Munima SultanaThe Financial Times, London-based FDI magazine, has ranked the Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) as the 3rd best cost competitive zone in the world and 4th in best economic potential for 2010-11.The magazine's Global Ranking Competition of Economic Zones...
Standard Chartered Bank has started evening banking services at its Mirpur branch for the greater convenience of the customers. Customers can withdraw and deposit cash and cheques from 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm during the weekdays (Sunday to Thursday) at...
FE ReportThe listing sub-committee of Dhaka stock exchange (DSE) Tuesday recommended for allowing RAK Ceramics (Bangladesh) Limited to be traded on the main bourse of the country. "A DSE board meeting scheduled today (Wednesday)will fix the debut trading date of...
S M JahangirThe outstanding debts of government, semi-government and autonomous bodies have swelled to Tk 726.94 billion mainly due to their poor response to an ongoing official recovery drive, finance ministry officials said."The overall liability of servicing debts by state-owned,...
Bangladesh's BRAC Bank has been awarded as the Sustainable Bank of the Year 2010 at the FT Sustainable Banking Awards-2010, said a press release.The award was jointly announced by Financial Times (FT) newspaper and IFC at a function held in...
The preliminary phase of the 36th National Chess Championship, organised by Bangladesh Chess Federation, will begin in the city Sunday (June 13) at the hall room of Bangladesh Chess Federation, reports UNB.Players with rating of 2100 and above as well...
JOHANNESBURG, June 8(AP): Nelson Mandela will likely greet fans and players for 10 to 15 minutes at the World Cup opening ceremony before watching the rest of the game from home, his grandson said Tuesday."We believe that maybe before the...
ERASMIA, June 8 (AFP): Germany's next generation of stars is ready to step up into the breach left by captain Michael Ballack, who was ruled out of the World Cup with an ankle injury, centre-back Arne Friedrich said Tuesday.Chelsea midfield...
BIRMINGHAM, June 8 (AFP): India's Sania Mirza made a winning return to action after her wedding to Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik as she defeated Chan Yung-Jan 6-1, 6-4 in the first round here Monday.Mirza had taken several months off from...
Wari Club edged past North Baridhara Club by a solitary goal in the lone match of the Metropolises Senior Division Football League at the Bir Shreshtha Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur in the city Tuesday, reports UNB.Shamim scored...
Abdullah Al Saif took solo lead in the 31st BASIC Bank National Junior Chess Championship securing full six points after the 6th round matches at Bangladesh Chess Federation hallroom in the city Tuesday, reports UNB.In the day's 6th round matches,...
PRETORIA, June 8 (AFP): s Argentina blew hot and cold in their World Cup qualifiers but if Carlos Tevez has his way Diego Maradona's men will go in all guns blazing in their Group B opener against Nigeria Saturday.By Tuesday...
JOHANNESBURG, June 8 (AP): For health workers, South Africa's World Cup isn't just about football."We know when people are partying, sex happens," said Miriam Mhazo, whose independent Society for Family Health provides AIDS virus testing and counseling across South Africa....
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will hold a four-hour mass sit-in in the capital today (Wednesday) from 10.00 am to 2.00 pm.BNP Chief Khaleda Zia will lead the sit-in on the premises of the Institution of Engineers Bangladesh, reports UNB.The mass...
Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed said Tuesday that a full-fledged National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) with a permanent chairman, one permanent member and four non-permanent members would be constituted this month, reports UNB.
A scrutiny committee has recommended the withdrawal of 411 more cases on the grounds that they were 'politically motivated' cases filed under previous regimes.The 19th inter-ministerial meeting on withdrawal of political harassment cases made the recommendation Tuesday, reports UNB.State minister...
Amar Desh acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman has been remanded in police custody for eight days, reports bdnews24.com. A Dhaka court gave the order Tuesday when the police appealed for a 10-day remand in two cases against the former energy adviser...
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, June 7 (bdnews24.com): Police arrested eight Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) activists from Rajshahi University campus Monday.Motihar police station officer-in-charge (OC) Abul Khayer told the news agency that the police team arrested them over a case filed relating to...
Khandaker Hafizur Rahman and Saiful Islam Kabir have been elected as president and general secretary respectively of Awami League (AL) Austria unit, reports UNB.The triennial council of the unit was held on June 6 with its Convener M Nazrul Islam...
BENAPOLE, June 8 (UNB): The residence of a local BNP leader came under bomb attack early Tuesday.Victim's family members said miscreants hurled a bomb on the residence of Shaheb Ali Master, general secretary of Bahadurpur union BNP.The attackers quickly fled...
FE ReportNur Mohammad, inspector general of police, said Tuesday that the country needs to strictly enforce the laws to prevent increasing number of deadly road accidents."Our life is not secured on the road," he said while speaking at a seminar...
As many as 15,82,802 cases were pending with the lower courts across the country until January 1 last, said Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Shafique Ahmed in the Jatiya Sangsad Tuesday, reports BSS. Of them, 6,11,946 are civil...
The High Court has asked the government to explain why sending victims to jail in the name of safe custody should not be declared illegal, reports bdnews24.com. It also has demanded an explanation from the government about why it should...
Bangladesh Scouts, a voluntary non-political organisation, Tuesday launched lottery of Tk 10 for raising funds for maintaining its activities, reports UNB.There are a total of 662 prizes, including first prize (one) of Tk 2.5 million, second prize (one) of Tk...
FE ReportCarjackers snatched away a private car after stabbing its driver at Mirpur in the capital at the early hours of Tuesday, police said.Witnesses and police said the incident took place before Harun Eye Foundation Hospital at about 12:30 am...
Our Correspondent JESSORE, June 8: Jessore district administration Monday removed about 50 illegal business outlets along Laldighi, a large pond in the heart of the town.The people of the town staged several demonstrations to save the pond for the sake...
FE ReportWorld University of Bangladesh Tuesday held a reception to welcome about 1850 students of the Summer Semester 2010 at the LGED auditorium with the VC of the university Prof Dr Abdul Mannan Choudhury presiding.In his address as the chief...
Abdullah Al Faisal (16), a student of class eight in Bangladesh Military Academy High School, Bhatiary, Sitakond, Chittagong has been suffering from blood cancer. Local doctors suggested him to go abroad for re-establishment of bone marrow. The treatment cost will...
Sheikh Shahariar ZamanFeeder vessel operators are set to impose congestion surcharge at Chittagong port in view of the longer period of stay at the port leading to higher trade costs.The period of overstay of a ship increased by 17 hours...
Shamsul Huq Zahid The worst fire at the old city's Neemtali and the collapse of a four-storied building at Begunbari have triggered a flurry of initiative on the part of a number of government agencies. The Dhaka district administration, the...
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