The country can fetch US $ one billion by exporting knitwear to Japan within next five years, if proper steps are taken, reports BSS.Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) President Fazlul Haque said this after his return home from...
KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 (AFP): Asia Pacific airlines suffered a steep decline in passengers and cargo traffic in the first half of 2009, an industry group said Friday, warning the outlook remains challenging.The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said...
The Financial Administration Division of National Bank Limited (NBL), Head Office conducted a day-long training workshop on ‘Implementation of New Capital Accord Basel-II’ on its Khulna branch premises recently, said a press release. Senior Vice President and Regional Head of...
FE ReportAugure Bangladesh Limited started its journey in the country recently through a formal soft launching, thus becoming the first company to go for trial operation of the WiMax wireless broadband internet service. The UK-based Augure Holdings NL has teamed...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, July 25: United Commercial Bank (UCB) Limited Brahmanbaria branch, in association with Bangladesh Bank, arranged a training programme on 'Money Laundering Prevention Act-2002' for the executives and officers of all scheduled banks in the district at Zilla Parishad...
NCC Bank Brokerage House opened a new branch at Jubilee Road, Chittagong on Thursday, said a press release.Chairman of NCC Bank Yakub Ali formally inaugurated the new branch as chief guest. Jubilee Road is the12th branch of NCC Bank Brokerage...
HONG KONG, July 25 (AFP): Asian markets rose again Friday as sentiment was boosted by Wall Street hitting a high for 2009 due to another set of better than expected earnings figures.TOKYO: Up 1.55 per cent. The Nikkei-225 climbed 151.61...
FE Report Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) opened its 32nd branch (South Surma Branch) at Chandirpool Buypass Road in Sylhet Thursday, said a press release. SIBL Vice-chairman Md Sayedur Rahman formally inaugurated the branch as the chief guest, while its...
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ROSEAU, Jul 25 (AFP): Bangladesh hope to christen international cricket's newest venue with victories in the first three one-dayers against West Indies Sunday at Windsor Park here. The Tigers would have probably had low expectations prior to their arrival in...
COLOMBO, Jul 25 (AFP): Sri Lanka's veteran seamer Chaminda Vaas insists his international career is not over despite retiring from Test cricket and finding himself dumped from the limited-overs game. The left-armer (35) ended his Test career at the end...
SEOUL, Jul 25 (Reuters): Manchester United fought back twice to beat FC Seoul 3-2 in the South Korean capital Friday, Dimitar Berbatov scoring the winner to maintain United's unbeaten record on their pre-season tour of Asia. The Premier League champions,...
Touring Bangladesh Under-19 team won the five-match Youth ODI Series 2-1 beating hosts England Under-19 side by one wicket with one over to spare in the 5th and final match at the Hove County ground in England Friday, UNB reports.Hosts...
LONDON, Jul 25 (AFP): Ian Bell is set to return to England's Test team next week at his Edgbaston home ground after star batsman Kevin Pietersen was ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes series with an Achilles problem....
INDIANAPOLIS, Jul 25 (AFP): Frank Dancevic ended a run of three-straight losses to Dmitry Tursunov, upsetting the top seed 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the ATP hardcourt event here Friday. But his Saturday test against third...
LONDON, Jul 25 (AFP) : Kevin Pietersen was named Fridayin England's 30- man provisional squad for September's ICC Champions Trophy in his native South Africa even though he is currently sidelined with an Achilles injury.Star batsman Pietersen was ruled out...
LONDON, Jul 25 (Reuters): Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was cleared Friday of attacking a businessman in a fight over music being played in a bar. The 29-year-old England midfielder was found not guilty of affray by a jury at Liverpool...
Jemma Simpson led home a British one-two-three in the women's 800-metre at the London Grand Prix Friday in a repeat of the result at the UK Championships.The 25-year-old kicked off the bend to lead home Jenny Meadows and Marilyn Okoro...
Triple Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt blew away the field to win the 100-metre in style at the London Grand Prix.Despite racing into a strong headwind, the Jamaican eased clear of the field after 50m and strode clear before high-stepping...
Saiful KaiserAlan Donald the former South African (great) fast bowler says that ball tampering should be legalised. No, not in the way that some of us would like it, that is by using knives, bottle tops or even sandpaper, but...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Saturday said grassroots leaders and workers are the lifeblood of Awami League as they always stood consolidated at any political crisis and steered forward her party by mobilising public opinion, reports UNB.As thousands of senior...
BNP leader Hamidullah Khan Saturday hit back at Awami League presidium member Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury over her statement that Ziaur Rahman 'did not fight' in the Liberation War in 1971, reports UNB.In a press briefing at BNP's central office in...
Munima SultanaThe country's infrastructure development has been hampered due to less allocation of funds for construction of new roads and bridges.According to Roads and Highways Department (RHD) sources, RHD annual development budget has been reduced since 2000-2001 although the demand...
Eminent personalities Saturday urged the government to lodge a formal protest with the United Nations (UN) against illegitimate claims of Myanmar and India over Maritime Boundary and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Bangladesh, reports BSS.Expressing concern over India's plea for...
An effective foreign policy was urgently needed for Bangladesh to emerge as an economically and politically strong nation, speakers told a roundtable in the city Saturday, reports UNB."We must emerge as a strong country both economically and politically, or else,...
DU CorrespondentDhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique urged the students to be patriots to stamp out corruption and irregularity from the country. "A patriotic citizen can never adopt corruption. So enkindle the sense of patriotism in you to...
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Saturday demanded of the government to start trial for all sorts of human rights violation including war crimes, reports BSS."We urge the government to make the Human Rights Commission effective and start trial for all sorts...
Lack of coordination among Dhaka City Corporation (DCC), WASA and RAJUK and inadequate funds cause the failure of DCC to clean up the stinking solid wastes that litter the capital, a seminar was told Saturday, reports UNB. Mayor Sadeque Hossain...
FE Report The sweet desert fruit- dates- a popular Iftar item, will be sold 25 per cent cheaper this year during Ramadan because of adequate stock and fall in international market price, importers told the FE Saturday. Traders said they...
DU CorrespondentNotre Dame College has once again topped the list of the institutions having highest number of GPA-5 scorers in the HSC examination this year.Notre Dame stands first in the list of the top ten GPA-5 scoring colleges with its...
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