Football fans are shocked to see the result of the first match of the defending champions Spain when they suffered an ignominious defeat against Netherlands, 5-1. Surely Spain suffered the worst-ever loss by a champion. All credit goes to the...
Media reports indicate that a huge amount of money is being spent for the Biman Bangladesh Airlines. The way it is being done is simply inconceivable. It reminds me of a saying "Shorkar ka mal; daria may dhal", meaning, 'empty...
A few days back I bought some mangoes from a roadside stall. Being asked the vendor informed me that the name of the mangoe is 'Amropali' and they taste good. I also knew that 'Amropali' tastes delicious. But while eating...
Though growing of onion in Bangladesh has increased in recent years, huge amounts of foreign exchange are spent for importing onion every year. Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) and Agriculture Extension Department (AED) need to take a project to make...
Maswood Alam Khan from Maryland, USA | 2014-06-15 00:00:00
Today is Father's Day. Children will show their respect and love to their fathers. Cards and gifts will be pouring into fathers' mailboxes. There will be festivals around the world, honouring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence...
B K Mukhopadhyay from Kolkata | 2014-06-15 00:00:00
Tax consultants in India are now saying that the economic growth rate will improve to 6.2 per cent in current fiscal and can go up to 8.0 per cent in the next three years on back of favourable domestic and...
FE Report | 2014-06-15 00:00:00
The public subscription of the Far East Knitting and Dyeing Industries (FEKDI) will start today (Sunday) for raising a fund of Tk 675 million under the fixed price method, officials said. The subscription period for the resident Bangladeshis will be...
Faruque Ahmed | 2014-06-15 00:00:00
State-owned Chinese firm Orient International (Holding) Co Ltd will make an investment of around $1.2 billion for the construction of Baushia Garment Park on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in the Munshigonj district for relocation of garment factories from within and around...
Mohammad Ali | 2014-06-15 00:00:00
Mobile handset importers have contradicted with the finance minister's budget speech saying that he actually proposed imposition of "fresh" 15 per cent VAT at import stage instead of increasing it from 10 to 15 per cent. In his budget speech...
Nikkei gains on corporate tax cut hopes TOKYO, June 14 : Japan's Nikkei share average bounced off a 2 1/2-week low struck in early trade on Friday, spurred by a Jiji news agency report that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans...
FE Report | 2014-06-15 00:00:00
The market ended flat in the week ended Thursday last amid high volatility as higher capital gain tax imposition in the proposed budget disappointed the investors most. The week featured all five trading sessions. Among them, the market suffered loss...
Jamal Uddin | 2014-06-15 00:00:00
There is no end in sight soon to the illegal VoIP business, as putting in place a central monitoring system is facing a tender imbroglio. The government invited tenders for appointing a firm for doing the job. But the bid...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-06-15 00:00:00
The state-run Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) has taken a move to realise the outstanding payment against supply of jute goods to Iraq, officials said Saturday. The BJMC supplied 37,975 bales of Binola jute sacks to the Grain Board of...
MUMBAI, June 14 (Reuters): Indian shares slumped nearly 1.5 per cent on Friday, posting their biggest single-day fall in nearly 4-1/2 months as blue-chips such as ICICI Bank fell on risk aversion after crude oil scaled nine-month highs on rising...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said Saturday Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman need to be remanded if the trial of Ziaur Rahman killing case has to be held, reports UNB. "If anyone has to be put on a...
Vowing afresh to continue fight against state-sponsored terrorism, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia blamed Saturday the ruling party cadres and members of the law-enforcement agencies for the killing of 10 people at Kurmitola Bihari camp in the city's Mirpur area, reports...
BARISAL, June 14 (UNB): The by-election in Barisal-5 constituency will be held today (Sunday). The Election Commission (EC) said the voting will start at 8:00 am and will continue until 4:00 pm without any break. The Barisal-5 constituency fell vacant...
Foreign Minister (FM) AH Mahmood Ali said the government under the leadership of Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has set example by bringing to justice the perpetrators of sexual violence and crimes against humanity during the country's War of Liberation...
CHUADANGA, June 14 (UNB): Police in a drive arrested nine leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, including its president and general secretary, from a mosque at Kalidaspur village in Alamdanga Upazila Friday night. The arrestees were identified as Bakul,...
India's fringe players will have a chance to impress the selectors in the build-up to next year's cricket World Cup Sunday when they begin a short one-day series tour to Bangladesh, reports AFP. The visitors are without eight regulars, including...
Dhaka Mohammedan SC and Abahani Limited won their respective matches in the Dhaka Metropolis Women's Cricket League Friday, reports UNB. Dhaka Mohammedan SC eared a comfortable 217-run victory over Rayer Bazar AC at BKSP ground 4 while Abahani Limited managed...
WESTFALEN, June 14 (AFP): Defending champion Roger Federer reached the semi-finals of the Halle grasscourt championships on Friday without appearing on court as quarter-final opponent Lu Yen-Huen of Taiwan withdrew through injury. Lu, who had self-deprecatingly announced that he faced...
KARACHI, June 14 (AFP): A corner of Karachi will forever be Brazil. Seen from overseas, Pakistan's biggest city this week issued a fresh reminder of its reputation for chaos and violence but on its teeming streets, the more burning topic...
Van Gaal expected goals against Spain but never five Scoring against Spain was always a possibility for the Netherlands but five goals in a rampant victory was far beyond expectations, said coach Louis van Gaal after a 5-1 triumph in...
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