England shrugged off the blow of losing the toss in the third one-day international at Dambulla to restrict Sri Lanka to 164. Ryan Sidebottom and Stuart Broad again did the early damage before Graeme Swann took out the middle order...
Rajshahi Division conceded consecutive defeats as they lost the second one-day National League practice match by 20 runs to GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team at the Rajshahi Divisional Stadium (RDVS) Sunday, reports UNB.Sent in to bat first, the Academy team...
LAHORE, Oct 7 (BBC): Inzamam-ul-Haq will seek to end his Pakistan career in style when the second and final Test against South Africa starts in Lahore Monday. The 37-year-old batsman is set to play his last match for his country...
The Indo-Bangladesh Games will be held in the country in February next year, reports UNB.The decision was taken at a meeting at Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) Sunday afternoon with its acting secretary general Kutubuddin Ahmed in the chair.The meeting also...
Friends Social Welfare Organisation earned 2-0 victory over Gulistan Club in the Super League of the Metropolis Third Division Football League at the Bir Shrestho Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city Sunday, reports UNB.The winners led the first...
CHANDIGARH, Oct 7 (BBC): India's senior stars will have a point to prove in the fourth one-day match against Australia Monday. Australia have stormed to a 2-0 lead in the seven-match series after the first game was abandoned because of...
Naim-Ul-KarimThe government has taken a move to make recruiting agencies more transparent and accountable against the backdrop of suspension of employment of Bangladeshi workers by Malaysian authorities on grounds of fraudulent practices and mismanagement, sources said.They said the authorities concerned...
Shakhawat Hossain The caretaker government (CG) is struggling to meet its expenses following lower than expected revenue generation and non-availability of sufficient fund for borrowing from non-banking sources.With the national board revenue (NBR) falling behind in revenue generation target by...
A special court Sunday jailed former BNP MP and ex-President of Bangladesh Cricket Board Ali Asghar Lobby for 13 years and his wife for three years in a graft case, reports UNB.The court also fined Lobby Tk 1.0 million (10...
FE ReportThe Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) floated a tender Sunday for issuing licences under the International Long Distance Telecommunication Service (ILDTS) Policy-2007 to open up the voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services to the private sector. Licences will be...
A Z M AnasFaced with falling quality in universities, the caretaker government has decided to overhaul the country's higher education system-from curriculum modernisation to research activities.Supporting the interim administration's initiative, the World Bank has agreed to finance the proposed higher...
Doulot Akter MalaThe government raised Sunday the tax exemption limit for donation to charity to Tk 0.5 million from Tk 250,000 aiming to encourage welfare activities.There are 22 authorised areas enjoying the tax exemption for investment in different welfare purposes,...
CHITTAGONG, Oct 7 (UNB): Eighty-two Bangladeshi nationals and four Nepalese were deported Sunday from Dubai Airport for not having valid documents to enter the UAE.Official sources said a Biman flight (BG 047), carrying 213 passengers, left Chittagong Shah Amanat Airport...
The Anti-Corruption Commission Sunday questioned eight former and serving officials of Chittagong Port Authority in connection with the container handling case filed against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, her younger son Arafat Rahman Koko and 11 others, reports UNB.Sources said...
Amy Kazmin in Bangkok and Harvey Morris at the United Nations, FT Syndication ServiceThe United Nations' special envoy to Burma said last Friday he was "cautiously encouraged" by the decision of its military rulers to hold talks with the country's...
Seven Bangladeshi workers were burnt to death as a fire broke out at Garenia near Al Homra in Jeddah of Saudi Arabia Saturday. They were identified as Jonab Ali, son of Kutub Ullah of Khashipur village and his brother Ashraf...
Siddique Islam The Bangladesh Bank (BB) continues to revise the yield rates on government approved securities aiming to reduce spread between the interest rates on short-term and long-term securities. Under the move, the yield rates on long-term government approved securities...
Jasim Uddin Haroon Prices of onion, one of the widely consumed items during the month of Ramadan, are rising sharply in the local markets due mainly to ban on its export by a neighbouring country. However, traders said good harvest...
FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman, Badiur Rahman, said Sunday the government will allow withdrawal of additional amount of money from frozen accounts for celebrating the upcoming Eid-ul Fitr. "We will allow withdrawal of a certain amount of...
FE ReportPrivate telephone companies have started payment of 'compensation' to the government for their involvement in illegal call termination activities in voice over internet protocol (VoIP).Bangladesh Telecommuni-cation Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has recently imposed a penalty of Tk 1.684 billion on...
The government has decided to open four one-stop windows in the capital under a pilot project to simplify issuing passports to the citizens, reports UNB. The Department of Immigration and Passport and the Trust Bank Sunday signed a memorandum of...
BENAPOLE, Oct 7 (UNB): Indian detective police today handed over three top terrorists of Bangladesh to their counterpart through Benapole border check post. The terrorists are Biplob (35) of Gulshan, Sohel Ibrahim (31) of Tangail and Naimul Hasan (29) of...
The main index or DGEN on the Dhaka Stock Exchange crossed the 2700 mark Sunday amid institutional and retail investors' "mad rush" to buy shares of most sectors, reports bdnews24.com. All the sectors, except for life and general insurances, moved...
M Azizur RahmanThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) wants proper dissemination of relevant information and discussion among stakeholders concerned on issues relating to big foreign investment proposals awaiting government approval.Asian Development Bank (ADB) director general for South Asia Department Kunio Senga,...
Law Adviser Mainul Hosein Sunday said all would be benefited if the proposed Truth Commission is formed, reports UNB/ bdnews24.com."Though government is thinking different thing about businessmen, all will be benefited after formation of the proposed Commission," he told reporters...
Khatib of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Maulana Obaidul Haq was laid to rest at city’s Azimpur graveyard Sunday afternoon, reports UNB.Earlier his Namaj-e-Janaza was held at the National Eidgah on the Supreme Court premises at 3:02 pm. Mufti Maulana Ataul...
Awami League (AL) acting general secretary (GS) Syed Ashraful Islam has expressed the hope that release of party chief Sheikh Hasina would be secured through legal and constitutional process and the party would take part in the general election under...
FE ReportThe US dollar was slightly soft against the Bangladesh taka (BDT) Sunday in the inter-bank foreign exchange market with stable demand for the greenback, fund managers said.The market was moderately active due to weekend in the international market.The inter-bank...
FE Report The city's main business hub of Motijheel and Dilkhusha suffered a serious traffic snarl-up Sunday hampering business activities in the area. The traffic congestion continued for almost all working hours from 9:0 am to 3:30 pm. All the...
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has penalised Grameenphone Tk 1.684 billion (about $25 million) for its "involvement in illegal (international) call termination activities". This is the first time the government has punished a mobile phone operator for violating the telecoms...
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