US Ambassador Patricia A Butenis left here Saturday for Washington ending her 14 months of eventful and exciting assignment in Bangladesh. Butenis presented her credentials to the Bangladesh President on April 16, 2006 as Ambassador to Bangladesh. She left Dhaka...
NATORE, June 23: ACC officials and joint forces Saturday jointly raided the home of former state minister Fazlur Rahman Potol at Gouripur village under Lalpur upazila. The team talked to the inmates of the house, assessed moveable and immovable properties....
SATKHIRA, June 23: A Bangladeshi national suffered bullet wounds as Indian border guards fired shots across border at Bhomra under Sadar Upazila Saturday. The victim was identified as Khalil Ahmed (28) of Laxmidari village of the upazila. BDR sources said...
BRAHMANBARIA, June 23: A minor girl died allegedly due to torture by her parents at Dulabari village in Nabinagar Upazila Saturday. Police said Bishwa Rishi and his wife Mala Rishi used to torture their daughter Seema Rishi (8) over family...
FE ReportThe government is likely to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India soon on export of eight million pieces of apparel items under South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA). The Indian government is allowing the import of garments...
FE ReportICE Technologies & Services Ltd, a local IT company, is striving to introduce 'IFS applications' among the corporate clients in Bangladesh aiming to automate the company affairs in a simplified way.The company is the local distributor of Sweden-based IFS,...
FE Report The Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) Saturday said the draft consumer protection act of 2007 prepared by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) should be approved for protecting the rights of the country's 14 million consumers.The CAB at press conference criticised...
A four-member Indian delegation, led by Foreign Secretary Shibshankar Menon, arrives in the city today (Sunday) for Foreign Secretary-level consultations between India and Bangladesh on the entire gamut of bilateral relations, reports UNB.The delegation, coming at the invitation of Bangladesh...
FE ReportThe stock prices remained bullish in the week ended Thursday last amid a 31.92 per cent rise in the turnover.The daily average turnover rose to Tk 1.565 billion in the week from Tk 1.186 billion of the previous week.All...
The Power Development Board (PDB) is in a dilemma over hiring a foreign firm to build a 100-megawatts (MW) power plant as the contractor of the project is now averse to entering into the deal because of a cost-overrun following...
Delay in implementing development projects dents government credibility to the people, and donor agencies and countries, said the finance adviser, in reference to usual politico-bureaucratic foot-dragging practice."Delays in implementation of the development projects cause credibility problem of government to the...
FE ReportThe National Alliance of Disabled People's Organisations (NADPO) has expressed concern over the alleged move by the Bangladesh Telephone Shilpa Sangstha (BTSS) to retrenchment of its disabled employees.In a statement Saturday, the NADPO said the BTSS is putting pressure...
The National University Saturday announced a budget involving more than Tk 1.23 billion (123 crore) for the 2007-08 financial year showing a surplus of over Tk 1.17 million, reports UNB.Pro-Vice Chancellor and Treasurer Dr Jamal Uddin Ahmed placed the budget...
Our CorrespondentPolice of Bagmara thana at Rajshahi, at a pre-dawn raid, arrested one of the major suppliers of the raw materials used for preparing ammunition and bombs, and recovered a huge quantity of nitric acid and other chemicals from his...
BENAPOLE, June 23 (UNB): Some 52 consignments of Hilsha fish were exported to India through Benapole land port during the last six weeks earning only one million US dollars.Officials said the export earning could be much higher but dishonest traders...
Bush urges Congress on immigration bill WASHINGTON (AP): President Bush urged lawmakers Saturday to "summon the political courage" to support his top domestic priority, an immigration overhaul that is hanging by a thread in Congress. "We have an obligation to...
Riding on a hat-trick by Zahid Hossain Emily, Abahani Limited notched their highest margin victory in the B League crushing Rahmatganj MFS by 7-0 goals in the day's lone second phase match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city...
COLOMBO, Jun 23 (AFP): Muttiah Muralitharan resumes his quest to finish as Test cricket's most successful bowler when Sri Lanka take on Bangladesh in a three-match series starting Monday. The prolific off-spinner, with 674 wickets from 110 Tests, is only...
Jamie Murray and Eric Butorac fought back from a set down to clinch the Nottingham Open doubles title, reports BBC. The third seeds defeated British duo Joshua Goodall and Ross Hutchins, who were only handed a wildcard for the event...
Second seed Ivan Ljubicic reached the final of the grass-court Ordina Open with a 7-6 (7-1) 3-6 6-4 win over Julien Benneteau in Holland, reports BBC. The second semi will be completed Saturday after the players were forced from the...
Ireland set India 194 runs to win as they struggled to put a big total on the board in their one-day international (ODI) at the Civil Service Club in Stormont, reports BBC. India chose to field in swinging conditions and...
BKSP emerged group champions to reach the five-team super league of the 27th National Hockey Championship with all-win record beating Rajshahi Division by 9-0 goals at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium in the city Saturday, reports UNB.Abu Sajjad John scored...
BEIJING, Jun 23 (AP): Taiwan, take it or leave it. That remains the position of Beijing Olympic organisers,embarrassed two months ago when Taiwan backed out of participating in the 2008 Olympic torch relay - just two hours after the route...
England's leading one-day player Kevin Pietersen is set to play a more elevated role when it comes to deciding team strategy in limited-overs cricket. Paul Collingwood has been installed as captain for the two Twenty20 Internationals and three ODIs against...
Singapore will host a four-nation football tournament involving North Korea, Saudi Arabia and Oman, according to Internet. The event is co-organised by the Football Association of Singapore and the Matchworld Group SA. The Singapore Invitational Tournament starts today (Sunday) and...
Former Pakistan fast bowler Aaqib Javed is expected to arrive in the city tomorrow (Monday) for a coaching programme for the promising fast bowlers of the country, reports BSS.Javed, now a coach of Pakistan National Cricket Academy, will offer specialised...
Niclas Fasth continued his fine form with a second-round 65 to lead at 12 under in the BMW International Open, reports BBC. The Swede, who finished fourth in the US Open last weekend, is two shots clear of compatriot Peter...
PRAGUE, Jun 23(AFP):Paris Saint Germain's Czech international defender David Rozehnal is set to sign a four-year deal with Premiership side Newcastle Monday, his agent revealed. "We're leaving for England Sunday night and David will undergo a medical Monday morning. Afterwards...
WE have now a good number of private colleges and universities to develop skilled manpower for the country. A number of specialized technical educational institutes are also there to meet the needs of different sectors for technical and specialised human...
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