Mohammad Amjad Hossain from Virginia | 2014-12-20 00:00:00
Torture report of the CIA, released by the Senate Intelligence Committee, headed by Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein, after terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 on the World Trade Centre in New York has caused uproar in the US. The UN...
That the Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB) is going to get its first international recognition is a piece of heartening news. Upon getting this, the BAB's functional role as an authorised agency for providing standard certificates for export and import goods...
Wasi Ahmed | 2014-12-20 00:00:00
Now that the much hyped climate deal has finally been struck in the Peruvian capital, Lima, its implications do not seem to inspire much hope. There are observers who even termed it 'awfully flimsy.' While it has largely diluted the...
Jafar Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-12-20 00:00:00
Robust growth of the banking sector notwithstanding, in nominal terms, all banks are doing well. In real terms, only a few, particularly the foreign-owned banks are doing fairly well. In the CAMEL rating, the foreign-owned banks are topping the list...
Not very long ago, Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina urged the world leaders to save tigers in order to save nature at the 2nd Global Tiger Stocktaking Conference at Sonargoan Hotel, Dhaka. She also said that tigers protect the Sundarbans and...
Many clinics are operating in Dhaka illegally. If so many illegal clinics can operate in the capital, then the situation outside Dhaka can easily be imagined. Unscrupulous businessmen are fleecing people in the name of medical treatment. We often read...
The volume of defaulted loans is rising in the banks which is indeed bad news for the economy. Many industries are in deep distress due to high interest rates. There were talks of reducing the interest rates in the government...
Helal Uddin Ahmed while reviewing the book | 2014-12-20 00:00:00
Hilsa and Hilsa Fishermen: Exploring Conservation-Livelihood Win-Wins By Hossain Zillur Rahman, Md. Abdul Wahab and Liaquat Ali Chowdhury Publisher: Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC), Dhaka, December 2014, Book Design & Production: The Shikkha Bichitra, Malibag, Dhaka, Pages: 90; Price:...
Babul Barman | 2014-12-20 00:00:00
Stocks declined for two consecutive weeks, with turnover remaining sluggish as most of the investors are yet to adapt themselves to the new trading system. The week featured four trading sessions instead of five as the market was closed on...
City Bank Limited and Innovations for Poverty Actions (IPA) in partnership with the Development Economics Research Group of the World Bank have launched a research project 'The real effect of electronic wage payments: A field experiment with salaried factory workers...
The local currency was steady in the week December 18 against the greenback and was traded at around 77.88 levels. Though the market has demand for the foreign currency to make the upcoming payments. The market will see the same...
TOKYO, Dec 19 (AFP): The Tokyo market appears to have shrugged off fears about the Russian ruble crisis, with investors bullish as they prepared for the last few days of trading this year, analysts said. While plunging oil prices and...
LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters): European stocks edged lower on Friday, reversing an early rise, as Italian banks came under pressure from a downgrade by S&P and Swiss drugmaker Roche saw two major drugs fail tests. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of...
MUMBAI, Dec 19 (Reuters): Indian shares rose for a second consecutive day on Friday, led by gains in IT stocks after global rival Accenture Plc raised its revenue forecast while Reliance Industries rose on bets it will roll out its...
HONG KONG, Dec 19 (AFP): Shares in Chinese car maker BYD, which plunged almost 30 per cent in the previous session amid speculation about its business outlook, recovered partially in Hong Kong Friday after it moved to quash the rumours....
The Gemcon Victory Day Cup Golf Tournament began at the Kurmitola Golf Course in the city Friday, reports UNB. Vice-Preident of Kurmitola Golf Club and Area Commander, Logistics Area, Dhaka Major General Mizanur Rahman Khan inaugurated the meet in the...
MARRAKECH, Morocco, Dec 19 (AFP): Only an "earthquake" can change FIFA's decision to hold the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Friday. "It would really need an earthquake, extremely important new elements to go back on...
BRISBANE, Dec 19 (AFP): India were fighting back after Australia gained a 97-run innings lead on the back of another century from new skipper Steve Smith and a wagging tail in the second Gabba Test Friday. The tourists had cut...
MARRAKECH, Morocco, Dec 19 (AFP): FIFA president Sepp Blatter opened a meeting of his 25-member executive committee Thursday amid a storm of controversy over an inquiry into the bids by Russia and Qatar for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups....
CHITTAGONG, Dec 19 (UNB): Dabua Govt Primary School of Raozan Upazila earned a facile 4-0 goals victory over Kharondip Govt Primary School in a Chittagong zone match of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup Primary School Football Tournament here Friday. Shahed Obaidullah...
LONDON, Dec 19 (AFP): Liverpool will hope to draw inspiration from memories of last season's thrilling 5-1 demolition of Arsenal when the teams resume hostilities in the Premier League at Anfield this weekend. Arsene Wenger's side were routed on their...
CENTURION, Dec 19 (AFP): Vernon Philander took four wickets to plunge the West Indies into trouble on the third day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park Friday. The West Indies were 184 for six at tea,...
LONDON, Dec 19 (AFP): Cricket confronted tragedy in 2014 with the death of Phillip Hughes after the Australia batsman was hit by a bouncer in a domestic first-class match. Several batsmen had previously been killed in similar incidents, albeit at...
MADRID, Dec 19 (AFP): Barcelona's star strikers will need to rediscover their scoring touch to stay in the title race in La Liga as the Catalan outfit host struggling Cordoba Saturday. In the absence of the injured Neymar, Lionel Messi...
Zimbabwe fire national coach HARARE, Dec 19: Zimbabwe Cricket have dismissed national team coach Stephen Mangongo following a poor show during a recent tour of Bangladesh, the union said Thursday. Union chairman Wilson Manase said Mangongo will now work in...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-12-20 00:00:00
The government is looking for alternative ways to import wheat after the inordinate delay of supply by Ukraine, officials said. The state-run Directorate General (DG) of Food has completed two tenders and signed contracts with local agents of foreign companies...
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