FE Report Bangladesh taka (BDT) depreciated marginally by 0.39 per cent against the US dollar (USD) in 2009 following a rising demand for the greenback in the last couple of months, the Citibank N.A. said Saturday. By the end of...
FE ReportBangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman Saturday urged the banks not to provide loans to polluting industries. Otherwise they will have to pay price when it comes to CAMELS rating and other facilities. "The central bank will no longer encourage...
Mashiur RahamanBangladesh Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI) is going to organise a mega trade show ‘Showcase Bangladesh 2010’ in Kuala Lumpur from January 8 until 10, next year, aiming to promote the country’s export products, culture and heritage...
KOLKATA, India, Dec 25 (AFP): Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli hammered impressive centuries to power India to a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the fourth one-day international here Thursday.Kohli made 107 for his maiden hundred and Gambhir an unbeaten...
Disha Islam and Sathi Sarker of National Tennis Complex (NTC) reached the final of the Victory Day Tennis Tournament eliminating their rivals in the semis at Ramna National Tennis Complex in the city Friday, reports UNB. They will play the...
KARACHI, Dec 25 (AFP): Pakistan's all-rounder Sohail Tanvir Friday pulled out of a contract with Australian side Victoria after doctors advised him to rest an injured knee.The 25-year-old was due to play for the Bushrangers in the Australian Twenty20 tournament,...
Bangladesh Police beat Bangladesh Air Force by 2-1 goals in the last league match of the Auto Museum Victory Day Hockey Competition at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city Friday, reports UNB.In the day's match, Monir Hossain...
LONDON, Dec 25 (AFP): Chelsea can cement their position on top of the Premier League with a win over Birmingham Saturday, while new Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini gets his first taste of English football against Stoke.With second-placed Manchester United...
The 3rd Women's National Cricket League begins today (Saturday) at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) in Khulna with hosts Khulna Division taking on Rajshahi Division in the opening match, reports UNB.Sylhet Division will play Barisal Division at Khulna University...
The Standard Chartered Young Tigers U-16 National School Cricket Tournament begins today (Saturday), reports UNB.BCB Vice President Ahmed Sajjadul Alam will inaugurate the tournament at 10:00 am before the opening match between Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan (BKSP) and Dhaka Ideal...
DURBAN, South Africa, Dec 25 (AFP): Controversial England batsman Kevin Pietersen hopes to end his topsy-turvy 2009 by playing a match-winning role on the Kingsmead ground where he learnt his trade.The South African-born batsman, who started the year by losing...
BELGRADE, Dec 25 (AFP): The Serbian world number three tennis player Novak Djokovic is to play Yugoslavia's first king in a television series to be shot next year, local media reported Thursday.The 10-part series will retrace the life and reign...
BNP Standing Committee member Mahbubur Rahman has slammed Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam for his 'undemocratic' remarks about BNP's new leadership."His speech on our party's recent leadership, elected by a successful council, is a reflection of undemocratic and...
GAIBANDHA, Dec 25 (BSS): The present government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given priority to overall development of neglected areas of the country to ensure balanced development.President of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Mahmud Hasan Ripon...
A Dhaka court passed an order for further investigation on a 19-year old murder case in Mymensingh in which Major (retd) Bazlul Huda, one of the death sentenced convicts in Bangabandhu murder case, along with 29 others, is accused, reports...
BOGRA, Dec 25 (UNB): Three more activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) were arrested Wednesday midnight following their Sunday's clashes with Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists on Bogra Azizul Haq College campus.The police said they raided Fuldighi Islami Mess in...
BAGERHAT, Dec 25 (UNB): A middle-aged man, who's son filed a defamation case against Home Minister Sahara Khatun here Tuesday, was sent to jail Friday after his arrest under Section 54.The police said they arrested Delwar Mollik (50), a shrimp...
The delegation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence Ministry returned home Friday after ending its 14-day visit to the UN Peacekeeping Mission areas in Ivory Coast and Congo, reports UNB.During the visit, the delegation, led by M Idris Ali...
KHULNA, Dec 25 (UNB): Botiaghata Upazila chairman and Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) field cases against each other here Friday following a row over evicting a club-house from a Khas land.The police said UNO Kamruzzaman and Assistant Tahsilder Sahidul Islam came...
BANDARBAN, Dec 25 (UNB): An "Exclusive Tourism Zone" would be built up in Bandarban and Cox's Bazar for increasing facilities to the tourists."Parliamentary Standing Committee on Planning Ministry has already sent a set of recommendations to the Tourism Ministry," Colonel...
RANGPUR, Dec 25 (BSS): The sweeping shivering cold wave severely affects normal life in the sub-Himalayan northern region for the second consecutive day Friday due to further falls in the temperatures during the past 24 hours until this afternoon. Side...
About 70 per cent of the current smokers in Bangladesh are planning to quit smoking, according to a survey."More significantly, almost half of the current smokers (47.3pc) made attempts to give up smoking in the last 12 months," the survey...
FE ReportA three-day international conference on mechanical engineering begins at the BUET central auditorium today (Saturday) at 9:30 am.The Department of Mechanical Engineering (DME) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) has organised the conference.Education Minister Nurul Islam Naheed,...
FE ReportAmbassador of the Republic of Korea in Dhaka Sukbum Park has shown keen interest in fostering cooperation and investments under joint venture(s) with Bangladeshi shipyards, a statement said Thursday.This was evident when the ambassador of Korea visited Ananda Shipyard...
FE Report Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) has announced the Ahsania Mission Cancer Hospital Lottery-2010, which is being launched for the second time from the first day of 2010 to raise fund for construction of a 500-bed world-class cancer hospital. DAM...
Christmas, the largest religious festival of the Christian community, was celebrated Friday across the country with due religious fervour and festivity.In the capital, Christians visited churches where special arrangements were made to mark the birthday of Jesus Christ. Some 40...
FE ReportTwo persons were arrested with substandard cosmetics worth Tk one million from the city's Chakbazar area Thursday night, RAB sources said.An officer of RAB-10 unit said they raided the third floor of a six-storey building at 17/A/1 Chakbazar at...
JU CorrespondentJAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY, Dec 25: Jahangirnagar University Physics Department Alumni Association (JUPAA) celebrated its 2nd re-union Friday on the department's premises in a festive mood. Lot of alumni, their family and JU teacher and students enjoyed the programmes. The Vice-Chancellor...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 25 (BSS): Indigenous fish species, particularly the small ones, are on the verge of extinction due to various reasons including frequent use of harmful pesticides and chemical fertilisers in agricultural land, water-bodies and wetland, throughout the northern region.Apart...
M Azizur RahmanThe government has planned to bar directors of the companies, which do not hold annual general meetings (AGMs) or pay dividends regularly, from taking loans from any of the country's banks or financial institutions, officials said Friday. The...
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