BASSETERRE, May 23 (AFP): Taufeeq Umar moved to within reach of his fifth Test hundred, and allowed Pakistan to stamp their authority in the second Test against West Indies Sunday. The Pakistani opener hit a chancy, undefeated 97 to anchor...
Bangladesh League champions Dhaka Abahani had a rude awakening as they were sent packing after suffering a solitary goal defeat against hosts Phnom Penh Crown at the National Olympic Stadium, Cambodia Monday as reports received in capital Monday, reports BSS....
Kishoreganj DSA held Feni DSA to 1-1 draw in the only match of the National Women's Football Championship at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in city's Kamalapur Monday, reports UNB. Fouzia put Feni DSA ahead in...
Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) XI left Dhaka Monday for Bhopal, India to take part in the Obaidullah Gold Cup Hockey Competition, reports UNB. The BHF XI will play their opening match against ONGC team today (Tuesday) at 9:00 pm.
The qulkhani of renowned sports journalist and general secretary of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Al Musabbir Sadi Pammel was held Monday after Ashr prayer at the deceased residence-Camelia Asset, 37 Lalmatia, Block D in the capital, reports UNB. Top officials...
NEW DELHI, May 23 (AFP): Australian spin legend Shane Warne has said he has been offered roles in Bollywood films and that he would consider acting now he is retired from cricket. Warne devoted the final chapter of his sparkling...
LONDON, May 19: The BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia spent a busy day holding meetings with several ruling party leaders of the UK Wednesday. During the meetings with Parliamentary Human Rights Group Vice-Chairman Lord Avebury at the House of Lords and...
Leaders of different social and environmental organisations Sunday demanded increase of tax on bidi, cigarette and all tobacco products in the upcoming budget for protecting public health and saving lives from their harmful effects, reports BSS. Tobacco and tobacco products...
A day-long Embassy Open House programme of Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC drew a large number of visitors from all over the United States (US) and tourists from other countries, reports UNB. The programme was organised in coordination with Cultural...
Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has backtracked from its move to introduce a new VAT law from 2012 following the instruction it received from Prime Minister's Office (PMO) about not scrapping the existing law. Earlier, the draft...
FHM Humayan KabirPoint-to-point price inflation has jumped to a new high of 10.67 per cent in April, the highest spike since July 2008, as the rising food prices hit consumers mostly in the rural areas of the country, officials said...
FE ReportThe lone trading agency of the government, Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), has been empowered to purchase essential food items of any quantity without any tendering process ahead of Ramadan. The agency will be able to procure food items...
Asaduzzaman PallabThe subsidiaries of banks and financial institutions (FIs) operating in the stock market are now having difficult time as their parent bodies are trying to comply with the central bank's directive on single borrower exposure limit, sources said. At...
FE Report The leaders of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) on Monday called upon the government of India to focus on some specific issues for further improvement of bilateral trade and commerce between the two countries. There are...
Siddique Islam The central bank will begin an inspection to find out the alleged unannounced "high" lending and borrowing rates, by the commercial banks to help curb unethical practices in the banking system. "We've already asked the concerned department of...
KARACHI, May 23 (AFP): Pakistan on Monday regained control of a naval base in the country's biggest city, 17 hours after heavily armed Taliban gunmen attacked, destroying two US-made surveillance planes and killing 10 personnel. It was the worst assault...
FE ReportThe cabinet committee on economic affairs Monday approved afresh the signing of production sharing contract (PSC) with the US-based oil giant ConocoPhillips to initiate exploration in reduced areas of two deep water offshore blocks in the Bay of Bengal....
Hajj flights to carry Bangladeshi pilgrims will start on September 29 and continue until October 31, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister GM Quader said on Monday. The Saudi government has approved 120,000 Bangladeshis for performing hajj this year and the...
After the World Bank and Japan, the government will sign another loan agreement of US$ 140 million with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) on Tuesday morning to finance the cost of construction of Padma Multipurpose Bridge (PMB). The agreement will...
LONDON, May 19: The BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia spent a busy day holding meetings with several ruling party leaders of the UK Wednesday. During the meetings with Parliamentary Human Rights Group Vice-Chairman Lord Avebury at the House of Lords and...
Leaders of different social and environmental organisations Sunday demanded increase of tax on bidi, cigarette and all tobacco products in the upcoming budget for protecting public health and saving lives from their harmful effects, reports BSS. Tobacco and tobacco products...
A day-long Embassy Open House programme of Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC drew a large number of visitors from all over the United States (US) and tourists from other countries, reports UNB. The programme was organised in coordination with Cultural...
Fazle RashidNEW YORK, May 23: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Khaleda Zia now on a visit to the United States told a rapturous crowd of party supporters here last evening that the party would not participate in any elections under...
The finance minister is against levying higher taxes on costly cigarette brands, reports bdnews24.com. A M A Muhith expressed his reservations on Monday as he responded to a call from speaker Abdul Hamid in parliament. Hamid recommended that tax be...
Foreign Minister (FM) Dipu Moni Monday said people will judge whether they feel embarrassed if the opposition leader seeks help from abroad and gains strength, reports UNB. Dipu Moni made the remarks at a regular press conference at the Foreign...
Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, secretary general of Doctors' Association of Bangladesh (DAB) was granted bail when he was produced before the court Monday, reports UNB. He was arrested Sunday evening in connection with eight cases against him for construction of...
FE Report The leaders of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) on Monday called upon the government of India to focus on some specific issues for further improvement of bilateral trade and commerce between the two countries. There are...
Siddique Islam The central bank will begin an inspection to find out the alleged unannounced "high" lending and borrowing rates, by the commercial banks to help curb unethical practices in the banking system. "We've already asked the concerned department of...
KARACHI, May 23 (AFP): Pakistan on Monday regained control of a naval base in the country's biggest city, 17 hours after heavily armed Taliban gunmen attacked, destroying two US-made surveillance planes and killing 10 personnel. It was the worst assault...
FE ReportThe cabinet committee on economic affairs Monday approved afresh the signing of production sharing contract (PSC) with the US-based oil giant ConocoPhillips to initiate exploration in reduced areas of two deep water offshore blocks in the Bay of Bengal....
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