KARACHI, Sept 2 (AFP) Fit-again Shoaib Akhtar vowed Tuesday to use a short stint with Surrey to mount a comeback at international level, saying he would do his best to help the English county side avoid relegation. brSurrey, who look...
NEW YORK, Sept 2 (AFP) Serena Williams will face sister Venus at the US Open for the fourth time after bringing Severine Bremond's wild card run to a halt with a 6-2, 6-2 victory.br Serena and Venus have met 16...
T&T Club Motijheel beat BG Press and RC by 2-0 goals in a match of the Second Division Football League at the Bir Shreshtho Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur in the city Tuesday, reports UNB.brArman struck twice...
Throwing a fresh action plan, BNP secretary general Khondoker Delwar Hossain Tuesday said the 4-party alliance would carry forward the movement for realising their demands no matter whether his party chairperson Khaleda Zia remains in or outside jail, reports UNB.brThe...
The Election Commission (EC) has drawn up a detailed scheduled for dialogue with 16 political parties, beginning next Saturday (September 6), for discussing the party-registration process, reports UNB. brUnder the agenda, the commission has formally invited the political parties to...
Fourteen more political parties collected forms Tuesday for registration with the Election Commission to qualify for the coming polls, raising the number to 44 so far, reports UNB.brThe prominent ones among the registration-seekers are Bikolpo Dhara Bangladesh (BDB), Jatiyo Party...
The High Court (HC) has ordered the government and the Election Commission to explain why barring teachers, of MPO educational establishments, from contesting polls should not be declared illegal and unconstitutional, reports bdnews24.com. brThe chief adviser, the chief election commissioner,...
Lieutenant General Masud Uddin Chowdhury, who held very important posts in Bangladesh Army, has been appointed High Commissioner (HC) of Bangladesh to Australia, an official announcement said Tuesday, reports UNB.brOne of the prominent military figures during the present interim regime,...
The Truth and Accountability Commission (TAC) continued hearing cases for a second day Tuesday with the statements of two couples in two cases at its Hare Road office, reports bdnews24.com.brStatements of two couples in two cases were heard Tuesday. Statements...
Khondoker Mahbub Hossain, son of former health minister in BNP regime Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain, was arrested and sent to jail Tuesday on charges of embezzling Tk 4.8 million public funds with his minister father, reports bdnews24.com. brHe was taken to...
FE ReportbrThe power ministry is now in a dilemma over selecting the lone bidder, Powertek consortium, for setting up the Bibiyana 450 megawatt (MW) power plant due to the demand for higher tariff and frequent change in stances by the...
FE Report brAnnisul Huq, president of the FBCCI, Tuesday warned that assistance of the law-enforcing agencies would be sought if the price gap between retail and wholesale levels was not narrowed.brHe said this after inspection of two kitchen markets in...
Shamsul Huq ZahidbrFinance Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam, who headed the capital market regulatory body-the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)- during the tenure of the BNP led-alliance government, the other day made fairly damning remarks about the non-performing listed companies carrying...
FE Report brA large number of Muslims thronged Tuesday roadside makeshift stalls in the city to buy crispy Iftar items on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan despite the fact that the prices of some of the...
Flood situation deteriorated in parts of the country Tuesday, as many rivers continued to swell further, reports UNB.brThe official Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) said more low-lying areas in the districts of Sirajganj, Tangail, Munshiganj, Manikganj, Faridpur, Madaripur, Shariatpur,...
FE Report brAngry garments workers damaged over a dozen garments factories and several motor vehicles at Naujor, Gazipur Tuesday following the rumour of death of their three colleagues. brThe angry workers of Diganta Sweater also clashed with workers of other...
FE ReportbrDhaka stocks closed mixed Tuesday after eight straight sessions of gaining amid low turnover. brTrading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) opened on a positive note, pushing the main index up by more than 24 points from the very...
Despite all indications from the prisons authority that Tarique Rahman was all set for release Tuesday, the last remaining document did not arrive in time for them to free him on bail, reports bdnews24.com. brTarique's wife Zobaida Rahman and other...
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed took his Iftar of the first holy Ramadan with ulema and orphans Tuesday. The Chief Adviser hosted the iftar in honour of ulema (Islamic scholars) and orphans at the Prodhan Upodesta Bhaban (Chief Adviser Bhaban)...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Tuesday pressed charges against former law adviser Justice Fazlul Haque, now at the centre of a bribery scandal, in the case filed against him for amassing illegal wealth and hiding information about it. ACC assistant director...
LONDON, Sept 2(Agencies) Oil slid towards $100 a barrel on Tuesday, after early reports showed Hurricane Gustav had spared major US Gulf oil facilities. brUS crude fell to $107.17 a barrel by 507 a.m. EDT, down $8.29 from Friday's close....
The Advisers' Committee on Public Purchase approved Tuesday import of 150,000 tonnes of petroleum fuels from a company of the Maldives at a cost of US$183.44 million, reports UNB. brOf the total imports, 90,000 tonnes are diesel, 30,000 tonnes jet...
FE ReportbrBangladeshis living abroad remitted record US$829 million in July, all time monthly high, as the amount surpassed the previous best of $808 million in March last, the central bank officials said Tuesday.brThe inflow of remittance marked 46.11 per cent...
FE ReportbrBangladesh looks for global integration right this moment as the country wants to expand its trade volume with dominating developed countries in the coming years, the commerce adviser said Tuesday.brOur purpose is to integrate globally as we need to...
FE ReportbrBangladesh made a routine payment of US$582 million Tuesday to the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) against imports for July-August period of the current year. brWe have remitted the fund to the ACU headquarters in Tehran in line with the...
Mahmuda ShaolinbrThe government has permanently engaged the post offices to process passports after a pilot project proved to have eased hassles for thousands of overseas travellers and job seekers.brThe Bangladesh Post Office (BPO) Monday signed an agreement with the Department...
Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation threatened to paralyze the country with programmes like strike, work-abstention and mass leave unless their 3-point demand is met, reports UNB. brThe BRTWF has already submitted a memorandum containing the 3-point demand to the Chief...
Belal HossainbrA female worker in a Bangladesh factory earns 21 per cent less than her male colleague, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said in a study on gender discrimination in the country's workplaces.brThe study --- the first of its kind...
FE ReportbrThe government will sit with the World Bank tomorrow (Thursday) to confirm funding for its newly shaped package programme for reconstructing the devastating cyclone-hit coastal districts in the southern Bangladesh, officials said Tuesday.brThe government will reconstruct the damaged agricultural...
FE ReportbrCountry's leading agro-processing company, Pran Group, is planning to expand its plants and enhance capacity as the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has confirmed a loan worth US$ 15 million (1.5 crore) to the group.br'We'll go for a massive expansion...
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