The political parties will have to register by the October 15 deadline if they wish to contest the December parliamentary election, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda said Tuesday, report bdnews24.com/UNB.He asserted that registration of the political parties is...
Old Ideals Club crushed Victoria SC by 27-14 goals in a match of the 14th Cute Premier Division Handball League at the Outer Stadium Handball ground in the city Tuesday, reports UNB.Old Ideals Club dominated the first half by 14-9...
Bangladesh Awami League (AL) Tuesday accused the caretaker government of plotting to defer the stalled parliamentary polls in the name of holding upazila elections and registration of political parties, reports UNB.The AL leaders warned that any deviation from holding the...
Siddique Islam | 2008-08-27 00:00:00
The central bank has sought opinions from stakeholders including banks on using mobile phone network for money transfer by September 10 next.The central bank sought their opinions at a review meeting held at the central bank Tuesday with Bangladesh Bank...
The Dhaka metropolitan police recently passed an order that the schools in the metropolis should start their classes at 7.30 in the morning during the Ramadan time. The order from the DMP was issued for, what it said, easing the...
NEW DELHI, Aug 26 (PTI): India's foreign exchange reserves at around USD 286 billion are much above the optimal level, said a recent International Monetary Fund (I.M.F.) study, pointing out that forex accumulation has reduced external vulnerabilities and decreased the...
BANGLADESHI workers in the Middle East and Southeast Asian countries are increasingly becoming vulnerable to deception, ill-treatment and torture. Deception by recruiting agencies at home or employers abroad has been a recurring event in case of Bangladeshi workers. But the...
SYDNEY, Aug 26 (AFP): Australia's Olympic team returned home Tuesday to a rapturous welcome, even as the country urgently began seeking ways of boosting its flagging medals ranking at the 2012 Games in London.The team, led by triple gold medallist...
HONG KONG, Aug 26 (AP): Asian stocks fell back Tuesday as more signs of credit market woes fueled fears about the world economy and corporate earnings.A day after an encouraging advance, Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index slipped 0.80 per...
Industrialists and Businessmen Welfare Foundation (IBWF) organised a meeting Saturday for exchanging views on different issues, says a press release.Presided over by Abu Nasser Muhammad Abduz Zaher, president of IBWF and Chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, the meeting was...
Some 145 corrupt individuals, who have applied to the Truth and Accountability Commission (TAC) for clemency through National Coordination Committee (NCC) on serious crime and corruption, are officials and employees of Titas Gas and Dhaka Electricity Supply Authority (DESA), reports...
TOKYO, Aug 26 (AFP): The euro declined against the dollar and the yen in Asian trade today on worries about the health of the eurozone economies and the Georgia conflict, dealers said.The euro fell to 1.4689 dollars in Tokyo from...
KHULNA, Aug 26 (UNB): Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed said Tuesday the Election Commission (EC) was the legal competent body to announce the schedule for general election and observed that the schedule might not be announced before finalisation of the voters'...
Visiting Bangladesh national cricket team face Northern Territory Chief Minister XI in the 5th one-day practice match today (Wednesday) at the Garden's Oval in Darwin, reports UNB.The Chief Minister's XI is coached by former Bangladesh and GP-BCB National Cricket Academy...
Billy Ahmed | 2008-08-27 00:00:00
EXIT of Musharraf was fated; it was brewing with the war on terror, tottering economy, assassination of Benazir Bhutto last December, the humiliating defeat in national elections in February at the hands of opposition parties-the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and...
BANGKOK, Aug 26 (AFP): A mob of anti-government protesters pushed their way into the compound housing the offices of Thailand's prime minister Tuesday, one of a series of actions against state agencies in the capital.The demonstrators, from the right-wing People's...
SINGAPORE, Aug 26 (AFP): Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today warned against "backsliding" toward protectionism as Southeast Asian economic ministers launched a week of talks to strengthen regional trade links.Speaking at the opening ceremony of the annual meeting of...
DENVER, Aug 26 (Agencies): Michelle Obama declared "I love this country" Monday as she sought to reassure the nation that she and her husband Barack share Americans' bedrock values and belief in a dream of a better future.In the first...
The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) has announced the net asset value (NAV) of its eight Mutual Funds on the basis of market value of the portfolios as on July 31, 2008, said a press release.The NAV of First ICB...
SINGAPORE, Aug 25 (AFP): World oil prices declined in Asian trade today as the US currency's recent gains sapped appetite for dollar- denominated commodities including oil, dealers said.Persistent worries about slowing economic growth globally were also pushing prices lower, they...
SINGAPORE, Aug 25 (Xinhua): Singapore's inflation rate in the first half of 2008 increased 7.1 per cent compared with the same period a year ago, the government figures showed today.The consumer price index (CPI) for households in the lowest 20...
COMILLA, Aug 25 (UNB): Academic activities of the newly established Comilla Education Board Model School and College (EBMSC) began Saturday.The institution was established at Shaktola-Ram Mala near the district town under the initiative of the Board.Education Board chairman Mohammad Atiqur...
DENVER, Aug 25 (Reuters): Democrats on Monday worked to unite the party for its convention to nominate presidential candidate Barack Obama as Republicans stirred up a rift with disaffected supporters of his former rival Hillary Clinton.Obama faces a challenge this...
A writ petition filed Monday urged the High Court to repeal the Truth and Accountability Commission (TAC) Ordinance, which it claimed was unconstitutional, reports bdnews24.com.Supreme Court lawyer Adilur Rahman Khan, Ubinig executive director Farida Aktar, Awami League's women affairs secretary...
FE Report | 2008-08-26 00:00:00
A new state-owned gas distribution company - Sundarban Gas Company Ltd (SGCL) - kicks off operation today (Tuesday) to facilitate natural gas supply to the consumers of southwestern region of the country, officials said.Chief Adviser's special assistant professor M Tamim...
FE Report | 2008-08-26 00:00:00
The inter-bank call money rate remained steady Monday despite injection of fresh cash into the market. The US dollar retained its stable nerve against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market with steady demand for the greenback, fund...
FE Report | 2008-08-26 00:00:00
Noboru Ueda, Chairman and President of Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, one of the leading global ship classification societies, said Bangladesh's shipbuilding industry has the potential to reach international standard through providing proper assistance to the sector.Mr. Noboru made this observation while...
FE Report | 2008-08-26 00:00:00
The extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of the Bangladesh Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (BIPFA) was held at a city hotel recently.The new board of governors and office bearers of the Institute were elected for the year 2008-09 in the...
Our Correspondent | 2008-08-26 00:00:00
JESSORE, Aug 25: Farming palm trees that produce edible oil in the south-western region of the country has been gaining popularity.Local farmers are now expecting to earn money by producing and selling palm oil, agriculturists said.According to the Agriculture Extension...
FE Report | 2008-08-26 00:00:00
The central bank sanctioned overdraft (OD) facilities for $7.0 million Monday to a state-owned commercial bank (SCB) for settlement of fuel oil import bills, officials said.The amount is in addition to the OD facility offered by the Bangladesh Bank (BB)...
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