SYDNEY, Sept 14 (AP): India cricket officials say Australia's upcoming tour should proceed as planned despite the tourists' concerns about security risks following bomb attacks in New Delhi that killed at least 20 people Saturday.Cricket Australia said Sunday it will...
Bangladesh National Women's Kabaddi Team will leave here for India Wednesday (Sept 17) to participate in the 3rd Asian Women's Kabaddi Championship to be held at Madhurai in Tamilnadu State on September 18-21, reports UNB. Ahead of the tour, the...
NEW DELHI, Sept 14 (AFP): Pakistan's chances of hosting the Champions’ Trophy next year improved Sunday after the Indian cricket board said it was willing to adjust its calendar for the sake of the crisis-hit tournament. The Indian board, which...
LISBON, Sept 14 (Reuters): Manchester United's Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo received the European Golden Boot trophy at a ceremony in his native Madeira Saturday.It took place at a hotel in the mid-Atlantic island, fulfilling Ronaldo's wish to receive the award...
President Iajuddin Ahmed Sunday said the observance of 'National Income Tax Day' today (Monday) would inspire mass people to pay their due tax to the national exchequer, reports BSS. In a message, on the eve of the day the President...
DU CorrespondentBangladesh national round of the first SAARC School Debate Championship-2008 began at Dhaka University (DU) Sunday with the topic, 'tackling corruption: transforming lives'.Former Adviser Sultana Kamal attended the opening session of the national round as the chief guest while...
CHITTAGONG, Sept 14 (UNB): A devastating fire at a slum in the port city burned two members of a family alive, injured two others critically and gutted 40 shanties Saturday night.The fire that broke out around 11:00 pm at Yunus...
FE Report Bank Asia Limited President and Managing Director Syed Anisul Huq was conferred 'Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award- 2008' for his life-long contribution to banking sector and philanthropic activities for promoting peace and harmony in the society.Truth and Accountability Commission...
An inter-ministerial meeting Sunday chalked out elaborate programmes for celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, in a befitting manner, reports UNB.The meeting was held at the Ministry of Religious Affairs with its Adviser Hassan...
Dhaka University (DU) will remain closed from September 25 on the occasions of Eid-ul-Fitr and Durga Puja, reports BSS.The university will reopen on October 18.
Awami League central leaders said Sunday that only permanent release of Sheikh Hasina and other leaders can pave the way for creating level playing field ahead of the country's stalled parliamentary polls, reports UNB. They alleged that the government itself...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda said Sunday the commission would finalise the issues regarding the registration of parties and upazila and parliamentary elections after discussion with the BNP, reports UNB."We're waiting for communication from the BNP," he told...
TANGAIL, Sept 14 (bdnew24.com): US ambassador James F Moriarty said Sunday that the country's two top leaders should sit together for the sake of politics and the good of the nation. If Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia sat across the...
BNP secretary general Khondoker Delwar Hossain Saturday night clarified that Khaleda Zia's "lifetime leadership" of the party did not mean being appointed "chairperson for life", reports bdnews24.com.He said, "Leading BNP for life is not the same as being lifelong chairperson."...
KHULNA, Sept 14 (UNB): The newly-elected Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Mayor, Talukdar Abdul Khaleq, took charge Sunday morning.KCC chief executive officer Tapan Kumar handed over the charge to the new mayor at a ceremony on behalf of acting mayor Maniruzzaman...
The High Court (HC) Sunday issued a rule asking the newly elected Barisal City Corporation (BCC) Mayor Shawkat Hossain Hiron to explain under what authority he claims to hold the office of Mayor, reports UNB.A vacation Bench comprising Justice Mirza...
Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury has condemned Saturday's bomb blasts in New Delhi. In a letter to Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the Adviser described the bombings as 'barbaric and cowardly'. He also added that such actions are "senseless...
PABNA, Sept 14 (UNB): At least 10 people were injured in a fierce clash between supporters of the Awami league (AL) and the BNP in Mandalpara area of the town Saturday morning.Witnesses said the clash started when BNP men allegedly...
The High Court (HC) Sunday granted ad-interim anticipatory bail for three months to fugitive ex-commerce minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on surrender in two graft cases, reports UNB.Passing the orders upon separate petitions, a vacation Division Bench comprising Justice Mirza...
Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Sunday called upon all including the members of the country's business community to be united to build its future together so that the next generation of Bangladesh can achieve its full potential and take the...
S M Jahangir The government has moved to appoint an international audit agency to detect irregularities of pre-shipment inspection (PSI) companies to prevent drainage of revenues worth billions, officials said Sunday.The move comes weeks after the caretaker government appointed four...
Shakhawat Hossain The finance division has recently requested other ministries to utilise their allocations in a disciplined manner to avoid borrowing by the government from the country's banking system beyond the budgetary projections. In a letter signed by the finance...
Jasim Uddin Haroon Little known Nurjahan Group has built the country's largest edible oil refinery and invested Tk 2.00 billion in canned oil and processed spices to cement its position in fast growing branded food sector, officials said Sunday.The Chittagong-based...
FE ReportDhaka stocks remained steady Sunday after a slight fall in previous day's trading, with a low turnover.Share prices of non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) fell on the news that liquidity crisis are seriously affecting the business operation of the NBFIs...
A baffling cauldron of contradictions was let out by BNP leaders about the standing committee's reported decision making chairperson Khaleda Zia life leader of the party in its Saturday's meeting, reports UNB. The just-released former premier and BNP chairperson, Khaleda...
Bangladesh and India start maritime border talks, for the first time in 28 years, with a view to demarcating sea-boundaries between the two countries. Additional Foreign Secretary MAK Mahmood will lead the Bangladesh side in the three-day conference starting today...
The low over the north-west Bay and adjoining areas intensified into a well-marked low over the same areas Sunday noon. "It is likely to intensify and move in a north/north-westerly direction. Squally weather may affect the maritime ports under its...
FE Report The central bank has advised the commercial banks to provide loan facilities to the productive sector from their own deposits rather than borrowing from the money market. The advice came at the Bangladesh Bank's (BB) review meeting with...
FE Report At least 53 per cent of the country's rural enterprises-both agricultural and non-agricultural-still consider the lack of access to finance a major roadblock to their operations, according to a recent World Bank study.'The rural small businesses and farmers...
The 100-day employment-generation programme for the hardcore poor, seasonal unemployed people and marginalised farmers gets off across the country today (Monday) to help them out of their lean-time penury, reports UNB.Names of around a million seasonal unemployed have already been...
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