US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan W Mozena said Tuesday Bangladesh has many challenges in its way to become Asia's next economic tiger and urged the youth to take the lead in overcoming the challenges, reports UNB. "I believe Bangladesh should...
Tokyo stocks ended flat on Wednesday morning, losing early gains that came on the back of a weakening yen and after a positive session on Wall Street. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.05 per cent, or 8.09 points, to...
Jatiya Party chief Hussein Muhammad Ershad says he could not declare Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the Father of the Nation during his regime as he had to be ‘democratic’. According to the former military ruler, he had taken many...
Chinese stocks were lower in morning trade on Wednesday as profit-taking set in following strong gains in previous sessions, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.35 per cent, or 7.97 points, to 2,237.36. The Shenzhen Composite Index, which...
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday stayed for four weeks the bail granted by the High Court to Miah Nuruddin Apu, personal secretary (PS) to BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman, in a case filed for extortion. Chamber Judge Justice...
US stocks on Tuesday finished with solid gains following encouraging economic data and a solid earnings report from Home Depot. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 80.85 points (0.48 per cent) at 16,919.59. The broad-based S&P 500 gained 9.86...
Europe’s main stock markets rose on Tuesday, extending the previous day’s surge as fears about the Ukraine crisis eased and fuelled optimism ahead of a speech by the head of the US central bank this week. Frankfurt's main DAX index...
Egyptian attempts to broker an end to a month-long war between Israel and Hamas collapsed in heavy fighting on Tuesday, with the Islamists firing dozens of rockets and Israel responding with air strikes across the Gaza Strip. At least three...
The prices of most of the shares in South Korea’s stock markets slipped on Wednesday. Seoul’s benchmark Kospi was 0.17 per cent lower when the session came to a close, according to a news agency.
A six-day director general-level conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Security Force (BSF) of India begins in New Delhi today (Wednesday). BGB Director General (DG) Major General Aziz Ahmed will lead a 20-member delegation from Bangladesh while DG...
BARCELONA: Barcelona's Brazilian forward Neymar da Silva Santos Junior (right) and Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (left) taking part in a training session at the Sports Center FC Barcelona Joan Gamper here Monday. — AFP Photo Neymar set to feature...
Saleh Akram | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
Starting its journey in 2011, Mobile banking, commonly referred to as mobile financial services (MFS), has recorded phenomenal growth in Bangladesh in terms of financial inclusion. The MFS sector now has almost 15 million registered users transacting over TK65 billion...
S Iftikhar Murshed from Pakistan | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
Pakistan is a victim of underhand politics and distorted religious beliefs. These are the twin evils that have persistently cast a ghastly shadow on its political landscape since the death of Jinnah on September 11, 1948. Phantoms of the past,...
The arrest of seven auto thieves with six stolen vehicles in their possession in a drive by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in the capital and in Sylhet is a clear indication that gangs are involved in this crime. Determination...
Abdul Bayes | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
'Oral history' (taken from memories) - the tales from village elders - could tell us about the transformation story of rural areas. It could possibly give us no less better a description of the reality on the ground than the...
Kabir Uddin | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh being a first-line littoral country in the Indian Ocean has a good source of marine resources in the Bay of Bengal. Covering the marine resources, a major direct benefit of goods and services that are generated by marine and...
A study report says, according to media reports, road accidents alone cost Bangladesh one to two per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP). The study titled "Road Safety in Bangladesh: Realities and Challenges" said that absence of road safety...
Nowadays we experience less load shedding in our area and I think the situation is similar in other areas of the city. It is a positive sign and the government deserves some credit for their efforts. The industrial sector will...
US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan W Mozena stressed Monday the need for establishing a centralised command and control centre in Bangladesh with a view to carrying out rescue operation effectively following any earthquake to minimise the disaster aftermath, reports UNB....
Some 10,000 people die of blood cancer and blood-related diseases every year in Bangladesh, a seminar was told Monday, reports UNB. The lone bone marrow transplantation centre that opened at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital last year can't cope with...
The High Court (HC) has vacated the six-month stay order on Chittagong A-level student Himadri Majumder Himu's murder trial, reports bdnews24.com. Prosecutors said the trial can now proceed while the young victim's father Prabir Mojumder said he is relieved to...
NARAYANGANJ, Aug 18 (UNB): In separate incidents, two people were found dead in the city Monday. Police recovered the body of a night guard of Fatulla Pilot High School, Abdul Mannan (45), from the Fatulla area at noon. Sanwar Hossain,...
JU Correspondent | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
A two-day birth anniversary festival of the famous playwright Selim Al Deen began on the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus on Monday. The department of Drama and Dramatics of JU arranged the series programmes to celebrate the 65th birth anniversary of...
President Abdul Hamid reached London at 7.45pm (UK time) Sunday for eye treatment, reports BSS. "A regular flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the President arrived in London as per the schedule Sunday," said President's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim Monday....
CHITTAGONG, Aug 18 (UNB): A female worker of a readymade garment (RMG) factory was stabbed to death by some miscreants near TPB Bhaban area in Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) in the port city Sunday night. The deceased was identified...
NARAYANGANJ, Aug 18 (UNB): Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members recovered some 8,500 litres of homemade liquor from a shop in the city Monday and arrested six people. Being tipped off that illegal liquor was being sold at 'Sen and Company'...
Chromosome Research Centre set up at DU A 'Chromosome Research Centre' has been established at the Department of Botany of Dhaka University (DU). DU Vice-chancellor (VC) Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurated the centre as the chief guest at a...
Opposing the government move to restore parliament's power to remove Supreme Court judges, BNP said on Monday that the decision was taken to reestablish one-party rule, reports UNB. "The government move to restore parliament's power to impeach the SC judges...
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