FE Report The deal on the long-standing Teesta water sharing between India and Bangladesh will be signed as soon as possible, International Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister Dr Gowher Rizvi said Tuesday. "It is good for our country to...
FE Report | 2011-12-21 00:00:00
FE ReportManaging Director of Westmont Power (Bangladesh) Limited (WPBL) Dato Sri Joseph Chong has urged state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to refrain from paying any energy bills to WPBL. In a letter to BPDB Chairman the WPBL top executive...
Brigadier General (retd) MR Majumder passed away due to old age complications Monday at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH). He was 90. He was arrested by the Pakistani occupation forces suspecting his involvement in the war of liberation in 1971....
Badrul Ahsan | 2011-12-21 00:00:00
Badrul AhsanTitas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd (TGTDCL) has moved to introduce usage of prepaid meters by all household consumers in phases to save a significant quantity of gas and check misuse, a top official of the company said....
DU Correspondent An examinee was held during readmission test of Dhaka University (DU) 'Ga-Unit' under Business Studies Faculty Tuesday as he took a mobile phone with him to the examination centre. The candidate named Shahidul Islam roll number 335577, was...
Jahangir Alam Akand Selim has been elected president of Chandpur Chamber of Commerce for the two years term. He was elected by the members of the chamber recently. Mr Jahangir is the founder president of the chamber and the director...
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, Dec 20: The bus owners' association in southeast Chittagong has postponed their transport strike for 15 days following a meeting with the local administration. "The transport strike has been postponed until January 03, 2012 following a meeting...
HONG KONG, Dec 20 : China, the world's largest mobile phone market, saw a 1.27 per cent monthly increase in total number of mobile subscribers to 963.68 million in November, data from the country's three telecom operators showed. China Mobile,...
NAYPYIDAW, Dec 20 (AFP): Myanmar will take back some of its refugees from neighbouring Bangladesh, an official said Tuesday, adding that hundreds of thousands of ethnic Rohingyas will not be covered by the deal. The agreement to repatriate Myanmar refugees...
GAZIPUR, Dec 20 (UNB): Three people were killed and six others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and an ambulance in Safipur area on Dhaka-Tangail road in Sadar upazila Tuesday morning. Police quoting locals said a bus from...
Amra Kuri, a national juvenile organization, will hold a cultural competition for the children at 3.00pm on Wednesday at Bangladesh Shishu Academy to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Victory Day, reports UNB. Amanullah Khan, Chairman of United News of...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 20 (BSS): Speakers at a certificate- giving ceremony on Tuesday said religious leaders and imams can supplement the government efforts to end violence against women. They viewed that the violence trend could be reduced to a greater extent...
Dhaka has been nominated as Islamic Culture Capital by Islamic Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) for the year 2012, reports UNB. The announcement was made at the 7th Islamic conference of Cultural Ministers, which ended in Algiers, the capital...
FE Report | 2011-12-21 00:00:00
FE ReportCountry's highest economic policy making body ECNEC Tuesday approved nine development projects worth Tk 16.43 billion to upgrade infrastructure and alleviate poverty. Presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the ECNEC (executive committee of the national economic council) at...
The 3rd convocation of International University of Business, Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT) will be held at its permanent campus in Uttara Wednesday, reports UNB. Dr Hasan Mahmud, Minister for Environment and Forests, with delegated authority from President and IUBAT Chancellor...
Md Mazadul Hoque | 2011-12-21 00:00:00
Md Mazadul HoqueSale of carpet in the city is on the rise due to biting winter cold. Though price of carpet this season has increased compared to last year's rates, cold weather has forced people to buy carpets, some buyers...
SEOUL, Dec 20, (agencies): Kim Jong-Il's sudden death puts the fate of nuclear-armed North Korea in the hands of a young dictator-in-waiting whose penchant for tyranny-or desire for reform-remain a mystery. The death of the "Dear Leader" has raised cautious...
TOKYO, Dec 20 (AFP): Japan said Tuesday it will bolster its currency market intervention war chest by 30 trillion yen ($385 billion), the second- biggest increase on record, as it moves to tame the soaring currency. The move came as...
North Korea Tuesday put the body of late leader Kim Jong-Il on display in a glass coffin and heaped praise on his son and successor, amid world wariness at the transition in the nuclear-armed nation. US President Barack Obama pledged...
JAKARTA, Dec 20 (Reuters): Arriving in Indonesia just a little over a decade ago, Belgium chocolatier Thierry Detournay was dismayed at the lack of quality chocolate on offer in the world's third-largest cocoa producer. But now, less than seven years...
NAIROBI, Dec 20 (AFP): Little by little China is forming military links in Africa and in the Indian Ocean in order, experts say, to protect Beijing's economic interests in the region. In the past three weeks Beijing has committed to...
LONDON, Dec 20 (AFP): Britain on Monday announced plans to separate the retail and investment arms of its banks to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis that triggered massive state bailouts. Backing the recommendations of the government-appointed Independent Commission...
CAIRO, Dec 20 (agencies): Clashes between Egyptian security forces and protesters demanding an end to military rule entered a fifth day Tuesday, as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denounced the beating of women as a "disgrace." Riot police and...
BUDAPEST, Dec 20 (AFP): Hungary's parliament approved Tuesday the country's 2012 austerity budget, targeting a public deficit of 2.5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) as the country seeks IMF support. The budget projects 2012 revenues of 14.3 trillion...
LALBENQUE, (France), Dec 20 (AFP): Truffle farmers have never had to worry about demand. It is the supply side that is worrying, with global warming an ever more present threats to their success. "You don't market the truffle, you manage...
FRANKFURT, Dec 20 (AFP): German consumer confidence is holding up in the face of the eurozone debt crisis as rising employment and incomes helped to offset looming recession fears, a poll found Tuesday. GfK released its latest index of household...
BANGKOK, Dec 20 : Thailand's powerful army chief expressed opposition Tuesday to amending the country's lese majeste law, recently criticised by the West, saying those who opposed it should move abroad. Critics say that Thailand has suppressed freedom of expression...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 20 (BSS): Speakers at a certificate- giving ceremony on Tuesday said religious leaders and imams can supplement the government efforts to end violence against women. They viewed that the violence trend could be reduced to a greater extent...
In March 2011, Bangladesh celebrated the fortieth anniversary of its independence. As this significant year comes to an end, it may be a good occasion to take stock of how the economy is doing now and what have been its...
M Azizur Rahman | 2011-12-21 00:00:00
M Azizur RahmanThe government is likely to manage deferred payment facility worth US$1.2 billion from the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) for import of petroleum products, as the firm has agreed in principle of making such an arrangement, a top official...
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