SHARJAH, Nov 4 (Cricinfo): An adventurous ninth-wicket stand made a refreshing change from two sessions of slow scoring as Sri Lanka made their way to 413 against Pakistan on the second day in Sharjah. The fickleness of Test cricket was...
Touring Bangladesh A team begins their Caribbean campaign with a four-day match against West Indies A today (Saturday) at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua, reports UNB. Bangladesh A team, led by Jahurul Islam, will play their second...
ISLAMABAD, Nov 4 (AFP): A furious Pakistan demanded Friday that cricket makes good on promises to clean up corruption, declaring prison terms for three disgraced stars a wake-up call for a national sport in crisis. The spot-fixing scandal at the...
The import of reconditioned cars has marked a sharp fall in the last seven months, forcing 20 per cent importers to roll back their businesses, reports UNB. "The import of reconditioned cars has dropped by 60 per cent in the...
The local call money market was volatile and traded between the range of 12.00 per cent and 21.00 per cent in the past week, according to a press release. Bangladesh Bank (BB) supported commercial banks through its Repo and liquidity...
ISLAMABAD, Nov (Agencies): Pakistan Friday denied that it had backtracked on giving India most favoured nation (MFN) trade status. "Pakistan is not backtracking," said foreign office spokeswoman Tehmina Janjua after a senior Indian official earlier said the nuclear-armed rival was...
FE Report Mobile operator Banglalink took initiatives for providing uninterrupted network connection to its subscribers who are facing problem due to intermittent disruptions of optical fiber link. In a statement released very recently, the company said the optical fiber link...
CHITTAGONG, Nov 3: Chittagong Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CWCCI) is going to organise a month-long exposition in the port city from November 10. The main objective of the show styled 'International Women's SME Expo Bangladesh 2011' is to...
Country`s lone CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) mobile phone operator Citycell and Reckitt Benckiser (Bangladesh) have joined hands with Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) to keep Dhaka city clean during Eid-ul-Azha. Under the joint initiative, Reckit Benckiser and Citycell provided more...
BEIJINGBANGALORE, Nov 3 (Reuters): China's service sector lost momentum in October while India's shrank for a second month, surveys showed Thursday, revealing the lagged impact of policy tightening and faltering global demand on Asia's two major economies. Two purchasing managers'...
COLOMBO, Nov 3 (LBO): Turmoil in key overseas markets and lower freight rates has affected the transportation business of Sri Lanka's Expolanka with September quarter profit also eroded by the absence of businesses spun off before it went public. Expolanka...
SYDNEY, Nov 3 (IANS): ANZ Banking Group, one of the big four banks in Australia, Thursday posted a 19-per cent rise in full-year net profit to 5.36 billion Australian dollars ($5.5 billion). ANZ's net profit for the 12 months to...
TEHRAN, Nov 3 (Xinhua): Iran has allocated a credit line of 500 million euros (about 685 million US dollars) to Cuba, local Tehran Times daily reported Thursday. Abel Salas, vice president of Cuba's national institute of water resources, announced the...
BANGKOK, Nov 3 (Reuters): Thai manufacturing output fell 0.5 per cent in September from a year before due mainly to weak global demand, the industry ministry said Thursday, and it will suffer more in coming months because of floods that...
The Benchmark General Index DGEN ended flat on the last trading day of the week before going into the extended Eid break. Turnover dropped significantly with trade value unable to cross BDT 2bn figure. Traders were seemingly reluctant to take...
MILAN, Nov 3 (Reuters): World food prices measured by the United Nations' food agency are likely to show a fall in October, easing inflationary pressures ahead of the European Central Bank's expected decision on interest rates and of the Group...
FE Report Radisson Hotel in Dhaka has introduced Midnight Buffet, making a special restaurant service plus live music available deep at night when regular service is closed, for the customers who would feel to have a relax. "The Midnight Buffet...
LONDONKUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (Reuters): Spot gold and crude oil edged up Thursday as investors bet a possible collapse of Greece's government would kill plans for a referendum on the country's bailout package, forcing it to accept EU aid and...
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has announced a US$22 million contract to supply eight Bergen B32:40 16V reciprocating engine generator sets to Baraka Patenga Power Limited (BPPL). The engines will power BPPL's 50mw power plant under construction at Patenga,...
NEW DELHI, Nov 3 (Reuters): Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), the country's largest domestic steel producer, blamed a halving of quarterly profit on rising costs and a strong dollar on Thursday, and maintained demand would rise during the rest...
WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (AFP): The state of the US economy matters, but President Barack Obama's hopes of reelection may hinge on the economic fate of a small group of voters in key states who handed him the keys to the...
MOSCOW, Nov 3 (AFP): Russia stood today on the verge of ending its tortuous 18-year wait to get into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) after accepting a Swiss-mediated deal that removed reservations by its arch-foe Georgia. The decisive breakthrough with...
JAKARTA, Nov 3 (Reuters): Indonesia has approved an $800 million oil and gas development project on Northwest Natuna block run by Genting Oil Natuna Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Malaysia's Genting Bhd , the energy minister said on Thursday. The...
CANNES, Nov 3 (AFP): Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is asking the Group of 20 nations to step up development efforts to ease poverty, saying this is an important investment despite economic woes in wealthy countries. "Development isn't just good for...
RAJSHAHI, Nov 3 (BSS): Speakers asked the newly recruited officers of Sonali Bank Limited to perform their duties with utmost sincerity and honesty to brighten the image of the bank side by side with bolstering the economic activities. They were...
Our Correspondent KHULNA, Nov 3: Sale of sacrificial animals in the city's makeshift market is gathering momentum with thousands of cattle arriving on the eve of Eid ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims. Although cattle prices were...
PANCHAGARH, Nov 3 (BSS): Aman paddy was cultivated on 81,000 hectares in the district with a production target of 3,22,000 tonnes during the current season. According to Department Agriculture Extension (DAE), the paddy was cultivated on 22,000 hectares in Debiganj...
Our Correspondent PABNA, Nov 3: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an alleged top leader of an outlawed party with a firearm at village Bilbhiduri in Pabna s adar upazila of Pabna on Thursday. The arrestee is identified as Shimul Hossain,...
RU Correspondent RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Nov 3: The Department of Anthropology of the Rajshahi University (RU) is going to celebrate its 12 years of inception on Dec 2 and 3 amid enthusiasm at the university campus. To mark the occasion, the...
MOULVIBAZAR, Nov 3 (UNB): Armed robbers looted cash and valuables from a house at Chandagram village in Borolekha upazila in Moulvibazar early Wednesday. Police quoting local people said a gang of dacoits numbering 810 stormed into the house of Shafiquddin...
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