BANGALORE, Dec 10 (Cricinfo): After their efforts that saved the Kolkata Test, Misbah-ul-Haq and Kamran Akmal staged another rearguard action that brightened Pakistan's chances of avoiding the follow-on in the final Test. Pakistan had slumped to 288 for 5 midway...
COLOMBO, Michael Vandort struck a patient fifty as Sri Lanka ended day two of the second Test on 105-2, 246 runs behind England in Colombo. The in-form Kumar Sangakkara was ousted by Ryan Sidebottom but Vandort shared firm with captain...
Two services teams - Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Navy -- won their respective matches in the Total Victory Day Basketball Tournament, beating their rivals at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in Mirpur Monday, reports UNB. In the day's first match,...
Ridding on a double hattrick by Shukhi, Narayanganj DSA crushed Sirajganj DSA by 15-0 goals in the second Inter-District Women's Football Competition at the Dhanmondi Women's Sports Complex in the city, reports UNB.Shukhi, who was adjudged woman of the match,...
Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed said Monday that relief operation was taking an institutional shape in the country and the ongoing relief activities in the cyclone-affected areas were being carried out properly, reports UNB.He said rice is being distributed through...
Three persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different areas of the country during the last two days, report agencies. In Mymensingh, a madrasah student, who was kidnapped by miscreants from Singair in Manikganj district on...
Bangladesh will get Japanese loan assistance of US$ 324 million, approximately Tk 21 billion, for implementing three projects, reports UNB. To this effect, Japanese Ambassador in Bangladesh Masayuki Inoue and Secretary of Economic Relations Division (ERD) M Aminul Islam Bhuiyan...
CHUADANGA, Dec 10 (UNB): Farmers Sunday laid siege to Chuadanga Sadar UNO office, demanding adequate supply of fertilizer during the current peak rabi crops cultivation season.About 300 framers from several villages in Sadar pourashava gheraoed the UNO office and staged...
Our CorrespondentThe commemorative meeting on the occasion of second death anniversary of renowned industrialist Mostafizur Rahman was held at Lohagara Mostafizur Rahman College premises Monday.Presided over by the local chairman Ziaul Hoque Chowdhury, the meeting was attended, among others, by...
Owners of shops, markets, shopping malls and other commercial establishments will have to pay overtime allowance to their workers and employees for extra duties for the two-week period before Eid-ul-Azha, reports UNB.
A maidservant named Janu (12) working at a residence at Uttar Kutubkhali under Jatrabari police station on the outskirts of the city has been missing since September 13. The girl looking gray with short-cut hair is the daughter of Nuru...
Mohammad Serajul Islam, noted educationist and former deputy registrar of Jahangirnagar University died of cardiac arrest in the early hours Monday. He was 66.He left behind his wife, two daughters, four sons and a host of relatives and admirers to...
Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) might revive some accounts, which were frozen on suspected evasion of tax, in a move to restore confidence in business and gear up economic activities.This will be done after thorough investigation, sources...
FE ReportThe Privatisation Commission (PC) is likely to hold an emergency meeting shortly to review the latest financial offer made by Saudi prince on taking over the majority shares of largely state-owned Rupali Bank, sources said.The Saudi prince, who remained...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 10 (UNB): The four Rajshahi University (RU) teachers, who were earlier convicted by a court for violating Emergency Powers Rules (EPR), were released from jail Monday, hours after presidential clemency to them.Family members and hundreds of RU students...
FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to rescind its previous order requiring mandatory pre-shipment inspection (PSI) of limestone imports.The NBR has taken the decision in view of the refusal on the part of PSI agency and importers...
FE ReportThe Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) is set to provide soft loan amounting to US$ 324 million to the government to implement three separate projects including installation of a 360 megawatts (MW) power plant at Haripur.Japanese Ambassador to...
The government Monday appealed against the High Court (HC) orders halting the trial of the extortion case filed by businessman Azam Jahangir Chowdhury against Sheikh Hasina and the transfer of a court to Sangsad Bhaban to try the former prime...
FE ReportWhen the government and the donors are in favour of further trade liberalisation, economists feel that the emphasis should be on good governance to ensure equitable share of people from all classes in economic growth benefits. The World Bank...
Joe Leahy, FT Syndication ServiceMUMBAI: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) plans to repeat in 2008 its record investment in India this year of more than $1.0bn, the largest amount the World Bank's private sector arm has invested in a single...
FE ReportThe stock prices on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Monday witnessed a decline amid a thin turnover.The market operators said the downtrend in stock prices and thin turnover was caused due to investors' cautious mood ahead of the year-end that...
MYMENSINGH, Dec 10: A court here Monday convicted former member of Public Service Commission (PSC) Prof Mahfuzur Rahman and awarded him eight years' rigorous imprisonment (RI) in a tax evasion case. The court also fined Mahfuzur Rahman, also a professor...
FE Report The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has invited fresh project proposals from innovative, experienced and new information technology (IT) entrepreneurs for 'equity fund assistance' to set up software industries. Such proposals from the IT entrepreneurs have been sought by the...
FE ReportThe government should provide package facilities including adequate agricultural loan, quality seeds, fertiliser, low-lift pumps for irrigation and tillage equipment immediately to the farmers in the Sidr-hit areas to overcome the agricultural output losses.If the government fails to provide...
FE ReportThe economic risks, particularly the impact of cyclone Sidr, are likely to eclipse other agenda when members of the 'Bangladesh Better Business Forum' (BBBF) meet Saturday to take stock of the country's trade and investment scenarios.As natural catastrophes, inflationary...
FE ReportBangladesh has signed an agreement with Switzerland on avoidance of double taxation aiming to boost cooperation in the areas of trade and investment.National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Muhammad Abdul Mazid and Ambassador of Switzerland in Bangladesh Dora Rapold...
FE Report Leaders of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) has urged European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Stefan Frowein to extend the rules of origin (RoO) facilities by another five years. The appeal was made at a meeting...
Rajuk has so far failed to rescue labourers trapped inside the wreckage of the Rangs Bhaban, the city developer's chief engineer Manwarul Islam said Monday. As Rajuk attempted search and recovery of trapped workers Monday morning, a portion of the...
FE ReportThe council committee on government purchase Monday approved Tk 1.03 billion as repair cost of the Ghorashal Urea Fertiliser Factory, damaged by an explosion several months ago.Production in the fertiliser factory is being hampered since the accident took place.A...
Amer KhanThe brilliant mathematician Alfred North Whitehead once said: "The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order".The nature of business today is that change is the only constant. Organisations, be they public...
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