KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 05 (AFP): Malaysia Airlines said its shares will be suspended from the country's stock exchange on December 15 under a government plan to rescue the beleaguered carrier after two devastating aviation tragedies this year. The national flag...
Ariful Islam's unbeaten 115 runs guided Azad Sporting Club to a 9-wicket victory against Eskaton Sabuj Sangha in a match of the Dhaka Metropolis First Division Cricket League at BKSP-4 in Savar Friday, reports UNB. In the day's match, chasing...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has ended the restriction on no-objection certificates being issued to Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, leaving him free to participate in overseas tournaments, the board president Nazmul Hassan has said, reports Cricinfo. "He has no...
The Bangladesh Under-12 Football team began dismally in the Super Mokh Cup Football tournament playing 1-1 against Sevilla FC of Spain and losing 0-6 to Chonburi FC of Thailand in Friday's matches at pitch B-1, NSC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,...
Ace golfer of the country Siddikur Rahman continued his dismal performances in the Bank BRI Indonesia Open golf tournament, playing six-over-par 76 in the second round at the Damai Indah Golf PIK Course in Jakarta Friday, reports UNB. In the...
Basabo Tarun Sangha notched a facile 3-0 win against Bangladesh Boys Club in the only match of the Bengal Group Senior Division Football League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Friday, reports UNB. Abul scored both the goals...
MADRID, Dec 5 (AFP): La Liga leaders Real Madrid will look to continue their sparkling form with a record-equalling 18th consecutive victory in all competitions as they host Celta Vigo Saturday. The European champions surpassed their previous club record of...
LONDON, Dec 5 (AFP): With the frantic Christmas fixture schedule looming on the horizon, Chelsea and Manchester City will look to consolidate their positions as Premier League pace-setters in this weekend's matches. The two teams enjoyed breezy wins in mid-week,...
India draw tour game ADELAIDE, Dec 5: India's batsmen gained valuable match practice as their two-day tour match against a Cricket Australia XI ended in a draw in Adelaide Friday. The tourists compiled 375 off 90 overs with stand-in captain...
FE Report | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed Friday placed importance on 'ethical leadership' in the corporate sector, saying it is needed to attain competitive edge and add value to business. "Ethical leadership is not merely a necessity; it is now an opportunity, a...
FE Report | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh has made a significant progress in improving the overall working conditions in the country's readymade garment (RMG) sector, but still much more needs to be done, said German state secretary for the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare...
FE Report Sugarcane crushing season began in the state-run mills on Friday with a production target of 127,000 tonnes for 2014-15. Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu formally inaugurated the crushing programme in Mobarakganj Sugar Mill in Jhenidah and Keru and...
In an effort to have the delivery of four 787-8 aircraft by February 2020, cash-strapped Biman Bangladesh Airlines is looking for a financier for the pre-delivery payment (PDP) as term loan for the aircraft, worth USD 136.280 million (US$ 136,280,280),...
FE Report Prices of soybean and palm oil decreased slightly in the market on Friday after setting the price anew by the refiners, but bottled version stays at the previous level. Traders said prices of some vegetables witnessed further declined...
The first-ever three-day 'Dhaka Apparel Summit' begins in the city on tomorrow (Sunday) to showcase Bangladesh's progress in the vital readymade garment sector and work out a plan to reach a US$ 50-billion export landmark by 2021.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
Bangladesh has huge potentials to generate energy without any fuel using a new technology, 'Heavy Circular Moving Object's Triggering Energy Conversion' (HECMOTE), said a leading scientist. "This is a very new technology. This doesn't require any fuel. It's a big...
GENEVA, Dec 05 (AFP): Wages in developed countries are flatlining and even falling in some places, holding down economic growth after the financial crisis and increasing the risk of deflation, the International Labour Organization said Friday. The UN agency said...
LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters): The European Union may ditch plans to force banks to keep high-risk trading activities separate from their main businesses because of opposition from some member states. European commissioner Jonathan Hill said in a letter to senior...
BEIJING, Dec 5 (Reuters): China will pursue prudent monetary policy and pro-active fiscal policy next year, the ruling Communist Party's elite decision-making body was quoted as saying on Friday in a reiteration of the government's existing stance. China will deepen...
FRANKFURT, Dec 5 (Reuters): The head of Germany's Bundesbank warned the European Central Bank on Friday against copying the money printing used in the United States and Japan, saying that it would not have the same impact in Europe. Speaking...
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (AFP): Fast-food workers and others in low-pay jobs on Thursday launched one-day strikes and protests across the United States demanding a $15 an hour minimum wage and union rights. Organizers said workers at major chains like McDonald's,...
Md Ashiqur Rahman | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
Any Bangladeshi visiting Europe and North America for a while or at least for a couple of days will pause and ponder over developed and beautiful cities there. They see no terrible traffic jams. They find roads neat and clean...
M. Shafiqul Karim | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury left us for good on November 29 in a tragic road accident. He was going to ATN Bangla to take part in a talk show with Bhorer Kagoj editor Shaymal Dutta. As he was trying to get...
The fate of the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway Project still remains uncertain with its tenure being extended for the fourth time now. The reported completion of 65 per cent of the work in more than eight years since the project was conceived,...
Md Nayem Alimul Hyder | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
The Constitution of Bangladesh provides the basis for legal aid mechanism through its different Articles though there is no clearly spelt out expression in any Article on the subject concerned. Firstly, article 27 says that all citizens are equal before...
Taher Ali | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
Extortion is becoming an increasingly complex phenomenon for those living in the capital as its dimension always keeps on changing. The people of this over populated city live their lives in the most unliveable conditions with fear and anxiety. That...
Nironjan Roy | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
The SWIFT's (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommu-nication) international banking operations seminar -- (SIBOS) -- is the biggest gathering of banks and financial institutions of the world. It is held in different countries facilitating banks and financial institutions of every...
Danish Siddiqui and Nita Bhalla of Reuters in Bhopal/New Delhi | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
Beyond the iron gates of the derelict pesticide plant where one of the world's worst industrial disasters occurred, administrative buildings lie in ruins, vegetation overgrown and warehouses bolted. Massive vessels, interconnected by a multitude of corroded pipes that once carried...
Mobile phone radiation is a serious threat to human health. It may even cause cancer. Mobile phone radiation can cause sperm reduction which may lead to infertility. Many other ailments may occur due to radiation. There are many mobile operators...
There are reports in issues of different newspapers that manufacturing work of the Roopur nuclear plant has started in Russia! If so, we are going to be vulnerable to radiation disasters. Past 80 now, this writer may not be there...
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