Maswood Alam Khan from Maryland, USA | 2014-07-09 00:00:00
There was always a consensus in American Congress and among the Americans that the United States would never ignore rising threats in any near or distant lands and allow any terrorist groups or dictatorial regimes to gain sanctuary in any...
Against the backdrop of an acute housing problem in the country's major urban areas, particularly in its capital city, last Sunday's approval by the cabinet committee on economic affairs of a proposal to construct 100 buildings in Dhaka city is...
Brazilian officials say an Argentine reporter covering the World Cup (WC) has been killed in a car accident caused when a vehicle being chased by police slammed into his taxi. Police inspector Paulo Roberto Poli tells the Globo TV network...
Md. Ashraf Hossain | 2014-07-09 00:00:00
State Minister Nasrul Hamid is on record, saying that the government is considering an increase in natural gas price that is very low compared to international market level. The government is also taking steps to import LNG to reduce gap...
Both candidates in the Indonesia presidential election have claimed victory based on unofficial results. Jakarta governor Joko Widodo told a news conference shortly after polls closed that "at the time being" early vote counts showed he was the winner. An...
Asraful Islam | 2014-07-09 00:00:00
Rampant land grabbing by local influential people is now threatening the very existence of tropical rain forest at Muchikandi eastern hill forest (Purba Pahar) along the Rema-Kalennga reserve forest and wilderness zone in Chunarughat upazila under Habiganj district. The land...
Dr Husain's fairly detailed article of 6th July, published in the Financial Express throws light on political dynamics in Bangladesh today. Today the political scene thrives on 'movement' where both the parties in 'position' or 'opposition' use movement with bombs...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh has been able to gain its due rights from India with the maritime boundary verdict and assured of taking steps to properly utilise the maritime resources for the betterment of the country's...
The core issue of cricket at any level is that "it is a gentleman's game" which Shakib unfortunately fails to appreciate. The BCCB has taken the right decision. It could well have been more like banning him forever from cricket...
Customs officials seized contraband medicines worth about Tk 20 million at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital Wednesday night. On a tip-off, the custom officials searched two luggage kept abandoned on the customs lounge around 9:15 pm and recovered...
We are scared to learn from the media that with the approach of Eid-ul-Fitr, manufacturers of fake currency notes are preparing to circulate those in the market. It is difficult for the ordinary people to identify the fake ones. We...
Anu Mahmud | 2014-07-09 00:00:00
After Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's recent visit to China, we can now delve deep into a cost-benefit matrix of what we have got and what we could or should have gotten. Apparently confused by the humiliating defeat of the Congress-led...
Liton Chandro Sarkar | 2014-07-09 00:00:00
Inequality in Bangladesh has always been a major problem. The rich continue to be richer while the poor the poorer. Inequality in distribution of income has increased. Rising economic inequality is a major challenge that the world faces today. There...
LONDON: European stock markets were mixed Wednesday, but most curbed two days of losses as investors awaited minutes of the US Federal Reserve's last policy meeting for clues on the outlook for interest rates. An upbeat earnings report from the...
Argentina and the Netherlands are set to lock horns for a spot tonight (2.00 am BST). The Argentines beat wildcards Belgium in the quarter-finals thanks to a goal by an impressive Gonzalo Higuain where Alejandro Sabella's squad finally played as...
SAO PAULO, July 8 (AFP): Fuelled by decades of hurt, Lionel Messi's Argentina and Arjen Robben's Holland will carry competing motivations into Wednesday's tantalising World Cup semi-final showdown at Sao Paulo's Corinthians Arena. Argentina, who last reached the final in...
Any study of Brazilian football reveals that football is inextricably linked to Brazilian society. When the British introduced Brazil to football in 1894, it was impossible to predict that football would become a key aspect of its culture. However, during...
The 'set-piece spray' has been a huge success at the World Cup, but its inventor says he is more concerned with the good of the game than making millions. His invention could hardly be more simple. The referee sprays a...
Brazilian police have arrested the chief executive of a FIFA partner company as part of investigations into the illegal sale of World Cup tickets. Ray Whelan from Match Hospitality was held at the Rio de Janeiro hotel where officials from...
NOTTINGHAM, United Kingdom, July 8 (AFP): India are determined England captain Alastair Cook remains on the defensive in the first Test at Nottingham's Trent Bridge starting on Wednesday. Cook, upon whose leadership officials have staked plenty after ditching former star...
NOTTINGHAM, July 8 (AFP): Something rather strange, by modern standards, will happen when either Australia's Bruce Oxenford or Sri Lanka's Kumar Dharmasena raises his finger in the first Test between England and India. For any batsman seeing the time-honoured signal...
Bangladesh are likely to play 64 Test matches in the period between October this year and December 2022, according to the latest version of the 2015-2023 FTP which is available with ESPNcricinfo. The list includes eight three-Test series against Zimbabwe...
Bangladesh Junior Golf team will leave for England Friday to participate in the "2014 Junior Open Championship" on July 14-16 at the Fairhaven Golf Club in Lancashire, reports UNB. The team comprises Afnan Mahmud Chowdhury and Sonia Akhter. They will...
Fide Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman maintained his sole lead in the Union Insurance 34th National Junior (Under-20) Chess Championship securing full eight points after the 8th round matches held at the hall room of Bangladesh Chess Federation Tuesday, reports UNB....
NEWPORT, United States, July 8 (AFP): Second seeded Ivo Karlovic and hard-serving Australian Sam Groth both won their opening round matches at the ATP Tour's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Monday. Croatia's Karlovic hammered 17 aces in defeating American wild...
MUMBAI, July 8 (AFP): India's largest private company Reliance Industries said Tuesday it was investigating how costly World Cup tickets it had bought ended up on the Brazilian black market. Match Hospitality, a FIFA partner firm which sells deluxe packages...
England call up Buttler as Prior cover NOTTINGHAM, July 8: England had an injury scare to contend with ahead of the first Test against India when Jos Buttler was called up as cover for wicketkeeper Matt Prior Tuesday. Prior suffered...
FE Report | 2014-07-09 00:00:00
The market ended flat Tuesday after straight five days of slump with turnover remained sluggish as investors observed the market movement closely. The market was in declining mood in the first two hours which was recovered with the gains of...
Mohammad Ali | 2014-07-09 00:00:00
The long-expected Special Tribunal in the capital market is set to start its judicial function very soon as all the relevant preparations to commence its operation are almost completed, sources said. A place has already been hired recently for the...
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