Dhaka University (DU) and country office of International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the objective of academic development of journalism students, reports UNB.DU Vice-chancellor SMA Faiz and Red Cross Bangladesh Mission chief Sinn...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Sept 17: A workshop was held under the joint auspices of Chittagong District Police (CDP) and Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) Monday to motivate the professional drivers of vehicles and creating awareness so that road accidents could be...
SHERPUR, Sep 17 (UNB): The troops of Paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles completed their two-day operation in the jungles of Garo hill under Jhenaigati Upazila Monday and recovered 10,000 rounds of ammunition, official sources said. BDR first conducted a day-long drive in...
FE ReportThe Power Development Board (PDB) and Independent Power Producers (IPPs) Sunday generated a record 4086 mega watt (MW) power, a PDB press release said.The power production was 4018 MW Saturday, but the power generation increased by 68 MW in...
KERANIGANJ, Sept 17 (UNB): A minor girl was crushed under the wheels of a Maxi (Humanhaluer) at Darigaon village under Rohitpur Union of South Keraniganj Monday.The deceased was identified as Shanta (7), daughter of Rahitpur UP member Kalu.
International Jute Study Group (IJSG) Secretary General (SG) Sudripta Roy called on Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury at his office in the city Monday, reports UNB.Speaking to the media afterwards, the Foreign Adviser said: "Jute is important component of our...
FE ReportA seminar on "Public Awareness to Prevent AIDS" was organised by Brilliant Society to raise awareness for the prevention of AIDS among the unaware citizens under the National AIDS/STD programme of the department of Health of Ministry of Health...
Police, in separate drives, arrested four persons and recovered huge fake documents of Bangladesh Road and Transport Authority (BRTA) and electric cables and transformers in the city, reports UNB. In the first drive, two alleged persons were arrested along with...
South Africa's bowlers, inspired by an exemplary spell from Shaun Pollock and lifted by the controversial run-out of Kevin Pietersen, throttled England's overawed batsmen under the floodlights to seal a vital victory in their opening Group E encounter at Newlands,...
DURBAN, South Africa, Sept 17 (Reuters): All-rounder Scott Styris has made it clear England can expect no mercy from New Zealand in their Twenty20 World Cup Super Eights match in Durban Tuesday. "I don't think it matters what sport it...
NUSA DUA, Sept 16 (AP): Lindsay Davenport won her first singles title after almost a year's absence from the tour, defeating Daniela Hantuchova 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 Sunday to capture the Bali Open. Davenport was playing her first singles tournament since...
MADRID, Sept 16 (AFP): The Spanish season has only just started but Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard will not be happy at playing catch-up with a 0-0 draw in Osasuna Sunday leaving his team four points behind pacesetters Real Madrid. Barcelona...
NEW DELHI, Sept 17 (Reuters): Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Dhoni are candidates to replace Rahul Dravid as Indian cricket captain after his shock decision to step down last week, local media reported Monday. Selectors are due to meet Tuesday to...
ATLANTA, Sept 16 (AP): The FedEx Cup didn't change anything but Tiger Woods' bank account. The PGA Tour's "new era in golf" came to a familiar conclusion Sunday when Woods captured the Tour Championship in record-setting fashion, closing with a...
BEIJING, Sept 17 (AFP): China's capital Beijing plans to set up a special quality control system in time for next year's Olympics to ensure bottled drinking water is safe, state media reported Monday. The move comes after revelations in the...
TIANJIN, China, Sept 16 (AFP): Asian number ones North Korea are confident of fending off a desperate Sweden in a must-win clash here Tuesday to secure a place in the Women's World Cup quarter-finals. North Korea are riding high after...
CAPE TOWN, Sept 16 (AP): Australia fast bowler Brett Lee took the first ever hat trick in a Twenty20 international Sunday against Bangladesh.Lee dismissed Shakib al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza and Alok Kapali in successive balls of the 17th over at...
OSLO, Sept 16 (AFP): Egil Roger Olsen, a former manager of Norway and English side Wimbledon, revealed here Monday that he has signed a three year contract to coach Iraq. The post was left vacant after Brazilian Jorvan Viera stepped...
LIVERPOOL, Sept 16 (AFP): Liverpool's Mohamed Sissoko and John Arne Riise will miss the Champions League Group A match against FC Porto Tuesday. Defender Riise has a groin injury he picked up on international duty with Norway last week, while...
Hampshire spinner Shaun Udal has decided to retire from the game at the end of the season, reports BBC. The 38-year-old, who played four Tests and 11 one-day matches for England, has had limited chances at Hampshire this year because...
Shakhawat Hossain Striking a new deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on replacement of the poverty reduction growth facility (PRGF) is likely to be delayed as the country needs more time to settle the issue, sources said.Such an intention...
The High Court (HC) Monday directed the government to explain in two weeks why it should not be stopped from pursuing a Policy Support Instrument (PSI) agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reports bdnews24.com.The court order came after Supreme...
FE ReportThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised downward its projection about the growth of Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) for fiscal 2007-08 to 6.5 per cent from 7.0 per cent."The recent floods that affected around 25 per cent of...
Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed Monday said the present caretaker government is working relentlessly to rid the country of financial irregularities and corruption, reports UNB."The present government is working relentlessly to completely rid the country of financial irregularities and...
FE ReportThe Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) will soon submit a Tk 1.0 billion rehabilitation programme to help recoup the losses, suffered by the country's agriculture sector during two phases of flood recently."The second phase of flood in the country's different...
The case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and 12 others has been brought under the Emergency Power Rules (EPR) meaning that the accused would not get bail, reports UNB.The ACC filed the case...
FE ReportThe government has frozen 35 fixed deposit receipts (FDRs) of former law minister Moudud Ahmed in 35 banks.Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and banking sources said the former BNP-lawmaker has invested Tk 27 million in those FDRs using some fake names.He...
COMILLA, Sept 17: Ten people, five of a family, were killed and 30 injured in separate fatal road accidents in the district Monday, in an almost unbroken chain of daily mishaps here. —UNB
Siddique Islam The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has formally informed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it will not tighten its monetary policy further aiming to spur economic activities in the country, which has been affected by recent floods. This was...
FE ReportGrameenphone Ltd (GP), the country's largest mobile phone operator, will continue to make large investments to expand network capacity to accommodate the increasing number of subscribers."It is important that the regulatory and tax regimes remain predictable and stable to...
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