Microsoft has unveiled a "real-time" language translation feature for its internet phone service Skype. Chief executive Satya Nadella said the firm would launch a test version of the service, dubbed Skype Translator, for Windows 8 later this year. The move...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has reached Munshiganj to address a rally in Munshiganj launch terminal area after the party’s attempt to hold two rallies in the capital were thwarted. Her motorcade started for Munshiganj from her Gulshan residence around 2:45pm...
The Jatiya Party (JP) has nominated Selim Osman, brother of deceased Narayanganj-5 MP Nasim Osman, for the by-poll on June 26. The ruling Awami League has decided not to field its candidate for the seat vacated by the death of...
The verdict for the bombing in Ramna during the Bangla New Year celebrations in 2001 will be delivered more than a decade after the incident. Dhaka’s second Metropolitan Sessions Judge Ruhul Amin scheduled the verdict on June 16 after the...
Entrepreneurs of Kobe City, the sixth largest city in Japan, have shown keen interest to invest in large infrastructure projects in Bangladesh, said its Governor Toshizo Ido on Wednesday. They have shown interest particularly in the areas of water treatment...
Bangladesh government and retailers have largely failed to make public the findings of factory safety inspections ordered after the April 2013 Rana Plaza catastrophe that killed and injured several thousand workers, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday. Reports should...
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers will be observed in Bangladesh and elsewhere in the world on Thursday. On 29 May, UN offices, member states and non-governmental organizations, will hold events to honour the memory of the UN peacekeepers...
A fire believed set by an 81-year-old dementia patient blazed through a hospital ward for the elderly Wednesday and killed 21 people in southern South Korea, mostly from smoke inhalation, police and fire officials said. The fire on the second...
State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company (Bapex) is set to start its exploration drilling at Mobarakpur in Pabna to ascertain hydrocarbon potentiality in the country’s northern district. Mobarakpur is located in Santhia upazila of Pabna. “We’ve already completed mobilisation...
President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday visited development projects at Mithamoin and Ashtagram upazilas in his home district. Accompanied by Communications Minister Obaidul Quader, Abdul Hamid visited the 15-km long Ujanpur-Bajitpur-Ashtagram highway at Kastal union in Ashtagram in an easy bike....
Bangladesh and China on Wednesday signed an agreement to expand cultural ties between the two countries. Cultural Affairs Secretary Dr Ranjit Kumar Biswas and Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Li Jun signed the deal at the Cultural Affairs Ministry. Senior officials...
TOKYO: It was a just a signature. But the signature made Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina emotional. It was the signature of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which was signed 40 years back, according to a news agency....
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Abdul Latif Siddique on Wednesday withdrew a defamation case filed against the then editor, publisher and a reporter of the daily Manobkantha and the editor of Dhaka Times last year. Latif Siddique, the then...
MUNSHIGANJ: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has branded Rapid Action Battalion as a cancer and called for its immediate dissolution. “Rab has turned into a cancer going beyond any reform” Khaleda told a public rally in Musnshiganj town Wednesday, according to...
Bangladesh has been elected Vice President of the 17th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) conference being held in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. The four-day 17th conference started on Monday and will continue till Thursday, said an official release Wednesday, according...
Robi Axiata Ltd has achieved a strong growth in revenue and profitability in the first quarter (Q1) of the current year after recovering from revenue fall, EBITDA (earnings before interest tax, depreciation and amortisation) and PAT (Profit After Tax) in...
KOLKATA: Kolkata Knight Riders stormed into the final of IPL 7 after registering a 28-run win over table-toppers Kings XI Punjab in the first qualifier at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Chasing a modest 164-run target, KXIP lost early momentum...
Asserting that she never pampers any misdeed, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday warned that her government will spare no one if found guilty of criminal activity. “My decision is crystal clear…no one will be spared if found involved in...
Sand and stone lifters and traders formed a human chain in Sunamganj district town on Wednesday to press home their various demands, including an end to illegal toll collection in lifting sand and stone from the Surman Dhopajan River. District...
The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday changed the retuning officer (RO) of Barisal-5 by-polls slated for June 12. Instead of Barisal regional election officer Mir Md Shahjahan, Deputy Commissioner of Barisal Shahidul Alam will act as the returning officer of...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
Any time in the year is good enough to essay the state of the economy but the eve of budget appears to be most appropriate. It is a time when income and expenditure for the economy are brought together in...
Syed Jamaluddin | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) has become dependent on rental and quick rental power plants. Because of the failure of big power projects to develop, PDB has to remain tied to rental and quick rentals for at least another six...
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday removed the restriction in getting admission to the city’s Notre Dame College, staying the operation of the government-set guidelines that allow admission to HSC sans test. Responding to a petition filed by Notre Dame...
Bangladesh and Japan are time-tested friends. The bilateral relations of amity is rooted in history. This stems from the two countries' inherent belief in friendship, mutual support, and peaceful coexistence. The foundation of this relationship was laid during the 1971...
Wasi Ahmed | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
Rise in export of leather and leather goods to the tune of more than 1.0 billion in ten months of the current fiscal is a clear reflection of the potential the country's leather sector holds for the economy. The forecast...
Kabir Uddin | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
Road improvements lead to multifaceted benefits in the form of reduced travelling time, improved traffic safety and reduced emissions in any country. When transport systems are efficient, they provide economic and social opportunities and benefits that result in positive multiplying...
Digital buses with wifi internet facilities have hit Dhaka streets. The state-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) pressed into service 10 buses in the capital Dhaka on April 10 offering free Wi-Fi facility. Passengers will be able to know from...
The world cup football is around the corner although it will be held far away from our country and our national team does not even come close to it. However, we have no dearth of enthusiasm about it. For me...
A few days back, a picture in a newspaper showed an elephant stopping a car and its snout next to the driver's window was reportedly asking for money. This might have frightened the passengers and the driver, which could lead...
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