DARWIN, Sept 5 (Cricinfo) Bangladesh will rework their top order for the final ODI against Australia as they aim to avoid another sub-par performance. Junaid Siddiqui has been rewarded for a promising effort at No. 3 in the second match...
Around Ranatunga, the interim committee chief of Sri Lanka Cricket, is adamant that the tour of England in April and May 2009 will still go ahead as planned, despite opposition from several senior players, including the captain Mahela Jayawardene and...
Newcastle have begun their search for a sixth manager in four years after the resignation of Kevin Keegan, reports BBC. brEverton boss David Moyes and former Juventus coach Didier Deschamps are among the names being considered, BBC 5 Live's Jonathan...
NEW YORK, Sept 5 (AFP) For Roger Federer to win his fifth US Open title in a row, the Swiss second seed must prove he still has what it takes to beat Novak Djokovic, this time in a semi-final rematch...
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 5 (AFP) South African organisers of the 2010 World Cup said Thursday they were upbeat about FIFA president Sepp Blatter's visit next week to showcase the progress made in preparing for the event.brBlatter will on September 14 begin...
MELBOURNE, Sept 5 (AP) Col Egar, who was in charge of Australian cricket as an administrator and was in charge of some historic test matches as an umpire in the 1960s, has died after an illness. He was 80.brEgar was...
ISLAMABAD, Sept 5 (AFP) Pakistan's presidential hopefuls began a final push for support Friday on the eve of an election that slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's widower is expected to win.brAsif Ali Zardari is the frontrunner in a three-way race...
ST. PAUL, Sept 5 (Reuters) Republican John McCain cast himself as an independent-minded reformer Thursday, vowed change is coming if he is elected president and promised to create millions of jobs by developing new energy sources.brMcCain accepted his party's presidential...
LUANDA, Sept 5 (AFP) Angolans voted Friday in their first peacetime elections with the ruling leftwing MPLA expected to keep a firm grip on the war ravaged new oil power while the opposition said the poll is unfair.brSix years after...
BANGKOK, Sept 5 (AFP) Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej found little support Friday for his proposal to hold a referendum to resolve the stalemate with protesters who have occupied his offices for 11 days.brThe protesters stormed into his Government House...
CANBERRA, Sept 5 (AFP) Lawyer, academic, women's activist and grandmother Quentin Bryce was sworn in as Australia's governor general Friday, the first woman to act as the British queen's representative Down Under.brBryce, 65, is the only woman to take on...
Rice set to make brhistory in LibyabrLISBON, (Portugal), Sept 5 When Condoleezza Rice spends a few hours in Libya and shakes hands with Moammar Gadhafi, she will close a nearly three-decade era of bitter animosity between the United States and...
FE Report brPrices of edible oil and pulse declined in the city's retail market while vegetables and fish maintained an upward trend during the past one week, market sources said. brThe price of loose edible oil continued to record a...
FE ReportbrThe grand opening of ST Power Ltd, a CNG filling station and conversion centre financed by Pubali Bank Ltd, was held in the city recently. Managing Director of Pubali Bank Ltd Helal Ahmed Chowdhury inaugurated the filling station as...
KOLKATA, Sept 5 (AFP) Last-ditch talks were scheduled for today in eastern India in a bid to end violent brprotests against a nearly completed plant slated to manufacture the world's cheapest car. br West Bengal state governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi held...
Sarwar ZahanbrThe inter-bank call money rate maintained a steady level last week due to adequate flow of cash in the market despite high demand, fund managers said.brThe market witnessed a strong demand for cash because of festival shopping. The injection...
FE ReportbrRangs Electronics Ltd, widely known asbr'Sony-Rangs', formally opened a new sales and service centre in the city's Shewrapara Thursday, said a press release.brChairman and Managing Director (MD) of Rangs Group of Companies Aktar Hussain and Sony Singapore Marketing Company...
August 31-September 4, 2008brCommercial Bank of CeylonbrBangladesh taka was stable against US dollar due to month end. Wage earners have been sending increased foreign currency to Bangladesh since 2001 due to growing geo-political and job-related uncertainty in the US and...
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (AFP) Malaysia's exports surged 25.4 per cent in July from a year ago, boosted by high commodity prices and growth in the electronics sector, according to official data released today. brExports reached 63.36 billion ringgit (18.4...
OTTAWA, Sept 4 (AFP) The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced yesterday it is maintaining its 3.0 per cent key lending rate, citing concerns over ongoing turbulence in global financial markets and weakness in the US economy. brBoth have had a...
SAVAR, Sept 4 (BSS) Speakers at a seminar here urged the authorities concerned to preserve the country's glorious ancient history and traditional archaeological sites for the future generation. brThey underscored the need for unearthing the real ancient history and the...
The Namaz-e-Janaza of Prof Dr Mohammad Moniruzzaman was held on the premises of Dhaka University (DU) Central Mosque Thursday, reports BSS.brChairman of the University Grants Commission Prof Nazrul Islam, DU Vice-Chancellor SMA Faiz, Treasurer Prof Syed Abul Kalam Azad, a...
The 2008 Korean Speech Contest was held in the city Thursday. The Contest had been jointly organised by the Korean Embassy and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), Bangladesh Office in cooperation with the Korea Overseas Volunteers and students of...
FE ReportbrThe residents at the city's Hindupara at Motijheel AGB Colony are now under pressure of eviction by a group of terrorists led by a fourth-class employee (sweeper) of the colony. brThey alleged that some dwellers of the colony already...
FE ReportbrThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) held a workshop on the use and benefits of electronic cash register (ECR) in the capital as a part of its plan to launch ECR in 10 service sectors from January 1 next...
Three separate Namaz-e-Janazas of former secretary and LGED chief engineer Quamrul Islam Siddiqui was held in the city with state honour Thursday, reports BSS. brA smart contingent of Dhaka Metropolitan Police gave the formal guard of honour to the freedom...
The 12th death anniversary of ex-chairman of Mustafa Allahma Goldcup Foundation late Chowdhury Muslima Allahma will be held today (Friday).brThe milad mahfil of Muslima Allahma will be held at her son's office in Dhaka and home district in Sylhet, said...
FE Report brThe pressure on the country's foreign exchange reserve is mounting gradually due mainly to higher import payments for petroleum products, fertiliser and food grains. brThe foreign exchange reserve faces pressure as import payments for fuel oils, fertiliser and...
Naim-Ul-KarimbrNumber of pending cases related to revenue collection has accumulated to 13,364 mainly due to failure of the state to take steps in moving for prosecution, officials said Thursday.brThey said decade-old cases filed particularly by corporate and business entities against...
Tarique Rahman, released on bail Wednesday following latest developments in the country's political arena, may go either to the UK or Germany next week for his treatment, his lawyer said, reports UNB.brBarrister Nasiruddin Ashim told the news agency that Tarique...
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