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...
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...
FE report The housing loan scheme of the Bangladesh Bank started getting a good response from potential buyers of flats. It is reported that out of a Tk 3.0 billion fund, nearly Tk 820 million has been disbursed by 19...
Syed Ishtiaque RezaNot only the narrow lanes, even the broad avenues and VIP roads of the city are strewn with garbage. People do not hesitate to drop garbage in open spaces and public places making them untidy.Delays in garbage collection...
J.S. MarcusKartal, a postwar industrial area amid Istanbul's Asian sprawl, is the city's rust belt. Once home to nearly 100 factories, making everything from cement to ceramics, the area is now dominated by an abandoned stone quarry and scattered concrete...
Jane HodgesPreventing energy waste has become a household preoccupation in the era of nearly $4-a-gallon gas and rising prices for everything from airline tickets to milk. Whether motivated by environmental impulses or a desire to reduce utility bills, many Americans...
Bangladesh Awami League says it will pick candidates for the general elections in line with the procedure set in the new electoral laws, reports bdnews24.com. The party is also contemplating fundraising to finance campaigns for the elections, acting general secretary...
The government and the election authorities decided against holding parliamentary and Upazila elections at the same time figuring out that it would create a space crisis for the polling agents, an adviser says, reports bdnews24.com. Political parties, however, should not...
Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday submitted her bail bond in the Tk 3 crore extortion case, reports bdnews24.com. Co-accused Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, a former health minister in Hasina's cabinet, who was freed on bail a day earlier...
DU CorrespondentSpeakers at a discussion said holding elections of the student unions at the country's educational institutions, the universities in particular, is a must to create efficient leadership for the country.Dhaka University Journalists' Association (DUJA) organised the discussion on 'democracy,...
Foreign adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury has met European commissioner for external relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner in New York Monday with a view to securing a European Union (EU) polls observation mission to Bangladesh, reports dnews24.com. The adviser told the news agency...
FE Report Bangladesh is ranked the world's 10th most corrupt nation as graft still endemic here and soaring in cases of 'petty ones' despite a nationwide crackdown by the caretaker government, the Transparency International said.The Berlin-based global graft watchdog said...
Shakhawat Hossain The country's import payment has gone down substantially due to price fall of commodity items in the international market, which has eased pressure on the balance of payments (BoP), central bank officials said Tuesday.Experts, however, said general people...
Shamsul Huq ZahidThose who watched Inspector General of Police (IGP) Noor Mohammad speaking to newsmen on TV Monday evening or read his statement on police reforms in newspaper next day must have been greatly surprised. How can the top police...
Doulot Akter MalaTwo leading international agencies---USAID and EC--- have initiated a move to support the frozen food industry to help them address labour rights and food safety issues raised by the international buyers, officials said.The move came in the backdrop...
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