Fu Wang Food recommends 6pc cash dividendThe board of directors of Fu Wang Food has recommended 6.0 per cent cash dividend (for all shareholders other than sponsors) for the year 2007-2008. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will...
MIRANSHAH, (Pakistan), Sept 22 (AFP): Pakistani security forces opened fire at two US helicopter gunships which violated Pakistani airspace in a rugged tribal region bordering Afghanistan, local officials said Monday. The incident happened late on Sunday near Lwara Mundi village...
BEIJING, Sept 22 (AFP): China's tainted milk scandal spiralled into uncharted territory Monday as authorities said nearly 53,000 children had been sickened and more countries moved to ban or recall Chinese dairy imports. In a dramatic update of previous figures,...
VIENNA, (Austria), Sept 22 (AFP): Two years? One? Even less? Opinions differ on how close Iran may be to being able to develop a nuclear weapon, but concerned governments and experts agree the time to stop Tehran is growing short...
TOKYO, Sept 22 (Reuters): Outspoken nationalist Taro Aso, an advocate of spending and tax cuts to boost the economy, won the race on Monday to become Japan's next prime minister and swiftly set his sights on an election expected within...
WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (AP): Since the nation's birth, Americans have discussed race and avoided it, organized neighborhoods and political movements around it, and used it to divide and hurt people even as relations have improved dramatically since the days of...
KATHMANDU, Sept 22 (AFP): Budget cuts to a Nepali festival celebrating a "living goddess" have sparked protests and prompted charges that the new Maoist government intends to launch a cultural revolution. For centuries, Nepal's kings received blessings from Kumari, a...
Thirteen newborns die in Turkish hospital ANKARA, Sept 22: Thirteen newborn babies died in 24 hours at a state hospital in the western Turkish city of Izmir and an investigation was underway, a senior official told the Anatolia news agency...
Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons believes the players selected for the squad are good enough to do well in the coming home series against New Zealand despite losing seven top cricketers to breakaway Indian Cricket League, reports bdnews24.com. "I am excited....
NEW DELHI, Sept 22 (AFP): Batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar will be available for India's upcoming Test series against Australia despite racing against time to be fit, an official said today. Tendulkar, 35, opted out of a five-day trial match starting...
SYDNEY, Sept 22 (Reuters): Australia captain Ricky Ponting has vowed there will no repeat of the bitter feuding that marred his team's last series against India when the sides lock horns again next month.Ponting is expecting both teams to be...
LONDON, Sept 22 (AFP): Luiz Felipe Scolari believes the spirit Chelsea displayed to claim a point in their showdown with Manchester United augurs well for his new club's bid to wrest the Premier League title away from Sir Alex Ferguson's...
BEIJING, Sept 22 (AFP): World number two Jelena Jankovic said Monday she feels no extra pressure due to her lack of a Grand Slam trophy, as the chase for the top spot in the women's game continues at the China...
MANCHESTER, Sept 22 (AFP): Robinho produced another captivating display to inspire Manchester City to a thumping 6-0 win over Portsmouth here Sunday.This crushing win left his new club fifth in the Premier League table while Portsmouth dropped down into 12th...
Bangladesh Boys Club beat Sadharan Bima KS by 1-0 goal in a match of the Second Division Football League at the Bir Shreshtho Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur in the city Monday, reports UNB.Harunur Rashid scored the...
The touring GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team play their 2nd one-day match against Sri Lanka Cricket Academy team in the three-match one-day series at the SSC ground today (Tuesday), reports UNB. Earlier in the first one-day Sunday, the visitors earned...
Brothers Union Club tasted their first win in the Citycell 2nd B League beating Khulna Abahani by 3-1 goals at Khulna Stadium Monday, reports UNB.It was the first win for the Dhaka giant after making a 1-1 draw with Chittagong...
An International conference on "Quality Management" will be held in the city on October 23-26 this year so that local entrepreneurs could share experiences on world class management with the executives of International firms, reports UNB.Bangladesh Society for Total Quality...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will set up a makeshift control room at Dhakeswari National Temple alongside intensifying security of the devotees engaging extra plainclothesmen across the city during the coming Durga Puja, reports BSS.DMP commissioner Naim Ahmed said this while...
CHITTAGONG, Sep 22 (BSS): Workers of Amin Jute Mills Ltd (AJML) here, one of the oldest public sector jute factory in the country, Monday agitated inside the mill premises and abstained from work for sometime to press home their 10-...
An inter-ministerial meeting at the home ministry Monday proposed higher punishment for recruiting agents involved in child and women trafficking, reports UNB.The meeting was informed that operation of 11 recruiting agents was banned, security deposit of six forfeited and activities...
A Bangladeshi product-based exhibition styled 'Made in Bangladesh' will be held in New York on October 17-19 for promoting the country's world-class commodities in the United States, reports UNB.First Multipurpose Services (FMS) LLC, a New York-based firm, in association with...
Dhaka University (DU) Public Administration Department and Yamaguchi University of Japan Monday signed an agreement to develop cooperation in academic activities and research, reports UNB.DU treasurer Prof Syed Abul Kalam Azad and Dean of Graduate School of Economics of Yamaguchi...
Channel i has won the prestigious "International Children's Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) Regional Award for Asia Pacific Region" for a programme produced on children and autism, reports UNB.UNICEF and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences have jointly announced...
FE ReportAbdul Hafiz Chowdhury and CM Murshed have been elected chairman and vice chairman respectively of the Education, Science, Technology and Cultural Development Trust (ESTCDT), the founding trust of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) for a two-year term.Abdul Hafiz Chowdhury is...
FE ReportDhaka University has conferred PhD degree on SM Morshed for his dissertation on 'The role of NGOs in child labour elimination in Bangladesh' under the supervision of Professor Md Ferdous Hossain of the Department of Political Science. This academic...
Bangladesh Society for Human Resources Management (BSHRM) organised Iftar followed by a review meeting of its program activities on Friday, September 19, in a restaurant in the capital, said a press release. Md Musharrof Hossain, President of BSHRM and Head...
Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) has invited professional and amateur photographers and photo-journalists to participate in a photography competition on "Natural Disaster of Bangladesh", reports UNB.Photographers who want to participate in the competition may send more than one photographs taken in...
Md Manu Mian, an employee of the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), died of massive heart attack on September 14 at the Mymensingh medical College Hospital. He was 52.He left behind his wife, one daughter, two sons, relatives, colleagues and well...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has pledged to give her party ticket to honest and efficient candidates for contesting the December 18 election, reports UNB.She also advised the components of the four-party alliance to take all out preparations for taking part...
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