As a 72-hour ultimatum for release of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia ends today (Wednesday), the party's secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain stuck to his announcement, saying that a tough action programme would be declared if she is not freed by...
TOKYO, Aug 12, (AFP): The euro slid to a fresh six-month low against the dollar in Asian deals today as traders continued to focus on the deteriorating economic health of the eurozone, dealers said.Falling oil prices also helped prop up...
Our Correspondent | 2008-08-13 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Aug 12: Ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, a section of unscrupulous traders are resorting to adulteration of certain consumer goods in absence of adequate vigilance by the concerned agencies.Meanwhile, the law enforcers have unearthed an adulterated ghee...
RU Correspondent | 2008-08-13 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Aug 12: The two-day Golden jubilee programme of the department of Physics under the Rajshahi University (RU) will begin on the RU campus on September 16.Convener of the Golden jubilee celebration committee Dr AKM Azharul Islam said this at...
COLOMBO, Aug 12 (Cricinfo): India are regularly talked up as the team most likely to knock Australia off their perch but, on a day South Africa formally completed their seventh Test series win in eight, India's claim became that much...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 (AFP): The women's wing of Malaysia's ruling party has reportedly declared a "jihad" or holy war to prevent opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim returning to parliament in a by-election this month. "It is a jihad because this...
The Election Commission (EC) has estimated the total voter turnout and percentage about the elections on four city corporations and nine municipalities, which was held August 4, finding the rate as high as 94.66 per cent in one case, reports...
BEIJING, Aug. 12: American swimmer Michael Phelps aims to win two more Olympic gold medals on Wednesday as he steamed ahead in his eight-gold quest in Beijing. Phelps has claimed three Olympic titles in the first three days of races...
The DNA test shows no genetic similarities among the much-talked-about minor septuplets of disputed father ex-DIG of Police Anisur Rahman, according to medical report, reports UNB.Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) authority Tuesday submitted the DNA (De-oxyribonucleic Acid) test report before...
BEIJING, Aug 12 : Ole Bischof from Germany outscored South Korean Kim Jaebum in the final of men's 81kg-class judo to win his first Olympic title Tuesday evening at the Beijing Games.Bischof (28) managed the only score of yuko to...
FE Report | 2008-08-13 00:00:00
The law enforcing agencies will launch a massive drive from next week to keep the essentials' prices stable in the local market during the holy month of Ramadan.Joint forces including police, RAB, BDR and the civil service agencies will strengthen...
The High Court (HC) has stayed the proceedings of a tax evasion case against BNP senior joint secretary general Tarique Rahman, reports bdnew24.com.An HC bench of Justice ABM Khairul Haque and Justice Md Abu Tariq gave the stay order on...
Fazle Rashid from New YorkBRONX United trounced Noakhali Ekadosh (Noakhali XI ) 4-1 to lift the Sonali Exchange football league title last Sunday.The football league began here in 1995. The tournament participated by local Bangladeshi teams is sponsored by Sonali...
Our Correspondent | 2008-08-13 00:00:00
BRAHMANBARIA, Aug 12: The Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) disbursed Tk 108 million loans among 6026 poor farmers through its eight upazilas central associations(UCA's) in the district during the financial year 2007-2008. The rate of loan disbursement was 68 per...
TIANJIN, Aug. 12 : Substitute forward Anja Mittag's late goal gifted World Cup champions Germany a 1-0 win over Asian champions DPR Korea and a quarterfinal berth at the Olympic women's soccer tournament here Tuesday.Germany placed second of Group F,...
FE Report | 2008-08-13 00:00:00
A Taiwanese company, M/s Greenland Footwear (BD) Limited, will set up a footwear manufacturing unit in the extension area of Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone (EPZ), a press release said.The industrial unit will be a 100 per cent foreign owned company....
FE Report | 2008-08-13 00:00:00
Amid the high concentration of arsenic found in some specific homestead plants or crops cultivated in the country's highly arsenic-affected areas, experts suggested undertaking of research and awareness-raising programmes on a large scale regarding the safety issues related to cultivation...
PESHAWAR, Aug 12 (AP): Lawmakers in Pakistan's northwest overwhelmingly passed a resolution Tuesday against President Pervez Musharraf, the second major act in the ruling coalition's campaign to impeach and oust the longtime US ally.The North West Frontier Province assembly's move...
NEW DELHI, Aug 12 (Reuters): A new global trade deal is still possible by the end of this year despite last month's collapse of talks, the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) chief said Tuesday.Talks on a pact ended in July after...
Asian International Trade Expo 2008, a 10-day exhibition on Asian products and services, kicked off at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the city Monday.CEMS (Conference and Exhibition Management Services Limited), USA in association with CEMS Bangladesh has organised the...
BEIJING, Aug 12 (Agencies): China's budget surplus exceeded one trillion yuan in the first half of this year, according to the ministry of finance.The budget surplus not only shows China's financial sufficiency, securing the country's economic growth, but also signals...
BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua): China's net import of edible oil totaled 11.01 million tons from October 2007 to June 2008, up 21.4 per cent year on year, higher than oil consumption increase, according to China National Grain and Oils Information...
FE Report | 2008-08-13 00:00:00
The central bank has received at least five proposals for allowing hedging the price risk of commodities to offset the effect of their price volatility in the global market, officials said.Two foreign commercial banks - Citibank NA and Standard Chartered...
The chief of the Premier League says he would be willing to subject Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra to the fit and proper person test, reports BBC.Thaksin faces corruption charges in Thailand and a warrant was issued for his arrest...
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (AFP): It's hard, anywhere in the world, to be positive about sky-high gasoline prices.But in the United States, some experts and ordinary citizens are focusing on the benefits of high energy costs to forget about the money...
FE Report | 2008-08-13 00:00:00
The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Tuesday volunteered to supply, install and operate container scanners at Chittagong port on Build, Own and Operate (BOO) basis for promotion of Public-Private Partnership.In a fax message sent to the Chief Adviser,...
FE Report | 2008-08-13 00:00:00
Dhaka stocks closed with an extended gain for the second consecutive session Tuesday led mainly by banking issues with the turnover still lying low.All the market barometers -the benchmark DSE General Index (DGEN), All Shares Price Index and DSE-20 -rose...
The women's football committee of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has planned a series of programmes to popularise the game in the country as well as to improve its standard, reports UNB.The newly formed women's football committee in its first meeting...
PESHAWAR, (Pakistan), Aug 12 (Agencies): A roadside bomb hit a Pakistan air force truck in a northwestern city Tuesday, killing 14 people as the military pounded insurgent positions in a nearby tribal region.The blast hit the vehicle on a bridge...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 12 (bdnews24.com): Awami League-backed Rajshahi City Corporation mayor-elect Khairuzzaman Liton has retracted his statement two hours after he said the AL should go to Upazila polls amid a relaxed state of emergency."AL should participate in the local government...
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