Andrew Symonds' Test exile is officially over after Ricky Ponting confirmed the allrounder would play in Thursday's first Test against New Zealand. Symonds was suspended following his fishing trip in Darwin before the one-day series against Bangladesh in August, but...
GLASGOW, Nov 19 (AFP): Diego Maradona has set his sights on claiming football's ultimate prize for a second time as he embarks on an unexpected career as the coach of Argentina. The little genius who, as a player, almost single-handedly...
In a major disclosure over the latest electoral deadlock, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr Shamsul Huda Wednesday said he proposed to the government to hold parliament elections on December 28 provided the two major parties reach a consensus on this...
Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina has urged all political parties to extend full cooperation to ensure a free and fair election on December 18, reports UNB.The AL also termed the four-party alliance's demand for deferring the polls as 'immoral'...
FE ReportThe National Democratic Institute (NDI), a US-based organisation, Wednesday in Dhaka said the Bangladesh government should lift the state of emergency and the military should refrain from intervening in the political and electoral processes."Military intervention in the political process...
Awami League (AL) Wednesday announced 12 more nominations of its candidates for contesting the forthcoming parliament elections, reports UNB.Adv Sanjida Khanom-Dhaka 4, Mustafa Jalal Mohiuddin-Dhaka-7, Saber Hossain Chowdhury-Dhaka-9, Asaduzzaman Kamal Dhaka-11, Aslamul Huq Aslam Dhaka-14, Kamal Ahmed Majumdar Dhaka-15, Ilias...
Former State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin was freed on bail from Bangabandhu Sehikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) prison cell Wednesday afternoon, reports UNB.Prisons officials said Mir Nasir was freed from the prisons cell at about...
The Election Commission (EC) will hold hearings for some 25 domestic organisations as election observers on November 23 and 24 (Sunday-Monday) since some political parties have raised question about their neutrality, reports UNB.Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr ATM Shamsul Huda...
Bangladesh Bar Council (BBC), a statutory body regulating the lawyers, goes to polls today (Thursday) to elect its 14 members with three panels running the race, reports UNB.Seven of the members would be elected to general seats and one each...
BNP will heed to its grassroots opinions to nominate election candidates, said the party's secretary general Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com."BNP would like it very much to contest the polls alongside all other parties. But we certainly are averse to be a...
Shakhawat Hossain The World Bank (WB), in a major policy shift, has said that the government should corporatise the largely state-owned Rupali Bank instead of its full privatisation, finance ministry officials said Wednesday.The latest suggestion about the beleaguered bank came...
Shahiduzzaman KhanWhen world commodity prices are continuing to fall under the impact of recession in recent days, consumers in Bangladesh fail to reap any benefit as the local market remains unresponsive to the global situation.According to reports published in the...
The caretaker government announced Wednesday that parliament elections would be held on December 18 as scheduled by the Election Commission (EC) as hectic negotiations with two rival political camps on deferment of the polls flopped, report UNB/bdnews24.com There has not...
The BNP-led four-party alliance rejected the government decision to hold the general election on December 18 as "unilateral and partisan" but kept their decision on joining the polls suspended until today (Thursday), reports UNB.Briefing newsmen after the alliance meeting at...
FE ReportTrading at the Dhaka stock Exchange (DSE) ended mixed Wednesday breaking the continuous fall for the four straight days.However, investors exercised caution amidst nominal increase in turnover.Prices of most banking issue increased keeping the benchmark index DSE General Index...
FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) said Wednesday it is determined to take stern action against the tax evaders, but it will maintain caution to avoid creating any panic in businesses. "We will take stern action against the tax...
Siddique Islam The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has increased interest rate of reverse repurchase agreement (Repo) after nearly two years aiming to curb inflationary pressures on economy. The central bank took the move after raising the interest rate of Repo to...
FE ReportSpeakers at a discussion Wednesday stressed a combination of legal and social approaches and creation of mass awareness among people to effectively prevent money laundering and illegal money transfers for boosting the national economy.They also underscored the necessity to...
The authorities put police on alert throughout the country and asked those who are on leave to report to their respective units immediately, apparently in view of the unfolding situation over election. The Police Headquarters issued the orders, as the...
The age at which an individual can apply for a marriage visa for the UK will increase from 18 to 21 years from November 27 to protect vulnerable young people and combat forced marriage. Both parties to a marriage will...
CHITTAGONG, Nov 19: Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-7 recovered one USA-made sophisticated grenade launcher, five grenades and one grenade launcher belt in an abandoned state from Uttar Rangamatiya village under Fatikchhari Upazila in the district at midnight last...
VIENNA, Nov 19: Oil prices slipped further Wednesday, dipping below $54 on fears of global economic weakness that have sent crude down more than 60 per cent in four months. But analysts suggested that prices might be bottoming out as...
A Z M Anas A Dutch-Bangla joint venture group will set up a private inland container depot (ICD) at Sitakunda, the company head said Wednesday, in a move to bank on the burgeoning port logistics trade. The Chittagong-based BM Container...
Jasim Uddin Haroon General Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a local drug manufacturer, has taken up an ambitious project worth Tk 1.7 billion to expand its product range to meet demand for medicines in domestic and international markets. The project will start shortly...
From Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, November 19: The primary purposes of the $700 billion bailout package is to protect the US financial system from collapsing, said Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson in rejecting pleas to use the money to rescue the...
Truth and Accountability Commission (TAC) has not yet received any paper or notice related to the writ petition filed challenging its legality, reports UNB."Despite being a party to it, the Commission hasn't yet received any paper or notice related to...
The very low tax-GDP ratio in Bangladesh provides hardly any operational leeway for augmenting revenue earnings of the government for meeting its diverse operational and development needs. This is more so now, when prospects for external aid disbursements remain clouded...
Syed Fattahul Alim The people of Bangladesh have reasons to be proud of their long history of struggles against foreign domination as well as for establishing democracy and justice. So, whenever our political leaders address the public they never forget...
Abul Kalam AzadCorruption, as the findings of the Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) chapter indicate, has unfortunately increased in some service sectors across the country despite the drive against it by the army-controlled interim government. It remains pervasive as in earlier...
National election is expected to be held very soon in Bangladesh. Names of possible candidates with their short profiles are coming in the newspapers. As a conscious citizen and voter of the country, I believe I have every right to...
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