BEIJING, Aug 4(AFP): China's all-conquering table-tennis squad are gunning for total dominance in Beijing, planning to demolish all in their path as they cement their status as the sport's superpower.With the Olympics to be held on home soil for the...
Polling in four city corporations of Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal and Sylhet and nine municipalities held Monday under emergency passed off almost peacefully with heavy turn out of voters, reports UNB.This is for the first time voters exercised franchise with their...
A. H. Khan | 2008-08-05 00:00:00
VIEWS expressed by Air Commodore M Zakiul Islam may be right from his own thought-perspective, but his article did not reflect the issues raised by the members of the business community. If Mr. Rahman goes to his office on Friday...
BARISAL, August 4 (bdnews24.com): Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained 12 persons Monday from different polling centres in Barisal on charges of violating the election code of conduct, a RAB officer said.The violations included setting up temporary polling camps in front...
SEOUL, Aug 4 (AFP): South Korea, the world's fifth largest crude importer, today announced plans for a regional oil storage hub to create new business opportunities and ensure energy security.Existing bunker facilities at the southern ports of Yeosu and Ulsan...
Shakhawat Hossain | 2008-08-05 00:00:00
The caretaker government is likely to extend the ongoing boro procurement drive due to the lower-than-expected collection of rice despite bumper harvest, said a senior food ministry official Sunday.The issue of time extension is likely to be discussed at a...
Syed Ishtiaque Reza | 2008-08-05 00:00:00
Bahrain Air, one of the two national airlines of Bahrain, is set to operate weekly seven flights to Bangladesh from October this year."All preparations are afoot to start flights from October as declared earlier," said Abdul Kadir, chairman of Flight...
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug 4 (AFP): Andy Murray lifted his first career Masters title, defeating Novak Djokovic for the second time in as many weeks to claim a 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5) win at the Cincinnati event.The Scot, who now rises...
A.B.M. Nurul Haq | 2008-08-05 00:00:00
THE role of insurance in combating socio-economic problems has aptly been described in the following words by an Islamic Scholar Dr. Nejatullah Siddique :"Insurance is a basic human need, as accidents and their financial consequences requiring insurance cover are universal....
Shareholders requested to | 2008-08-05 00:00:00
collect dividend warrantsBata Shoe: Bata Shoe Company (Bangladesh) Limited has requested concerned shareholders to collect their final dividend warrants for the year 2007 from August 05 to August 07, 2008 from the share liaison office of the company at Gulistan...
COMILLA, Aug 4 (BSS): Special Assistant to Chief Adviser for Social Welfare and Telecommunications MA Malek Monday said against the backdrop of global food crisis and price hike of the item in the international market the domestic grain production has...
Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury said Monday that the just concluded 15th SAARC Summit in Colombo was "productive for the region's peoples" and that Bangladesh, under the leadership of Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed "made a significant contribution to its outcome,"...
The maiden professional league (B League) champions Dhaka Abahani Limited will play Jatrabari KC in the opening final round match of the Citycell Federation Cup Football Tournament Wednesday at 5:00 pm at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city, reports...
M Azizur Rahman | 2008-08-05 00:00:00
Energy Secretary Mohammad Mohsin dispelled Monday the misgivings about the offloading of Titas gas shares under the direct listing rules and said the company is not bound to sell all the shares it has offered within 30 days from the...
FE Report | 2008-08-05 00:00:00
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) and SEQUA, Germany jointly organised a meeting of entrepreneurs with consultants of DCCI at its auditorium recently.DCCI Senior-vice President Salahuddin Ahmed said, "we should export agriculture goods, jute, goods, leather goods and...
SHANGHAI, Aug 4 (AFP): China is considering establishing state-backed banks focused on lending to small and medium-sized businesses to help boost economic growth, state media reported today.The proposal aims to help capital-hungry small and medium-sized firms through hard times and...
Kevin Pietersen has been swiftly appointed as Michael Vaughan's successor as Test captain, while also taking the one-day leadership after Paul Collingwood handed in his notice yesterday following Vaughan's departure.Pietersen, one of the few members guaranteed to be a key...
G4S, a global security solutions group, has selected Sharmin Akhter, a top seed Bangladeshi shooter, as the company's brand ambassador in the coming Beijing Olympic 2008, reports UNB.G4S has taken the initiative as part of its six-year innovative global sports...
Election commissioner Muhammed Sohul Hussain said Monday the elections to four city corporations and nine municipalities yielded a better outcome than expected.Speaking to bdnews24.com at the main election office in Dhaka, Sohul said: "We have got a better performance in...
A 14-member GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team left Dhaka for South Africa Monday morning to play two four-day and three one-day matches, reports UNB.All-rounder Suhrawardy Shuvo will lead the Bangladesh Academy team during the three-week tour to South Africa, while...
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury Monday said that it would not be acceptable to the ACC if the Truth and Accountability Commission (TAC) compromises with any big corruption, reports UNB."If any big corruption is compromised...
TEHRAN, August 4 (Reuters): Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Monday they had tested a naval weapon that could destroy any vessel in a range of 300 km (190 miles), Iranian media reported.The comments are likely to stoke tensions over Iran's disputed...
LONDON, Aug 4 (AFP): South African Dale Steyn has been ruled out of this week's fourth Test against England at the Oval but should be back for the one-day series, BBC reported Sunday.The 24-year-old paceman suffered a fracture to the...
NEW DELHI, Aug 4 (PTI): With the area under paddy cultivation increasing, the government is mulling at allowing exports of about three million tonnes of non-basmati rice to African countries after November.Currently, export of non-basmati rice is banned to ensure...
FE Report | 2008-08-05 00:00:00
The government has increased the border trade limit to US$ 2.0 million (20 lakh) for import of rice from Myanmar in a single consignment under government management without opening letters of credit (L/Cs).But the ceiling of border trade, maximum $35,000...
Our Correspondent | 2008-08-05 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Aug 4: Unilever Bangladesh is adding vitality to life not only through its brands but also, more importantly, through its direct community involvement."We have engaged ourselves in various community development work through various projects. It is our responsibility to...
KHULNA, Aug 4 (UNB): A number of voters who had been waiting in the queue at Primary Teachers Training Institute (PTI) centre from Monday left the centre without casting their votes due to faulty voter list.There are 4,282 voters in...
PARIS, Aug 3 (Agencies): Any new attempt to grasp the grail of a world trade pact will probably have to wait until next year, after elections in the United States and India, despite some calls for more talks now, economists...
BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug 3 (AFP): South African captain Graeme Smith hit what he described as the best century of his career to lead his team to a series-clinching victory on the fourth day of the third Test against England at...
PESHAWAR, (Pakistan), Aug 3 (AFP): Pro-Taliban militants Sunday claimed responsibility for a bomb that killed six policemen and three paramilitary soldiers in northwestern Pakistan's troubled Swat valley.Officials said the remote-controlled bomb, which also wounded five policemen, was set off as...
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