SYLHET, Oct 22 (UNB): At least 8 people, including a pregnant woman, were injured in an attack by a rival group at Goshgao village in Golapganj upazila on Friday. Locals said there was a long running enmity between Moura Mia...
MYMENSINGH, Oct 22 (BSS): Police and Department of Narcotic Control (DNC) in separate drives seized 160 liters of country- made liquor from Muktagacha and Gouripur upazila yesterday. They also arrested two people including a woman on charges of peddling drugs...
Our Correspondent NARSINGDI, Oct 22: At least 3 people including one bus driver were killed and 40other persons injured in a road accident at Nilkuthi area in Raipura upazila on Dhaka-Sylhet highway on Saturday 2.30 pm. The deceased could not...
MAGURA, Oct 22 (BSS): Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) is expecting a bumper production of transplanted Aman paddy in the current season in the district. DAE sources said 52,140 hectares of land have been brought under Aman cultivation with a...
RAJSHAHI, Oct 22 (BSS): Some of the country's big companies have started investing in the industrial estate of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in Rajshahi metropolis. Early in the current year, Abul Khair Group and Nitol Group have...
Our Correspondent KHULNA, Oct 22: Two persons were killed in lightning in separate incident on Friday. The deceased were identified as Nazrul Islam (30) son of Abu Bakar of village Mongalpur (Tarali) under Kaliganj Upazila of Satkhira distrtict and Enamul...
Elephants trample old man in Rangamati A group of wild elephant trampled an old man Amjad Hossain, 70, son of late Abdur Rashid at Amtoli union under Bagaichori upazila in Rangamati on Thursday night. SI Bagaichori Thana Wahid Zaman said...
BOSTON, Oct 22 (Reuters): General Electric Co reported an 18-per cent profit rise that met Wall Street's expectations, helped by strong revenue growth in key foreign markets including Brazil, Russia and China. The largest US conglomerate said Friday it expects...
CHITTAGONG, Oct 22 (UNB): Wet outfield under overcast condition following overnight and early morning rain forced abandonment of the second day's play of the first Test between Bangladesh and West Indies at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong Saturday....
ABU DHABI, Oct 22 (AFP): Kumar Sangakkara hit his eighth double hundred and Prasanna Jayawardene notched up a fighting century to thwart Pakistan's hopes of victory to salvage a draw for Sri Lanka in the first Test here Saturday. Sangakkara...
Sheer determination and raw perseverance enabled Abdul Halim of Magura to walk into the history as he accomplished an amazing task of keeping a football on his head and walk 15.2 kilometres which entitled him to stake a claim in...
HARARE, Oct 22 (AFP): Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor hit his second successive unbeaten century to lead his team to a competitive 259 for eight in the second one-day international against New Zealand at Harare Sports Club Saturday. Taylor made 107...
A brilliant hat-trick by Rubel guided Rajshahi DSA to the final of Southeast Bank 22nd National Youth Hockey Championship, beating Joypurhat DSA by 8-0 in the second semi-final at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium Saturday, reports UNB. Rajshahi will face...
The Prime Bank 25th National Swimming Championships, organised by the Bangladesh Swimming Federation, begin today (Sunday) at the Mirpur National Swimming Complex in capital, reports UNB. Commerce Minister Mohammad Faruk Khan will inaugurate the 3-day meet as the chief guest...
FE Report Higher food prices exert an upward pressure on inflation in South Asia (SA) where such prices account for a major proportion of the inflation basket, UNESCAP report said Saturday. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia...
SA Farooqui has been reappointed Managing Director (MD) of Standard Bank Limited (SBL). The board of directors of the bank at its 180th meeting held in the city reappointed him SBL MD, said a press release. Mr Farooqui joined the...
Prime Finance Asset Management Company Limited (PAMC) has declared the Net Asset Values (NAV) of Prime Financial First Unit Fund, the first private sector unit fund in Bangladesh, according to a press release. The total NAV of Prime Financial First...
FE Report The government has floated international tender for construction of one more furnace oil-fired power plant of 100 megawatts (mw) capacity in Chapainawabganj, an official said Saturday. State-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has floated the tender for construction...
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, October 22: Discussants at an opinion exchange meeting on the draft VAT laws have urged the authority to ensure the officials cannot harass the businesses through misuse of power. They said the draft laws have many good...
Munima Sultana A list has been prepared to propose potential road, rail and bridge construction projects to be implemented under public-private partnership (PPP) as many important projects of the three divisions under the communications ministry could not be implemented due...
Continued from page 9 companies held recently in the city. The meeting was presided over by Mr. Sheikh Kabir Hossain, chairman, BIA. With the initiative taken by the Association, Bangladesh Bank has agreed to open Bank Accounts with Tk. 10-...
FE Report Private banks are planning to launch a Tk 50 billion market stabilisation fund (MSF) aimed at propping up the country's flagging stock market, an association representing the lenders announced Saturday. Members of the Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB),...
FE Report Finance Minister AMA Muhith Saturday said food security has emerged as a major concern for South Asia as population in the region continues to grow and the countries lag behind in producing enough staple. Mr Muhith said the...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury Speculations about the fate of maverick Libyan figure Muammar Gaddafi have now been set at rest. He is now dead (or killed?) and at the same time a denouement has been accomplished, at least for the time...
FE Report More integrated South Asian regional cooperation in different areas, including economic and political, was stressed by speakers at a function to help shield the region from the current global economic meltdown. The speakers said the big economies of...
RIYADH, Oct 22 (Agencies): Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz al Saud has died, Saudi TV says. The crown prince was King Abdullah's half-brother and first in line to the Saudi throne. He was also minister of defence and aviation....
Nizam Ahmed Bangladesh has become the world's second largest knitwear exporter after China, replacing India from where the country imports most raw materials, mainly yarn, at a higher cost, traders said on Saturday. "We are now the second largest exporter...
Biman receives new aircraft from Boeing Biman Bangladesh Airlines Friday received the first of the ten aircraft procured from Boeing at a ceremony in Seattle, USA. This is the first new aircraft bought by Bangladesh in the last 40- year...
FE Report Private banks are planning to launch a Tk 50 billion market stabilisation fund (MSF) aimed at propping up the country's flagging stock market, an association representing the lenders announced Saturday. Members of the Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB),...
FE Report Finance Minister AMA Muhith Saturday said food security has emerged as a major concern for South Asia as population in the region continues to grow and the countries lag behind in producing enough staple. Mr Muhith said the...
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