LONDON, Jan 2 (AP): Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has ruled out making another attempt to sign Bordeaux striker Maroune Chamakh even though the transfer window is open and forward Robin van Persie is sidelined until April.
Coming from behind Feni Soccer Club registered a 2-1 goal win over all-losers Muktijoddha Sangsad KC in the lone match of the Citycell Bangladesh League at Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur Saturday, reports UNB. With this...
BERLIN, Jan 2 (AP): National team manager Oliver Bierhoff says Germany will face tough competition from Brazil, Spain and England when it aims for a fourth World Cup title in South Africa.Bierhoff told Saturday's edition of Bild that Germany's minimum...
M A IslamHELPING fellow classmates in their studies is very important for one to improve in one's own studies. By assisting classmates or students of the same year one can gain a lot. Such a habit always will give one...
FE SpecialHAVING an aim-what profession one would like to choose-is very important for anyone's success. Unfortunately many students do not have aim-also many of them do not realise that without aim they may slowly lose motivation to study harder in...
Fazlur RahmanThe authorities have stopped approving designs of buildings with more than 10 floors in Dhaka, triggering outcry from the real estate developers and virtually halting vertical rise of the city.The capital development authority, better known as Rajuk, has not...
M Azizur RahmanThe government is eyeing on rapid expansion of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) uses along with gas rationing in industries and other bulk consumers to come out of the current severe crisis, officials said Saturday.But businesses and other affected...
Sadiq Ahmed It is commonly agreed that good governance is needed for development. There is less clarity on what good governance in terms of measurable indicators is and how best policy might be focused to improve governance. In an important...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The government has lifted the ban on export of raw jute amid pressures by the jute traders. Earlier on December 7, the government imposed a ban on export of raw jute mainly to ensure adequate availability for...
Titas Gas company will propose to order the CNG-filling stations closed two days a week in Dhaka city and its adjoining areas to make do with the limited gas supply, reports UNB.Managing Director of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company...
Nazmul AhsanThe Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL), which is set to launch its banking activities from today (Sunday), has sought Tk 2.0 billion to the government to help run its banking business smoothly, sources said.The bank has outlined four options...
Sheikh Shahariar ZamanSurplus liquidity in the banking network has dropped in the second quarter of the current fiscal due to increased treasury bills transactions and lending to the private sector."Call money rate went up in the recent times and the...
Sacked Army officer Capt Mahbubul Mannan Saturday committed suicide at his residence in the city's Kalabagan.The 36 years old hanged himself to death in his bed-room. Family members recovered his body. Abdul Mannan Talukdar, father of Mannan, said his son...
Establishment and Administration Adviser to the Prime Minister HT Imam said Saturday that the government would introduce 'School Zoning System' in order to reduce the traffic congestion in the city, —BSS
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, Jan 02: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday said that the government initially undertook infrastructure development projects worth Tk. 16.82 billion (1,682 crore) but it would take every step necessary to build Chittagong as a truly commercial capital...
Mashiur RahamanThe Mauritius government has imposed mandatory health screening of Bangladesh workers following reports that half of the adult population of the country carries Tuberculosis (TB).The new strict health precaution was imposed recently in response to World Health Organisation's report...
S M JahangirAn official move to make life insurance coverage mandatory for outbound Bangladeshi workers is set to suffer a blow due to some procedural and bureaucratic complexities, sources said.Even after several months of exercise, the authorities are yet to...
Siddique Islam Dhaka Inter-bank Offered Rate (DIBOR) will officially come into force from Wednesday in the form of the country's first benchmark interest rate in the financial market. "We expect the DIBOR to be launched formally from January 6, 2010...
FE Report India will extend credit worth over $500 million (Rs 2,300 crore) for Bangladesh's infrastructure sector, besides help boosting its power generation, according to an Indian newspaper report Saturday.These will be done, as the Indian government has decided to...
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recommended that the government immediately set up 'Accreditation Council' to ensure quality education in the country's universities, reports UNB.The UGC annual report says the standard of university education could not reach the desired level...
A legal notice was served upon the government Saturday by a rights watchdog as it failed to comply with a High Court order that had asked it to form National River Protection Commission (NRPC) within a three-month timeframe, reports UNB.On...
DU CorrespondentAt least three student leaders were injured in a clash between two factions of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on the Dhaka University (DU) campus Saturday. The injured were identified as Assistant Office Secretary Zia, Health and Environment Secretary Pilot...
Reacting over the flower-or-thorn conundrum regarding the Prime Minister's India tour, Home Minister Sahara Khatun Saturday said the government was ready to face any opposition threat of street agitation, reports UNB."As Home Minister, I will do whatever necessary to face...
BARISAL, Jan 2 (UNB): At least eight people were injured in a clash between two groups of BNP activists in the city's Palashpur area Friday.Sources said district Chhatra Dal organised a function in front of BNP office complex at Aswini...
The much-awaited full-pledged 386-member central national executive committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was officially announced.BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the committee and the 32-member BNP chairperson's advisory council at a press conference at BNP...
BAGERHAT, Jan 2 (UNB): At least 25 people were injured in attacks on the rallies of Chhatra Dal and Jamaat office in Kachua and Morelganj upazilas Friday.District BNP General Secretary Ali Reza Babu said Kachua and Morelganj units of JCD...
LALMONIRHAT, Jan 2 (UNB): Indian Border Security Force (BSF) gunned down a Bangladeshi cattle trader along Burimari border under Patgram Upazila Saturday.The victim was identified as Shahajahan Ali (30), son of Zainal of Kashirdanga village in the upazila.Burimari BOP Camp...
SYLHET, Jan 2 (UNB): At least three children died of a mysterious disease in Jointapur Upazila Wednesday and Thursday.Seven more children were also afflicted with the disease. The outbreak of the disease has scared the people of the upazila.The deceased...
A new study shows that circulating tumour cells on cancer cells that break away from a primary tumour and spread to other areas of the body-- could also return to and grow in the tumour of origin, a newly discovered...
The government has increased compensation for the affected people in Barapukuria coalmine areas by Tk 240 million (24 crore) to set up the proposed coalmine city in Dinajpur. Earlier, the government had announced a Tk 3.0 billion compensation package to...
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