The seminar slated for 27 February on 'Law of the Sea: Bangladesh Perspective' to be held at the Russian Cultural Centre in Dhanmondi under the auspices of the World University of Bangladesh has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances.The inconvenience...
FE Report | 2009-02-27 00:00:00
The inter-bank call money rate slightly lost ground Thursday due to injection of fresh cash into the market through repurchase agreement (repo). The US dollar also weakened against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market that experienced lower...
Health Minister AFM Ruhal Haq visited the injured BDR personnel at Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital Thursday morning, reports UNB.He inquired about the health condition of 14 BDR men admitted to the hospital.The Minister asked the doctors and...
Security was heightened around the official residence of the Prime Minister (PM) at Hare Road in the city, as a standoff continued at the BDR Headquarters Thursday, more than 24-hours into an armed rebellion by mutinous border guards, reports bdnews24.com.Members...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2009-02-27 00:00:00
State-owned Petrobangla is delaying exploration work at prospective Dighipara coalmine due to absence of a coal policy in the country, officials said Thursday."We have sought permission from the energy division to start exploration. But it has advised us to wait...
British number one Andy Murray expects to be able to cope with an ankle injury during his Dubai Championship quarter-final with Richard Gasquet Thursday, reports BBC.Murray beat Arnaud Clement 6-2 6-3 in the last 16 on Wednesday, despite his ongoing...
Tea Australia 194 for 5 (Ponting 83, Clarke 69, North 18*, Haddin 4*, Steyn 3-60) v South AfricaAustralia have dominated this rivalry in recent times, but the winds of change that blew across Perth and Melbourne late last year were...
From Fazle Rashid | 2009-02-27 00:00:00
NEW YORK, Feb 26: Tea will be less sweet than before. Varieties of traditional sweets will disappear and those surviving the crunch will become dearer. The global sugar production is poised for a record fall this year mainly due to...
The first meeting of parliamentary committee on government organisations was held at Sangsad Bhaban with committee chairman Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir presiding, reports BSS.The work area, work plan and future plan of the committee were discussed at the meeting, a...
BEIJING, Feb 26 (Reuters): China denounced Thursday US criticism of its human rights record in an annual tit-for-tat exchange, saying the United States should put its own house in order first.The US State Department sharply criticised China Wednesday, saying detention...
Chairman of Karnaphuli Insurance Co. Ltd. Nizamuddin Ahmed inaugurated annual branch incharges conference-2009 at BRAC Centre, Gazipur recently as the chief guest, said a pr
TOKYO, Feb 26 (RTTNews): Stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region pared their early gains and closed mostly lower Thursday as an early enthusiasm over US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's signal that banks might not need to be nationalised faded...
A 35-hour bloody revolt by paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) ended on Thursday evening with the rebels surrendering arms at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's call, reports UNB.Over 100 security personnel, including BDR chief Maj General Shakil Ahmed, were believed killed or...
Terming achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as 'not a very difficult task' for Bangladesh, parliament members in the city Thursday stressed making constituency-based development plans in participation with the elected representatives, GO-NGO and civil society members of the respective...
AMSTERDAM, Feb 26 (Reuters): A Turkish Airlines plane with 134 passengers and crew aboard crashed in light fog while trying to land at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport Wednesday, killing nine people and injuring dozens.Officials said some 84 people were taken to...
SEOUL, Feb 26 (AFP): South Korea today unveiled a fresh stimulus package including 660 million dollars in special loans for private firms involved in the construction of new highways, roads and bridges.The finance ministry said the government would shoulder up...
JESSORE, Feb 26 (UNB): Dead body of a businessman was recovered from a residential hotel in the district town Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Sharif Bhuiyan (22) of Narayanganj district.Police said Sharif Bhuiyan rented room no. 602 of Hasan International...
Dividends | 2009-02-27 00:00:00
United Insurance: The board of directors of United Insurance has recommended 10 per cent cash and 150 per cent stock dividends for the year that ended on December 31, '08. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will be...
FLORIDA, Feb 26(AFP): Belgium's Christophe Rochus easily beat American second seed Sam Querrey 6-4, 6-1 in the second round of the ATP Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Wednesday.With the impressive win, Rochus avenges a loss to Querrey in their only...
Arsenal have announced that their profits rose by
FE Report | 2009-02-27 00:00:00
The country's overall imports grew by over 19 per cent in the first seven months of the current fiscal, boosted by a massive 70.70 per cent increase in import of intermediate goods, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) said Thursday."The huge imports...
Fisheries Directorate will impose a two-month ban on fishing in major rivers in the southern region from March 1 to ensure safe laying of eggs and increasing fish resources through protection of fries. reports UNB.About 340 kilometres areas of Ilisha,...
Chris Eaton maintained his bid for a GB Davis Cup spot against Ukraine by beating James Ward 6-3 6-2 6-7 (3-7) 2-6 21-19 in an epic play-off, reports BBC.Eaton's win took six hours, 40 minutes, which, had the match been...
Our Correspondent | 2009-02-27 00:00:00
RANGAMATI, Feb 26: Owners of the traditional handloom factories in the Rangamati hill district are unhappy as the prices of yarn, dying and other weaving materials unexpectedly went up by fifty per cent.There are nine handloom textiles in the district....
FE Report | 2009-02-27 00:00:00
Normal life remained paralysed, business halted and academic activities suspended for the second consecutive day Thursday in surrounding areas of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters.People of the adjacent areas of the BDR headquarters were still frightened even after the BDR...
Tiger Woods looked as if he had never been away as he eased into the second round of the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona Wednesday, reports BBC.Woods, returning after eight months out of competitive golf with a knee...
The Supreme Court (SC) Thursday set March 2 for order on petitions seeking leave to appeal filed by 29 sitting judges of the High Court against its special bench judgment that had ordered the government to reinstate the 10 unconfirmed...
A five-member Japanese delegation called on Labour and Employment Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain at the latter's secretariat office in the city Thursday, reports BSS.Senior Vice-President of Japan International Training Cooperation Organisation (JITCO) Kensuke Tsuzuki led the delegation.During the meeting, they...
All mobile-phone operators have been asked to switch off their networks across the country save the capital, as the BDR mutiny at its headquarters sparked a backlash in many other camps, reports UNB.In Dhaka also, the handy phones will remain...
BENAPOLE, Feb 26 (UNB): Indian Border Security Force (BSF) halted export-import between Bangladesh and India through land ports Thursday noon, as waves of tension flowed up to the border camps following the mutiny by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troops at their...
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