Hosts England are ready to get the second ICC World Twenty20 under-way at Lord's Friday.Paul Collingwood's men open up against the Netherlands in the first of their two Group B matches, with Pakistan set to face England at The Oval...
Bangladesh take on defending champions India in the opening group A match of the ICC World T20 Cricket today (Saturday) at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, England, reports UNB.State-owned Bangladesh Television (BTV) will telecast live the match that begins at 11pm...
Bangladesh A team took overall lead of 76 runs against visiting Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) on the third day of the second four-day match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur in Dhaka Friday, reports UNB.Beginning their second innings in...
The Bangladesh players with the ICL have severed ties with the league and made themselves available for the national team. The players - who form the Dhaka Warriors side - are expected to visit the Bangladesh Cricket Board office in...
Commerce Minister Lt Col (retd) Faruk Khan, who took part in the Trade Ministers Summit here, has called upon the Turkish businessmen to evaluate "lucrative investment opportunities" in Bangladesh, according to UNB news from Istanbul. He told the leading English...
Bangladesh Kidney Foundation (BKF) has secured the third place in the 10th annual conference of the International Federation of Kidney Foundation (IFKF) for its overall activities, reports BSS.Canada and Argentina became first and second respectively in the IFKF conference held...
A monsoon low lies over the northwest Bay and adjoining area and it is likely to intensify and is moderate to strong elsewhere over the North Bay Friday, reports UNB.Squally weather may affect the maritime ports, said a Met Office...
DU CorrespondentDhaka University (DU) has prepared a draft budget of Tk 1.72 billion for the fiscal 2009-10 keeping an allocation of only nine per cent of the total budget for education and research activities of the university.DU Director of Accounts...
FE ReportA top private environmental watchdog Friday urged the government to immediately take effective steps against organisations which are polluting rivers across the country. "The environment directorate is not taking adequate steps to stop river pollution," said Abu Naser Khan,...
FE ReportAn Inter-College Debate Tournament titled "End Hunger: Walk the World" held Friday in the conference room of ASA University Bangladesh in the city. United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP), Management and Resource Development Initiative (MRDI), Bangladesh Debate Federation (BDF)...
BARISAL, June 5 (UNB): Education Ministry has decided to cancel monthly pay order (MPO) of 95 non-government schools under Barisal Education Board (BEB) for poor results of their students in this year's SSC examination.M Shah Alamgir, controller of examinations of...
FE ReportBangladesh Krishok Samity (BKS) has demanded that the government double the allocation to agriculture sector in the next budget.BKS leaders were speaking at a press conference in the city Thursday. They emphasised food security because Bangladesh cannot depend on...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Friday urged all including the parents to administer their children Vitamin A-Plus capsule to fight blindness and other health hazards caused by malnutrition, reports BSS.Sheikh Hasina made the call while formally opening the National Vitamin...
Leaders of National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) demanded special allocation for the garment workers in the coming budget to help improve their living standard, reports UNB.The garment workers formed a human chain at Muktangon in the city Friday and urged...
US Ambassador James F Moriarty Thursday night said his country hopes that the government of Bangladesh and the opposition BNP will come together to settle the dispute over seat rearrangement in parliament, reports UNB."My government wants to see democracy stronger...
BARISAL, June 5 (UNB): The activists of the ruling party Awami League (AL) ransacked party office of BNP at Kaliganj bazar under Mehendiganj Upazila Wednesday. Witnesses said following an altercation the AL activists chased the BNP activists and ransacked the...
FE Report Prices of shrimp, potato, ginger and garlic increased in the city's retail markets last week while prices of other essential commodities including rice, edible oil and vegetables remained stable.Prices of different sea fishes including hilsha fell by Tk...
Uttara Bank Ltd enhanced its authorised capital from Tk 1.60 billion (160 crore) to Tk 3.20 billion. The bank also declared 100 per cent stock dividend for the year 2008.The decisions were taken at its extraordinary general meeting (EGM) and...
Jasim Uddin Haroon Two leading local agro-based companies are making a foray into the fast expanding spices market.Besides, the country's existing six to seven such companies are enhancing the capacity of their plants in view of growing demand for spices.Aftab...
Mehdi Musharraf BhuiyanRealtors are expecting a major turnaround in sales in the coming months following two years of 'apparent slump' as they are vying to win back 'customer confidence' at the ongoing REHAB Fair in the city.The summer fair, organised...
Premier Bank opened its new training institute on its new executive floor at lqbal Centre in the city Thursday. Reputed columnist Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury inaugurated the new Premier Training Institute on the 14th floor of the tower, said a press...
Sarwar ZahanThe interbank call money rate remained steady with a downward bias last week in a market of excess liquidity, fund managers said. The call rate in its extreme range fluctuated mainly between 1.0 per cent and 10.0 per cent...
ICB Asset Management Company Ltd (AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), has announced Net Asset Value (NAV) of two of its unit funds recently, said a press release.The total NAV of ICB AMCL Unit Fund stood at...
Bangladeshi taka (Tk) maintained its stable tone against US dollar ($) last week. The foreign exchange market experienced adequate liquidity because of comparative lower import volume against increased inflow of wage earners.Bangladeshi expatriates remitted home a record $8.764 billion in...
SEOUL, June 5 (AP): The United States has told South Korea it will impose its own financial sanctions on the North apart from punishments that the UN has been considering for Pyongyang's latest nuclear test, a news report said Friday.The...
DRESDEN, June 5 (AP): President Barack Obama called Friday for a redoubling of efforts toward separate Israeli and Palestinian states, saying "the moment is now for us to act on what we all know to be the truth."After meeting with...
LONDON, June 5 (AP): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was reshuffling his Cabinet Friday after a string of resignations and signs that his Labour Party did poorly at the polls for European and local elections.Brown's Downing Street office said a...
BRUSSELS, June 5 (AFP): A Dutch far-right party was the big winner as Britain and the Netherlands became the first countries to vote in EU-wide parliament elections, with first results reinforcing fears of low turnout.The elections began in the two...
Doulot Akter Mala The government plans a major capacity building of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) through expansion of its offices and increasing manpower, officials said Thursday. The expansion plan will be materialised from the upcoming fiscal. Finance minister...
SM JahangirThe local farmers, despite harvesting a bumper 'Boro' crop, are benefiting little from the government's current procurement drive as the open market prices of their produce are still far below than the official purchase rates, sources said.The rice millers...
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