The first-ever Asian Tour event in Bangladesh, the 300,000 US Dollars "Basundhara Bangladesh (BB) Open 2015", began Wednesday at Kurmitola Golf Course in the capital featuring a dismal performance by Bangladesh's premier golfer Siddikur Rahman, reports UNB. In all, 156...
League champions Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) earned an exciting 33-30 goals victory against touring West Bengal Men's team in the first match of the friendly handball series at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city...
The Maldives and Turkmenistan reached the final of the DBBL Asian Senior Men's Central Zone Volleyball Championship eliminating their rivals in the semifinals at the Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor Stadium in Mirpur Wednesday, reports UNB. The Maldives earned a hard-fought...
de Villiers will miss the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh after being granted paternity leave by Cricket South Africa, due to the impending birth of his first child, reports Cricinfo. He will, however, feature in the limited-overs matches and will...
GM Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh who plays for Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited is jointly in the second position along with nine players after he had earned four points at the conclusion of 5th round games of the 8th KIIT...
Tea prices were higher last week, as the demand for all varieties was strong, according to a release of the National Brokers Limited. Loose tea buyers and small packers were selective in the market. CTC LEAF: 16,367 packages and 344...
RAJSHAHI, May 27 (BSS): Sustainable agricultural technology has become the demand of time for boosting farming outputs to feed the gradually increasing population in the country. Speakers made the observation while speaking at the inaugural session of a three-day Regional...
PANCHAGARH, May 27 (BSS): The boro paddy and rice procurement drive started in the district on Wednesday under the auspices of the district food department. Sadar Upazila Chairman and district Awami League General Secretary Anwar Shadat Samrat formally inaugurated the...
Our Correspondent | 2015-05-28 00:00:00
SYLHET, May 27: 'Fly Dubai' and 'Air Arabia' are yet to start operating their direct flights to Sylhet Osmani International Airport as the complexity over ground service arrangement with the Biman couldn't be resolved. The first flight of 'Fly Dubai'...
Badrul Ahsan | 2015-05-28 00:00:00
Big corporate houses are investing in rice milling and marketing, encouraged by demand from a growing population in the country, insiders said. ACI, City Group, Pran-RFL Group and Bashundhara Group are among the companies that are preparing to set up...
FE Report | 2015-05-28 00:00:00
Terming connectivity an important factor for realising Vision 2021, speakers at a discussion suggested on Wednesday to introduce coastal shipping with India and Thailand for ensuring economic growth and better life. They called for initiating a shipping agreement with the...
FE Report | 2015-05-28 00:00:00
Employers have teamed up with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to enhance occupational health and safety in the country's largest foreign currency-earning garment sector. The Bangladesh Employers' Federation (BEF) and ILO Wednesday signed an agreement marking the beginning of the...
FE Report | 2015-05-28 00:00:00
Ambassador and head of the EU delegation to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon Wednesday stressed revision of the company act to help attract foreign direct investment. "Worldwide it is easier to say than to do. We in Europe are experiencing it first-hand....
Cabinet okays Tk 25b purchase proposals The cabinet committee on public purchase approved Wednesday a total of 13 projects involving Tk 25.067 billion that include building new railway line on Kashiani- Gopalganj-Tungipara route worth over Tk 6.289 billion and rebuilding...
FE Report | 2015-05-28 00:00:00
The ministry of finance (MoF) is considering extending timeframe of the existing counter guarantees of the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) aiming to ensure uninterrupted import of fertiliser in the country, officials said. The BCIC has recently sought to extend...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, May 27 (BSS) : An eight-day training workshop for women entrepreneurs on "Basic Beautification and Basic Sewing Cutting" ended here Wednesday. The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) organised the training workshop with the financial assistance...
ADHUNIK (We Prevent Smoking), a national anti-tobacco organisation, on Tuesday urged the government to take steps to stop tobacco cultivation and its supply chain in the country, aiming to protect public health from its adverse impacts, reports UNB. ADHUNIK made...
UNDP to provide US$ 8.75 million to save Bangladesh's coastal areas from the adverse impact of climate change in three separate projects. The projects are part of the Bangladesh's national programme of United Nations' collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from...
FE Report | 2015-05-28 00:00:00
Chevron Bangladesh has extended financial support towards the construction work of the new premises of BIAM Laboratory School in Habiganj. The new building includes four classrooms for over 350 students in Grades I-V, and a teachers' common room. The new...
RANGPUR, May 27 (BSS) : The government has achieved tremendous success in every sector during the past six and a half years in the process of building Bangladesh a middle income country, said speakers at a press briefing here Wednesday....
Orbind Bhakta Shaikat | 2015-05-28 00:00:00
Just a few years back, the word 'selfie' was unknown in the world. Oxford English Dictionary crowned 'selfie' as the word of the year (2013). It is one of the most sweeping changes in all of our modern life. Most...
Nashid Mehjabeen | 2015-05-28 00:00:00
Whenever there occurs any incident which involves harassment of women, the first thing that comes to mind is how these guys stand before their mothers after they do these heinous acts. A person's act is highly influenced by the environment...
Saadman Khan Nabil | 2015-05-28 00:00:00
A mayor is regarded as the first citizen of the city. There are numerous debates on the authorisation of a mayor, but it is important for us to remember that a mayor is the person directly elected by the city...
FE Report | 2015-05-28 00:00:00
Stocks witnessed marginal correction Wednesday, after remaining upbeat for the past four consecutive sessions, as investors bagged profits ahead of national budget to be announced on June 4. The market opened with a negative note and was on roller coaster...
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