Sabrina Khandakar | 2014-05-31 00:00:00
Religious tourism is one of the newer forms of tourism in Bangladesh with a tendency to develop. Religion has been a way of life and is an integral part of the Bangladeshi tradition permeating into the day to day life...
Md Shamsul Arefin | 2014-05-31 00:00:00
Road and transport research work now-a-days is not only confined to developed nations but it is now also being exercised in developing nations like India, Malaysia, etc. Bangladesh is one of the emerging nations, but its higher population density with...
Iftu Ahmed | 2014-05-31 00:00:00
Soccer as well as football is the world's most popular sport. More than 240 million people over 200 countries play soccer. As a result, soccer has been world's beautiful global sport. It has ancient origin, history and heritage: China Football...
BANGKOK, May 30 (AP): An anti-coup activist in Thailand called Friday for a weekend rally to defy the military government's ban on demonstrations, urging those opposed to the takeover to wear masks and be ready for cat-and-mouse chases with soldiers...
SINGAPORE, May 30 (agencies): The United States will not be deterred from plans to strengthen its military position in Asia by emerging threats elsewhere, the US defense secretary said Thursday as he prepared to meet allies in the region worried...
NEW DELHI, (Reuters): India's new home minister weighed in on Friday in a grisly case in which two teenage girls were raped and hanged from a tree this week, as public anger and political controversy over the attack gain momentum....
UKRAINE, 30 (agencies): Ukrainian forces will press ahead with a military offensive against rebels in the east until peace and order have been restored there, Ukraine's acting defense minister said on Friday. Speaking after 14 servicemen, including a general, were...
Crude bombs kill 2000 in Syria BEIRUT, May 30: Crude bombs dropped by Syrian government forces on rebel-held parts of the northern city of Aleppo have killed nearly 2,000 people so far this year, an activist group said Friday. The...
Bangladesh U-19 trailed by 261 runs against Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) Under-19 team of India on the second day of their first four-day match at Fatullah Outer Stadium in Fatullah Friday, reports UNB. On the 2nd day (Friday), MPCA...
LISBON, May 30 (AFP): Cristiano Ronaldo, who is still feeling the effects of a thigh injury, and Real Madrid teammate Pepe will both miss Portugal's World Cup warm-up match against Brazil-bound Greece on Saturday. "Ronaldo will be with us but...
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 30 (AFP): Brazil is to deploy a 170,000-strong security force for the World Cup to deter hooligans from home and abroad. Mass protests against the tournament and deadly fan violence have put authorities on alert ahead...
Gulshan Youth Club notched an emphatic 115-run victory over Urban Sports and Cultural Development in a match of the 5th National Women's Club Cricket League at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothisthan (BKSP) Ground-4 in Savar Friday, reports UNB. Batting first after...
Tomljanovic makes history at French Open PARIS, May 30: Croatia's Ajla Tomljanovic made history in the French Open Friday by upsetting third seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-4, 6-4 in the third round. The defeat meant that the tournament's top...
FE Report The stock market witnessed a positive week that ended Thursday, breaking four consecutive weeks of losing streak as investors took position on large cap stocks. The week featured all five trading sessions and three sessions closed positive while...
HONG KONG, May 30 (Reuters): Hong Kong shares are set to end their best month this year on Friday, underpinned by strength in property developers and Chinese banks. China shares reversed earlier losses in late morning trade, even as the...
SHANGHAI, May 30 (Reuters): China plans to launch a unified account platform for securities investors in October, a move aimed at promoting integration among different systems in the country's capital markets, the official China Securities Journal said on Friday. The...
MUMBAI, May 30 (Reuters): Indian shares fell on Friday to mark their first weekly fall in four, as blue-chips such as State Bank of India declined after foreign investors sold shares for a fourth consecutive session, while caution was also...
TOKYO, May 30 (Reuters): Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) plans to adopt new government guidelines for institutional investors designed to improve corporate governance and investment returns. The $1.26 trillion fund in a statement on Friday said it is important...
LONDON, May 30 (AFP): European stock markets were mixed on Friday, with many traders away for a long holiday weekend and the mining sector hit by concern about Chinese demand, dealers said. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies dipped...
The local currency maintained a stable tone during the week of May 25 to May 29 last and traded around 77.63 levels. The market will see the same tone in the upcoming week as well. The average daily inter-bank USD/BDT...
Now that the shutting down of noncompliant readymade garment (RMG) factories is apparently the only recourse to demonstrate the government's vigilance in implementing its action programme, the issue of jobless workers is fast emerging as a serious problem with no...
Rahman Jahangir | 2014-05-31 00:00:00
Dhaka city with over 15 million people is just gasping for life amid intolerable traffic jams. With it, environmental pollution and unplanned urbanisation have led to rating of the Bangladesh capital as one of the worst cities in the world....
Ridwan Quaium | 2014-05-31 00:00:00
Road safety warning signs, in addition to pavement markings, are provided to warn road users of potentially hazardous conditions on or adjacent to the road. These signs speak of conditions which require caution from the driver and may require a...
Gulshan Lake, situated in a posh area of the city, is in a critical condition. 'Gulshan', a Persian word, meaning flower garden but ours is nothing but a filthy sanitary and washing pool. Rajuk had the moral responsibility of beautifying...
It is heartening to know that the government has enacted 'Safe Food Law (2013)' to prevent widespread food adulteration and to ensure availability of safe food in the country. The government has also formed a single agency styled 'Bangladesh Food...
Maswood Alam Khan from Cockeysville, Maryland, USA | 2014-05-31 00:00:00
Farid, from Bangladesh, and Prashanta, from India, work at a pizza store on Veirs Mill Road at Wheaton in Maryland. They work almost every day; both of them get hefty overtime pay as they work for more than 40 hours...
Dipok Kumar Roy | 2014-05-31 00:00:00
The Social Safety Net Programmes (SSNPs) are definitely a good step in providing equal opportunities, upholding fundamental rights and improving the living standard of the poor and vulnerable groups. The total budget for the SSNP in the fiscal year (FY)...
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