BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain and Jamaat Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujaheed had nearly a three-hour parley with former Premier Khaleda Zia at the makeshift jail in the parliament complex Thursday, signaling a significant political development forward from...
Abahani Limited and Bangladesh Biman reached the women's team event final of the Federation Cup Invitational Table Tennis Tournament that began Thursday at the NSC wooden floor gymnasium in the city, reports UNB.Earlier, President of Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation M...
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to press charge in the case against former Law Adviser of caretaker government Justice Fazlul Haque for amassing illegal wealth and concealing information about it, reports UNB.The Commission has also decided to file a...
WELLINGTON, Aug 28 (AFP): New Zealand is facing its most challenging economic conditions for two decades, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today.Economic growth figures out next month are expected to show New Zealand slipped into recession in the June quarter...
PARIS, Aug 28 (AFP): Growth in worldwide sales of mobile telephones will slow sharply in 2008 as consumers face increased economic difficulties, a report by Gartner research institute showed yesterday.The US-based industry research unit predicted 11 per cent growth in...
FE Report | 2008-08-29 00:00:00
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Faruq Ahmad Siddiqi Thursday said knowledge-based investment is imperative in order to reduce the risk and bring stability in the capital market as well.He was speaking as chief guest at an Investors' Awareness Programme...
NARATHIWAT, Aug 28 (AFP): Suspected rebels fighting for a separate state in southern Thailand have shot dead four people in attacks across the Muslim-majority region, police said Thursday.In Pattani province, a 33-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man were shot dead...
Australia's captain Ricky Ponting believes it is only a matter of time before Twenty20 is part of the Olympics. Just days after the completion of the Beijing Games, Ponting said it was "inevitable" the new form would become an Olympic...
ABM Moniruddin | 2008-08-29 00:00:00
THE Ministry Of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh is going to force the dream of New Health Policy promulgating it through a presidential ordinance that was formulated mostly by the bureaucrats, without understanding the realistic demands of our rural...
The deadline for submitting nomination for Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards 2008 will close Sunday (August 31), said a press release.All nominations for four categories of awards - Best Innovative Micro Business of the Year', 'Best Woman Microentrepreneur of the Year', 'Best...
Former President Bill Clinton has given unequivocal backing to US Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, saying he "is ready to lead America".He was the man to restore US leadership in the world, Mr Clinton told Democrats gathered at their convention...
DARWIN, Aug 28 (AFP): Australia appear to hold all the aces, but they won't be underestimating Bangladesh in their three-match one-day series starting Saturday.All three games are being played in Darwin, the series originally scheduled as a Champions Trophy warm-up...
Administrative sloth and corruption is a hydra-headed monster. It does not cause suffering only to the public in general, who have to approach the government offices for various kinds of services. Ironically though, the same government officials, who were once...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 28 (UNB): Bangladesh Army clinched the Premier Bank 23rd National Basketball title beating Bangladesh Navy by 71-65 points in the final at the Rajshahi Divisional Women's Sports Complex Thursday, reports UNB.Divisional Commissioner of Rajshahi Hafizur Rahman Bhuiyan was...
COMILLA, Aug 28 (UNB): Holders Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Army and Khulna DSA moved into the semifinals of the 28th National Kabaddi Championship winning their respective final round matches that began Thursday at the Stadium Gymnasium.Bangladesh Rifles earned a comfortable 50-30...
A Lebanese army helicopter hit by gunfire has had to make an emergency landing in the south of the country, Lebanese officials say.One officer was killed and other crew members were injured, officials say.The helicopter was flying over the village...
Our Correspondent | 2008-08-29 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Aug 28: Freight Forwarders will no longer be allowed to detain the consignments of imported goods for non-availability of No Objection Certificate (NOC). From now on, they will have to issue Delivery Orders directly. An order has been issued...
FE Report | 2008-08-29 00:00:00
The country's frozen foods exporters have found Russia as a lucrative new destination of their products that fetched them higher income over the past two years.Earning from shrimp export to Russia more than doubled to Tk 2.5 billion in 2007-08...
TOKYO, Aug 28 (AFP): The euro extended its gains against the dollar and the yen in Asia today on speculation that eurozone interest rate cuts are unlikely in the near future, dealers said.The euro rose to 1.4793 dollars in Tokyo...
The Supreme Court (SC) Thursday granted Tarique Rahman eight-week bail in the Bashundhara bribery case, the last of the 13 cases he faces, on health grounds, removing the last barrier to his release from detention, his lawyer said, report UNB...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2008-08-29 00:00:00
British donor agency --Department for International Development (DFID)-is preparing a five-year country strategy for Bangladesh wherein political party reforms and political decentralisation will receive top priority, an official said."DFID presented their draft strategy paper to us Tuesday. It highlighted three...
Mohammad Asif has asked that his preliminary hearing for testing positive for nandrolone, a banned anabolic steroid, to be pushed back from August 30, the scheduled date, to the middle of September.Asif will not be able to reach India to...
COLOMBO, Aug 28 (Cricinfo): India made the most of the toss, a vicious turner in the second innings and Sri Lanka's feeble batting to record their first bilateral one-day series triumph on the island, completing a stunning turnaround from the...
ABU DHABI, Aug 28 (PTI): Ministers from India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will meet in Riyadh in next two months to resume their stalled talks over a free trade agreement (FTA), a local newspaper has quoted an Indian...
DBH board meet Sunday | 2008-08-29 00:00:00
The authorities of Delta-Brac Housing (DBH) have stated that in accordance with the Clause 30 of the Listing Regulations of DSE, a meeting of the board of directors of the company is scheduled to be held Sunday (August 31) at...
FE Report | 2008-08-29 00:00:00
A visiting team from the Asia Pacific Group of Money Laundering (APG) observed Thursday that Bangladesh would have to go a long way in its effort to curb money laundering."We will continue to work with Bangladesh. A lot of work...
The newly elected mayor of Khulna City Corporation (KCC), 30 out of 31 councilors and 10 female councilors (reserved seat) Thursday resigned from posts of their respective political parties as a pre-condition to taking oath, reports UNB from Khulna.Newly elected...
Rahimafrooz Distribution Limited held its Annual Dealer Convention 2008 at city hotel recently. More than 175 dealers from across the country participated in the convention, says a press release.Group Managing Director Feroz Rahim inaugurated the programme. The programme was also...
FE Report | 2008-08-29 00:00:00
After gaining for the fifth straight session Wednesday Dhaka stocks remained steady Thursday with significant decline in the turnover.However, banks and insurance issues dominated the market.The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) started with an optimistic note as it went into positive...
PESHAWAR, Aug 28 (AP): Suspected militants bombed a bus carrying prisoners in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least nine people, as fighting between security forces and extremists flared across the country's tribal belt.The powerful blast left a massive crater...
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