Golam Mabud hit a century guiding Sylhet Division to win their first one-day match of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National Cricket League beating Barisal Division by 14 runs in the 4th round at the Narayanganj Osmani Stadium (NOS) Wednesday,...
SHANGHAI, Nov 14 (AP): Top-ranked Roger Federer snapped his two-match losing streak, beating No 4 Nikolay Davydenko 6-4, 6-3 Wednesday and boosting his chances of defending his Masters Cup title.Federer still has to beat No 5 Andy Roddick Friday, though,...
The 22nd National Swimming Championship began Wednesday at the National Swimming Complex in Mirpur with two national records broken on the first day, both in women's short distance swimming, reports UNB.On completion of the day's eight events, BKSP dominates the...
Orient Cricket Academy will play Bodyline Cricket Coaching School in the final of the Metropolis Third Division Qualifying Cricket League today (Thursday) at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium, reports UNB.Both teams have already earned the right to play in the Third...
Base Zahurul Haque clinched the title of Bangladesh Air Force Inter-Base Basketball beating Base Paharkanchanpur by 86-50 points in the final at the Naval Academy Indoor Basketball ground in Chittagong Wednesday, reports UNB.Warrant Officer Fakhrul of Base Zahurul Haque was...
Dhaka Mohammedan SC will take on Friends Club of Nepal in the inaugural match of the Friendship Cup Football to be held on Nov 28-Dec 10 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, reports UNB.Talking to the reporters Wednesday, organising committee secretary...
Shane Warne, the over-rated Australian bowler, half of whose wickets were due to partisan umpiring according to most of his detractors, says that Muttiah Muralitharan's action must be tested once again, this time during a Test match. Warne's relatives, mostly...
Adviser for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Mainul Hosein expressed his satisfaction over the pro-reform Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders' entry into the party's central office at Naya Paltan in the city Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com. The adviser told journalists at...
Our CorrespondentBOGRA, Nov 14: Joint partnership between the police and the community can bring successful community policing in the country. The opinion was expressed at a discussion on 'Divisional Community Consultation on Community Policing' here on Tuesday. Rajshahi Range DIG...
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) has approved submission of charge sheets in graft cases against eight individuals, including Awami League (AL) leaders HBM Iqbal and his family members, and Mirza Azam, for amassing wealth beyond their known sources of income.ACC Director...
Debapriya Bhattacharya, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and United Nations Offices in Geneva, presented his credentials to the WTO Director General Pascal Lamy at his office Tuesday, reports UNB.During the meeting, Debapriya apprised the WTO...
President Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed have felicitated Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva on the occasion of his country's Republic Day to be observed today (Thursday), reports UNB.In a message to his Brazilian counterpart, the...
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Police has been permitted to speak to former prime minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina as part of a probe into the August 21, 2004 grenade attack, reports bdnews24.com. Metropolitan Magistrate AKM Enamul Haque gave the...
A Dhaka court Wednesday sent former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker Ali Newaz Mahmud Khoiyam to jail, a day after he was arrested on charge of taking bribe, reports bdnews24.com. Magistrate Abdullah al-Mamun of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM) Court...
KISHOREGONJ, Nov 14 (UNB): Former lawmaker Mujibur Rahman Monju was sent to jail hajot Wednesday when he surrendered to the court in connection with a murder case.Monju, who was elected from Bajitpur-Nikli constituency on BNP ticket, is the main accused...
M Azizur RahmanThe government is set to fix higher gas prices for the gas fields to be explored under the forthcoming offshore bidding round in the Bay of Bengal to entice a significant number of international oil and gas exploration...
FE Report As economists and chamber leaders chided Wednesday the World Bank for its lending programmes linked to policy prescriptions, a top economist of the bank maintained that the government should take its decisions considering the people's needs. Private sector...
FE Report The value of each share of the three nationalised commercial banks (NCBs) namely Sonali, Janata and Agrani has been fixed at Tk 100 prior to the signing of vendor agreement today (Thursday).The state-owned banks will be transformed to...
FE ReportSpeakers at a workshop Wednesday underscored the need for providing adequate information on recruitment process for overseas jobs for Bangladeshis to check deception and exploitation by recruiters and foreign employers.They also urged the government to ensure better service at...
Raihan M ChowdhuryBangladesh's pharmaceutical export could get a boost once Drug Administration, the government authority to control manufacture and marketing and ensure quality of drugs, is brought under reforms.The reforms will ensure capacity building and human resource development of the...
TEHRAN,Nov14(Agencies) : Iran Tuesday gave India a four-month deadline to formally agree its participation in a multi-billion dollar project to transport Iranian gas to India via Pakistan. The warning came after Iran and Pakistan Saturday finalised the content of the...
Javier Blas in Riyadh and Ed Crooks in Rome, FT Syndication ServiceOpec on Wednesday rejected calls from the US, its largest customer, to agree to increase production when it meets for its summit in Riyadh at the weekend.Abdulla El-Badri, Opec...
Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf Wednesday said, he expects to step down as the army chief by the end of November, and begin a new presidential term as a civilian, warning that the country risked chaos, if he gave into...
The Election Commission (EC) Wednesday answered to Khaleda Zia's legal notice and said it would not go back on the invitation to acting BNP secretary general Hafizuddin Ahmed to join the reforms dialogue, reports bdnews24.com. Khaleda, the detained BNP chief,...
FE Report Demand for the US dollar has gradually declined in the inter-bank foreign exchange market following intervention by the central bank through sale of the greenback in the market.Besides, the higher inflow of inward remittances ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha...
Charge sheet against five persons was submitted to the CMM court Wednesday in the Jatrabari flyover scam case. They include former prime minister's political secretary Haris Chowdhury, his brother-in-law Masum Ahmed, driver Abdus Salam, Orion Group chairman Obaidul Karim and...
Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Chowdhury has said Wednesday a new beginning has been made in terms of manpower export to Poland as 204 skilled workers have already been selected for the purpose. — UNB
The Met Office Wednesday evening sounded great danger signal-10 for Mongla Port, and great danger signal-9 for Chittagong and Cox's Bazar, as the hurricane 'SIDR' in the Bay of Bengal was expected to make landfall Thursday, report bdnews24.com and UNB....
Shahiduzzaman KhanAgainst the backdrop of spiralling prices of essential commodities, the government weighed various options to put a brake on it. The latest is the report of an inter-ministerial committee that recommended taking up legal actions against those involved in...
The reformist BNP faction took control of the party headquarters as the office at Naya Paltan in the city reopened Wednesday after over a 10-month closure since the declaration of the state of emergency in the country on January 11,...
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