SINGAPORE, Oct 18 (AFP): Oil prices eased in Asia today after US officials issued a stronger-than-expected report on energy stockpiles against the backdrop of tensions in the oil- rich Middle East. New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for...
TOKYO, Oct 18 (AFP): The dollar remained under pressure in Asian trade today, hit by weak US housing data and jitters ahead of a meeting of world finance chiefs where currencies will be on the agenda, dealers said. They said...
TOKYO, Oct 18 (AFP): Japan has suspended beef imports from a US meatpacking plant that violated a bilateral accord aimed at limiting the threat from mad cow disease, the government said yesterday. The farm ministry said part of a consignment...
GUANGZHOU, Oct 18 (Xinhua): Exporters from nine of the world's less- developed countries have joined China's biggest trade fair, known as China Import and Export Fair, being held in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province. "The fair has provided...
NEW YORK, Oct 18 (AFP): The United Nations today officially launches "International Year of the Potato 2008," an initiative mocked in private by some diplomats but enabling governments to raise much- needed funds for agricultural research. The move to "increase...
MANILA, Oct 18 (Xinhua): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will cooperate with China in developing a market-based system to manage water pollution, said the bank in a news release today. A policy study on market-based instruments for water pollution control...
Centuries from Herschelle Gibbs and AB de Villiers and four wickets for Makhaya Ntini gave South Africa a 45-run win in the Lahore day-nighter. In the first of a series of five one-day internationals, Pakistan allowed the tourists to rack...
Holders Dhaka Division take on Khulna Division in one of the three opening four-day matches of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National Cricket League at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNS) in the city today (Friday), reports UNB.Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President...
Four Indian cricket fans have been charged for allegedly racially abusing Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds by making monkey gestures, police say. The four fans were evicted from a one-day international match in Mumbai (Bombay) Wednesday, reports BBC. Symonds is the...
MUNICH, Oct 18 (AFP): The Czech Republic made a mockery of Germany's unbeaten record in Euro 2008 qualifiers with a thumping 3-0 away win at Munich's Allianz Arena to seal their qualification. Having already qualified for Euro 2008 thanks to...
In a dramatic about-turn Marvan Atapattu, the former Sri Lanka captain, has been included in the Sri Lanka squad for the tour of Australia following a request made by the sports minister Gamini Lokuge, reports Cricinfo. Atapattu will join the...
RAJSHAHI, Oct 18 (UNB): The Acme Baby Zink Tennis Competition, jointly organised by Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation and Jafar Imam Tennis Complex, will begin on October 23 in Rajshahi.Six events will be held in the five-day meet. The events are...
In spite of their improbable victory in the recent ODI series in Sri Lanka - their first on the subcontinent in 20 years - England are expected to revert to their seasoned five-day specialists when the squad for the three-Test...
MUMBAI, Oct 18 (BBC): India edged a fluctuating final one-day international by two wickets in Mumbai, as the series ended 4-2 to Australia. Murali Kartik took 6-27, the best ODI return by a left-arm spinner and three Australia batsmen fell...
LIVERPOOL, Oct 18 (AFP): Everton midfielder Tim Cahill is on course to feature in Saturday's derby against Liverpool after stepping up his recovery from a broken foot. Cahill has been sidelined for 12 weeks after re-injuring the fifth metatarsal in...
MOSCOW, Oct 18 (AFP): Steve McClaren has insisted he will not consider quitting his job as England coach before it is confirmed that his superstar squad have definitely missed out on a trip to the Euro 2008 finals. A 2-1...
LOS ANGELES, Oct 18 (AFP): The Los Angeles Galaxy are hopeful that England star David Beckham can return to the lineup for Thursday's Major League Soccer game against the New York Red Bulls. "He would be a pretty valuable substitute...
LONDON, Oct 18 (AFP): Arsene Wenger would make an ideal chairman for Arsenal when he finally decides to call a day on his coaching career, according to the current incumbent Peter Hill-Wood. The French manager has been in the Arsenal...
President Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed has called upon the French investors to invest in Bangladesh, reports UNB.He also underscored the need for enhancing trade and commerce for the mutual benefit of the two countries when outgoing French Ambassador in Dhaka...
Manpower export hit an all-time high this year with 4,25,000 workers so far departing the country for abroad, reports UNB. The departed workers were from among the 6,30,000 who have so far been cleared for immigration, the Expatriates' Welfare and...
Nine persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies.In Comilla, a young man allegedly strangulated his fiancée to death at Dharmapur on the outskirts of...
The goddess Durga had entered into the temple several hours before Harendra Chandra Sarker and hundreds of other devotees lined up to the priest to receive a drop of holy drink at Dhakeshawri Mandir, reports bdnews24.com. The deity entered temples...
CHUADANGA, Oct 18 (BSS): Three police personnel including an assistant sub-inspector were injured after their motorbike hit a fox on the Hijolgari-Nehalpur road under Sadar Upazila of the district Tuesday night.The police sources said camp-in-charge of Hijalgari police camp ASI...
THAKURGAON, Oct 18 (UNB) : A man was gunned down by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Fakirganj frontier in Peerganj Upazila early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Majid, of Badambari-Kashua village in Baliadangi Upazila of the district.
Teachers and students of Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) Depart-ment of Dhaka University Thursday condoled the death of veteran journalist Obaidul Haq, reports UNB.They prayed for the salvation of the departed soul and expressed deep sympathy to the members of...
British High Commission in Dhaka and its office in Sylhet will remain closed to the public Sunday on the occasion of Durga Puja, said a press release.
Outgoing French Ambassador in Bangladesh Jacques Andre Costilhes has said they truly believe the caretaker government (CG) was committed to election following the roadmap. The government has started the technical work for holding the election, the French envoy said when...
Enacting law is not enough for the Election Commission Secretariat's independence rather goodwill of political parties as well as political governments is a prerequisite, Chief Election Commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda said Thursday, responding to politicians' critical observations. He expects that...
Bangladesh would stress striking mutual deals on crime control among the SAARC member countries in the upcoming home ministers' summit, Local Government Adviser Anwarul Iqbal said Thursday. The adviser briefed reporters after a preparatory meeting held at the home ministry...
Former BNP minister Nazmul Huda denied Thurs-day any wrongdoing in allotting a railway plot to an organisation run by his wife at a token price. In a deposition in the Special Judge's Court-5 of M Ashraf Hossain, the former communications...
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