K. B. Ahmed | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
Between perception and reality, Mr. Narendra Modi, the newly elected Prime Minister of India, got himself suspended in animation. Pundits from all corners are extrapolating various options and suggesting various courses of actions that will establish Mr. Modi as one...
In its latest numerical report on human rights violation, the Ain-O-Salish Kendra has held the total number of political killings at 117 and the wounded at more than 5,000 in the first six months of the current year. If the...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
If the month of Ramadan is a time for self-abnegation, its all-inclusive impact on the population far surpasses most people's imagination. When the number of rickshaw-pullers in the cities and towns, particularly in the capital, goes up, according to conservative...
Ridwan Quaium | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
Online shopping, especially buying and selling second-hand items, is now the latest craze in the country. To cater to the growing demand for online shopping, several websites and Facebook groups have emerged to provide this service. However, after going through...
According to the present trend even three-year old boys and girls are going to school. Parents send their children to school very early in the morning though the toddlers are not interested to go. Their parents are not ready to...
After the day of fasting, we take iftar which are too much deep fried and greasy. This is not good for health. As a result many fall sick and miss the important fasting of holy Ramadan. In the past I...
The World Cup football reached its final phase, all is set for the titans to play for the quarterfinals. Most of the big names are there except one, Spain. Only eight matches left including a play-off for the third place...
Mohammad Mayeen Uddin | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
Film financing is an aspect of film production and it concerns determining the potential value of a proposed film. The main factors determining the commercial success of a film include public taste, artistic merit, competition from other films released at...
Shihab Sarkar reviewing the book | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
Not long ago, using the word 'poetess', the feminine gender of 'poet', was very much in vogue in the sub-continent. The poetesses are long gone, but the female sensibilities, in some cases feminist activism, have made inroads. No self-conscious and...
Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu called upon people from all shades of opinion and religious belief to build a united resistance for elimination of militants and terrorists from the country, according to a news agency. "Islam says religion is for...
Munima Sultana | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
The ministry of communication (MoC) has sought a special allocation for its seven big projects like the Padma Bridge from the next fiscal to tide over the difficulty with distribution of funds for ongoing projects. The ministry finds it hard...
FE Report | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
Leather Sector- Industry Skills Council (ISC) organised a meeting recently to discuss how to strengthen Leather Sector- Industry Skills Council in sync with Technical Vocational and Educational Training (TVET) projects. International Labour Organization (ILO), Centre of Excellence for Leather Skill...
Prime Minister's Office and Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Performance Management to evaluate the qualitative and quantitative activities of BEPZA for the FY 2014-15. Broader implementation of Vision-2021 is the main objective of...
Activity in India's services sector grew at its fastest pace in well over a year in June as new business poured in, adding to signs of a pick-up in the economy even as inflation remains high, a survey showed on...
All efforts by the government and regulatory agencies have failed to arrest the growing prices of essentials during the month of Ramadan, according to a news agency. The government has banned exports of several items and tightened vigil on markets...
BHBFC earns Tk 1.95b Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC) provisionally posted a net profit of about Tk. 1.95 billion in the fiscal year 2013-2014. It was Tk 1.88 billion in the fiscal year 2012-2013. During the fiscal year, BHBFC...
ROME, Jul 3 (Reuters): The outlook for world supplies of cereals and vegetable oils improved in June, contributing to the third straight monthly drop in global food prices, the United Nations' food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
The government has failed to finalise the Rules even after amending the tobacco control law more than a year back in April, 2013 thus hindering the implementation of the anti-tobacco law, officials said Thursday. Health ministry officials said they had...
WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters): The US trade deficit narrowed a bit more than expected in May as exports jumped to a record high, suggesting trade could be less of a drag on second quarter growth than earlier feared. The Commerce...
LONDON, July 3 (Reuters): Britain's services industry expanded steadily in June, a business survey showed on Thursday, suggesting the economy grew robustly throughout the first half of 2014 and possibly pointing to an interest rate hike within the year. The...
FRANKFURT, July 3 (Reuters): European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said on Thursday that risks facing the euro zone economy meant interest rates will stay low for an extended period. "The risks surrounding the economic outlook for the euro area...
BANGALORE, July 3 (Reuters): Malaysian-based budget carrier AirAsia Bhd said on Thursday it expects its India unit to break even in December, later than initially planned, after a delay in plane deliveries and a plan to boost investment in the...
DUBLIN, July 3 (AFP): Ireland's economy expanded by a strong 2.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2014 in yet another sign that the eurozone nation is returning to health, official data showed Thursday. "Preliminary estimates for the first...
JAKARTA, July 3 (Reuters): Indonesia's consumers were slightly less optimistic in June about the country's economy than during the previous month, a Bank Indonesia survey showed on Thursday. The survey's consumer confidence index was 116.3 compared with the May reading...
Hyundai, GM contractor in S Korea in technology leak probe SEOUL, July 3: A South Korean contractor was raided by investigators looking into whether it leaked Hyundai Motor and General Motors engine design technology to overseas firms, a senior prosecutor...
LONDON: Europe’s main stock markets closed mixed on Friday, with London’s FTSE 100 index of top companies ending largely flat at 6,866.05 points. Frankfurt’s DAX 30 closed down 0.20 per cent to 10,009.08 points, while the CAC 40 in Paris...
MUMBAI, July 3 (Reuters): India's new government is likely to sell a 5 per cent stake in state-run Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) in the last week of this month, people directly involved in the process said, kicking off...
JOHANNESBURG, July 3 (AFP): South Africa's latest mass strike could dismay investors and prolong the country's sub-par economic growth, the credit ratings agency Moody's warned Thursday. Moody's said the strike by more than 200,000 engineering and metal workers would damage...
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