CARLSBAD, Aug 2(AFP): Maria Sharapova made a formidable start to the summer hardcourt season, the US Open champion crushing Thai Tamarine Tanasugarn 6- 1, 6-3 in the second round of the San Diego Classic Wednesday. The Florida-based Russian world number...
NOTTINGHAM, Aug 2 (AFP): Rahul Dravid believes India are starting to shake off their tag as poor travellers after they went 1-0 up in a three-Test series against England here at Trent Bridge. India's comprehensive seven-wicket win left them on...
National Sports Council (NSC) Chairman and Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed has appealed to all the national sports federations to play active role in giving dynamism to the country's sports arena.He made the appeal while exchanging views with the...
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has warned contracted players against turning out for the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and said if they do, they will be putting their future appearances for Pakistan at risk. Nasim Ashraf, chairman of the board,...
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug 2 (AFP): Michael Phelps won the 200-metre backstroke in a US Open record time at the US Swimming Championships Wednesday as world record- holder Ryan Lochte was relegated to fourth. Phelps's winning time of 1:54.65 was just 33-hundredth...
LONDON, Aug 2(AFP): As Cristiano Ronaldo shielded his eyes from the blinding explosion of flashbulbs it was clear the Manchester United winger's transition from pride of Old Trafford to global phenomenon was complete. After a magnificent season in which his...
Australian coach Shaun Williams, who acted as the interim coach of the national cricket team during the just-concluded Sri Lanka tour, has been named national coach for the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup.Renowned organiser and former cricketer Tanjeev Ahsan Saad has...
COLOMBO, Aug 2(AFP): Sri Lanka's star fast bowler Lasith Malinga is to join English county Kent for just under a month, the governing body of the sport here, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said Thursday. Malinga becomes the fourth Sri Lankan...
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...
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