LONDON, Jun 29 (AP): French Open champion Justine Henin became the first player to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon, beating Elena Vesnina of Russia 6-1, 6-3 Friday.The top-ranked Henin, who lost to Amelie Mauresmo in last year's final at...
West Indies put their tour blues behind them as they outperformed England in every department to win by 15 runs in the first of two back-to-back Twenty20 internationals at a packed Oval, reports Cricinfo. Two Smiths - Devon the batsman...
SEOUL, Jun 29 (AP): With the Asian Cup just eight days away, title aspirants South Korea swept aside rival Iraq 3-0 in a warm-up friendly Friday.Yeom Ki-hoon got his first goal for his country after 50 minutes of the match...
After a day's recess, the 17th round of the B League begins today (Saturday) with Khulna Abahani KC taking on Sheikh Russel KC at the Khulna Stadium at 4:15 pm.Giants Mohammedan SC will meet bottom ranked Rahmatganj MFS at 4:30...
Bangladesh Under-12 team made a goal-less draw against defending champions Reunion Island in their opening match of the Danone Nations Cup-2007 in Lyon, France Friday.In another match, Bangladesh lost to Morocco 0-1, reports UNB.Bangladesh U-12 team were playing against Bulgaria...
Inzamam-ul-Haq, the former Pakistan captain, has expressed his interest in playing county cricket in a bid to regain his Test place. "I have offers from league clubs in England but I want to play for a county to ascertain my...
SEOUL, Jun 29 (AP): With the Asian Cup just eight days away, title aspirants South Korea swept aside rival Iraq 3-0 in a warm-up friendly Friday.Yeom Ki-hoon got his first goal for his country after 50 minutes of the match...
LONDON, June 28 (AFP): Gordon Brown spent his first full day as British prime minister Thursday conducting a wholesale shake-up of senior government posts, with new faces set for the ministries of finance and foreign affairs. An announcement was due...
PYONGYANG, June 28 (AP): UN inspectors headed to North Korea's key nuclear reactor Thursday to discuss a long-delayed shutdown of the facility, as the country came under increasing international criticism for launching missile tests this week. The visit is the...
BAGHDAD, June 28 (Reuters): A car bomb killed 25 people Thursday at a busy intersection in Baghdad where minibuses pick up and drop off passengers, while 20 beheaded bodies were found on a river bank south of the capital, Iraqi...
NABLUS, June 28 (AP): Israeli troops imposed a curfew on downtown Nablus and clashed with Fatah militants as the army's activities moved Thursday from Gaza to the West Bank. The Nablus raid was an indication that Israel will not stop...
MOSCOW, June 28 (AFP): Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday railed against the United States at the start of a visit to Russia and called on Moscow to help lead a worldwide revolution against Washington. Accusing the United States of...
QALAMOUN, Lebanon, June 28 (Reuters): Lebanese soldiers killed six Islamist militants, most of them foreigners, during a clash on the outskirts of the northern town of Qalamoun early Thursday, security sources said. A military source said the gunmen appeared to...
JERUSALEM, June 28 (AFP): Israel's outgoing president Moshe Katsav has accepted a plea bargain for sex offence charges, the attorney general said Thursday, a move that will see him escape jail over rape allegations. "Under the bargain, President Katsav admitted...
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 28 (AFP): At least 13 persons died Wednesday in firefights between Brazilian police and drug dealers in Rio de Janeiro's notorious slums, state public safety secretary Jose Mariano Beltrame said. Beltrame earlier said that 18 people...
MOGADISHU, June 28 (AFP): A Somali parliamentarian and former defence minister was injured Wednesday by a roadside bomb explosion which killed his driver, the most recent in a spate of attacks in the lawless capital Mogadishu, witnesses said. Barre Adan...
KABUL, June 28 (AFP): A suicide attacker drove a bomb- filled car into a foreign military vehicle in Afghanistan's capital Kabul Thursday, killing two American nationals and an Afghan woman, officials said. "Two foreigners, Americans, are dead," the city's criminal...
LOME, June 28 (AFP): Independent tests carried out in Italy have confirmed the presence for the first time of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in poultry from the west African nation of Togo, officials said Wednesday. "The results...
FE ReportChairman of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Faruq Ahmad Siddiqi Monday said diversified products in the capital market is needed urgently and derivatives can fulfil the need.He said SEC will seriously consider launching derivatives. He expressed the hope that...
FE ReportPioneer Insurance Co Ltd (PICL) has approved 20 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2006.The dividend was approved in the company's 11th Annual General Meeting (AGM), held in the city Thursday.PICL Director Syed Manzur...
FE ReportThe Banani branch of Pubali Bank Limited (PBL) has been shifted to its new premises with a view to providing better services. PBL board of directors Chairman Hafiz Ahmed Majumder inaugurated the new premises as the chief guest Wednesday....
FE Report Increased Bangladeshi exports to the Indian market have contributed to the reduction of Dhaka's chronic trade deficit with New Delhi, a top Indian diplomat said Wednesday."I'm particularly pleased by the sharp increase in Bangladesh's exports to India in...
FE ReportChevron Bangladesh (CB) President Steve Wilson recently handed over a cheque amounting to Tk 19,60,000 to Sylhet Samaj Kalyan Sangstha (SSKS) General Secretary Md Belal Ahmed for construction of two permanent 'Smiling Sun' medical clinics in Habiganj.The clinics will...
SINGAPORE, June 28 (Bloomberg): Asian stocks rebounded from a two- week low, led by energy producers and Japanese exporters, after crude oil prices advanced and the yen halted a three-day climb. Cnooc Ltd., China's largest offshore explorer, gained for the...
FE ReportSandhani Life Insurance Company Ltd signed an agreement with Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh Limited (CRAB) for credit rating of the company in the city recently.CRAB Managing Director Masihur Rahman and Sandhani Managing Director Ahsanul Islam signed the agreement...
FE ReportAn executive development programme on "Implementation of Credit Risk Management Policy in Banks" was organised by Dhaka Bank Training Institute (DBTI) at its head office in the city recently.A total of 28 executives and officers from different branches of...
FE ReportA workshop on "Understanding UCP 600" of International Finance Investment and Commerce (IFIC) Bank Limited was held at its training academy in the city recently. IFIC Bank Limited Deputy Managing Director Mohammed Abdullah was present at the workshop. A...
FE ReportThe 8th Langkawi International Dialogue (LID)-2007 will be held in Langkawi, Malaysia from 6-8 August to explore possible solutions to human capital development, capacity building and poverty eradication.About 500 participants, including 42 heads of states and governments along with...
Subscription date of Int'l Leasing changesThe subscription date for initial public offering (IPO) of International Leasing and Financial Services Limited has been rescheduled from July 02 to July 08, 2007 for local applicants instead of July 01 to July 05,...
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