BEIJING, Aug 15 : Talita Antunes and Renata Ribeiro of Brazil earned a berth in top eight of beach volleyball tournament at the Beijing Olympics Friday.They came from behind to beat Susanne Glesnes/Kathrine Maaseide of Norway in three sets (12-21,...
FE Report | 2008-08-16 00:00:00
A 'Forum on Zakat', organised by Rahimafrooz, will be held at Carnival Hall of Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre at 10.30 am today (Saturday), said a press release.DGM of Zakat Board of the State of Selangor, Malaysia will present the Zakat...
BEIJING, Aug 15 : Italy beat China 45-35 here Friday to pocket the bronze medal of men's epee team event of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.Italy's Diego Confalonieri contributed 16 points to the team's victory, while Alfredo Rota, substitute Stefano...
Ricky Ponting's recovery from wrist surgery will prevent him from appearing in the one-day series against Bangladesh at the end of the month while Matthew Hayden must prove he is ready after a long-standing heel problem. Ponting's absence makes him...
GORI, (Georgia) Aug 15 (Agencies): Russian troops Friday allowed some humanitarian supplies into the city of Gori but continued their blockade of the strategically located city, raising doubts about Russia's intentions in the war-battered country.Gori is on the country's main...
BEIJING, Aug 15 : Viktor Ruban of Ukraine managed a ten in the last arrow, beating Park Kyung-mo from South Korea 113-112 and lifting the first ever Olympic gold medal in archery for his country here at the Olympic archery...
FE Report | 2008-08-16 00:00:00
Prices of most of the essential commodities, excepting few remained unchanged at their previous level ahead of the holy Ramadan, that begins from early next month.During the last one week, prices of onion, local lentil and egg increased significantly while...
FE Report | 2008-08-16 00:00:00
The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) has expressed dissatisfaction over dropping of the issue of infrastructure development of the port city at Wednesday's meeting of the council of advisers in Chittagong.The meeting was presided over by Chief Adviser...
COLOMBO, Aug 15 (AFP): Yuvraj Singh geared up for the one- day series against Sri Lanka with an explosive 172 to power India to a comfortable 92-run victory in a practice match here Friday.The left-hander smashed 13 sixes and eight...
Increased arsenic in soil and water might sneak into the food chain as it is more or less present in all types of crops in the country's arsenic-affected areas with some crops, such as arum, showing much more contamination than...
BEIJING, Aug 15 : China's Tong Wen defeated reigning champion Maki Tsukada in the women's heavyweight judo final Friday at the Beijing Olympic Games, making the Chinese judoka to be the first grand slam judo champion at an age of...
The release of former Home Minister Mohammad Nasim, convicted of graft, is likely to be delayed as the scrutiny of the bail orders is taking time, a top jailer said Friday, reports bdnews24.com."Mohammad Nasim's bail orders have reached us. The...
BEIJING, Aug 14 (AFP): Chinese swimmers Liu Zige and Jiao Liuyang produced stunning swims Thursday to win gold and silver in the Olympic women's 200 metres butterfly with the world record being shattered in the process.It was a remarkable achievement...
FE Report | 2008-08-15 00:00:00
The central bank provided the overdraft (OD) facility for 30 million more US dollars Thursday to a state-owned commercial bank (SCB) for settlement of fuel oil import bills, officials said.'We've provided the SCB with such a facility against the government-approved...
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed Thursday said there are scopes to further enhance relations in the field of trade and commerce between Bangladesh and North Korea, reports UNB.He emphasised on identifying new areas of cooperation through discussion among experts of...
Tim May, the chief executive of the global players' union, believes Pakistan must do more to ensure the safety of players at next month's Champions Trophy. May will form part of an ICC task force that will attempt to allay...
President Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed have felicitated their Korean counterparts on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the country that falls Friday, reports UNB.In a message to the President of Republic of Korea Lee Myung-bak...
TOKYO, Aug 14 (AP): Asian stock markets struggled to gain ground Thursday as concerns about the region's big economies continued to weigh on investor sentiment.Chinese shares were mixed Thursday following the release of figures showing that growth in industrial output...
There are very compelling reasons to explain why much increasing the production of food grains ought to be a very high priority for Bangladesh. The country is able to maintain a balance of sorts between its basic food supply requirement...
A three-day specialised procurement training review on the Public Procurement Act and Rules ended in the city Thursday.The Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) of Implementation, Monitoring Evaluation Division under the Ministry of Planning organised the training.Secretary of Implementation, Monitoring and...
At least 11 Dhaka University students and a teacher were injured in a series of clashes following an altercation over a football match at the central playground on the campus on Thursday evening--reminiscent of a recent Armageddon triggered from the...
FE Report | 2008-08-15 00:00:00
Soroptimist International Club of Dhaka, Bangladesh has organised a two-day South Asian Conference on 'Women's Rights: South Asian Perspectives' at the Spectra Convention Centre, Gulshan in the city today (Friday).The conference will be preceded by a South Asian Forum meeting...
BEIJING, Aug 14: Ukraine beat China 45-44 to win the women's team sabre gold medal at the Olympic Games here Thursday.The United States downed France 45-38 for the bronze medal.Meantime, Tuvshinbayar Naidan from Mongolia claimed the men's 100kg judo title...
Mahmuda Shaolin | 2008-08-15 00:00:00
Soaring price of poultry feeds has thrown another blow to the country's bird-flu affected poultry sector as the overall prices of feeds have almost doubled over the last one year pushing the production cost roughly by 20 to 40 per...
FE Report | 2008-08-15 00:00:00
A two-day orientation course on seed technology concluded at Seed Pathology Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh.The course was organised by the Seed Pathology Centre with financial support from Energypac Agro Ltd and SEDF.More than twenty officers from the production...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2008-08-15 00:00:00
The port city of Chittagong, which is also called the commercial capital of Bangladesh, has been facing severe gas and power crisis since long. However, the source of both the crises is again gas, since most of the power plants...
BEIJING, Aug 14 : Tuvshinbayar Naidan from Mongolia outscored Askhat Zhitkeyev of Kazakhstan in men's 100kg class judo at the Beijing Olympic Games Thursday, winning the first gold medal his country had awaited for 44 years.Naidan, world-ranked 12th this year,...
SRINAGAR, Aug 14(Reuters): Protesters shouting "we want freedom" took to the streets of Kashmir on Thursday as a land dispute between Muslims and Hindus boiled into a litmus test of New Delhi's hold on the troubled Himalayan region.The row pits...
Berger Paints (BD) Limited opened three more Berger Colour Bank outlets in the city recently.Managing Director of the company Rupali Chowdhury inaugurated Sajjad Paints and Moonmoon Paints at Nawabpur Road and Al-Amin Hardware at North South Road in the city...
BEIJING, Aug 14: Reigning Olympic champion Hungary ended Spain's winning streak in the men's water polo Thursday with a 8-5 victory at the Beijing Olympics.Spain had a 3-2 advantage at the quarter break but by half-time Hungary had taken the...
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