Sarwar ZahanThe import of onion has declined during the first eight months of the current fiscal year due to lower production of the commodity in India and Myanmar, Commerce Ministry sources said.Bangladesh Bank sources said the opening of letters of...
FE Report The central bank has issued directives, delineating the responsibilities and authorities of the directors and chief executive officers (CEO) of the non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) to ensure accountability of those officials. The central bank took the move to...
FE ReportThe government has taken steps to ensure safe journey of home-bound people on the occasion of the coming Eid-ul-Fitr.A high-level meeting of the communication ministry was held Thursday to discuss the safety and improved transport services for large number...
FE ReportStock prices declined for the fourth consecutive day Thursday on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).Market sources said investors' enthusiasm to buy the shares of Trust Bank on the scheduled debut October 1 created selling pressure in recent days."Investors are...
FE ReportThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has offered Bangladesh an aid package worth over US$40 million for rehabilitation activities in the aftermath of the recent flood in the country.A delegation, led by the UNDP Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, Renata...
BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain said Thursday free and fair election and establishment of democracy will not be possible keeping BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, Awami League president Sheikh Hasina and other senior leaders behind the bars, reports UNB.Talking to...
FE ReportThe US dollar remained steady against the Bangladesh taka (BDT) Thursday in the inter-bank foreign exchange market, as demand for the greenback was stable. The inter-bank call money rate also repeated previous day's level despite withdrawal of cash through...
The investigation of the graft case filed Wednesday by the Anti-Corruption Commission against detained BNP senior joint secretary general Tarique Rahman and his wife Jobaida Rahman and mother-in-law Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu will begin Sunday, reports UNB."The Commission today approved...
Applications for the Diversity Visa (DV) 2009 lottery will be accepted between October 3, 2007 (10:00 pm Bangladesh time) and December 2, 2007 (11:00 pm Bangladesh time), reports UNB. The applicants may access the electronic DV entry form at the...
Awami League will observe the 61st birthday of its President and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Friday), reports UNB.Hasina, the eldest daughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was born at her ancestral home in Tungipara of Gopalganj on this...
YANGON, SEPT 27 (AP): Myanmar security forces raided at least two Buddhist monasteries and arrested dissidents after opening fire on pro-democracy protesters led by monks in Yangon and leaving at least one dead, sources said Thursday.About 100 Buddhist monks were...
GAZA CITY, Sept 27 (AP): Israeli forces killed two Gaza militants in a missile strike early Thursday, bringing the two-day death toll in Gaza fighting to 11, hospital officials said. Israel said it is targeting militants involved in firing rockets...
LA PAZ, SEPT 27 (AP): Vilified by world leaders wary of his nuclear ambitions, Iran's president is turning to South American leftists who are embracing him as an energy and trade partner and counterweight to US influence.Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was headed...
BAGHDAD, SEPT 26 (AP): A wave of bombings and shootings swept Iraq Wednesday, killing at least 50 people and raising fears that al-Qaida had launched a promised new offensive. The US military acknowledged that violence was on the upswing and...
COLOMBO, SEPT 27 (AP): A wave of artillery assaults, gunbattles and a bombing across northern Sri Lanka killed 17 rebels, two civilians and a soldier, the military said Thursday, stoking fears of a new escalation in the country's more than...
COPENHAGEN, SEPT 27 (AP): Two Danish soldiers were killed and a third was injured in a gun battle with Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, Denmark's military said Thursday.The firefight happened Wednesday in Upper Geresk Valley in Helmand province, the Army...
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 27 (AP): President Gen. Pervez Musharraf formalised his candidacy for a new five-year term Thursday as security forces sealed off the Pakistani capital to prevent a planned protest by angry attorneys.Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz went to the Election...
Senegal has taken back 18,000 migrants DAKAR, Sept 27 (AFP): Senegal has taken back some 18,000 clandestine migrants sent back from Europe over the past year, a senior official said Wednesday. The head of the country's national security agency, Leopold...
Rajshahi DSA crushed Panchagarh DSA by 19-0 goals in a match of the Araf Apparels 21st National Youth Hockey Championship at Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in the city Thursday, reports UNB.Rashahi led the first half 5-0 in the match...
LONDON, Sept 27 (AFP): Pakistan bowler Rana Naved-ul- Hasan has signed a two-year deal with English county cricket side Yorkshire, the club confirmed Thursday. The 29-year-old, who has played nine Tests and 62 one-day internationals for his country, was a...
MANCHESTER, Sept 27 (AFP): Sir Alex Ferguson admitted he was 'flabbergasted' after two goals from Maltese striker Michael Mifsud sealed a stunning 2-0 League Cup victory for Championship outfit Coventry at Old Trafford. Ferguson, who made eleven changes from the...
Bangladesh Special Olympics team left the city Thursday for China to take part in the Special Olympics Summer World Games (OSWG) scheduled to be held in Shanghai from October 2 to 11.The Bangladesh team consists of 48 players and 19...
Matuail Udayan Sangsad take on Lalbagh SC as the Metropolis 3rd Division Football super league begins today (Friday) at 1:45 pm at the Bir Shreshtho Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur in the city.In the day's other match,...
COLOMBO, Sept 27 (AFP): Sri Lanka's tsunami-hit cricket stadium at Galle is embroiled in a heritage row as it races to host the final Test of the England tour in December, officials said Thursday. Jayananda Warnaweera, the curator overseeing its...
The Football Association has charged Chelsea for failing to control their players during the 2-0 defeat away at Manchester United Sunday, reports BBC. Assistant boss Steve Clarke has also been charged with using abusive and/or insulting words towards officials. Chelsea...
TIANJIN, Sept 27 (AFP): Norway's coach admits he faces an uphill battle lifting his shattered team for the World Cup third-place play-off after their demoralising loss to Germany. But Bjarne Berntsen said the 1995 champions, drummed out 3-0 late Wednesday,...
FE ReportJalal Ahmed joined the Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources Corporation (Petrobangla) as chairman on September 24.Earlier, he was the chief metropolitan magistrate in Dhaka for about three years. Ahmed, an officer of the 1982 batch of BCS, has...
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (AP): Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared Tuesday that Iran's disputed nuclear programme is "closed" as a political issue and said Tehran will ignore UN Security Council demands and sanctions imposed by "arrogant powers" to curb its...
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 26 (AP): Pakistan's serpentine politics took another twist Wednesday after former Premier Benazir Bhutto's party declared it would contest the Oct. 6 presidential election - but only if President Gen. Pervez Musharraf is barred from running. The announcement...
BEIJING, Sept 26 (Reuters): China has banned "sexually provocative sounds" on television and pulled the plug on a show reconstructing infamous crimes by women ahead of a major Communist Party meeting next month. The order, issued by the State Administration...
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