Bangladesh has been placed in Group A of the AFC Challenge Cup 2010 along with Tajikistan, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, reports UNB.The eight-nation second string Asian Soccer meet will be held in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo from February...
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 1 (AFP): The next defining moment on the road to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa arrives Wednesday morning when the seeds will be announced at a Cape Town media conference. There are 32 qualifiers led by...
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 1 (AFP): FIFA could put more assistant referees on the fields during the World Cup, the football governing body's president Sepp Blatter said Monday.The question will be discussed at the FIFA executive committee meeting Wednesday in Cape Town,...
PARIS, Dec 1 (AFP): Lionel Messi of Barcelona and Argentina Tuesday was awarded the Ballon d'Or accolade as Europe-based footballer of the year.Messi, whom Cristiano Ronaldo beat into second place last season, easily saw off the Portuguese striker, who moved...
Shane Bond has been ruled out of the rest of the Test series against Pakistan due to a torn abdominal muscle. Bond was the Player of the Match in the thrilling win in Dunedin, where he took eight wickets for...
FE ReportA total of 1,745 people are HIV infected until now (2009) in Bangladesh while the prevalence of HIV/AIDS rate among drug addicted people increased by 9 per cent recently in the capital.Health and Family Welfare Minister AFM Ruhal Haque...
President Zillur Rahman stressed on expanding need-based education in the country's government colleges with a view to facilitating the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) education for the poor students across the country, reports UNB."It's necessary to expand the ICT-based education...
Bangladesh's Press Minister in Washington Journalist Akhtar Ahmed Khan (54) died at his residence in Washington, USA, a message received in the city said Tuesday, reports BSS.A senior official of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said Khan was found dead...
Our CorrespondentJOYPURHAT, Dec 01: A gang of muggers looted cash worth Tk 0.4 million from a bank client by stabbing him at Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited Joypurhat branch at Sadar Road Tuesday noon.Witnesses said at about 1pm Abdul Alim, an...
FE ReportSpeakers at a human chain demanded of the government to ensure duty-free and quota-free access of Bangladeshi products, particularly the readymade garments to the developed markets.Sushasoner Jonnyo Procharavizan (SUPRO) made the demand from a human chain formed in front...
FE ReportPolice recovered the body of an unidentified boy from inside a passenger bus at Sayedabad Bus Terminal in the city early Tuesday.An officer of Jatrabari police station told the FE that being informed by locals they recovered the 12-year-old...
RU CorrespondentRAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Dec 1: The Department of Economics of Rajshahi University (RU) will celebrate their golden jubilee amidst massive enthusiasm on January 8 and 9 at the university campus. To celebrate the jubilee, the department will organise various programmes...
Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun has urged members of the government to be careful in commenting on the matter of bringing back Bangabandhu's killers, currently at large in different countries. "Our initiative to bring back Bangabandhu's killers has not ceased....
Our CorrespondentRANGAMATI, Dec 1: Chairman of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council (CHTRC) Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma alias Santu Larma has alleged that military rules are still prevailing in CHT in the name of Operation Uttaran. Invisible power has always dominated...
The opposition BNP has made the final list of 2,512 councillors ahead of the party's fifth national council to be held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on December 8.Talking to reporters at the party's Naya Paltan office Tuesday, Office Secretary...
The month-long countrywide Bijoy Utsab (victory festival) programme of the Awami League (AL) began Tuesday with a fresh vow to uphold the spirit of the War of Liberation, try the war criminals and establish a hunger and poverty-free Bangladesh, reports...
MAGURA, Dec 1 (UNB): At least 30 people were injured in a factional clash between two groups of BNP supporters at Mortuzapur village in Sreepur Upazila Tuesday.Witnesses said the clash erupted in the morning between the supporters of BNP leaders...
FHM Humayan Kabir The World Bank will revise financial agreements on 24 of its funded projects in Bangladesh after the government amended procurement laws ignoring the lender's objections, officials said. The decision by the country's biggest anti-poverty donor would involve...
Shamsul Huq Zahid Moves are, reportedly, underway to provide the Members of Parliament (MPs) with duty-free motor vehicles. However, the state, not the MPs, is likely to bear the cost of vehicles and also the expenditure on their regular maintenance...
FE Report The government has decided to cut salaries of top bosses of three corporatised banks as it moves to reduce the gaping discrepancy in perks in the state-controlled banking sector, officials said.Officials at the finance ministry said that the...
FE ReportThe European Union (EU) ruled out Tuesday a "dramatic change" in relations with Bangladesh as the Lisbon reform treaty came into force, marking the new journey for the 27-nation bloc.Stefan Frowein, head of the delegation of the European Union,...
S M JahangirThe Ministry of Finance has started assessing the government equities in state-owned enterprises (SOEs) under an initiative to streamline the overall assets and debt recovery system, official sources said. "A process is underway to calculate the overall government...
FE ReportThe police launched a massive weeklong traffic regulating and awakening campaign from Tuesday to bring discipline in the vehicles plying on the city streets. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has adopted the move to ease the terrific traffic congestion that...
GENEVA, Dec 1 (AFP): Ministers at a key World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting moved on Tuesday to bridge a gap between emerging and developed nations which has long delayed a global trade pact ahead of a 2010 deadline set by...
FE ReportThe Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) opened Tuesday with a positive sign after Eid holiday-break with the benchmark index crossing 4400-mark for the first time.The benchmark DSE General Index (DGEN) closed at an all-time high of 4424.01, adding 43.07 points...
FE ReportThe central bank has favoured the decision of the board of directors of the Rupali Bank, a 'Z' category listed issue, to issue right shares to meet the paid-up capital shortfall of the Bank, official sources said.The central bank...
BHOLA, Dec 1: Officials of the MV Coco-4 face charges for overloading the vessel and causing deaths to more than 75 passengers, in a criminal case filed by M Faisal, a passenger who survived the ferry disaster at Lalmohon in...
Law Minister Shafique Ahmed said the government would appoint an ombudsman by next January to establish rule of law in the country. He said in October that nominations were being finalised to appoint an ombudsman in line with the constitution....
Export-import between the two countries remained suspended Monday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) enforced a daylong general strike in West Bengal of India. - Our Correspondent
M Azizur RahmanThe government will meet the energy demand of the port city Chittagong and its adjoining areas by liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the energy-starved region was struggling to get natural gas supplies for years, officials said Tuesday."We have...
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