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Railway crush Shantinagar

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Riding on a hat-trick by Bellal Hossain, Dhaka Railway Sporting Club trounced Shantinagar Sport Club by 6-0 goals in a match of the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis First Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in the...

Bidding for worldwide marketing opened today

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will arrange an open bidding for its Worldwide Marketing Agency Rights for the next six years at the ball room of Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital today (Friday), reports UNB. The open bidding for the...

BGB champions in men\\\'s group, Army in women\\\'s

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) emerged champions in the Walton Battery 31st National Senior Men's Wrestling Championship while Bangladesh Army clinched the top slot in the 5th National Women's Wrestling that concluded at the Kabaddi Stadium Thursday, reports UNB. State Minister...

Pakistan, India \\\'to resume play\\\'

2014-05-16 00:00:00

LAHORE, May 15 (AFP): Pakistan confirmed Wednesday it had agreed to play six full series of cricket against India with official backing, the first since the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks suspended play between the teams. Pakistan is expected to host...

U-16 National Cricket matches called off

2014-05-16 00:00:00

The first day's play of both the matches of the Young Tigers Under-16 National Cricket Championship was called off in two venues in Sylhet Thursday due to wet outfield caused by rain, reports UNB. Dhaka Division North was due to...

Vietnam win StanChart Trophy

2014-05-16 00:00:00

A five-a-side team from Vietnam won the third annual Standard Chartered Trophy held recently at Anfield, the home of Liverpool FC, said a press release. The international five-a-side football competition, which recently won Best International Marketing Campaign at the BT...

Arambagh play draw with Badda

2014-05-16 00:00:00

The lone match of the Premier Bank Bangladesh Championship League between Arambagh KS and Badda Jagaroni Sangsad ended in a 1-1 draw at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur Thursday, reports UNB.

Pakistan raises players\\\' salaries

2014-05-16 00:00:00

LAHORE, May 15 (AFP): Pakistan announced Wednesday that its cricketers on central contracts would get a 25 percent salary increase and a 35 percent rise in match fees this year. The hike will be backdated to January, when the players'...

sports digest

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Match-fixing 'treasure trove' no surprise to NZ WELLINGTON, May 15: Former New Zealand cricketer Lou Vincent has opened up to investigators about widespread match-fixing in several countries, the country's cricket boss confirmed Thursday. David White's comments came after the London...

Photo: ROME: USA\\\'s Serena Williams celebrates after scoring a point

2014-05-16 00:00:00

\\\'21st century to be India\\\'s century\\\'

2014-05-16 00:00:00

AHMEDABAD: Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi pledged Friday to make the 21st century "India's century" after leading his right-wing party to a landslide election victory. "I want to make the 21st century India's century. It will take 10 years, not very...

Detailed DSE Trading

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Leather units to be relocated in 3 months after CETP is completed

FE Report | 2014-05-16 00:00:00

Exporters of leather goods Thursday said 70 per cent of present pollution from the tanneries situated at the capital's Hazaribagh area can be cut by partial relocation to Savar Tannery Estate within this year. They also said relocation of the...

Thrust on rural entrepreneurship ethos

FE Report | 2014-05-16 00:00:00

They travelled from every corner of Bangladesh, from as far away as Cox's Bazar and Lalmonirhat, and arrived at the Hope Training Centre in Savar on Wednesday, tired but excited. They are the 19 rural entrepreneurs, selected out of over...

Tk 1.614b project for training to 15,500 workers launched

FE Report | 2014-05-16 00:00:00

The government launched Thursday a Tk1.614 billion project to provide training to nearly 15,500 workers including 1000 trainers, assessors and managers of some particular sectors including pharmaceuticals, ceramic and furniture. The Canadian government is providing financial support and the International...

Japan Q1 growth accelerates on tax hike buying

2014-05-16 00:00:00

TOKYO, May 15 (AFP): Japan's first-quarter growth was the strongest in over two years, data showed Thursday, as the nation's cash registers rang up big sales ahead of a consumption tax rise that threatens to stall activity in the coming...

Jobless rate stuck at 7.5pc in advanced nations : OECD

2014-05-16 00:00:00

PARIS, May 15 (AFP): The unemployment rate in advanced countries remained stuck at 7.5 percent in March, the OECD said Wednesday, leaving the number of jobless still one-third higher than at the start of the global economic crisis. The OECD,...

News Briefs

2014-05-16 00:00:00

United Airways introduces Dhaka-Doha flight United Airways (BD) Limited, the country's leading private airline, started its maiden Dhaka-Doha flight on Wednesday. Tasbirul Ahmed Choudhury, Chairman and Managing Director of United Airways (BD) Ltd formally inaugurated the first Doha flight as...

Photo: The inaugural ceremony of a free eye care camp arranged by Prime Bank Eye Hospital,

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Photo: Rapport Bangladesh Limited

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Paira port\\\'s partial operation by Dec

Talha Bin Habib | 2014-05-16 00:00:00

The Paira Port Authority (PPA) has taken initiative for building necessary infrastructure to start its partial operation by the end of the year, officials said. The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) will provide technical, financial and logistic supports to the PPA...

Qatar to end sponsorship system for foreign workers

2014-05-16 00:00:00

DOHA, May 15 (AFP): Qatar, host of the 2022 football World Cup, said Wednesday it will abolish its controversial sponsorship system for foreign workers, whose treatment in the energy-rich state has stirred mounting international criticism. FIFA chief Sepp Blatter described...

Indian inflation slows in April

2014-05-16 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, May 15 (AFP): India's inflation slowed in April, thanks to an easing in food and fuel prices, government data showed Thursday, but analysts warned of fresh price pressures that underline challenges facing the next government. The Wholesale Price...

EBRD to temporarily aid bailed-out Cyprus

2014-05-16 00:00:00

WARSAW, May 15 (AFP): The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will begin investing in Cyprus to assist the bailed-out eurozone nation to recover from "severe economic crisis", it said Thursday. The EBRD's board of governors, representing the bank's...

Myanmar sees boom in foreign investment

2014-05-16 00:00:00

YANGON, May 15 (Xinhua): Myanmar received US$2.21 billion in foreign investment in the first four months, with transport and communication sector leading in the line-up, local media reported Thursday. The transport and communication sector attracted $1.34 billion, followed by the...

Eurozone inflation rises to 0.7pc in April

2014-05-16 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, May 15 (Xinhua): Eurozone annual inflation was 0.7 per cent in April, up from 0.5 per cent in March, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, said Thursday. Meanwhile, the annual inflation was 0.8 per cent in the...

exchange rate

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Photo: Governor of Bangladesh Bank

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Photo: NCC Bank

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Photo: PRAN Foods UAE, a sister concern of PRAN-RFL Group

2014-05-16 00:00:00