MOSCOW, Jul 6 (Reuters): World number two Maria Sharapova will lead defending champions Russia in next week's Fed Cup semi-final against the United States.Florida-based Sharapova will make her eagerly-awaited debut for her native country after turning down a chance to...
Visiting Bangladesh women cricket team earned a 90-run victory over hosts Thailand women cricket team in the first one-day preparation match in Bangkok Friday, reports UNB.Batting first, Bangladesh posted 128 for 9 in the stipulated 30 overs with skipper Tazkia...
Right-handed batsman Tushar Imran leaves here for Colombo Friday midnight to join the Bangladesh test squad, reports UNB.Tushar, who was earlier included in the ODI squad for the Sri Lanka series, will reach Colombo before the 3rd test that will...
The 9th Standard Chartered School Chess Tournament-2007, sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank, will begin on July 12 at the Chess Federation hall-room, reports UNB.The tournament is open to all school students and no entry fee is required to participate in...
JAKARTA, Jul 6 (Xinhua): Soccer legend Zinedine Zidane of France became a special guest of his exceptional fans, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his wife, but it was local reporters who went hysterical as he arrived at the State...
BARQUISIMETO (Venezuela), Jul 6 (Reuters): Midfielder Javier Mascherano scored his first goal for Argentina to give them a 1-0 win over Paraguay and top spot in their Copa America group Thursday.Mascherano picked up a loose ball on the edge of...
LONDON, Jul 6 (AFP): Argentina striker Carlos Tevez insisted Friday that he is determined to complete his "dream" move to Manchester United despite fears the deal could yet be blocked by the Premier League.The complexities surrounding the 23-year-old's ownership are...
FE ReportGrameenphone (GP) Ltd has recently signed an agreement with Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA), an affiliate member of the International Olympic committee, to provide complete communication facilities under its Business Solutions package.GP Business Solutions is an integrated telecommunications service specially...
FE ReportA research conducted by a local merchant bank, Equity Partners Limited (EPL), has been approved by the Quality Control Department of Bloomberg, a New York-based company specialised in financial news and information services.The research covers a broad spectrum from...
BRUSSELS, July 5 (AP): European regulators approved the takeover of Spain's largest utility Endesa by Acciona and Italian utility Enel Thursday. The European Commission said its investigation found the proposed deal "would not significantly impede" competition in the European Union...
FE ReportPubali Bank has shifted its Bagerhat branch to new premises with a view to providing its customers with the best and innovative banking services in fastest possible time.Director of the bank Giasuddin Ahmed inaugurated the new premises as the...
HONG KONG, July 5 (AP): Asian markets were mixed Thursday as the region's two major bourses in Japan and Hong Kong advanced, shrugging off a 5.30 per cent plunge in Chinese shares.Markets in Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea and the...
LONDON, July 5 (Reuters): European stock edged up in early Thursday trade after two days of gains, with Asian shares lending support, but markets were expected to take guidance later from two major European interest rate decisions. Miners were among...
BRAHMANBARIA, July 5: Local fruit-growers and farmers are expecting a huge profit this season, as varieties of fleshy and juicy seasonal fruits have flooded the markets of the district. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said, the bumper yield...
NEW DELHI, July 5 (AP): Shares of India's top real estate company, DLF Limited, made a strong debut Thursday, rising nearly 9.0 per cent in the country's biggest-ever initial public offering. Last month, DLF raised about US$2.25 billion by selling...
Ambee Pharma recommends 25pc dividend The board of directors of Ambee Pharma has recommended 25 per cent cash dividend for the year that ended on December 31, '06. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will be held at...
ISLAMABAD, July 5 (AFP): The captured leader of a besieged Pakistani mosque Thursday called on his followers to give themselves up, as dozens more surrendered after security forces set off loud "warning" blasts. Abdul Aziz said in a bizarre television...
GAZA CITY, July 5 (AFP): Israel clashed with Hamas militants inside the Gaza Strip Thursday, killing eight in a fierce gunbattle that drew in Israeli aircraft, tanks and bulldozers. The army said airmen on a routine patrol about half a...
DUBAI, July 5 (AFP): Osama bin Laden's right-hand man Ayman al-Zawahiri issued a new video calling for Islamic fighters to strike Western interests worldwide and for regime change in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. "The struggle against the corrupt regimes and...
KABUL, July 5 (AFP): A roadside bomb hit a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan Thursday, killing one soldier, and suicide attacker killed eight policemen at a checkpoint in the south, officials said. n another echo of the conflict in Iraq,...
CHICAGO, July 5 (AFP): When it comes to yakking, men and women are equal opportunity offenders, according to a study published Thursday that challenges the notion that women like to gab more than men. US researchers who tracked the conversational...
BEIJING, July 5 (AFP): High school students celebrating the end of exams were among 25 people killed in a thunderous explosion that destroyed a karaoke bar in northeast China, state media and witnesses said Thursday. The blast occurred in a...
KIRKUK, Iraq, July 5 (AFP): Insurgents launched three attacks in and around the disputed oil hub of Kirkuk in northern Iraq Thursday, killing two people and wounding several others, according to security officials. In one attack, militants detonated a roadside...
60 people trapped as landslide engulfs bus PUEBLA, (Mexico), July 5: A landslide that swallowed a bus in Puebla, Mexico, trapped 60 people Wednesday, and the government sent in the army to work alongside other authorities on the rescue effort,...
THE government has decided to issue long-term bonds as part of its strategy to manage budgetary deficit in the current fiscal. Domestic borrowing through such bonds at reduced interest rates would help the government sail through the difficulties it might...
Md. Abdul JabbarTHE annual budget of the government is the most important fiscal event which has important implications for economic growth and stabilisation as well as the living conditions of the people. But the existing process of budget preparation is...
Syed Ishtiaque RezaALL concerned were caught by surprise when LGRD Adviser Anwarul Iqbal last week disclosed that one famous building at Kawran Bazar will be demolished as nearly equally famous another building in the city, built without the approval of...
Abul EhsanAny long-time resident of Dhaka city, who regularly buys fishes from the city markets for family consumption, is increasingly disgusted on reading the continuing newspaper reports about fish culture in the WASA's sewer lagoons in Narayanganj near Dhaka. These...
Trees give off the valuable oxygen gas which humans breathe to survive. Trees take in the harmful carbon dioxide gas. Tees are basic to our survival and good health. Besides, trees have fruits which provide us with nutrition. The timber...
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