Abahani Limited, Mohammedan SC and Surjotarun Club won their respective matches in the Premier Division Cricket League at separate city venues in the city Friday, reports UNB.In the day's matches, Abahani Limited (208/8 in 48 overs) beat CCS (116/10 in...
Saiful KaiserImran Nazir showed his detractors yet again how much cricket is still left in him and what a miscalculation the Pakistanis did when they left him out of the ODIs. Most certainly he should have found a place instead...
FHM Humayan KabirThe government is almost ready to launch a revised poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP) by the end of this month estimating requirement of US$51.08 billion to cut poverty and attain a 6.5 per cent economic growth by FY2011,...
Nazmul AhsanForeign aid disbursement declined by about $ 152 million or 35 per cent during the first quarter (July-September) of the current (2009-2010) fiscal year compared with that of the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, according to the provisional...
Mehdi Musharraf BhuiyanA week after Bangladesh Bank jump-started e-commerce and online payment system in the country; local IT giants and their banking counterparts remain sceptical about its immediate feasibility and long-term security implications.Industry insiders are all but convinced that at...
A move is underway to carry goods-laden containers from India across the Bangabandhu Bridge over the river Jamuna to cut cost and time for imports from India, railway sources said, reports bdnews24.com. Bangladesh Railway has made a "special request" to...
Sonia H MoniApparel exporters' dream to make in-road into Japanese market received a big boost after two leading Tokyo firms said they would place major orders next year, an industry leader said Friday.Marubeni Corporation, one of the top ten Japanese...
Pakistani officials says a suicide car bombing targeting an office of the country's main intelligence agency in Peshawar has killed at least 16 people, and wounded more than 100, according to VOA.The blast early Friday destroyed much of the three-story...
FE ReportThree more alleged members of Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were arrested early Friday on suspicion of having links with a plan to attack the US embassy and Indian high commission in Dhaka, police said.The arrested were identified as...
FE Report A BNP leader was shot dead by unknown assailants at Tejgaon in the city Friday afternoon, police said.A gang of armed miscreants shot Masum Bhuiyan Bablu (35), vice-president of the DCC ward-39 unit of BNP, at Purbo Tejturi...
NEW DELHI, Nov 13: Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao leaves here tomorrow (Saturday) for Dhaka on a two-day visit, which is being viewed here as "preparatory" to the upcoming visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. During the visit Ms...
CHITTAGONG, Nov 13: Seven persons were killed and eight others injured in a road accident at Patiya of the district. Those who died on the spot were Tejendra Lal Dhar (70), Babul Dhar (50), Bibhu Dhar (45) and microbus driver...
Mahmudur RahmanIn the wake of a grim warning that the climate change impact will hit sooner than expected, world leaders will huddle together in Copenhagen next month to try and thrash out agreement on what to do. Given the divisive...
SINGAPORE, Nov 13,(AFP) - The global economic recovery faces serious pitfalls including mass unemployment in rich nations, asset bubbles, and a lurch towards protectionism, world leaders warned Friday.IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn ruled out a "double-dip" recession in the United States...
Sheikh Shahariar ZamanGlobal rating agency Standard and Poors (S&P) said Bangladesh has done far better than its neighbours in the management of fiscal matters and current account balance. The rating agency lauded the country for controlling wasteful subsidies and maintaining...
FE ReportProgrammes arranged to create investors' awareness by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) are now drawing a large number of investors.Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) is also having a similar response from the investors...
FE ReportDhaka stocks closed lower in the past week, ending nine weeks of bull-run as cautious investors booked profit ahead of the debut by giant Grameenphone.In the week that ended on Thursday, the benchmark Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) General Index...
FE ReportVessel turnaround time, a benchmark for a port's handling efficiency, at Chittagong port recorded a marginal rise in the past couple of months mainly because of labour unrest. The turnaround time (TAT) starts when a ship arrives at the...
SAO PAULO, Nov 12 (Reuters): TAM Linhas Aereas, Brazil's biggest airline, reported Thursday third-quarter net income of 348 million reais ($202 million), compared with a net loss of 663.6 million a year earlier.Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortisation and lease...
SINGAPORE, Nov 12 (AFP): Oil prices rose Thursday in Asian trade, boosted by positive showings on regional equities markets and a strengthening Chinese economy, analysts said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in December, broke the 80-dollar...
TOKYO, Nov 12 (AFP): The dollar lost ground in Asian trade Thursday as investors continued to buy riskier assets due to mounting hopes for a global economic recovery. The euro rose to 1.5004 dollars in Tokyo midday trade from 1.4978...
Our CorrespondentRANGPUR, Nov 12: A month-long textile and handicrafts fair organised by Bangladesh Benaroshi Tant Shilpa Gobeshana Foundation is gaining momentum in the district town.Deputy Commissioner (DC) BM Enamul Haq inaugurated the fair as the chief guest on the Army...
Emirates will advance its flights in Asia Pacific with planned capacity enhancements to Bangkok, Sydney, Manila and Jakarta, said a press release.Starting December 2009, Emirates will introduce a fourth daily service to Bangkok, a third daily service to Sydney, two...
SINGAPORE, Nov 12 (Commodity Online): Gold prices continued to move upwards in Asian trade Thursday and advanced above $1120 an ounce mark.December-delivery gold was seen trading at $1,120.88 an ounce at 12.00 noon Singapore time after hitting as high as...
Our CorrespondentRANGPUR, Nov 12: Rajshahi Krishi Unnayon Bank (RAKUB), Rangpur branch, has disbursed loans amounting to Tk 2.46 million among 257 landless farmers.RAKUB Managing Director Md Fazlul Haq disbursed the loans as the chief guest recently. Among others, Rangpur Zonal...
The following were the commercial banks' rates to public for some selectedforeign currencies with Bangladesh Taka in cash transaction Thursday.Selling rates to public (outward remittance)BankUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSCBsSonali Bank69.4500104.7029115.56830.781669.312166.874865.2395Agrani Bank69.3500102.6051111.16000.794267.597065.992162.6260FCBsStanChart69.60104.34115.870.8069.7866.7263.92HSBC 69.5270106.2430117.37900.822869.953166.979465.6982Citibank naNANANANANANANABank of Ceylon69.5400106.1276118.29020.803671.352367.396867.3217PCBsUttara Bank69.5000105.0602116.80330.790669.109366.542864.9489AB Bank69.5000104.2985115.48430.7877NANANABuying rates from public (inward remittance)SCBsUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSonali Bank68.5000102.2158113.38470.755267.670365.266263.6864Agrani Bank68.4000100.5695109.14900.763166.074964.515061.5352FCBsStanChart68.6099.07110.410.7464.6662.9060.11HSBC...
PESHAWAR, Nov 12 (agencies): Gunmen killed a Pakistani working at the Iranian Consulate in the northwestern city of Peshawar Thursday, adding to security fears in the country as it presses an offensive against the Taliban along the nearby Afghan border.No...
MANILA, Nov 12 (AFP): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Manila Thursday in a bid to deepen defence ties with a country fighting Islamist militants who officials say are now using Iraq-style tactics.The two-day visit comes as US...
WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (AFP): The US envoy to Afghanistan has warned against sending thousands more troops to the country as President Barack Obama weights strategy options in the eight-year conflict, reports said Thursday.The Washington Post and The New York Times...
Maoist activists chant slogans and wave flags during anti-government protests in Kathmandu on Novemeber 12, 2009, reports BBC.Maoist activists have clashed with the police as thousands demonstrated on the streets of Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, against the governing coalition.Riot police used...
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