SAVAR, Aug 9 (UNB): Visiting Indian Hockey Team whitewashed Bangladesh 3-0 in the three-match international friendly hockey series beating hosts by 3-1 goal in the last match at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan (BKSP) here Saturday. BKSP DG Brig Gen Emadul...
Bangladesh teams earned mixed results in the 6th round matches of the 41st World Chess Olympiad held in Trosmo in Norway Friday, reports UNB. In the 6th round matches, Bangladesh men's team lost to Singapore by 1.5-2.5 points in the...
GALLE, Sri Lanka, Aug 9 (AFP): Veteran Kumar Sangakkara hit a 200-plus score for the 10th time to light up the fourth day's play in the first Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Galle Saturday. The prolific left-hander made...
MANCHESTER, Aug 9 (AFP): Joe Root and Jos Buttler strengthened England's grip on the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford Saturday. England were 325 for eight in reply to India's first innings 152, a lead of 173 runs, at...
MONTREAL, Aug 9 (AFP): Serena and Venus Williams will clash in the semi-finals of the Montreal WTA tournament after the American sisters battled through tough three-setters in the quarter-finals Friday. World number one Serena outlasted Caroline Wozniacki to clinch a...
HARARE, Aug 9 (AFP): Captain Brendan Taylor's unbeaten half-century kept Zimbabwe afloat as they reached tea on 165 for five on the first day of their one-off Test against South Africa at Harare Sports Club. Taylor was more than equal...
BELMONT, United States, Aug 9 (AFP): South Korea's Park In-Bee seized a one-stroke lead following the second round of the LPGA Tour's Meijer Classic Friday after she posted her second straight five-under 66. "I hit it really good this year,...
MANCHESTER, Aug 9 (AFP): England's Stuart Broad retired hurt after being struck on the nose by a bouncer from India fast bowler Varun Aaron on the third day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford Saturday. Broad, in the first...
TORONTO, Aug 9 (AFP): Roger Federer marked his 33rd birthday by beating David Ferrer for the 15th straight time to reach the semi-finals of the ATP Tour's Toronto Masters tournament Friday. A sellout crowd sang Happy Birthday to the second...
Tsonga downs Murray to reach Toronto semi-finals TORONTO, Aug 9: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Andy Murray for the first time in six years Friday with a 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-4 win which took him into the Toronto Masters semi-finals. The victory,...
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The government is dispensing an incentive of Tk 100 million to the farmers in 31 districts to help them boost production in the ongoing Aman season. Nearly 0.1 million farmers, who incurred losses last year for sudden hailstorm and plant...
MOSCOW, Aug 9 (Reuters) : Russia may negotiate a price control agreement with domestic food producers to prevent speculative price hikes that would affect inflation after it banned half its agricultural imports from the West, the agriculture ministry said late...
HELSINKI, Aug 9 (Xinhua) : Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb said yesterday that Finland is among the countries hardest hit by Russian food embargo, among the most affected sectors is the diary industry. In response to tightened European Union (EU)...
Israel and Palestinian factions accept fresh 72-hour ceasefire in Gaza conflict, clearing the way for more talks in Egypt, according to BBC.
LONDON, Aug 9 (AFP) : Oil and gold prices won some support this week from Western sanctions imposed on Russia and owing to crises gripping Iraq and Gaza, traders said. US jets struck jihadist positions in northern Iraq on Friday,...
WARSAW Aug 9 (Reuters) : Poland may support European energy-saving targets if planned legislation includes compensation for more carbon-dependent countries, the government's climate policy chief was quoted as saying on Saturday. Last month, the European Commission put forward a target...
BARGUNA, Aug 9 (BSS) : Growers are happy over good yield of guava in Barguna district this year. According to District Agriculture Extension sources, about 200 farmers have cultivated guava on 85 hectares of land in the district this year....
CHICAGO, Aug 9 (Xinhua) : Chicago agricultural commodities closed mixed yesterday, with corn and wheat falling drastically and soybeans slightly rising. The most active corn contract for December delivery fell 7.75 cents, or 2.09 per cent, to close at 3.635...
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The initial public offering (IPO) subscription of the Western Marine Shipyard Limited (WMSL) will begin today (Sunday), officials said. The resident Bangladeshis will be able to apply for the shares of WMSL till August 14 whereas the non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs)...
The "Half-Yearly Business Conference - 2014" participated by the Heads of Branches and Divisional Heads of Head Office of Mercantile Bank Limited was held at a local hotel Saturday, said a statement. The Conference was inaugurated by the Chief Guest...
A delegation of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) headed by its President Mr. Mohammed Salim, FCMA called on Mr. Amir Hossain Amu, MP, Minister for Industries, Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh at his...
Mr. A.S.M. Mohiuddin Monem has been appointed the Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic recently, says a press release. Mr. Monem is the Deputy Managing Director of Abdul Monem Limited, a leading business conglomerate of Bangladesh. He is also Chairman...
Mr. Md. Nurul Islam has been elected Chairman of Central Insurance Company Ltd. in its 192nd meeting of the Board of Directors held recently. Mr. Md. Nurul Islam is a renowned businessman of the Country. He is the Proprietor of...
Veteran journalist and sports commentator Badrul Huda Chowdhury died at his Chittagong residence at 7 am on Sunday. He was 84. Huda, who had been suffering from old-age complications for long, left behind his wife, three sons and three daughters...
NEW YORK, Aug 9 (Reuters): Investors once again are snapping up high-dividend-paying US stocks as Treasury yields fall, which should keep utilities and telecom stocks near the top of the buying list for the near future. The S&P 500 utility...
ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday won Turkey's presidency in the first round of elections with 52.1 per cent of the vote, an almost complete vote count said, according to a news Erdogan's main rival Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu won...
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