SYDNEY, Jul 18 (AFP): Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt Wednesday hired compatriot Tony Roche as his coach in an attempt to return to the pinnacle of men's tennis.Hewitt, 26, is currently ranked 21 in the world and has been...
CARSON, Jul 18 (AP): Didier Drogba scored the game's only goal on a volley in the 80th minute and Chelsea defeated the Suwon Bluewings 1-0 in their friendly match Tuesday.Drogba, who led the English Premier League in scoring last season,...
FE ReportWe are happy to produce shipping inco terms as per International Chamber of Commerce's last revision in 2000 . Pictures of " international shipment diagram" are inserted for better understanding of the terms . Ex Works (EXW)Seller agrees to...
Inventory is key to profitability. Inventory velocity turns assets into profits. The faster inventory turns, the greater the profitability. Inventory is the key issue to supply chain management success. Customers demand that their orders be shipped complete, accurate and on-time....
FE ReportOff doc sites are used in Chittagong Port for loading and unloading containers. These are called off-Doc because they are outside the doc in Chittagong Port. These installations are vital because they improve operational efficiency of the port by...
Nadja Drost from FreetownWhen Iyesha Josiah told people last year that after the August 2007 general elections, she would stand before them as a new member of parliament for Sierra Leone, they thought she was joking.A woman trying to step...
Dune LawrenceChina executed the former head of the drug regulator for taking bribes, signaling the government's determination to tackle a series of health scares over fake medicines and unsafe food that has drawn international criticism. Zheng Xiaoyu's death was reported...
Ferry BiedermannThe face, arms and hands of Abu Omar, an Islamist "commander" in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh in southern Lebanon, are covered in second-degree burns. "They tried to kill me with a bomb," explains the militant, who...
Ahmed Ali from BaqubaThe largest morgue in Diyala province is overflowing daily. Officials told IPS they have had to dig mass graves to dispose of bodies.More and more bodies of victims of the ongoing violence are being found every day...
Former prime minister Khaleda Zia Wednesday received the notice issued by the Anti-corruption Commi-ssion (ACC) directive to submit her wealth statement within seven working days while that of former premier Sheikh Hasina sent to the prison authorities to deliver it...
United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on Bangladesh to respect the 'full range of human rights' including the right to a fair trial and rights relating to detention conditions during the trial of UN independent expert Sigma...
An extortion case was filed against Barisal City Corporation (BCC) Mayor Mojibur Rahman Sarwar, also former lawmaker now in custody, with Tejgaon thana Wednesday, reports UNB. Owner of construction firm Bisharad Trade International Zakir Hossain Nannu in his complaint said...
KISHOREGANJ, July 18 (UNB): Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested four activists of banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and recovered 15 hand grenade covers and four and a half kilogramme explosives from Satuta village in Bajitpur Upazila here Tuesday night.The...
Awami League (AL) leader Latif Siddiqui Wednesday aired his suspicion that their party President Sheikh Hasina was arrested at the behest of 'an invisible force' to provoke muddling up the situation."I don't think Sheikh Hasina was arrested under the direction...
PATUAKHALI, July 18 (UNB): Activists of Jubo League brought out a procession in the district town Wednesday, demanding immediate release of Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina.They brought out the procession from the party office at about 8:00 am and...
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court Wednesday remanded controversial businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun for seven more days to allow the police to further question him in a corruption case, report agencies. The investigating officer appealed to the CMM Court for Dhaka...
FE Report Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Salehuddin Ahmed Wednesday suggested the local trade bodies to black list the unscrupulous overseas suppliers and buyers who frequently cheat their members. "Not the Bangladesh Bank, rather I urge you (trade organisations) to prepare...
Suffering the same fate in the changed situation, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Wednesday demanded immediate release of her arch political rival, Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, if there is any legal scope for dealing with her case by setting her...
Shahiduzzaman Khan, News AnalysisThe present interim government has been examining all options to tame down the prices of essential commodities since its coming to power. The prices are not coming down to the level the people are keen to witness.However,...
The Anti-Corruption Commission Wednesday began serving notices to 20 corruption suspects including detained Awami League general secretary Abdul Jalil, directing them to submit their wealth statements within seven working days, reports UNB."We've begun sending notices to the 20 individuals," ACC...
Shakhawat Hossain The cabinet committee on economic affairs is likely to select Sonadia, near Cox's Bazar, as a site for the proposed deep sea port (DSP) at a meeting today (Thursday), official source said.To be chaired by finance and planning...
FE ReportThe Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) Wednesday urged the central bank to consult the leaders of private sector business and industry and collectively evolve a strategy for controlling inflation and achieving and maintaining the highest attainable...
SYLHET, July 18: Five members of a family were killed and three others seriously injured in a gas cylinder explosion in Jagannathpur poura area of Sunamganj district Tuesday night. The deceased were identified as Kupesh Das (45), his three daughters...
FE Report The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has introduced a refinancing scheme for the housing sector for the first time as a step towards meeting one of the basic needs of the people, official sources said. Under the new scheme, people...
Some 127 more students of six schools in Narayanganj, Narsingdi, Gazipur, Bagerhat, Jhenidah and Natore districts fell unconscious Wednesday, reports UNB.In Narayanganj, 36 students and two teachers of Adarsha High School of Mithabo village under Rupganj upazila fainted with convulsion...
FE ReportStock prices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued on a bullish trend for the second consecutive day Wednesday due to buying spree.The upward trend of the market helped create some new records in share trading on DSE surpassing...
Half of the country's apparel factories have so far been found socially compliant, a meeting on industrial compliance was told in the city Wednesday, reports UNB.The meeting urged the government as well as the industry stakeholders to take a coordinated...
The caretaker government Wednesday announced a comprehensive reform programme for the state-owned jute mills to make them profitable and viable units, reports UNB.Under the programme announced by Jute and Textiles Adviser Geeteara Safiya Choudhury, four state-owned jute mills, out of...
S M JahangirThe Power Division will hold a meeting sometime next month with the multilateral development partners to apprise them of the progress in implementation of the ongoing medium-term reforms programme for the country's power sector."We are going to discuss...
FHM Humayan KabirThe caretaker government is going to take up reforms in higher education, particularly in the public universities, aiming at bring about a qualitative change in the education system.Under the reform programme, the curriculum in Bangladesh's public universities and...
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