Former State Minister for Jute AK Faezul Huq died of cardiac arrest at Baridhara United Hospital in the city at 7pm Thursday, family sources said. He was 64. Faezul, son of Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq, is survived by his two...
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Science (BA/BSS) examinations under Bangladesh Open University (BOU) begins across the country today (Friday). A total of 34,499 examinees will take part in the examinations to be held July 20-October 26 at 118 centres across...
A young man suspected as terrorist was killed in an encounter between elite-force RAB personnel and his cohorts in the capital's Mirpur area in the early hours of Thursday. The dead was identified as 'cadre Mansur' alias 'killer Mansur' (32),...
Commerce Minister of India Jairam Ramesh arrives here Saturday to attend the launching ceremony of the India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI). The launching ceremony will be held at Sonargaon Hotel at about 11am on Sunday. President Professor Dr...
M Azizur RahmanThe government has taken a fresh decision on purchase of up to 300 megawatts (MW) of electricity on an urgent basis from rental power plants over the next three years.The Power Cell under the Ministry of Power, Energy...
FE Report The Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association (BAFEDA) has decided to issue a letter to its member banks for communicating the foreign currency exchange rates to the overseas exchange houses to ensure discipline in the market.The technical committee of...
Naim-Ul-KarimThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) is contemplating to fix a Specific Rate of Duty (SRD) on import of Crude Degummed Soybean Oil (CDSO) and Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and make pre-shipment inspection mandatory to prevent unethical practice.As there was...
FE Report The state-owned power sector entities should write off electricity bills older than three months from their balance sheets as part of the broader goal of restructuring the ailing industry, a report prepared by Fichtner has suggested.The electricity arrears...
FE Report The construction minister of Myanmar will arrive in Dhaka on July 26 to sign a deal on construction of a proposed 'Friendship Road' between two close-door neighbours, official sources said.The minister is coming at the head of a...
The Election Commission (EC) will start the main task of voter list in the first week of August from Rajshahi, setting off an army-supported mammoth nationwide exercise in preparation for the coming elections, reports UNB."Over 200 units would work there...
FE ReportStock prices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued on a bullish trend for the third consecutive day Thursday, the last trading session of the week, following buying spree.DSE-20 Index (DS20), DSE General Index (DGEN) and All Shares Price...
The government has given permission to the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) to import essential commodities, including lentil (mashur), edible oil, onion, gram (chhola) and sugar, for keeping their prices normal during the holy month of Ramadan, reports BSS. To...
Detained Awami League president Sheikh Hasina has said that the notice issued upon her to submit wealth statement is full of mistakes, but her claim was dismissed by the Anti-Corruption Commission, reports UNBAccording to sources, Hasina in her handwritten letter...
FE ReportThe US dollar was steady against the Bangladesh taka (BDT) Thursday in the inter-bank foreign exchange market with stable demand for the greenback, fund managers said.The exchange rate of the dollar against the BDT ranged between Tk 68.60 and...
India set to elect first female presidentNEW DELHI, July 19)Agencies): Lawmakers in India were expected to elect the nation's first woman president in voting that began on Thursday, following the most scandal-dogged contest in six decades of independence.Pratibha Patil, the...
England dominated the early exchanges on the opening day at Lord's as India made a slow start to the series with the ball. Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss, gifted a life on 43 when Dinesh Karthik dropped a sitter at...
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 19 (AFP): Coach Amir Ghalenoei is pleased with the way his team is attacking if not the finishing as Iran gear up for an Asian Cup quarter-final with South Korea here Sunday.Iran hit the woodwork four times...
CINCINNATI (United States), Jul 19 (AFP): Third-seed Sania Mirza of India led the way into the quarter-finals of the 175,000-dollar WTA harcourt tournament here Wednesday with a straight set win over Varvara Lepchenko.Mirza downed her opponent from Uzbekistan 6-2, 6-2...
LONDON, Jul 19 (AFP): West Ham have denied making "inconsistent" statements about the status of Argentine striker Carlos Tevez, whose proposed move to Manchester United hit fresh controversy on Thursday.Kia Joorabchian, the Iranian businessman who is trying to negotiate Tevez'...
Bangladesh Women's Cricket team, which emerged champions of the first-ever ACC Women's Cricket Tournament, returned Thursday, reports UNB.BCB vice president Nurul Kabir Shaheen, joint secretary Rafiqul Islam Babu and chairman of BCB women wing Fahima Hossain Jubilee warmly received the...
Mahela Jayawardene acknowledged Bangladesh's growing one-day prowess but warned that his team was determined to win the three-match series starting at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo on Friday at any cost, reports Cricinfo."We always respected Bangladesh whenever we played...
Some 28 players reported Thursday to coach Mahbub Harun and assistant coach Abdullah Piru for the second phase national hockey camp that began at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium, reports UNB.All the players made practice under the supervision of the...
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Thursday called up another 20 booters in addition to the previously selected 25 players to form the national football team for two international soccer meets to be held next month, reports UNB.Bangladesh national football team will...
Madaripur DSA edged past Dhaka DSA by 7-6 goals in one of the opening day's matches of the BASIC Bank 18th National Women's Handball Championship at the Dhanmondi Women's Sports Complex in the city Thursday, reports UNB.President of Bangladesh Handball...
CHITTAGONG, Jul 19 (UNB): Chittagong Moha-mmedan SC beat Khulna Abahani by 3-0 goals in the second phase match of the B League at the MA Aziz Stadium in the port city Thursday.With this result, Chittagong Mohammedan secured 25 points while...
Two players shared lead in the 9th Standard Chartered School Chess Tournament securing seven points in the point table at the end of 8th round matches of Classes VI-X Group at Chess Federation Thursday, reports UNB.Abdullah Al Saif (Quality School)...
MADRID, Jul 19 (AFP): Real Madrid are reported to be planning a dramatic 60 million euro bid to lure arch rival Barcelona's star midfielder Andres Iniesta to the Bernabeu.The move, which will ruffle more than a few feathers at the...
ISLAMABAD, July 18 (AFP): Pakistan Wednesday considered emergency measures to deal with a wave of Islamist violence that erupted with last week's Red Mosque raid, after a new suicide attack in the capital killed 17 people. Tuesday's blast targeting a...
SAO PAULO, July 18 (AFP): A Brazilian TAM airliner skidded off a runway at a Sao Paulo airport Tuesday and crashed into a building across the road, bursting into flames, with one official estimating the death toll at 200. "There's...
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, July 18 (AFP): Pro-Taliban militants ambushed a Pakistani military convoy near the Afghan border Wednesday, sparking a gunbattle that left at least 16 soldiers and some rebels dead, the army said. The fighting in the North Waziristan tribal...
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