ZURICH, Oct 31 (AP): Brazil's long wait to stage the World Cup ended today when it was named the host nation for the 2014 finals.Brazil was the only candidate to stage the world's largest and most lucrative single-sport tournament after...
BEIJING, Oct 31 (AFP): Beijing Olympics organisers apologised Wednesday after suspending ticket sales following a booking system meltdown, their first major blunder in preparations for next year's Games.Around 1.8 million event tickets were supposed to go on sale Tuesday on...
Sonali Metro Cricket Academy earned a huge 177-run victory over Dhanmondi United Sporting Club in a qualifying round match of the Metropolis 3rd Division Cricket League at the City Club ground here Wednesday, reports UNB.Winning the toss, Sonali Metro Cricket...
After rejecting the captaincy twice in his career, Pakistan batsman Younis Khan has accepted the responsibility of taking over as the vice-captain for the tour of India, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced today. Younis takes over from opener Salman Butt,...
SEOUL, Oct 31 (AFP): Premiership striker Lee Dong-Gook and goalkeeper Lee Woon-Jae face a six-month suspension from South Korea's national team over a late-night drinking spree during the Asian Cup, officials said Wednesday.Defender Kim Sang-sik and forward Woo Sung-Yong are...
QUEBEC CITY, Oct 31 (AFP): American Lindsay Davenport made the most of her wild card invitation with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over seventh seed Angelique Kerber in the 175,000-dollar WTA Bell Challenge Tuesday.Davenport, A three-time Grand Slam champion, is playing...
The 4th round matches of the School Football League will begin on November 30 at six separate venues in the city, reports UNB.The decision was taken at the tournament committee meeting at the BFF Bhaban Tuesday.Earlier, the league was halted...
Savar Upazila advanced to the final of the Dhaka DC Gold Cup Football Tournament outplaying Dohar Upazila by 3-0 goals at the Nekroz Bap Ground in Keraniganj Wednesday, reports UNB.Savar Upazila will meet Nawabganj Upazila in the final on November...
Saiful KaiserBoth the Pakistani coach Geoff Lawson and the captain Shoaib Malik are upbeat about the tour of India. Lawson however admitted they would have been better off had they beaten the South Africans in the last ODI which would...
The past Awami League (AL) government of Sheikh Hasina implemented the first step towards separating the judiciary through giving financial authority to the Supreme Court (SC) by amending the Rules of Business.AL leader and former minister for Law, Justice and...
Major (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed, acting secretary general of BNP, Wednesday said they would accept any decision to be given by party chairperson Khaleda Zia on her release, reports UNB."We're workers of Khaleda Zia. Our new committee is not a challenge...
The Sector Commanders' Forum, an organisation of the sector commanders of the 1971 Liberation War, Tuesday moved to file cases against war criminals, reports bdnews24.com. The forum set up a legal committee to investigate allegations against the war criminals. The...
A Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) research fellow Wednesday filed a writ petition with the High Court (HC) challenging Debapriya Bhattacharya's new job in Geneva, reports bdnews24.com. The government has recently appointed Debapriya as Bangladesh's ambassador and permanent...
"I'm perhaps the happiest man as I myself am able to see the separation", Judge Masdar Hossain, a historic figure in the episode of the country's separation of the judiciary, said Wednesday, reports UNB. Now the Inspector General of Registration...
Anti-corruption Commission Wednesday filed cases against former Awami League state minister of LGRD Syed Abul Hossain and Mayor of Barisal Mojibar Rahman Sarwar accusing them of concealing assets in wealth statement and amassing wealth beyond known sources of income, reports...
Lawyers across the country will observe Judiciary Separation Day today (Thursday), marking the historic separation of the judiciary from executive control, reports UNB.On the occasion, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) will hold a seminar titled 'Separation of the Judiciary...
President Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed felicitated their Algerian counterparts on the occasion of Republic Day of the country, reports UNB.In a message to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Iajuddin expressed his belief that the existing friendly relations between...
A Dhaka court Wednesday allowed investigators to question former state minister and Awami League (AL) leader Obaidul Kader at the prison gate in three corruption cases involving Tk 14.2 million (1.42 crore) extorted from different contractors, reports bdnews24.com. Investigating officer...
Shakhawat Hossain The country's macro-economy is facing a challenging time due to high inflation and slow-down of overall economic activities following erosion of business confidence."Bangladesh is now facing a very challenging macro-economic environment," said the Resident Representative of the International...
Shahiduzzaman KhanAlmost half of the foreign investment proposals registered with the Board of Investment (BoI) each year are turning out to be redundant. Local experts have blamed the government's poor negotiating skills and political factors for the failure to capitalise...
The judiciary begins its new journey through its separation from the executive control today (Thursday), taking the burden of over 0.4 million criminal cases pending in the country's magistrate courts, reports UNB.Briefing newsmen at his office, Supreme Court Registrar Iktedar...
FE ReportBangladesh has been placed on the lower rung of global competitiveness ranking this year, slipping back to the 107th position out of 131 countries. Dhaka ranked 92 out of 125 countries in 2006 in the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI)...
Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhrudin Ahmed Wednesday said, the Caretaker Government would welcome if any aggrieved person moves legally for the trial of the war criminals, reports UNB.He made the remark as the question came up during a views exchanging...
The interim cabinet Wednesday approved a proposal to make the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) an autonomous body, reports bdnews24.com. The proposal is aimed at amending the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004, which describes the graft watchdog as no more than 'independent and...
Chris GilesFT Syndication Service WASHINGTON: The US came top of a closely-watched league table of competitiveness on Wednesday, as its faltering economy was nevertheless praised for the efficiency of its market and its ability to innovate. In its annual report...
The government introduced a new home-loan scheme especially for the middle-class people to buy flats at a simple interest rate of 12 per cent. Middle and lower middle income group of people, having no homes or flats of their own,...
Armed muggers gunned down a singer at Jorepukur Maath in the city's Khilgaon area early Wednesday. The victim was identified as Nasir Gazi alias Miron (35), son of late Gazi Mohammad Harunur Rashid of Nandipara in Khilgaon. — UNB
FE ReportThe US Embassy in Dhaka has taken necessary measures to make the appointment process quick and hassle-free for Bangladeshi visa seekers, a senior official of the Embassy said."The visa-appointment time has been reduced to only two days from more...
Refayet Ullah MirdhaThe number of unemployed day-labourers of the country's construction sector has increased significantly in recent times due to slow progress in government building and construction projects.The influx of day labourers in the capital mainly resulted from scarcity of...
M Azizur RahmanThe Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) has asked the state-owned Petrobangla to submit a time-bound work plan to launch the offshore hydrocarbon exploration in the Bay of Bengal immediately."The EMRD has sought the work plan afresh from...
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