SYLHET, Mar 13 (UNB): Three dacoits, including one with bullet wounds, were held while looting valuables from a trader at Matikata village in Tahirpur Upazila Wednesday night.The arrested were identified as Al Amin (24), son of Abdul Malek of Burungachhara...
FE Report | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
Managers' conference of Janata Bank Limited (JBL) Corporate 1 and 2 grade branches was held at BIAM auditorium in the city recently, said a press release.Chaired by JBL General Manager (Dhaka Division office) Shihabuddin Md Shahjahan, the conference was attended,...
Enayet Rasul Bhuiyan | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
Pakistanis are in the habit of blaming others for their troubles. Most of the time, their accusing finger is pointed towards India. At other times, it is the United States (US) which is cited as the villain keeping Pakistan in...
March 8-March 12, 2009 | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
Commercial Bank of CeylonBangladeshi taka experienced depreciation of 0.09 per cent against United States (US) dollar last week.Bangladesh Bank (BB) and the government took proper initiative to stabilise the market in the week.The BB purchased $14 million on March 09...
NEW DELHI, Mar 13 (AFP): India's industrial output fell for a second straight month, data showed Thursday, in what analysts said was more evidence the nation's once scorching growth is being hit by the global slump.The January production figures came...
With the rebound of M1 growth rate to above 10 percent in February, China is unlikely to cut the interest rate and the required reserve ratio in the near future, analysts point out.Macroeconomic data signal economic warm-upChina's M1 growth bounced...
Andrew Taylor | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
In proposing only modest changes in how lawmakers finance their pet projects, President Barack Obama tossed aside a golden opportunity to work with Sen. John McCain. Instead, the president stood foursquare with his Democratic allies, the people he needs most...
SYLHET, Mar 13 (UNB): Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid Friday said there will be no dropout in the country's educational institutions after 2017."The government has taken initiatives to remove dropout among the primary students and ensure education for all," he...
B League champions Dhaka Abahani reached the semifinal of the Citycell Super Cup Football beating Chittagong Mohammedan by 2-1 goals in the group A match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka Friday, reports UNB.In the day's match, Nigerian striker...
Kevin Pietersen believes English participation in the Indian Premier League (IPL) could help improve England's performances in one-day cricket.Batsman Pietersen was speaking ahead of England's Twenty20 international against the West Indies Sunday."I think the reason why India have gone through...
WASHINGTON, Mar 13 (Reuters): President Barack Obama said Thursday he was extending sanctions against Iran as it continued to pose an "extraordinary threat" to the national security, foreign policy and economy of the United States.Obama declared the routine extension of...
From Fazle Rashid | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
NEW YORK, March 13: The US households lost $5.1 trillion of their wealth in the last three months of 2008, worst in the past 57 years, the Federal Reserve revealed yesterday. The full year loss has been estimated at $11.1...
Brett Lee expects to be immediately reinstated to the role of Australian pace spearhead, and believes his new-ball combination with the vastly improved Mitchell Johnson will cause "carnage" among opposition batsmen throughout the Ashes and beyond. Fitter and stronger after...
SEOUL, Mar 13 (Reuters): A North Korean rocket launch will trigger fresh action by the UN Security Council for violating sanctions that are in effect for an earlier missile test, South Korea's foreign ministry said Friday.North Korea has given notice...
GAZA, Mar 13 (Reuters): Israel's 22-day offensive in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip killed 1,434 people, including 960 civilians, 239 police officers and 235 fighters, a Palestinian human rights group said Thursday.Israel carried out attacks by air, land and sea from...
INDIAN WELLS, Mar 13 (AP): Maria Sharapova made a tentative return from shoulder surgery Thursday, teaming with Elena Vesnina in a 6-2, 4-6, 10-7 loss to Ekaterina Makarova and Tatiana Poutchek in doubles play at the BNP Paribas Open.It was...
PESHAWAR, Mar 13 (Reuters): Taliban militants recovered 24 bodies and were searching for more Friday, hours after suspected US drones destroyed a camp in Pakistan's northwestern region, militants and officials said.Four missiles believed to have been fired by at least...
MILAN, Mar 13 (AP): Italy could lose its fourth Champions League entry as a result of its flop in Europe this season.Juventus, Inter Milan and AS Roma were each eliminated from the Champions League by English clubs this week and...
Bangladesh Police beat East End Club by 3-0 sets in a match of the National Bank Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League at the Volleyball Stadium in Dhaka Friday, reports UNB.In the First Division League match, Uttara SC defeated Dhaka...
DERA ALLAH YAR, Pakistan, Mar 13 (Agencies): Pakistani lawyers challenging the government will step up their cross-country protest campaign despite beatings and arrests by the police, a rally leader said Friday.The protest by lawyers and opposition parties for an independent...
SINGAPORE, Mar 13 (AFP): The phone rings and an unknown voice tells you a loved one has been kidnapped. You can hear screams in the background as the caller gruffly gives you details of how to pay the ransom.But don't...
SHERPUR, Mar 13 (UNB): The body of Basindra Thesis (45), a tribal farmer, who was killed in BSF firing at Nalitabari border, was returned at a flag meeting with BDR Friday.BSF informed the meeting that another victim, Abdus Sattar (35),...
The Australia captain Ricky Ponting has warned of a "really dangerous" future for Test cricket."I gave the Bradman Oration last year and I stated that what I want for the next generation of Australians is to do what I've done:...
Finance ministers from the world's leading countries are gathering near London to discuss plans for coordinated action to tackle the economic crisis, according to a BBC online report.They hope to agree the agenda for the G20 summit of world leaders...
TOKYO, Mar 13 (AFP): Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso Friday ordered top ruling-party officials to put together an additional economic stimulus package to battle the country's deepening recession.Aso asked for a draft of an extra budget that will include stimulus...
Speakers at a symposium in the city Friday said the country faces manpower crisis in nuclear medicine sector and demanded immediate review of the situation to recruit more scientists to extend the facility countrywide, reports UNB.The demand came from the...
Chris Buckley | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
A confrontation between a US navy ship and Chinese naval vessels off the Chinese island of Hainan has raised tensions between the two sides at a time of global economic crisis. The United States and China are deeply interdependent in...
Top floors of the imposing Bashundhara City, country's largest shopping mall, went up in flames in a devastating fire that left one person dead and 14 others injured Friday, reports UNB.Fire Brigade sources said the fire broke out at about...
TRAFFIC congestion spoil our valuable time. As a result, our work suffers. Ambulance and the fire fighters cannot move for which people in risks suffer much.The authorities should take necessary steps and soon to solve the chaos on the roads.Habibur...
Nafisa Zabeen Ovi of Vendor Support NetworksThe recent exuberance noticed all around for Small & medium enterprise (SME) development in Bangladesh is indeed gratifying for an academic and a passionate researcher like me to express my views on this subject....
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