GLASGOW, Sept 6 (AFP) Scotland manager George Burley says his team are united in their quest to make a positive start to World Cup qualification in their match against Macedonia.brThe Scots travel to Skopje for their opening Group Nine match...
The visiting BCB National Cricket Academy team will play their only two-day match against host Sri Lanka today (Sunday) in Dambula, reports UNB.brDuring the three-week tour, the BCB Academy team will also play three one-day and two four-day matches.brThey will...
NEW YORK, Sept 06 (AFP) Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are on the verge of a third consecutive Grand Slam title showdown but the world's other two top tennis players are intent on changing the plot for the US Open...
Bangladesh National Cricket team returns home Sunday midnight after a frustrating performance against Australia in the just concluded Commonwealth Bank three-match ODI series, report UNB.brThe Bengal Tigers lost all three matches conceding a humiliating 180 defeat in the first match,...
The proposed tri-series in South Africa, also involving Pakistan and probably Sri Lanka, is likely to be called off. The Pakistan Cricket Board was trying to arrange the tournament to fill the gap in the schedule caused by the postponement...
BEIJING, Sept 6 (AP) The Paralympic Games opened in Beijing Saturday with a burst of fireworks as China welcomed another chance to cement its role as a global player to an international audience.brThousands of cheerleaders and dancers in puffy, rainbow-colored...
Usain Bolt rallied against cold, wind and Asafa Powell to win the 100 metres in 9.77 seconds Friday at the Van Damme Memorial in Brussels. (Source Internet) brRunning against a strong headwind in his season finale, the three-time Olympic champion...
VIENNA, Sept 6 (AFP) New France captain Thierry Henry is relishing the challenge of facing Austria in Saturday's World Cup qualifier, not least as it will give him the chance to prove he's worthy of the armband.brIt will be a...
NOUMEA, Sept 6 (AFP) A second-half double by Shane Smeltz lifted New Zealand to a 3-1 victory over New Caledonia here Saturday to put them on the verge of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.brNew Zealand must now play the...
GENEVA, Sept 6 (Xinhua) Instability in international financial, currency and commodity prices are contributing to a gloomy outlook for the world economy, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned in a report Thursday. brThe ongoing global financial...
WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (Reuters) An unexpectedly steep 84,000 US jobs were lost in August and the national unemployment rate hit a five-year high of 6.1 per cent, fanning worry ahead of November's presidential vote about rising recession risks.brThe eighth straight...
WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (AFP) US President George W Bush today urged the US Congress held by his Democratic foes to back free trade agreements with South Korea and Colombia and clear the way for more oil drilling. brIn his weekly...
HANOI, Sept 6 (Xinhua) The Vietnamese government has targeted gross domestic product (GDP) growth of seven per cent and an inflation rate of 15 per cent next year, local newspaper Young People reported Friday, citing a government official as saying....
MUMBAI, Sept 6 (Internet) The State Bank of India (SBI) has revised a scheme under which it provides loans to farmers to free them from the clutches of money lenders. The scheme enables farmers to avail of term loans at...
NEW DELHI, Sept 6 (PTI) India's external debt recorded an increase of 30.4 per cent to USD 221.2 billion during 2007-08 primarily on account of high overseas corporate borrowings, short-term debt and depreciation of dollar. brCorporate overseas borrowings rose by...
FE ReportbrThe training cell of BASIC Bank Limited organised a two-day long training course on Laws Relating to Securities and Documentation in the city recently. brGeneral Manager of the bank Shaikh Ahmed distributed certificates ,among the participants at the closing...
LONDON, Sept 6 (AFP) Crude oil prices plunged this week as Hurricane Gustav spared US energy facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, traders said. brCommodities futures, notably oil and metals, were also pushed lower by a strong dollar and concerns...
NEW YORK, Sept 6 (PTI) The UN has announced new international guidelines to limit the impact of fishing on fragile sea species after two years of consultations with concerned countries. brManaging deep sea fisheries in high seas areas outside of...
MOSCOW, Sept 6 (AFP) British and Russian shareholders yesterday announced an end to a months-long feud for control of joint oil venture TNK-BP, in a move hailed by the Kremlin as a positive signal to foreign investors. brThe agreement is...
NEW YORK, Sept 6 (AFP) The dollar's rally was slowed yesterday by worse-than-expected US unemployment figures but held modest gains as worries about the eurozone economy dominated sentiment. brAt 2100 GMT, the euro was quoted at 1.4260 dollars compared to...
SM SohelbrJESSORE, Sept 6 Cultivation of banana has changed the lot of a good number of people of Chaugachha Upazila in the district.brThey are now earning handsome money by cultivating and selling different varieties of bananas. Banana farming has become...
KOLKATA, India, Sept 6 (AFP) Talks to end violent protests over a factory in eastern India designed to manufacture the world's cheapest car entered a second day today, with both sides expressing optimism. brThe Marxist government of West Bengal state...
BRASILIA, Sept 6 (AFP) Brazil's government said yesterday it predicts a record production of sugarcane this year -- 559 million tons, an 11 per cent increase over last year's crop. brThe bulk of the harvest will go to supporting the...
FE Report brOwners of more than one hundred garment manufacturers Saturday threatened to shut down their factories if the government fails to ensure security at the country's key industrial area Gazipur by September 25.brThe manufacturers made the threat in a...
Mahmuda ShaolinbrCar sales have been witnessing the biggest boom in the country's history, boosted by a surge in bank finance and the buying spree by an emerging middle class, officials said Saturday.brThe Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) said in the...
FE ReportbrNoted economist Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud Saturday said the present caretaker government is the outcome of political conflicts and politics of patronage.brPower changed hands from one party to another at regular intervals in the past because the people denied them...
Flood situation deteriorated further in som e districts Saturday with the swelling of major rivers, as reports said low-lying areas of Dhaka and Rajshahi cities also got inundated, reports UNB.brFloodwater entered into localities through the unprotected eastern front of the...
FE Report brThe government has announced a new list of 13 export items that would receive cash subsidy for the current fiscal. Tobacco has not been included in the list. brThe exporters will receive cash subsidy on the products against...
Naim-Ul-KarimbrThe government sits today (Sunday) with the country's leading foreign exchange earners' associations including the apparel industry to set the export target for the on-going fiscal after holding discussions, the commerce ministry officials said Saturday.brThey said the meeting will discuss...
FE Report brThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been selected the lead donor agency for the construction of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge, ministry officials said Saturday.brThe Manila-based multilateral lending agency was selected last week at a meeting between finance and...
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