The fourth death anniversary of late Barrister Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed, a prominent lawyer and former adviser to the Caretaker Government, will be observed today (Thursday), said a press release. On the occasion, Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Smriti Parishad has organised different...
Major General Muzammel Hussain PSC (Rtd) passed away at 5:30 pm due to cardiac failure at CMH in Dhaka Tuesday. He was 71, said a press release.Muzammel left behind his wife, three daughters, three sons-in-law and three grand children to...
Only 29 overs were possible on a rain-marred first day's play at Kandy's Asgiriya International Stadium but those 110 minutes of play were enough for Sri Lanka to continue their domination over Bangladesh. Mahela Jayawardene won his third consecutive toss...
MARACAIBO (Venezuela), Jul 11 (AFP): Brazil advanced to the final of the Copa America on Tuesday with a dynamic 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Uruguay.With the sides locked at 2-2 at the end of 90 minutes, the game went straight...
Strong title contender Abahani Limited regained the top slot of the B League as they beat Brothers Union Club by a solitary goal in the day's high-voltage second phase match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city Wednesday,...
Marcus Trescothick is one step closer to a return from the international wilderness after being named in England's 30-man preliminary squad for the inaugural Twenty20 World Championships that take place in South Africa in September, reports Cricinfo.Trescothick has not been...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Wednesday announced a 30-member preliminary squad to form Bangladesh National Cricket team for the first Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa beginning September 11, reports UNB.Bangladesh, placed in Group A of the 12-team Twenty20 Championship with...
The Spectra Group 1st Inter-District Women's Kabaddi Competition begins in the city Friday with the participation of 13 teams, reports UNB.The participating teams, split into four groups, will compete in two venues -- Kabaddi Stadium and Dhanmondi Women's Sports Complex.Later,...
Amal Roy clinched the men's singles title of Dhaka Open Tennis Competition beating Ranjan Ram 5-5, 6-2 in the final at the Ramna National Tennis Complex in the city Wednesday, reports UNB.In the boys' singles (16 years), Omar Sunny emerged...
Bangladesh women's team made a flying start in the first Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Women's Cricket Tournament with a 10-wicket win over United Arab Emirates (UAE) in an opening day match at the Institute Perguruan Temenggong Ibrahim in Johor Baru,...
Eion Morgan anchored the innings with a determined half-century on a sluggish track at Stormont, as Ireland posted a competitive total of 210 for 8 against Netherlands in the second match of the Quad Series, reports Cricinfo.Morgan made 51 from...
Bangladesh Under-19 team, now touring Sri Lanka, play their second three-day match against Sri Lanka Under-19 team, beginning in Colombo today (Thursday), reports UNB.
Julio Godoy A series of technical breakdowns in two of the oldest nuclear power stations in Germany has led to renewed demands to phase out nuclear energy.Between Jun. 28 and Jul. 7, the nuclear power stations at Kruemmel and Brunsbuettel,...
Dino Mahtani WHEN a small group of attackers emerged from their hideout in Nigeria's main northern city of Kano, they descended on a local police station wearing black bandanas, shooting nine policemen dead and setting fire to vehicles.As the mayhem...
Shobhana Chandra and Alex TanziThe U.S. economy will keep growing without prompting faster inflation, giving the Federal Reserve no reason to change interest rates into 2008, this month's Bloomberg News survey showed. Economic growth will settle into a 2.5 percent...
Hugh Williamson An initiative by the Group of Eight wealthy nations to build closer ties with emerging economies is running into trouble only weeks after it was launched, the Financial Times has learnt.Complaints by the emerging powers - China, India,...
FE Report The government has levied 10 per cent tax, deductible at source, on annual interest income exceeding Tk 25,000 from saving instruments, official sources said. The tax measure came into effect from July 1, 2007, the National Board of...
Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed Wednesday spelt out a 7-point recommendation that envisaged the appointment of a parliamentary ombudsman and pay-hike for police to fight out corruption in the country, report agencies.He also expressed the hope that the "interim...
Shahiduzzaman KhanIn an effort to shedding new light on how migration could contribute to development, Bangladesh has highlighted the potentially huge benefits of temporary labour movement at an international forum in the Belgian capital of Brussels this week. The country...
FE ReportThe government has asked the state-owned power sector entities, including the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), to write off electricity bills that are outstanding for more than three years to streamline the current corporatisation process.However, the respective company boards...
MYMENSINGH, July 11 (UNB): All the nine members of a family committed suicide at a time jumping under a train in a macabre tragedy in Kashor Itkhola area of the district town Wednesday afternoon.Police said the members of the family...
An influential Adviser said Wednesday Awami League president Sheikh Hasina and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia do not need to be confined as they are not a threat to the country, reports UNB."I don't know weather the two leaders are kept...
Shakhawat Hossain Biman Bangladesh Airlines will receive US$ 22.18 million in insurance claim for the aircraft damaged in an accident in Dubai airport last March, official source said.The Biman authorities decided to accept almost half of the insured value worth...
FE ReportA report of Asian Development Bank (ADB) said the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and both the stock exchanges of Bangladesh should improve the share trading surveillance and monitoring system to ensure transparency and accountability as far as operation...
The government is planning to launch pre-paid meters for gas, Energy Adviser Tapan Chowdhury said Wednesday. A project has been taken up for the purpose, the adviser said. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) will design and supply the...
The government has decided to modify the Immigration Act 1982 to remove barriers to manpower export. Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry took the initiative after International Organisation of Immigration (IOM) has shown interest to cooperate with the government in...
An extended part of a three-storied building in the city's Uttara area collapsed Wednesday, killing two construction workers and injuring 11 others. Uttara police sources said, the two people were killed when the under-construction part of East West Medical College...
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina's daughter Saima Hossain Putul, who lives in the US, has been blessed with a son. Putul, wife of Khandakar Mashrur Hossain Mitu, gave birth to the baby boy Tuesday at 3:00 pm (US time). The...
FE ReportThe ongoing reforms programme to make the state-run Bangladesh Railway (BR) a financially viable entity has failed to yield any tangible progress as its revenue income marked a sharp decline by over 63 per cent in the just-concluded fiscal...
Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) is intensifying its efforts to achieve revenue target set for fiscal 2007-08 against the backdrop of repeated failure to reach the goal.The NBR has been holding a series of meetings with the...
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