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Chelsea's Villa-Boas charged over referee criticism

2011-11-13 00:00:00

LONDON, Nov 11 (AP): The English Football Association has charged Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas with improper conduct over his criticism of a referee. Villas-Boas said Chris Foy's performance in Chelsea's 1-0 loss at Queens Park Rangers last month was "very,...

Expert for redesigning PTIsto ensure quality education

2011-11-13 00:00:00

All the country's Primary Training Institutes (PTIs) need to be redesigned with new curricula and innovative methodologies to ensure quality primary education, according to an educationist. "Training facilities for the school teachers should also be increased to improve the quality...

Sundarbans voted out of 7 wonders of nature

2011-11-13 00:00:00

The Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, lost the race to become one of the new seven wonders of nature, reports UNB. According to the preliminary results announced late Friday night, the new seven wonders are Amazon, Halong Bay, Iguazu...

Dhaka to raise voice in Durban meet to release climate fund soon

2011-11-13 00:00:00

FE Report State minister for environment and forests Hasan Mahmud Saturday said Bangladesh would raise its voice for releasing the fund for adaptation by 2012 at the COP 17 scheduled to be held in Durban from November 28. He also...

Libya returnees get govt cash support

2011-11-13 00:00:00

Arafat Ara Almost all the Libya returnees have received cash support under the government Emergency Repatriation and Livelihood Restoration of Migration Workers Project, said International Organisation for Migration (IOM) officials. A total of 35,915 Libya returnees have received compensation worth...

Two UK ENT specialists arrive today

2011-11-13 00:00:00

FE Report Renowned ENT (eye, nose and throat) specialists Peter Prinsley, ENT and Cochler implant specialist Jonathon Bridge Osborne of United Kingdom (UK) will arrive in city today (Sunday). The specialists will train up physicians and nurses of SAHIC (Society...

Vested quarters want govtto accept unsolicited deal

2011-11-13 00:00:00

Jasim Uddin Haroon Influential quarters are allegedly pressing hard the ministry of civil aviation to award the job of 'comprehensive security management' at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to a Canadian company, sources told the FE Saturday. But the ministry wants...

Bapex hits more gas at Saldanadi

2011-11-13 00:00:00

Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (Bapex) hit more gas in the second zone of Saldanadi gas field in Kasba Upazila of Brahmanbaria district, reports BSS. Bapex officials said they would get at least 20 million cubic feet of...

Credit growth in private sector declines further

2011-11-13 00:00:00

Siddique Islam The credit growth rate in the private sector declined further in September last as the commercial banks are cautiously disbursing loans, bankers said Saturday. The rate of private sector credit growth came down to 21.98 per cent in...

CNG-consuming assocs threatento go on indefinite strike

2011-11-13 00:00:00

FE Report Leaders of five associations whose members consume compressed natural gas (CNG) have threatened to shut down their businesses for an indefinite period if the government further increases the price of the environment-friendly fuel. They also came down heavily...

Hart wants to play all the way through to finals

2011-11-13 00:00:00

LONDON, Nov 11 (AFP):England goalkeeper Joe Hart has told coach Fabio Capello he is willing to risk burn-out by playing every minute of his country's preparations for Euro 2012. Hart is firmly established as England and Manchester City number one...

Chelsea's Villa-Boas charged over referee criticism

2011-11-13 00:00:00

LONDON, Nov 11 (AP): The English Football Association has charged Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas with improper conduct over his criticism of a referee. Villas-Boas said Chris Foy's performance in Chelsea's 1-0 loss at Queens Park Rangers last month was "very,...

Connecting the digital islands

2011-11-13 00:00:00

Habibullah N Karim Building computer applications in large heterogeneous organisations spread across many geographic locations poses many challenges but one particular challenge remains out of sight until usually it is too late to tackle. That challenge is connecting computer applications...

Bangladesh fared well in HDI

2011-11-13 00:00:00

Shamsul Alam This write-up is an analysis of the UNDP Human Development Index Report published recently. In the report, it is said that Bangladesh fell behind 17 steps in comparison to last year (2010) in HDI growth and this has...

Dhaka to raise voice in Durban meet to release climate fund soon

2011-11-13 00:00:00

FE Report State minister for environment and forests Hasan Mahmud Saturday said Bangladesh would raise its voice for releasing the fund for adaptation by 2012 at the COP 17 scheduled to be held in Durban from November 28. He also...

