Laura Bush meets with UN envoy on Myanmar WASHINGTON, Dec 18: The UN envoy for Myanmar, Ibrahim Gambari, met at the White House Monday with US First Lady Laura Bush and US National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley, US officials said....
The government with the support of the armed forces has so far done a commendable job in providing relief to the victims of cyclone Sidr. The emergency succour provided in the form of relief to the people dislocated by the...
Enayet RasulIT is no overstatement to say that among the ministries of the government, the performance of the environment ministry has been specially poor since it was set up in the late eighties in response to the growing environmental hazards....
Mozzamel HaqueA very neglected area of law enforcement comprises unaddressed or poorly addressed cases of financial crimes. The police in Bangladesh are barely able to cope with the situation in this regard. In the first place, they are found under-equipped...
Tony Barber from Brussels MOST people in the European Union's five biggest member states think immigrants should be required to take a citizenship and language test to stay in their adopted countries, according to a Financial Times/Harris poll released recently.Some...
Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury called Tuesday for national consensus on foreign policy as he set a 10-point principled aims to achieve economic development and security, reports UNB."To surmount the twin challenges of security and development, we require...
NOAKHALI, Dec 18 (UNB): Naval Chief Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam called upon all to show proper respect to the Bir Shreshthos as well as freedom fighters to make the spirit of Liberation War meaningful to the future generation.He said...
The Supreme Court stayed Tuesday High Court-granted bail to convicted prisoners Sigma Huda, wife of jailed former communications minister Nazmul Huda, and Barrister Mir Helal Uddin, son of jailed former state minister for civil aviation and tourism Mir Nasir, reports...
CHITTAGONG, Dec 18 (bdnews24.com): Chittagong Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal sentenced Tuesday four JMB men to 14 years in jail each for possessing explosives. The convicted men are regional commander of JMB Chittagong Zabed Iqbal, Boma Mizan, Ayub Ali and Zahidul...
Rajshahi Division smartly clinched the one-day title of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National Cricket League with two matches to spare beating Chittagong Division by 70 runs in the 8th round match at the Rajshahi Divisional Stadium Tuesday, reports UNB....
Barisal Division outplayed holders Dhaka Division by eight wickets to notch their 4th victory in the 8th round one-day match of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National Cricket League at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNS) in the city Tuesday,...
GALLE, Dec 18 (BBC): Steve Harmison took three Sri Lanka wickets as England fought back on an emotional first day of the final Test. Test cricket returned to Galle for the first time since the 2004 tsunami when play started...
FE ReportSYLHET Dec 18: Fenchugonj Manikona Torun Eleven defeated Beani Bazar's Kurar Bazar Football Eleven by 3-0 goals in the traditional Mustafa Allahma Gold Cup Football Tournament at the Dhakadakshin School stadium Sylhet Tuesday. Sumon, Rasel and Majed scored one...
After clinching the five-match one-day series 3-1, hosts Bangladesh Under-19 team face visiting Sri Lanka Under-19 team in the 5th and final one-dayer at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNS) in the city today (Wednesday), reports UNB.Earlier on Monday, the...
ZURICH, Dec 18 (Reuters): AC Milan playmaker Kaka added to his remarkable haul of trophies and titles on Monday when he was named FIFA World Player 2007. The 25-year-old Brazilian international beat Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Manchester United winger...
EXIM Bank Women's Kabaddi League, organised by Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation and sponsored by EXIM Bank, will begin on January 10 at the Outer Stadium Kabaddi court in the city, reports UNB.Six metropolis clubs -- Brothers Union, Azad SC, Dhaka Wanderers,...
JHALOKATHI, Dec 18 (UNB): Hosts Jhalokathi DSA beat Barisal DSA by 58 runs in the Under-14 Cricket Competition at the local Stadium Tuesday, reports UNB.Jhalokathi DSA batted first to score 181 for 8 in 48 overs with Tulon contributing 59...
Finland having world's best expertise in meteorological forecasts would like to cooperate with Bangladesh in enhancing the country's capacity to handle natural disasters, reports UNB.The cooperation was extended Tuesday by Ambassador Asko Numminen of Finland, concurrently accredited to Bangladesh from...
FE ReportPatua Quamrul Hassan Art School held a prize distribution ceremony for winners of 'Patua Quamrul Hassan Children's Art Competition' and a discussion on Quamrul Hassan on the occasion of the artist's 86th birth anniversary in the city recently.National Professor...
FE ReportNational table-tennis icon and UNICEF goodwill ambassador Zobera Rahman Linu recently inaugurated a ceremony to distribute birth certificates at Baonia embankment area in the city's Mirpur as the chief guest through handing over 32 certificates to the local underprivileged...
FE Report The 6th solo photography exhibition 'The people who forgot crying' of freelance journalist Bayazid Akter began at the Goethe-Institute in the city Monday.The four-day exhibition was inaugurated by Goethe-Institute Bangladesh Director Torsten Oertel. Paul Mettler of University of...
Shakhawat HossainThe government, struggling to boost agriculture production against the backdrop of recent crop losses, might enhance subsidy on fertiliser sale by diverting fund kept for subsidising the price of diesel. The caretaker government had allocated Tk 7.5 billion in...
FE Report Most of the country's private commercial banks (PCBs) are lagging behind in disbursing loans to the agriculture sector and small and medium enterprises (SME) in the cyclone Sidr-hit southwestern region.The Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Salehuddin Ahmed stated this...
Shamsul Huq Zahid Last Saturday's national power grid failure that had come from nowhere at around 11.45 am brought business activities and production in mills and factories to halt for hours together, caused immense sufferings to hospital patients and residents...
FE ReportStock prices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) registered a rise Tuesday for the third straight trading day amid persistent buying support from the retail and institutional investors.The rise was led by the issues of the power and energy...
FE ReportLack of coordination among the power sector wings has been found to be a major reason for failure of national power grid twice because of devastating cyclone Sidr that hit the country November 16, an investigation report said.A seven-member...
Song Jung, FT Syndication ServiceSEOUL: South Korea's public pension fund plans to invest $21.5bn in energy development projects over the next 10 years including the purchase of major stakes in overseas oil fields or the acquisition of a foreign oil...
FE ReportThe work of designing the country's proposed largest bridge Padma is likely to start next June aiming to begin its construction work from early 2010, official sources said.Chief Engineer of the Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority (JMBA) Abdullahel Kafi told...
A total of 19 per cent work on the new voter roll has been completed with the registration of 7,173,884 voters in 47 zones across the country as the voter-listing drive moved at a faster pace. Voter registration is underway...
FE Report Three new banking corporations have approved a little over Tk 3.30 billion in loan for tannery owners, enabling them to purchase raw hides and skin of sacrificial animals during Eid-ul-Azha festival. Janata Bank Limited (JBL) will provide the...
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