FE Report The country's garment exporters have disapproved the World Bank projection of lower GDP growth for Bangladesh due to global financial crisis saying earnings from shipment of apparels will actually go up in coming months.The higher trend of export...
FE ReportDhaka stocks continued to tumble Thursday, recording the biggest single-day fall in four years, as a lower economic growth projection by the World Bank (WB) the previous day was just added to a dozen of other negative factors impacting...
Interviewing aspiring party candidates for the upcoming parliamentary polls, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia advised all who were getting nomination and who were not, to work together with the spirit of unity, reports UNB."Those who have stuck to the party in...
Awami League (AL) president and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina said her party, if voted to power, would give utmost priority to production of foodgrains to ensure food security, reports BSS. While exchanging views with leaders of Sammilita Sangskritik Jote...
Agriculture secretary Abdul Aziz was appointed cabinet secretary Thursday. He succeeded Ali Imam Mujumder, who is going on retirement from government service on November 30. The newly appointed cabinet secretary has taken charge of his office at 4pm Thursday. —...
Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed is going to inaugurate a three-year programme to celebrate 400-years of Dhaka at South Plaza of the Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban today (Friday). LGRD Adviser Mohammad Anwarul Iqbal will attend the function as the special...
BANGKOK, Nov 27 : Thailand's prime minister has declared a state of emergency at the country's two biggest airports to allow police to clear them of protesters. Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat said in a televised address Thursday that the siege...
LONDON, Nov. 27: Crude prices fell after economic reports in the U.S. showed a deepening recession that may cut fuel demand in the world's largest oil user. Consumer spending slumped the most in seven years and orders for durable goods...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The country's tea production has dropped this year primarily due to unfavourable weather conditions and fertiliser crisis during April-May period, senior planters told the FE Tuesday. A total of 47.258 million kilograms were produced in the country's...
FE ReportPlastic raw materials importers have been facing problems to clear around 250 consignments from the Chittagong port due to controversy over the value of goods at which the customs duty would be calculated.The prices of plastic raw materials are...
Home Secretary Abdul Karim and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Noor Mohammad dispelled possibility of any militant attack in Bangladesh, after over one hundred people were killed in the deadly and tragic incidents in Mumbai Wednesday night, reports bdnews24.com. At...
BENAPOLE, Nov 27 (UNB): The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) Thursday issued red alert on their side along Benapole border following late Wednesday night's terrible terrorist attacks in India's business capital of Mumbai that killed over a hundred people.BSF authorities...
FE Report Proper protective measures might prevent the country's economy from the adverse impact of global financial slowdown, speakers at a seminar in the capital said on Thursday.The seminar on "Global Financial Crisis and its impact on Bangladesh" was organised...
Shakhawat HossainRangpur region produced highest 1.76 million tonnes of Boro in the last season, which is almost 10 per cent of the country's total 17.78 million tonnes of yield of the rice. Farmers of the region brought 46,07,630 hectares under...
Naim-Ul-KarimEmployment for Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia, the single largest destination for thousands of overseas job seekers, has slowed down since July last as Riyadh has almost halted issuing fresh visas, local recruiting agencies said Thursday. According to statistics of the...
MUMBAI, Nov 27 (agencies): The young gunmen roaming the corridors of two luxury hotels in Mumbai were shooting wildly, but they knew exactly what sort of guests they intended to take hostage."They told everybody to stop and put their hands...
KABUL, Nov 27 (AP): A suspected suicide bomber has struck close to the entrance to the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, witnesses and police say. At least one person, reportedly a civilian, was killed, although one police official said more...
Bangkok was effectively cut off Thursday as the city's second airport was closed after it was stormed by anti-government protestors who are already laying siege to the main international air hub in the Thai capital, report agencies .Don Muang airport,...
One in 10 people has tried to cut down on processed meats such as bacon in the wake of a report linking them to cancer, a survey suggests, reports BBC.Older people among the 2,124 questioned were most likely to have...
Bhutto will be posthumously awarded UN HR award ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: Slain former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto will be posthumously awarded the United Nations Human Rights Award on December 10 on the occasion of the UN Human Rights Day. The...
Bangladesh's spirited performance continued on the second day at Centurion Park as they caused South Africa plenty of problems on a pitch offering help for seamers and spinners. Shakib Al Hasan followed his impressive effort from the first Test with...
Despite two centuries by Javed Omar and Mahmudullah Riyad, hosts Dhaka Division were forced to a draw by Sylhet Division in the 7th round match of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 10th National Cricket League on the 4th and last day...
Motijheel T&T Club finished runners-up in the Second Division Football League to gain promotion to the First Division League outplaying Little Friends Club by 4-0 goals at the Bir Shreshtho Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur Thursday, reports...
Giant killers Rahamatganj MFS again made a big upset in the Citycell 2nd B League beating Dhaka Mohammedan SC by a solitary goal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city Thursday, reports UNB. It was the 4th win...
Barisal DSA moved into the semi-finals of the National (Inter-District) Cricket Championship with a five-wicket win over Chandpur DSA in the first quarterfinal at the Shams-ul-Huda Stadium in Jessore Thursday, reports UNB. Sent into bat first, Chandpur DSA were bundled...
David Nalbandian has denied claims that he rowed with team-mates as Argentina lost to Spain in the Davis Cup final, reports BBC. Nalbandian won his team's only point as they crashed 3-1 in Mar del Plata. He and Agustin Calleri...
LIVERPOOL, Nov 27(AFP): Steven Gerrard celebrated his return from injury by firing Liverpool into the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 1-0 win over Marseille here on Wednesday. The Liverpool captain's first-half header from Xabi Alonso's cross proved...
England have postponed their final two one-day matches against India after terror attacks in Mumbai but the future of the two-Test series remains unclear, reports BBC. The squad will remain 850 miles away in Bhubaneswar until at least Friday as...
Bangladesh earned one more bronze medal in their lone event on the 6th day of the 4th South Asian Shooting Championship held in the Pakistani capital Islamabad Thursday, reports UNB.Bangladesh men's team comprising Shahriar Towfique Khan (score 1123), Razman Ali...
Australia are waiting on the fitness of Jason Krejza for the second Test with New Zealand, which starts Friday, reports BBC. The spinner will undergo late tests after spraining an ankle in training, and Nathan Hauritz has been called up...
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