M Azizur RahmanBusinessmen engaged with the country's leading export earning sectors, in their first ever drive, will provide essentials at wholesale rates to their employees during the upcoming Ramadan to facilitate the government's initiative of keeping prices of essentials within...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The turnaround time of vessels at the country's premier Chittagong port dropped and container handling rose in August last, port officials said.Regular monitoring by the joint forces and introduction of private operation contributed to the remarkable improvement...
FE Report The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) is likely to start open market sale (OMS) of lentil, sugar, soybean, onion and chickpeas in the major cities from September 10. The TCB initiated the move to ensure adequate supply and...
The government now has no objection to reopen the country's public universities that were shut down amid raging campus violence, said Education Adviser Ayub Quadri Monday, reports UNB. Respective syndicate should decide when the universities would be reopened, the adviser...
Law, Justice and Information Adviser Mainul Hosein said Monday the arrest of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has proved the impartiality of the caretaker government, reports UNB."The government is completely neutral about removing corruption," he told reporters at the Information...
FE ReportThe total turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Monday again crossed the Tk 2.0 billion-mark after a 35-day gap triggered by a decision of Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) to revert the top five issues' trading to "public...
Janmastami, the celebration of the birthday of Lord Krishna and one of the biggest religious festivals of Hindus, will be observed across the country today (Tuesday), reports UNB.Krishna is regarded as the epitome of transcendental qualities in the Hindu mythology....
FE ReportIntel Corporation, one of the world's biggest producers of semiconductor, is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bangladesh government today (Tuesday) aiming to spread the IT education in country's rural areas.The MOU, to be inked...
FE ReportThe US dollar was stable against the Bangladesh taka (BDT) Monday in the inter-bank foreign exchange market because of moderate demand for the greenback, fund managers said.The exchange rate of the dollar stood at Tk 68.70 repeating the previous...
Amy Kazmin, FT Syndication ServiceBANGKOK: The United Nations' World Food Programme is seeking to increase dramatically the provision of emergency food aid in military-ruled Burma, especially to former poppy farmers impoverished by opium eradication campaigns.The WFP aims to provide food...
Adviser for LGRD and Cooperatives M Anwarul Iqbal Monday said the government would review the contract of the Gulistan-Jatrabari flyover project to bring changes to its design and reduce cost as far as possible, reports BSS. Briefing reporters after an...
FE ReportThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) is going to hold a two-day regional consultation forum in New Delhi on Wednesday next for undertaking strategic framework on soft-loan disbursement to its six South-Asian borrowers, including Bangladesh.According to sources, the Manila-based donor...
The GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team, now touring Australia, took a comfortable 295-run lead over Tasmania on the second day of the Crocodile Cup three-day match at the University ground Monday, reports UNB. Replying to Academy team's first innings total...
Bangladesh will play Uganda today (Tuesday) in their last match of the four-nation warm-up Twenty20 Cricket tournament at the Gymkhana Club ground in Nairobi, Kenya.The match starts at 12:30pm (Bangladesh time), reports UNB.Middle-order batsman Nadif Chowdhury was included in the...
Bangladesh earned a hard fought 3-2 goals win over South Asian rivals Sri Lanka in their third Pool B match of the 7th Men's Asia Cup Hockey in Chennai Monday, fulfilling the pre-tournament target, reports UNB.Russell Mahmud Jimmy, Md Mamun...
NEW YORK, Sept 2 (AFP): Justine Henin and Serena Williams advanced to a US Open quarter-final showdown in impressive fashion Sunday while Wimbledon winner Venus Williams ousted one Serbian star but could be faced with another. World number one Henin,...
Bangladesh football team coach Syed Nayeemuddim is expected to return in a day or two after his over weeklong vacation in India, reports UNB.Talking to the news agency Monday, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) acting general secretary Manjoor Hossain Malu informed...
India played with such confidence at Headingley that you could be forgiven for forgetting they were 3-1 down heading into the match, with a series loss looming. Their top four brushed off any nerves to rise to the challenge, each...
MADRID, Sept 2 (AFP): Wesley Sneijder may not sell as many Real Madrid shirts as David Beckham but the Dutch international, who inherited the England star's number 23 shirt, certainly has his dead-ball skills, scoring twice as the champions crushed...
Saiful KaiserThe England captain must rue the fact that he asked the visitors to bat after winning the toss at Headingley. He said something about movement in the first half and all that but in truth there were no hidden...
Hattricks by Raju Mia and Khalilur Rahman enabled Rainbow SC to crush Mirpur Chalantika SC by 11-1 goals in a match of the Third Division Football League at the Outer Stadium ground Monday, reports UNB.Raju and Khalilur made hattricks with...
LIVERPOOL, Sept 2 (AFP): Liverpool's Spanish striker Fernando Torres said he plans to stay with the English Premiership club "for many years to come". The Spaniard, a 20-million-pound summer capture from Atletico Madrid, has been a big hit since arriving...
The eight-team final round of the Fresh IGP Cup National Youth Kabbadi championship will begin at the Outer Stadium Kabaddi court Wednesday, reports UNB.Seven zonal champion teams along with defending champions Dhaka DSA will play in the final round.The seven...
NEW YORK, Sept 2 (AFP): Rafael Nadal kept his US Open campaign on track Sunday despite a painful knee as Spanish-speaking claycourters clamped a stranglehold on the bottom half of the draw. The 21-year-old second-seeded Spaniard charged into the last...
Rapid Action Battalion early Tuesday arrested former BNP lawmaker Fazlul Haque Milon in Gulshan, accusing him of embezzling relief, a RAB officer said. RAB additional director general Gulzar Uddin Ahmed told bdnews24.com: "Milon was arrested when he was travelling in...
The government has moved to form a national registration authority for birth and voter registration and national identity cards (ID) preparation, a top government official said Tuesday. "The process to form the national registration authority is at its initial stage....
NEW DELHI, Sep 2 (PTI): Islamic banking, which prohibits use of money for vices like gambling and wine as also levy of interest, could provide long term funds to India-which needs over USD 400 billion for creating new infrastructure. Asking...
PARIS, Sept 2 (AFP): France's Dominique Strauss-Kahn is clear favourite in the two-horse race to become the next leader of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the deadline for nominations passed this weekend. The 58-year-old former French economy minister, nominated...
JEDDAH, Sept 2 (AFP): Pro-western Gulf Arab monarchies have agreed to an Iranian offer to launch talks on a possible free trade pact, the secretary general of their oil-rich bloc said yesterday. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers in the...
GUWAHATI, Sept 2 (AFP): India's hard-hit tea industry has launched an aggressive "fight back" strategy to boost production and sales in the face of stiff challenges from rival nations churning out cheaper brews. India is the world's second largest tea...
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