FE Report The openings of fresh letters of credit (LCs) against imports increased, in valued terms, by 14.18 per cent during first 15-day of November '07 against first 16-day of the same month of the previous year.The import LCs worth...
FE Report The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has raised the maximum limit of cash foreign exchange equivalent to US$2000 for a traveller from existing $1500, official sources said. "We normally increase such limit when the flow of cash dollar stands at...
The Supreme Court Monday stayed Sheikh Hasina's bail granted by the High Court in a corruption case involving the Bangabandhu Memorial Trust. The Appellate Division simultaneously halted the HC stay order on the case proceedings. An Appellate Division full bench...
FE ReportIslami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) is continuing relief distribution activities among the distressed people, affected by the recent devastating cyclone 'CIDR.'The branches of Pirojpur, Bhola, Morrelganj and Mongla of IBBL have recently distributed relief-goods among the cyclone-affected people.Pirojpur branch...
LONDON, Nov 24 (Bloomberg): European stocks capped the longest streak of weekly losses since August after the Federal Reserve cut its US growth forecast, fueling concern the world's largest economy is sliding into recession. Porsche AG, which relies on the...
KAMPALA, Nov 24 (UNB): Britain has assured of its continued engagement in Bangladesh's development in line with the priorities set out by the Bangladesh government.British Minister for Development Cooperation Douglas Alexander gave the assurance during a meeting with Foreign Adviser...
Pro-Delwar BNP leader Major (retd) Akhteruzzaman said Saturday that he had been nominated convener of 'Khaleda Zia Mukti Parishad' (Committee on Khaleda Zia's Freedom). The group will work to get party chief Khaleda Zia out of jail, Akhteruzzaman told the...
BNP Acting Secretary General Major (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed has demanded of the government to withdraw the State of Emergency within the next one month and to restore democracy through early elections.Talking to reporters at his Banani house Saturday, he also...
Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami has said his party leaders have been asked to carry out relief activities in the country's 15 cyclone-hit districts."Jamaat district Ameer have been asked to collect cash and relief materials from across the country...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr ATM Shamsul Huda has said the Election Commission (EC) is not facing any problem conducting rallies for the publicity of voter-listing activities, as it does not smack of politics."Our publicity activities are of non-political nature....
GENEVA, Nov 24 (UNB): Development partners, United Nations (UN) agencies and international non-government organisations (NGOs) praised the disaster preparedness and response of Bangladesh in the aftermath of cyclone Sidr at a meeting held at the UN Palace of Nations Friday....
SYLHET, Nov 24 (UNB): Two activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student wing of the Awami League, were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment here Thursday in an arms case.A tribunal sentenced the two BCL cadres -Aftab Hossain, son of Abul...
FE ReportDifferent national and international organisations started vigorous relief activities for SIDR victims at the cyclone-affected areas in the country.Different universities: The teachers and students of the universities as well as colleges under national university started massive relief operation through...
Nine persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies.In Sirajganj, three people were killed and four others injured as a Dhaka-bound night coach rammed into...
Two more C-130 aircraft of Pakistan Air Force, carrying medicines, medical equipment and 24 paramedics, reached Barisal Saturday for providing medical treatment to the cyclone victims, reports UNB. Two other C-130 aircraft, carrying a 30-bed mobile field hospital and 55...
BAGERHAT, Nov 24 (UNB): Some 13 children and adolescents, forced to do risky works, were rescued from Dublarchar here Friday night.They are identified as Polash Ahmed, Farook Hossain, Shafiqul Islam, Inam Hossain, Rasel, Rafique, Ibrahim Hossain, Mohammad Alamgir, Nazrul Islam,...
Oxfam and the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Directorate General (ECHO) have joined hands responding to the immediate water and sanitation needs of cyclone-hit families in four worst affected southern districts.Over 1,200 families in the four districts-Bagerhat, Pirojpur, Patuakhali and Barguna-have...
FE ReportThe 17th convocation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) will be held today (Sunday) at Hotel Pan Pacific Sonargaon. President Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed will confer certificates on the successful 145 professional accountants. Dhaka University Vice-chancellor...
DINAJPUR, Nov 23 (UNB): A month long 'Ras Mela' (fair) of Hindu community was inaugurated on the premises of Kantaji temple in the district on Friday on the occasion of Ras festival.Deputy Commissioner of the district AM Saiful Hasan inaugurated...
Abdul Muhidh Chowdhury, a retired secretary of the Ministry of Communication and ex-chairman of Railway Board, died at his Banani residence here this morning at the age of 82, reports BSS. He is survived by his wife and two sons....
SYLHET, Nov 24 (UNB): Two more children of a family died of 'Viral Encephalitis' in Companyganj Upazila Friday, raising the number of deaths here due to the malady to 24 in the last three weeks.The dead were identified as Saifur...
DELHI, Nov 24 (BBC): The first Test in Delhi is intriguingly poised after Pakistan closed day three 167 runs ahead of India at 212-5, reports BBC. Danish Kaneria took three wickets in 15 balls as Pakistan snared India's final four...
DURBAN, Nov 24 (AFP): FIFA president Sepp Blatter urged South African construction workers Saturday not to wreck the 2010 World Cup, saying the successful staging of the tournament lay in their hands. As uncertainty continues to swirl about the rate...
Saiful KaiserThe Misbah and Akmal partnership is the third meaningful one after Misbah and Sami and Dhoni and Laxman before it. The first Test is carrying on tantalisingly, sometimes with India ahead and next moment it is Pakistan. With two...
Department of English and Department of Environment Science won their respective matches in the Jahangirnagar University (JU) Inter-Depart-ment Cricket Competition held at the JU Central Ground in Savar Saturday, reports UNB.Department of English beat Department of Geography and Environment by...
A 12-team Inter-Club Tennis Tournament will begin at the Club Amazon premises in Gulshan tomorrow (Monday), reports UNB.Bangla Perfumes Distributors Limited is sponsoring the meet bearing all the expenses under arrangement with the Gulshan-based Club Amazon.
The cricketers, to be selected for Bangladesh national team's tour to New Zealand, will be able to play in the 6th round matches beginning Tuesday of the four-day Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National Cricket League (NCL), reports UNB.Bangladesh team for...
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 24 (BBC): South Africa survived a late fightback from error-ridden New Zealand to win their Twenty20 game by three wickets. Scott Styris hit 30 and Kyle Mills 33 not out but Shaun Pollock (3-28) and Albie Morkel (2-29)...
Sri Lanka have dropped middle order batsman Thilan Samaraweera from their first Test squad to face England in Kandy, starting on 1 December. Samaraweera, who featured on the recent Australia tour, hit 142 against England in the Colombo Test in...
Matt Richtel One afternoon in early September, an architect boarded his commuter train in San Francisco and became a cellphone vigilante. He sat down next to a 20-something woman who he said was "blabbing away" into her phone."She was using...
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