CHITTAGONG, Sept 11 (UNB): Some 15 BNP activists were injured in a clash between reformist and conformist groups in front of city BNP office at Nasimon Bhaban today (Thursday).Witnesses said the clash started at about 3.00 pm when reformists assaulted...
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami has hailed the release of BNP chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, reports UNB.The nation heaved a sigh of relief at her release. We hope that the countrymen, led by four-party alliance, would...
KUSHTIA, Sept 11 (UNB): An outlawed leader and his associate were killed in a gun battle with police at Majia village in Sadar Upazila early Thursday. The dead were identified as Mantu Member, regional commander of JSD Gono Bahini, and...
The under-five child mortality rate in Bangladesh has been reduced by over 50 per cent since 1990, according to new figures released by United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in the city Thursday, reports BSS."A number of countries have...
GAIBANDHA, Sept 11 (UNB): More than 2,000 sacks of potatoes worth Tk 3.0 million (30 lakh) had decayed and some had germinated in a cold storage at Dhaperhat in Sadullahpur Upazila due to frequent load shedding and negligence of the...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 11 (BSS): Floodplain fish farming has been gaining popularity in different areas of the district for the last couple of years as the system has enormous prospect of enhancing fish productivity.Fish farmers have been utilising the existing potentialities...
Our Correspondent JESSORE, Sept 11: A non-government organisation (NGO) employee was killed by a loan borrower at Mollikpur under Jhikargachha Upazila in the district Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Abdul Kuddus (35) field worker of the Jagoroni Chakkra...
FE ReportThe 19th death anniversary of eminent educationist, writer, playwright, organiser, founder of Dhaka Little Theatre and teacher of the Institute of Modern Languages of Dhaka University Prof Nazma Jasmine Chowdhury will be observed today (Friday).Family of the deceased has...
Visiting GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team piled up 441 runs all out in 122.3 overs against Sri Lanka Development XI on the 2nd day of the 1st four-day match at Dambulla in Sri Lanka Thursday, reports UNB.Shamsur Rahman scored 125...
DUBAI, Sept 11 (AP): West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul and South Africa paceman Dale Steyn received the top honours at the International Cricket Council awards Wednesday.Chanderpaul received the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Cricketer of the Year, and Steyn became...
CHICAGO, Sept 11 (AFP): The United States, Mexico and Costa Rica remained unbeaten in the semi-final phase of regional World Cup qualifying Wednesday, continuing their march toward South Africa 2010.The United States stretched their lead atop Group 1 with a...
The New Zealand Cricket team will arrive Dhaka on September 30, instead of earlier announced October 4, on a month-long tour to Bangladesh, reports UNB.During the tour, the visitors will play three One Day Internationals (ODIs), and a two- match...
Bangladesh Army and Comilla DSA are leading in the Trust Bank 8th National Senior and Junior Taekwondo Championships securing four gold medals each on the second day of the three-day meet at the National Sports Council gymnasium in the city...
Prantik KC notched an emphatic 3-0 win over Kodomtola Sangsad in a match of the Second Division Football League at the Bir Shreshtho Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Komolapur in the city Thursday, reports UNB.Sabuj Kumar, Sagar and...
A four-day Handball Referees' Refresher Course, organised by Bangladesh Handball Federation, will be held on September 17-20 at the Handball Federation office room in the city, reports UNB.The course will be conducted every day at 2:30-4:30 pm.All the handball referees...
Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports has paid nearly $1 billion (£572m) for the commercial and marketing rights to the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League, reports BBC. The huge sum secures the rights for the next 10 years. "This makes the Twenty20...
FE ReportA recent survey shows that despite global slowdown, intra Asia trade is forecast to increase. The survey outcome suggests that Bangladesh SMEs are well positioned to embark on this regional growth momentum.The HSBC Group conducted the regional survey of...
FE ReportStandard Chartered Wholesale Banking has won a number of awards from Euromoney this year. The London-based global bank was adjudged 'Best Private Bank (global award)', 'Best Foreign Exchange Bank in Africa', 'Best Cash Management Bank in the Middle East',...
FE Report The inter-bank call money rate was steady Thursday although the market witnessed strong demand for cash. The US dollar was also stable against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market with moderate demand for the greenback,...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Sept 11: Incidents of deception worth about Tk 2.0 billion took place in Chaktai-Khatunganj area of the port city during last ten years. Of the amount, Tk 820 million have been taken away through deception this year.In the...
Bangladesh Garment Manufactures and Exporters Association (BGMEA) as part of ensuring social compliance audited 1,381 member factories out of 2,435 to support the overall monitoring activities of the organisation, reports BSS.The audit was carried out in collaboration with IFC Advisory...
LONDON, Sept 11 (AP): World stock markets fell Thursday as troubles at US investment bank Lehman Brothers fanned fears of more credit-market losses and drove down financial company shares across the region.By afternoon in Europe, Britain's FTSE 100 had fallen...
FE ReportLafarge Surma Cement Limited distributed Ramadan Gift Packages to the families living beside its cement plant at Chhatak Wednesday.In a simple ceremony beside the plant at Chhatak, Plant Manager Chang Jae Song and Head of Communication & CSR Mohiuddin...
Janata Bank Ltd and Multi Promotional Services Limited signed an agreement to recover bad debts as recovery partner of the bank in the city recently, said a press release. DGM of Janata Bank Ltd, Mobarak Ali Bhuiya and Managing Director...
DSE announces Eid holidays for 9 daysThere will be no trading at DSE on September 29, '08 and September 30, '08 as per decision of the board of directors of the bourse following the holidays of Eid-ul-Fitr. Therefore, there will...
FE Report The central bank of Bangladesh asked Thursday commercial banks to increase deposits and thus reduce dependence on the money market that will also help minimise their credit-deposit ratio, officials said. The instruction came at the Bangladesh Bank's (BB)...
Former premier and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia was released from the high-security makeshift prison on the parliament premises Thursday, at the height of a turnaround in the interim regime's much-hyped political rectification drive.Jail authorities set Khaleda, the three-time Prime Minister...
The government has moved to get bitter political rivals Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia to sit across the table in an effort to pull the country out of the present political crisis, Commerce Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman Thursday said, reports...
Shakhawat Hossain The country's poverty alleviation will face a great challenge if the current inflationary trend, fuelled by high food prices, continues for a longer period, a central bank report said Thursday."If the current food inflationary trend continues for a...
FHM Humayan KabirA New Zealand-US joint venture company has been selected for preparing a detailed design of the proposed Padma bridge, the construction work of which is expected to start by December this year, an official said Thursday.After completing the...
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