A seminar titled 'Medical Care and Anti-Doping Awareness Programme', jointly organised by Medical and Anti-Doping Committee (MADC) of Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA), was held at the National Sports Council (NSC) in the city Thursday, reports UNB.BOA Secretary General Kutubuddin Ahmed...
Hosts Sri Lanka Academy team took an overall 143-run lead over touring GP-BCB National Cricket Academy on the third day of the 2nd four-day match at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo Thursday, reports UNB.Replying to Sri Lanka Academy's first innings total...
MUMBAI, Sep 18 (Reuters): Sachin Tendulkar is confident that the racism row that marred India's tour of Australia in January will not cast a shadow on next month's test series against the world's top-ranked team."I don't think there is any...
TOKYO, Sept 18 (AFP): Former world number one Ana Ivanovic crashed out of the Pan Pacific Open Thursday but top seed Jelena Jankovic and Beijing Olympic gold medallist Elena Dementieva marched on.Ivanovic, the second seed who reached the top of...
The High Court (HC) Thursday stayed for three months the trial-court proceedings on the long-pending Mig-29 warplane purchase graft case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now abroad on parole, reports UNB.Passing the order of stay, upon a writ petition...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 18 (UNB): Eleven leaders and workers of the Islamic outfit Hijbut Tahrir, including three Rajshahi University (RU) teachers, were arrested at Sonadighi crossing in the north-western city Thursday ahead of their pre-announced press conference.Police said they arrested the...
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) decided to sue former BNP lawmakers Fazlul Haque Milon and Abul Khair Bhuiyan on charges of amassing illegal wealth and concealment of information, as the anti-graft drive goes on in the interim period despite a slowdown,...
Some 102 political parties have collected the forms for registration with the Election Commission (EC) and of them only four parties submitted their applications till Thursday, reports UNB.The EC had earlier urged the political parties to submit their applications within...
Former lawmaker and Jubo League leader Mirza Azam was rearrested minutes after he was released on bail from Dhaka Central Jail Thursday, reports UNB.He was later sent to jail again. DIG (Prisons) Major Shamsul Haider Siddiqui told the news agency...
A human chain was formed on the Dhaka University (DU) campus Thursday demanding permanent release of Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina and unconditional release of Chittagong City Corporation mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, reports UNB.Chittagong students in Dhaka organised the...
MYMENSINGH, Sept 18 (BSS): Acting General Secretary of Awami League (AL) Syed Ashraful Islam today said AL wants free, fair and credible elections in the country. "Parliament election is a must before any other elections," he reiterated while addressing a...
Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dol central committee Thursday arranged an Iftar and Doa mahfil at the Diploma Engineers Institution auditorium in the city, reports BSS. BNP Secretary General Khondokar Delwar Hossain attended it as the chief guest.Sramik Dol President and BNP Joint...
The Ministry of Industries has decided to introduce an electronic system in sugar mills to make the distribution system hassle-free and transparent, reports BSS. The electronic system would be initially introduced at Mobarakganj Sugar Mills in Jhenidah from the coming...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Sept 18: More than five thousand vehicles are now plying on the city roads without proper registration. The government is being deprived of a huge amount of revenue every year due to such an alarmingly unhealthy practice persisting...
BARISAL, Sept 18 (UNB): The transport owners in Barisal region has targeted to earn some Tk 20 million (2.0 crore) more by increasing fare during the Eid festival.The passengers may have to pay 40 per cent to 60 per cent...
FARIDPUR, Sept 18 (UNB): At least six people were injured and over 200 houses damaged as a tornado lashed two unions in Nagarkanda Upazila early Thursday.Local sources said the severe storm hit Jarra Mridhapara village in Bhawal union and Gopalia...
A three-day Basic Journalism Training for ethnic youths began in Rangamati Wednesday with the objective of ensuring their representation in the media and facilitate better coverage of the ethnic groups in the mainstream media, reports UNB.Management and Resources Development Initiative...
DU CorrespondentManarat International School became champions in the first SAARC School Debate Championship-2008. Another team of the same institution were the runners-up in the competition. Debaters Saad Bin Amjad and Anam Hossain of the champion team of the four-day Bangladesh...
COMILLA, Sept 18 (UNB): Comilla Medical College was closed sine die Thursday following a clash between students and local people amid campus unrest.The college academic council in an emergency meeting took the closure decision and also asked all students to...
Raihan M Chowdhury and Kayes M SohelThe country's largest mobile phone company Grameenphone (GP) is likely to halve its proposed initial public offering (IPO) size as a NBR directive denies it a 10 per cent tax benefits if it makes...
Siddique Islam and Mushir AhmedThe central bank's hike of key policy interest rate is likely to hit growth of industry and agriculture and may not achieve its main goal to contain inflationary pressure, senior bankers and a leading economist said...
Naim-Ul-Karim The growth of cell phone companies dropped in August, first time in Bangladesh, due to economic slowdown, officials said on Thursday. They said the number of new subscribers in August fell by half a million compared to that of...
FE ReportThe point-to-point inflation in July rose to 10.82 per cent, a six-month high, due to rise in fuel prices in the domestic market, officials said Thursday.The caretaker government in late June raised oil price by 34-37 per cent that...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Sept 18: The greatest danger for the US economy is not yet over. The current turmoil may have a lasting impact. The US economy has been badly bruised and the wounds are not likely to heal...
Awami League (AL) acting president Zillur Rahman Thursday welcomed the government's move to arrange a policy summit with major political parties, but threatened to boycott it if Jamaat attends, reports UNB.Zillur further expressed his doubt over arrangement of the all-party...
FE ReportDhaka stocks closed mixed Thursday after a day's fall, with the share price rally of mutual funds, leasing, insurance and, power and energy issues.The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) opened on an upbeat mood, pushing the main index up more...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Thursday called upon the party rank and file to forge solid unity keeping in view the parliamentary election schedule which would be announced Monday, reports UNB.The call from the four-party alliance leader came when veteran leaders...
LONDON, Sept 18: Oil prices rose sharply for a second day running Thursday, bouncing above 102 dollars, as the US currency fell after major central banks further boosted liquidity on financial markets. "The coordinated move by central banks has seen...
BAGERHAT, Sept 18: Shrimp of over 1,000 shrimp enclosures along the coastal areas of Bagerhat district was washed away by tidal waves due to a depression in the last two days. Shrimp farmers said due to the depression, water levels...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has estimated the GDP growth at 6.2 per cent for FY 2008, the lending agency said in its Quarterly Economic Update of Bangladesh released Thursday, reports bdnews24.com. Curbing inflation would be a key challenge, the...
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