Bangladesh staged an impressive fightback with the ball on the second day in Bloemfontein, but familiar frailties were exposed with the bat as they lost three quick wickets. Shakib-Al-Hasan's five wickets restricted South Africa to 441, before Dale Steyn and...
India took a 3-0 lead in the one-day series with a 16-run Duckworth-Lewis win over a much-improved England side, reports BBC. Chasing 241 in 49 overs, Virender Sehwag (68) and Yuvraj Singh (38) gave India a platform before bad light...
FE Report'Dhaka Blue' have become champions in the 'Ispahani 26th National Bridge Championship-2008' defeating 'Gems' by 153/117 international match points (IMPs).MM Ispahani Ltd Chairman Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani as the chief guest gave away prizes to the champions and runners-up...
Michael Clarke saved Australia from total collapse as they were dismissed for 214 on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand in Brisbane. Clarke was the last man out, bowled by part-timer Jesse Ryder, after batting for...
President XI of Bangladesh made a frustrating start in the prestigious 45th Nehru Cup Hockey Tournament with a 5-1 goals defeat against Bharat Petroleum in the opening 2nd round match at the Nehru Stadium in Gurgaon, Haryana, reports UNB. The...
Sylhet Division were struggling at 93 for 5 in 37 overs in the 2nd innings at stumps to take 29 runs over all lead against Khulna Division on the 3rd day of the four-day sixth round match of the Ispahani...
Stadium Tokai team outclassed Jatrabari Tokai team by 61-21 points with four creditable 'lona' in a match of the 2nd Orient Bread Tokai Kabaddi Competition at the Kabaddi Stadium in the city Thursday. In the day's 2nd match, Dhalpur Tokai...
SINGAPORE, Nov 20(AFP): Reigning world champion Luke Kibet confirmed today that he will run the Singapore Marathon next month, boosting an event that has plans to grow into a recognised international event.
Argentina will go into the Davis Cup final as favourites to win the trophy for the first time in the absence of Rafael Nadal for Spain, reports BBC. The world number one's season ended with a knee injury two weeks...
Argentina boss Diego Maradona felt his side were worthy of their victory after Maxi Rodriguez's goal consigned Scotland to defeat at Hampden, reports BBC. "It was a great experience and I was relaxed throughout," said Maradona. "It was a clear...
The High Court (HC) Thursday declared valid the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) rules and procedures in filing graft case against a suspected corrupt, as the HC discharged one from a heap of pending quashing petitions of bigwigs, reports UNB.Among the petitioners...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Paul J Heytens appreciated the caretaker government's (CG's) decision about sticking to election roadmap and hoped Bangladesh's smooth transition to democracy, reports UNB.He said he was impressed with good governance and institutional reforms...
The newly formed Local Government (LG) Commission is formulating policies for strengthening the local-government bodies, as a comprehensive reform recipe is under implementation in the country, reports UNB.In the meantime, the commission has held four meetings in connection with the...
A legal notice was served on the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Thursday by the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) mayor calling for rescinding the Election Commission's (EC) reported decision on barring city corporation mayors from contesting the parliamentary elections, reports UNB.On...
The government has promulgated the Right to Information Ordinance-2008 on October 20 this year through a gazette notification, reports BSS. The ordinance has been posted on the website of Information Ministry www.moi.gov.bd, an official handout said here Thursday. As per...
Bangladesh Kalyan Party led by Maj Gen (retd) Ibrahim has nominated eight more candidates raising the total number of nominees to 51 for parliament elections slated for December 18, reports UNB.Eight candidates are: Nadira Begum, wife of freedom fighter Hannan...
The High Court (HC) Division Thursday granted three months' ad interim bail to BNP leader and former lawmaker Helaluzzman Talukder Lalu and Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former lawmaker Shahjahan Chowdhury, who were awarded 10 years' imprisonment by the special courts, reports...
The High Court (HC) ordered the government to allow Chittagong mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury to go to Hajj, reports bdnews24.com.The HC bench of justices Syed Mahmud Hossain and Kamrul Islam at the same time ordered the mayor, who was arrested...
FE ReportThe 1st International CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) Exhibition -2008 begins today (Friday) at the city's Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre to showcase CNG equipment and accessories.M. Tamim, special assistant to the Chief Adviser for energy and mineral resources, will inaugurate...
The government of India has launched a commemorative postal stamp to mark Standard Chartered's 150th anniversary, says a press release. Indian President Pratibha Patil released the stamp ceremonially at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, the official residence of the President...
A representative delegation of Italian business house Maschio Gaspardo SpA called on Pubali Bank Ltd Managing Director-cum-CEO Helal Ahmed Chowdhury in the city recently. Egiclio Maschio led the team comprising Tatjana Nikolajewba Gegg, Stefano Paoloni and Mario Ranucci. Maschio Gaspardo...
The 16th annual general meeting (AGM) of Micro Industries Development Assistance and Services (MIDAS) was held in the city Tuesday, says a press release. The members of the company along with Managing Director Abdul Karim attended the meeting. Chairman of...
FE Report The inter-bank call money rate posted nominal gain Thursday despite withdrawal of cash through reverse repurchase agreement. The US dollar, however, remained steady against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market due to modest supply of...
DU CorrespondentNokia, the world leader in mobile phones, will give Tk three million to the ten winners of its 'Shopno Dekhun' (don't stop dreaming) campaign to materialise their cherished dreams.The mobile company at a function at the city's National Museum...
Taiwanese company Tai Sheng Manufacturing Company Limited will set up a furniture manufacturing industry in the extension area CSD of Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone in Chittagong.This foreign-owned company will invest $32 million in setting up their plant and will produce...
The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) organised a lecture session on International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and 'management accountants' at ICMAB auditorium in the city Wednesday. The visiting IFAC Technical Manager Szymon Radziszewicz presented a paper...
FE ReportThe leading mobile phone service operator Banglalink in partnership with the Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) is going to launch SME Help Line for its subscribers by the month end. The two companies have signed an agreement recently on the...
AGMsBD. Zipper: The authorities of BD. Zipper Industries have stated the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th annual general meetings (AGMs) of the company for the years ending on June 30, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 respectively will be held at...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Nov 20: Local wholesale markets has also registered a drastic downturn in price level of almost all consumer commodities in line with the gradual decline in the price of the consumer goods in the international markets. As a...
Prime Bank Limited opened two ATM booths in the city's Mohakhali and Sat Masjid Road Monday, says a press release. Managing Director of the bank M Ehsanul Haque inaugurated the Mohakhali booth. Senior Executive Vice President Md Jasim Uddin, Executive...
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