PKSF and AIS have entered into a cooperative arrangement with each other by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to disseminate technical issues of farming and success stories of the farmers benefited by the microfinance programme of PKSF by telecasting...
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (AFP): As the US economy appears more than ever linked to the health of the housing market, analysts see no end to falling prices or recovery in the sector before 2009.After several years of a sizzling boom,...
BOGRA, Aug 17 (UNB): A week-long surgical interoperability joint exercise on 'Sight, Sound and Smiles 2008' jointly organised by Bangladesh Army and US Army Medical Team started at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) at Bogra Cantonment Saturday.Area Commander and General...
LONDON, Aug 17 (AP): A new European equities trading platform backed by a group of investment banking heavyweights began operating Friday, piling further pressure on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) PLC and other traditional European bourses.Turquoise began trading with just...
Syed Ishtiaque Reza | 2008-08-18 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) will release its new submergence-resistant and salt-tolerant rice variety to the farmers very soon.The BRRI has prioritised its research on flash flood submergence, salt stress, cold and drought resistant varieties, said an official.The new...
URUMQI, Aug 17 (Xinhua): The import and export value of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region doubled in the first seven months of this year to 11.58 billion US dollars, 70 per cent more than the national average growth rate.The...
ANKARA, Aug 17 (AFP): Turkey and Iran need more time to finalise a major natural gas deal, President Abdullah Gul said yesterday, playing down reports that US pressure on Turkey to abandon the project is behind the delay."We would have...
Private letters written by Don Bradman, mostly to former Australian board chairman Bob Parish, have been discovered by Cricket Australia just days before his birth centenary on August 27. The subjects of the letters range from the ban on tours...
BEIJING, Aug 17 : Hosts China reached the quarterfinals at Beijing Olympic women's handball after stunning European powerhouse France 21-18 in their last preliminary game here Sunday."The key to our victory is the change of the defending strategy. In the...
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will sign a formal agreement with coach Shafiqul Islam Manik giving him the charge of the national football team, reports UNB.The signing ceremony will be held at BFF Bhaban at 3:30 pm in the city today...
FE Report | 2008-08-18 00:00:00
Country's climate change strategy and action plan for Bangladesh, prepared by the government to present in the upcoming UK-Bangladesh conference on climate change is not comprehensive and lacks long run vision, speakers said at a two-day conference, ended Sunday, said...
Sarwar Zahan | 2008-08-18 00:00:00
The US dollar was mostly stable against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market last week despite a modest demand for the greenback, fund managers said.The supply of the greenbank was sufficient because of the steady inflow of...
BEIJING, Aug 17: Valerie Vili from New Zealand was crowned in the women's shot put final at the Beijing Olympic Games Saturday evening, adding the second gold medal to the country's haul in the tournament.Vili (23) defeated all other 14...
HONG KONG, Aug 17 (AP): Asian markets were mixed Friday as falling commodity prices hurt resource stocks across the region, while a strengthening dollar helped lift Japanese shares.In Tokyo, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 0.50 per cent to 13,019.41...
Southeast Bank Limited Probationary Officers and Trainee Officers have been advised to search for knowledge relentlessly to improve the technical and conceptual skills.Deputy Managing Director of the bank Syed Imtiaz Hasib gave the advice while speaking at the concluding function...
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has so far filed some154 cases against Jamaatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB) for the countrywide series bombings on August 17, 2005, and a further 119 cases involving bomb attacks carried out across the country by the...
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed Saturday felicitated Pushpa Kamal Dahal on his election as prime minister of Nepal, the Foreign Ministry said in a press statement, reports bdnews24.com.Fakhruddin said he was confident that under his astute and dynamic leadership Nepal...
Ferdaus Ara Begum | 2008-08-18 00:00:00
DEADLOCK at the ministerial meetings of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is not a new phenomenon, but the way it collapsed after about nine days of hard but fruitless talks was a capricious play of the big powers where interest...
FE Report | 2008-08-18 00:00:00
Agrani Bank Limited held its first annual general meeting (AGM) Thursday in the boardroom of the bank. Chairman of the board of directors of the bank, Siddiqur Rahman Choudhury was in the chair. All directors of the bank and Md...
After a recess for a week because of inclement weather, national mourning day and religion occasion, the final round of the Citycell Federation Cup resumes today (Monday) in Dhaka and Gazipur, reports bdnews24.com.Mohammedan SC take on Rahmatganj MFS at Bangabandhu...
EDINBURGH (India), Aug 17 (Cricinfo): Tim Bresnan, the Yorkshire allrounder, has been called into England's squad for their ODI against Scotland, at the Grange, Monday to cover for injury problems to Ryan Sidebottom and Chris Tremlett.Sidebottom has a hip problem...
FE Report | 2008-08-18 00:00:00
Seven public limited companies under various sectors are in the process of raising Tk 600 million through issuing initial public offerings (IPOs) by November this year.On the other hand, two companies - Grameenphone, the largest cell phone operator in the...
Naim-Ul-Karim | 2008-08-18 00:00:00
A number of garment factories face problem in renewing or getting fresh insurance policy for their fixed property as insurers are reluctant to underwrite risk due to looming volatile situation in the sector, officials and industry insiders said Friday.They said...
BEIJING, Aug 17 : Japanese Kaori Icho retained her Olympic title in the women's freestyle 63kg wrestling here Sunday and earned the second wrestling gold for Japan at the Beijing Games.Icho (24) defeated Alena Kartashova of Russia by winning each...
Police Saturday again arrested Awami League (AL) Religious Affairs Secretary Sheikh Abdullah on charges of breaking the Emergency Power Rules (EPR) minutes after he had come out of Dhaka central jail on bail following High Court (HC) order, reports UNB.On...
QINGDAO, Aug 17 : Ben Ainslie of Britain won Finn class at the Olympic sailing regatta here Sunday, bagging his third straight Olympic gold and becoming the third sailor in Olympic history to have achieved such a feat.The defending Finn...
KANDAHAR, Aug 17 (AFP): A roadside bomb struck a police vehicle in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar overnight, killing 10 policemen, their commander told AFP Sunday.Kandahar police chief Mutillah Khan blamed the bombing in the province's Shah Wali Kot...
Maswood Alam Khan | 2008-08-18 00:00:00
A military party has just opened the second part of their grand puppet show. Venue: the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott. Conductor: General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. Performers: Democratically elected Mauritanian politicians. Orchestra: Military leaders loyal to General Aziz. Duration: Till when...
The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, was observed across the country Saturday night with due solemnity and religious fervour, reports UNB.Muslim devotees spent the night at mosques and homes, offering special prayers and reciting from the holy Quran. They...
NEW DELHI, Aug 17 (PTI): For the first time in several years Pakistan is expected to pip India in the list of rice exporting countries because of export curb imposed here.According to the latest report of the US Agriculture Department...
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