MILAN, Aug 9 (Reuters): Ronaldo will be fit to play in AC Milan's first game of the Serie A season against Genoa on August 26, coach Carlo Ancelotti has expected. The Brazil striker pulled a hamstring towards the end of...
LOS ANGELES, Aug 9 (AFP): Top-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova reached the third round of the 600,000-dollar Hardcourt Tournament here Wednesday when ailing Eleni Daniilidou retired in the second set. Sharapova, who won her first title of the season in San...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Thursday announced a 15-member national cricket team for the Twenty/20 World Cup in South Africa with three new faces.The new faces are opening batsman Junaid Imroz Siddiqui, top order batsman Mohammad Nazimuddin and pacer Ziaur Rahman,...
Bangladesh Hockey Federation Thursday named an 18-member final squad for the Asia Cup Hockey to be held in Chennai in India.The 10-day meet will begin August 31 instead of September 1 as per the revised fixture. Eleven teams, split into...
WELLINGTON, Aug 9 (AFP): New Zealand Cricket Thursday named their squad for the ICC Twenty20 World Championships in South Africa in September. New Zealand's Twenty20 squad (from): Daniel Vettori (Captain), Shane Bond, Peter Fulton, Mark Gillespie, Gareth Hopkins, Chris Martin,...
Meril Media Cup Football Tournament, organised by Bangladesh Sports Journalists’ Association (BSJA), begins today (Friday) at the Bangabandhu National Stadium with eight matches on the cards.National Sports Council (NSC) Secretary Aminul Islam will formally inaugurate the meet as the chief...
England spinner Ashley Giles, a member of the 2005 Ashes-winning team, has confirmed his retirement from cricket, reports BBC. Constant hip problems have forced him to give up the game at the age of 34 on the advice of his...
Saiful KaiserRamnaresh Sarwan has hinted darkly that politics was involved when they dropped him from the last tour of Pakistan. He did have the last laugh. He took over from the an he thinks was responsible for excluding him-Brian Lara-and...
Doulot Akter MalaChief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed recently sought clarification from Finance Ministry regarding imposition of 10 per cent tax at source on interest of savings instruments.The CA issued a letter on August 2 addressing the Finance Adviser AB Mirza Azizul...
M Azizur RahmanAn inter-ministerial meeting decided Thursday to modify the draft production-sharing contract (PSC) to entice international oil companies (IOCs) to participate in the upcoming offshore bidding."Gas pricing, categorisation of the offshore gas blocks and corporate tax rate are among...
The figure of casualties from the current flooding went up steadily with 18 more deaths taking the total toll to 210 Thursday morning when the overall flood situation improved further, reports UNB.A release from the Food and Disaster Management Ministry...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 09 (Agencies): A worker of Amin Jute Mills was killed and 72 people, including police and journalists, were injured during a clash between police and mill workers today (Thursday).The dead was identified as Bashar, 45.Witnesses said the clash...
FE ReportThe National board of Revenue (NBR) Thursday sought bank account information of 26 politicians and former member of Parliaments (MPs) and their family members, banking source said.The Central Intelligence cell (CIC) of the board issued letters asking all the...
The government Thursday filed twin appeals against the High Court (HC) bail to Sheikh Hasina and a stay order on the efficacy of the Anticorruption Commission (ACC) notice on her, report agencies. The government filed another appeal against the HC...
The government plans to demolish parts of 110 buildings in the capital that pose risks to air safety, a senior government official said Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com. Four years ago, city developers Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (Rajuk) and Civil Aviation Authority of...
FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) said Thursday any kind of donation given to the Chief Adviser's Relief Fund will be considered as tax-free.Referring to a statutory regulatory order (SRO) issued on 1991, NBR chairman Badiur Rahman said: "A...
HYDERABAD, Aug 09 (NDTV/TIMES NOW.tv): An unruly crowd attacked controversial writer Taslima Nasreen at the Hyderabad Press club in India Thursday. Three MLAs of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen or MIM were among those who attacked her with bouquets, flowerpots...
Shakhawat HossainCountry's lone project aimed at relocation of tanneries to Savar from the city's Hazaribagh area involving nearly Tk 10 billion (1,000 crore) is expected to get an impetus next week as a high-level government committee is set to look...
Awami League (AL) has been allowed to observe the death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15 on a limited scale, reports UNB.An assistant metropolitan police commissioner in a letter to acting AL general secretary Mukul Bose gave...
The Anticorruption Commission Thursday filed four separate cases against former health minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Orion Group chairman Obaidul Karim and Janakantha editor Atiqullah Khan Masud. A case was filed against Mosharraf with Dhanmondi Police Station while a second case...
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) seized 29 rocket projectiles from a courier service office in the city Wednesday. They detained three employees of the courier service for interrogation. A team of CID of Dhaka Metro Zone raided the office of Trans...
The deadline for submission of application form for 3rd registration examination of non-government teachers has been extended up to August 16. Non-government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) will hold the examination. The application forms will be sold from the...
ISLAMABAD, Aug 9 (Agencies): Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, facing the biggest test to his eight-year military rule, won't declare a state of emergency to quell unrest because he wants to hold national elections next year, the Information Minister said. "The...
Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Aug 9: Smugglers of Rajshahi area chose to go back to the roots by using gold bars in their transaction against smuggled goods following the unprecedentedly low rate of the Indian rupee against Bangladesh Taka (BDT), sources said.As...
FE reportThe authorities of two state-owned oil companies - Jamuna and Meghna - will place an action plan on offloading of shares before the Advisory Committee on Economic Affairs on August 13 for approval, official sources said.After the approval, the...
The Election Commission (EC) is set to start sending its draft reform proposals on related electoral laws to the political parties at the end of the current month (August), reports UNB.Meanwhile, EC sources said the main task of preparing voter...
FE ReportThe indices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Thursday gained marginally due to a buying spree from the investors' side. But the total turnover declined further on the day's trading.Market operators said stock prices on the DSE have declined...
Siddique Islam The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked the state-owned banks to disburse fresh agricultural credit to the flood-affected farmers on relaxed rules and regulations. Under the move, the flood-hit farmers will be eligible for fresh credit after rescheduling their...
Naim-Ul-KarimA Ministry of Commerce (MoC) decision to enhance the trade negotiation capability of government officials by increasing the number of posts in the trade cadre service still awaits execution 15 months after it was adopted, sources said.An inter-ministerial meeting, headed...
Chris Bryant, FT Syndication ServiceLONDON: British companies are this year set to reclaim top spot as the acquirer of Indian businesses but many are missing out on takeover opportunities, says a report.Businesses have spent a record £6.5bn on Indian acquisitions...
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