The Sagicor High Performance Centre (SHPC) team of West Indies took huge 322 runs lead against visiting Bangladesh A team on the second day of a four-day match at Windward Park in Barbados that began at 8:00 pm (BST) Tuesday,...
The 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of National Sports Council (NSC) will be held today (Thursday) at NSC Tower gymnasium in the city, reports UNB. The meeting will start at 11:00 am. State Minister for Youth and Sports and Chairman...
Bangladesh U-19 will take on Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) Under-19 team of India today (Thursday) on their First four-day match at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah, reports UNB.
Narinda Pragoti Boys Club crushed Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club by 40-16 goals in the Cute Premier Division Handball League at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansoor Ali National Handball Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB. The winners led the first...
NEW DELHI, May 28 (AFP): India Wednesday brought back opening batsman Gautam Gambhir and axed fragile pace spearhead Zaheer Khan for their first five-Test tour of England in 55 years starting in July. The selectors, who picked a 18-man squad...
GM Ziaur Rahman and Saiful Islam Chowdhury of Bangladesh earned 3.5 points each after the 6th round matches in the Elite Group of the 6th KIIT International Chess Festival held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha in India Wednesday, reports UNB. After the...
Shishu Kishore Sangha defeated Shantinagar SC by 7-3 goals in the Green Delta Insurance First Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB. Khalilur Rahman Hridoy struck twice, Mehedi Hasan Sabuj, Rafiqul...
SAO PAULO, May 28 (AP): Brazilian World Cup host city Manaus has declared a state of emergency as the waters of an Amazon River tributary swell, though officials say they don't expect it to flood. Manaus city hall spokeswoman Jacira...
England delay Cook decision LONDON, May 28: England are set to leave it as late as possible before deciding whether captain Alastair Cook is fit to face Sri Lanka in the third one-day international at Manchester's Old Trafford Wednesday. The...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-05-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh is likely to seek Indian finances to build the Ganges Barrage over Padma as India stands to benefit from the proposed water reservoir, officials at the Water Development Board said on Wednesday. "We've already requested the Prime Minister's Office...
FE Report | 2014-05-29 00:00:00
A three-day international tourism fair will be held next month in the city. The 4th Bangladesh International Tourism Fair (BITF), scheduled for June 19-21, is being organised by Bangladesh Foundation for Tourism Development (BFTD) and Association of Travel Agents of...
FRANKFURT, May 28 (AFP): Slowing money supply growth and declining loans to the private sector will add to pressure on the European Central Bank to ease policy next month, analysts said on Wednesday. In its latest monthly monetary data, the...
RBI chief reiterates call for global monetary coordination MUMBAI, May 28: India's central bank chief, Raghuram Rajan, reiterated on Wednesday what he said is the need for global central banks to be mindful of the impact of their unconventional monetary...
FE Report | 2014-05-29 00:00:00
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has sought a total of Tk 9.0 billion from the government as non-availability of fund has badly affected different programmes concerning climate change. Activities of the Climate Change Trust Fund under the MoEF...
Monira Munni | 2014-05-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh along with 23 other countries has been placed in the worst category in the world for workers to work, where workers' rights are not guaranteed, according to a recent survey by The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). The report...
FE Report | 2014-05-29 00:00:00
The Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division stayed Wednesday the High Court (HC) order that earlier had halted 'all further procedures' relating to election to the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB). At the same time, the Chamber...
BEIJING, May 28 (Reuters): China urged local governments on Wednesday to quicken the pace of budgetary spending to guarantee construction of key projects and boost the slowing economy. The finance ministry also said local fiscal agencies must finish allocating 2014...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-29 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, May 28: The authorities concerned have been urged to protect the breeding ground of sweet water fish from pollution, encroachment and salinity. President of Halda River Protection Committee Professor Monjurul Kibria made the appeal while placing an eight-point demand...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing US$ 12 million to Bangladesh to help develop four archaeological sites under its ongoing project 'South Asia Tourism Infrastructure Development', said a tourism industry leader in the city Wednesday, reports UNB. The four...
Entrepreneurs of Kobe City, the sixth largest city in Japan, have shown keen interest to invest in large infrastructure projects in Bangladesh, said its governor Toshizo Ido on Wednesday, reports UNB. They have shown interest particularly in the areas of...
State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company (Bapex) is set to start its exploration drilling at Mobarakpur in Pabna to ascertain hydrocarbon potentiality in the country's northern district. Mobarakpur is located in Santhia upazila of Pabna, reports UNB. "We've already...
The Northern Areas Reduction-of- Poverty Initiative (NARI) project, supported by the World Bank, aims to economically empower poor and vulnerable women from the northwestern region by facilitating their access to jobs in the ready- made garment sector, reports BSS. Under...
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