Tannery owners Tuesday paid the Industries Ministry the first instalment of money for 164 plots in tannery industrial cities of Savar and Keraniganj, reports bdnews24.com. Industries Adviser Geeteara Safiya Choudhury expressed the hope that the tannery industry owners would...
CHITTAGONG, June 5 (UNB): SAIF Powertec Limited, the private operator of Chittagong Container Terminal (CCT), Tuesday said that it expected to make Chittagong port as dynamic as Singapore Port by next month."It'll be possible to make Chittagong port as...
The new national budget to be proposed tomorrow (Thursday) sets an economic growth -- gross domestic product (GDP) -- target of 7.0 per cent for fiscal 2007-08 on better outlook of farm outputs and external sector performance, reports UNB.It...
DU Correspondent The syndicate meeting Tuesday decided to nullify the admission of some 76 fake students at various departments and institutes of Dhaka University.The syndicate, at the same time, declared all the admission papers of the aforesaid fake students as...
FE Report The US dollar remained stable against the Bangladesh taka (BDT) Tuesday in the interbank foreign exchange market. The market experienced steady demand for the greenback, fund managers said.The exchange rate of the dollar against the BDT ranged between...
FE Report The passengers train service between Bangladesh and India is expected to start later this month as the country is completing the official procedures with its neighbour, official sources said."The commercial train service between Dhaka and Kolkata will...
FE ReportThe stock prices on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) declined on profit-taking Tuesday with the fall of power sector issues. Most of the banking issues, however, rose on the day.The total turnover also declined to Tk 1.797 billion (179.7 crore)...
GUWAHATI, June 5 (bdnews24.com): The chief of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) Tuesday said his troops had nabbed two Bangladesh politicians from the state of Tripura last month. AK Mitra, director general of BSF, told a news conference in...
The results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) programme under the Bangladesh Open University (BOU) were published Tuesday with 40.85 percentage of pass. A total of 49,242 candidates took part in the final examination and of them 20,117 came out...
A moderate earthquake, measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale, jolted the country Tuesday afternoon. The epicentre of the tremor that was felt at about 15 hours 57 minutes 36 seconds (BST) was about 455 kms North-northwest of Dhaka Seismic Observatory...
The job of army officer Colonel Hanif Iqbal has been placed under the Cabinet Division to appoint him Director General (DG) of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on deputation. -UNB
A moderate earthquake, measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale, jolted the country Tuesday afternoon. The epicentre of the tremor that was felt at about 15 hours 57 minutes 36 seconds (BST) was about 455 kms North-northwest of Dhaka Seismic Observatory...
NEW DELHI, June 5 (AFP): England's John Emburey joined Graham Ford of South Africa as the two leading contenders in the race for India's next cricket coach replaced Dav Whatmore as the frontrunner for the post, it was announced Tuesday....
The prize distribution ceremony of the recently concluded Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 8th National Cricket League 2006-07 was held Tuesday at a city hotel, reports UNB.President of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) M Abdul Aziz was present at the function as chief...
CHITTAGONG, June 5 (UNB): Abahani Limited advanced to the top slot in the first-ever professional football league (B League) beating hosts Chittagong Mohammedan SC by 2-1 goals at the MA Aziz Stadium in the port city of Chittagong today (Tuesday).The...
East End Boys Club earned a facile victory of 25-9, 25-18, 25-13 points (3-0 sets) over Madartek Mitali Sangha in the National Bank Metropolis First Division Volleyball League at the Dhaka Volleyball Stadium today (Tuesday), reports UNB.In the Metropolis Second...
West Indies have confirmed that Daren Ganga will captain the side for the final two Tests against England, reports BBC. The 28-year-old Trinidadian, who has captained West Indies A, took over when Ramnaresh Sarwan was injured at Leeds. "He is...
COLOMBO, June 5 (AFP): Sri Lanka assured Bangladesh of high security during their upcoming cricket tour this month even if fighting escalated between troops and Tamil Tiger rebels, Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge said Tuesday. Bangladesh arrive here on June 17...
Justine Henin was in superb form as she saw off a subdued Serena Williams 6-4 6-3 to reach the French Open last four. The defending champion broke in the first game and Williams could not find a way back into...
An open team bridge tournament, organised by Officer's Club, Dhaka, will be held from June 7 to 10 at the clubhouse, reports BSS.Officer's Club, Dhaka has introduced the competitions to promote the game among its members and the people of...
LONDON, June 5 (AFP): England captain Michael Vaughan has blamed Andrew Flintoff's now notorious late-night drinking escapade in the West Indies for crushing the team's morale during the recent World Cup. All-rounder Flintoff was stripped of the vice-captaincy and dropped...
Bangladesh is keen to further expand and deepen its bilateral trade and economic relations with the Kingdom of Bhutan as there is a great scope of widening of trade volume between the two friendly countries. President Iajuddin Ahmed said this...
Former BNP lawmaker Ali Asgar Lobi was indicted Tuesday for dodging tax worth over Tk 170 million to stand trial in the special anti-graft court trying bigwig corruption suspects, reports UNB.When he was arrested, the joint forces reportedly seized a...
Bangladesh, at the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Ministerial, taking place in Seoul, has offered to be the host in setting up an Asian Institute for Poverty Alleviation. Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, who is leading a Bangladesh delegation to...
NATORE, June 5 (UNB): Police have submitted charge sheets against former deputy minister for land Ruhul Kuddus Talukder Dulu and 32 others in a case of extortion and patronising militants.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sadar police station Zahidur Rahman Chowdhury, who is...
A European Union (EU) troika arrives in the city today (Wednesday) on a four-day visit to Bangladesh to assess the country's pre-election political situation.The delegation will be headed by Ambassador Andreas Michaelis, director general for Asian and Pacific Affairs of...
LAXMIPUR, June 5 (UNB): Police attached today the moveable property of former state minister Ziaul Haq Zia and five others, who remained fugitive since an extortion case was filed against them on April 4.Police led by a magistrate raided today...
BUET Vice-Chancellor AMM Safiullah has said 40 per cent of Dhaka City's population are poor and much needs to be done for them as they are creating an imbalance in the society, reports UNB."These people don't have enough food or...
Sixteen persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies.In Magura, three people were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on-collision between a night coach...
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has initiated an 'Online Quiz Competition' to improve the general understanding of food security and hunger issues, reports UNB. Announcing the competition, WFP Representative Douglas Broderick said the contest would encourage students and professionals...
© 2024 - All Rights with The Financial Express
