RAB members arrested drug peddler along with huge quantity of phensidyl in Dhulivita area on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Dhamrai Upazila early Saturday. The arrested was identified as Munna (35) of Jessore district. Acting on information, a team of RAB-4 conducted...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia goes to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) today (Sunday) at the invitation of the Saudi government for her medical treatment. While in Saudi Arabia, she will also perform holy Umrah. BNP chairperson's Press Secretary Maruf Kamal...
Bangladesh cargo ship MV Jahan Moni, hijacked by Somali pirates, anchored at Port of Salalah in Oman safely with its crew Saturday morning. "The ship reached the Port of Salalah at about 11:30am Bangladesh Standard Time (BST). They are all...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2011-03-20 00:00:00
FHM Humayan KabirThe country's furnace oil import bill is set to soar to US$1.3 billion in 2011 due to the commissioning of a good number of expensive oil-based power plants, officials said Saturday. The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) said the...
Siddique Islam | 2011-03-20 00:00:00
Siddique Islam The commercial banks' exposure to the capital market has declined in recent months following continuous monitoring by the central bank. The average investment in stocks of all 47 scheduled banks came down to 3.7 per cent in February,...
COLOMBO, March 19(Agencies): Pakistan defeated defending champions Australia by four wickets Saturday to take top spot in World Cup Group A. The win brought to an end Australia's 34-match unbeaten run at the World Cup, a streak stretching back to...
FE Report | 2011-03-20 00:00:00
FE ReportThe Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) said the biannual election of its executive body will be held today (Sunday) despite a boycott by a group of manufacturers. Anwar-ul-Alam Chowdhury Parvez who leads the "Forum panel" in the...
Mushir Ahmed | 2011-03-20 00:00:00
Mushir AhmedThe country's major steel mills, based in Chittagong, have moved very fast in billet manufacturing in a multi-billion taka investment drive that will largely determine who influences most the future of a fast-growing rod market in Bangladesh. Industry leader...
PARIS, Mar 19 (AP): French warplanes swooped over the heart of Libya's uprising Saturday as top officials from the United States, Europe and the Arab world launched a risky military operation to protect civilians from attacks by Libyan leader Moammar...
Bangladesh's World Cup campaign ended with a humiliating 206-run defeat against South Africa in their last Group B match of the ICC Cricket World Cup'2011 at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city Saturday, reports UNB. The day's disgraceful...
FE Report | 2011-03-20 00:00:00
FE Report Political instability in Libya and Middle-East countries and earthquake in Japan may affect Bangladesh's economy, said discussants at a roundtable held in the city Saturday. They stressed the need for political consensus between the two major parties on...
Terokhada thana Chhatra League General Secretary Imran Fakir was killed and other 20 persons were injured in a clash between two supporters of Terokhada Sadar Union Parishad Chairman candidates Saturday morning. Police and local source said that a clash was...
An octogenarian man, who was stabbed by a miscreant Wednesday at Borodesh village in Kanaighat Upazila of Sylhet died at OMCH .The deceased was identified as Juaid Ali (78), son of late Mobashir Ali of the village.Police said Fahad, son...
At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers at Mohishkundi Paschimpara village in Doulatpur Upazila Friday. Witnesses said an altercation ensued between Rezaul Islam and Bhangon. Ali of the village over a trifling matter...
Police in a drive arrested a young man along with a country made pistol from Doulatdia launch ghat of Rajbari road early Saturday. The arrestee was identified as Khorshed Alam (20), son of Shaheb Ali of Korollachari village in Matiranga...
At least 20 shops were gutted in a fire which broke out at two markets in the Haor area of Mithamoin Upazila of Kishoreganj Saturday. Local sources said, the fire originated from the burning mosquito coil at a shop and...
RAB members arrested drug peddler along with huge quantity of phensidyl in Dhulivita area on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Dhamrai Upazila early Saturday. The arrested was identified as Munna (35) of Jessore district. Acting on information, a team of RAB-4 conducted...
Khalilur Rahman | 2011-03-20 00:00:00
Khalilur RahmanThe High Court (HC) last week asked the authorities concerned to demarcate areas of all parks and playgrounds in the city and demolish illegal constructions on those except the structures built to create sports facilities. The HC bench comprising...
Munima Sultana | 2011-03-20 00:00:00
Munima SultanaThe fifth population and household census ended Saturday midnight amidst allegations of leaving a good number of people residing in various locations uncounted. The census, held after every 10 years, has to count each and every person living in...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2011-03-20 00:00:00
Doulot Akter MalaExperts of International Monetary Fund (IMF) in administrative affairs of Value Added Tax (VAT) will set the implementation strategies of the proposed VAT law, in consultation with their local counterparts, to make it business friendly. A mission of...
From Fazle Rashid | 2011-03-20 00:00:00
From Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, Mar 19: Rajib Karim, a British citizen of Bangladesh origin, who was employed by the British Airways as a computer specialist was convicted to serve a 30-year jail term for plotting with the US-born cleric...
OSAKA, March 19, 2011 (AFP): Engineers at a stricken nuclear plant in Japan managed to connect an electricity cable to one of the reactors Saturday and battled to restore power to the cooling system to avert a full-blown meltdown. The...
M Azizur Rahman | 2011-03-20 00:00:00
M Azizur RahmanThe government has asked the US oil giant Chevron to augment daily gas output by at least 500 million cubic feet (mmcfd) by next year to meet the country's mounting energy demand and help boost national economy. "We...
Mushir Ahmed | 2011-03-20 00:00:00
Mushir AhmedThe country's major steel mills, based in Chittagong, have moved very fast in billet manufacturing in a multi-billion taka investment drive that will largely determine who influences most the future of a fast-growing rod market in Bangladesh. Industry leader...
+NEW DELHI, Mar 19 (AFP): Hapless Bangladesh were sent crashing out of the World Cup Saturday by merciless South Africa, with their humiliating 206-run defeat sending India, England and West Indies into the quarter-finals. Bangladesh, chasing 285 to win, were...
PARIS, Mar 19 (AP): French warplanes swooped over the heart of Libya's uprising Saturday as top officials from the United States, Europe and the Arab world launched a risky military operation to protect civilians from attacks by Libyan leader Moammar...
CHENNAI, Mar 19 (AFP): India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni wants his side to learn the harsh lessons from defeat by South Africa and a tie with England as their thoughts turn to the World Cup quarter-finals. South Africa's crushing 206-run...
Bangladesh's World Cup campaign ended with a humiliating 206-run defeat against South Africa in their last Group B match of the ICC Cricket World Cup'2011 at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city Saturday, reports UNB. The day's disgraceful...
COLOMBO, Mar 19 (AFP): A devastating bowling and fielding display by Pakistan saw Australia dismissed for just 176 in Colombo Saturday - their lowest World Cup total since 1992. Pacemen Umar Gul (3-30) and Abdul Razzaq (2-8) exposed the untested...
FE Report | 2011-03-20 00:00:00
FE Report Political instability in Libya and Middle-East countries and earthquake in Japan may affect Bangladesh's economy, said discussants at a roundtable held in the city Saturday. They stressed the need for political consensus between the two major parties on...
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