Sri Lanka will go for a 3-0 whitewash of the Test series against Bangladesh in the third and final Test starting today (Wednesday) at Kandy's Asgiriya International Stadium. "That's the only way to look at it. We've played some good...
Tasnova Shaheed of National Tennis Complex emerged champion in the girls' singles (16-year age group) of the Dhaka Open Tennis Competition, beating top seed Kibria Ayta Zaman Bhabna by 0-6, 6-2, 6-3 sets at the National Tennis Complex in the...
Title aspirants Abahani Limited face giants Brothers Union Club today (Wednesday) in the high-voltage second phase match of the B League.The match kicks off at 4:30 pm at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city. Private satellite channel ATN Bangla...
Khabarpatra booked their quarterfinal berth in the Pepsi-DRU six-a-side Cricket Tournament Tuesday as the 4th team after Channel i, Karatoa and Naya Diganta, reports UNB.Khabarpatra (48/1) beat Banglabazar Patrika (47/2) by four wickets at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium...
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has arranged a two-day open trial on July 13 and 14 at the Brothers Union Club ground in the city to form the Bangladesh Under-16 football team for the AFC Under-16 Football Tournament.The qualifying round of...
Bangladesh women cricket team faces the UAE team today (Wednesday) in the opening day match of the ACC Women Cricket Tournament at the Institute Perguruan Temenggong Ibrahim Ground in Malaysia.Bangladesh will face Singapore in their second match on July 13...
World number one Roger Federer has his eyes on Pete Sampras' Grand Slam record after capturing his fifth consecutive title at Wimbledon Sunday, reports BBC. His five-set victory over Rafael Nadal was his 11th Grand Slam win, putting him three...
The Indians declared their second innings on 184 for 8, setting Sussex a target of 273 with a minimum of 40 overs remaining on the final day of the warm-up match at Hove. The match was intriguingly poised at lunch,...
Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed Tuesday reaffirmed that the general election would be held by the end of next year and said the future government must continue to manifest their desire to continue with the current drive against corruption,...
Siddique Islam The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is likely to tighten its monetary policy further aiming to curb inflationary pressures on the economy, official sources said.The central bank may increase the interest rates on some short-term monetary tools like treasury bills...
Shamsul Huq ZahidEnergy adviser Tapan Chowdhury is undone. He told the media last Monday that the government was left with little option other than raising gas tariff for all types of consumption to compensate for the losses being incurred by...
ISLAMABAD: A radical cleric whose besieged mosque sought to impose strict Islamic morality on the Pakistani capital was killed Tuesday after refusing to respond to troops who demanded his surrender, officials said, reports APAbout 50 militants and eight soldiers died...
FE ReportThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at its regular meeting Tuesday approved the floatation of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) by two companies.It also fined senior officials of four companies for violating rules and regulations of the commission.The SEC approved...
FE ReportThe government Tuesday imposed a bar on scheduled executive committee election of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) for 2007-09 until further order.Meanwhile, the apex trade body Election Board held an emergency meeting immediately on...
FE ReportFinance and Planning Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam Tuesday asked the weak insurance companies to think on 'merger and acquisition' (M&A) and also comply with the standard corporate governance policies."You can think of the merger to end the financial burden...
Shakhawat Hossain The caretaker government (CG) is on the brink of striking a new deal with International Monetary Fund (IMF) for getting budgetary assistance to carry out development activities, official sources said.The new credit programme, styled, Poverty Reduction Strategy Credit...
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed Tuesday donated Tk 0.4 million to ailing singer Sabina Yasmin for better treatment. The money was given from the CA's Relief and Welfare Fund. The CA Monday visited the eminent singer of this subcontinent at...
The High Court (HC) Tuesday asked the IFIC Bank to provide former law minister Moudud Ahmed with the statement of his bank account, including FDR, within five working days. A vacation bench of the High Court, responding to a petition...
M Azizur RahmanThe Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) may fix a special gas tariff structure for the country's first-ever joint venture of the state-owned gas companies to develop Begumganj gas field."The tariff structure will be set in such a...
FE ReportThe general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossed a new milestone at 2210.691 Tuesday amid a rally of stock prices, led by banks, power companies and mutual funds.The DGEN or DSE General Index was 2197.642 on Monday. It...
FE Report International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh (ICC-B) said the budget for fiscal 2007-08 has a strong bias towards rural economy as provisions for financial assistance and increased subsidy for agriculture, diesel and fertiliser as well as for research and...
FE Report The draft of consumer protection act is likely to be finalised in the next month with provisions of stern measures against the dishonest businessmen.The inter-ministerial meeting agreed this in principle at a three-hour meeting held at the Ministry...
FE Report The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked the four nationalised commercial banks (NCBs) to take measures to reduce the volume of default loans through strengthening the on-going recovery drives, official sources said. The instruction came at a review meeting...
A hotel manager was slaughtered allegedly by his colleague at Malibagh rail-crossing in the city early Tuesday, reports UNB.The deceased, identified as Durjoy Chakrabarti (50), and hailing from Datchar village of Kachua upazila under Chandpur, was also the manager of...
Awami League presidium member Zillur Rahman Tuesday protested Law Adviser Barrister Mainul Hosein's remarks terming Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia as failed leaders and his call to the people to boycott the two leaders, reports UNB."His (Mainul unguarded remarks proved...
The government has fixed fees for the cable TV subscribers on the basis of area and channel number, reports UNB.As per the government fixed-fees, the subscribers of Dhaka and Chittagong cities will pay Tk 300 maximum to the operators who...
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) fears that the proposed Dhaka-Kolkata direct passenger train service will facilitate the movement of cross-border terrorists and arms if customs and immigration checks are completed in Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com. The meeting between Bangladeshi and Indian delegations Tuesday...
FE ReportThe US dollar slipped slightly against the Bangladesh taka (BDT) Tuesday in the interbank foreign exchange market although the demand for the greenback remained stable, fund managers said.The market experienced higher supply of dollar that influenced the greenback to...
A Singapore Airlines flight will fly critically-ill music celebrity Sabina Yasmin to Singapore Wednesday night, officials said. The flight is scheduled to leave at 11:50pm. A LabAid Specialised Hospital official said all administrative formalities of admitting her have been taken...
Army chief General Moeen U Ahmed Wednesday hoped the interim government would soon introduce a Right to Information Act to stop bureaucrats getting away with corruption and ensure transparency and accountability in government functioning. “I hope that in near future...
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