India have announced a 15-man squad for the two-Test series against England beginning in Chennai on 11 December, BBC reports. Yuvraj Singh (26), who scored successive centuries in the aborted one-day series with England, is back in the Test squad...
Shivnarine Chanderpaul has said he will look at not only achieving personal goals on the tour of New Zealand but will also be keen to play a major role in West Indies' success as a team, Cricinfo reports. "I want...
MADRID, Dec 4 (AFP): Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has rejected a move to big-spending Manchester City, which was ready to pay a world record 150 million euros for the Spanish international, Spanish media said. Under the deal, Casillas would...
Khulna DSA emerged champions in the 29th National Cricket Championship beating Rangpur DSA by 21 runs in the final at Jessore Stadium Thursday, reports UNB.Sent into bat first, Khulna DSA scored 226 runs for six wickets in stipulated 50 overs...
Mahfuza Akter Kiron and her panel swept Women's Sports Federation election held Wednesday, reports UNB.Kiron was elected beating her rival Quamrun Nahar Dana by 10 votes. She bagged 53 votes while Dana got 43. Kiron led panel won in all...
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) will take steps by January 30 next to bring transparency in the process of taking up projects and ensure local people's participation in project implementation, reports BSS. The division would also...
Nomination of more than 100 candidates were cancelled by the Returning Officers during the second and last day of scrutiny on Thursday, reports UNB.Following is the list of candidates whose nomination was cancelled, according to reports reaching from the districts:JessoreKazi...
Finance Adviser Dr Mirza Azizul Islam Thursday expressed the hope that the next elected government would continue the financial and fiscal policy measures taken by the caretaker government (CG) during the last two years, reports UNB."I've not received any opposition...
DU CorrespondentDiscussants at a policy dialogue Thursday put stress on spreading facilities of education, industrialisation and employment in cities outside Dhaka to carry out balanced urbanisation and development throughout the country.The Department of Population Sciences of Dhaka University (DU) organised...
President Iajuddin Ahmed has greeted Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the occasion of the King's birthday and the National Day of that country, reports UNB.In a message to the King, the President said, "Bangladesh and Thailand share excellent bilateral relations....
The 45th death anniversary of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy will be observed today (Friday) in a befitting manner, reports UNB.Various organisations chalked out elaborate programmes and messages were given by President Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed to pay glowing...
Six Ulema Anjumane Al Bayenat activists, who were arrested while vandalising the 'Balaka' sculpture in Motijheel, were taken on two-day remand Thursday, reports bdnews24.com.Metropolitan judge AKM Emdad granted the remand plea of investigation officer SI Jamal Uddin.The accused were Mostaq...
FARIDPUR, Dec 4 (UNB): A section of BNP activists on Thursday held a meeting in front of district press club protesting the nomination of Jamaat Secretary General Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujaheed as four-party alliance candidate in Faridpur-2 (Sadar) constituency.Later, they...
Chief Advisor's Special Assistant for Power and Energy Ministry Dr M Tamim today (Thursday) said political understanding and consensus are imperative for the development of the country's energy sector, reports UNB."If there is no political consensus, it will be very...
FE Report Finance Adviser Dr Mirza Azizul Islam Thursday said the issuing companies need to diversify their products to tap the full potential of the country's capital market. "The capital market stakeholders should concentrate on diversifying the market with various...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 4 (BSS): Speakers at a discussion here Thursday underscored the need for forging a social movement to establish the rights of children, especially the underprivileged ones, for building sound and healthy generations.In this context, they called for keeping...
Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Thursday advised the poor meritorious students who defied the pangs of poverty and achieved glorious results in this year's SSC examination to continue to strive to climb the peak of professions to lead the...
FE ReportA total of 19 establishments have been awarded the 8th ICAB National Awards for Best Published Accounts and Reports 2007. The awards were handed over by Finance Adviser Dr AB Mirza Azizul Islam at a function at Bangladesh-China Friendship...
Our correspondentFARIDPUR, Dec 4: About 60,000 children from the chars and rural areas of Bhanga, Nagarkanda, Sadarpur, Madhu-khali, Alfadanga, Boalmari and Sadar upazilas of Faridpur district have been deprived of the universal right to primary education because of poverty, ignorance,...
The 10th joint governing body meeting of National Defence College (NDC) and Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) was held Thursday at Bangabhaban in the city with President Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed in the chair, reports BSS. The President,...
A 24-day Eid-ul-Azha and winter vacation of the Dhaka University (DU) began Thursday, reports BSS.Offices, however, will remain closed from December 6 to December 12, university sources said.
US Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Assistant Administrator for Asia, Ms Margot Ellis, will arrive in the city Sunday for a three-day visit, reports UNB.A release of the US embassy said Ms Ellis' first visit to Bangladesh would provide...
FE Report A group of garment workers went on rampage and damaged over 20 motor vehicles in the city's Mahakhali area Thursday morning following the death of a fellow worker in a road accident. Several hundred workers staged demonstration at...
RANGAMATI, Dec 4 (BSS): A three-day programme on the occasion of funeral of Rajguru Agrabangsha Mahathero, a famous monk of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, has been launched Thursday at the Rajbari compound at the town.The body of the Rajguru will...
The High Court (HC) Thursday rejected a writ petition, filed by the Dhaka city mayor, challenging the notice of Election Commission (EC) disqualifying mayors of city corporations and municipalities from taking part in the general elections as office of profit,...
IT is important to identify the points of strength and weakness in our entire economic system. A small basket of export items, where garment products dominate, and the remittances sent home by the expatriate wage earners, provide us with the...
Enayet RasulSouth Asia, a fast growing area in the economic sense, is about to fall in a ditch. Even amid the worldwide economic gloom, specially in the developed countries, South Asian economies have been maintaining their heads well above the...
Rezina SultanaHE looked thoroughly professional and seemed to be brimming with confidence with his made-to-measure suit and neck tie. He seemed to have the likeness of the ultimately successful go-getting corporate official. But his confidence level started to dwindle as...
BANGLADESH is an important destination for Indian exports. Through such bilateral trade, the businesses in both the countries have otherwise been gaining.The freight costs or per unit costs of the delivery of an Indian product is cheaper for Bangladesh than...
NOT only solar power, it is time to popularise other non-conventional energy sources to reduce dependence on expensive diesel or gas to produce power. It would also reduce external dependence. Besides, alternative energy like solar power, biogas, wind energy and...
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