC) stayed the proceedings of a graft case against BNP leader Moudud Ahmed until August 30 over grabbing a governmental house, reports UNB. A four-member bench of the AD, led by Chief...
Police sought an 80-day remand for BNP chairperson's adviser and journalists' union leader Shawkat Mahmud in eight cases of violence filed with Paltan and Motijheel thanas, reports UNB. Investigation officers (IOs) of the cases on Sunday filed separate petitions with...
A case accusing local Awami League activists over the murder of Gazipur's Kaliakoir unit Jubo League (JL) leader Rafiqul Islam has been filed by his family members, reports bdnews24.com The victim's brother filed the case with Kaliakoir thana on Saturday...
BNP has chalked various programmes to celebrate its 37th founding anniversary in a befitting manner on September 01, reports UNB. The programmes include discussion, hoisting party flag, placing wreaths at the grave of party founder. Besides, separate discussions will be...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Aug 23 (UNB): Police in a drive arrested a leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh from Syampur bridge area of Shibganj upazila on Sunday on sabotage charges. The arrestee was identified as Abu Bakar (37), son of Shukur Uddin, a resident...
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