The Election Commission (EC) will not contest the High Court (HC) order that stayed invitation to a BNP faction to the November 22 electoral reforms dialogue, a top EC official said Saturday. Election Commissioner Muhammed Sohul Hussain said they, however,...
FHM Humayan KabirThe government will launch a programme to strengthen some of its institutions by boosting research works that would be aimed to improve the supply chain and increase the output of agricultural, fisheries and livestock products.Official sources said under...
UNITED NATIONS (AFP): The United States Friday withdrew a resolution it presented to the UN Security Council endorsing the relaunch of the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks agreed in Annapolis, a diplomat here said.Pressed for a reason-possibly that Israelis and Palestinians were...
BARISAL, Dec 1 (UNB): Communications Adviser MA Matin appealed to the United Nations and other international agencies for immediate help in constructing cyclone shelters.Matin, who is also coordinator for relief and rehabilitation work for the Sidr victims, made the appeal...
Children and youths were urged to take up leadership in preventing the spread of AIDS as well as to protect themselves and others from its deadly grip, reports UNB.Amra Kuri, a juvenile organisation, organised a discussion under the aegis of...
SIRAJGANJ, Dec 1 (UNB): With a promise to lead a normal life, a big band of 104 outlaws in the district today (Saturday) ceremonially surrendered to police under a rehabilitation plan.Regional commander Rezaul Karim and local leaders Janak, Bishu and...
Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa BarakatuhuIt is a great pleasure that we are observing today the 2nd December 2007, the 36h anniversary of the establishment of the United Arab Emirates. By the grace of Almighty Allah and sagacious leadership of...
A 20-year period of fiscal deficits in the UAE's consolidated government financial accounts came to an end in 2005 when it posted a Dh38.2 billion surplus. Public revenues rose by 69.3 per cent to reach Dh 160.5 billion, while public...
The High Court Sunday granted former prime minister Khaleda Zia's son Tarique Rahman bail in two extortion cases. The HC simultaneously issued a ruling asking the government why the two cases would not be cancelled. The court also asked the...
CUKUROREN, Nov 30 (Agencis): A plane operated by a budget airline crashed early Friday in mountains in southwest Turkey after apparently veering off course, killing all 57 people on board, officials said. The fuselage and wings of the MacDonnell Douglas...
Five employees of a knitting mill were killed and another was injured when a passenger-bus and a microbus collided head-on at Ariabo on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway under Rupganj in Narayanganj Friday morning. The police and eyewitness said, the accident took place...
The UN Assistant Secretary General Jane Holl Lute arrives in the city today (Saturday) on a 3-day visit to see for herself some cyclone-devastated areas, and hold talks with the government and military figures. During her stay in the country,...
Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury inaugurated the first direct Hajj flight from the Sylhet Osmani International Airport to Jeddah as the chief guest Thursday. A Bangladesh Biman flight left for Jeddah with 314 pilgrims. The adviser, in his speech,...
Asia Energy Corporation Friday said the Phulbari coal mine project is unlikely to be economically viable if the government does not allow coal export, reports UNB. Gary Lye, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the UK-based company, made the observation...
FE ReportSystems loss of the Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited (TGTDCL) has fallen sharply due to vigorous drive against illegal connections and bill defaulters, and action against dishonest officials of the company.Although the systems loss of the gas...
WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (AFP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday it would likely revise lower its 2008 estimate of world economic growth due to financial market turmoil and surging oil prices. "Global growth in 2008 will likely be lower...
CHITTAGONG, Nov 30 (bdnews24.com): In the backdrop of the increasing demand for fertiliser countrywide, the production at Chittagong Urea Fertilisers Ltd, the largest urea producing plant in the country, has been remaining suspended for the last 19 days. The plant,...
Dozens of cyclone-hit micro-credit debtors and their families in Barguna fled their homes in fear of the angry loan-collectors, reports bdnews24.com. Many villagers alleged that the NGO-workers threatened to remove the tin-sheet roofs off their houses. Some were allegedly threatened...
FE ReportThe stock market remained bearish amid a thin turnover in the week ended Thursday.The daily average turnover declined 20.12 per cent to Tk 1.66 billion in the week against Tk 2.08 billion of the previous week.Market operators said indication...
Joe Leahy, FT Syndication ServiceMUMBAI: Indian legislators have scrapped a law that has held back development in the financial capital of Mumbai, boosting shares of developers, construction companies and land-rich groups.The state of Maharashtra legislative assembly, which governs Mumbai, repealed...
LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters): Oil fell to a one-month low below $90 a barrel on Friday, after a volatile previous session sparked by a U.S. pipeline explosion, as attention returned to next week's OPEC meeting that is expected to boost...
The annual flow of short term contract labour migration accelerated in the last six years jumping from 222,000 in 2000 to 377,600 last year, reports BSS.According to a study conducted by Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Bangladesh has already...
India's economic growth slows NEW DELHI, Nov 30 (Bloomberg): India's economy grew at the slowest pace since the final quarter of 2006, signaling the central bank may soon end three years of interest-rate increases. Asia's third-largest economy expanded 8.9 per...
KOLKATA, Nov 30 (BBC): Wasim Jaffer's unbeaten 192, the third best score in a Kolkata Test, put India in a dominant position on day one of the second Test against Pakistan. Jaffer added 136 with Rahul Dravid (50) and 175...
League leaders Khulna Division maintained their supremacy in the points table of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National Cricket League despite a draw in the 6th round four-day match against Dhaka Division at the Bir Shrestho Matiur Rahman Stadium in...
COLOMBO, Nov 30 (Reuters): Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is poised to recapture the world test wickets record during the first test against England starting Saturday. Muralitharan needs five victims in his home town of Kandy to overhaul Shane Warne's...
HARARE, Nov 30 (Cricinfo): Fluent half-centuries by Chamu Chibhabha and Stuart Matsikenyeri, coupled with plenty of useful contributions down the order, lifted Zimbabwe to a challenging 274 for 8 in the first ODI of the five-match series at the Harare...
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov 30 (AFP): England star David Beckham will be the star attraction next February when top US, Japanese and Australian football clubs meet here in the debut of a new tournament, the Pan-Pacific Championship. Officials from the J-League,...
ROME, Nov 30 (Reuters): AC Milan striker Ronaldo is unsure whether he will be able to play at the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan next month because of a new injury scare. The Brazilian pulled up with a calf...
THE economy of Bangladesh remains under a severe stress. The same has been likened to the period immediately after the independence of the country when the preceding war had devastated the economy. There is no denying of the major shocks...
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