WASHINGTON, June 14 (AFP): The United States and South Korea are about two weeks away from inking a mega free trade agreement but the US Congress, which needs to approve it, is becoming increasingly skeptical about the deal. With protectionist...
CANBERRA, June 14 (UNB): Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury met with Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives David Hawker MP at the Australian Parliament here Thursday morning."It was an excellent interaction and Hawker was very eager to learn...
Former adviser to the caretaker government Sultana Kamal Thursday said there was much ado about political reforms and dropping one or two people from parties would not mean much, reports bdnews24.com. Sultana said reforms mean a complete change of thinking...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, June 14 (UNB): An extortion case was filed against former BNP lawmaker and general secretary of BNP district unit Harun-ur-Rashid and three others here Wednesday night.Kazi M Mozammel Haq of Horma village in Sadar Upazila filed the case against...
Chairman of the 27th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations committee Ashraf Hossain Chowdhury resigned office Thursday, reports bdnews24.com. He said the reasons behind the decision were personal. After resigning from the office, Ashraf joined his previous teaching job at the...
President Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed have greeted Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (UK) on the occasion of her birthday that falls tomorrow (Saturday), reports UNB.In a message to Queen Elizabeth II Thursday, Iajuddin Ahmed...
A 15-member Bangladesh Cricket team, led by skipper Mohammad Ashraful, leaves the city for Sri Lanka tomorrow (Saturday) to play three Tests and three ODIs, reports UNB.During the two-month visit, Bangladesh will play the first Test match on June 25-29,...
All-rounder Darren Sammy is a doubt for West Indies' final Test against England that starts in Durham today (Friday), reports BBC. The 23-year-old picked up a groin strain while batting for his team on the fifth day of the Old...
Graham Ford's decision to decline the offer to coach the Indian team came as a surprise to the BCCI, according to its secretary Niranjan Shah, reports Cricinfo. Speaking to The Hindu, Shah hinted that the South African had not made...
KINGSTON, Jun 14 (AP): Heart disease likely killed Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, authorities said Wednesday, while an opposition leader in Jamaica's parliament called for firing the pathologist who set off a global murder investigation by concluding he had been...
Defending champion Lley-ton Hewitt suffered a shock second round exit at Queen's Club when he lost 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-2) to qualifier Jo-Wilfred Tsonga, reports BBC. The four-times champion broke the Frenchman to take the second set to a tie-break...
There is finally some good news for the cricket fan in India: Nimbus, the Indian production company, has announced that the forthcoming ODIs in Ireland featuring India, South Africa and Ireland will be beamed on six channels, with commentary in...
Sri Lanka star Sanath Jayasuriya has joined Lancashire on a month-long deal, reports BBC. Jayasuriya (37) will join the county on 19 June as Muttiah Muralitharan will be involved in Sri Lanka's three-match Test series against Bangladesh. Jayasuriya, who is...
The Indian Olympic Association said it has reached an agreement with Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone to stage a Grand Prix in New Delhi from 2009, reports BBC. IOA President Suresh Kalmadi said the agreement was preliminary and conditional on...
Former New Zealand coach Steve Rixon has joined the race to fill the vacancy with the Sri Lanka national team, reports BBC. The 53-year-old is to be interviewed for the job next week. He has been short-listed along with Terry...
FE ReportLeaders of leading chambers and trade bodies Thursday urged the government to consider maintenance of status-quo in respect of import duties on raw materials and capital machinery ignoring the proposals placed in the budget for fiscal year 2007-08."The proposed...
A travel restriction was in process to bar Awami League President Sheikh Hasina from leaving the country today (Friday) as she is facing extortion cases, report agencies.A Dhaka court Thursday asked the police and the immigration to stop Sheikh Hasina...
The reduction of import duty on lentil and edible oil, as proposed in the new budget, would not bring any good anti-inflationary result, reports UNB.Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) came up with the view in its post-budget reaction and suggestions at...
FE ReportThe government has extended the deadline to receive feedback from the general public and other stakeholders on the proposed budget for the fiscal 2007-08 by three more days. The deadline, announced earlier, was to expire Thursday.Finance and planning adviser...
Law and Information Adviser Barrister Mainul Hosein Thursday said the government is not thinking about election or resumption of indoor politics at the moment for the interests of pro-reform politicians, reports UNB."We'll have to think of election to establish honest...
Shakhawat Hossain The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is yet to get any response from anyone seeking to avail the facilities under an incentive for declaration of undisclosed income by payment of tax at a certain rate, although 10 days...
CHITTAGONG, June 14: Communications Adviser MA Matin Thursday stopped a housing project, which was designed to build homes cutting hills in Chittagong city, report agencies. The government has taken a step to remove and rehabilitate some 8,000 families, living in...
FE ReportThe interim government has taken a fresh move to constitute a new jute policy for the revival of the ailing sector."A new policy on the country's jute sector is underway to give a boost to its development," a sector...
FE ReportThe total market capitalisation of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossed the Tk 450.00 billion (45,000 crore) mark Thursday for the first time amid a rally of share prices. The DSE market capitalisation reached Tk 453.434 billion on the...
The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral resources, Port and Power Thursday asked the government to realise Tk 129.80 billion (12,980 crore) in compensation from the multinational companies Chevron and Niko Resources. Realisation of the money has been demanded...
An emergency meeting of government authorities Thursday devised ways of keeping the communications system fully functional during the rainy season, as the onset of monsoon has already started causing communication disruption in different areas. Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, secretary of the...
BENAPOLE, June 14: Customs officials at the Benapole land port withheld release of 4,000 tonnes of sugar imported from India while 20,000 tonnes more were waiting entry to the port. Officials said the 2006-09 import policy announced on May 16...
FHM Humayan KabirThe World Bank (WB) has cautioned Bangladesh against possible cancellation of funding support for a power project for delay in implementation, sources said.The WB in a letter to Power Division recently said that if the Power Development Board...
M Azizur RahmanThe Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) has now opted for competitive bidding to select an international company for the job of plugging gas seepage from the Titas Gas field in Brahmanbaria district.The state-run Bangladesh Gas Fields Company...
FE Report The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has asked the Ministry of Communication (MoC) to invite Myanmar's Ministry of Construction to sign deal for building the proposed 'friendship road' connecting the two neighbours, official sources said. Both Dhaka and...
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