BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the National Broadcasting Policy is nothing but part of the government’s desperate bid to re-establish one-party rule. “The broadcasting policy is not any isolated move. This is part of the government’s...
The 15-member Bangladesh cricket team will leave Dhaka tomorrow (Tuesday) night for West Indies to play three-match One Day International (ODI) series, two Tests and a T20 beginning August 20, hoping to play competitive and better matches, reports UNB. "If...
A recent survey by the Indian government has found out that more than 600 large dams in the country are located in high-intensity seismic zones - areas which are considered to be most vulnerable and prone to earthquakes. India has...
Bangladesh men's team returned to the winning form in the 7th round open section matches of the 41st World Chess Olympiad beating San Marino by 4-0 points in Tromso, Norway Saturday, reports UNB. In the 7th round open section matches,...
LONDON: Europe's main stock markets rallied Monday behind a strong rebound by Tokyo amid optimism for easing geopolitical concerns in Gaza, Iraq and Ukraine. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index added 1.0 per cent to stand at 6,632.82 points when trading...
State-owned Janata Bank Limited Sunday signed a contract with Bangladesh Hockey Federation to sponsor foreign coach for the national hockey team for one year, reports UNB. Janata Bank acting Managing Director Omar Faruk and deputy Managing Director Iftekharuzzaman signed the...
A day after a crucial meeting with her party’s policymakers, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia sat with top leaders of her party-led 20-party alliance on Monday night to finalise their next line of action. The meeting began at the BNP chairperson’s...
Bangladesh to play Spain in their opening match of the five-a-side 2nd Summer Youth Olympics Games Hockey at the Youth Olympics Sports Park in Pukou, Nanjing on August 17, reports UNB. Bangladesh has been placed in five-team strong Pool A...
GALLE, Sri Lanka, Aug 10 (AFP): Retiring Mahela Jayawardene took on the unusual role of opening batsman to hand Sri Lanka a thrilling seven-wicket victory on the final day of the first Test against Pakistan in Galle Sunday. The hosts,...
MANCHESTER, Aug 10 (AFP): England captain Alastair Cook hailed a remarkable reversal of fortune after his side thrashed India to win the fourth Test by an innings and 54 runs inside three days at Old Trafford Saturday. Cook admitted England...
MONTREAL, Aug 10 (AFP): Venus Williams booked her spot in the Montreal WTA final by rallying to take a three-set win over sister Serena Saturday in their 25th career meeting. Seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus benefited from nine Serena double...
HARARE, Aug 10 (AFP): Debutants John Nyumbu and Donald Tiripano picked up their maiden Test wickets for Zimbabwe, but South Africa nevertheless made a strong start to their first innings to reach tea on 146 for two on day two...
LOUISVILLE, Aug 10 (AFP): Rory McIlroy birdied three of the last four holes Saturday to hold off a pack of challengers and escape with a one-stroke lead entering the final round of the PGA Championship. World number one McIlroy, who...
Dhoni wants India to learn quickly from painful loss MANCHESTER, Aug 10: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni urged his side to absorb the lessons of their crushing innings and 54-run defeat in the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford...
FE Report | 2014-08-11 00:00:00
Some 22 banks and nine non-banking financial institutions (FIs) joined a refinancing scheme of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) Sunday for creation of new and young entrepreneurs in the country and make fund available for them. The central bank recently launched...
FE Report | 2014-08-11 00:00:00
Stocks witnessed a sharp gain Sunday with key index of the prime bourse crossing 4,500 points-mark after three months as investors went for buying spree amid optimism. The market started with an upbeat note, which continued till the market closure...
Half-yearly managers' confce of Eastland Insurance held The half yearly Managers' Conference 2014 of Eastland Insurance Company was held on Saturday at DCCI Auditorium in Dhaka. Mr. Mahbubur Rahman, Chairman of the company inaugurated the conference. In his inaugural address,...
Bangladesh Bank will confer the 'Bangladesh Bank Award-2013' on both Professor Dr. Muzaffer Ahmad and Dr. Swadesh Ranjan Bose (posthumous) for their distinctive and remarkable contributions in the fields of development economics on August 20. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul...
NEW DELHI, Aug 10 (PTI): Pitching for greater transparency in rule-making and other functions of regulators, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today asked Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to work towards attracting more retail investors to the capital markets....
NEW DELHI, Aug 10 (PTI): Market valuation of top seven Sensex companies fell by Rs 247.83 billion last week in an overall weak stock market. TCS, ITC, Coal India, HDFC Bank, SBI, ICICI Bank and HDFC suffered losses in their...
Appollo Ispat, one of the leading manufacturers of corrugated iron sheet in the country, organised sales representatives' conference at the head office of the company in Dhaka on Saturday. The participants at the conference discussed different issues relating to market...
As one of the most competitive US governor's races picks up, voters in Illinois are hearing a whole lot about a British territory far away in the Caribbean. Democratic Gov Pat Quinn hammered his wealthy Republican rival for days after...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-08-11 00:00:00
South Korea has taken a set of measures to bring down illegal stay and boost recruitment of Bangladeshi workers in the East Asian nation. As part of the steps, the EPS (Employment Permit System) centre of the South Korean embassy...
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