ROME, Sept 24 (AFP): Roma retained the Italian league lead Sunday, but they were left with a hatful of regrets after Juventus hit back to draw 2-2 in the day's big match at the Olympic Stadium. The Romans went into...
BEIJING, Sept 24 (AFP): Hungarian teenager Agnes Szavay came back from the brink to win the China Open Sunday with a tough three-set victory over Jelena Jankovic, denying the top seed a fifth title this season. The 18-year-old Hungarian eventually...
The Under-23 national booters practising in Cox's Bazar for the upcoming international meets will play exhibition match with a local team today (Tuesday), reports UNB.The match will be held at the city's local stadium in the afternoon.After the friendly match,...
National Sports Council (NSC) handed over the document of khas land to the Bangladesh Football Federation Monday to build the training centre, reports UNB.NSC Secretary Aminul Islam handed over the document of four-acre khas land in Barisal to BFF acting...
SYDNEY, Sept 24 (AFP): A strained hamstring and compassionate leave have ruled batsman Mike Hussey and speed bowler Nathan Bracken out of the injury-hit Australian squad for the upcoming tour of India, officials said. The national selection panel also confirmed...
Udayan Cricket Academy White outplayed Tarun Sangha by seven wickets in the third Division Qualifying Cricket League at the Dhaka University Ground in the city Monday, reports UNB.Coin-favoured Tarun Sangha batted first and were all out for 139 runs in...
KOLKATA, Sept 24 (AFP): Russian Maria Kirilenko won her second WTA singles title with a 6-0, 6-2 hammering of Mariya Koryttseva at the 175,000-dollar Sunfeast Open here Sunday. Kirilenko, world number 35 and seeded fourth here, outclassed her Ukrainian opponent...
Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to relax the pace of its investigation into suspicious bank accounts as a step towards restoring confidence of the business community."All government offices are bound to follow a uniform policy...
New York, Sept 24 (bdnews24.com): Chief adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed Monday called for renewed efforts to promote 'carbon-neutral' economic growth. "For this, developed economies must commit to transferring environment-friendly technologies at preferential terms," the CA said in a speech on climate...
FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) said Monday it has extended the time to October 31 for submission of tax returns for fiscal 2007-08 by individuals.The current deadline for submission of tax returns under both universal self-assessment and general...
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 24 (bdnews24.com): India beat Pakistan by five runs to the first-ever ICC Twenty20 World Cup final at New Wanderers Stadium Monday. India beat Pakistan in the World Twenty20 final by five runs to clinch their first major trophy...
Communications Adviser MA Matin said Monday that government would publish a list of 200-220 corrupt suspects within this month, reports UNB.Talking to reporters at his Secretariat office, the Advisor, however, assured that no new list of corrupts would be published...
FE ReportAs negotiators from the BIMSTEC region gathered Monday in the city to salvage the stalled free trade talks, Bangladesh suggested that negotiations on dismantling barriers to trade should be concluded by December this year."We're already behind the schedule by...
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court for Dhaka has deferred for a second time the submission of the investigation report into an extortion case against Sheikh Hasina filed by Westmont Bangladesh managing director Tajul Islam Faruk, reports bdnews24.comDhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ashraf...
Although former LGRD Minister Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan did not receive any letter from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) until Monday afternoon, he will go to the ACC today (Tuesday) in connection with GATCO-related corruption case against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia,...
Law Adviser Mainul Husein has said lifting of the State of Emergency depends on the behaviour of politicians.He made the observation while responding to reporters' query about the Chief Election Commissioner's suggestion that the emergency should be relaxed in areas...
A Dhaka court Monday sentenced five people to death for their roles in the killing of former Dhanmondi Club president Khairul Anwar Pearu, reports bdnews24.com. Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Azizul Haque handed down the verdict that also fined the convicts...
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has reduced the inter-connectivity fee among the mobile phone and Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) operators with effect from October 1. As per the new BTRC decision, the new inter-connectivity call charge will be 0.40...
Intimate Apparel Ltd (IAL), a Chinese (Hong Kong) company, will set up a ready-made garments (RMG) manufacturing industry in the Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) investing about $6.0 million. The cent per cent foreign-owned company will produce intimate wear for...
Chief Adviser's Relief and Welfare Fund has allocated Tk 26.7 million gratuitous relief and Tk 96.5 million for house building for the flood-affected and erosion-hit people in 43 districts. The money was allocated on September 21 as per the demand...
M Azizur RahmanThe Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) has requested the state-owned enterprise (SoEs) to purchase their requirement of hard rocks from the state-run Madhyapara granite mine to sustain the mine's commercial viability.The EMRD request came in an inter-ministerial...
The government has decided to increase the number of special courts in Dhaka from existing five for quick disposal of graft cases, reports BSS.Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Secretary Mokhles-ur-Rahman Monday said, the government has felt the necessity to raise the number...
FHM Humayan KabirThe government is likely to make a formal appeal to the donors early next month to support its post-flood rehabilitation programme after apprising them of the infrastructure and economic losses sustained during the recent floods, official sources said.In...
FE Report The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked the commercial banks to maintain normal banking activities with the businesses without taking into consideration the matter of corruption or criminal proceedings that might have any connection with them."The banks have nothing...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Monday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) is reluctant to contact the party to join its proposed reform dialogue following objections raised by its expelled leaders, reports UNB."But Khandaker Delwar Hossain-led BNP is the main stream...
Shakhawat Hossain The government has started the process for separation of tax policy department from administration in the National Board of Revenue (NBR), official sources said.The Ministry of Finance (MoF) decided to form a committee headed by a joint secretary...
Myanmar govt warns monk protesters YANGON, (Myanmar) (AP): As many as 100,000 protesters led by a phalanx of barefoot monks marched Monday in the most powerful show of strength yet from a movement that has grown in a week from...
FE Report Qulkhwani of Qazi Huamyun Azad Bakhsh, the senior editorial consultant of the Financial Express and former acting chairman of the Bangladesh Tariff Commission, will be held today (Tuesday).The qulkhwani will be held after Asr prayer at the deceased's...
Food and Disaster Management Advisor Tapan Chowdhury said Monday that funds allocated for post-flood rehabilitation could not be utilized properly as the flood hit the country for second time, reports UNB."The government had taken tremendous rehabilitation programmes to overcome the...
FE ReportThe Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Monday gave preliminary approval for enlistment of Trust Bank Ltd."The DSE board will sit today (Tuesday) to give full approval to the listing of the bank and announce the debut trading date for the...
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