FE ReportPadma Islami Life Insurance Ltd held its 8th annual general meeting (AGM) at the company's head office in the city recently. The meeting approved the minutes of the last 7th AGM and expressed satisfaction at the success of the...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Sept 23: With a view to ensuring social accountability at different industrial organisations, a 2-day awareness training workshop on social compliance' began at Chittagong Chamber auditorium today. Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) and Bangladesh Standards and...
HONG KONG, Sept 23 (AP): Asian stock markets retreated Tuesday amid widening fears that a US plan to rescue financial companies from bad mortgage debt would do little to prevent a world economic slowdown.Hong Kong shares led the region's declines,...
United Airways Bangladesh Limited will launch its maiden international passenger flight today (Wednesday), reports UNB.The first international flight of the airline is scheduled to take off from Dhaka for Kolkata with a 37-seat Dash 8-100, which is a Canadian aircraft...
SEC approves Square Tex paid-up capital increase proposalThe authorities of Square Textile have stated that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given consent to increase paid-up capital of the company through issuance of 1,15,00,000 ordinary shares of Tk 10...
ISLAMABAD, (Pakistan), Sept 23 (AFP): An army spokesman says security forces backed by helicopter gunships and artillery have killed more than 50 suspected militants in volatile northwest Pakistan. Maj. Murad Khan says the clashes since Monday also killed a soldier.He...
TBILISI, (Georgia), Sept 23 (AFP): A Georgian Interior Ministry spokesman says Georgian forces have shot down a Russian drone near the breakaway province of South Ossetia. Shota Utiashvili says the pilotless aicraft was shot down by Georgian police officers Monday...
HONG KONG, Sept 23 (Reuters): A typhoon was gathering strength in the South China Sea Tuesday and heading toward Hong Kong after killing three people in the northern Philippines and trapping 13 people in a gold mine. The Hong Kong...
WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (AP): Barack Obama's support from backers of Hillary Rodham Clinton is stuck smack where it was in June, a poll showed Tuesday, a stunning lack of progress that is weakening him with members of the Democratic Party...
GUWAHATI, India, Sept 23 (Reuters): At least 15 Indian train robbers looking to steal diesel from a freight carriage died Saturday after inhaling poison gas stored in another tank they accidentally broke open, police said. A police patrol party said...
BEIJING, Sept 23 (Reuters): China urged "flexibility" in the North Korean nuclear dispute Tuesday, avoiding harsh words a day after Pyongyang made fresh moves toward possibly restarting a nuclear complex at the heart of the dispute. Monday, North Korea asked...
Three of 150 Afghan hostages freedHERAT, (Afghanistan), Sept 23: Suspected Taliban militants have freed three of the more than 150 labourers abducted in southwestern Afghanistan at the weekend, a government spokesman said Tuesday. Authorities have accused the Taliban of kidnapping...
NEW YORK, Sept 23 (UNB): Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed reiterated Monday Bangladesh's firm commitment to further strengthening its support and cooperation for the development of Africa.The head of the caretaker government made the remarks while intervening the second high-level roundtable...
Agriculture experts at the inaugural session of the three-day workshop have underscored the need for formulating a regional agriculture policy through better understanding to address the food security threat in a coordinated way, reports BSS.They have also said population in...
In an effort to enhance eye treatment facilities for the country's ultra poor, Bank Asia has donated Tk 2.0 million (Tk 20 lakh) to Islamia Eye Hospital for construction of a ward, reports UNB. In addition, Muslim Commercial Bank of...
FE Report Speakers at a seminar Tuesday critically evaluated the draft national action plan on climate change, saying that the action plan was drafted without any public participation, especially the vulnerable communities. The day-long consultation on Environment and Climate Change:...
FE Report The bus owners, drivers and employees at Gabtoli bus terminal observed strike from 3pm to 5pm Tuesday in support of their demand for immediate arrest of the killers of transport worker Parvez. Bangladesh Bus-Truck Owners' Association (BBTOA) and...
Religious Affairs Adviser AF Hassan Ariff Tuesday said the government is determined to bring up necessary reforms to ensure more transparency and accountability in the Hajj management process, reports UNB.The adviser said this while discussing with some senior officials of...
Speaker Barrister Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar and Deputy Speaker Akhter Hamid Siddiqui expressed deep shock at the death of former MP Didarul Alam Chowdhury, reports UNB.In separate condolence messages, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker said Didarul Alam was an experienced...
CHITTAGONG, Sept 23 (UNB): The agitating workers of state-owned Amin Jute Mills postponed their scheduled work abstention programme Tuesday following an assurance by the mill management to meet their demands. The workers' leaders and the mill management had two meetings...
Pace spearhead Mashrafee Bin Mortaza was offered to play in the breakaway Indian Cricket League (ICL), but the Bangladesh vice-captain turned down the Tk 150 million (15 crore) offer, reports bdnews24.com.Mashrafee himself broke the news to reporters Tuesday after the...
PARIS, Sept 23 (AFP): UEFA President Michel Platini said Monday the European union is to bolster the efforts of European football's governing body to crack down on betting in football. "We are going to reinforce our activities regarding betting and...
Australia have enlisted the help of the former India coach Greg Chappell as they prepare to defend the Border-Gavaskar Trophy away from home. Chappell is travelling with the squad as an assistant coach and he will pass on advice to...
Farashganj Sporting Club registered their first win in the Citycell second B League beating Rahmatganj MFS by 2-1 goals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city Tuesday, reports UNB.Earlier, Farashganj SC suffered a 3-2 defeat against giant Sheikh...
ISLAMABAD, Sept 23 (AP): The Pakistan Cricket Board dropped its opposition Tuesday to fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar playing in next month's domestic Twenty20 tournament.The PCB had sought a ruling from Lahore High Court judge Sayed Zahid Hussain on whether Akhtar...
T&T Club Motijheel beat Prantik KC by 2-0 goals in the day's only match of the Second Division Football League at the Bir Shreshtho Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Komolapur in the city Tuesday, reports UNB.Arman scored both...
ISLAMABAD, Sept 23 (AP): Rawalpindi will host its first cricket test in more than four years when India tours Pakistan in January.India will play Pakistan in the second test and third limited-overs match of the series at Rawalpindi, according to...
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 23 (AFP): The official mascot of the 2010 World Cup was unveiled Monday in Johannesburg - a green-haired leopard named Zakumi - FIFA announced at a television gala broadcast nation-wide. Zakumi - the ‘za’ stands for South Africa...
Bangladesh Swimming Federation election will be held on October 27 on the National Sports Council (NSC) premises in the city, reports UNB.The Election Commissioner of the federation and NSC Secretary M Haiyul Kaiyum Tuesday announced the election schedule to elect...
BANGKOK, Sept 23 (AFP): Sixth-seeded Swede Robin Soderling, playing his first match in almost a month, Tuesday breezed past Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Thailand Open.Soderling, ranked 34th in the world, fired 15...
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