Rangpur DSA moved into the semifinals of the 29th National (Inter-district) Cricket Championship eliminating Mymensingh DSA by two wickets in the 3rd quarterfinal at the Shams-ul-Huda Stadium in Jessore Saturday, reports UNB. Earlier, Barisal and Khulna DSAs reached the last...
Australia need just 30 runs to take a first innings lead against New Zealand after dominating day two of the second Test in Adelaide, BBC reports. Brett Lee took 3-6 in a 27-ball spell as the Black Caps collapsed from...
England's cricketers flew back to London Saturday with uncertainty still surrounding the two-Test series against India after the Mumbai terror attacks, BBC reports. Skipper Kevin Pietersen insists none of his players will be forced to return to India if they...
The Canary Wharf Bangladesh Youth (Under-16) Football Academy team returned home recently after taking intensive training at the David Beckham Academy and Westham Football Academy in London, reports UNB.During the three-week tour to London, the Canary Wharf Bangladesh youth team...
HARARE, Nov 29 (AP): Ajantha Mendis took six wickets and Jehan Mubarak top-scored with 60 not out Friday to steer Sri Lanka to a two-wicket win over Zimbabwe and a 4-0 lead in the five-match, limited-overs series.After Mendis took 6-29...
LONDON, Nov 29 (AFP): Luiz Felipe Scolari has warned Chelsea's title rivals that his team will win the Premier League if they are in the top two at the end of December. Scolari has led Chelsea to the top of...
Uttar Baridhara Club gained promotion to First Division Football League as unbeaten champions of the Metropolis Second Division Football League beating Sadharan Bima KS by 3-1 goals at the Bir Shreshtho Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur in...
The list of BNP nominees for the upcoming election is as follows:Dhaka Division Dhaka 1- Abdul Mannan, Dhaka 2 -Sabera Aman, Dhaka 3 - Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Dhaka-5 Salahuddin Ahmed/Selim Bhuiyan, Dhaka 6- Sadek Hossain Khoka/Kazi Abul Bashar, Dhaka 7-...
Despite two days of dialogue between the Awami League (AL) and the Jatiya Party (JP), the two key components of the grand alliance couldn't yet finalise seat sharing for the upcoming parliament elections, reports UNB.Acting chairman of the JP Barrister...
Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury said that the visit of the three senior US senators to Bangladesh reflected strong ties and shared values between the two countries, reports UNB.He said that the senior senators visiting Bangladesh Tuesday would be 'welcome...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia was enrolled as a voter Saturday, just hours after the party presented its list of hopefuls for the upcoming 9th parliamentary election, and a day before the deadline for the former PM to enroll, reports bdnews24.com....
Jasim Uddin Haroon Business in hides and finished leather is likely to face a tough time this year mainly due to sharp fall in the prices of the same in the international market coinciding with a huge stock-pile of last...
Shakhawat Hossain The commerce ministry has suggested formation of a separate company under public sector to introduce crop insurance in the country. To effectively run such a company the government should subsidise the premium that the farmers will require to...
MUMBAI, November 29: Investors are keeping their fingers crossed after suspected Islamic militants last Wednesday invaded about ten places across the Mumbai city, an internet report says.The latest assault was significant and different from the previous attacks in terms of...
FE Report The country's leadership should develop the culture of accepting the voters' verdict, regardless of who wins the parliamentary polls, the head of the United Nations high-level panel on Bangladesh elections said Saturday. "After the general elections, losers should...
FE ReportBangladesh Bank governor Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed has called upon the bankers to come forward to discharge their corporate social responsibility (CSR) by implementing social welfare programmes in the country.Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed made the call at a discussion organized by...
Awami League has had a change of heart over nominations to thirteen constituencies a day before the deadline for nomination paper submission for the ninth parliamentary polls, those receiving nomination letters have said, reports bdnews24.com. AL replaced previous nominations for...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Nov 29: Ratan Tata, icon of India's corporate world and the owner of the century old luxury Taj Mahal hotel which was under the terrorist siege blasted the Congress-led Union government of India for its pathetic...
The BNP parliamentary board has nominated chairperson Khaleda Zia to contest the upcoming Jatiya Sagsad (JS) elections from Feni-1, Bogra-6 and Bogra-7 constituencies, a BNP announcement has said on Saturday. The announcement that came from the BNP chairperson's Gulshan office...
Election Commissioner M Sohul Hussain said Saturday army would be deployed across the country from December 24 to ensure security ahead of the 9th parliamentary election slated for December 29. "Army will remain deployed until December 31, two days after...
CHITTAGONG, Nov 29: Home Adviser Maj Gen MA Matin Saturday said there is nothing to be worried about the security of Chittagong Seaport, as its security system is of international standard. The Adviser, who is also in-charge of the Shipping...
Siddique Islam Banks should be invited to provide indicative rates for introducing Dhaka Inter-bank Offered Rate (DIBOR) as the country's benchmark interest rate in financial market. This has been recommended by a committee of the Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association...
FE ReportThe Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) is set to announce the gas price hike in the range between 10 per cent and 15 per cent for all types of consumers today (Sunday), officials saidThe new gas tariff will, however,...
FE Report BARVIDA urged the government to introduce a business-friendly policy for car import, saying it will stop all misunderstanding between the importers and the government, and ensure competitive prices for the old cars. Leaders of Bangladesh Reconditioned Vehicles Importers...
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Police built a massive cordon around anti-government protesters occupying Thailand's main airport Saturday, raising fears of an imminent confrontation in a standoff that has disrupted the country's economy and the travel industry worldwide.Protesters calling themselves the...
FE Report A group of investors Saturday urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to keep the share markets closed during the month of December, arguing that such a step would help halt downward trend of share prices. In a...
Late last week, the government and the central bank reacted sharply to the latest World Bank (WB) projection of country's economic growth for the current fiscal year in the backdrop of the global financial meltdown and the consequent recession in...
Shahiduzzaman KhanGLOBAL economic slowdown appears to have a negative impact on Bangladesh's manpower export sector. Employment prospects in Saudi Arabia, the single largest destination for thousands of overseas job seekers, has shrunk since July last as Riyadh has almost halted...
Syed Fattahul AlimMind was once thought to be an entity that is separate and independent from the body. This view of the body-mind duality led to the developments of the philosophies of the past. Who controls whom in this body-mind...
New Look chairman Phil Wrigley called on the industry to make a greater effort in terms of ethics at last week's Drapers Fashion Summit 2008. Here is an extract from his speech. Today, people do the right thing for all...
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