DUBAITORONTO, Dec 5 (Reuters): The insolvency of an Islamic mortgage lender in Canada may hinder the growth of sharia-compliant finance in North America, where the industry has struggled to gain traction in the absence of a supportive regulatory framework. UM...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 5 (BSS): Kakonhat Pourasava under Godagari Upazila of the district is afoot to attain cent percent sanitation and safe drinking water with spontaneous community participation. Remote and underdeveloped Kakonhat pourasava has established 11 community latrines in all its...
Our Correspondent NATORE, Dec 5: The roads of Natore municipality areas are in bad shape, exposing the people of the town to a lot of suffering. After slight rain some roads become unusable. The authority takes no initiative to repair...
GAIBANDHA, Dec 5 (BSS): Speakers at a function on Saturday urged the farmers to cultivate flood tolerant paddy in large scale to get additional yield through avoiding disaster risk and losses to achieve the country's food security by 2012. "The...
Our Correspondent NILPHAMARI, Dec 5: Production of environment friendly biogas from cattle dung is still neglected in the northern region. Biogas a renewable source of energy, can be used as fuel for cooking, lighting and so on. Sources say biogas...
JAMALPUR, Dec 5 (BSS): An elderly woman was crushed under the wheels of a running train at Masimpur under Jamalpur Sadar Upazila on Sunday afternoon. Jamalpur Railway police said Shahera Khatun (50), wife of Bacchu Miah of Dapunia village under...
Our Correspondent TANGAIL, Dec 5: Two motorcyclists were killed and another injured in a road accident at 40 No. pillar of Jamuna Bridge in Tangail Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Md Sujon (32), son of Sajahan Ali of...
Our Correspondent KHULNA, Dec 5: Rupsha Jute Diversification Limited is being established at Mongla Export Processing Zone at a cost of Tk. 300 million. About two thousand people will get job opportunities in the industry. The authority expects the mill...
Our Correspondent RANGPUR, Dec 5: Landless people of Rangpur district held a rally and brought out a procession in the town on Sunday to press home their 8-point demands including allocation of khas land. Several hundred landless people, under the...
KUSHTIA, Dec 5 (UNB): A youth was killed, allegedly by his uncle and cousins and five other people were injured in a clash between two groups over land at Ranakhoria village in Mirpur upazila on Sunday. Locals said there was...
UP member killed in Sherpur A Union Parishad member was killed by some miscreants at East Someshpur village in Nalitabari upazila early Monday. The deceased was identified as Nazmul Haque Dewan, 42, son of late Ashraf Hossain and member of...
MOSCOW, Dec 5 (agencies): Vladimir Putin's ruling party lost its crucial two-thirds majority in parliament in Russian elections held Sunday, a damaging setback for the country's prime minister who is running for president once again next year. Meanwhile, Russia's communists,...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said international support after foreign forces withdraw in 2014 is crucial if Afghanistan is to remain stable, reports BBC. His comments opened a major global conference on Afghanistan's future in the German city of Bonn....
DAMASCUS, Dec 5 (agencies): Syria said Monday it will allow observers into the country as part of an Arab League plan to end months of deadly unrest, in a turnabout which could stave off crippling regional sanctions. "The Syrian government...
BEIJING, Dec 5, (AFP): Beijing authorities cancelled hundreds of flights and shut highways as thick smog descended on the Chinese capital on Sunday and Monday, reducing visibility at one of the world's busiest airports. Air quality in Beijing reached "hazardous"...
Iran's armed forces have shot down an unmanned US spy plane that violated its eastern borders, military sources say, reports BBC. Iranian media reports said the drone - identified as a type RQ170 - suffered minimal damage and was now...
Mayans never predicted world to end in 2012 PALENQUE, Dec 5: If you are worried the world will end next year based on the Mayan calendar, relax: the end of time is still far off. So say Mayan experts who...
CHITTAGONG, Dec 5 (BSS): Bangladesh will be looking to salvage some of their lost pride as they meet the high flying Pakistan in the third and final ODI at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. here on Tuesday. Despite taking the unassailable...
TOKYO, Dec 5 (AFP): Asian champions Al Sadd will debut in the Club World Cup knowing that victory in their opening game against Tunisia's Esperance will set up a dream semi-final against the mighty Barcelona. The dogged Qataris earned their...
Bangladesh will face Maldives in their last group B match of the SAFF Championship that will be held today (Tuesday) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, reports UNB. The match kicks off at 3:30 pm (BST). Bangladesh's hope...
Bangladesh Ansar & VDP team moved into the final of the KFC Women's Football League eliminating Jessore District team by 4-1 goals in the 2nd semifinal at Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur Monday, reports UNB....
AHMEDABAD, India, Dec 5 (AFP): Skipper Darren Sammy and Andre Russell plundered 79 runs off the last 34 balls to help the West Indies post 260-5 in the third one-day international against India on Monday. Sammy smashed two sixes and...
PARIS, Dec 5 (AP): Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernandez will be up against Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo for the FIFA world player of the year award. The three Ballon d'Or finalists were selected Monday from among 23...
Chandan Banerjee KOLKATA, Dec 5: Wisden, fondly known as The Bible of Cricket, will now be launched from India. The main attraction is none else but the former skipper of the Indian team Sourav Ganguly, who will work as the...
MADRID, Dec 5 (AFP): With top place secured in Champions League Group H, it'll be an unfamiliar looking Barcelona which faces BATE Borisov on Tuesday as the team's superstars are rested ahead of the weekend's El Clasico against Real Madrid....
Beckham bides time on playing future MELBOURNE, Dec 5: Superstar David Beckham said Monday he was no closer to deciding his football future as he prepared in Australia for what may be his last match as a Los Angeles Galaxy...
FE Report Global Markets clients of HSBC, Bangladesh recently took part in an exciting Go-Kart competition organised by the Bank at a local facility at the outskirts of Dhaka. A total of 22 participants from various client organisations participated in...
FE Report Robi Axiata Limited posted highest quarterly revenue earning of BDT 7,821 million in third quarter (Q3) of 2011. The company Monday announced its unaudited results for the third quarter (Q3) of 2011. This is an increase of 13...
Board meet PGCB: As per Regulation 30 of the DSE Listing Regulations, a meeting of the board of directors of Power Grid Company Bangladesh (PGCB) Ltd. will be held tomorrow (Wednesday) at 5:30pm to consider, among others, audited financial statements...
Syful Islam and Talha Bin Habib Bangladesh and the United States have made substantive progress in the negotiations over a broad-based economic deal, but the two countries are yet to resolve some knotty issues in areas of labour and copyrights,...
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