Bangladesh Ansar clinched top slot in the Keya Cosmetics 23rd National Age Group Swimming Competition that concluded Saturday at the National Swimming Complex in Mirpur in the city, featuring six new national records, reports UNB.Bangladesh Ansar grabbed 46 gold, 28...
ISLAMABAD, Aug 4 (AP): Fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, who tested positive for steroids last year, have passed doping tests for Pakistan's squad for the Twenty20 World Cup,the Pakistan Cricket Board said Saturday.Spokesman Ahsan Malik said the PCB...
The residential training camp of the national footballers are going on in full swing under national coach Syed Nayeemuddin at the BKSP in Savar to form separate teams for two upcoming international soccer meets.The initially selected booters began their practice...
Bishu Nath of Gulshan Club beat Zein Omar of Dhaka Club by 3-0 sets in a premier division match of the Federation Cup Open Squash Tournament in the city Saturday, reports UNB.In the other two premier division matches, Bholalal of...
CARLSBAD, Aug 4 (AP): Venus Williams failed to capitalise on a match point and lost her quarterfinal of the Acura Classic to Anna Chakvetadze as the No 3 seed earned a 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory Friday.Chakvetadze squandered the...
SIRAJGANJ, Aug 04 (Agencies): Welcoming private initiatives, Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed said Saturday the government has no reservation about private-level relief operations for the flood victims, but emphasised on working in a coordinated manner.He said: "There is no reservation of...
The BNP 'reformists' appear to have softened their stance after launching recently into diatribe against chairperson Khaleda Zia over holding a council that threatened to break up the party, reports bdnews24.com. ZA Khan, BNP chairperson's adviser and known as a...
Former general secretary (GS) of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student wing of Awami League, Iqbalur Rahim was sent to jail Saturday after a two-day remand in an extortion case, reports bdnews24.com. Director of the North Star Resources Limited, MM...
SYLHET, Aug 4 (UNB): Police arrested a CBA leader of Chhatak Cement Factory from the factory premises in Sunamganj district Friday afternoon.The arrested was identified as Enamul Haque (35), assistant general secretary of Collective Bargaining Agent (CBA) and also staff...
BARISAL, Aug 4 (BSS): Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-8 arrested a Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader of the city with arms and ammunition in the early hours today, police said.They said acting on a tip-off, a team of...
Nahid Kaiser TomaTHE publication of Dictionary of Literary Biography (volume three hundred and twenty three) titled ‘South Asian writers in English’ edited by Professor Dr. Fakrul Alam was celebrated at OMNI Books, Dhanmondi, Dhaka on July 28 in the afternoon.This...
Mahmud Rashid WHEN the issue of fake students in the Dhaka University (DU) came to light sometime ago, it created a sensation. The moral decline that had gripped our centres of higher education was manifested in different forms. But here...
Intekhab Ahmed THE interactions between recruiters and job seekers is eternal. There are never enough jobs for all and employers seldom find exactly who they are looking for. Why? There is a mismatch between the supply and demand. We do...
East West University, Bangladesh hosted a seminar on the "Scholarship Programme at Monash University, Australia" recen tly at the auditorium. To attract the Bangladeshi scholars, the seminar was organized by the university while Dr. Hoa Levitas , Manger International Relations,...
Linda Anderson A report looking at the relevance of MBA program suggests that criticisms that the curricula falls short of what today’s global managers need, may be justified.The report - How relevant is the MBA? Assessing the alignment of MBA...
Shakhawat HossainThe government is contemplating a hike in the prices of residential and commercial lands under the housing and public works ministry and their transfer and conversion fees in Dhaka and others parts of the country, official sources said.The prices...
Former Prime Minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, now in a double-dilemma over giving account of and paying tax on her wealth, may sue the National Board of Revenue (NBR) if it ultimately declined to accept the tax on undeclared...
A writ petition is likely to be filed with the High Court today (Sunday) challenging the legality of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) notice issued to detained former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for submitting her wealth statement to the anti-graft watchdog,...
At least 81 people have been killed so far in the current flooding across the country and the flood situation is likely to deteriorate further in the country's central parts as the major rivers continued to rise, reports UNB.About seven...
MANIKGANJ, Aug 4 (UNB): Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed has urged all, irrespective of party affiliation, to come forward in aid of the flood victims as he said helping the sufferers is the only national task of the hour."Bangladesh...
Siddique Islam Small investors are diverting their funds to capital market and government bonds following the government's fiscal measures in this year's national budget.They are now withdrawing funds from savings certificates after the government imposed tax on income from savings...
Joe Leahy, FT Syndication ServiceMUMBAI: Last week Mumbai was enthralled by its own version of the celebrity trial - the sentencing of Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt in a case linked to the city's 1993 terrorist bombings.Media coverage of the trial...
An unidentified man was crushed under the wheels of a minibus in the city's Khilkhet area Saturday afternoon. Local sources said the accident took place near Lotus Kamal Bhaban at about 1:00pm, killing the unidentified man, aged about 25, on...
JHENIDAH, Aug 4: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel shot a Bangladeshi cattle trader dead on Joluli frontier in Moheshpur Upazila early Saturday. The dead was identified as Asadul Bhali (35), son of Moniruddin Bhali of Matina village in the...
Roiling floodwaters Friday night forced ferry services between Paturia and Kazirhat in Manikganj to be suspend and threatened the services between Paturia and Daulatdia. The deluge inundated Dhaka-Aricha highway at four points and submerged two bridges, halving traffic to some...
A Z M AnasHigher operating profits have enabled Agrani Bank to cut its funding cost by 91.98 per cent in 2005 and a further 8.71 per cent in 2006, thus showing a marked improvement in the financial performance of the...
FE Report The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has urged the government to urgently clarify its policy and programmatic approach to face the emerging floods and suggested activating the Disaster Management Committees at national, district and thana levels immediately for...
FE ReportThe supply of vegetable items at the city's kitchen markets declined sharply over the past few days due to the current flooding."Supply of vegetable items fell in the kitchen markets and the prices have shot up over the past...
FE ReportFinance adviser Mirza Azizul Islam Saturday said the prevailing high price of essential commodities might continue for some time as the production and supply of goods have been severely disrupted due to the raging flood across the country.He opined...
FE Report The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has called upon the country's business community, including its affiliated associations and chambers, to come forward to help the flood victims.The appeal of the apex trade body came...
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