Mashrafe Mortaza said the team's belief before the ODI series that they were favourites kept them in the right frame of mind. Pakistan became the fourth Full-Member nation after Zimbabwe, West Indies and New Zealand to lose an ODI series...
The BRAC Chicken 1st National Surfing competition will be held on April 27-28 at the Laboni Beach point of the tourist city in Cox's Bazar, reports BSS. Sponsored by BRAC Chicken and organised by the Bangladesh Surfing Association (BSA) a...
Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad KC registered their fourth victory defeating Sheikh Russell KC 2-1 in the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday, according to Bangladesh Football Federation website. Forward Enamul Haque put Muktijoddha ahead in the...
KARACHI, Apr 20: Pakistani greats on Monday slammed the team's first ever series loss to Bangladesh, with former captain Javed Miandad terming it the "lowest point" in his country's cricketing history. Bangladesh thumped Pakistan by seven wickets in the second...
The BRAC Chicken 1st National Surfing competition will be held on April 27-28 at the Laboni Beach point of the tourist city in Cox's Bazar, reports BSS. Sponsored by BRAC Chicken and organised by the Bangladesh Surfing Association (BSA) a...
NARSINGDI, Apr 20 (BSS): Experts and farmers in Narsingdi expect bumper output of Boro rice this season, as peasants here started harvesting the major crop in parts of the district. "We had fixed a target of producing 215,000 tonnes of...
Emirates has launched a second daily A380 service to London Gatwick Airport, says a press release in Dhaka. Due to passenger demand, Emirates has taken the decision to immediately upgrade its EK15/16 route that was previously operated by a Boeing...
Ismail Hossain | 2015-04-21 00:00:00
A significant amount of foreign currency flies out of Bangladesh each year as the country needs to spend foreign nationals working in Bangladesh, a top chamber leader said. Hossain Khaled, president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said the...
FE Report | 2015-04-21 00:00:00
The ministry of finance (MoF) has initiated the process of releasing Tk 26 billion as cash incentives for local exporters, officials said. Bangladesh Bank (BB) has requested the government to release Tk 26 billion against exports for meeting outstanding cash...
Yasir Wardad | 2015-04-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh's internet speed has improved dramatically in a year as the country has notched up the top rank in South Asia, according to a new global study. The rankings of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka were 129, 128 and 170...
FE Report | 2015-04-21 00:00:00
A one-stop centre of excellence meant for upgrading both labour and product standards of the country's apparel industry gets off to a formal start today (Tuesday). Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has set up the Centre of Excellence...
The name of the Chinese ambassador in Bangladesh should be read as Mr Ma Mingqiang in place of Mr. Li Jun in a report titled 'Spl zone for Chinese investors, says Tofail' published in FE's April 20 issue. The inadvertent...
Uttara unveils 'Ciaz' Sedan brand car Motors vehicle company Uttara Motors Limited has brought a new four wheeler into its existing products range for local market, the company said. The mid-size premium Sedan segment Ciaz having a price tag of...
Munima Sultana | 2015-04-21 00:00:00
A faster move is on to buy 500 trucks, several hundred double-decker and articulated buses and road-maintenance equipment worth 175 million US dollars under a second Indian line of credit (LoC) not yet finalised. Officials said the Road Transport and...
RANGPUR, Apr 20 (BSS) : Speakers at a views-sharing meeting Monday stressed for resolving the prevailing problems and barriers being faced by women entrepreneurs for their smooth development to further speed up economic advancement. The bankers should take more time-befitting...
Shamsul Huda | 2015-04-21 00:00:00
Budget for the ministry of industries (MoI) has been halved in the last three years as it is discouraging foreign aid and increasing government's own financing, official sources said. In the coming fiscal year (FY), 2015-16, the ministry has made...
Syful Islam | 2015-04-21 00:00:00
Members of the technical committees on the Ministries of Commerce (MoCs) of Bangladesh and Nepal will sit next week in Kathmandu to discuss various bilateral trade-related issues. The issues include operational modalities of transit cargo, duty-free access of goods to...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 20 (BSS): By dint of diversified interventions, gardening around homesteads in both summer and winter seasons in the region including its vast Barind tract has been gaining popularity with production of different fruits and vegetables. Marginal farmers and...
Muhammad Zamir | 2015-04-20 00:00:00
Although delayed by a few days, 'Shuvo nabo barsho' to the readers as we step into Baishakh and the Bangla Year - 1422. An important festival, it has become a cultural icon and assumed a special place in the hearts...
Md. Harunur Rashid | 2015-04-20 00:00:00
The readymade garment (RMG) industry in Bangladesh has grown over a few decades to become the second largest in the world. The sector is now the key driver of the economy and the country's development. By 2013, there were approximately...
If empowered, elected representatives of over 4,500 union parishads (UPs) can act as real change agents for speedy economic development of villages. That these UPs can generate local resources to some extent even under existing arrangements is amply evident from...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2015-04-20 00:00:00
Borrowing by the government from the banking system, in the case of Bangladesh, is more of a double-edged sword. It cuts both ways. If it borrows heavily, the financial market feels the pinch in the form of what is widely...
Neil Ray | 2015-04-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh can spring surprises for the rest of the world to marvel at. It has happened in case of the country's development parameters and now the long neglected railway perhaps wanted to capture world attention. Or, how else can a...
On the Gulshan Avenue approaching the first traffic circle from south, there is a restaurant mostly being used by cash-rich youngsters. Despite availability of so many places for parking, the well-to-do young people park their vehicles indiscriminately, right across the...
I was shocked to know about the sexual harassment on Pahela Baishakh on Dhaka University campus. This has left a bitter taste in everybody's mouth. How can such a traditional institution like Dhaka University be a venue of a social...
Recently an illegally constructed two-storey tin shed house at Rampura collapsed killing 12 people and injuring many others. Living in such a condition is always dangerous but we seem to ignore the fact until a disaster befalls us. We shall...
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