EDGBASTON, Aug 1 (Cricinfo): Mark Boucher played a typically feisty innings to lift South Africa to a useful lead of 83 on the third morning at Edgbaston. Following the adrenalin-fuelled action of yesterday evening England did a reasonably efficient job...
From Fazle Rashid | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
NEW YORK, Aug 1: All the US intelligence agencies have been brought under the one single agency known as National Intelligence. The idea mooted at the beginning of President Bush's second term in 2004 has at last been fructified.There are...
DU Correspondent | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
Education Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman said cooperation and understanding among the political parties is a must for overall development, as no single party could unilaterally resolve the problems of the country.He said this while addressing the biennial conference of Bangladesh...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 1 (BSS): Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) has imposed restrictions on campaign in the city corporation areas on the occasion of the August 4 Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) election.An RMP notification here today said restriction has been imposed on...
FE report | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
Standard Bank Ltd has introduced SME and rural banking scheme for the help and development of the lower, middle and lower-middle class people of the country.Standard Bank Chairman Kazi Akramuddin Ahmed said this while presiding over the 9th annual general...
WHAT happened to the reports or recommendations of the numerous commissions and committees, constituted since the independence of the country in response to governmental and administrative fallings? Probe bodies were formed to investigate the causes of launch mishaps, lack of...
JHALOKATI, Aug 1 (UNB): Funeral of septuagenarian freedom fighter Amol Das was held at his Bashbunia village in Kathalia Upazila with state honour Wednesday.Family members said Amol Das (70), who was suffering from old age ailments since long, died on...
GALLE, Aug 1 (Cricinfo): Sri Lanka couldn't get Virender Sehwag out, but Ajantha Mendis found a way around him, dismissing most of the others cheaply before Harbhajan Singh enacted a similar turnaround to restore the balance at the end of...
MAGURA, Aug 1 (UNB): A special court in the district Thursday convicted a man and awarded him life term imprisonment for violating a minor girl.The court also fined the convict, Mizanur Rahman (20), Tk 50,000, in default, to suffer one...
Kayes M Sohel | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
Titas, the state-owned gas distribution company, is facing an uphill task in offloading the rest of its shares in nine remaining trading days as required under direct listing regulations.A company seeking to go for direct listing has to offload 10...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has drawn up a work plan for expansion of tax net in the current fiscal through motivation of community leaders and encouraging taxpayers, officials said.The board has decided to involve district and Upazila administration,...
Fakhrul Alam | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Aug 01: An artificial crisis of fertiliser persists in different upazilas of greater Chittagong including Cox's Bazar, Bandarban and Khagrachari. The farmers are warried of their future due to such a crisis of essential requisite for cultivation during the...
SEOUL, August 1 (AFP): South Korea's top court ruled Thursday that parents have the right to know the sex of their unborn babies, sparking concerns the decision might result in more sex-selection abortions.The Constitutional Court overturned a law that prohibited...
Former BNP secretary general Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan said Friday if Khaleda Zia was released there would be no more division within the party, reports bdnews24.com.On the proposals for party reform that arose last year, the just-released BNP leader said the...
FE Report | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
Prices of onion, tea and dry chili have increased in the city's retail markets but prices of other essentials including rice and flour remained unchanged during the past one week.According to traders, prices of non-brand edible oil declined by Tk...
Harvey Morris at the United NationsInternational aid money sent to Burma's cyclone victims is being lost as a result of the junta's foreign exchange regulations, according to United Nations officials.John Holmes, the UN's humanitarian affairs chief, has described the loss...
KABUL, August 1 (AFP): Insurgent attacks in Afghanistan have hit record highs this year with hundreds of civilians killed, including 19 aid workers, and spreading insecurity cutting back relief work, aid groups said Friday.Unrest had spread to once stable areas...
It's an exciting time to be involved in Twenty20 and the top six Associate nations get their chance at the big time when the World Twenty20 Qualifiers begin in Belfast Saturday, reports Cricinfo.The two finalists will quality for the World...
Former BNP lawmaker Moazzem Hossain Alal was released on bail from Dhaka Central Jail Friday morning, reports bdnews24.com.A High Court (HC) bench granted bail last week to the former general secretary of Jatiyotabadi Jubo Dol."I express my gratitude to the...
TTBC Limited, country's leading mobile phone value added service company, Thursday signed a deal with Grameenphone (GP) to provide 'Off Portal' service, reports UNB.Subscribers of GP will be able to download EDGE based mobile contents from the link http://www.mobile-masala.com.The contents...
FE Report | 2008-08-01 00:00:00
The country's telecom regulatory body has decided to fine operators $50 for selling each unregistered SIM card and will conduct inspections from (today) Friday, a senior official said.He said Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission took the decision of raising the fine...
Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the WTA Rogers Open in Montreal with a shoulder injury which could jeopardise her Olympics and US Open participation, reports BBC.The world number three will have an MRI scan Thursday after struggling with pain in...
COLOMBO, July 31 (AFP): At least 24 Tamil Tiger rebels and a soldier were killed in fresh fighting in Sri Lanka's north as the island prepared to host a summit of South Asian leaders, the defence ministry said today.The 24...
Our Correspondent | 2008-08-01 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Jul 31: A huge quantity of low-quality and harmful carbide mixed mangoes are being imported from India through the Sona Masjid landport customs corridor every day, sources said.It was learnt that a record quantity of Indian mangoes entered the...
Touring Bangladesh A team will play their second one-day match against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Durham today (Friday), reports UNB.The second string Bangladesh side, which conceded a six- wicket defeat against English county Lancashire in the first one-day match...
BAGHDAD, July 31 (AFP): Eleven US soldiers were killed in Iraq in July, the lowest monthly toll since the 2003 invasion, according Pentagon figures, highlighting what US commanders say is a marked drop in overall violence.The number compares with the...
President Iajuddin Ahmed noted that science education in the country has been on decline due to various reasons, depriving the nation of the services of talented students.The President made the observation while addressing the Academy Gold Medal Award Ceremony-2008 organised...
BANGKOK, July 31 (AFP): The wife of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra was sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion Thursday, the first conviction against his family since he was toppled in a 2006 coup.Pojaman Shinawatra and her...
FE Report | 2008-08-01 00:00:00
The spending on import of infant formula has come down to Tk 4.0 billion (400 crore) per year with the increasing awareness about breastfeeding in the country.The country might have to spend a total of Tk 300 billion (30,000 crore)...
KARACHI, July 31 (AFP): Pakistan's sole female athlete Sadaf Siddiqui has modest ambitions for the Olympics and says simply competing will be a dream come true as she hopes to inspire millions of girls back home.Lahore-based Siddiqui runs the 100...
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