Nokia, a multinational cell phone manufacturer, Thursday signed a contract with Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) to sponsor the National Football team and development of youth football (under-18) for one year.Nokia will provide Tk 10 million (Tk 1.0 crore) to BFF...
Delhi Daredevils, inspired by AB de Villiers' superbly-paced century, held their nerve in the field to beat Chennai Super Kings in the first close game of IPL 2. de Villiers' century, the first of the tournament, came after Delhi's innings...
NEW DELHI, Apr 23(AFP): The Indian Premier League may have brought money and fame for many, but the glitzy Twenty20 tournament is proving a bitter pill for many home-grown players. Organisers insist the IPL is a domestic Indian tournament with...
DUBAI, Apr 23(AFP): Shahid Afridi returned career-best bowling figures and then contributed with the bat to anchor Pakistan's four-wicket win over Australia in the first day-night international here Wednesday. The 29-year-old exposed Australia's frailties against spin with a career-best 6-38...
FE ReportInter-base Small Arms Firing Competition of the Bangladesh Air Force held at the BAF Base at Paharkanchanpur in Tangail concluded Thursday, said a press release. BAF Base Paharkanchanpur team emerged champions with 204 points out of 225 points while...
CHITTAGONG, Apr 23 (UNB) : Preparations are going on in full swing to host the country's first-ever high budgeted Twenty20 Cricket League -- The Habib Group Port City League (PCL) T20 -- beginning here on May 2 in the smash-and-grab...
Eight players earned full points winning their respective first round matches of the Prime Bank 4th International Rating Women Chess Tournament that began at the Chess Federation hall room in the city Thursday, reports UNB.They were IWM Rani Hamid, National...
FE ReportSix leasing companies have initiated steps to launch mutual funds soon to join the foray of similar fund proposals declared by a number of other commercial banks and insurance companies in recent months.They are Phoenix Finance and Investments Ltd...
The 26th annual general meeting of National Bank Limited (NBL) was held at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the city Wednesday. NBL Chairman Moazzam Hossain presided over the meeting. More than five thousand shareholders attended the meeting. They approved 52...
The first meeting of the newly elected executive committee of DUEDAA (Dhaka University Economics Department Alumni Association) 2009-2010 was held recently. The meeting was presided over by newly elected president, former Adviser of the Caretaker Government, Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman....
Life insurers would provide insurance coverage to Bangladeshi workers working abroad so that all eventualities including that of repatriation could be covered.It was decided at a meeting held at the office of Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) to discuss investment and...
FE Report The inter-bank call money rate was steady Thursday in highly liquid market. The US dollar, on the other hand, gained against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market due to higher demand, fund managers said.The call...
FE ReportThe construction of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Tower will be completed by the end of 2010."There was virtually no progress in the construction of the DSE Tower in the last two years due to abnormal hike of the price...
Standard Chartered Bank arranged daylong Boishakhi Utshab across all the branches in the country on the next day of the Bangla New Year to celebrate Pohela Boishakh 1416 and to share the festivities with its customers.All branches and priority centres...
BRAC Bank Ltd recently arranged an orientation and induction training for the new recruits. Managing Director-cum-CEO of the bank AEA Muhaimen inaugurated the course at the bank's training center at Niketon in the city. A total of 58 new staff...
CHITTAGONG, Apr 23 (UNB): Workers of a garments factory Thursday went on rampage at their factory in city's Agrabad area, demanding payment of their last month's salaries.Workers of the garments, Northern Apparels, accused its management of failing to pay their...
HONG KONG, Apr 23 (AFP): Asia's markets were higher today as investors moved in to snap up bargains after big losses earlier in the week, while some good banking news added to positive sentiment. Tokyo added 1.37 per cent, Hong...
HONG KONG, Apr 23 (AFP): Hong Kong telecoms giant PCCW Thursday scrapped a US$2.1 billion bid by chairman Richard Li to take the firm private after he lost a dramatic court showdown with the city's regulators.Li said he was "disappointed"...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 23: The High Court Division of the Supreme Court comprising Justice Syed Mahmud Hasan and Justice Kamrul Islam Siddiqui ordered for extending status quo of all activities of the proposed Chittagong Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
Siddique Islam The credit flow to the private sector has been on the decline since October last year as businessmen are investing cautiously in the backdrop of global economic recession. The private sector credit growth came down to 19.84 per...
FE ReportThe global recession will not affect the flow of remittance to Bangladesh as the number of workers retrenched in top manpower markets is not 'alarming' while fresh migration remains strong, an expert said Thursday. Tasnim Siddiqui, the country's top...
Mohammad Jubair HasanRenewable energy and shipbuilding will be declared new 'thrust sectors' as the government unveils on Saturday the draft of its industrial policy for the next five years, officials said Thursday. Industries ministry officials said the two hot sectors...
FE Report The country's apex chamber Thursday demanded a major overhaul of tax structure in the upcoming budget, seeking a raise to minimum income tax threshold and slash duties on machinery, raw materials and intermediate goods.The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers...
FE ReportThe seventh National Pay Commission (NPC) submitted Thursday its report on new pay hikes, which also recommended introduction of dearness allowance (DA) each year for the public servants based on the average annual inflation in future.The 13-member Commission, headed...
FE ReportDhaka stocks fell on price correction Thursday, led by insurance companies, non-banking financial institutions, mutual funds and most of the banking issues.The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) opened on a positive note but trimmed the early gain of 25 points...
BNP chairperson and leader of the Opposition in parliament Khaleda Zia Thursday sent in a demand-of-justice notice asking the government to withdraw or revoke the notice for vacating her leasehold Dhaka cantonment residence within five days, reports UNB.Barrister AM Mahbubuddin...
Social Welfare Minister Enamul Haque Mostafa Shaheed Thursday said all local NGOs and foreign organisations working in the country would be brought under one umbrella by forming an organisation styled 'National Security Council.' The minister made the remarks when a...
Speaker Advocate Md Abdul Hamid Thursday said he is contemplating to allocate some more seats in the front row for the opposition in spite of their small number in the House. "Members of the Opposition bench were given more time...
The government Thursday appointed eminent industrialist Abdus Salam as the Chairman of the Chittagong Development Authority (CDA). — BSS
Mahmudur RahmanAbout a year ago a leading Bangla national daily celebrated its anniversary with a powerful message-"Change things, change yourselves" (Bodley dao, bodley jao). It was backed up by a short but spirited campaign that picked on examples of every-day...
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