Noakhali, Oct 9 (UNB): A passenger of a trawler was shot dead by pirates in the river Meghna in Hatiya Upazila Thursday morning.Police said a gang of pirates numbering 7/8 opened fire on the chittagong bound goods-laden trawler coming from...
Victorious Bangladesh skipper Mohammad Ashraful has said that the reason behind Bangladesh's emphatic victory over New Zealand in the first One Day International (ODI) of the BRAC Bank Series was a total team effort, reports UNB."That was a total team...
With an emphatic seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the first match of the three-match BRAC Bank One Day International (ODI) series Thursday at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNS), Bangladesh goes another step ahead to its quest for beating...
An emergency committee meeting of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), presided over by Kazi Salahuddin, Thursday approved match fees for the national footballers ahead of the ensuing Merdeka Cup in Malaysia this month, reports bdnews24.com."We are walking forward to professionalism...
BANGALORE, Oct 9 (Cricinfo): Ricky Ponting erased 12 years of doubt over his record in India by striking a defiant century that gave Australia a marginal edge on the opening day in Bangalore. However, a late pair of wickets -...
An 11-member Bangladesh contingent headed by Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) Deputy General Secretary Anisur Rahman Dipu left Dhaka Thursday for India to take part in the 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games to be held in Indian city pf Pune from October...
Sri Lanka could be forced to field a second-string side for their tour of England next May after the country's sports minister, Gamini Lokuge, asked the board to release players for the Indian Premier League, reports Cricinfo. The tour is...
The Dhaka Metropolis 2nd Division Chess League, organised by Bangladesh Chess Federation, will begin on October 15 at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room, reports UNB.This is an open event for the clubs and teams.Interested clubs and teams have been asked...
Sourav Ganguly, who will retire from international cricket after the Australian series, has said he was tired of the constant humiliation and at being singled out for scrutiny. He has also issued a sharply worded criticism of his team-mates, saying...
HONG KONG, Oct 9 (AFP): Jelena Jankovic, Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams will spearhead a new World Team Challenge in Hong Kong (HK) next year as part of their warm-up for the Australian Open.The January 7-10 tournament will feature four...
BNP Thursday formed a 5-member committee, headed by its standing-committee member Tanvir Ahmed Siddiqui, for drafting the agenda of their planned dialogue with the caretaker government likely on October 15 for a final say on the upcoming elections, reports UNB.Other...
Awami League (AL) acting general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam has repeated the party's request to the Election Commission (EC), as well as to the government, to take steps to ensure participation of all political parties in the general election, reports...
DU CorrespondentThe unsuccessful candidates of the 27th BCS examination Thursday formed a human chain in the Dhaka University (DU) campus demanding immediate removal of the PSC chairman, raising questions on the legality of the second phase results of the examination.They...
FE Report Twenty-six Bangladeshi nationals, who were arrested for illegally staying in India three years ago, are still languishing behind the bars of Alipore Central Correctional Home even though their jail term ended almost two years ago, according to an...
German Ambassador Frank Meyke has said his country wishes Bangladesh a peaceful and successful transition to parliamentary government in December, as general election here is scheduled for this month, reports UNB."We will expect and hope that the elections would ensure...
The 21st death anniversary of comrade Mohammad Farhad, former general secretary of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), was observed Thursday, reports UNB.Leaders and workers of CPB and other organisations paid tribute to the late leader by placing floral wreaths at...
Siddique Islam The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is watching the movement of major foreign currencies and liquidity position of some international commercial banks operating globally that may face crisis because of the global financial turmoil. The Forex Reserve and Treasury Management...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Oct 9: The rescue package of $700 billion having failed to calm down the fury of the tempest in the financial market, the United States, like Britain, has decided to nationalise the banks. The Treasury Department...
LONDON, Oct 9 (agencies): European markets recovered some of Wednesday's hefty losses after a relatively steady performance in Asia overnight, with British banking stocks in particular enjoying a strong rally in the wake of the government's 500 billion pound ($865...
M Azizur RahmanThe government is set to open up fuel import to the private sector to facilitate installation of new power plants by entrepreneurs in the sector under the proposed Merchant Power Plant policy, officials said.Private sector entrepreneurs interested to...
Bangladesh turned around spectacularly from the edge of an abyss to dismantle fancied New Zealand by seven wickets in the One Day International (ODI) series opener, their first stylish triumph against a top team Thursday since their victory over South...
FE Report The country's overall imports grew by 31.84 per cent during the first two months of the current fiscal over the same period of the previous fiscal, thanks to a rise by 45.34 per cent in import of industrial...
General Maung Aye, one of Myanmar's top military rulers, Thursday left Bangladesh ending a high-profile state visit that produced deal to boost trade, but failed to reach agreement on sharing energy resource or leasing farmland, report UNB and bdnews24.com. Gen...
Shakhawat Hossain The finance ministry has suggested the revenue board to scale up its annual revenue target by some Tk 20 billion following its better performance in the first quarter, officials said Thursday."We have been advised by the finance ministry...
A close accomplice of notorious robber Shahid, who is believed to have been hiding in India was lynched and four others arrested at Wari in the city Wednesday night. Police said five accomplices of Shahid went to Babuli Villa at...
JESSORE, Oct 9: Over 50,000 people in four upazilas of Jessore district were marooned as water from the rain-fed Ichhamoti and Kabodak rivers poured into the areas through breaches in embankments along their banks. Locals said low-lying areas in Manirampur,...
Finance and Planning Adviser Dr AB Mirza Mohammad Azizul Islam Thursday left for Washington, USA to attend the annual meetings 2008 of the World Bank and IMF scheduled for October 11-13. He will address the opening plenary session of the...
FHM Humayan KabirThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) has not released the second tranche of the budgetary support credit worth US$55 million due to the government's failure in fulfilling some pre-conditions set earlier by the lender, an official said."We requested the...
Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) is reviewing the duty-free facility offered to nine particular hospitals that are known as 'referral hospitals'.The NBR has formed a three-member committee, headed by Nasir Uddin, NBR commissioner for duty exemption and...
Naim-Ul-KarimThe country's vegetable exports in the first month of the current fiscal fell sharply because of mainly higher freight charges, exporters said on Thursday.They said freight charges, which saw an increase of 35-50 per cent in the past year, have...
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