After a disappointing Ireland tour, visiting Bangladesh A team reached London from Dublin Thursday to play five three-day and three one-day matches against their English counterparts, reports UNB.The Bangladesh A side had a practice session Friday in London before beginning...
Our Correspondent | 2008-07-05 00:00:00
JESSORE, July 04: Prices of different varieties of rice increased further without any reason in the district.The price of sack of rice soared up by Tk 150 or more in a week in wholesale markets, while prices of different varieties...
YANGON, Jul 4 (AFP): A passenger boat sank in Myanmar's southwest delta region earlier this week, killing 38 villagers, state media said Friday.The boat was travelling on the Yway River in the cyclone- hit Irrawaddy Delta when it was swamped...
Ausma Akter Urmee | 2008-07-05 00:00:00
Rashida lies on a dusty street outside Bangabandhu National Stadium with her small son asleep on her lap. Honking cars kick up more dust as the 30-year-old woman in a torn sari dozes taking break from her daily work of...
James Blitz, FT Syndication ServiceLONDON: The UK announced Thursday that it would be doubling financial assistance to Pakistan to
Communist allies of India's government have given it a deadline to say if it will proceed with the civilian nuclear deal with the US, reports BBC.The Communists, who say they will withdraw support from the government if it goes ahead...
TOKYO, Jul 4 (AFP): Japan announced Friday it would contribute a fresh 50 million dollars in aid to developing countries over the next three months to help them cope with soaring food prices.Japan made the announcement three days before it...
NETRAKONA, July 4 (BSS): Water in all rivers of the district including Sumeswari, Kangso Dhono and Mogra has been rising continuously following torrential rainfall for last five days.Water Development Board (WDB) office said, water in the Sumeswari river has recorded...
Enayet Rasul | 2008-07-05 00:00:00
IT may be asked whether Bangladeshis, having successfully applied their political consciousness to establish Bangladesh, have been equally successful in using the same consciousness to develop their country in the economic and social sense. The well researched answer to such...
Six persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies.In Joypurhat, Mizanur Rahman Sikdar, a lance Nayek of 29 Rifle Battalion of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) of...
Shoaib Akhtar's ban on playing for Pakistan has been temporarily suspended by the Lahore High Court pending a full and final judgement, which technically means the fast bowler is eligible to play for Pakistan. The fine imposed on him by...
June 29 - July 3, 2008Standard Chartered BankLocal inter-bank currency market was liquid in the last week as the demand for dollar rose.Bangladesh taka remained range bound against US dollar in the week.Overnight money market was stable with rates easing...
Sarwar Zahan | 2008-07-05 00:00:00
The inter-bank call money rate closed lower last week and the market witnessed the year's lowest call rate although the central bank made constant withdrawal of cash from the market. The demand for cash remained steady and the market seemed...
TOKYO, July 4 (Reuters): G8 leaders aim to present a united front against global inflation, driven by soaring oil and food prices, at a summit in Japan next week, but solving the problem requires more than just a strong message...
Students who scored GPA-5 and above GPA-4 in SSC and equivalent examinations will be facing a tough competition for seats in reputed colleges, reports BSS.As many as 52,500 examinees scored GPA-5, the highest ever number of GPA-5 achievers in the...
Aid organisations in Zimbabwe have provided food and other assistance to about 150 men who spent a cold night outside the US embassy in the capital.About 50 women and children were taken away to shelter elsewhere overnight.Some said they were...
LONDON, July 4 (AFP): Venus and Serena Williams, who boast six Wimbledon titles between them, will clash for the third time in an All England Club final Saturday.Venus, the four-time winner and defending champion, booked her place with a 6-1,...
FE Report | 2008-07-05 00:00:00
The country's first overflow container yard, built by the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA), will go into operation in early August to facilitate faster delivery of import consignments, senior port officials said Friday."We expect to commission the newly constructed yard in...
Shirin Akhtar | 2008-07-05 00:00:00
Mohammad Farid, then 16, was picked up by police at Gabtali bus station as a suspect in a robbery case. He just arrived at the station from a home vacation to resume work as a tempo driver's helper and had...
DUBAI, July 4 (Cricinfo): Zimbabwe have agreed to pull out of next year's Twenty20 World Cup in England, clearing the roadblocks for the competition to be staged there, but will retain their status as Full Member of the ICC and...
FE Report | 2008-07-05 00:00:00
Apollo Hospitals Dhaka has recently signed a corporate agreement with Khulna Club to provide medical services and special corporate benefits to their members.Apollo Hospitals Dhaka Director (Business Development) Malka Shamrose and Khulna Club Vice-President Qazi Hameed Asghar signed the agreement...
Our Correspondent | 2008-07-05 00:00:00
JOYPURHAT, July 4: BDR men of Joypurhat 29 rifle battalion seized 800 bottles of Phensidyl at Satani area under Hakimpur Upazila in Dinajpur district Thursday night.Being tipped off BDR personnel raided the area and recovered the drugs. BDR later deposited...
French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt is due in Paris, two days after her dramatic release from captivity in the Colombian jungle, BBC reports.The former hostage will be met by President Nicolas Sarkozy, who campaigned for her release, before attending a lavish...
KARACHI, July 4 (Cricinfo): For the second day in succession, a target of 309 was overhauled without much trouble. Each of India's batsmen played their part as India reached the final with a convincing six-wicket win over Sri Lanka. Muttiah...
Gloria Borger | 2008-07-05 00:00:00
In January--a political lifetime ago--there were two presidential candidates who scored above the rest on the matter of authenticity: Barack Obama and John McCain. Indeed, 65 percent of Democrats thought that Obama says "what he believes most of the time,"...
Bangladesh Electrical Merchandise Manufacturers Association (BEMMA) has demanded of the government to take immediate measures to stop under-invoicing by some dishonest importers and address double VAT payment problem in the interest of smooth flourishing of the industry, reports BSS."The country's...
SATKHIRA, July 4 (UNB): A young man was slaughtered by unidentified assailants at Gobordari village in Sadar Upazila Wednesday midnight.Police said miscreants entered the house of Mushfiqur Rahman Bab (28), and slaughtered him when he was asleep at his room.Family...
Fareast Islami Life Insurance Company Limited (FILICL) and SSL Wireless signed an agreement in the city Thursday, said a press release.FILICL Deputy Managing Director M Mosharraf Hossain and SSL Wireless Managing Director Sayeeful Islam signed the agreement on behalf of...
FE Report | 2008-07-05 00:00:00
Muhammad Sekandar Khan, an economist and educationist, has been appointed an independent director of Exim Bank at the 58th meeting of the board of directors of the bank held in the city recently.In his long career, he held important positions...
BNP standing committee member Mahbubur Rahman Friday said the BNP would soon be able to overcome its leadership crisis with new leadership emerging through historical process, reports UNB."As the nation has already overcome its food crisis, so will we, of...
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