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...
FE ReportThe central bank has eased its guidelines for foreign exchange transactions (GFET) allowing foreign investors to maintain temporary non-resident taka account aiming to boost foreign investment in the country. The commercial banks may open non-resident taka account (NRTA) in...
FE ReportDhaka stocks closed broadly higher Tuesday with the benchmark DGEN crossing 2900 mark after more than three months, boosted by strong buying support mainly from retail investors.The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) opened on a positive note and finished with...
FHM Humayan KabirThe government is likely to ask for easing of conditions during a meeting with the independent evaluation mission of the World Bank and three other major donors today (Wednesday) in Dhaka, officials said.An independent evaluation group (IEG) from...
BNP said Tuesday it will register and join the national elections in compliance with the amended electoral laws and the registration rules, revising its previous demand for holding the parliamentary polls under unamended laws, reports bdnews24.com. BNP senior vice president...
Awami League's (AL) senior leaders alerted the caretaker government and the Election Commission Tuesday about "conspiracy" against the December 18 general polls, reports UNB. The leaders urged the authorities to remain watchful and take necessary steps against any conspiracy meant...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has urged citizens, businesses and banks to take the police assistance to avert any unexpected incident during transfer of cash ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. A DMP handout said the money escort team was readily available on demand....
Newspaper offices will remain closed from September 30 to October 2, 2008 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Therefore, no newspaper will be published from October 1, 2008 to October 3, 2008. If, however, the Eid would be celebrated on October...
Mahmuda ShaolinThe country's largest mobile phone company Grameenphone (GP) will sign a 'landmark' deal with the postal department today (Wednesday) to market its products through more than 8,200 rural post offices, officials said Tuesday. Under the agreement, the GP will...
FE Report The central bank has relaxed rules relating to payment through international credit cards to facilitate foreign exchange transactions, officials said. Under the new rules, government officials, private sector officials, private foreign currency accounts holders and pilgrims will be...
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