KABUL, Jun 18 (AP): Seven children were killed in a US-led coalition airstrike targeting suspected al-Qaida militants in eastern Afghanistan, a coalition statement said Monday. The strike came hours after the deadliest insurgent attack since the Taliban fell in 2001....
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia, Jun 18 (AP): A helicopter carrying firefighters and equipment crashed into a mountain last week, killing 14 of 22 aboard, a government official said Monday. The Russian-made Mi-8 helicopter disappeared Wednesday en route to a forest fire...
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC took the top slot of the league's points table beating Rahmatganj MFS by 3-1 goals in the return league match of the B League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Monday, reports UNB.Muktijoddha Sangsad secured...
Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell both fell on the fourth morning as West Indies made England work hard, in helpful bowling conditions at Chester-le-Street, reports Cricinfo. With Paul Collingwood and Matt Prior at the crease, and not a lot else...
LONDON, Jun 18 (AP) : Andy Roddick won his fourth Queen's Club title Sunday, saving match point in the second set before beating France's Nicolas Mahut 4-6, 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-2) in the final of the grass-court tune-up for Wimbledon.Roddick,...
BIRMINGHAM, Jun 18 (AP): Jelena Jankovic won her fourth title of the year Sunday, beating Maria Sharapova 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 to capture the final of the grass-court DFS Classic.Both players had to win semifinal matches earlier in the day at...
The subcontinent will make the 2011 World Cup more spectator-friendly with affordable ticket prices. It is also likely that there will be changes to the format of the tournament. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh host the game's premier tournament...
Sheikh Russell KC earned a straight 3-0 victory over Wari Club in the AB Bank Metropolis Senior Division Table Tennis (TT) League at the NSC wooden floor gymnasium in the city Monday.Mahbub (Russell KC) outplayed Babon (Wari Club) by 11-7,...
LONDON, Jun 18 (AFP): Shane Warne was one of several Australians starring Saturday on the second day of the latest round of matches in English cricket's first-class County Championship.Hampshire captain Warne, arguably cricket's greatest leg-spinner, took four for 76 but...
THREE nationalised commercial banks (NCBs) - Sonali, Janata and Agrani - are now in the process of being corporatised, notwithstanding the fact that the government will continue to be their sole owner. The Bangladesh Bank has already issued licences to...
Qazi AzadTHE recent mudslides from some hills in Chittagong city and its suburbs, which killed 126 persons, both young and old, again exposed the reactive nature of our traditional management behaviour. After the disaster had struck, some government leaders and...
Mahbubul HaqENVIRONMENTAL degradation of the city does call for taking steps on a high priority basis. The participants at a recent seminar on the environment of Dhaka city was organised by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), were unanimous on their...
Alec Russelli from Cape Town KOFI Annan, the former United Nations secretary-general, has hailed as tough but "doable" his new mission to help reverse the decline of Africa's agriculture.Six months after he left the UN, Mr Annan is to head...
BEFORE the take-over of power by the present caretaker government (CG), the country had seemingly become like a mail train without brakes. Now, people feel somewhat confident that there is some authority who, in a guardian like manner, would be...
VAST deposits of valuable minerals -- 'Black-Gold' -- were found as late as in 1970 in Cox's Bazar and some of its surrounding areas. I have ever since been trying my best for getting all concerned involved in efforts for...
THE participants in a two-day National Health Rights Conference held recently in the city under the sponsorship of Health Research and Rights Foundation, stressed the need for raising health consciousness among the masses. According to them, due to lack of...
M. Rafiqul Islam, NDC, PSC, THE last political government departed about seven months ago and following a period of show of strength, confusion and uncertainty, the present caretaker government took over and is conducting the affairs of the state fairly...
Samina RizwanTHE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Bangladesh in January, 2006 the Guidelines of Corporate Governance for publicly listed companies. The guidelines along with the best practices and regulations of the Companies Act 1994 (Amended), the Banking Companies Act,...
Vaclav KlausWE are living in strange times. One exceptionally warm winter is enough - irrespective of the fact that in the course of the 20th century the global temperature increased only by 0.6 per cent - for the environmentalists and...
S M JahangirThe government might go for tougher actions, including confiscation of assets, against those who will not avail themselves of the opportunity to legalise undisclosed income within the given timeframe."Tougher actions await the persons, who will fail to legalise...
Siddique Islam The central bank of Bangladesh is going to introduce a refinancing scheme for the housing sector for the first time to meet one of the basic needs of the people, official sources said. Under the proposed scheme of...
Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) looks forward to earning Tk 5.0 billion in additional revenue in fiscal 2007-08 for readjustment of the duty structure on the proposed budget.The government has proposed withdrawal of a 4.0 per cent...
Shakhawat Hossain The government may withdraw the proposal for imposing duty on computer and its accessories in the context of a large number of requests received from the members of the public for such a withdrawal, an official source in...
BARISAL, June 17 (UNB): Waterway transport operation in Barisal region is being severely disrupted as launch movement on all the 33 routes has nearly halted since Saturday morning for inclement weather following the onset of monsoon in the country.Port sources...
M Azizur RahmanThe Power Cell under the Power Division has found five lowest private bidders to set up small independent power plants (IPPs) at ten different locations to generate 200 megawatts (MW) electricity on build, own and operate (BOO) basis...
FE ReportThe unusual delay by the government in releasing 86,000 tonnes of imported fertiliser worth around US$ 32.70 million has caused financial losses to the private importers. The frustrated importers are now mulling to file cases with the courts against...
FE Report The post office savings bank has been allowed by the government to pay interest at compound rates instead of existing simple rate to the account holders to encourage more investment, official sources said. The government made the decision...
Bangabandhu murder case convict AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed is on his way to Dhaka, a senior Foreign Ministry official said Sunday afternoon, report agencies. He is learnt to have boarded a plane from Los Angeles and is likely to be flown...
Political parties will have to select a panel of two or three probable candidates in each constituency, who are to be elected by the party's own local committee, for fielding one of them for general election as per new rules...
FE Report The Shipping Adviser MA Matin asked officials of the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) Sunday to float international tender for private operation of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) shortly.Adviser Matin held a meeting with CPA officials in Chittagong...
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