Libya returnees get govt cash support

2011-11-13 00:00:00

Arafat Ara Almost all the Libya returnees have received cash support under the government Emergency Repatriation and Livelihood Restoration of Migration Workers Project, said International Organisation for Migration (IOM) officials. A total of 35,915 Libya returnees have received compensation worth...

Two UK ENT specialists arrive today

2011-11-13 00:00:00

FE Report Renowned ENT (eye, nose and throat) specialists Peter Prinsley, ENT and Cochler implant specialist Jonathon Bridge Osborne of United Kingdom (UK) will arrive in city today (Sunday). The specialists will train up physicians and nurses of SAHIC (Society...

Vested quarters want govtto accept unsolicited deal

2011-11-13 00:00:00

Jasim Uddin Haroon Influential quarters are allegedly pressing hard the ministry of civil aviation to award the job of 'comprehensive security management' at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to a Canadian company, sources told the FE Saturday. But the ministry wants...

Bapex hits more gas at Saldanadi

2011-11-13 00:00:00

Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (Bapex) hit more gas in the second zone of Saldanadi gas field in Kasba Upazila of Brahmanbaria district, reports BSS. Bapex officials said they would get at least 20 million cubic feet of...

Credit growth in private sector declines further

2011-11-13 00:00:00

Siddique Islam The credit growth rate in the private sector declined further in September last as the commercial banks are cautiously disbursing loans, bankers said Saturday. The rate of private sector credit growth came down to 21.98 per cent in...

CNG-consuming assocs threatento go on indefinite strike

2011-11-13 00:00:00

FE Report Leaders of five associations whose members consume compressed natural gas (CNG) have threatened to shut down their businesses for an indefinite period if the government further increases the price of the environment-friendly fuel. They also came down heavily...

Hart wants to play all the way through to finals

2011-11-13 00:00:00

LONDON, Nov 11 (AFP):England goalkeeper Joe Hart has told coach Fabio Capello he is willing to risk burn-out by playing every minute of his country's preparations for Euro 2012. Hart is firmly established as England and Manchester City number one...

Chelsea's Villa-Boas charged over referee criticism

2011-11-13 00:00:00

LONDON, Nov 11 (AP): The English Football Association has charged Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas with improper conduct over his criticism of a referee. Villas-Boas said Chris Foy's performance in Chelsea's 1-0 loss at Queens Park Rangers last month was "very,...

Is contracting-out medical services feasible?

2011-11-13 00:00:00

Shahiduzzaman Khan Bangladesh has made some good progress in healthcare services by setting up some state-of-the-art hospitals with modern equipment and technologies in the capital city. A large number of patients have stopped going abroad for treatment and for that...

Yet another hike in fuel oil prices

2011-11-13 00:00:00

Only a day after Finance Minister AMA Muhith ruled out the possibility of hiking fuel oil prices immediately, the government on Thursday increased the prices of all types of petroleum products through an executive order. The latest increase is the...

Plight of female expatriate workers

2011-11-13 00:00:00

Khadiza Begum Few days ago, I was traveling by Qatar Airways from Dhaka to Doha. Shortly after takeoff, a crying voice came to my ear. I looked behind my seat and found a women lamenting. I came to know from...

Libya returnees get govt cash support

2011-11-13 00:00:00

Arafat Ara Almost all the Libya returnees have received cash support under the government Emergency Repatriation and Livelihood Restoration of Migration Workers Project, said International Organisation for Migration (IOM) officials. A total of 35,915 Libya returnees have received compensation worth...

Two UK ENT specialists arrive today

2011-11-13 00:00:00

FE Report Renowned ENT (eye, nose and throat) specialists Peter Prinsley, ENT and Cochler implant specialist Jonathon Bridge Osborne of United Kingdom (UK) will arrive in city today (Sunday). The specialists will train up physicians and nurses of SAHIC (Society...

Vested quarters want govtto accept unsolicited deal

2011-11-13 00:00:00

Jasim Uddin Haroon Influential quarters are allegedly pressing hard the ministry of civil aviation to award the job of 'comprehensive security management' at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to a Canadian company, sources told the FE Saturday. But the ministry wants...

Bapex hits more gas at Saldanadi

2011-11-13 00:00:00

Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (Bapex) hit more gas in the second zone of Saldanadi gas field in Kasba Upazila of Brahmanbaria district, reports BSS. Bapex officials said they would get at least 20 million cubic feet of...