M Azizur Rahman Democracy and capitalism are synonymous in many respects. In a capitalist society property rights are well protected. Every individual in a capitalist society can hold a piece or more than a piece of moveable and immovable property...
Md Mahfuzur Rahman SiddiqueIntroductionMany disciplines practiced in the world of games and sports first appeared in the modern Olympiad much before the introduction of a World Championship under the supervision and control of an umbrella organisation in the form of...
A brilliant century by Jahurul Islam enabled big- budgeted Victoria Sporting Club to make flying start in the Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League beating Biman Bangladesh Airlines by 21 runs in their first match at the Khan Saheb Osman Ali...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will meet Bangladesh Police in the final of the Meizan National Kabaddi today (Saturday) at 4:00 pm at the Kabaddi Stadium in the city, reports UNB. Textiles and Jute Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui will be the...
NEW DELHI, Dec 30 (AFP): Indian media Friday lashed out at the country's famed batting line-up for letting the team down in the opening Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Chasing a 292-run target Thursday, India failed...
Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club will take on Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) in a group A opening match in the final round of the Grameenphone Federation Cup that will begin on January 2 (Monday) at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in...
Bangladesh Army will take on Bangladesh Air Force in the lone opening match of the Citycell 25th National Basketball Championship that begins today (Saturday) at 4:00 pm at the Dhanmondi Wooden Floor Basketball Gymnasium in the city, reports UNB. Twenty...
Dholaipar High School emerged group A champion in the National School Football Islami Bank Tournament crushing Narinda Govt High School by 5-0 goals in the final at the Jagannath University ground in Gendaria Friday, reports UNB. On the way to...
DURBAN, Dec 30 (AFP): Sri Lanka captain Tillekeratne Dilshan acclaimed "one of the great wins" after his side completed an historic 208-run victory over South Africa on the fourth day of the second Test at Kingsmead Thursday. There were wild...
SYDNEY, Dec 30 (AFP): Australian fast bowler Ryan Harris was Friday named to the 12-man squad to take on India in the second Test in Sydney, the only addition to the side which won the series opener in Melbourne. Harris,...
NEW DELHI, Dec 30: Cricket genius Sachin Tendulkar has now secured a record Rs 1.0 billion (100 crore) insurance deals for his five- storey Bandra residence. This is one of the biggest insurance deals by an individual. Times of India...
Arafat AraThe country's overseas employments see a healthy growth throughout the year 2011 thanks to the increased demand of Bangladeshi manpower in the Middle Eastern countries, said officials. The overseas recruitments in 2011 record a 45 per cent growth compare...
FE ReportPrices of almost all essentials including edible oil, sugar and fish maintained the earlier trend except onion in the city's kitchen markets, traders said Friday. The government is likely to reset the edible oil prices tomorrow (Sunday), as traders...
Kamrun NaharBangladesh has failed to craft a 'doable' action plan to foster women entrepreneurship in the country, despite the political rhetoric, a top woman entrepreneur said. "Governments in power are always committed to the cause of women development. But we...
TEHRAN, Dec 30, (AFP): A showdown between Iran and the United States over Tehran's threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz to oil tankers worsened Thursday with warships from each side giving weight to an increasingly bellicose exchange of...
ROME, Dec 30, (AFP): A Japanese businessman has agreed to invest around one million euros ($1.3 million) to restore a 2,000-year-old Roman pyramid in the Italian capital, La Repubblica daily reported on Thursday. Yuzo Yagi, a fashion business owner from...
BEIJING, Dec 30 (AFP): China said recently design flaws and poor management were to blame for a fatal high-speed rail crash in July that sparked public fury, and that 54 people would be punished for the disaster. The highly critical...
MADRID, Dec 30(AFP): Spain's scandal-hit royals revealed their detailed income for the first time recently, showing King Juan Carlos received a salary plus expenses of 292,752 euros ($382,600) in 2011. The 73-year-old king's state grant of 140,519 euros was supplemented...
FE Report Professor Rehman Sobhan Friday said powerful domestic corporate players and special interest groups are now active in exerting influence on particular public policies leading to malfeasance in the stock market and condoning of debt default."They have now begun...
Munima SultanaThe government has handed over the responsibility of initiating all actions for execution and operationalisation of US$ 2.75 billion metro rail project to the railway ministry, unloading the ministry of communications of any work relating to it. Officials said...
FE ReportThe depreciation of Bangladesh Taka (BDT) against US dollar coupled with surging oil prices in the international market has prompted the government to raise the prices of petroleum products again on Friday, a top government official said.Diesel, kerosene, petrol,...
Chief Justice (CJ) M Mozammel Hossain Friday said no protection will be given or compassion shown against any corruption in the judiciary, reports UNB."My position against corruption is clear and firm," he said while addressing a meeting with the district...
Bangladesh's economy in 2011 faced a wide range of risks and pressures, including soaring inflation, hefty bank borrowings, rise in government subsidies and a fall in foreign aid, which may make the macro-economic management of the country in the next...
FE ReportThe country's economists and trade-body leaders have expressed mixed reactions to the latest hike of fuel oil prices. The government hiked the prices of all fuel oil - diesel, petrol, octane, kerosene and furnace oil - by Tk 5.0...
With fuel prices hiked for the fourth time this year, the state minister for energy has said compressed natural gas (CNG) is also likely to become costlier soon, reports bdnews24.com. "The price of CNG may be raised within 10 days...
The year 2011 is a 'historical' year for the country's banking sector thanks to various 'innovative' changes, which came following a series of guidelines of the Bangladesh Bank (BB), according to the bankers."We praise the central bank for issuing a...
The severe cyclonic storm 'Thane' with a core of hurricane wind over the south-west Bay and adjoining area moved westwards and crossed the coast of Tamil Nadu of India till 10:00 pm Friday. The storm was likely to move in...
Oleksandr D Shevchenko, the Delhi-based ambassador of Ukraine, said his government would set up a consular office in Bangladesh to expand bilateral trade and business relations between the two countries. The ambassador said this while calling on the Minister for...
Mahmudur RahmanNicolas Sarcozy isn't a leader given to mince words. Controversy is not battle heshies away from, especially when the world stage he relishes is so alluring. And so there was a chilling effect to his words when he dramatically...
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the government conveyed its new year's greetings to the people by raising the price of fuel oils from Thursday midnight, reports UNB. "The government has given us a gift...
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