US drugs giant Pfizer has withdrawn its £55 a share, £69bn takeover bid for UK pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca. It said: "Following the AstraZeneca board's rejection of the proposal, Pfizer announces that it does not intend to make an offer." AstraZeneca's...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-05-26 00:00:00
With Ramadan approaching, prices of chickpeas, a widely-consumed commodity in the fasting month, have increased more than 16 per cent in the past seven days, officials and traders said. Most Bangladeshis break their fasting with date, puffed rice and curry...
NEW YORK, May 25 (Bloomberg): Gold futures fell for the second time in three days as signs of a recovery in the U.S. economy curbed demand for the precious metal as an alternative asset. Sales of new homes increased 6.4...
HONG KONG, May 25 (AFP): Young middle-class drinkers from Asia's emerging economies are being targeted as China's voracious appetite for wine slows down, organisers said ahead of the region's largest- ever wine and spirits fair, which opens Tuesday in Hong...
MELBOURNE, May 25 (Bloomberg): Gold output in Australia, the world's second-biggest producer, fell in the first quarter after a key mining region was inundated by heavy rainfall, industry consultant Surbiton Associates Pty said. Production was 68 metric tons in the...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, May 25 (BSS): Speakers at a meeting demanded raising taxes on tobacco and tobacco-related products in the upcoming budget to discourage their use. Non-government organisations - Bangladesh Center for Development Programme (BCDP) and Anti-Smoking Coalition - jointly organised the...
RANGAMATI, May 25 (BSS): Farmers of the district are expecting a bumper production of pineapple this year, thanks to favourable weather and availability of agri-inputs in time, officials said. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) officials said a total of 1,970...
CHUADANGA, May 25 (BSS): Chuadanga Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed the target of cultivating jute on 20,440 hectares of land in the district in the current season. Of the total land, 3,200 hectares will be brought under jute...
Sarwar Imran has been appointed Bangladesh's assistant coach for the India series next month, reports Cricinfo. Since the newly-appointed head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe is supposed to arrive on June 10, Imran will be in charge of the 23-member training camp...
LISBON, May 25 (AFP): Real Madrid won the Champions League for the 10th time thanks to extra time goals from Gareth Bale, Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo as they came from behind in dramatic circumstances to beat Atletico Madrid 4-1 in...
Bangladesh A Team, now on a tour to West Indies, will start their campaign taking on Sagicor High Performance Centre in the first four-day match at Winward Park, Lucas Street in Barbados today (Monday), reports UNB. The 2nd string Bangladesh...
Bangladesh U-19 team were 217 for 9 in 57.3 overs against visiting Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) Under-19 team of India on the opening day of their three-day match at BKSP ground-3 in Savar Sunday, before the match was called...
The 5th version of the Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Gold Cup Football Tournament, organised by Dhaka Divisional Sports Association (DDSA), will begin Friday (May 30) at Munshiganj Stadium, reports UNB. Hosts Munshiganj DSA will play Tangail DSA in the opening match....
The Cute Open Women's Volleyball Tournament, organised by Bangladesh Volleyball Federation, will begin tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Dhaka Volleyball Stadium in the city with four matches on the cards, reports UNB. The opening day's matches: BJMC Green vs BJMC Red...
SHERPUR, May 25 (UNB): Mymensingh District defeated Gazipur District by 79 runs in the opening day's match of the 34th National Cricket Championship at Shaheed Muktijoddha Smriti Stadium here Sunday. Batting first after winning the toss, Mymensingh scored 141 for...
Bhratritta Samaj Kalyan Sangha beat Old Ideals by 35-13 goals in a match of the Cute Premier Handball League at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city Sunday, reports UNB. Titon scored 6 goals for...
Victoria Sporting Club earned a facile 3-0 goals victory over Badda Jagaroni Sangsad in the Premier Bank Bangladesh Championship League at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur in the city Sunday, reports UNB. Shuvo struck...
Narinda advance to final beating Kallol in Pioneer Football Narinda Junior Lions Club confirmed their final berth of the Dhaka City Corporation (North and South) Pioneer Football League after beating Kallol Sangha, Chittagong by 4-2 goals in the semifinal at...
BNP staged demonstrations across the country Sunday in protest against police action foiling its scheduled rally at the Institution of Engineers auditorium in the city Thursday, reports UNB. The party leaders and activists brought out processions in all the cities,...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Welfare Ministry suggested Sunday authorities concerned to take necessary steps for setting up a specialised school in each district town for children suffering from Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), reports BSS. The parliamentary body also...
NARAYANGANJ, May 25 (UNB): SM Akram, a former Awami League (AL) MP and present Nagorik Oikya adviser, will contest the Narayanganj-5 by-polls slated for June 26. Akram, who quit the post of district AL convener over his disagreement with the...
Awami League (AL) publicity and publication secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud accused BNP of indulging in a conspiracy to create a Thailand-like situation in Bangladesh, reports UNB. "BNP was born through a conspiracy. Their (BNP's) politics is always based on conspiracy....
The parliamentary standing committee on Labour and Employment Ministry Sunday recommended extending the 'inspection sector' and setting up labour courts in industrial areas, reports UNB. It also suggested that the ministry should take actions against organisations in case of unilateral...
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will hold a meeting with Narendra Modi after he takes oath as Prime Minister of India, , reports bdnews24.com. Dr Sharmin reached New Delhi Sunday morning to represent Bangladesh in the swearing-in ceremony to be...
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