PARIS, Nov 4 (AFP): When Diego Maradona was named Argentina coach last week he joined an exclusive club of legendary stars who had moved from playing for to managing their national teams. Michel Platini, Franz Beckenbauer, Marco van Basten, Mario...
Adam Gilchrist has said he believes Muttiah Muralitharan, the Sri Lankan offspinner, has a suspect action, but blamed the ICC for allowing him bowl in international cricket. Gilchrist wrote in his autobiography that there was no doubt in his mind...
Dhaka Warriors 181 for 7 (Nazimuddin 48, Karim 45*, Gillespie 3-29) beat Ahmedabad Rockets 168 for 8 (Goodwin 59, Rafique 3-31) by 13 runs Dhaka Warriors continued their march up the table with their third straight victory, beating Ahmedabad Rockets...
Matuail Udoyon Songsod defeated Basabo Tarun Songho by 2-0 goals in a match of the Metropolis Second Division Football League at the Bir Shreshtho Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostofa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur in the city Tuesday, reports UNB. Mokhlesh scored...
Dipali Jubo Songho notched an emphatic 193-run win over Future Sporting Club in a match of the 3rd Division Qualifying Cricket League at the City Club Ground in the city Tuesday, reports UNB.Coin-favoured Dipali Jubo Songho batted first to amass...
WELLINGTON, Nov 4 (AFP): New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram pulled out of the upcoming two-Test tour of Australia Tuesday as he continues to be hampered by a nagging back injury. The injury-prone Oram returned home after the first Test of...
CHITTAGONG, Nov 4 (UNB): US Ambassador James F Moriarty said Tuesday his government hoped to see the holding of the upcoming elections in Bangladesh without emergency as they consider the December polls as a major step forward to democracy.Appreciating the...
The Election Commission (EC) is taking special steps for the foreign election observers by facilitating visa processing alongside amending the guidelines for them to ensure free, fair and acceptable elections in the country, reports UNB.The EC has fixed some outlines...
Awami League (AL) Tuesday decided to seek recommendations from local leaders about candidates for general election which will be submitted to the central committee within November 9 for taking the final decision, reports UNB.Briefing reporters after the party's central working...
Former President and Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) chief AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury disapproved of the government decision to send troops back to barracks ahead of the polls as he said the country had witnessed unexpected incidents in the past during election...
Bangladesh Judicial Service Association (BJSA) Tuesday protested the posting of an official from the administration cadre to the law ministry as additional secretary, reports bdnews24.com. According to a press statement, the members of the judges' association at a meeting alleged...
Former premier and Bangladesh Awami League president Sheikh Hasina left the US capital for London en route to Bangladesh, party leaders said Tuesday, reports bdnews24.com. The former prime minister brought her return date forward by four days, to November 6...
BNP, Jatiyo Party (JP) and Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) have received their registration certificates from the Election Commission (EC) Tuesday morning, reports bdnews24.com."We have registration certificates ready for another 13 parties, including Awami League, and have asked the parties to...
FE Report The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh Tuesday signed a loan agreement of $87 million to improve the basic services and infrastructure in municipal towns of Bangladesh.Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, Secretary for Economic Relations Division (ERD)...
President Iajuddin Ahmed Tuesday emphasised increasing trade relations between Bangladesh and Sudan as he offered Bangladesh's world-class products for the market of the African country, reports UNB. "Sudan can import Bangladeshi world-standard products, including pharmaceuticals, readymade garments and ceramics, at...
Bangladesh candidate to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Monsur Ahmed Choudhuri has been elected with the highest number of votes for a four-year term, reports UNB. A number of 23 candidates contested the poll for...
Our CorrespondentFARIDPUR, Nov 04: The children of sweeper's colony of Faridpur, situated in Alipur area of the town, are staying out of the light of education.A team of Children's Express recently found out that lack of consciousness of the guardians...
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE) will jointly hold a dialogue titled "Achieving Universal Primary Education with Quality and Equity" in the city today (Wednesday), reports UNB.Primary and Mass Education Adviser Rasheda K Choudhury will...
A scrap trader was hacked to death by unidentified assailants at Arsin Gate in the city's Shyampur area early Tuesday, reports UNB.The victim was identified as Mohammad Jahangir Alam (38) a resident of Arsin Gate.Police said unknown assailants picked up...
A three-hour Sarod recital by the internationally acclaimed Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan will be held at Dhaka Club tomorrow (Thursday) from 9.00 pm onwards. The Sarod maestro is expected to enthrall a large audience with his heavenly ripples...
hottDhaka.com, the first social networking site of Bangladesh, today (Wednesday) introduces 'Forum Contest' for the month of November 2008, said a press release. The contest will give opportunities to users to win attractive prizes courtesy hottMedia Limited. Under the contest,...
FE ReportThe securities regulator, stock exchanges and market intermediaries said Tuesday they have found no logical reason behind persistent downturn of the market.The observation came at a joint press briefing after the meeting between Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dhaka...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Nov 4: Voting in the US presidential election began at 6 a.m (Eastern Standard time) today at the end of the most expensive and the longest running campaign. It is also being described the most unpredictable...
Shamsul Huq Zahid Nobody cried wolf, openly. Yet those who watched the developments in the country's stock market closely for the past few months knew the wolf was coming. The proverbial wolf, it seems, has already sneaked into the market...
FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has received responses from one-third number of undisclosed money holders compared to the previous year during the four-month offer (July-October) that expired Sunday.Compared to last year, the declaration of undisclosed income this year...
Naim-Ul-KarimThe government has started making a close watch over the imports of major commodities as leading importers baulk at opening fresh letter of credits (L/Cs), amid the substantial fall in prices in the international market, a top official said Tuesday.The...
Shakhawat Hossain The country remains vulnerable to inflation in overseas countries as the higher prices of import-concentrated commodities dominate its market due to its open and small-size economy, according to a Bangladesh Bank (BB) analysis."The dominance of import prices, especially...
FE ReportDhaka stocks saw steep rise Tuesday on expectation that the securities regulator might take steps to boost investor confidence rattled by the continuous slide of the market.Trading at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) opened on a positive note at...
Huge voters across the United States are flocking to the polls Tuesday in what is already one of the most historic elections since the nation began, reports agencies.Barack Obama could become the nation's first African-American president. If Republican nominee John...
Troops will start returning to their barracks from emergency duties across the country today (Wednesday), as the Home Ministry wrote to the Armed Forces Division (AFD) Tuesday with the request. On completion of their emergency national task, the soldiers will...
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