KATHMANDU, Dec 15 (Xinhua): Nepal and Qatar have agreed to sign an addendum protocol of a bilateral labor pact reached some three years ago to bring the accord into practice at an earliest, The Himalayan Times reported today. According to...
Nando's, the famous South African restaurant chain, announced the name of the winner who won the first of its three autographed cricket bats recently in a colourful manner in its first restaurant at Dhanmondi in the city, said a press...
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) held a day-long LDCs High Level Forum in Geneva to examine the benefits of intellectual property (IP) to LDCs as they strived to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, reports UNB.Ministers from Cambodia, Ethiopia, Guinea,...
FE ReportThe 7th extra ordinary general meeting (EGM) and the 12th annual general meeting of MIDAS Financing Limited were held on its office premises in the city Thursday. MIDAS Director Samson H Chowdhury presided over the meeting in absence of...
FE ReportA joint venture between the UK, Pakistan and Bangladesh styled M/s Experience Accessories Co Ltd will set up a garment accessories industry in Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ), said a press release. The jointly-owned company will invest US$ 6.25...
Our CorrespondentBOGRA, Dec 15: Food procurement target may not be achieved in Bogra as the government purchase price is much lower than the market price, sources said.Deputy Commissioner (Food) Mahbubur Rahmm acknowledged the truth and said if the current situation...
FE ReportScholastica Group has been renamed Ascent Group at a function held in the city recently, said a press release.Speaking at the launching ceremony of Ascent Group, its Managing Director (MD) Syed Maher Murshed said: " We have been involved,...
Sarwar Zahan US dollar maintained its stable trend against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market last week despite high demand for greenback, fund managers said. The exchange rate of greenback moved between Tk 68.60 and Tk 68.61...
FE ReportJet Airways, India's premier airline, is starting its daily direct flight from Dhaka to Kolkata and four flights a week from Dhaka to Delhi, effective from today (Sunday). With the introduction of these new flights, Jet Airways' Dhaka passengers...
FE ReportConsidering the nutritional requirements of diabetic patients, Foundation for Economic Development (FED) has recently developed Dia Atta, a special type of coarse flour, through its intensive research with all micro-elements, according to a press release. A packet of the...
DUBAI, Dec 14 (PTI): Reliance Industries, India's largest company by market value, plans to spend USD 24 billion over the next ten years in setting up petrochemicals projects in the Middle East, company Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani is...
FE ReportApollo Hospitals Dhaka signed recently a corporate agreement with Royal Bhutanese Embassy to provide medical services and special corporate benefits to their staff. Finance Director of Apollo Hospitals Dhaka Shahjahan Majumder and First Secretary of Royal Bhutanese Embassy Ugyen...
FE ReportDutch-Bangla Bank Limited relocated its Mohakhali branch to new premises at Hotel Zakaria International (1st Floor), 35 Gulshan Road in the city recently.Managing Director of the bank Md Yeasin Ali inaugurated its relocated branch. Among others, Chairman of Dhaka...
FE ReportMercantile Bank board of directors' Audit Committee Chairman AKM Shaheed Reza formally opening the 39th branch of the bank at Jhautola in Comilla town.Mercantile Bank Vice Chairman Mosharrref Hossain, Director Tazneen Aman, sponsors M Amanullah and Md Shahabuddin Alam,...
KABUL, Dec 15 (AFP): Two bombs struck the Afghan capital Saturday, one of them killing five civilians, while nine people died in new attacks in a Taliban insurgency that is in its bloodiest year so far, officials said A car-bomb...
BAGHDAD, Dec 15 (Agencies): The red-and-white identification card was faded. But the name was legible and the picture of the man with the necktie and tidy mustache was clear. Rashid Aboud Awad, who worked in a medicine storage facility in...
SAN ANTONIO, Dec 15 (Agencies): Doctors are encouraging a new group of people to consider getting tested for genes that raise the risk of breast cancer: men. Male relatives of women with such genes often do not realize that they,...
HANOI, Dec 15 (Agencies): Bird flu has resurfaced in parts of Asia, with human deaths reported in Indonesia and China and fresh outbreaks plaguing other countries during the winter months when the virus typically flares Indonesia, the nation hardest hit...
Hosts Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team took a 2-1 lead against Sri Lanka Under-19 team in the five-match one-day series beating the visitors by 44 runs in the third one-day match at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium (SCS) in Bogra Saturday, reports...
MUMBAI, Dec 15 (Reuters): A quintet of India's golden generation of cricketers have a final tilt at glory in Australia when the team embark on a difficult tour next week. The four-match series could be the last test tour of...
GALLE, Dec 15 (BBC): Unseasonal rain has left the Galle groundstaff battling to get the venue for the final Test between England and Sri Lanka ready in time for Tuesday. Heavy rain left much of the playing area under water...
LONDON, Dec 15 (AFP): Fabio Capello's appointment as the new England manager was finalised Friday with the Italian taking charge on a four and a half year contract reportedly worth 6.5 million pounds a year. The Italian, 61, succeeds Steve...
Rangamati DSA clinched the title of the second Inter-District Women's Football Competition beating hosts Dhaka DSA by 2-0 goals in the final at the Dhanmondi Women's Sports Complex ground in the city Saturday, reports UNB.Rokhsana Parvin scored the first goal...
Bangladesh Rifles team emerged champions in the Victory Day Kabaddi Competition outplaying Bangladesh Army by 34-19 points with two creditable `lona' in the final at the Kabaddi Stadium in the city Saturday, reports UNB.Maftun Haque of the Rifles team was...
The visiting Bangladesh national cricket team face Northern Knights today (Sunday) in the first warm-up match at Seddon Park in New Zealand, reports UNB.The match will start at 12:00pm (7:00am Bangladesh Standard Time) and each team will be allowed to...
TOKYO, Dec 15 (AFP): Football's governing body FIFA set up a 40-million-dollar project Saturday to train referees at both the highest level and "grass roots" of the game. "The future of our game is intrinsically linked with the quality of...
Andy Murray has defended his decision to employ a team of coaches following his split from Brad Gilbert last month, reports BBC. Former players such as Michael Stich and Greg Rusedski feel Murray would be better off working with one...
The development paradigm evolved during the last four decades in Bangladesh as well as around the world. Poverty eradication was the ultimate goal of all development efforts. At the initial phase, the focus was primarily on improvement of the income...
Philippe NaughtonBe careful next time you get accosted by a flirty stranger in an internet chartroom: it could just be a Russian chat-up bot out to steal your identity. Internet security experts say that Russian programmers have created a piece...
Denise Caruso INEXPENSIVE broadband access has done far more for online video than enable the success of services like YouTube and iTunes. By unchaining video watchers from their TV sets, it has opened the floodgates to a generation of TV...
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