Billal Hossain, the lone Bangladeshi participant in the 10th Asian Wrestling Championship, won the bronze medal in the 97-kg weight category of the meet held in Kazakhstan, reports UNB. A two-member Bangladesh team, comprising lone wrestler Billal Hossain and official...
SHARJAH, Oct 8 (AFP): Australia all-rounder Steven Smith said he was focused on anchoring the batting rather than scoring his maiden century during his team's win over Pakistan in the first one-day international Tuesday. Smith, 25, hit a solid 118-ball...
SEOUL, Oct 8 (AFP): South Korean police are now searching for seven athletes who have disappeared from the Asian Games athletes' village in an attempt to find jobs, police said Wednesday. The seven include three from Nepal, two from Sri...
.LONDON, Oct 8 (AFP): Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has spoken up in support of Kevin Pietersen's allegations of a "bullying" culture within the England team. Pietersen, in one of several controversial claims in his recently-published autobiography, accused England's senior...
SHARJAH, Oct 8 (AFP): Sri Lanka's world record holder Muttiah Muralitharan, once called for chucking during his controversial career, Wednesday urged bowlers around the world to bowl within the rules or else change their actions. The 42-year-old joined the debate...
The second Division Chess League will begin on October 14 at the Bangladesh Chess Federation (BCF) hall room in the city, reports BSS. The league will be held in the Swiss-League system. Later, top two teams will qualify for the...
BERLIN, Oct 8 (AFP): France winger Franck Ribery has returned to training with German giants Bayern Munich and is on track in his recovery from a knee injury, the club announced Wednesday.
SHANGHAI, Oct 8 (AFP): Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka crashed out of his second successive tournament at the first hurdle Wednesday, losing his Shanghai Masters opener after squandering a 3-0 lead in the final set. It was a misery for...
INCHEON, Oct 8 (AFP): China, Asia's sporting superpower, are agonising over their failure to triumph in football, basketball or volleyball-what they call the "three big ball sports"-at the Asian Games. China won 151 gold medals at the two-week Games in...
SHARJAH, Oct 8 (AFP): Under-strength Pakistan received further blow Wednesday when frontline paceman Junaid Khan was ruled out of the ODI and two-Test series against Australia after injuring his knee in practice. Pakistan are already without off-spinner Saeed Ajmal who...
Mass welcome for N Korea athletes in Pyongyang SEOUL, Oct 8: North Koreans lined the streets of Pyongyang to welcome home their Asia Games athletes, state media said Monday, but there was no reported appearance by the communist country's sports-fanatic...
Md Shahadat Hossain | 2014-10-09 00:00:00
Different forums and seminars are these days discussing audit of financial statements of private and public bodies. Undoubtedly, this is a very good sign. For preventing corruption and fraudulent practices, transparency and accountability are very important. Again fair presentation of...
Shamshad Akhtar | 2014-10-09 00:00:00
The landmark Climate Summit convened by the United Nations Secretary-General on September 23 in New York was unprecedented in terms of the participation of leaders, the private sector and a range of other stakeholders. The level and scale of enthusiasm...
Healthcare and public health sector in the country is in a mess, if not marked by total anarchy. Physicians' consultation fees know no limit, diagnostic centres operate without proper facilities and a number of them without licences, so do a...
Wasi Ahmed | 2014-10-09 00:00:00
Prices set for raw hides and skins of sacrificial animals during the Eid-ul Azha this time have experienced a cut compared to those in the preceding years. An unlikely scenario though, this is not very surprising as it is the...
Md Ashraf Hossain | 2014-10-09 00:00:00
Media reports revealed that Petrobangla has submitted a proposal to the Bangladesh Energy Regulating Commission (BERC) to increase fuel gas price. Nine different rates have been proposed. These according to the reports are: every thousand cubic feet gas for house...
The finance minister recently indicated that pay and benefits of the government employees would be raised from July next as per recommendations of the pay commission. Formation of pay commission appears to be redundant in these days of information technology....
Khalilur Rahman's "Last Column" published in the Financial Express on October 05 is a true portrayal of regular criminal activity of most motorcyclists in Dhaka. Footpaths are meant for pedestrians; but motor cyclists jump on to the footpath in case...
Indian Super League (ISL) football gets underway on the 12th of this month. ISL is like Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket which has become very popular in the cricket world. Eight teams will be participating in the prestigious tournament. Many...
Saleh Akram | 2014-10-09 00:00:00
Investors come across terms like inflation and gross domestic product (GDP) just about every day. They are often made to feel that these metrics must be studied as a surgeon would study a patient's chart prior to operating. The terms...
Dr B K Mukhopadhyay | 2014-10-09 00:00:00
The global demand for dairy products is continuing to grow. In particular, population growth, rising income, urbanisation and westernisation of diets in developing countries (e.g. China and India) are leading to the increased demand. But the question remains - are...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-10-09 00:00:00
Longer holiday and stable political climate helped tourist spots rope in increased tourists during the Eid and Durga Puja festivals. Thousands of people thronged the tourist spots across the country especially the main spot Cox's Bazar. Besides Cox's Bazar, other...
FE Report | 2014-10-09 00:00:00
The recreational centres in and around the city have attracted large crowd during the Eid and Puja festivals thanks to favourable weather. During the vacation the city people with children, couples and young men and women in groups paid visits...
MILAN, Oct 8 (AFP) : European Union leaders headed to Milan Wednesday for an emergency jobs summit that was set to be overshadowed by a deepening split over the rules governing the euro. Matteo Renzi, Italy's reform-minded young prime minister,...
Nokia suspends production at Indian factory HELSINKI, Oct 8: Finnish telecom equipment group Nokia said Tuesday it was halting production in its Indian factory near Chennai and that a dispute with local tax authorities was hindering finding a buyer for...
A meeting of the Bangladesh-India Joint Steering Committee (JSC) on power sector development begins today (Thursday) in New Delhi, reports UNB. At the two-day meeting, Bangladesh will place a joint survey report on its proposed import of 100 MW power...
The heads of dozens of transnational corporations and other private sector stakeholders will meet with Heads of State and government authorities to launch major new initiatives in the area of investment for development at Unctad's World Investment Forum 2014 in...
The body of Language Movement veteran Abdul Matin was handed over to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday for medical research and education as per his last wish. Matin’s wife Gulbadan Nesa Monika handed over his mortal remains...
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