Robin Uthappa was little more than a spectator for eight overs. Royal Challengers displayed the intent of a side fighting for survival. Three of the Knight Riders top order were in the hut just after the powerplay and Uthappa was...
A 10-man Sheikh Russell KC forced Dhaka Abahani Ltd to play a goalless draw in the 2nd leg match of the Nitol-Tata Bangladesh Premier Football League at Bangabandhnu National Stadium in the city Thursday, reports UNB. After the day's outcome,...
The nine-team Cute Premier Division Handball League, organised by Bangladesh Handball Federation and sponsored by Mousumi Industries Ltd (Cute), begins today (Friday) at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city, reports UNB. President of Bangladesh...
LAHORE, May 22 (AFP): Pakistan's restored cricket chief Najam Sethi said Thursday that his board is inviting Sri Lanka to play a home series, five years after they survived a terrorist attack. The move by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)...
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 22 (AFP): As team-mates they brought home the 1994 World Cup for Brazil, but as politicians Romario and Bebeto have become bitter rivals over the hosting of this year's tournament. Romario de Souza Faria-better known as...
LONDON, May 22 (AP): FIFA Vice President Jeffrey Webb condemned "deep rooted racism" in Italy Wednesday after Mario Balotelli was racially abused while training with the national team. A year after spearheading the strengthening of FIFA's discrimination sanctions, Webb is...
PARIS, May 22 (AFP): Defending champion and top seed Serena Williams goes into the French Open having blasted her way to the Italian title last week, confounding those who said that at 32 she was beginning to show distinct signs...
LONDON, May 22 (AFP): England, after losing the toss, were 101 for two when rain stopped play at 2:30 pm local time (1330GMT) in the first one-day international against Sri Lanka at The Oval Thursday. After Ian Bell was dismissed...
Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) will play a friendly T20 cricket match with Indian High Commission (IHC) today (Friday) at the Academy ground in Mirpur, reports UNB. The match will begin at 9:30 am. BSJA members and the officials of...
Bachelors Sporting Club beat Police Athletic Club by 4-2 goals in a match of the Green Delta Insurance First Division Hockey League at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium in the city Thursday, reports UNB. Rubel Kumar, Taiyab Reza, Taifur Rahman and...
Brazil World Cup to be my last: Ribery France winger Franck Ribery will play in his last World Cup in Brazil, the Bayern Munich player said Wednesday. The 31-year-old, who also featured in the 2006 and 2010 tournaments, wants to...
Maswood Alam Khan from Cockeysville, Maryland, USA | 2014-05-23 00:00:00
Google seems to have been put in the soup by a Spanish lawyer named Mario Costeja González. Twelve years ago, González's adored house had been auctioned off to settle his debts and a local newspaper called La Vanguardia ran a...
If and when asked, one can instantly mention a long list of hurdles to industrialisation of Bangladesh. And the gas and power crisis, along with real or perceived sense of political instability, will surely be placed at the top of...
Abu Ahmed | 2014-05-23 00:00:00
Many wealthy Bangladeshis have purchased houses, shops and other assets in other parts of the world, especially in the countries of their liking like the US, Canada, the UK, Malaysia and Dubai. The rich have the money and so they...
Rahman Jahangir | 2014-05-23 00:00:00
With the share of agriculture in the country's gross domestic product (GDP) gradually falling, a large number of rural people today crowd urban centres for shelter as well as for livelihood. Bangladesh now has an urban population of about 35...
A newspaper report recently summed up how we waste foreign exchange; while there are no funds to import essential spares for power plants. The officials usually visit the factories abroad where power plants are manufactured. It is a total waste...
Water scarcity in the city has gone beyond tolerance. Quite often the media especially TV channels make reports highlighting the sufferings of the city dwellers about the scarcity of WASA water supply. We, the residents of Rashed Khan Menon Sarak...
Surely Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladeshi star has been shining brightly in the Indian Premier League with his team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and he is one of the most dependable players of this cricket franchise whose owner is none...
NARAYANGANJ: Alleging that Awami League MP Shamim Osman was involved in the sensational seven murders, Santras Nirmul Toki Manch, an anti-terrorist local organisation, Friday demanded his immediate arrest. “The recorded conversations between Shamim Osman and Nur Hossain over the brutal...
Sarwar Md Saifullah Khaled | 2014-05-23 00:00:00
Adam Smith (1723-1790) is famous for founding economics as an independent field of study by synthesising and systemising classical economics in The Wealth of Nations (1776). But he was also a significant moral philosopher in his own right who saw...
FE Report | 2014-05-23 00:00:00
Stocks returned to the red Thursday, a day after positive trend amid sluggish participation as investors followed 'wait-and-see' approach ahead of national budget. Following previous day's uptrend, the market started with positive vibe, but lost momentum after 40 minutes of...
Two people, including a Jubo League activist, sustained injuries in separate incidents of gun attack by miscreants in the city’s Motijheel and Segunbagicha areas Friday night. The injured were identified as Rajibur Rahman Rajib, 27, a Jubo League activist and...
MUMBAI, May 22 (Reuters): India's NSE index closed at a record high on Thursday, recovering from falls in the prior session as investors resumed buying stocks of companies expected to benefit from an economic recovery, and as Coal India Ltd ...
FE Report | 2014-05-23 00:00:00
Pubali Bank Limited has introduced SMS based banking services for the customers. Customers of the Bank will get the facilities of banking and transactions under this service through SMS. Managing Director & CEO of Pubali Bank Ltd. Helal Ahmed Chowdhury...
The Youngest Fide Master of the World Md. Fahad Rahman became Prime Bank's Brand Ambassador for next one year. An agreement was signed between Prime Bank and Fahad Rahman Thursday at the Head Office premises of the Bank. Under the...
CIl shares hit near 3-year high Shares of Coal India Ltd (CIL), the world's biggest coal miner, hit their highest level in nearly three years on Thursday after Reuters reported that Narendra Modi, who will become prime minister on Monday,...
Airtel Bangladesh Limited, one of the fastest growing telecom operators in Bangladesh, held a launching ceremony Thursday to introduce an online portal that will cater to customer needs with services which can be accessed anytime and anywhere. The virtual platform...
TOKYO, May 22 (Reuters): Japan's Nikkei share average rose sharply on Thursday morning as a survey showing an encouraging improvement in Chinese manufacturing added to an already upbeat mood after the US Federal Reserve reaffirmed its commitment to support the...
LONDON, May 22 (AFP): Europe's stock markets were subdued on Thursday as the region began voting in parliamentary polls, while traders reacted to global economic data releases and company updates. The euro was steady against the dollar as dealers digested...
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