Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to be the chief guest at the country's biggest-ever crore-taka Citycell Super Cup Football final next Friday (Mar 27) at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city, reports UNB.A high-level delegation of Bangladesh Football Federation...
Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) Saturday announced a new date on March 24 to provide its Kool/BSJA awards to the recipients for the year of 2002-2008, reports BSS.The award will be given at a formal ceremony at the NSC Tower...
Hosts Madaripur won both their zonal-phase games on the opening day of the EXIM Bank 20th National Women's Handball Championship Saturday, reports bdnews24.com. The hosts first routed Jhalakathi 16-1 and then defeated Gopalganj 19-1 at the Madaripur Stadium. Besides, Jessore...
ROME, mar 21 (AFP): Former England captain David Beckham believes he can add experience to England at next year's World Cup in South Africa.Speaking to Saturday's Gazzetta dello Sport, the former England captain explained that his sights are set firmly...
The proposed Right to Information law, which underwent several scrutiny, was now expected to be ratified in the current session of parliament, reports UNB.Disclosing this, Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad Saturday said that with the ratification of the law, the...
BNP is set to hold a national council by July 25, in line with electoral laws, said a senior party leader Saturday, reports bdnews24.com. "We will hold a national council after forming committees through elections at all party levels," BNP...
The bloodbath that took place at the BDR Headquarters in the city on February 25-26 was not a mutiny, but part of a bigger conspiracy which should be unveiled through a fair investigation, speakers told a roundtable here Saturday, reports...
PABNA, Mar 21 (UNB): Chhatra League activists put up a barricade on Pabna-Chatmohor-Dhaka road Saturday morning protesting against arrest of their three leaders on charge of extortion Friday night.Police arrested Shariful Islam Sharif, general secretary of Atgharia Upazila BCL unit,...
JAMALPUR, Mar 21 (UNB): New chief of the mutiny-mangled Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Brig Gen Md Mainul Islam Saturday said the paramilitary border force would be reconstituted under a new name with courageous and patriotic members who were still dedicated to...
Mehdi Musharraf BhuiyanThe country's state-owned power transmission authority 'Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB)' is likely to get a big boost in terms of communication infrastructure with the completion of National Load Despatch Center (NLDC) by the end of June...
FE Report Khulna zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) organised the Annual Development Conference-2009 at the Zia Hall in Khulna recently, said a press release. IBBL Managing Director M Fariduddin Ahmad was present as the chief guest, while its...
The first bio-fertiliser produced in the country under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) was formally released in the market Saturday, reports BSS. The bio-fertiliser, named Waste Concern Jaiba Sar (WCJS) is being produced by Waste Concern and World Wide Recycling...
FE Report Pakistani IT firms are likely to avail all possible opportunities to work with Bangladesh's financial and public sectors seeking rapid automation of their multiple systems. In this regard, Pakistan Software Houses Association (PASHA) has signed Memorandum of Understanding...
FE ReportA five-day long spring fair and handicraft exhibition, organised by the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC), begins today (Sunday) at the BSCIC Bhaban at Motijheel in the capital to promote handicraft business. The Design Centre of BSCIC...
ICB Asset Management Company Limited (AMCL), a subsidiary of ICB declared net asset value (NAV) of its two unit funds, says a press release.The total NAV of ICB AMCL Pension Holders' unit fund stood at Tk 114,150,321.14 on the basis...
FE ReportThe tenure of the 17th Chittagong International Trade Fair has been extended till March 31, said a statement issued from Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI).The fair began on February 21.Thailand is the Partner Country of this year's...
FE Report A day-long training workshop on 'Professional Salesmanship and Effective Key Account Management' organised by Commercial Bank of Ceylon (CBC) for its staff at its Corporate Office Training Centre in the city recently, said a press release. The training...
Sarwar Zahan US dollar maintained a slightly gaining tone against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market last week mainly due to smooth supply of the greenback, fund managers said. The demand for the greenback remained strong because...
Recently Citi and Li& Fung, one of Hong Kong's oldest export trading, distribution and retailing companies celebrated their unique partnership spanning three generations, said a press release.The celebration dinner was attended by senior members of Citi such as Stephen Bird,...
LONDON, Mar 20 (AFP): Global stock markets were mixed on Friday as investors tried to get a fix on what comes next after the latest efforts, including a trillion dollar US programme, to tame the global economic slump.Dealers said that...
Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd (BPBL) organised its 'Annual Sales Conference 2009' in Bangkok, Thailand recently. A total of 69 officials of Berger Paints participated in the conference, says a press release. BPBL Managing Director Rupali Chowdhury inaugurated the conference. Performance...
FE Report BRAC Bank Limited recently distributed prizes of the Wall Magazine competition to commemorate the International Women's Day-2009, said a press release.BRAC Bank Chairman Muhammad A (Rumee) Ali and its Director Tamara Hasan Abed selected the winners of the...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Mar 21: The newly elected first vice president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters' Association (BGMEA) Nasiruddin Chowdhury and its directors assumed their charges at the Chittagong regional office of the association here Wednesday.BGMEA arranged a function on...
AK Mohammad Siddique has been promoted as deputy managing director of NCC Bank Ltd, according to a press release. Prior to this promotion, he worked in the same bank as senior executive vice president and in-charge of Chittagong area.Siddique completed...
TOKYO, March 21, 2009 (AFP) - Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso made another gaffe on Saturday after saying share traders were regarded as untrustworthy by some Japanese, local media reported."If you are dealing stocks, you can be somehow regarded as...
WASHINGTON, March 21 (AFP): A new forecast yesterday showed US economic rescue efforts would push the budget deficit to the biggest per centage of the economy since 1945, as EU officials pledged aid to Eastern Europe but balked at boosting...
There is no doubt the current recession will be the worst in a generation and migrants are changing their destinations as a result, reports BBC.The hike in oil prices in the 1970s and 1980s caused a recession in the industrial...
SINGAPORE, March 21 (AFP): Singapore's recession-hit economy may take up to six years to recover in a worse-case scenario, influential founding father Lee Kuan Yew said. "The optimistic scenario is, two to three years, we're out of this," Lee told...
LA LANTEJUELA, (Spain), March 21 (AFP): On the outskirts of this town of white-washed houses, dozens of warehouses where building materials were once produced have been idle since an economic boom came to an abrupt end last year. During the...
WASHINGTON, March 21 (AFP): The International Monetary Fund said yesterday that the European Union's pledge to lend it some 100 billion dollars was a key step toward stabilising the teetering global financial system. "I welcome the announcement today by the...
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