RAWALPINDI, Nov 28 (AFP): Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf bade farewell to the army Wednesday at a military ceremony before handing command to his successor. "I will not be in uniform tomorrow," he told hundreds of invited guests and dignitaries at...
COLOMBO, Nov 28 (AFP): A female suicide bomber killed herself in the Sri Lankan capital Wednesday, wounding at least three security men outside a senior minister's office, the police said. The bomber, a suspected member of the Tamil Tiger rebels,...
TOKYO, Nov 28 (AFP): Japan's opposition-ruled upper house (UH) voted Wednesday to end the country's air mission to Iraq, but the bill was expected to be overridden by the lower chamber of the divided parliament. The opposition has accused the...
JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Nov 28 (Reuters): United States (US) air-strikes killed 12 civilian road workers in eastern Afghanistan, a provincial governor said Wednesday, an incident bound to fuel Afghan resentment against the presence of international forces. NATO has tightened procedures for...
Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed has once again stressed the need for well-coordinated relief and rehabilitation efforts to fulfil the real needs of the cyclone-affected people.The Chief Adviser expressed the view while receiving donations from the representatives of different...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia nominated Secretary General Khondoker Delwar Hossain has questioned the neutrality of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) over his remark on party registration, which he said was "unnecessary intrusion and unconstitutional." "It is not his job to...
BRAHMANBARIA, Nov 28 (UNB): Joint forces arrested two BNP and Jubo Dal leaders from Kandipara in the district town Tuesday.Acting on a tip-off, the joint forces raided the area in the evening and arrested district BNP Organising Secretary Sirajul Islam...
Thirty-three more individuals, institutions and national and international organisations Wednesday donated Tk 30,244,508 and US$ 1,504,000 to the Chief Adviser's Relief and Welfare Fund in aid of cyclone hit people, report agencies.Those who have donated fund until 2:30 pm today...
Riding on a Nafees Iqbal ton, hosts Chittagong Division scored 270 for 4 in 77 overs against Barisal Division in the first innings at stumps on the second day of the sixth round four-day match at the Bir Shreshtho Shaheed...
KANDY, Nov 28(AFP): Muttiah Muralitharan returns to his home town to become Test cricket's most successful bowler, a feat Australia denied him but England are unlikely to prevent. The spin wizard (35) begins Sri Lanka's first Test against Michael Vaughan's...
Touring Bangladesh Under-19 team went down in the five-match one-day series 0-2 after a huge 79-run defeat against Pakistan Under-19 side in the second one-day match at Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad Wednesday.Earlier, in the first one-day match Monday, Bangladesh made...
FE ReportAnti Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury said Wednesday shaping Bangladesh as a corruption-free nation would largely depend on the quality of future leadership. "The matter with regard to shaping the future of Bangladesh depends largely on the...
Shahiduzzaman Khan Bangladesh is going to face a 'difficult challenge' in its history, given the devastating floods and cyclone, and the rocketing oil and commodity prices in the international market. Such views were expressed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB)...
FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Muhammad Abdul Mazid said Wednesday the board will issue a 'Citizen Charter' within two weeks with a view to ensuring transparency in its operations.The board will introduce the charter with an objective...
Siddique Islam The Bangladesh Bank (BB) will ask eight government-owned banks and financial institutions to intensify disbursement of fresh farm loan along with rural credit to all sections of cyclone-affected people. The central bank will take the move to ensure...
Amy Yee, FT Syndication ServiceDHAKA: As Cyclone Sidr swept across the Bay of Bengal towards the coast of Bangladesh, 38-year-old shopowner Boni Amin Talukder paced through the remote village of Galachipa urging local people to seek refuge in concrete shelters....
A Dhaka court Wednesday set Dec 3 for hearing on charge framing on the Tk 30 million extortion case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two others in presence of the accused in the dock, reports bdnews24.com. Dhaka Metropolitan...
FE ReportStock prices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued to shed for the second consecutive day Wednesday as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cautioned investors that tough measures would be taken if the market continued to behave irrationally.Market...
The government Wednesday approved purchase of 1.2 million (12 lakh) tonnes of crude oil worth Tk 73.53 billion (7,353 crore) from Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi for 2008, reports bdnews24.com. The oil will be imported from Saudi Aramco, the state-owned...
FE Report The Prime Bank Limited (PBL) signed Wednesday a syndicated term loan deal worth Tk 650 million with Tania Cotton Mills Limited (TCML). Ten private commercial banks and financial institutions including a foreign-owned bank participated in the financing under...
A top election official Wednesday said the Election Commission planned to re-demarcate some constituencies to equalise voter numbers. Election commissioner M Sakhawat Hossain told reporters that redrawing voter constituencies would begin in January in areas where voter numbers had become...
The 7th November holiday on National Revolution and Solidarity Day, marking the 'sepoy-people' uprising on this day in 1975, now stands abolished as per a new list of holidays. A meeting of the Council of Advisers of the caretaker government...
FE ReportSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Faruq Ahmad Siddiqi Wednesday said the scenario of the country's stock market will be changed with the entry of big companies by the next couple of years."It is very encouraging that investors' confidence...
FE Report An official review meeting Wednesday decided to divest a portion of government-held share in the IFIC Bank through the share market by next one month.The government has 35 per cent share in the International Finance Investment and Commerce...
FE ReportThe United Kingdom is reviewing Bangladesh's appeal for food aid by March next to help the cyclone Sidr-affected people overcome food insecurity.In a meeting with the country's donor groups Tuesday, Bangladesh sought delivery of 500,000 tonnes of food aid...
As part of reconstruction plans, the US has a plan under a longer-term engagement to construct more cyclone centres in the coastal areas of Bangladesh that are routinely ravaged by natural disaster, reports UNB.US Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission...
WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Agencies): US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is pledging urgent follow-up work to Tuesday's Israeli-Palestinian agreement in Annapolis, Maryland to resume final-status peace negotiations after a seven-year interruption. President Bush meets Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and...
A Dhaka court Wednesday sentenced former AL lawmaker Md Rafiqul Anwar to 10 years in prison for illegal possession of firearms, whereas another special court sentenced former BNP lawmaker Rashiduzzaman Millat to six years for tax-dodge, reports bdnews24.com. Judge Matiar...
FE Report The use of any third currency in the foreign exchange market has been stopped following the order of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) to avoid such deals. "There was no deal in the market Wednesday using a third currency...
FE Report The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) has taken a three-phase initiative for rehabilitation of the Cyclone Sidr-affected people in coastal districts.This was disclosed by HSBC Bangladesh Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Steve Banner at a press conference held...
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