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Bangladesh take the charge
Bangladesh continued their impressive run with an emphatic display of batting on the first day of the second Super Asia Test against Pakistan at the Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar yesterday.
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Unsure power supply first hurdle, corruption next
WB report on investment climate in Bangladesh says
A latest World Bank (WB) study has identified erratic power supply as the worst hurdle to investment.Corruption is the next big problem, with the customs and tax departments being the most corrupt.
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New Market area without power for 10 days
Shop owners barricade road in protest
Shop owners and shopkeepers in the New Market area yesterday laid a two-hour siege to the nearby road, demanding immediate restoration of power to more than 2,000 stores.
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Close Mars encounter
The last time Mars came this close to Earth, our ancestors were living in caves and struggling to make basic tools out of rocks.
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Blair awaits tough time in dock today
A fateful decision to thrust Britain's top Iraq weapons expert into the limelight days before he killed himself was taken with Prime Minister Tony Blair's approval, Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said yesterday.
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IGP loses heart in crime combat
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Shahudul Haque yesterday sounded cynical about the law and order in Fatikchhari, saying the situation would remain unchanged even if "1,000 policemen were deployed" in
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Mintoo new FBCCI chief
Abdul Awal Mintoo yesterday was elected president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) for the 2003-2005 term.
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2 Marines killed in Iraq ambushes
Two US soldiers were killed in separate attacks in Iraq yesterday, as President Bush vowed America would not retreat from the country in the face of a guerrilla insurgency and terror attacks.
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Top office people dominate promotion list
Officials at important offices including the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the ministries of establishment and home and private secretaries to influential ministers dominated the list of promoted civil
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5 children rescued from traffickers at ZIA
Immigration authorities at Zia International Airport rescued five children while being smuggled out by a Gulf Air flight yesterday evening and arrested four alleged traffickers.
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Human wave washes over worshippers
39 killed, 125 injured in Indian religious festival
Throngs of pushing Hindu pilgrims toppled a bamboo fence, causing a stampede at a religious festival yesterday, that killed at least 39 people, mostly women.
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SC asks BTRC to decide on ETV licence in 90 days
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday gave Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) 90 days to dispose of the application of the Ekushey Television (ETV) for licence.
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