SINGAPORE, June 3 (AFP): Retired Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar said Tuesday he is savouring the opportunity to pair up with West Indies great Brian Lara at Lord's for an exhibition match marking its 200th anniversary. Marylebone Cricket Club last...
TAMPA, June 3 (AFP): Manchester United striker Shinji Kagawa scored the go-ahead goal in the 80th minute Monday as Japan defeated Costa Rica 3-1 in a World Cup warm-up friendly for both teams. Kagawa stumbled as the ball came to...
Dhaka Bank Limited, a leading private commercial bank, donated Tk 12 million to Khulna University & Rotary District Community Hospital (KURDCH) on Wednesday under the bank’s CSR initiatives. Chairman of Dhaka Bank Abdul Hai Sarker formally handed over the cheque...
The seven-team Walton Air Conditioner Metropolis First Division Volleyball League, organised by Bangladesh Volleyball Federation, will begin tomorrow (Thursday) at the Volleyball Stadium in the city, reports UNB. Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Youth and Sports Ministry Zahid...
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 3 (AFP): FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke Monday refused to comment on fresh allegations of corruption surrounding the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. FIFA earlier announced its probe into the 2018 and 2022...
China bets on panda pundits for WC BEIJING, June 3 (AFP): A crack team of baby pandas will be used to predict World Cup scores, according to reports, in a Chinese answer to deceased soccer soothsayer Paul the Octopus. The...
Mohammad Ali | 2014-06-04 00:00:00
Workers of a Dhaka apparel factory have filed 18 cases with the Labour Court against its management seeking their due compensations and other benefits, sources said. The production of the factory has been suspended following the recent inspections conducted by...
SINGAPORE, June 3 (Reuters): Gold steadied on Tuesday after a five-day losing streak but was still trading near its lowest level in four months as stronger equities dented the metal's investment-hedge appeal. Weak demand in top consumer China also weighed...
Jail authorities in Chittagong on Wednesday suspended two jail guards of Chittagong Central Jail for negligence of duty following the suicide of a prisoner. The suspended guards are Ziabul Islam and M Alamgir. Besides, on the same charge, the authorities...
JAKARTA, June 3 (Reuters): Newmont Mining Corp said it has halted copper concentrate production at its Batu Hijau mine in Indonesia as a deadlock continues over controversial mining rules that have halted concentrate exports since mid-January. Newmont, which said its...
KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures edged up on Tuesday to snap a seven-day losing streak as prices headed into a round of technical correction, traders said, although worries about demand for the tropical oil capped the...
SINGAPORE, June 3 (AFP): Oil prices rose in Asian trade today on strong manufacturing data from top global energy guzzlers the United States and China, analysts said. US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in July gained 15 cents...
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 3 (Xinhua): Brazil will become the world's sixth-largest oil producer by 2035, the head of the country's oil giant Petrobras said yesterday. Petrobras CEO Maria das Gracas Silva Foster said Brazil will account for 6.1 percent...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-06-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh's garment industry risks taking a battering if India and the European Union sign free trade agreement, insiders have feared. They say the government should facilitate establishment of textiles and backward linkage industry to stave off the possible negative impact...
Mercantile Bank Limited celebrated its 15th anniversary at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the city Monday. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed was present as the Chief Guest on the occasion and presented the Mercantile Bank Achievement Award-2014 to 10 prominent personalities...
FE Report | 2014-06-04 00:00:00
The online marketplace cellbazaar.com, formally renamed ekhanei.com on Tuesday, looks to be a profitable venture within seven years. Norwegian telecom giant Telenor and another Norwegian company Schibsted Media Group formed a joint venture--SnT Classifieds (SnT C) that owns the ekhanei.com....
FE Report | 2014-06-04 00:00:00
Speakers at a roundtable identified Tuesday lack of skills as the major challenge for generating employment in Bangladesh making them less competitive in the international labour market compared with the workforce from neighbouring countries. They also noted although Bangladesh has...
The duty-free market access of Bangladesh's readymade garment products to the US market depends on 'successful completion' of World Trade Organization's (WTO) Doha Round, says its Director General Roberto Azevedo said on Tuesday, reports UNB. "My hope and expectation is...
Singapore starts first fully-LNG operated power plant SINGAPORE, June 3 : Singapore officially started its first power plant that fully operates on liquefied natural gas (LNG) on Tuesday, said the head of the company that owns the facility, as the...
Munima Sultana | 2014-06-04 00:00:00
At present more than half of the country's total registered motorised vehicles are motorcycles, following a soaring growth in the number of bike during the last couple of years. Officials said the number of unregistered motorbikes is, however, more than...
Our Correspondent | 2014-06-04 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, June 3: The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) has relocated its Investment and Trade Promotion (ITP) Centre in Japan. It has been done to attract investments from Japanese entrepreneurs and non-resident Bangladeshi (NRB) investors by providing them...
MUMBAI, June 3 (AFP): India's central bank kept key interest rates unchanged and signalled a dovish tone on Tuesday in its first monetary policy announcement since new pro-growth Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office. Amid speculation that the stern stance...
TOKYO, June 3 (Reuters): Japan's Health Ministry completed an evaluation of the public pension system, paving the way for the world's biggest pension to review its asset allocations, a process set to shift more money into stocks and less into...
BANGKOK, June 3 (Reuters): Consumer confidence in Thailand rose in May after falling for 13 straight months, according to a university survey carried out after the army seized power and said it will end political unrest and revive a stumbling...
LONDON, June 3 (Xinhua): British construction output increased sharply in May, but the pace of expansion eased to the slowest since October 2013, Markit said on Tuesday. The British construction purchasing managers index dipped to 60 in May, its lowest...
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