Mushfiqur Rahim hurt his right shoulder during a training session with his Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League side Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club, in Mirpur Thursday, reports Cricinfio. According to the club coach Mizanur Rahman, Mushfiqur had an awkward fall on...
Rupali Bank Krira Parishad, Young Pegasus and Gopibagh Friends Association registered win in their respective Group-A matches of the Dhaka Metropolis 2nd Division Cricket League at three different venues in Dhaka and its adjoining areas Friday, reports UNB. In the...
CAPE TOWN, Jan 2 (AFP): Debutant off-spinner Simon Harmer broke two promising partnerships as the West Indies reached 172 for four at tea on the first day of the third and final Test at Newlands Friday. Harmer dismissed Devon Smith...
Injuries hamper NZ, Lanka ahead of Test WELLINGTON, Jan 2: Concerns Friday over injuries to Tim Southee and Rangana Herath disrupted preparations for New Zealand and Sri Lanka on the eve of the second Test in Wellington. Both camps have...
FE Report The Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) drew a good number of visitors on Friday, the first holiday after beginning of the fair on January 1. However, traders said the fair is yet to get momentum as the people...
The employees of BRAC Bank Friday organised a marathon titled "BRAC Bank DAUR 2015 - Kolyaner Pothochola" to raise fund for humanity, said a statement. Mr. Benazir Ahmed, Director General, Rapid Action Battalion was present as the Chief Guest at...
FE Report | 2015-01-03 00:00:00
The government is going to set up a separate desk for faster delivery of Machine Readable Passport (MRP) to hajj pilgrims, as the usual process is allegedly dilatory. State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal disclosed the plan Friday...
FE Report The country's edible oil refiners are not keeping their word as they have increased the prices of soybean oil both of bottled and loose form, consumers and market experts say. The commerce ministry at a meeting with the...
BRAHMANBARIA, Jan 2 (UNB): After two months of disruption that led to a colossal loss worth Tk one billion (100 crore), production in Ashuganj Fertiliser Factory resumed on Friday. Officials at the factory noted that they produced only 42,700 tonnes...
Mr Golam Mahmud (63), a valiant Freedom Fighter and a senior leader of Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) passed away Friday at his residence in Dhaka, (Innalilahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Rajioon). He was also a Director of Eastland Insurance Co. Ltd....
The new Board of Directors of Bangladesh Indenting Agents' Association (BIAA) for the year 2015 & 2016 assumed the office Thursday. M.S. Siddiqui, Dr. S. M. Jaglul A Mozumdar, Syed Tasadeque Hossain (Jahangir) were elected as President, Senior Vice-President and...
The local brand 'Marcel' is rapidly growing in the country's electronics, electrical and automobile market through expanding its market across the country. With the aim of catering the local demands for kitchen and home appliances, Marcel is going to add...
KABUL, Jan 2 (AFP): The Taliban insurgency may still be raging but the poor state of the economy could pose a bigger threat to Afghanistan's long-term viability, and huge mineral reserves are unlikely to offer a quick fix. In Kabul's...
JAKARTA, Jan 2 (AFP): Indonesia's inflation rate shot up in December and its trade balance swung to a deficit after the country's new president hiked fuel prices by 30 per cent a month earlier, data showed Friday. December inflation jumped...
SINGAPORE, Jan 2 (AFP): The euro edged lower against the dollar in Asia on Friday amid mounting speculation the European Central Bank will start buying sovereign bonds, analysts said. The euro bought $1.2055 in afternoon Singapore trade -- near two-year...
TAIYUAN, Jan. 2 (Xinhua): The world's largest facility to turn excess methane gas from coal mines into electricity has been completed in north China's Shanxi Province. The facility was completed by the Lu'an Group, which owns the Gaohe Coal Mine...
YANGON, Jan 2 (Xinhua): Myanmar will host ASEAN Tourism Forum-2015 later this month in Nay Pyi Taw aimed at enhancing the country's growth of tourist industry, the Hotels and Tourism Ministry said today. The 34th ASEAN Tourism Forum, the first...
Ismail Hossain | 2015-01-03 00:00:00
A government move is now in top gear for introducing Lead MFI (micro-finance institution) System to coordinate poverty-reduction programmes at the root level. The Micro-credit Regulatory Authority (MRA) is preparing the new model of action under the poverty-alleviation recipe. "Lead...
COMILLA, Jan 2 (UNB): An auto-rickshaw driver was slaughtered by some miscreants at Alekhachar village in Sadar upazila on Friday. The deceased was identified as Monir Hossain, 32, son of Fariduddin, a resident of the village. Police said Monir remained...
MUNSHIGANJ, Jan 2 (UNB): A garment trader was found dead in Srinagar upazila on Friday, four days after he had gone missing. Police recovered the body of Sohagh Dhali, 25, owner of 'Sohagh Garment' situated in the district town of...
MADARIPUR, Jan 2 (UNB): Two people were killed by their rivals following previous enmity over establishing supremacy at Bachamara village in Shibchar upazila on Thursday night and Friday morning. The deceased were identified as Milon Hawlader,30 and Abbas Hawlader,35. Police...
It is possible to ensure healthcare facilities in rural areas through grooming up village doctors providing them with proper education and training, according to new studies, reports UNB. Two new icddr,b studies find that better education, training and access to...
Biggyan Andolon Mancha, a citizens' platform, launched a countrywide mass-signature campaign on Friday to save the Sundarbans from 'destructive' development activities, reports UNB. Prof Dr Anu Mohammad inaugurated the campaign in front of the Jatiya Press Club. The campaign was...
BENAPOLE, Jan 2 (UNB): At least 271 people were killed in Benapole in the outgoing year 2014 giving a clear manifestation of the deterioration of law and order. The above information was revealed by a survey conducted by Human Rights...
Two balloon traders were injured when a gas cylinder blasted at Kachupatti at Shyambazar in the city on Friday morning, reports UNB. The injured were identified as Fariduzzaman, 35, and Abdur Rashid, 45. Sources said the gas cylinder of a...
SUPRO's workers meeting on pro-people tax system Sushashoner Jonno Procharavijan (SUPRO) and Shwadhin Bangla Garments Workers Federation will organise a workers' meeting and Mass Song programme at the National Press Club Auditorium in the city tomorrow (Sunday) demanding pro-people tax...
Light rain is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions and at one or two places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions until 6pm today (Saturday). Light to moderate fog may occur over...
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