RANGPUR, Sept 5 (BSS) The process of sustainable and balanced social and national developments were being hampered seriously for continuous deprivation of the female UP members of their proper rights in the local public bodies at the grass roots level...
Our CorrespondentbrRAJSHAHI, Sept 5 An Exit Poll survey conducted by International Republican Institute (IRI) with assistance from the British High Commission suggests ninety per cent of Rajshahi's voters consider Rajshahi City Corporation election held on August 4 was Free and...
Lawyers for former premier Khaleda Zia would appeal for bail in GATCO and Niko cases in the High Court (HC) vacation bench tomorrow (Sunday), a lawyer said Friday, reports bdnews24.com.brWe'll file appeals in the HC Sunday for her bail in...
Our CorrespondentbrCHITTAGONG, Sept 5 Implementation of the Halda Project for the restoration of fish breeding fields is possible.brSpeakers made this observation in a seminar on 'Preservation and Management of the natural breeding centre of the river Halda' at the Chittagong...
Our CorrespondentbrRAJSHAHI, Sep 5 The RMC students complained that their dental unit might face closure. They said they had placed a memorandum of five-point demands, signed by a hundred students, to the Directorate of Health on August 25 through the...
BARISAL, Sept 5 (UNB) Some 131,126 hectares of land have been brought under jute cultivation in the current season exceeding the target as farmers of the southern region have been showing interest in its cultivation.brJute growers became encouraged due to...
The inauguration of a new university chartered to grant degrees to underserved women in Asia will be celebrated at a Symposium in Dhaka on October 17-18, reports UNB. brThe Asian University for Women (AUW), based in Chittagong, will offer a...
The 19th death anniversary of the founder of Diabetic Association of Bangladesh and National Prof Dr Mohammad Ibrahim will be observed today (Saturday), reports UNB.brThe association has taken elaborate programmes, including free testing for diabetes, opinion exchange meeting between diabetic...
Our Correspondent brJESSORE, Sept 05 The newly appointed deputy commissioner of Jessore Nepur Ahmed on Thursday afternoon exchanged views with journalists at Jessore Collectorate Conference Room.brIn the meeting, the deputy commissioner assured the journalists to take initiative for the development...
Our Correspondent brBRAHMANBARIA, Sept 5 The inter-district Luxury Bus service provider Cordova-Titas Paribahan (Pvt) Limited launched its Dhaka-Brahmanbaria route and set up its district service control office at Dakkhin Pairtola Bus station in the district Monday, sources said.brFreedom fighter and...
DARWIN, Sept 5 (Cricinfo) Bangladesh will rework their top order for the final ODI against Australia as they aim to avoid another sub-par performance. Junaid Siddiqui has been rewarded for a promising effort at No. 3 in the second match...
Around Ranatunga, the interim committee chief of Sri Lanka Cricket, is adamant that the tour of England in April and May 2009 will still go ahead as planned, despite opposition from several senior players, including the captain Mahela Jayawardene and...
Newcastle have begun their search for a sixth manager in four years after the resignation of Kevin Keegan, reports BBC. brEverton boss David Moyes and former Juventus coach Didier Deschamps are among the names being considered, BBC 5 Live's Jonathan...
NEW YORK, Sept 5 (AFP) For Roger Federer to win his fifth US Open title in a row, the Swiss second seed must prove he still has what it takes to beat Novak Djokovic, this time in a semi-final rematch...
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 5 (AFP) South African organisers of the 2010 World Cup said Thursday they were upbeat about FIFA president Sepp Blatter's visit next week to showcase the progress made in preparing for the event.brBlatter will on September 14 begin...
MELBOURNE, Sept 5 (AP) Col Egar, who was in charge of Australian cricket as an administrator and was in charge of some historic test matches as an umpire in the 1960s, has died after an illness. He was 80.brEgar was...
ISLAMABAD, Sept 5 (AFP) Pakistan's presidential hopefuls began a final push for support Friday on the eve of an election that slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's widower is expected to win.brAsif Ali Zardari is the frontrunner in a three-way race...
ST. PAUL, Sept 5 (Reuters) Republican John McCain cast himself as an independent-minded reformer Thursday, vowed change is coming if he is elected president and promised to create millions of jobs by developing new energy sources.brMcCain accepted his party's presidential...
LUANDA, Sept 5 (AFP) Angolans voted Friday in their first peacetime elections with the ruling leftwing MPLA expected to keep a firm grip on the war ravaged new oil power while the opposition said the poll is unfair.brSix years after...
BANGKOK, Sept 5 (AFP) Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej found little support Friday for his proposal to hold a referendum to resolve the stalemate with protesters who have occupied his offices for 11 days.brThe protesters stormed into his Government House...
CANBERRA, Sept 5 (AFP) Lawyer, academic, women's activist and grandmother Quentin Bryce was sworn in as Australia's governor general Friday, the first woman to act as the British queen's representative Down Under.brBryce, 65, is the only woman to take on...
Rice set to make brhistory in LibyabrLISBON, (Portugal), Sept 5 When Condoleezza Rice spends a few hours in Libya and shakes hands with Moammar Gadhafi, she will close a nearly three-decade era of bitter animosity between the United States and...
FE Report brPrices of edible oil and pulse declined in the city's retail market while vegetables and fish maintained an upward trend during the past one week, market sources said. brThe price of loose edible oil continued to record a...
FE ReportbrThe grand opening of ST Power Ltd, a CNG filling station and conversion centre financed by Pubali Bank Ltd, was held in the city recently. Managing Director of Pubali Bank Ltd Helal Ahmed Chowdhury inaugurated the filling station as...
KOLKATA, Sept 5 (AFP) Last-ditch talks were scheduled for today in eastern India in a bid to end violent brprotests against a nearly completed plant slated to manufacture the world's cheapest car. br West Bengal state governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi held...
Sarwar ZahanbrThe inter-bank call money rate maintained a steady level last week due to adequate flow of cash in the market despite high demand, fund managers said.brThe market witnessed a strong demand for cash because of festival shopping. The injection...
FE ReportbrRangs Electronics Ltd, widely known asbr'Sony-Rangs', formally opened a new sales and service centre in the city's Shewrapara Thursday, said a press release.brChairman and Managing Director (MD) of Rangs Group of Companies Aktar Hussain and Sony Singapore Marketing Company...
August 31-September 4, 2008brCommercial Bank of CeylonbrBangladesh taka was stable against US dollar due to month end. Wage earners have been sending increased foreign currency to Bangladesh since 2001 due to growing geo-political and job-related uncertainty in the US and...
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (AFP) Malaysia's exports surged 25.4 per cent in July from a year ago, boosted by high commodity prices and growth in the electronics sector, according to official data released today. brExports reached 63.36 billion ringgit (18.4...
OTTAWA, Sept 4 (AFP) The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced yesterday it is maintaining its 3.0 per cent key lending rate, citing concerns over ongoing turbulence in global financial markets and weakness in the US economy. brBoth have had a...
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