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The High Court (HC) Tuesday granted bail to former minister Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain, former AL lawmaker Kamal Ahmed Majumder and former BRTC chairman Taimur Alam Khondoker, reports bdnews24.com.An HC bench of justices Sharif Uddin Chaklader and Md Imdadul Haque Azad...
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (AFP): Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili on Monday vowed no surrender even as Russian troops pressed deeper into his country and he said the capital Tbilisi was being threatened.Asked during a phone interview with CNN what he would...
KARACHI, Aug 12 (Reuters): Rawalpindi has been dropped as the third city for next month's Champions Trophy, according to a provisional International Cricket Council (ICC) schedule sent to member boards.A copy of the schedule released to Reuters said the eight-nation...
Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) opened its 28th branch (Saidpur Branch) at Saidpur town under Nilphamari district Monday.Vice Chairman of the board of directors of the bank Syed Nurul Arefeen formally inaugurated the branch as the chief guest, said a...
Naim-Ul-Karim | 2008-08-13 00:00:00
Fear of a fresh bird flu outbreak in the upcoming winter season has gripped the country's thousands of farmers, causing some 40 per cent drop in layer chicken farming for egg production, industry said on Tuesday.Poultry farmers said they don't...
QINHUANGDAO, Aug 12 :For most Chinese football fans, what interest them the most in the China-Brazil soccer encounter here Wednesday is probably not their national team's performance, but just a look at the star-studded Brazilian team.The host team and the...
FE Report | 2008-08-13 00:00:00
Kazi Monwara Begum, widow of valiant freedom fighter (FF) Kazi Abdus Samad, has expressed resentment over a move to evict her family from the government-allocated house at 32/4 Sher Shah Suri Road in the city's Mohammadpur area.Addressing a press conference...
ETHANOL that can be produced from molasses in all sugar mills is an alternative fuel for vehicles. Bangladesh presently spends a great deal of resources on imported petroleum-based fuels. If these imports can be decreased from using the domestically produced...
THE expansion of the economy of the country is vitally dependent on the rate of investments that needs to be progressively on the higher and higher side to help accelerate its growth performance. A variety of infrastructures available does largely...
Dr M Akram Hossain has been promoted as the chairman (current charge) of Bangladesh Council of Science and Industrial Research (BCSIR), says a press release.Prior to his new responsibility, he was the member (science and technology) of the Council. He...
FE Report | 2008-08-13 00:00:00
The half yearly conference-2008 of the branch in-charges of Dhaka Insurance Limited was held in the city recently.Managing Director of the company KAM Ferdous presided over the meeting.Adviser, deputy managing directors, company secretary, and branch in-charges of all the branches...
LONDON, Aug 12 (AFP): The cost of goods leaving British factories surged in July by the highest annual rate since 1986, due to higher prices for chemicals, metal and petrol products, official data showed yesterday.Producer prices soared by a record...
FE Report | 2008-08-13 00:00:00
The re-scheduling of bank loans of 270 sick garment factories is likely to take place soon as the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) Tuesday issued directives to the relevant departments for taking necessary steps to expedite the process.The garment units have...
Maswood Alam Khan | 2008-08-13 00:00:00
IN spite of ourselves, many of us always stay reserved and refrain from talking in a manner that may sound childlike. Because of the fear of being ridiculed we resist our temptation to play a game with children. We deny...
Members of the Newspapers Owners' Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) will observe holiday Saturday on the occasion of holy Shab-e-Barat.The decision came at the executive committee meeting of the association in the city, reports UNB.Therefore, no newspapers will be published on...
FE Report | 2008-08-13 00:00:00
RB Group, a leading electronic manufacturer company, would introduce- Marcel brand electronic items within this month for its customers across the country.The company has manufactured the new brand products with latest technology for the local customers specially its valued clients....
FE Report | 2008-08-13 00:00:00
Leaders of the National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) condemned Tuesday the incidents of vandalism and arson in some apparel units and demanded proper investigation.Garment workers allegedly set ablaze Mim Design Sweater factory in Gazipur and ransacked some others in the...
Opening batsman Shahriar Nafees pulled out from the Bangladesh squad that will tour Australia this month following the sudden announcement of his university examinations, reports UNB.A 15-member Bangladesh cricket team will leave for Australia Thursday (Aug 14) to play a...
A three-member US Congressional staff team will visit Bangladesh from August 19 when they are expected to hold parleys with different stakeholders ahead of general election, reports UNB.Diplomatic sources told the news agency that the delegation comprises Deputy Staff Director...
MOSCOW, Aug 12 (AFP): Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday he had decided to cease Russia's military operation against Georgia, Russian news agencies reported."I have taken the decision to end the operation to force Georgian authorities into peace," Medvedev was...
BEIJING, Aug 12 (AP): Islam-Beka Albiev won Russia's second Greco-Roman wrestling gold medal in as many Olympic matches Tuesday, defeating Vitaliy Rahimov of Azerbaijan in the 60-kilogram final.The 19-year-old Albiev is the second youngest wrestling gold medalist in Olympic history,...
SRINAGAR, Aug 12 (Reuters): Police fired on protesters in Indian Kashmir Tuesday, killing five people as huge demonstrations against what Muslim traders said was an economic blockade by Hindus roiled the region, officials said.Several people were injured in two separate...
A Dhaka court Tuesday sentenced Orion Group boss Obaidul Karim to five years in jail for money laundering, reports bdnews24.com.Judge Md Ashraf Hossain, of Special Judge's Court-5 set up in the Sangsad Bhaban area, handed down the verdict Tuesday and...
Demolishing of Rangs building is now continuing on the 9th floor while the process of removing 23 more establishments from the area is also going on to clear the way, reports UNB.Of the total, nine have already been pulled down...
Our Correspondent | 2008-08-13 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Aug 12: Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) has found out a total of 60 buildings scattered in the port city as very risky and gave necessary directive asking the owners of those to demolish them, concerned sources said.Under the directive,...
BEIJING, Aug. 12 : Striker Lotta Schelin scored twice to give Sweden a 2-1 win over Canada in their final Group match of the Beijing Olympic Games Tuesday.Both teams went into the match earnestly knowing that they had already qualified...
BEIJING, Aug 12: Pau Gasol scored nine points in the overtime to lead world champions Spain to a 85-75 win over China Tuesday in the men's basketball competitions of the Beijing Olympic Games.The Los Angeles Lakers' centre gave Spain (2-0)...
FE Report | 2008-08-13 00:00:00
The government will provide millers Tk 1.25 for a kilogram of rice over the procurement price as an 'incentive' aiming to collect the targeted 1.5 million tonnes of Boro rice by August 31 deadline."We have offered Tk 1.25 as incentive...
Md. Alamgir Noor | 2008-08-13 00:00:00
Marriage is a gift, a special bond between man and woman, husband and wife. Much has been written about how we should behave towards a spouse after marriage, but no texts are more appropriate than the teachings of the Qur'an...
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