The prizes of the three chess leagues were handed over to the winners in a ceremony at the DBBL Auditorium of Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) in the capital Saturday, reports UNB. The winners of the Walton Home Appliance Premier Division...
Kalabagan Krira Chakara recorded their second win in the Walton Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (PDCL) beating Partex Sporting Club by 71 runs in their fourth round match Saturday at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothisthan Ground-3 in Savar, reports BSS....
TOKYO, Nov 22 (AFP): Former tennis great Andre Agassi Saturday backed Japanese superstar Kei Nishikori to become a grand slam winner, hailing him as one of the greatest shot-makers ever. Nishikori has climbed to number five in the world after...
Ashashuni Upazila reached semifinal of the Walton DC Cup Football Tournament eliminating Satkhira Pourasava by 2-0 goals in the last group phase match Saturday at the Satkhira District Stadium ground, reports BSS. In the day's match, Bapura put ahead in...
T&T Club Motijheel split points with Youngmen's Club Fakirerpool when their match ended in a goalless draw in the Bengal Group Senior Division Football League Saturday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city, reports BSS. In the day's match,...
HANOI, Nov 22 (AFP): A dreadful error by goalkeeper Tran Nguyen Manh allowed Indonesia to snatch a 2-2 draw with Vietnam in their opening Group A game at the AFF Suzuki Cup on Saturday. The tournament co-hosts had appeared to...
NOAKHALI, Nov 22 (BSS): The Chittagong Divisional Commissioner Gold Cup Football Tournament began here Saturday at the Noakhali Shaheed Bhulu Stadium. M Abdullah, Divisional Commissioner of Chittagong, formally inaugurated the meet as the chief guest. Sirajuddin M Alamgir, general secretary...
DUBAI, Nov 22 (AFP): New Zealand and Pakistan captains Brendon McCullum and Misbah-ul Haq hailed the rivetting Test between their countries which ended in an exciting draw Friday. Pakistan, set to chase 261 in a possible 72 overs, finished 65...
LAHORE, Pakistan, Nov 22 (AFP): Pakistan received some good news on their injured key players Saturday with opener Ahmed Shehzad set to return for the limited over series against New Zealand. Shehzad, 22, suffered a minor skull fracture during the...
India win S Asia women's Championship ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: India clinched their third South Asian women's football championship Friday, thrashing Nepal 6-0 in a one-sided final in Islamabad. Ngangom Bala Devi was the star of the show, bagging four goals...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-11-23 00:00:00
Production of oil seeds, especially mustard oil crop, has been rising in the country thanks to increasing demand of indigenous edible oil and honey among health conscious consumers, officials said. Experts said mustard oil, which was once the key edible...
CHICAGO, Nov 22 (Xinhua): Corn, soybeans and wheat futures closed mixed on the Chicago Board of Trade yesterday, with corn falling, while wheat and soybeans rising. The most active corn contract for December delivery lost 0.5 cents, or 0.13 per...
MOSCOW, Nov 22 (AFP): Russia is considering cutting its oil production in a bid to revive prices, energy minister Alexander Novak said Friday as the falling price of crude along with Western sanctions over Ukraine have led to the ruble...
LONDON, Nov 22 (AFP): Commodity markets mostly rallied this week as China cut interest rates for the first time in more than two years, boosting the demand outlook in the Asian powerhouse. Prices also won support after European Central Bank...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2014-11-23 00:00:00
The old generation has always felt worried about posterity who would follow them next. The concern is universal but it has become more relevant for Bangladesh in recent years. Are the young being brought up correctly and properly, has been...
Charles H. Rivkin | 2014-11-23 00:00:00
On my recent trip through Asia, I was thrilled to visit Bangladesh, whose economic development has impressed the world. I underscored the U.S. government's commitment to growing our trade and investment ties - so we can help sustain Bangladesh's success...
Bangladesh is a land where weather at times plays foul, taking a heavy toll on the peasantry. Cyclones, accompanied by tidal surges, cause extensive damage to crops, fish and livestock. Drought or lower-than-normal rainfall, though not a regular feature, also...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2014-11-23 00:00:00
In a landmark deal towards greater regional integration in three decades of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC), the regional countries are set to sign three framework agreements for establishing rail, road and electricity connectivity. Reports say the...
Mohammad Amjad Hossain | 2014-11-23 00:00:00
Since seizure of the American embassy following the Iranian Revolution to overthrow the puppet regime of Reza Shah Pahlavi, relations between Washington and Tehran remains in cold storage, to say the least. Hectic negotiations with the Iranian authority, headed by...
The acronym BIMAN now stands for: "Bringing In Mal-activities And Notoriety"(BIMAN)! The national airline has shamed us all; and this ill-fame will not go away soon. It seems, that gold smugglers have corrupted all ranks, and it has even toughed...
Shakib al Hasan has admirably guided Bangladesh to the port of victory in a One Day International (ODI) after a long time and suddenly the year 2014 is shining brightly for Bangladesh cricket. Prior to the Zimbabwe series, everything seemed...
Development has become a buzzword in the world as well as in our country. The question is, what is the real meaning of development? Now we (Bangladeshi) are being called emerging tigers, next 11 etc. But the real income gap...
Shamsul Alam in the first of a two-part article | 2014-11-23 00:00:00
The types of sectors as defined by the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Planning for overall budget allocations, allocation of development budget, and also for the evaluation of projects/programmes should be critically analysed. Also should be studied the limitations...
Maswood Alam Khan from Maryland, USA | 2014-11-23 00:00:00
Zunu Zunaid, a Bangladeshi young man, had come to Kansas in U.S.A. on a student visa in 1994 to study petroleum engineering. Twenty-eight people had taken him to Dhaka airport when he was leaving Bangladesh for America, a goodbye befitting...
FE Report | 2014-11-23 00:00:00
Green Delta Insurance Company Limited (GDIC) will formally launch a comprehensive health insurance scheme-- GD Health-- first of its kind in Bangladesh at a city hotel today (Sunday) with collaboration of leading Malaysian hospitals. Farzana Chowdhury, managing director (MD) and...
Khairul Islam | 2014-11-23 00:00:00
The sales of pre-activated SIM (subscriber identification module) cards are galore across the country with the regulator's directives defied. People, involved in the telecom industry and the law enforcement agencies, said a large number of sold but unregistered SIM cards...
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