RANGPUR, Jan 8 (BSS): Three people including a minor boy and a young girl were killed in separate incidents at different places in the division on Saturday, police sources said.Rabeya, 18, daughter of Zahedul Islam of Nagar Mirganj village under...
Our CorrespondentNATORE, Jan 8: A round-table conference on Information Rights and the role of journalists and civil society was held at Sathi (an NGO) conference room in Natore on Saturday.On this occasion, Sathi arranged a discussion meeting presided by Executive...
GAIBANDHA, Jan 8 (UNB): Police recovered the slaughtered body of a woman, Momena, 55, from her house at Falia Dighar village in Saghata upazila Sunday morning.District police super Basu Deb Banik said Momena's grand-daughter saw her body at her house...
COX'S BAZAR, Jan 8 (UNB): An alleged robber was killed in a 'gunfight' between his cohorts and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Baro Moheshkhali in Moheshkhali upazila Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Dildar alias Didar, 28. He was wanted...
WELLINGTON , Jan 8 (agencies): A cargo ship stranded on a New Zealand reef for the past three months has split in two in a severe storm, creating fears of a fresh oil spill, maritime officials said Sunday.The two pieces...
NICOSIA, Jan 8, (agencies): Heavy clashes broke out before dawn Sunday between the Syrian army and deserters, leaving 11 of its soldiers dead, human rights activists said.Another 20 soldiers were wounded in the fighting in Daraa province, south of the...
GOFFSTOWN, (New Hampshire), Jan 8, (AFP): Republican US presidential candidate Mitt Romney weathered sharp attacks from his rivals in a Saturday night debate and pushed full speed ahead towards New Hampshire's bellwether primary.Assailed on his business background, the frontrunner made...
MOSCOW, Jan 8, 2012 (AFP) - Russians frustrated with both Vladimir Putin and the nascent opposition movement's inability to institute change were to stage a small protest in central Moscow on Sunday.The unusual counter-demonstration reflects deep fissures among groups opposed...
BEIJING, Jan 8 (AFP): Local governments across China have borrowed billions of dollars to build bridges, apartments and shopping malls, leaving many insolvent and endangering the country's financial system, analysts say.While the central government in Beijing is in good financial...
YANGON, Jan 8, (AFP): Democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi could be given a job in Myanmar's nominally civilian government if she is elected to parliament in April by-elections, a presidential adviser said Sunday.The Nobel laureate, who could be propelled...
Annual gathering of overseas IndiansJAIPUR, (INDIA) : Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamala Persad Bissessar is watched by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot as she lights an oil map during the opening ceremony...
Dhaka Abahani advanced to the quarterfinal of the Grameephone Federation Cup Football with a 2-1 win over Arambagh KS in a Group B match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Sunday, reports UNBThe traditional sky-blue Dhanmondi outfit Abahani...
Bangladesh A team took 1-0 lead in the five-match one-day series beating visiting England Lions, the second string English side, by six wickets in the first one-day limited over match Sunday at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong, reports UNB.Batting...
MADRID, Jan 8 (AFP): Real Madrid extended their lead over Barcelona at the top of La Liga to six points on Saturday with a 5-1 rout of Granada in the minnows' first trip to the Santiago Bernabeu in 36 years.The...
SEOUL, Jan 8 (AFP): World number one Lee Chong Wei stormed back to defeat arch-rival and holder Lin "Super" Dan in the final of the Korea Open on Sunday to prevent a rampant China for sweeping all five titles.The first...
BRISBANE, Australia, Jan 8 (AFP): World No.4 Andy Murray laid down a marker for the Australian Open with a 65-minute demolition of Alexandr Dolgopolov in the final of the Brisbane International Sunday. Murray, runner-up at Melbourne Park for the past...
MADRID, Jan 8 (AFP): Barcelona defender Gerard Pique says his teammate Lionel Messi deserves to win the Ballon d'Or, saying the Argentine forward has helped turn the Spanish club into "one of the best in history".Messi (24) will find out...
LONDON, Jan 8 (AFP): Jailed Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against his seven- year ban for spot-fixing, the 29-year-old's lawyers confirmed Saturday. Asif's legal team told the Press Association they...
Scholes makes dramatic return for UnitedMANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Jan 8: Paul Scholes, who retired last season, is making a dramatic return to help Manchester United cope with injuries for the rest of the season. The 37-year-old former England and United...
Special CorrespondentUnited Commercial Bank Ltd (UCB) continued to achieve significant growth in the 'core banking businesses' in the calendar year ended December 31, 2011.The bank's profit from 'core banking' registered a 34 per cent rise during the period."Despite some odds...
FE ReportThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) is preparing recommendations on demutualisation of the bourses to improve the country's capital market, as it has expressed interest to provide loans for completing the process.Country director of the Manila-based lender Thevakumar Kandiah said...
FE ReportSell pressure pulled Dhaka stocks down Sunday, the opening day of the week, with decline in turnover value.The market witnessed some optimism during the first hour of trading and the index gained 30 points. After that the index started...
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is helping train family-owned businesses in Bangladesh to improve corporate governance practices to increase their competitiveness and prospects for long-term success. To address this challenge, IFC, in partnership with the Bangladesh Enterprise...
Doulot Akter MalaMajor decisions to resolve problems of insurance sector remained unimplemented although a set of concrete decisions were taken in the middle of last calendar year.Finance Minister AMA Muhith in a recent meeting expressed his resentment over non-implementation of...
MUMBAI, Jan 8 (AFP): The Indian government's decision to allow foreign nationals to invest directly in stock markets is an attempt to revive its reform agenda but any benefits will only be seen long-term, analysts say.The move to liberalise share-trading...
The Mutual Trust bank Ltd (MTB) is deeply saddened and shocked at the untimely demise of its Group Chairman, Mr. Samson H Chowdhury, who passed away recently as the age of 86, said a statement of MTB. Mr Chowdhury had...
Cygnus Innovation Ltd, an IT solution company providing high-tech financial software solutions signed a contract agreement for the implementation of Merchant banking Software with Business and Management Co. Ltd. (BAMCO), one of the reputed Merchant Banks in Bangladesh. — FE...
Directors to buy/acquire sharesGreen Delta Ins: Dilruba Chowdhury, one of the directors of Green Delta Insurance, has expressed her willingness to buy 19,500 shares (in the block market) in addition to her current holding of 1,96,560 shares of the company...
Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has formed a 'transfer pricing unit' in a bid to check money laundering and tax evasion by multinational companies as well as flight of capital.The unit, formed on Thursday last, will monitor...
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