FOXBOROUGH, Aug 13 (AP): English soccer star David Beckham resumed his tour of American soccer benches Sunday, sitting out the Los Angeles Galaxy's game against the New England Revolution to rest his tender left ankle.Beckham has yet to start for...
Ana Ivanovic will rise to a career best fourth in the world rankings after beating Nadia Petrova in the final of the Los Angeles Classic Sunday, reports BBC. The Serb won 7-5 6-4 to continue the form that took her...
UNB, BanglaVision, Ajker Kagoj and New Nation reached the semi-finals of the Meril Media Cup Football winning their respective quarter-final matches at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Monday, reports UNB.In today's first semi-final, high flying UNB play Bangla...
MONTREAL, Aug 13 (AFP): Novak Djokovic denied Roger Federer the 50th title of his career Sunday, defeating the world number one 7-6 (7/2), 2-6, 7-6 (7/2) to win the Montreal Masters. The Serb, now on his way back to number...
Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar has appealed against his £2,500 fine for leaving a training camp in Karachi, reports BBC. Shoaib was also docked 1.5 points from the 20 disciplinary points available to players who are on central contracts. "We have...
BERLIN, Aug 13 (AFP): Bundesliga newboys Karlsruhe and Duisburg marked their arrival in Germany's top flight with convincing away win Sunday but Bayern Munich finished the opening weekend on top of the table. Having won the second division title last...
Scotland have called up all their available players from the English county circuit and will be nearly at full strength for the one-day international against India at Glasgow Thursday. Navdeep Poonia, Gavin Hamilton, John Blain and Dewald Nel will boost...
Bhola Ram of Sonargaon Club retained his premier division title of the Federation Cup Open Squash Tournament beating Ram Jagdish of Cadet College Club by 2-1 sets in the final at the Gulshan Club Squash Court Monday, reports UNB.Housing and...
SYDNEY, Aug 13(AFP): French World Cup winner and former Manchester United goalkeeper Fabien Barthez may join Zinedine Zidane in the David Beckham extravaganza in Sydney in November, reports said Monday. Barthez is said to be keen to join his friend...
The Services Kabaddi League, organised by Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation, will begin on August 16 at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium at Mirpur in the city. Six teams -- Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Air Force and Prisons Directorate...
Bangladeshi International Master Enamul Haque Razib made a good start in the Masters Tournament of the 17th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival beating Iranian Women's Grand Master Paridar Shadi in the first round match Sunday in Abu Dhabi.Razib played his...
To all who care about PakistanOur country has come a long way since its independence. Recently included in the global "next 11" emerging economies, Pakistan is on a sure and sustainable macroeconomic footing with investment and entrepreneurial activities spreading across...
The 14th of August is much more than an anniversary for the people of Pakistan. It not only marks the end of foreign rule it commemorates the founding of an independent state created by Muslims through their aspirations and cherished...
Today, Pakistanis both at home and abroad celebrate with great fervour our nation's 60th Independence Day. On 14th August 1947 Pakistan came into being as a separate and independent state in South Asia.In the last six decades, Pakistan and its...
Syed I. R. KazimiIn ancient times, Sindh housed the exemplary Indus Valley Civilization and Moenjodaro as its capital and now, it is the land of a culture which evolved from the teachings of eminent Sufi Saints. Pakistan is home to...
FE ReportThe devastating flood, which is now on the retreat, has caused damage to crops and vegetables worth about Tk 6.0 billion, according to a preliminary estimate of the ministry of agricultureRice crops and vegetables on an area of about...
FE Report The central bank has decided to monitor the agriculture credit activities of the banks to achieve targeted disbursement of the farm loan for curbing post-flood inflation pressures on the economy. "We will monitor the overall agro-credit performances bank-wise...
Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) is contemplating serving showcause notice to pre-shipment inspection (PSI) Company M/S Cotecna Inspection SA for assisting the importer in under-invoicing the value of the luxurious vehicle Hummer-3.In an investigation, the board found...
NARSINGDI, Aug 13 (bdnews24.com): Army chief Moeen U Ahmed Monday said that steps had been taken to involve the army in all work necessary to stop corruption. "No one can make allegations of relief theft as the relief materials are...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The feeder vessel operators will raise their freight charges from the current month and will also re-introduce bunker (fuel) surcharge if the fuel costs continues to escalate in the international market.Importers fear that such rise in transportation...
The hearing of the state petitions seeking stay on High Court (HC) orders granting detained Awami League (AL) chief Sheikh Hasina bail in an extortion case and halting the ACC notice for submitting her wealth statement will be held in...
M Azizur RahmanThe country's mounting gas crisis has dimmed the prospect of Indian business conglomerate Tata's gas-based US$3.0 billion investment proposal getting a positive response from the government."The Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) is now not in a position...
The caretaker government (CG) gave the go-ahead to a big housing scheme to build 0.1 million low-cost flats for middle-class people under the private sector, reports UNB.In another major step, the government decided to offload 49 per cent shares of...
FE Report The caretaker administration has started lobbying with the World Bank for securing emergency flood recovery aid instead of transitional support credit to help accomplish post-flood rehabilitation task, a competent source said."The present interim administration is courting the World...
Two hotel staff members were shot dead and its manager also suffered bullet wound in a gun attack by terrors in the capital city's Phulbaria area Monday morning, reports UNBThe dead were identified as Manik (25), a hotel boy and...
President of the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) M A Awal in a statement to the press Monday announced his resignation from the post for being implicated in a case lodged by Anti Corruption Commission (ACC). —...
Some 1,876 officers and employees of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd, who went on voluntary retirement, received their first installment of benefit (70 per cent) Sunday. The rest of the benefit, subject to the approval of the Finance Ministry, will be...
Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) has moved to form a temporary unit for the prompt payment of loans to the flood-affected farmers, the bank said in a statement Monday. —bdnews24.com
FE Report The Bangladesh Bank (BB) said Monday the non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) should invest in different sectors, including housing, small and medium enterprises (SME), and also for development of women entrepreneurship. The advice came at a review meeting with...
Death toll from the current summer flood climbed to a staggering 405 Monday as the overall flood situation deteriorated following downpour triggered by a land depression, officials said, reports UNB.After the improvement of situation in last few days, the floodwaters...
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