NEW DELHI, Sept 15 (AFP): England's Ashes-winning captain Andrew Strauss and India opener Gautam Gambhir were among four players short-listed for the Cricketer of the Year award, the ICC said Tuesday. India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Australian fast bowler...
KINGSTON, Sept 15 (AP): Four Jamaican runners who admitted using a banned substance have each been suspended for three months. The bans for Yohan Blake, Lansford Spence, Marvin Anderson and Allodin Fothergill took effect immediately after a Monday sentencing hearing...
NEW YORK, Sept 15 (AP): Roger Federer sat in his sideline chair, listening to the music, gazing into the distance-the glassy-eyed look of a defeated man.The owner of the most Grand Slam titles in history-maybe the best player of all...
KARACHI, Sept 15 (AFP): Pakistan cricket team coach Intikhab Alam Tuesday brushed aside "negative" criticism from those demanding his removal because of his age, saying the campaign was motivated by jealousy. The 67-year-old guided Pakistan to the World Twenty20 title...
Both the matches of the Federation Cup Football Tournament Tuesday were postponed due to unplayable condition at the Banganabadhu National Stadium due to rain, reports UNB.The two matches have been bodily shifted and will be held today (Wednesday) at the...
SINGAPORE, Sept 15 (AFP): Capitalising on the huge potential in Asia and other lucrative emerging markets is something English football clubs and their sponsors have in common. They both want to exploit their brand name and see each other as...
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (AFP): The US will confront Iran with accusations it is developing nuclear weapons in crunch talks next month between Tehran and six world powers which are set to be held in Turkey, officials said Tuesday.The announcement that...
KHAR, Sept 15 (AP): Fighter jets pounded suspected militant hide-outs Tuesday and killed five insurgents in a tribal region where the Pakistani military declared victory over insurgents six months ago following an offensive, an official said.The bombings occurred in the...
BEIJING, Sept 15 (AFP): China said Tuesday it "firmly opposed" any meetings between foreign officials and the Dalai Lama, after top aides to US President Barack Obama met the Tibetan spiritual leader in India."China's position on Tibet-related issues is very...
TOKYO, Sept 15 (AFP): Japan's incoming prime minister Tuesday hailed a new "dawn" as he finalised the cabinet line-up tasked with reviving the world's second largest economy and reshaping its foreign policy.Yukio Hatoyama, head of the centre-left Democratic Party of...
Norway's leftist govt wins reelectionOSLO, Sept 15: Norway's left-leaning government narrowly won reelection after using oil money to shield the Nordic welfare state from the global recession, official results showed Tuesday. Benefiting from a splintered opposition, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's...
The government revoked the approval of five housing projects of three real estate firms, chairman of a parliamentary standing committee ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury said, reports bdnews24.com. The cancelled-projects are Bashundhara Housing Project (Phase-I) of the East West Property Development,...
Sonia H MoniPeople of the Hindu community in the capital are busy with the last minute shopping as Durga Puja, the biggest festival of the Hindu community, is knocking at the door. Puja shopping is gaining momentum side by side...
Backing a government plea, the Supreme Court (SC) Tuesday stayed Monday's High Court (HC) order having asked the DC of Kishoreganj to maintain status quo over the nomination of Imam for conducting Eid namaaj at Solakia Eidgah maidan, reports UNB.The...
Industries Minister Dilip Barua Tuesday said Bangladesh and Bhutan could expand relations in sectors like trade, industry and tourism, reports BSS.He said there is also scope for increasing activities in the sectors of skilled manpower, information technology and mineral resources...
World Poetry Centre, Bangladesh general secretary and editor of the magazine Kobitangan, Sardar Azad, demanded observation of the World Poetry Day (WPD) under the state auspices, said a press release.He made the demand at a discussion, attended by Deputy Speaker...
The International Ozone Day will be observed today (Wednesday) in the city as also elsewhere in the world for creating awareness about depletion of the ozone layer and its adverse effects on this planet's environment, reports UNB.Since 1995, the day...
FE ReportA carjacker was lynched and another one seriously injured when they tried to snatch away a private car at Pallabi in the city Monday night, police said.An officer of Pallabi police station told the FE that three carjackers intercepted...
FE Report The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has praised the government for "prudent" budgetary steps to stimulate the slowing economy, but cited a delayed global economic recovery as the major downside. Even in the wake of the worst recession in...
The rebel border guards will be tried under the BDR Act for mutiny while the trial of the felonies like killings, looting, arson and so on during the February 25-26 carnage will be conducted under the penal code by speedy...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina warned of "ongoing efforts" to repeat incidents similar to the BDR bloodbath to reverse the democratic strides, reports bdnews24.com. In her address to the parliament, marking the International Day of Democracy Tuesday, the Prime Minister (PM)...
Shamsul Huq Zahid White sugar has been troubling both consumers and government since the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. The price of sugar has increased by nearly 40 per cent during a period when its consumption usually goes...
FE Report The country's export is expected to grow at a rate of 9.0 per cent in the fiscal 2009-10 (FY10), US-based Citigroup said in its latest projection.This is a downward projection from 10 per cent it made in June...
FHM Humayan KabirThe World Bank has said its financial support, particularly for the budgetary aid to Bangladesh, would be difficult if the government does not finalise its development strategy and share it with the Bank, officials said Tuesday.The Washington-based global...
FE ReportDonors on Tuesday accepted the interim design of the Padma multipurpose bridge and gave an indication to start the tendering process for implementing the mega -structure on time.Official sources said the donors including the World Bank, Asian Development Bank...
FE ReportDhaka stocks fell marginally on profit taking Tuesday putting an end to a three-day rally with the turnover declining.The market was in the positive territory before slipping into the red in the final hour of trading at the Dhaka...
The government, by an executive order, has extended the Eid vacation by a day up to September 23 (Wednesday) if Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated on September 22. An official announcement Tuesday said, "The earlier declared holiday (September 20-22) will remain unchanged...
Dhaka Taxes Bar Association (DTBA) Tuesday urged the government to extend the deadline for submitting income tax returns of 2009-10 fiscal by two months until November 30. The current deadline will expire on September 30. — UNB
Two Bangladeshi factory workers Tuesday were found dead, believed to have been attacked with sharp objects at a workers' hostel in Seremban state in Malaysia, according to Malaysia's national news agency Bernama. The dead were identified as Abdul Kader Fazer...
FE ReportThe government eyes an annual earning of Tk 200 billion from income tax over the next five years by motivating taxpayers and ensuring friendly environment in the tax administration, Finance minister AMA Muhith said Tuesday.Income tax collection target has...
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