Bangladesh's national cricketers and support staff have been given a 30 per cent pay hike following a meeting of the cricket board Wednesday. The decision - one of several taken at the board meeting at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Mirpur...
Tea: Australia 158 for 5 (Haddin 42*, McDonald 0*) v South AfricaSimon Katich had cut out all flash and gritted and grimaced his way through the morning and close to tea till a needless shot ended his vigil and rejuvenated...
A brilliant century by Amit Majumder guided Victoria SC to a 50-run win over all-losers City Club in their closing first phase match of the Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League at the BKSP ground in Savar Thursday, reports UNB.In the...
State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Munnujan Sufian Thursday said child labour is one of the main obstacles to achieving the goal of education for all, reports BSS. "If we want to achieve the goal of education for all...
The National Association of UNESCO Clubs in Bangladesh (NAUCB) announced awarding the UNESCO Club Journalism Award for the current year, reports BSS.The UNESCO Club Association (UCA) will award 11 young and promising journalists working in print and electronic media in...
FE ReportWorld University of Bangladesh (WUB) honoured Language Movement veteran Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury and music composer of ‘Amar Bhaier Roktey Rangano Ekushey’ Altaf Mahmud, says a press release Thursday. In a ceremony held at the ICMAB auditorium, the university honoured...
A three-day national exhibition on renewable energy will begin on March 22 at Mokarram Bhaban on Dhaka University campus, reports BSS.
Our correspondent BRAHMANBARIA, Mar 19: Water vessels are facing massive problems in plying smoothly due to silt up of the river Titas.The river has become narrow and lost its depth as a result water vessels like the trawlers and launches...
Our CorrespondentRANGPUR, Mar 19: A total of 291 community clinics of the district have remain closed for eight years. The rural people as a result are being deprived of necessary health care services.The clinics were set up at a cost...
The qulkhwani of Feroza Begum who died on March 16 will be held at Sky View Eden, 128 Shanti Nagar in the city at 5.00 pm today (Friday), said a press release. The wife of late Mohiuddin Ahmed passed away...
President Zillur Rahman Thursday urged the entrepreneurs of New Zealand to invest more in Bangladesh availing generous investment facilities offered by the government, reports UNB.Informing the newly appointed High Commissioner of New Zealand about Bangladesh's firm commitment towards fighting against...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has chalked out a three-day programme to observe the Independence and National Day, reports BSS.The programme includes discussion at Engineers' Institution in the city at 3:00 pm on March 25, hoisting national and party flags early...
The Consumers' Rights Protection (CRP) Ordinance-2008 is going to be ratified in current session of parliament, said Commerce Minister Lt Col (retd) Faruq Khan Thursday, reports UNB. "We will make the ordinance pro-people to ensure the consumers' rights," the minister...
Bangabandhu's Mar 7 speech to be included in curriculum The Proclamation of Independence will be included in the secondary level education curriculum while the historic March 7 address of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be incorporated...
DU CorrespondentJatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) observed a sit-in programme in front of the vice-chancellor's office of Dhaka University (DU) Thursday demanding realisation of a six-point demand including trial and punishment of the attackers on its leaders and activists. The leaders...
Eight cadres of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of ruling Awami League, were expelled for one year from the Chittagong University (CU) for their unruly activities, reported UNB Thursday.The expelled students are: Rashedul Hannan, Fazle Rabbi, Sarwarul Islam,...
SM Jahangir back from northern districts The lush-green 'Boro' fields in the country's northern region hardly make the farmers smile, as they are doubtful about recouping their cultivation costs against the backdrop of falling prices of the staple. While expressing...
Siddique Islam Cancellation of letters of credit (LCs) for import has risen unusually in the last several months, according to officials. The cumulative value of LCs cancelled during July-January period of current fiscal (FY09) stood to $619.37 million. In July...
FE ReportShare prices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped for the fourth consecutive day amid price fluctuation Thursday when the turnover hit an all time high.The turnover stood at Tk 6.48 billion, helped by higher volume of trading in...
FE Report Participants at a roundtable held in Dhaka Thursday made a unanimous observation that a free and responsible media had a vital role to play in the fight against corruption which is 'systemic and embedded institutionally' in Bangladesh. However,...
FE ReportBusiness leader Annisul Huq urged the foreign investors to invest in Bangladesh as the country is now ready for investment under the new democratic government."Here are a lot of scopes for investment," said the president of the Federation of...
M Azizur RahmanBritish Cairn Energy has sought free market rights to sell gas to third party other than Petrobangla for its planned exploration works in onshore block no 10, officials said Tuesday.The company also wanted the entire Companiganj structure under...
FE ReportThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) Thursday approved the much-awaited machine-readable passport (MRP) and visa project and decided in principal to appoint army to complete the scheme, officials said."The Prime Minister has asked the home ministry...
FHM Humayan KabirThe government's highest policy-making body has asked the state-owned energy exploration company BAPEX to look for gas and oil reserve in prospective Mobarakpur field, officials said Thursday."The Prime Minister has directed BAPEX to start further exploration works this...
FE ReportThe government is considering the issue of making 'undisclosed money' legal in the next budget, said Commerce Minister Muhammad Faruk Khan Thursday."The issue has been discussed and the finance minister has already made a comment on the issue," he...
Labour, Employment and Expatriate Welfare Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain said Thursday the government would soon formulate a policy for manpower export to make the entire process transparent and hassle-free, reports UNB."A policy for this vital sector is needed and a...
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) Thursday signed an agreement with Korean KT Corporation for implementation of Tk 2.80 billion 'Internet Information Network Expansion' project to build 'National IP Backbone' as part of the plan for developing a digital Bangladesh. —...
Three people were killed and another three injured, as a truck crashed into a car at Birulia Rasulpur in the city's Pallabi area Thursday. The deceased were identified as Shawkat Ali, 62, a retired official of Bangladesh Biman Airlines, his...
The SSC examination on Mathematics (compulsory) and other subjects for the examinees, who failed to appear at their examinations due to the carnage at the BDR Headquarters, began at the Government Laboratory High School Thursday. A total of eight examinees...
Ministers, state ministers, whips, MPs and officials of the Prime Minister's Office on behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina handed over cheques for Tk 1.0 million to each family of the army officers killed in the BDR carnage. — UNB
© 2026 - All Rights with The Financial Express
