Local currency maintained stable tone against US dollar during the week of September 7 to September 11 last as well and was traded around 77.40 levels. The market will see the same tone next week. The average daily inter-bank USD/BDT...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-09-13 00:00:00
Boat surfing in the Bay is increasingly becoming popular after the introduction of recreation facility by a foreign-managed company in Cox's Bazar, a top company official said. "We're overwhelmed with the response. Tourists are increasingly being attracted to our new...
LONDON, Sept 12 (AFP): Europe's main stock markets diverged on Friday, with London higher as traders lean toward Scotland remaining in Britain following next week's landmark referendum on independence. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed 0.20 per cent to stand...
TOKYO, Sept 12 (AFP): Tokyo stocks gained 0.25 per cent to close at a fresh eight-month high on Friday as the yen lost more ground against the dollar, shrugging off a weak lead from Wall Street. The Nikkei 225 index...
Bangladesh Internet Exchange Limited (brand name Ollo) has signed a contract with ZTE Corporation recently, for a nationwide rollout of LTE network in Bangladesh also known as real 4G, said a statement. Afterwards, Bangladesh Internet Exchange Limited (BIEL) obtained No...
The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) organised a two-day training programme on "Financial Modelling using MS Excel" on September 12-13 at ICMAB Bhaban in the city, said a press release. Mohammed Salim, President of ICMAB inaugurated...
Dhaka United Sporting Club won by a solitary goal over Bangladesh Boys Club in a match of the Bengal Group Dhaka Metropolis Senior Division Football League at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur Friday, reports...
LISBON, Sep 12 (AP): Portugal coach Paulo Bento has quit because of poor results, including a 1-0 shock defeat against Albania. Bento's departure was by mutual agreement, and his replacement would be announced soon, the Portuguese Football Federation said in...
Bangladesh cricket team skipper Mushfiqur Rahim has overtaken Shakib Al Hasan in the ICC Test batsman ranking list after making his 3rd Test century on September 8 against West Indies at Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent, reports UNB. The...
Forty two players won their first round games of the 1st Golden Chess Club International Rating Chess Tournament that began Thursday at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room, reports BSS. Acting president of Bangladesh Chess Federation Syed Shahab Uddin Shamim formally...
Six more matches of the 4th Walton Refrigerator National Rugby competition were decided on the second day (Friday) at the Paltan ground adjoining the Bangabandhu National Stadium, reports BSS. On the day, Bangladesh Army crushed Rangpur district by 55-0 points,...
PERTH, Sept 12 (AFP): Lleyton Hewitt won his 41st singles match and Nick Kyrgios swept through in straight sets as Australia took a commanding 2-0 lead over Uzbekistan in their Davis Cup World Group play-off Friday. Hewitt, 33, playing in...
KARACHI, Sept 12 (AFP): The ban slapped on star spinner Saeed Ajmal has left Pakistan's cricket chiefs frantically trying to take action on "chuckers", including dusting off expensive biomechanical testing kit that had laid unused for years. Ajmal, who turns...
Bangladesh will take on hosts West Indies in the 2nd Test of their two-match series beginning today (Saturday) at the Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia, reports UNB. The match will begin at 8:00 pm (Bangladesh Time). In the first...
MADRID, Sept 12 (AFP): Barcelona boss Luis Enrique has confirmed that Lionel Messi will be fit to face Athletic Bilbao Saturday despite skipping Argentina's World Cup final rematch with Germany last week due to a groin strain. "Messi is ready...
Venus thrashes Savchuk to reach quarters QUEBEC CITY, Sept 12: Former world number one Venus Williams cruised to a straight-sets second-round victory Thursday at the WTA Tour Quebec City tournament. The top-seeded seven-time major champion rolled over world No. 242...
RANGPUR, Sept 12 (BSS): Farmers have incurred crop losses to the tune of over 278,000 (2.78 lakh) tonnes worth over Tk 5.87 billion (Tk 587 crore) following the recent flooding in eight northern districts along the Brahmaputra basin, official sources...
FE Report Necessary training and awareness among workers can help them fight any fire incident, thus saving their lives and factory assets. Some 130 workers of Medlar Apparels Ltd at Ashulia proved it again by preventing a fire incident that...
Though initiated long seven years ago, finalisation of the draft of a new police law to replace the existing Police Act 1861 is now caught in red tape, reports UNB. A five-member committee of the police headquarters, formed under the...
Senior Army officers from around the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions will meet in the city for the 34th Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS) tomorrow (Sunday), reports UNB. Army officers and security officials from 23 nations in the Asia-Pacific and...
CHITTAGONG, Sept 12 (BSS): Customs officials in separate drives detained three passengers with 17 gold bars from Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport on Thursday night and Friday morning. The detainees were identified as Habibullah of Fatikchhari upazila of the district,...
The written test for the first-year honours admission under Ka unit of Dhaka University (DU) for the academic session 2014-15 was held Friday, says a press release. DU Vice-chancellor Prof Dr AASM Arefin Siddique along with other senior teachers visited...
The 67th Session of WHO's Regional Committee for South-East Asia concluded in the capital on Friday with health ministers adopting resolutions to accelerate health action on key areas, reports UNB. The RC endorsed the regional strategy for strengthening the role...
Teachers of primary schools across the country will wear black badges on September 16-20 to press for implementation of their demands, including fixing the salary scale of assistant teachers at a level one step below that of headmasters. The programme...
Celebrated writer Humayun Ahmed's mother Ayesha Foyez is undergoing kidney treatment at a Dhaka hospital, reports bdnews24.com. The 84-year old had been suffering from various ailments for some time. She was admitted to the Labaid Hospital on Thursday where she...
Writer Imdadul Haq Milon distributed prizes among the students at a function at the Jatiya Chitrashala of Shilpakala Academy in the city Friday, says a press release. Under the book-reading programme of Bishwa Sahitya Kendra, a total of 622 students...
Discussion on Nazma Zesmin Chy today A discussion meeting in memory of Dr Nazma Zesmin Chowdhury, former teacher of Modern Language Institute of Dhaka University (DU), will be held at the institute's auditorium on the campus at 4:00 pm today...
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