HONG KONG, May 19 (AFP): Asian markets were mixed Thursday with Tokyo slipping after data showed Japan's economy was hit harder than expected by the March 11 earthquake. Tokyo ended 0.43 per cent, or 41.26 points, lower at 9,620.82 on...
Uttara Bank Limited declared 20 per cent stock dividend and 20 per cent Cash Dividend for the year 2010 at its 28th annual general meeting held at Gazipur Thursday, says a press release. Azharul Islam, Chairman of the Board of...
Soccer Club, Feni played to a 1-1 goal draw with Arambagh KS in a match of the GrameenPhone Bangladesh League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Thursday, reports UNB. In the day's match, Nigerian midfielder Subair Mohammed Omobolaji...
The Bangabandhu International Invitational Youth Table Tennis (TT) Championship, organised by Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation (BTTF), will begin in the capital on May 24 next, reports UNB. Finance Minister AMA Muhith will inaugurate the 10-nation International TT meet named after...
ISLAMABAD, May 19 (AFP): Pakistan cricket chief Ijaz Butt appointed Misbah-ul-Haq Thursday to replace Shahid Afridi as one-day captain for a two-match series against Ireland this month. Butt said Afridi will play as an ordinary member of the team despite...
Thailand's poll race heats up BANGKOK, May 19: Thailand's election battle got into full swing today as a planned opposition rally to mourn protesters killed in a military crackdown a year ago underscored simmering political tensions. The vote, set for...
CHANDPUR, May 19 (UNB) : DB police in separate drives arrested four people along with drugs in the district town Wednesday and Tuesday. The arrestees were identified as Selim Soiyal, Ruma Akter, Mokhles Bhuiyan and Abdus Sattar. DB police said...
RANGPUR, May 19 (BSS): The farmers are expecting bumper production of the off-season mugbean as an additional cash crop as its harvest continues in full swing in Rangpur division, officials and experts said today. The farmers are happy getting excellent...
Five guns recovered RAB personnel seized five pipe guns from an abandoned house in South Surma area of the Sylhet city on Wednesday night.RAB-9 sources said on secret information they launched a drive and recovered five homemade pipe-guns from the...
Mamata Banerjee is to be sworn in as the first woman Chief Minister(CM) of West Bengal on Friday. Some 43 ministers will also take their oath. Mamata Banerjee on Thursday resigned as the Union Minister of Railways and Mukul Roy...
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...
FE ReportThe Ministry of Home has proposed introducing ID cards for the stock market investors to identify the detail of the people, taking part in the agitation and vandalism during the recent capital market slump and threatened public security. It...
GAZIPUR, May 19 (UNB): Police arrested eight officials, including a Managing Director, of two garment factories here on Tuesday night. Six of the arrested are Iftekhar Ahmed, Managing Director of Sheikh Sweater factory, Production Manager Shah Alam, officer Shahidul Islam...
FE ReportBangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) has increased its fares simultaneously with private bus companies soon after the gazette notification issued Thursday. "We have increased the bus fares experimentally from today (Thursday)," said BRTC General Manager Quazi Shafique Uddin. He...
The government has decided to accept 50 per cent increase in commission on sales of fuel oil demanded by the filling stations, reports UNB. The decision was taken at an unscheduled meeting with petrol pump owners this evening. "It has...
Eighteen Bangladeshi workers, who began their journey from Cox's Bazar to Malaysia illegally by sea with high hopes two and half years back and caught by Thai police and eventually landed in jail, have returned home via India Thursday, reports...
MANILA, May 19 (Xinhua): Emerging economies in the Asia Pacific region would continue to post growth rates that would exceed those of the developed countries, making it possible for the world's total production being equally divided among the rich and...
KOLKATA, May 19 (BSS): Police seized a large quantity of illegal arms from CPI(M) offices and other places in three districts of West and East Midnapur and Bankura during the raids in last four days. Even a makeshift arms manufacturing...
RANGPUR, May 19 (BSS): The farmers are expecting bumper production of the off-season mugbean as an additional cash crop as its harvest continues in full swing in Rangpur division, officials and experts said today. The farmers are happy getting excellent...
Five guns recovered RAB personnel seized five pipe guns from an abandoned house in South Surma area of the Sylhet city on Wednesday night.RAB-9 sources said on secret information they launched a drive and recovered five homemade pipe-guns from the...
Mamata Banerjee is to be sworn in as the first woman Chief Minister(CM) of West Bengal on Friday. Some 43 ministers will also take their oath. Mamata Banerjee on Thursday resigned as the Union Minister of Railways and Mukul Roy...
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...
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) is set to offer special tax benefit for encouraging use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and to revamp poultry sector in the upcoming budget following recent instruction of the finance minister. Officials...
Munima SultanaThe authorities sent 11 buses of different companies to the dumping ground and fined several others after launching a drive Wednesday amidst allegation against them of demanding higher fares from passengers defying the government directive about it. Most of...
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