Former national captain and chief selector Faruque Ahmed believes that national pool for cricketers has both good and bad sides, report BSS. Talking to BSS today at his office in the City, Faruque said he had heard the news that...
ZURICH, Aug 27 (AFP): The presence of Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt has guaranteed that the fifth of the six-leg Golden League Friday will be a sell-out after his treble world gold medal haul. The Letzigrund Stadium has long sold...
LISBON, Aug 27 (AFP): Brazilian striker Liedson, who recently became a Portuguese citizen, was on Wednesday named in the Portugal squad for crucial World Cup qualifiers against Denmark and Hungary.Coach Carlos Queiroz has turned to the 31-year-old Sporting Lisbon player...
Taekwondo players-Mizanur Rahman and Rasiul Kabir-who won gold medals in the 5th Korea Open International Taekwondo Championship called on State Minister for Youth and Sports Ahad Ali Sarker today at his National Sports Council office here, report BSS.The Taekwondo meet...
NEW DELHI, Aug 27 (BSS): Keeping in mind security concerns during next year's Commonwealth Games, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is planning to import "bomb-proof" dustbins from the United Kingdom. Each of the dustbins will have a capacity of 1,000...
Barrister M Amir-ul-Islam, an amicus curiae on the reference hearing, has recommended an open trial of the mutineers of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), saying the nation holds the rights to know what massacre was happened at Pilkhana in the city...
RANGPUR, Aug 27 (BSS): Authorities of Bangladesh Railway (BR) have taken special steps for carrying vegetables and other perishable essential commodities at lower costs from northern region of the country to the capital city, officials said. The steps were taken...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 27 (BSS): Speakers at a meeting in the city Wednesday called for immediate execution of the verdict on Bangabandhu Murder Case to rid the nation from the stigma of August 15, 1975. They said the nation went far...
FE Report In commemoration of the death of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who died on August 25, 2009, the US Embassy in Dhaka will open a condolence book for the public to sign. The book will be available at the...
FE ReportSouth Asia Media Commission (SAMC) has expressed outrage at the recent killing of two journalists, one Afghan and the other Pakistani, in Pakistan. The Commission was formed in April 2007 to monitor journalists' safety and violation of media rights...
A Z M AnasWith a major global conference on climate change is just months away, a top UN official says the ordinary people are unaware of Bangladesh's demand list, urging the government to close the "information gap." "Nobody knows what's...
Leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) today placed wreaths at the mazar of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam on Dhaka University campus on the occasion of the poet's 33rd death anniversary, reports BSS.BNP leaders also offered fateha at the mazar...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Cultural Affairs Ministry Thursday decided in principle to reconstitute the existing committee on sending artistes abroad and to enhance honoraria for artistes and trainers of Shilpakala Academy, reports BSS.The decision was taken at a meeting...
Indian High Comm-ission in Dhaka has organised a photo exhibition titled 'Liberation War of 1971' reports BSS.The exhibition has been organised in memory of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
British International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander and Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband will arrive in the city Monday with climate-change issues on top of their agenda, reports UNB.The two British ministers will mainly discuss with...
FHM Humayan KabirJapan has threatened to suspend aid to Bangladesh if the government fails to speed up project implementation and ensure "transparency and accountability" of its funding programme, officials said Thursday.The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the global development arm...
Siddique Islam The country's overall balance of payments (BoP) situation continued to maintain a healthy trend in the last fiscal in spite of the global meltdown, officials said Thursday. The current account balance also recorded a surplus in the fiscal...
Sheikh Shahariar ZamanThe government is planning to crack down on unscrupulous traders who are making abnormal profit at the cost of common people by sending mobile courts to markets, said sources."The four monitoring teams worked this week and found irregularities...
FE ReportA meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on communication ministry ended inclusively Thursday over conflicting stand taken by home and communications on the issue of withdrawal of old vehicles from the city's streets.Sources said the meeting that lasted about...
FE ReportPrime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina and her longtime political rival Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia have both Thursday invited each other to Iftar parties on the occasion of Ramadan, officials said.The invitations from the two women, albeit centring a religious...
A parliamentary watchdog body will summon Prime Minister's Adviser HT Imam, Law Secretary Kazi Habibul Awal and Establishment Secretary Iqbal Mahmud to explain the government's decision last month to send two judges into retirement without the consent of the Supreme...
China's Shanghai Electric Group got the contract for installing a 150-mw simple-cycle power plant in Sylhet as this is among four projects the Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase approved Thursday, reports UNB.According to the tender proposal, the Shanghai Electric Group...
FE Report Dhaka stocks slid slightly for the second day Thursday, as the investors sold part of their portfolios and set aside funds for the shares of Navana CNG which will make 'direct listing' debut on Sunday.All sectors, except banks...
The sixth meeting of the Bangladesh-India Joint Working Group on Trade began at the Udyog Bhaban in New Delhi Thursday, reports BSS.The two sides held discussions on various aspects of trade between the two countries, said Habibur Rahman, commercial councillor...
FE Report The government has withdrawn cash subsidy on export of aromatic and fine rice following the ban on export of the food-grain, officials said. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) communicated the government decision on withdrawing cash subsidy on the rice...
The government Thursday urged all individuals and organisations to destroy Temset paracetamol syrup of Rid Pharma, if they have any, as it is harmful to public health. "Stern legal actions would be taken, if the drug is found with any...
The Milk Vita has increased milk production by nearly 0.15 million litres in view of the enhanced Ramadan demand while the state-owned enterprise also plans to reduce the price which is now Tk 45 per litre, an official statement said...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 27: As per instruction of the Prime Minister, Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) recently re-allotted the plots in Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) to a former investor -- M/s Cosmos Shoes International Limited -- of CSD area....
FE Report The demand for housing loan under the refinancing scheme of the central bank is increasing gradually mainly due to the lower interest rate, officials said. Around Tk 3.40 billion (340 crore) has already been disbursed by commercial banks...
S M JahangirThe government is considering raising the ceiling of investment in the state-run pensioner savings certificate by Tk 2.0 million for the greater interest of its beneficiaries, official sources said. "A move is underway to considerably enhance the investment...
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