Professor Chowdhury Ali Kawser took charge as new Vice-chancellor of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Wednesday in the face of massive demonstrations by BNP-backed doctors, nurses and employees, reports UNB.Following the removal of the hierarchy of the medical...
FE Report The Tommy Miah Interna-tional Festival 2008 will be held from November 27 to December 1 at the city's Bashundra City, said a press release. Around 120 stalls and pavilions will showcase the best of Bangladeshi arts, crafts, culture...
Army Chief Gen Moeen U Ahmed got surprised to see some newspaper reports and watch TV talk shows indicating his involvement in the recent demolition of the 'baul' sculpture from the intersection of the Zia International Airport (ZIA), reports UNB."A...
Dhaka Division notched their 2nd victory in the 4th round four-day match of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 10th National Cricket League as they crushed Khulna Division by 176 runs on the 4th day at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNS)...
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Wednesday named an 18-member final squad for taking part in the 3rd Grand Royal Challenge Cup to be held in Myanmar on November 11-21, reports UNB.Medio Motiur Munna has been retained as captain of the team,...
NAGPUR, Nov 5 (AP): Mahendra Singh Dhoni's biggest challenge in his first Test as India's captain-elect is how to hold off Australia while series-leading batsman Gautam Gambhir is banned and on the sidelines.After standing in as captain for injured Anil...
Turag Thana Cricket Academy registered a six-wicket win over Ispahani Cricket Academy in a match of the Third Division Qualifying Cricket League at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium in the city Wednesday, UNB reports.Batting first after winning the toss, Ispahani Cricket...
Serbia's Jelena Jankovic comfortably beat compatriot Ana Ivanovic 6-3 6-4 in their opening match of the round-robin Tour Championships in Doha, reports BBC. In blustery conditions, Jankovic took just 40 minutes to win the first set while she looked at...
Multinational mobile phone company Nokia has become tour sponsor of the Myanmar-bound Bangladesh football team, which will take part in the 3rd grand Royal Challenge Cup to be held November 11-21, UNB reports.Under a contract signed Wednesday, Nokia paid Bangladesh...
Chittagong Mohammedan SC played to a goalless draw with Chittagong Abahani in the only match of the Citycell 2nd B. League at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium Wednesday, reports UNB.With this result, Chittagong Mohammedan secured 10 points and Chittagong Abahani bagged...
Two quick goals by Sanjid powered Kawran Bazar Progoti Songho to a 3-1 win over Euro Famous Club in the only match of the Metropolis Second Division Football League at Bir Shreshtho Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostofa Kamal Stadium at Komolapur...
The First National Standard Chartered School (Boys and Girls) Competition, organised by Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation will begin in the city next month.The competition, sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank, will begin in the last week of December, a Federation press release...
World number four Andy Murray has been drawn with Roger Federer, Andy Roddick and Gilles Simon in his maiden appearance at the Masters Cup, reports BBC. The Scot has been drawn in the red group for the season-ending event in...
HONG KONG, Nov 5 (AFP): Veteran badminton star Zhou Mi has hailed her return to the top of the world rankings as "a miracle," 18 months after coming out of retirement and switching her allegiance from China to Hong Kong....
PARIS, Nov 5 (AFP): World leaders Wednesday quickly hailed the triumph of Barack Obama in the US presidential election as the start of a new era but there were also calls for a new deal with the global superpower. Celebrations...
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (AFP): Democrats expanded their control of the US Senate as high voter turnout, economic woes and disdain for Republican policies fueled victories in key races Tuesday. Democrats wrested Senate seats from Republicans in Virginia, New Hampshire, North...
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (AFP): Vastly unpopular US President George W. Bush cloistered himself with family and friends as America voted Tuesday, privately invoking God's blessing on whoever succeeds him, his spokeswoman said. Bush hosted a dinner with relatives and close...
PHOENIX, (Arizona), Nov 5 (AFP): Republican John McCain conceded defeat in the US presidential election here Tuesday, congratulating Democratic rival Barack Obama and calling for Americans to unite behind their new leader. The 72-year-old Arizona senator threw in the towel...
Hamas has fired multiple rockets into Israel hours after six fighters died during Israel's first major incursion into the Gaza Strip since June's truce. Israel said 35 rockets and mortars were fired, but gave no word on casualties, reports BBC.Troops...
Iran army warns US forces to steer clear of borders TEHRAN, Nov 5: Tehran's military Wednesday urged US forces to steer clear of Iran's borders with neighbouring Iraq and warned it would respond "to any invasion," the official IRNA news...
FE ReportBangladesh sought Wednesday China's help in resolving its dispute with Myanmar over the rights of offshore oil and gas blocks in the Bay of Bengal, officials said.Foreign adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury also aired the Bangladesh's concern during a...
Shahiduzzaman KhanCountry's medicare services in the private sector are reported to have been doing an illegal practice. They are bringing in nearly 3,000 medical instruments allegedly by giving false declaration as duty-free imports of these equipment.It was agreed upon earlier...
WASHINGTON, November 05 (Agencies): Barack Obama won the US presidency and made history on a steady message of bringing change to a country that has been hungering for it.The first black to be elected U.S. president, Obama ran a nearly...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Nov 5: Barack Hussein Obama, as anticipated, recorded a cake-walk victory, to become the first black president of the United States of America in an election with record breaking turnout yesterday. Obama got 338 electoral college...
WASHINGTON, Nov 05 (Reuters): President-elect Barack Obama can rewrite the Greenspan-era rules of finance, backed by a solid Democratic majority in Congress and an American public furious about the credit crisis.Exit polls showed the economy was the dominant factor in...
LONDON, Nov 05 (Reuters): Global stock markets, which have surged more than 20 percent in just over a week, clung to those gains on Wednesday as investors assessed the economic problems facing U.S. president-elect Barack Obama and the international fallout...
In what appears to be a call for boycott, BNP chief Khaleda Zia has appealed to all to avoid what she termed was an unacceptable election in the offing, reports bdnews24.com. "I appeal to all to avoid the path to...
FE ReportFinance Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam urged the people Wednesday to pay tax voluntarily to help the country's economy survive with its own resources in the backdrop of the global economic slowdown.The income from internal sources is poor in Bangladesh...
FE ReportThe time for submission of tax returns by individuals will expire today (Thursday) with comparatively lower response than that of the previous year as only 0.4 million people have submitted tax returns until Tuesday.The National Board of Revenue (NBR)...
FE ReportDhaka stocks were back in the red Wednesday amid a continuous selling pressure after a steep rise the previous day. The benchmark DSE General Index (DGEN), the All Shares Price Index (DSI) and the DSE-20 blue chip index lost...
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