Jamie Siddons has said that Bangladesh are devastated and shell-shocked after their performance against West Indies, according to website cricinfo. They were bowled out for 58, their lowest total in ODIs and the lowest by a Full Member in all...
Jimmy Kamande, the Kenya captain, had set his batsmen the modest target of playing out 50 overs after they were swept aside cheaply in each of their three previous matches in the World Cup, a goal they just about achieved...
NEW DELHI, March 7 (AFP): India go into their World Cup match against the Netherlands Wednesday sitting on top of Group B and look certain to qualify for the quarter-finals but with lingering doubts over their bowling attack. The host...
CHITTAGONG, Mar 7 (AFP): England's World Cup squad flew into the Bangladeshi port city of Chittagong on Monday and were whisked away to their hotel under tight security. Traffic on the normally crowded roads was cleared for the team bus,...
NAGPUR, India, Mar 7 (AFP): Defiant South Africa captain Graeme Smith backed his team to succeed at the World Cup despite the capitulation against England which had his critics dusting off their 'chokers' accusations. "I believe in this team...we have...
ISLAMABAD, Mar 7 : The new US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan met with the Pakistani prime minister in Islamabad on Monday during his first trip to the region since taking the position held by the late Richard Holbrooke....
FE Report | 2011-03-08 00:00:00
FE ReportFinance Minister AMA Muhith Monday said that the 'buy-back' system would be introduced in the capital market soon. To have the planned system implemented, the Companies Act would be amended, he added. "The Companies Act will be amended to...
FE Report | 2011-03-08 00:00:00
FE ReportThe Cabinet Monday approved, in principle, the metro rail route and the formation of a special project authority by June for implementation of the estimated US$ 1.7 billion mass transport network soon. The metro rail will be set up...
The nation observed the historic March 7 Monday by paying rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports BSS. On this day in 1971, Bangabandhu through his address made a clarion call to the people to...
Monira Munni | 2011-03-08 00:00:00
Monira MunniBangladesh has taken adequate preparations to face the key test when a top EU team will visit fish farms and processing plants here to find out whether the country's products match the quality required by European consumers, exporters and...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2011-03-08 00:00:00
Doulot Akter MalaThe NBR is planning to fix the rates of the proposed property tax from 0.5 per cent to 3.0 per cent on excess immovable properties in the metropolitan cities and urban areas. The National Board of Revenue (NBR)...
LONDON, Mar 7: Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, reportedly ailing with cancer may be the richest man in the world, with his wealth estimated to be a staggering $ 70 billion, according to an internet report. The 70 billion dollars...
Canada won only their second World Cup match in four tournaments, a low-profile, low-scoring scrap against Kenya, to walk away with bragging rights at Feroz Shah Kotla, reports crickinfo. Jimmy Hansra and Ashish Bagai put on 132 - Canada's fifth...
The High Court has fixed today (Tuesday) to deliver verdict on Muhammad Yunus' writ petition challenging his removal from his post in Grameen Bank, reports bdnews24.com. The bench of justices Muhammed Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed and Gobinda Chandra Tagore will deliver...
FE Report | 2011-03-08 00:00:00
FE ReportElectricity import from India might be delayed by several months from the original schedule of commencement due to some 'procedural bottlenecks', Power Secretary Abul Kalam Azad said following a marathon meeting with his Indian counterpart Monday. "We may get...
The High Court (HC) on Monday ruled that import of ships for scrapping will be allowed subject to conditions of ensuring workers' and public safety as well as environmental protection. The conditions will be enforced until the framing of rules...
The government has decided to send its national flag carrier to bring back Bangladeshis stranded in Egypt and Tunisia. "I have received a letter Monday from the foreign secretary requesting to send our carrier to Egypt and Tunisia to bring...
The Cabinet Monday approved the draft of National Women's Development Policy-2011 aiming at ensuring human rights and basic freedom of women, reports BSS. The approval was given at a regular cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair,...
Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Syed Ashraful Islam Monday said the country has almost achieved the cherished goal of development in the last two years, reports BSS. The election pledges of the government will be implemented during its tenure, he...
Indian High Commission in Bangladesh would formally award scholarships to the wards of freedom fighters (Muktijoddha) Thursday, reports UNB. State Minister for Liberation War Affairs Capt (retd) Tajul Islam will be present as chief guest at the award giving ceremony...
Kamrun Nahar | 2011-03-08 00:00:00
Kamrun NaharWorking women's representation in the government institutions accounts for about 12 per cent while the percentage is only 2.0 per cent at the top positions. A recent data of the ministry of establishment showed that out of a total...
The health condition of Chief Justice (CJ) ABM Khairul Haque, who was admitted to BIRDEM Hospital in the city Sunday night, has improved Monday, reports UNB. He was admitted to the hospital shortly before zero hour Sunday with high blood...
State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury today told the House that the government is actively considering to make a necessary law to ensure equal rights of sons and daughters on the parents' property. While replying...
Blaming the government for indulging in rhetoric, opposition BNP has put forward a seven-point recommendation for the government to quickly bring back the stranded Bangladeshi workers from troubled Libya including sending of civil vessels and military aircrafts, reports UNB. The...
The High Court has fixed today (Tuesday) to deliver verdict on Muhammad Yunus' writ petition challenging his removal from his post in Grameen Bank, reports bdnews24.com. The bench of justices Muhammed Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed and Gobinda Chandra Tagore will deliver...
FE Report | 2011-03-08 00:00:00
FE ReportElectricity import from India might be delayed by several months from the original schedule of commencement due to some 'procedural bottlenecks', Power Secretary Abul Kalam Azad said following a marathon meeting with his Indian counterpart Monday. "We may get...
The High Court (HC) on Monday ruled that import of ships for scrapping will be allowed subject to conditions of ensuring workers' and public safety as well as environmental protection. The conditions will be enforced until the framing of rules...
The government has decided to send its national flag carrier to bring back Bangladeshis stranded in Egypt and Tunisia. "I have received a letter Monday from the foreign secretary requesting to send our carrier to Egypt and Tunisia to bring...
Syful Islam | 2011-03-08 00:00:00
Syful IslamThe ministry of fisheries is going to write a letter to the Prime Minister today (Tuesday) to take action against 'Nijera Kori', a non-government organisation, for its alleged conspiracy against the country's shrimp industry, official sources said. Minister for...
Jadavpur University of West Bengal, India has recently conferred Ph D on Md Wahidul Habib for his thesis titled "Quality of Health Service in Bangladesh, Health Status, Health Infrastructure and Expenditure on Health", said a press release. Habib was under...
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