No politician has applied yet to refer his or her case to the TAC for exoneration, reports UNB.The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) director general (admin) Col Hanif Iqbal informed this at the Commission's regular briefing Monday.ACC Monday sent a second list...
FE Report | 2008-08-26 00:00:00
Chalermpol Thanchitt, Ambassador of Thailand to the People's Republic of Bangladesh and Stephane Masse, General Manager of Westin Dhaka Monday jointly announced the re-launching of Thai Food Festival "Colours of Thai Cuisines".The festival will continue until August 31 at Taste...
FE Report | 2008-08-26 00:00:00
ICB Asset Management Company Limited (AMCL), a subsidiary of ICB declared net asset value (NAV) of its two unit funds recently.The total net asset value (NAV) of ICB AMCL Pension holders unit fund stood at Tk 94,743,985.86 on the basis...
NATORE, Aug 25 (UNB): Robbers swooped on the house of Abdul Latif and stabbed him and his family members when they tried to resist them at Gopalpur residence in the district town Monday.Injured Abdul Latif, land officer of North Bengal...
Ehsanul Haque | 2008-08-26 00:00:00
A recent ILO report emphasised that 20 to 35 per cent of the labour force in Bangladesh engage in at least 50 hours of work per week. This is reflective of the tenacity of the workers in this country. The...
FE Report | 2008-08-26 00:00:00
Government servants on retirement have to pay around Tk 8,000 each as bribe for receiving their pension benefits, in addition to their ancillary costs, according to a research report.The research, commissioned by the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), has listed the...
FE Report | 2008-08-26 00:00:00
Finance and Planning Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam Monday criticised the donors' red-tapism saying "you have different layers" in fund approval process and related development works of the government making delay in project implementation."Your (donors') country office should communicate with your...
Ailing BNP senior joint secretary general Tarique Rahman received injury on head and other parts of his body as he slipped in a bathroom of the BSMMU Hospital prison cell Monday, reports UNB."Tarique went to the bathroom at about 12:15...
BRISBANE, Australia, Aug 25 (AP): Opening batsman Matthew Hayden will miss Australia's limited overs cricket series against Bangladesh starting Saturday because of an Achilles tendon injury.Australian team medical staff made a decision Monday to rest Hayden for the three match...
The Election Commission (EC) begins the registration of political parties tomorrow (Wednesday), setting October 15 as the last date for submitting application for getting registered with the EC as a pre-requisite for contesting the upcoming polls, report UNB and bdnews24.com."The...
BISHKEK, (Kyrgyzstan), Aug 25 (Agencies): A passenger jet carrying 90 people, including a Kyrgyz high school sports team, crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday near the Kyrgyz capital, killing 65, government officials said.The Boeing 737 was headed to Iran when it...
COLOMBO, Aug 25 (AFP): India posted a 33-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third one-day international here Sunday despite a fighting 94 from skipper Mahela Jayawardene.Sri Lanka were in deep trouble at 94-7 chasing a 238-run target but Jayawardene...
An unbeaten ton from opener Usman Khawaja guided Australian Institute of Sports (AIS) to crush visiting Bangladesh cricket team by nine wickets with 82 balls remaining in the 4th one-day practice match at the Garden's Oval in Darwin Monday, reports...
FE Report | 2008-08-26 00:00:00
The country's fourth private airline Aviana Airways Ltd launches its flights on Dhaka-Syedpur route today (Tuesday), offering reasonable fares aiming to pave the way for foreign investment in the country's northern region, a senior official of the operator said on...
MOSCOW, Aug 24 (Reuters): Two senior Russian officers were killed when their armored vehicle was hit by explosives in Russia's restive Chechnya on Sunday, Interfax news agency reported, two days after a gun attack in a nearby province.Russian security officials...
BEIJING, Aug 24 : Chinese President Hu Jintao Sunday held a banquet at the Diaoyutai State Guest house in west Beijing to welcome foreign leaders and international dignitaries who will attend the Olympic Games closing ceremony in the evening.Hu said...
BEIJING, Aug 24 : Beijing will be remembered for China's tremendous breakthrough, the 43 world records here being refreshed and the heroically personal performance by Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt after 16 action-packed days of Olympic Games.Over 10,500 athletes competing...
The Local Enterprise Investment Centre (LEIC), recently signed an agreement with Hatil Complex Ltd to pave the way for export of furniture from the country, says a press release.Under the deal, LEIC will arrange a six-month long training programme for...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 (Reuters): Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim is expected to earn a seat in parliament at a by-election this week, but it is far from clear that he can fulfill his dream of throwing out the government and becoming...
The 80-MW Tongi peaking power plant had to be shut down Sunday, as a leakage developed in its cooling system, reports UNB.According to the Power Development Board (PDB) officials, the operation of the power generation unit was halted at 5:35am...
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has postponed the Champions Trophy, which was due to begin in Pakistan in 19 days' time, to October 2009, after five of the eight participating nations confirmed during a teleconference Sunday that they would not...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2008-08-25 00:00:00
A private inland container depot, set to be largest within nine months, will kick off its operation next week, seeking to grab a bigger slice of the country's growing container trade, its owner said Sunday.Yussuf Abdullah Harun, an ex-chief of...
Political leaders, academics, senior journalists and economists at a meeting Sunday made a strong plea for holding the stalled parliamentary elections timely to save country's existence through flourishing of democratic institutions, reports UNB.Against the backdrop of the past debacle of...
Our Correspondent | 2008-08-25 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Aug 23: A blacklisted vessel containing poisonous asbestos has been imported for breaking purposes. The name of the vessel has been changed to avoid detection and is now floating at the outer anchorage of the Chittagong Port (CP) for...
Siddique Islam | 2008-08-25 00:00:00
Industrial credit disbursement recorded a significant rise by over 66 per cent in the last fiscal against that of the previous fiscal (2006-07).Bankers are hopeful about the continuation of the upward trend in industrial credit distribution due to growing credit...
BANGKOK, Aug 24, (AFP): High fuel costs have battered Thailand's aviation industry, leaving flag carrier Thai Airways groaning under its losses while smaller operators struggle to survive.Oil prices jumped above 147 dollars per barrel on July 11. They have since...
Chinese authorities congratulate Olympians | 2008-08-25 00:00:00
BEIJING, Aug 24: China's central authorities Sunday congratulated the Chinese athletes on their "achievement of a major historic breakthrough" and "significant contributions" to the Beijing Olympic Games. "The motherland and people feel proud of you. We extend warm congratulations and...
FE Report | 2008-08-25 00:00:00
The IPO lottery programme of First Security Bank Ltd will be conducted today (Monday) at 11.00 am at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the city, says a press release.The First Security Bank received bids of Tk 5.0 billion against Tk...
The holy Janmashtami, the birth anniversary of Lord Sri Krishna, was celebrated in the city and elsewhere in the country amid festivity and religious fervour Sunday, report agencies.Members of the Hindu community celebrated the day marking the birth of Lord...
MINGORA, (Pakistan), Aug 24 (Reuters): Pakistani troops and helicopter gunships targeted Islamist militant hideouts in the Swat Valley Sunday, the military said, after fierce fighting killed 50 militants and 10 soldiers in the past 24 hours.Countering growing violence is a...
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