The investigation report of the graft case filed by the Anti-corruption Commission against Dhaka City Mayor Sadek Hossain Khoka and his family will be submitted early next week recommending submission of charge sheet against all the four accused, reports UNB."The...
Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) Saturday announced a 16-member final squad for the 3rd AHF Cup Hockey that will begin on June 14 in Singapore, reports UNB.The squad: Mahbub Ullah Shakil,, Mehrab Hossain Kiron, Mamunur Rahman Chayan, Isa Mia, Asaduzzaman Chandan,...
Naim-Ul-Karim | 2008-06-08 00:00:00
AK Khan & Company is set to seek permission of the country's telecom regulator to sell its 30 per cent stake in AKTel after reaching a consensus with a Japanese operator, said a senior official Saturday.He said Japan's premier mobile...
UNITED NATIONS, June 7 (Agencies): At least 2 million people in Zimbabwe face greater risk of starvation, homelessness and disease because the government ordered aid groups to halt operations there, according to the UN's top humanitarian official. John Holmes, the...
Della Bradshaw | 2008-06-08 00:00:00
FT Syndication ServiceLondon: What do you do if you work in the human resource (HR) department of an organisation and you know that a friend, a single parent poised to take on a very large mortgage, is about to be...
Anderson's six-appeal overpowers New ZealandNOTTINGHAM (England), June 07: James Anderson recorded his Test- best figures with both bat and ball here Friday as England took control of their series finale with New Zealand at Trent Bridge. Anderson claimed all six...
FE Report | 2008-06-08 00:00:00
The player of Blu-ray Disc BD, a next-generation optical disc format known as Blu-ray Disc (BD), is available at the BCS city.Excel Techno, sole distributor of Lite-On IT Corporation of Taiwan announced last week the availability of Lite-On Blu-ray player...
Bangladesh faces Pakistan in the opening match of the Kitply Cup Tri-Nation ODI Cricket Tournament today (Sunday) at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in the city, reports UNB.The day night match will commence at 3 pm.Eight satellite channels-Neo TV (India),...
From Fazle Rashid | 2008-06-08 00:00:00
NEW YORK, June 07: There is worldwide concern over severe food crisis. Bangladesh perhaps, which is vulnerable to the crisis, is the only nation where the food crunch and associated price hike, has inspired yet no serious anxiety in the...
Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) has given awards to 56 best village organisers under its ongoing Palli Paragati project, reports UNB.LGRD and Cooperative secretary ATM Fazlul Karim distributed the prizes among the awardees at a function held at its head...
FE Report | 2008-06-08 00:00:00
BRAC authorities gave a clarification about the controversy arising from the joint programme with the government to train primary school teachers under NGO supervision."BRAC strongly believes that it is the responsibility of the state to ensure quality primary education for...
Items welcome for the Education pageContributions are welcome for the FE Education page appearing every Sunday. The page is for students, teachers and guardians aiming to benefit them with the latest information and thoughts. Send your essays, poems, jokes, drawings...
KHULNA, June 7 (UNB): Revolutionary change in the shrimp industry in last 10 years has been successfully leading the country to earn huge foreign currencies and improve its economy by exporting frozen shrimp abroad.According to the Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters...
Andrew Wood | 2008-06-08 00:00:00
One country. Two systems. Three stock markets. Hong Kong and Shanghai dominate the market headlines about share trading in China but there is a third, much smaller, exchange in the country - Shenzhen.In spite of pioneering share trading as long...
Our Correspondent | 2008-06-08 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, June 07: With a view to ascertaining opinions on formation of trade union, Referendum-2008 was held at Familytex (BD) Limited, a one hundred per cent export-oriented joint venture garments factory at Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) Monday.US Ambassador in...
Sarwar Zahan | 2008-06-08 00:00:00
US dollar appeared weak against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market last week because of lower demand for the greenback, fund managers said.The demand for the greenback was lower due to moderate import payment obligations, they said.The...
Bangladesh face hosts Sri Lanka in their 3rd Group B do or die match of the 5th SAFF Championship at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo today (Sunday), reports UNB.The match will kick off at 8:30 pm.In the Sunday's other Group...
TENERO, June 7 (AP): Somewhere, possibly in his basement, Torsten Frings has his souvenir from the 2006 World Cup - provided the family dog has left some of it.Frings took home the ball used for the opening game of the...
In a country with one of the lowest land-man ratio, it is quite natural for its people to consider land more precious than gold. The prices of gold which has been on the rise in recent years might start declining...
Raihan M Chowdhury | 2008-06-08 00:00:00
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the amendment of 'mutual fund rules' so that the sizeable pension and gratuity funds, which mostly remains idle, can be invested in the form of mutual funds in the country's stock market."The...
Nearly 17,000 people, including political workers, have been held in the last 10 days since the joint forces launched a countrywide special operation on May 28 midnight, reports UNB.Police Head Quarters sources told the news agency some 16,916 people were...
Emirates Airline will receive the first of its 58 A380 aircraft on order from Airbus' Hamburg facility on July 28.This was disclosed in Dubai Thursday, said a press release.All the A380s feature its ultra long-haul configuration of 489 seats --...
TAOHUA MOUNTAIN, (China), June 7 (Agencies): Water began flowing into a spillway Saturday from a swollen lake formed by a landslide in China's devastating earthquake, easing the immediate threat of a flood that had led to the evacuation of more...
AOMORI, (Japan), June 07 (Reuters): Energy Secretary Sam Bodman called Saturday for more countries to scrap fuel price subsidies that stoke oil demand, adding that more regulation of energy markets was not the solution to record prices.Bodman's comments came just...
UNITED NATIONS, June 7 (AFP): Pakistan's new government has officially asked the United Nations to investigate the assassination of Benazir Bhutto last December, UN spokeswoman Michele Montas said Friday.She said the request was contained in a letter from Pakistani Foreign...
Cultural Affairs Adviser Rasheda K Choudhury Saturday urged TV channels to help national culture flourish fully to resist the aggression of satellite culture, reports BSS."Present national culture before the new generation and provide opportunities to groom the disadvantaged but talented...
FE Report | 2008-06-08 00:00:00
Reliance Insurance Limited Saturday approved 20 per cent stock dividend for the year 2007.The approval came in the 20th annual general meeting of the company held at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the city on the day.Reliance Insurance Vice Chairman...
A fact-finding committee has been formed to examine the contents of a book titled 'Costume in Islam: Initial Sources and Terms' by Prof Hassanuzzaman Chowdhury, a teacher of Dhaka University's (DU's) Political Science Department, reports UNB.The committee constituted by the...
A committee formed by the government recommended automatic readjustment of domestic oil prices with international market prices. But opting for this course could be fraught with great dangers for the macro-economy. Budget deficit sought to be reduced by such a...
Badrennesa, mother of former FBCCI president Abdul Awal Mintoo, died of old age ailments at Mintoo's Gulshan residence at about 5.30 am Saturday. She was 79.She left behind six sons, including Mintoo, and a host of relatives and well-wishers to...
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