B League champions Dhaka Abahani Limited made a flying start in the much-talked-about Citycell Super Cup Football 2009 outplaying Rahmatganj MFS by 3-0 goals in the inaugural match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka Wednesday, reports UNB.Nigerian striker Emeka...
GAZIPUR, Mar 11 (UNB): District BNP leaders Wednesday demanded the expulsion of BNP standing-committee member Chowdhury Tanvir Ahmed Siddiqui from the party for his son's derogatory remarks against Khaleda Zia and her senior party colleagues in his presence.They placed their...
Our Correspondent | 2009-03-12 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Mar 11: A skilled manpower equipped with modern education and technical knowledge is needed for preserving the vast field of fisheries resources lying in the Bay of Bengal to help provide people's nutrition, alleviating poverty, creating employment facilities and...
BEIJING, Mar 11 (Xinhua): The worsening economic situation in Eastern Europe has stirred up worries that it could spread to the western part of the continent, or even pose new systematic threats to the rest of the world, two Chinese...
BRAHMANBARIA, Mar 11 (UNB): A man was killed and another 10 were injured in a bloody clash between two groups over a boundary demarcation at Tekanagar village in Nasirnagar Upazila Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Faiz Mia (35), of the...
An inadvertent mistake took place in the front-page story titled 'Jessore GOC, pilot die in copter crash' carried in Tuesday's issue of The Financial Express. In the last para of the UNB story that continued to Page 7, the name...
BAGHDAD, Mar 11 (AFP): Two major bombings in two days in Iraq have left scores of people dead and sparked new security concerns as United States (US) forces prepare to pull out.Confident statements from the Iraqi government and the US...
LankaBangla recommends 15pc cash, 15pc stock dividendsThe board of directors of LankaBangla Finance has recommended 15 per cent cash and 15 per cent stock (15 shares per 100 shares held) dividends for the year that ended on December 31, '08....
FE Report | 2009-03-12 00:00:00
Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has placed a set of proposals for fiscal 2009-10 budget asking for trade and industry friendly fiscal measures to assist the productive sectors survive the current crisis."Though the country is fortunate not to...
Pubali Bank Training Institute arranged a workshop for the officers of the bank on 'Business English and writing skills' in the city recently.Pubali Bank Managing Director Helal Ahmed Chowdhury was present as chief guest of the workshop held at the...
LUMPUR, Mar 11 (AFP): Palm oil prices are unlikely to reclaim last year's record levels any time soon, Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby, the world's largest listed palm oil producer, said today.Crude palm oil prices (CPO) plummeted from a peak of...
The inauguration ceremony of six-day foundation training on general banking for the trainee cash officers of Southeast Bank Limited (SEBL) was held at bank's training institute in the city recently.Deputy Managing Director of the bank Syed Imtiaz Hasib, after welcoming...
Israeli airstrike hurts two | 2009-03-12 00:00:00
Palestinians in GazaGAZA, Mar 11: Two Palestinians were wounded early Wednesday when Israeli warplanes fired rockets at the border line between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, medical sources said. Mu'awia Hassanein, director of emergencies at the health ministry, said two...
Emdadul Haque | 2009-03-12 00:00:00
A government needs resources to take up various projects and programmes in the social and developmental sectors. The resources in large measures are supposed to be mobilised as taxes given by people and organisations. But as everyone concerned probably knows...
Siddique Islam | 2009-03-12 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has slashed its interest rate on repurchase agreement (repo) after nearly seven months aiming to offset the ongoing global financial recession through boosting fresh investment, officials said.The interest rate on repo auction was re-fixed at 8.50...
Our Correspondent | 2009-03-12 00:00:00
KHULNA, Mar 11: Mohsin Jute Mill has been declared laid-off for 45 days due to financial crisis as unsold finished goods piled up. Frustration gripped the workers and employees at the declaration of lay-off by the authority Sunday.The mill, situated...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed Wednesday said the trial of the carnage inside the BDR headquarters should be carried out under the military law to speedily dispose of what is seen as a matter of mutinous...
Uttara is now attracting a lot of people because most of the elitist schools have shifted to the area and many malls and markets have sprung up to cater to their needs. But unfortunately, many sectors are literally turning into...
Fifth Test, Trinidad (day five, close): England 546-6 & 237-6 drew with West Indies 544 & 114-8England fell agonisingly short of victory as West Indies held on to draw the final Test and win the series 1-0, reports BBC.The Windies...
On the occasion of the Holy and auspicious month of Rabi-ul-Awal, the Institute of Hazrat Mohammad (SAW) as part of its regular annual programs organised an essay competition for the visually impaired students of its English language and computer skills...
A Z M Anas | 2009-03-12 00:00:00
Malaysian low-cost carrier Air Asia breaks into the Bangladesh market today, stoking fear that its entry could further undercut state airline Biman's stronghold on the Kuala Lumpur (KL) route, airlines officials said Wednesday.But Bangladesh affiliate of Air Asia said that...
WASHINGTON, Mar 11 (AFP): A gunman in the southern state of Alabama went on a shooting rampage Tuesday, killing at least nine people before turning the gun fatally on himself, law enforcement officials have said.Authorities responded "to a series of...
NEW DELHI, March 11 (AFP): It was less than a year ago that Indians watched inflation shoot to dizzying 13-year highs but now they are worried about deflation as growth slackens in Asia's third-largest economy.Deflation-in which falling prices prompt consumers...
President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina congratulated their counterparts of Mauritius on the occasion of the National Day of that country to be observed today (Thursday), reports UNB.In a message to Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius, President Zillur...
I have still not seen a let up of the practice on the road-the atrocious habit of public transport bus conductors shoving passengers on the road, when their vehicle is still running and had not come to a complete halt....
A three-day Adivasi Cultural Festival 2009 will begin on Shilpakala Academy premises in the city today (Thursday), reports UNB.Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD), a research NGO, will organise the festival with the slogan-'Cultural Diversity is Our Pride'.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has nominated five women to run the election to the reserved parliament seats, reports bdnews24.com.The party's standing committee chaired by the BNP Chairperson and leader of the opposition Khaleda Zia gave the nominations Tuesday night.The...
FE Report | 2009-03-12 00:00:00
The annual conference of the Prime Islami Life Insurance Limited was held at the Diploma Engineers Institute in the city Wednesday.MA Wahhab, chairman of the company was the chief guest on the occasion.Syed Kamal Uddin Zafri, chairman of the Sharia...
SINGAPORE, Mar 11 (AFP): Oil prices rebounded in Asian trade today on expectations oil-producing nations will reduce output when they meet during the weekend, dealers said. New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for April delivery, rose 29 cents...
CHITTAGONG, Mar 10 (bdnews24.com): Officials of Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Limited (CUFL) have given contradictory statements to CID investigators over offloading of 10 trucks of arms in 2004.Assistant superintendent of CID Moniruzzaman Chowdhury who is on the arms haul case said...
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