A 16-member Indian cricket team, led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, arrives in the city today (Saturday) to participate in the two-match Test series against host Bangladesh and a tri-nation tournament involving Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, reports UNB.During the 27-day trip,...
Hosts Khulna Division maintained their all-win record in the 3rd Women's National Cricket League beating Sylhet Division by 85 runs in the 4th match at the Khulna University ground Friday, reports UNBFavoured by coin, Khulna Division opened the innings first...
TOKYO, Jan 1 (AFP): Japan's national football coach Takeshi Okada says a growing number of his players share his ambitious goal of a semi-final spot in this year's World Cup."Honestly, I am surprised myself," he told reporters when asked if...
Five years have passed since Shane Watson and Mohammad Asif made their Test debuts at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Despite inauspicious outings - Watson fell over delivering his first ball, Asif failed to take a wicket in either innings -...
KARACHI, Jan 1 (AFP): The attack on the touring Sri Lankan team decimated Pakistan's international cricket and made 2009 one of the worst years for a sport followed by millions, former captain Wasim Akram said Thursday."Attacks on the Sri Lankan...
MADRID, Jan 1 (AFP): After a memorable 2009 in which they won a record six trophies, league leaders Barcelona hope for more success in 2010 and aim to start on the right note with a home win over Villareal Saturday.Champions...
A three-day training programme for the liaison officers of the 11th South Asian Games began Friday at the Dutch-Bangla Bank auditorium in the newly constructed building of Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA), reports UNB.The 12-day South Asian Games, the biggest sports...
Chittagong Mohammedan Sporting Club forced Brothers' Union Club to a goalless draw in a match of the Citycell Bangladesh League at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur in the city Friday, reports UNB.With the day's draw,...
KINGSTON, Jan 1 (AFP): West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor escaped starting the New Year in police lock-up after he was arrested, charged and released over an incident at a bar.Taylor, who had to return home early from the West...
JALANDHAR, Jan 1 (PTI): Having aired his view that the Ferozeshah Kotla track was unsuitable for international matches, star Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh Friday said the Motera pitch in west-Indian city of Ahmedabad is not ideal for Test cricket either....
TOKYO, Jan 1 (AFP): Japan international midfielder Yasuhito Endo scored twice and set up another to lead defending champions Gamba Osaka to a 4-1 victory over Nagoya Grampus in the Emperor's Cup final Friday.Osaka have now won the knock-out tournament...
RAJSHAHI, Jan 1 (BSS): A bright prospect has been prevailing for reviving the prestigious silk sector of the country.President of Bangladesh Silk Industry Owners' Association Monzur Faruque Chowdhury told the news agency that the prospect has been created due to...
The government is actively considering introducing Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) as mandatory trial mode both in civil and criminal courts to remove the logjam of cases for mitigating the sufferings of justice-seekers."It needs amendment to the century-old Criminal Procedure Code...
Speaker Advocate Abdul Hamid has said that it would be more convenient to address the opposition's allegations and grievances if those were made in the House during a parliamentary session instead of ventilating them outside.Speaking at a function of Khelaghar,...
DU CorrespondentThe proposed national education policy will be a policy of all in the country, not of any political party, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said.Nahid also said the education policy would be finalised on the basis of opinions and...
New year 2010 will be an 'Election Year' for the Election Commission (EC) as it has planned to complete elections of local government bodies, including elections of two major city corporations this year, reports BSS.Election Commissioner M Sakhawat Hossain said...
KHULNA, Jan 1 (BSS): A local leader of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), student wing of the opposition BNP, was killed and five others were injured allegedly by their friends in the city at midnight last night allegedly for eve-teasing...
RAJSHAHI, Jan 1 (BSS): Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdul Latif Bishwas has said poverty could be reduced to a great extent through integrated and intensive fish farming everywhere in the country.He said the present government is committed to building a...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Friday urged the country's industrialists and entrepreneurs for diversification of products in order to increase exports from Bangladesh, reports UNB.Inaugurating the 15th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2010 at the city' s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the morning,...
Chittagong OfficeCHITTAGONG, 01: In a bid to ease traffic congestion Chittagong Development Authority is going to start construction of a flyover on the Bahaddarhat intersection of the longest city road CDA Avenue at the entrance of Chittagong-Cox's Bazar Road. It...
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Khaleda Zia Friday declared that the Prime Minister would be greeted with garlands at the airport if she could protect Bangladesh's interest during her upcoming India tour, else she would find all her paths...
FE ReportThe Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed a bullish mood in the last trading week of the year amid shortened trading due to holidays.The major sectors -- banks, telecommunication, non-banking financial institutions, pharmaceuticals and energy -- were able to close...
M Azizur RahmanThe country will import around 4.30 million tonnes of fuel worth around US$ 2.64 billion (Tk 184.87 billion) in 2010 to meet the soaring domestic demand, which is 16.21 per cent higher than the consumption level of 2009,...
FE ReportThe country's industrialists and employees are happy to return to normal time as a large number of workers regularly failed to report to their duties on time, thus, affecting production.They said employees especially the women frequently reported late during...
FHM Humayan KabirThree state-owned energy companies are set to get a big boost in the new year as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has confirmed bank-rolling their gas production and supply network expansion programmes, officials said.Finance ministry officials disclosed that...
FE Report Commodity prices were surprisingly buoyant in 2009, and are expected to increase further in 2010 as world activity expands after the global crisis, says International Monetary Fund (IMF). At the outset of 2009, the sharp declines in prices...
Munima SultanaJapan's future development assistance to Bangladesh is at stake as the government has failed to speed up implementation of Japanese-funded projects. The slow implementation of projects is also slowing down the disbursement of Japanese loans committed to development projects...
Mashiur RahamanThe country's manpower export experienced a 46 per cent fall in 2009 compared to the previous year, showing the impact of global recession that has led to a cut-down on fresh recruitment in major job markets.An official at the...
Mohammad MufazzalIn the last six months more than 530 thousand (5.30 lakh) Beneficiary Owners (BO) accounts were opened by investors raising the total number to 2.655 million by the year-end. The number of BO accounts on June 30, 2009 stood...
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