Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Nov 21: Sensational incidents of pilferage of 375 million litres of water of Chittagong WASA (C'WASA) have been unearthed during last two days in the city, sources said.A C'WASA team led by Magistrate Munir Chowdhury, in anti-crime drives...
FE ReportTo alleviate the sufferings of the cyclone-affected people of the coastal areas in the country, Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) has donated Tk 10 million (one crore) to the Chief Adviser's (CA) Relief and Rehabilitation Fund.DBBL Chairman Abul Hasnat Md...
Our CorrespondentNILPHAMARI, Nov 21: Uttara Steel Mill Ltd of Saidpur has been auctioned to one businessman Raj Kumar Poddar due to non-payment of loans of the Shilpa Bank, sources said.According to the sources, Uttara Steel Mill, a small steel mill...
NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters): Goldman Sachs & Co Monday downgraded Citigroup Inc to 'sell' from 'neutral,' and said the largest US bank may have to write off $15 billion over the next two quarters as mortgage losses reduce earnings.The...
SINGAPORE, Nov 21 (Bloomberg): Asian stocks slumped, led by Toyota Motor Co., after a decline in the dollar pushed the price of crude oil to almost $100 a barrel and the Federal Reserve cut its forecast for US. economic growth....
Announcement of AGM dateNational Polymer Ind: The 20th annual general meeting (AGM) of National Polymer Industries Limited will be held on December 06, 2007 at 11:00 am at National Shooting Club at Gulshan in the city. Other information of the...
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21 (AFP): Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf is set to quit as army chief and become a civilian president at the weekend, a top government official said Wednesday, as the military ruler won fresh US backing. Attorney general Malik Mohammad...
TOKYO, Nov 21 (AFP): Thousands of Japanese union workers on US military bases went on a nationwide strike Wednesday for the first time in 16 years, protesting pay and benefit cuts proposed by the Japanese government.The All Japan Garrison Forces...
GENEVA, Nov 21 (AFP): More than three-quarters of AIDS-related deaths occur in sub- Saharan Africa and South Africa is now officially the country with the highest prevalence of HIV in the world, a new UN report said Wednesday.Improved monitoring of...
WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (AFP): US President George W. Bush will host a key conference on November 27 aiming to revive the Middle East peace process and pave the way towards a separate Palestinian state, US officials said. Bush, Israeli Prime...
SINGAPORE, Nov 21 (AFP): Regional pariah Myanmar was to face its critics and allies Wednesday in 16-nation talks which group Southeast Asia with regional powers China and Japan, as well as Australia and New Zealand. The East Asia Summit is...
PARIS, Nov 21 (Reuters): Widespread sabotage has damaged France's high-speed rail network and caused huge delays to services already hit by an 8-day transport strike, a senior executive at the SNCF state railways said on Wednesday. "A certain number of...
WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (AFP): Tough talk on Iran's nuclear program has raised the specter of a possible US attack, but tensions between the two diplomatic foes nevertheless appear to have eased on the issue of securing Iraq. Iran's Foreign Minister...
Khulna Division retained their supremacy after the 5th round four-day matches of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National Cricket League crushing Barisal Division by an innings and 3 runs on the final day at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium (SCS) in...
India have left in-form batsman Yuvraj Singh out of their side for the first Test against Pakistan, which starts Thursday in New Delhi, reports BBC. Yuvraj scored 272 runs in the recent one-day series between the sides, but experienced pair...
Team East notched a four-wicket victory over Team South on the final day of the four-day second round match of the Challengers' Cup Cricket Wednesday at BKSP in Savar, reports UNB. Chasing 181 runs in the second innings, Team East...
Scholastica College clinched their maiden title of the Women's Handball beating holders Viqarunnisa Noon School and College by 3-1 goals in the last super three match at the Outer Stadium Handball ground in the city Wednesday, reports UNB. Holy Cross...
England spent another day suffering in the field against the Sri Lanka Board President's XI as three players hit centuries on day two in Colombo, reports BBC. Opener Upul Tharanga (112) reached his ton early on to press his Test...
The Dhaka University Teachers' Association (DUTA) has demanded release of four DU teachers before the commencement of the admission tests for first year students on November 30.A delegation led by DUTA Acting President Prof. Dr Tajmeri S Islam met Vice-chancellor...
FE Report The European Commission (EC) is providing Euro 30 million under two financing decisions for voter registration, local government reform and activation of village courts in Bangladesh, according to an EC press release. Improving access to justice for the...
Saifur-led BNP faction formed a 13-member relief team for handing out emergency aid to the people in the coastal districts, devastated by the severe cyclonic storm Sidr. The team was formed in the city Wednesday, reports UNB."We formed the relief...
RAJSHAHI, Nov 21 (BSS): Verdict of the case filed against six teachers of Rajshahi University (RU) on charge of their involvement in bringing out procession violating Emergency Powers Rules-2007 on the campus on August 21 last will be pronounced on...
FE Report UNICEF is mobilising US$20 million for immediate and longer term support to cyclone affected children and women in Bangladesh."It is substantially increasing support to children and women in the districts worst affected by the recent Cyclone Sidr. Support...
FE Report The United Nations (UN) has allocated $8.8 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support relief efforts in the wake of the deadly cyclone 'SIDR', which struck the country last week, affecting more than three million...
DU CorrespondentStudents of Dhaka University once again burst into demonstration on the campus Wednesday as the authorities have doubled the examination and semester fees of students without any prior declaration.Over two thousand students, who have come under the semester system...
About 10,000 to 12,000 people are killed in road accidents every year in Bangladesh of which about 75 per cent fatalities occur in rural areas, experts at a workshop Wednesday said, reports UNB. Accident Research Centre (ARC) of Bangladesh University...
SATKHIRA, Nov 21 (UNB): Standing crops on vast tracts of land were damaged extensively by the recent devastating cyclone in the district causing huge loss to the farmers.Sources said the small and marginal farmers are worst affected and passing their...
COMILLA, Nov 21 (UNB): Police seized 17 sacks of fertiliser, allocated by the government for free distribution among the small and marginal farmers, while being smuggled from Poyal-gachha Union Parishad godown in Barura Upazila Tuesday. Local people intercepted two rickshaws...
The American Embassy office, including the Consular Section and the Public Affairs Section with the Archer K Blood American Centre Library and the Student Advising Centre, will remain closed today (Thursday) on the occasion of Thanksgiving Day, a national holiday...
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