Bolt sets 100m world recordNEW YORK, June 1: Jamaica's Usain Bolt set a men's 100m world record of 9.72sec at the Reebok Grand Prix athletics meeting here on Saturday. The 21-year-old broke the previous record of 9.74 set by compatriot...
League leaders Usha KC faced a jolt in their title chase in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League with their first defeat, by 2-3 goals to Mohammedan SC, at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in the city...
FOLLOWING every major harvest of foodgrains, the government launches a programme to buy up the marketable surplus from the farmers. The intention, at least on paper, is to reward and provide incentive to the farmers adequately for their produce to...
FE Report | 2008-06-02 00:00:00
Chairman of ONE Bank Limited Sayeed H Chowdhury denied media reports that he owned shares of the bank in fictitious (benami) names."I did not violate the rules of Bangladesh Bank in holding shares in ONE Bank. The report was fabricated...
Richard Lapper, FT Syndication ServiceLONDON: Latin America's most important development institution late last month launched a $500m programme to help deal with rising food prices in the region, amid growing international concern about the potential political impact of price rises...
CHITTAGONG, June 1 (UNB): The European Commi-ssion (EC) has shown keen interest to provide support to the shipbuilding companies in Bangladesh to gain a strong foothold in shipbuilding market globally."Shipbuilding industry has potential to earn billions and to bring benefits...
Fighting kills 13 in Sri Lanka: militaryCOLOMBO, June 1: At least nine Tamil Tiger rebels and four government soldiers have died in the latest clashes across Sri Lanka's embattled north, the defence ministry said Sunday. Six Tiger rebels and six...
WASHINGTON, May 31 (AFP): Hillary Clinton Saturday makes a last stand in her ebbing White House bid, as the Democratic Party tries to defuse a unity-sapping row over voided primary votes in Michigan and Florida.The legal wranglings of the Democratic...
MANILA, May 31 (AFP): Philippine consumers already battling to cope with record rice and fuel prices can expect to pay more for beef and pork, media reports said Saturday.Beef and pork prices have already doubled this year and with rising...
NCC Bank Limited has been awarded the 'Best Support for Brand Building' by MoneyGram International, an electronic money transfer services.Managing Director of the bank Md Nurul Amin received the award from Vice President (Marketing and Product Development) of the MoneyGram...
PARIS, May 31 (AFP): Simon Katich fashioned his third Test hundred and overshadowed the 10,000-run milestone of captain Ricky Ponting to lead a solid Australia batting performance in the second Test against West Indies Friday.Katich was undefeated on 113 as...
Our Correspondent | 2008-06-01 00:00:00
KHULNA, May 31: Ship MV Banglar Mamota of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) left Mongla port on May 29 after loading 10,041 tonnes of raw jute for Karachi. Earlier, a total quantity of 30,078 tonnes of raw jute was exported to...
FE Report | 2008-06-01 00:00:00
A discussion meeting titled 'Judicial Accountability in Bangladesh: Is Ombudsman an Option?' was organised at city's BRAC Centre recently by Society of Justice (SoJ), a human rights defending organisation.SoJ President Professor Mizanur Rahman presided over the programme. Justice Mohammad Gholam...
BEICHUAN, (China), May 31, 2008 (AFP): China was poised Saturday to dynamite a dangerous "quake lake" to drain its waters as 1.3 million people nearby were kept on alert for possible evacuation. Workers set explosives on a dam formed by...
LONDON, May 31 (AFP): Oil prices sank the past week further from record soaring above 135 dollars a barrel as concerns eased over tight supplies, high demand and as the dollar recovered. Metals slumped in oil's wake, traders said.Oil: The...
Md. Rahber-E-Alam | 2008-06-01 00:00:00
For a few days there was great excitement in our family, as the reunion of former students of Carmichael College was approaching. Although, I did not give any importance to the matter, but the excitement reached a peak and I...
FE Report | 2008-06-01 00:00:00
The country's telecom regulatory body is sitting today (Sunday) to determine the fate of those SIM cards that were disconnected due to non-completion of re-registration before the deadline expired, a senior official said Saturday.The deadline for re-registration of the SIM...
FE Report | 2008-06-01 00:00:00
The central bank's policy analysis unit (PAU) has recommended introduction of a method to measure the 'core' inflation, alongside the existing one used for measuring annual average and point-to-point inflation, in order to formulate credible monetary policies and forecast inflation."....it...
The board of directors of Continental Insurance Limited has recommended 7.5pc cash dividend for its shareholders for the year that ended on December 31, 2007, said a press release.Continental Insurance Limited Vice Chairman Mohammed Iqbal presided over the meeting.The 8th...
Not only the foreign market, the local furniture industry appears to be experiencing rapid growth also in the local markets with its tasteful, durable and innovative products. The upper middle class and the rich are increasingly showing preference for domestically-made...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) Thursday awarded 18 customs officials of Dhaka Customs House for detecting unauthorised foreign currencies and gold worth over Tk 67.4 million (6.74 crore) during the 2006-07 fiscal year, reports UNB.They were awarded under the...
YANGON, May 31 (Reuters): Myanmar must stop forcing cyclone survivors to return to their shattered homes where they face more misery or even death, rights groups said Saturday, as a US official accused the junta of being "deaf and dumb"...
Kayes M Sohel | 2008-06-01 00:00:00
Only a few of the 98 Z-category listed companies complied with a Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) directive on recasting their board of directors until Thursday last, the deadline of which expires Tuesday.Mona Food has already reconstituted its board of...
Mahmuda Shaolin | 2008-06-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh is set to emerge as the next manufacturing hub of global footwear industry as cheap labour coupled with weak currency is prompting top manufacturers to relocate their factories in the country.Officials said in the last two months alone the...
FE Report | 2008-06-01 00:00:00
Pepsi, one of the country's popular soft drink brand, recently announced the launch of a unique promotional campaign titled 'Ek Chumukei Pepsi Star'.The campaign, which will target mainly the youths, will help enhance Pepsi's strong youthful pedigree.The 'Ek Chumukei Pepsi...
Frankfurt, MAY 31 (AP): The German soccer federation extended the contract of sports director Matthias Sammer by two years on Saturday.The new deal will keep Sammer with the federation until April 1, 2013. He oversees Germany's youth soccer and the...
M Azizur Rahman | 2008-06-01 00:00:00
Netherland-based global natural resources assessment company Fugro has recently shown interest to conduct survey in Bangladesh's untapped offshore areas in the Bay of Bengal to delineate its resource potentials, officials said."Fugro has intended to conduct a non-exclusive seismic survey in...
ROME, May 31 (AFP): AS Roma coach Luciano Spalletti said he needs to sign two world class players in order to wrest the Serie A title away from Inter Milan next season.Roma have finished runners-up to Inter the last two...
NEW DELHI, May 31 (Reuters): India's Sterlite Industries agreed Saturday to buy the operating assets of bankrupt copper miner Asarco for US$2.60 billion, the latest in the series of overseas acquisitions by Indian firms.Tuscon-based Asarco, the third largest copper maker...
PARIS, May 31 (AFP): Top seed Maria Sharapova and Russian fourth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova strolled into the fourth round of the French Open Saturday.Maria Sharapova reached the last 16 of the French Open Saturday by defeating Karin Knapp of Italy...
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