The 'national committee', a public pressure group backed by left-leaning parties, that called Monday's hartal to protest government deals with two foreign oil companies, had "confused" the public with incorrect information, a parliamentary watchdog said on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com. A...
The government has decided to withdraw 123 more cases on the grounds that they were pressed for political persecution.State Minister for Law Kamrul Islam said this while talking to journalists in the city Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com. A total of 241...
The government plans for mandatory introduction of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for both civil and certain criminal cases to free courts from huge backlog of cases and to protect "social amity". "The optional provision of the alternative dispute resolution is...
Ricky Ponting has already suffered the ignominy of surrendering the No. 1 Test ranking on this tour, but his final week in England may yet witness Australia's return to the summit of the 50-over game. Ponting produced his highest ever...
LIVERPOOL, England, Sept 16 (AFP): Liverpool, buoyed by a massive new sponsorship deal, kick-start their quest for Champions League glory here on Wednesday against European football novices Debrecen of Hungary.After thrashing visitors Burnley 4-0 in the English Premier League on...
BUENOS AIRES, SEPT 16 (AP): One of Argentina's most senior and respected players - midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron - acknowledged the South Americans may miss their first World Cup since 1970. "It could happen," Veron said on Tuesday in an...
Virender Sehwag will make a comeback from his shoulder injury when he captains Rest of India against Mumbai in the Irani Cup in Nagpur, starting October 1. Sehwag had missed the ICC World Twenty20, the subsequent tours of West Indies...
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) finally decided to sent the Under-16 to the AFC Under-16 Championship scheduled for October 3-18 in the Philippines, reports UNB.The preparatory camp suspended following uncertainty to participate in the meet will now resume under the supervision...
GM Niaz Murshed of Bangladesh shared third position along with four other players in the Ravana Challenge International Chess Tournament securing 3.5 points held in SriLankan capital Colombo Tuesday, reports UNB.In the 5th round matches, Niaz drew with IM Toufighi...
SAN JOSE, Sept 16 Costa Rica (AP): Costa Rica fired coach Rodrigo Kenton on Tuesday following three straight losses in World Cup qualifying.Several possible successors surfaced, including Leo Beenhakker, Hans Westerhof, Jose Pekerman and Cruz Azul coach Enrique Meza.Costa Rica,...
Abdul Khalek FCA Zakat Centre would be set up in every mosque of the country. The Mosque Committee would look after the activities of the Zakat Centre. In line with current practice of leading mosque, the Committee would be elected...
Zahir Uddin An 'innovative idea' can manipulate the attitudes and approaches of customers and prospects. "Innovative ideas", the pair of words has already become synonymous with the word "marketing" as people think, "marketing is all about innovative ideas". Which ideas...
PARIS, Sept 16 (AFP): Key meetings unfolding in Washington, New York and Pittsburgh in the coming week may determine whether a two-year effort to combat climate change will triumph or be written off as a flop of historic dimensions. Negotiations...
LONDON, Sept 16 (AFP): NATO's chief called today for an "open minded and unprecedented dialogue" with Russia to reduce security tensions in Europe and confront common threats. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who took over the top job last...
TOKYO, Sept 16 (BSS/AFP) - Japan's new centre-left Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama took power Wednesday in a fresh start for Asia's top economy, which had been under conservative rule for almost all of the post-war era. Hatoyama, head of the...
JERUSALEM, Sept 16 (AP): Israel said Wednesday it would not appoint an independent inquiry into its conduct in the Gaza Strip war, rejecting a key recommendation from an explosive U.N. report that accused the Jewish state of war crimes.The report...
The Iraqi journalist who threw a pair of shoes at President Bush at a news conference in Baghdad says he was tortured in jail. Muntadar al-Zaidi was released Tuesday after serving nine months, reports BBC. After leaving prison, Muntadar al-Zaidi...
M Azizur RahmanBangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) are now at loggerheads over testing of the 'contaminated' jet fuel worth Tk 390 million the KPC shipped last week."The BPC has already refused to accept the Kuwaiti jet...
Shahiduzzaman KhanOf late, the government has deployed the armed forces to control the city's ever-increasing traffic jams. The situation has turned so critical that the members of the armed forces were seen helpless in tackling the chaotic traffic this week....
FE ReportThe government is likely to announce a stimulus package for the apparel sector in end-October to help the latter weather the impact of the global economic meltdown. Finance Minister AMA Muhith briefing the newsmen Wednesday in Dhaka said the...
Siddique Islam The government has set export target for the current fiscal at US$17.588 billion, marking a 13 per cent growth over that of the previous fiscal, officials said. The Ministry of Commerce has convened a meeting today (Thursday) to...
Nazmul AhsanThe central bank has suggested the government to appoint an Ombudsman for the banking sector to help address irregularities and frauds in the sector, official sources said.India and Pakistan have banking sector ombudsmen.A banking ombudsman, if appointed, would help...
FE Report South Asian countries, particularly Bangladesh, India and Maldives, are among the most vulnerable areas of the world to be badly affected by climate change, according to a World Bank (WB) report. "Rising sea levels are a dire concern...
FE Report The local interbank call money rate hit 10 per cent Wednesday as pressure was building on withdrawal of cash from banks ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, officials said."The call money rate shot up on the day despite the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said country's coal policy would have to be finalised giving priority to maximum welfare of the mass people, reports UNB.She made the suggestion at a presentation on Energy and Coal Policy at the Prime Minister's Office...
Doulot Akter MalaThe government has taken a move to reform and modernise Value Added Tax (VAT) policy, laws and rules aiming to make it easier and people-friendly.The National Board of Revenue (NBR) Tuesday formed a high-powered consultative committee that would...
The draw of the lottery for allotment of residential plots in the Purbachal project will be held today (Thursday). The lottery draw for the Uttara Project plots will not be held on the day, as was scheduled earlier. The draw...
The government has cancelled the permit of Deshbandhu Sugar Mills Ltd (DSML) to export 5,155 tonnes of unsold sugar, which will now be supplied to the local markets to bring down its price to a tolerable level. The DSML got...
An aviation agreement was signed between Bangladesh and the European Union (EU) at the conference room of the Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry Wednesday. —UNB
Mahmudur RahmanThere have been a number of uncomplimentary words in the vilification of the Burka, Naqaab or veil used by Muslim women, in the western world. France, the champion of liberalism has now come out and banned all forms of...
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