EUGENE, Oregon, Mar 9 (AP): Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 7-5 in an exhibition match Tuesday to warm up for the upcoming BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. Joining Nadal, the No. 1 player in the world, and Federer,...
BARCELONA, Mar 9 (AFP): A Lionel Messi brace helped Barcelona to a 3-1 victory over 10-man Arsenal on Tuesday to put them into the quarter-finals of Champions League on a 4-3 aggregate. The Argentine World Player of the Year was...
PARIS, Mar 9 (AFP) Argentina have moved ahead of Brazil into fourth place as top South American nation in the latest FIFA world rankings. That was due to their 2-1 win over Portugal in a friendly while Brazil lost 1-0...
TOKYO, Mar 9 (AFP): Japanese football players are to form a union to demand better working conditions, including bigger rewards for international duty, their association said Wednesday. The Japan Pro-Footballers Association (JPFA), currently representing some 960 players at home and...
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, March 9 (AFP): Ross Taylor admitted he owed Kamran Akmal a slap-up meal after Pakistan's blundering wicket-keeper gifted him two World Cup lives, but now the century-maker wants to feast on more runs. Akmal missed two chances...
MADRID, March 9 (AFP): Real Madrid hopes to offload its injury-plagued Brazilian star Kaka in the summer close season, although he still has four years left on his contract, a Spanish sports daily said Wednesday. The 28-year-old midfielder, signed from...
RU Correspondent | 2011-03-10 00:00:00
RU CorrespondentRAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Mar 9: A student of the Rajshahi University (RU) has committed suicide after taking insecticide Tuesday at his home in Natore, sources said. The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam, a second year student of Public Administration...
The advent and continuing challenges of the financial crisis has seen a dramatic increase in payment defaults and discrepancies leading to disputes between trading partners in international trade, said ICCB President Mahbubur Rahman while inaugurating the daylong workshop on International...
FE Report | 2011-03-10 00:00:00
FE ReportStrong buying support from retail and institutional investors jacked the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) benchmark index DGEN up for the fifth consecutive session Wednesday, with substantial rise in the turnover. Turnover increased to Tk 12.44 billion, in value term,...
KHULNA, Mar 8 (UNB): Police in a drive Monday morning arrested a burglar along with three stolen idols, cash and jewelries of a temple at Old Gollamari area of the city. The arrested man was identified as Karim Khalifa, a...
CHITTAGONG, Mar 9 (AFP): England hope to recover from twin injury blows and virtually ensure their World Cup quarter-final place with a victory over stuttering Bangladesh tomorrow (Friday). England were floored by the departure of star batsman Kevin Pietersen and...
NEW DELHI, Mar 9 (AFP): India relied on a pace-spin combination to bowl out the Netherlands for a below-par 189 in their World Cup match Wednesday. Spinners Piyush Chawla and Yuvraj Singh shared four wickets while fast bowler Zaheer Khan...
NEW DELHI, Mar 9 (AFP): A resurgent West Indies face Ireland in Mohali Friday knowing a victory could take them to the brink of the World Cup quarter-finals but wary of the challenge posed by the minnows. The Caribbean side...
NEW DELHI, Mar 9 (AFP): India plotted a course for the World Cup quarter-finals Wednesday as bitter rivals Pakistan were swamped by demands from angry fans to drop blundering wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal. India, with their batting in overdrive but their...
NEW DELHI, Mar 9 (AFP): Australian umpire Steve Davis stood in his 100th one-day international Wednesday when he officiated in the World Cup match between India and Netherlands. Davis, 58, made his international debut on December 12, 1992 in a...
COLOMBO, Mar 9 (AFP): Sania Zaidi sits in the R Premadasa stadium press box as the World Cup drama unfolds beneath her. Nothing unusual about that except the 28-year-old Pakistani journalist has been blind since childhood and is on a...
PALLEKELE, Mar 9 (AFP): Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura has pinpointed Muttiah Muralitharan and Lasith Malinga as a double danger when they meet Sri Lanka in the World Cup Wednesday. The African nation, who have never beaten Sri Lanka in four...
PALLEKELE, Mar 9 (AFP): Sri Lanka are still to peak at the World Cup, vice-captain Mahela Jayawardene said Wednesday, as the 1996 champions prepare to tackle Zimbabwe and book a quarter-final spot. Sri Lanka go into Thursday's game with five...
PALLEKELE, Mar 9 (AFP): Ross Taylor admitted he owed Kamran Akmal a slap-up meal after Pakistan's blundering wicket-keeper gifted him two World Cup lives, but now the century-maker wants to feast on more runs. Akmal missed two chances to dismiss...
FE Report | 2011-03-10 00:00:00
FE ReportStrong buying support from retail and institutional investors jacked the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) benchmark index DGEN up for the fifth consecutive session Wednesday, with substantial rise in the turnover. Turnover increased to Tk 12.44 billion, in value term,...
KHULNA, Mar 8 (UNB): Police in a drive Monday morning arrested a burglar along with three stolen idols, cash and jewelries of a temple at Old Gollamari area of the city. The arrested man was identified as Karim Khalifa, a...
Siddique Islam | 2011-03-10 00:00:00
Siddique Islam The central bank has withdrawn the cap on lending rate in all sectors barring two - agriculture and industrial term loan, officials said. Such a capping was enforced by it nearly two years back, officials said. "We've withdrawn...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2011-03-10 00:00:00
Shahiduzzaman KhanNow there is instability in the country's kitchen market. It continues to hit the common man again. Within a span of one week, prices of some essential commodities marked a sudden and unusual jump, belying all expectations about some...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said Wednesday that stern actions would be taken against those responsible for increasing sufferings of the people by creating artificial crisis of food grains, report agencies. "There is no crisis of food grains in Bangladesh...
FE Report | 2011-03-10 00:00:00
FE ReportGlobal credit rating agency Standard & Poor's has said soaring inflation has threatened social and macroeconomic stability in Bangladesh. In a report released from Singapore late Tuesday the agency said the challenges of strong capital inflows and rising inflationary...
IOM has brought back 2,330 Bangladeshis from the Egyptian and Tunisian borders in 11 flights from 6am to 9pm Wednesday, report agencies. Six flights were from Egyptian borders and five flights were from Tunisian borders. With today's figures, IOM has...
FE Report | 2011-03-10 00:00:00
FE Report With regard to the High Court's verdict on the writ petition filed by Dr Muhammad Yunus, Finance Minister Abul Maal Adbul Muhith said Wednesday: "I am happy with the High Court's judgement. Finally, it has been proved what...
DELHI, Mar 9 (bdnews24.com): India won their World cup match against Netherlands by 5 wickets with 81 balls to go Wednesday. Yuvraj Singh (51) remained unbeaten with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (19) to lead their victory at Feroz Shah Kotla,...
FE Report | 2011-03-10 00:00:00
FE Report World Bank lead economist in Bangladesh Sanjay Kathuria said Wednesday the country needs to raise its investment to 32 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) to achieve the level of growth the government aims for the...
The government is planning to introduce the much-talked about distributorship instead of the controversial delivery order (DO) by June in an effort to rein in prices of essentials in local market, Commerce Minister Lt Col (retd) Faruk Khan said. Bangladesh...
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