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New bus service launched at RU

RU Correspondent | 2015-05-11 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, May 10: Rajshahi University (RU) launched a new bus service yesterday at the campus, said a press release. Addressing as the chief guest RU Vice Chancellor Prof. Muhammad Mizan Uddin inaugurated the new bus service. Among others, the...

News in Brief

2015-05-11 00:00:00

Teenager killed in Habiganj road accident A teenage boy was killed in a road accident at Old Bazaar area under Shayestaganj upazila of the district this morning. The deceased was Sohagh, 15, son of Babul Miah of Lenjapara in Shayestaganj...

Photo: MUNSHIGANJ: Hectic harvesting of paddy

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Photo: BHOLA: Playful boys frolicking in the shallow waters

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Photo: KHULNA: Excavation of river Kapotakkho

2015-05-11 00:00:00

Pakistan fined for slow over-rate

2015-05-11 00:00:00

Pakistan's players were fined Sunday for a slow over-rate during their victorious second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka, reports AFP. The visitors crushed Bangladesh by 328 runs on Saturday, with a day in hand, to take the two-Test series 1-0....

Abahani earn win in Women\\\'s Cricket

2015-05-11 00:00:00

Abahani Limited earned a comprehensive 123 runs victory over Ansar and VDP team in the Dhaka Premier Division Women's Cricket Super League on the BKSP ground-4 in Savar Sunday, reports UNB. Favoured by coin, Abahnai Limited decided to bat first...

Inter-varsity T20 Cricket begins in Ctg tomorrow

2015-05-11 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, May 10 (UNB): The Dokkhina First Inter-University T20 Cricket Tournament, organised by Chittagong Divisional Sports Association (CDSA), will begin tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Divisional Women's Sports Complex here. Premier University will play International Islami University in the opening match....

Nepal earthquake a wake-up call for Bangladesh

Muhammad Zamir | 2015-05-11 00:00:00

The recent earthquake of 7.8 seismic magnitude that devastated central Nepal and the Kathmandu Valley in the last week of April drew world's attention once again to the terrible consequences that are faced by those who have survived but have...

Friends: Masters: Big Brothers: Elder Brothers

Muhammad Zakiul Islam | 2015-05-11 00:00:00

Many of the readers who were grown-up or were growing up like this scribe in the mid-sixties would be very familiar with the first two of the above words. While there were celebrations of the so-called 'Decade of Development', the...

Cameron back to Number 10

2015-05-11 00:00:00

Defying all earlier predictions of pollsters about last Thursday’s election in the United Kingdom as being, what most of them had indicated, tied between Labour and Conservative parties resulting in an ‘almost inevitable hung parliament’ in one of the world’s...

When ‘connections’ matter most

Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2015-05-11 00:00:00

The problem of non-performing loans (NPLs), it seems, is far more serious than what it is officially projected. Bankers hardly talk in public about the problem. The honchos at the banking sector regulator, in this case the central bank, on...

Manners, etiquettes and celebrations

Neil Ray | 2015-05-11 00:00:00

So far as good manners and etiquettes are concerned, they cannot be said to be a strong point of the people in this part of the world. If the French and the English snobbery can be overlooked, the two peoples...

Promises for rural power supply

2015-05-11 00:00:00

A newspaper report based on discussions in the recent REB's convention, stated that REB will ensure electricity for the rural people by 2021, that is six years down the road. However, no comparative data of power supplied over the last...

Human trafficking: Barbaric and inhuman

2015-05-11 00:00:00

Human trafficking is rising alarmingly in the world including Bangladesh and it is high time we stand united against this crime against humanity. We often come across horrifying stories of human trafficking in the media and feel cold shiver running...

Saving education from further degradation

2015-05-11 00:00:00

As retired teachers of a secondary institution, we performed duties during S.S.C exams for a long time. We did not allow unfairness to be adopted by the examinees. The government then too was alert to eradicate unfair means from exams...

Plea of individual taxpayers: Making tax collection hassle-free

Malik Muntasir Reza | 2015-05-11 00:00:00

Series of discussions, roundtable meetings and seminars are being arranged by different chambers/ research institutions, and a lot of articles are also published in newspapers to share/disseminate ideas and thoughts on income tax/VAT/Customs Duty rates towards creating a congenial business...

Yemen in turmoil

Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled | 2015-05-11 00:00:00

Yemen is one of the most poor and undeveloped country in the Arab region with a population of 25 million. Its per capita income is only US$1200 and the geographical size 527,970 km². The country is inhabited by Sunni and...

Sharing of knowledge with farmers \\\'boosts crop output\\\'

FE Report | 2015-05-11 00:00:00

Experts at a programme Sunday said dissemination of agriculture-based knowledge among farmers helped in boosting the country's crop production. Use of modern technology like Internet in the dissemination of knowledge about agriculture would be more effective in the coming days,...

Shipping

2015-05-11 00:00:00

BKB, RAKUB asked to dial back big loans

Siddique Islam | 2015-05-11 00:00:00

The central bank has asked two state-owned farm lenders to move away from big loans and focus on agriculture and SME (small and medium enterprise) credits instead, which can minimise default risks, an official said. The instruction came Sunday at...

West\\\'s interest in AIIB shows economic shift, says ICCB

FE Desk | 2015-05-11 00:00:00

China's strategy for competing with the U.S. in global finance and investment seems both prudent and shrewd, the International Chamber said. In its editorial of the current ICCB News Bulletin, released Sunday, the International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh said China has...

Surfing free on mobile internet!

FE Report | 2015-05-11 00:00:00

The much-talked-about free mobile internet was launched in Bangladesh Sunday, which can connect digital-poor to the information superhighway. Facebook-led internet.org, a global non-profit platform, in association with Robi Axiata Ltd and ICT ministry launched the free data services in the...

News Briefs

2015-05-11 00:00:00

Denim Expo kicks off today A two-day 'Bangladesh Denim Expo' begins in the capital Monday to showcase the country's growth potential in the denim industry globally as well as share knowledge with international denim producers and buyers. Commerce Minister Tofail...

Photo: Finance minister AMA Muhith addresses

2015-05-11 00:00:00

Photo: Annisul Huq, newly elected mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation and Sayeed Khokon, mayor of Dhaka South City corporation, attend a reception accorded

2015-05-11 00:00:00

Star Industrial Holding to build bilateral ties with Prime Bank

Special Correspondent | 2015-05-11 00:00:00

Lebanon-based Star Industrial Holding Ltd (SIH) is going to invest around USD 100 million in Bangladesh for its upcoming projects in ceramic & porcelain tiles, faucet, sanitary ware and table ware. The Lebanese conglomerate disclosed this during a recent business...

DSEX sees biggest single-day gain since January, 2013

FE Report | 2015-05-11 00:00:00

Stocks extended their gaining streak for the fourth sessions in a row Sunday, with benchmark index of the prime bourse soared 3.75 per cent, the biggest single-day spike since its inception in January, 2013. Brokers said the buying spree was...

Photo: Dutch-Bangla Bank

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Photo: Export Import Bank of Bangladesh Limited

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