Promising youngster Cheteshwar Pujara top scored with 67, while Praveen Kumar and captain Mohammad Kaif helped themselves to half-centuries, as India A posted an imposing total of 280 in 46 overs in a rain-curtailed one-dayer against Kenya in Nairobi. Kumar,...
TORONTO, Aug 18 (AFP): Top-seeded Belgian Justin Henin defeated sixth seed Nadia Petrova, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 to advance to the semi-finals of the US$1.34 million hard-court tournament Friday. Chinese qualifier Yan Zi also advanced to the semi-finals the US Open...
Bangladesh national football team conceded a 0-2 defeat against top ranking Syria in their first match in the five-nation 13th ONGC Nehru Cup Football tournament Saturday, reports UNB.After a barren first half, Syria scored twice in the 48th and 79th...
NEW YORK, Aug 18(AFP): Football star David Beckham insisted again Friday that the long travel required for his international duty won't negatively affect his performance either for England or the Los Angeles Galaxy. "I don't think it would affect my...
MANCHESTER, Aug 18(AFP): Sir Alex Ferguson fears Cristiano Ronaldo could suffer a serious injury unless referees begin to clamp down on cynical fouls against the Manchester United winger. Ronaldo (22) is out of Sunday's derby game against Manchester City at...
Bangladesh Hockey Federation has taken decision on the sponsorship of some of the upcoming tournaments, including the National Youth Hockey Competition, which is expected to begin on September 15.Araf Apparels would sponsor the youth hockey competition, informed Hockey Federation Treasurer...
Bangladesh Police crushed Prisons Directorate by 82-20 points with six creditable `lonas' in a match of the Services Kabaddi League at the Mirpur Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in the city Saturday, reports UNB.In the day's other two matches, Bangladesh Rifles...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (AFP): Hong Kong's Wang Chen stunned China's world number one Zhang Ning to march into the final of the world badminton championships here Saturday. The world number six Wang baffled the Olympic champion, China's great hope...
Newcomers Euro Famous Club made a good start in the Metropolis Third Division Football League beating Jurain Janata Club by a solitary goal in the opening match at the Bir Sreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa Stadium at Kamalapur in the city...
Munshiganj DSA have become runners-up in the 60th Independence Day Kho Kho Competition held in Pondichery in India.Indian national team emerged champions narrowly beating Munshiganj DSA team by 14-13 points in the final Friday, reports UNB.Munshiganj DSA, which were nominated...
Shakhawat Hossain Bangladesh will enter into a new deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under which the country will get its economy reviewed by the multinational institution for attracting overseas aid.The fresh agreement called Policy Support Instrument (PSI) will...
The growing death toll due to drowning, diseases and snakebites during the current flooding rose to 554 as official record-keepers counted 17 more casualties in 24 hours till Saturday morning, reports UNB.In the meantime, in the wake of a fresh...
FE Report Retail prices of edible oils increased further Saturday in the country's kitchen markets as the supply of the same declined sharply on the day. The prices of soybean oil were between Tk 95 and Tk 100 a litre...
FE ReportThe interim government is considering to establish a high powered cell comprising members drawn from relevant agencies including the joint forces to help rein in prices of essentials, especially during the upcoming Ramadan.Expressing concern over the current price hike...
Acting Awami League president Zillur Rahman Saturday said that under the state of emergency, it is not possible for his party to sit with the Election Commission for dialogue to discuss electoral reforms, reports UNB. Zillur Rahman, who is acting...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The Korean Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) is finding it hard to attract any significant number of investment proposals either from foreign or local entrepreneurs despite the fact that it had received operating license from the government in...
Richard McGregor, FT Syndication ServiceBEIJING: Wu Yi, a Chinese vice-premier, has been appointed to head a top-level leadership group to address the issue of food and product safety in the wake of almost daily revelations about the hazards of locally...
Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) Saturday tightened security for fears of labour unrest after a garment factory in Savar sacked 2,602 workers, reports bdnews24. com Ring Shine Textile Factory, a Taiwanese-owned company, posted a notice on the wall of the...
FE ReportA high official of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will arrive in Dhaka today (Sunday) on a three-day visit to review the Bank-funded projects and explore ways of extending further cooperation to Bangladesh. The official, Ashok Lahiri, who is...
A devastating fire that broke out at a footwear (slipper) factory in the city's Shyampur area early Saturday gutted valuables and machinery of its six godowns and partially damaged adjacent Otobi building and a petrol pump. Fire brigade sources said...
The low over northwest Bay off West Bengal-Bangladesh coast intensified into a well-marked low Saturday noon over the same area. It is likely to intensify further and move in a northwesterly direction, said a warning message of the Met office....
FARIDPUR, Aug 18: Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed is to arrive here today (Sunday) to visit the worst flood-affected areas. He will distribute relief among the affected people and fertiliser and seeds among farmers. The army chief...
A light earthquake, measuring 4.60 on the Richter scale, jolted the country Saturday morning. The epicentre of the tremor that was felt at about 06 hours 56 minutes 17 seconds (BST) was about 392 kms from Agargaon, Dhaka Seismic Observatory....
FE ReportThe number of incomplete power sector projects have risen over the years due to inefficiency of the implementing agencies and political interference.But the delay has pushed up the cost of these power projects to a large extent.According to sources,...
FE Report Actionaid Bangladesh (AB) and Bangladesh Unnyan Parishad (BUP) have jointly launched a three-year project to help bring prosperity to the people of Monga-prone areas.AB and BUP launched the joint project styled 'Hunger Free Campaign' after formally inaugurating its...
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Salehuddin Ahmed Saturday expressed the hope that the commercial banks as well as the businessmen would extend their cooperation to the government efforts to contain prices of essentials, reports UNB."The low interest rate (as directed by...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 18 (UNB): Caught in surging waves in rough sea amid a fresh low over the Bay, two lighter ships with cargo capsized off the seaport's outer anchorage while another ran aground in Barisal Saturday.Port sources said 'MV Feroz...
FE Report The Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association (BAFEDA) will seek information about inter-bank money market on daily basis from the central bank.The BAFEDA will send a letter to the central bank requesting it to provide the information on its...
COLOMBO, Aug 19 (UNB): Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus Saturday made a fervent call for the South Asian (SA) nations to get closer quickly by resolving conflicts to slash poverty to zero in the region through collective endeavors and thereby attain...
BNP chairperson's adviser SM Hannan Shah Saturday said the party is yet to take any decision about participating in the Election Commission's proposed dialogue with political parties for electoral reforms, reports UNB."BNP has not taken any decision in this regard…And...
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