Swapan Parvez of Basundhara Group beat Jain Omar of Dhaka Club by straight 3-0 sets in a premier division singles match of the Federation Cup Open Squash Tournament that began at the Gulshan Club in the city Thursday, reports UNB.Housing...
A week-long training course for handball trainers and referees, organised by the Bangladesh Handball Federation (BHF), will begin on August 20 at three venues across the country, reports UNB.The venues are Cox's Bazar, Jessore and Joypurhat DSAs. The training course,...
Saiful KaiserThere is a madman in the Indian team. They still will not admit that Sreesanth was just a flash in the pan. He tried that monkey trick of his (detractors claim he has a primate among his ancestors) with...
Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) Thursday froze bank accounts and seized savings certificates of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members including her sister Sheikh Rehana, her husband Dr MA Wazed, son Sajeeb Wazed Joy...
The government starts demolishing major parts of the Rangs Bhaban, a commercial building on Bijoy Sarani in the city, this (Friday) morning as the Supreme Court (SC) put an end to a tense legal battle on the issue Thursday, according...
The Appellate Division Thursday stayed until August 14 the "entire order" of the High Court (HC) that granted bail to detained former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in an extortion case, reports bdnews24.comThe apex court also issued an instruction for an...
The overall flood situation in the country has deteriorated further with rivers continuing to flow at danger levels, reports bdnews24.com.Although 11 rivers saw their water levels recede, some by as much as 15 points, 14 others registered rise of up...
FE Report Finance and planning adviser Mirza Azizul Islam Thursday brushed aside the statement made by business leaders relating to further liberalisation of the country's trade on the suggestion of a multilateral donor agency saying that the local market is...
Brigadier General Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury has been made Director of Election Commission's voter list project, as a nationwide voter-listing task is going to get off soon. "The services of Brig Gen Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury of Bangladesh Army have been placed...
The Bibiyana gas field is ready to increase its gas production to 600 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) from September this year. Steve N Wilson, new president of Chevron Bangladesh, disclosed this at an introductory meeting with local journalists...
Siddique Islam The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is going to issue expression of interest (EoI) for selling the sponsor shares of troubled Oriental Bank Limited worth Tk 3.5 billion within a week. The central bank took the move following the approval...
PABNA, Aug 02 (UNB): Gas supply to several upazilas in Pabna and in Sirajganj came to a halt following explosion in a pipeline of West Zone Gas Company in Nalka river near the western end of the Jamuna Bridge early...
Members of US Congressional Committee on Foreign Affairs expressed their desire to see the lifting of the ban on political activities in Bangladesh soon, reports UNB. They also expressed the hope that the Bangladesh government will stick to the deadlines...
S M JahangirAgriculturists and officials expressed their fear that prolonged floods could take a heavy toll on the country's agriculture sector, especially on the current 'aman' cultivation."If the flood waters persists for long, it could be a major blow to...
M Azizur RahmanState-owned Bangladesh Shilpa Rin Sangstha (BSRS), once the country's pioneer in development financing, is now struggling to survive with skeleton staff and lax government support.In an interview with the FE, the BSRS managing director FRM Hafizul Islam said...
Sarwar ZahanPrivate sector banks handled more than 57 per cent of the total money sent home by Bangladeshi expatriates in July last, ending a domination by the nationalised banks, according to Bangladesh Bank sources.Bangladeshi expatriates remitted home a total of...
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury Thursday said that if the advisers of the caretaker government have the strength of mind, there would be no problem for them to submit their wealth statements, reports UNB."I've no reason to ask....
FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) in a move Thursday transferred a total of 45 customs officials to different positions within the board.Of them, 11 are commissioners of customs houses in Dhaka, Chittagong, Jessore, Rajshahi and Sylhet.Sources said the...
FE ReportThe total turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Thursday gained against the previous day after normal functioning of the Central Depository Bangladesh Ltd (CDBL) was restored.The turnover went below Tk 1.0 billion Wednesday due to the technical glitch...
FE ReportThe US dollar was stable with nominal upward bias against the Bangladesh taka (BDT) Thursday in the interbank foreign exchange market with steady demand for the greenback, fund managers said.The exchange rate of the dollar against the BDT ranged...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is still in dilemma over accepting the taxes of former Prime Minister Khaleda and her government's Finance Minister M Saifur Rahman, who did not pay in time, reports UNB.The NBR high-ups in an emergency...
Chairman of Bangladesh Myanmar Business Promotion Council (BMBPC) Syed Mahmudul Huq has clarified a news item published in the FE on July 31 titled, "Dhaka discusses gas import from Myanmar; KAFCO, KEPZ ready to bear pipeline cost."In the report, the...
Mark Robinson Kenji Miyamoto, the former, long-time leader of the Japanese Communist party who has died at the age of 98, transformed a loose-knit band of streetfighting radicals into Japan's best-organised, most tenacious opposition group. Charismatic and forceful, Miyamoto's leadership...
Dhaka Mohammedan SC and Sheikh Russell KC finished their B League campaigns with identical 1-1 draws against their respective opponents Wednesday. At the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Arambagh KS forced giants Mohammedan SC to split points in 1-1 draw in their...
FE ReportBangladesh Express Co Ltd, a licensee of FedEx Corporation in the country, awarded prizes to seven local participants of the FedEx Online Cricket Challenge, an interactive game which was launched during this year's Cricket World Cup, said a press...
Federation Cup Open Squash Tournament 2007, organised by Bangladesh Squash Racket Federation, begins today (Thursday) at two city venues -Gulshan Club and Cadet College Club.Housing and Public Works Secretary ASM Rashedul Hai will formally inaugurate the 10-day meet as the...
Bangladesh conceded 25-20, 17-25, 18-25, 21-25 points defeat against Sri Lanka in a keenly-contested match of the Commonwealth Volleyball Championship in the Indian city of Kolkata Wednesday.Earlier, Bangladesh earned a straight 30-28, 25-26, 25-23 victory over Nigeria at the same...
FE ReportIn conjunction with the Tennis Canada, Emirates Airline, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, has become a platinum sponsor of the Rogers Cup, Canada's leading tennis tournament taking place at the Rexall Centre in Toronto from August 11...
The Keya Cosmetics 23rd National Age Group Swimming Championship, organised by the Bangladesh Swimming Federation (BSF), begins at the National Swimming Complex at Mirpur in the city today (Thursday).National Sports Council (NSC) Secretary M Aminul Islam Khan will inaugurate the...
WASHINGTON, Aug 1(AFP): ATP novice John Isner was not supposed to even play here this week, but thanks to a late wild card and 18 aces, the tall American sent Britain's Tim Henman packing far sooner than he would have...
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