Mr Mizanur Rahman, managing director of Shaw Wallace Bangladesh Limited, has been elected chairman of the executive committee (EC) of the board of National Housing Finance And Investments Limited.He completed his graduation in Economics from the University of Dhaka, said...
Sifat SiddiqueUSING Internet for school assignments has become a regular, a natural thing to do now-a-days. Where there were days of spending weeks at public libraries and skimming through pages of encyclopedia, here comes the era of scrolling down web...
M A IslamI was appearing in my HSC maths examination with rather a poor preparation.I studied maths, but did not have enough time to revise and review all the sums. Though my preparation was not good, I was somehow confident...
An all-round performance by speedster Mashrafe Bin Mortaza guided Abahani Limited to earn a massive 122-run win over their arch-rivals Mohammedan SC in the second round of super six match of the Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League at the Sher-e-Bangla...
India 305 (Dravid 83, Laxman 76) and 47 for 1 trail New Zealand 619 for 9 by 267 runsNAPIER, Mar 28 (AFP): Jesse Ryder continued to command centre stage as India crashed in the second Test against New Zealand and...
A five-wicket haul by Sabbir Rahman enabled Surjotarun Club to a five-wicket win over Partex SC in a super League match of the Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League at the BKSP in Savar Saturday, reports UNB.With this win, Surjotarn Club...
FE ReportGrameenphone Ltd is going to sponsor the Davis Cup tennis tournament of Asia/ Oceania Zone Group-IV in Dhaka. This was disclosed at a press conference in the city Saturday, said a press release. This year Ispahani Group and Kuwait...
South Africa 168 for 6 (Morkel 37, Boucher 36*, Hussey 2-21, Geeves 2-35) beat Australia 166 for 7 (Hussey 88*, Warner 38, Peterson 3-30, Parnell 2-29) by four wicketsA bludgeoning late innings fightback from Mark Boucher and Albie Morkel steered...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Saturday said her government would revamp the Child Rights Act 1974 suiting the situation of the day to ensure equal facilities for children of all strata of society, reports UNB."The Child Rights Act will be...
The country is observing 'Jatka Preservation Week-2009' from Saturday with a target of producing 0.3 million (3 lakh) tonnes of hilsha fish this year, reports BSS.A colourful rally was bought out from Muktangan to the Matsha Bhaban in the city...
DU CorrespondentIslami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) Saturday awarded prizes worth Tk 2.7 million to 244 students for their brilliant results in the SSC, HSC and MBA examinations.Of the recipients, 234 meritorious students, also wards of the bank's officials and employees,...
FE ReportThe government has appointed Idustries Minister Dilip Barua as the chairman of the Small & Medium Enterprise Foundation (SMEF). Mr. Dilip Barua was given the additional charge after the resignation of former advisor to the caretaker government Ayub Quadri...
Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism GM Qader said that the people of Bangladesh achieved independence of the country after a long struggle against injustice, discrimination and communalism, reports BSS. "We are now fighting against poverty and the government is...
FE Report The 3rd death anniversary of Abdul Gaffar Khan Pathan, a businessman and social worker, will be observed today (Sunday). The family of late Gaffar Khan Pathan has organised a 'doa and milad mahfil' after Asr prayer at his...
The 31st death anniversary of noted litterateur, scholar and social reformist Principal Ibrahim Kha will be observed today (Sunday) in a befitting manner, reports UNB. Different organisations have chalked out programmes including discussion meetings to observe the day. The Ibrahim...
Golam Mortuza Majumder, member of the Jatiya Press Club (JPC) died of lung cancer at the LabAid Hospital Saturday at the age of 70, reports BSS. He left behind his wife, three sons, two daughters and a host of relatives...
JU CorrespondentJAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY, Mar 28: A week-long drama festival began Saturday at the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus organised by the Jahangirnagar Theatre.Poet Mohammad Rafique inaugurated the festival at 11:00 am.Various cultural organisations will be participating in the festival and staged...
Prime Minister's Adviser for Health and Family Welfare Dr Syed Modasser Ali Saturday stressed the need for united effort of all to improve the existing health facilities across the country, reports BSS. He was addressing a day-long workshop on "Arsenicosis...
DU CorrespondentJatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) postponed its today's (Sunday) prescheduled strike on the Dhaka University (DU) campus after the authorities assured it of peaceful coexistence of all students at the halls Saturday.The JCD leaders took the decision to defer the...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina condemned and expressed concern over Friday's suicide attack on a Pakistani mosque during Zum'a prayer that killed at least 48 people, reports UNB.In a message, she said she had no word to condemn the cowardly...
NOAKHALI, Mar 28 (UNB): Armed robbers looted the village home of Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque at Earpur village in Senbag Upazila early Saturday.Farruque's nephew Ahad Ansari Titumir, who resides in the house with his family in absence of...
FE ReportA boost in public investments and increased foreign aid flow will help Bangladesh survive the impact of the worsening global economic downturn, top economic policy makers and economists said Saturday.They also agreed that an export stabilisation fund instead of...
Mushir AhmedThe dull world of the country's poultry sector has suddenly sizzled up with top farms embarking on an investment spree never seen in the country's history, the industry said.Thai poultry giant CP has triggered the battle with a war...
Zaidi SattarThe world economy is on a brink. Since December last, the world's leading economies have been pouring billions of dollars in a desperate bid to forestall anything like the Depression of 1930s. Now, their leaders head off to London...
Prime Minister (PM) and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina Saturday said conspiracies have been going on to destabilise the country and tarnish the image of a popular government which was voted to power through a landslide victory in the...
Siddique Islam The central bank has reprimanded 10 commercial banks following their poor disbursements of farm credit despite continuous persuasion to increase such loans to help ensure food security of Bangladesh. Disbursement of agriculture credit by the private commercial banks...
Minister for International Trade and Industry of Malaysia Mohd. Yassin has assured of Malaysian government's all possible cooperation regarding the visa issue of 55,000 Bangladeshi workers, report BSS and UNB.The assurance came when Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, now in Kuala...
FE Report Malek Spinning Mills Limited Saturday unveiled its plan to produce polyester chips in the country, saying the ambitious move would steer the country's textile sector towards the fastest-growing non-cotton fibre business.Managing director of the company A Matin Chowdhury,...
FE ReportThe government will ask for law ministry vetting to decide on rights of two US oil minnows for conducting oil and gas explorations in hydrocarbon blocks 17 & 18 relinquished by the biggies, officials said Saturday."Legal opinion is required...
Another band of 60 BDR jawans suspected as mutineers were brought to court and all of them sent to jail Saturday following the carnage in the border force's Peelkhana headquarters. The court also granted 2-day fresh remand for another five...
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