Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury Speculations about the fate of maverick Libyan figure Muammar Gaddafi have now been set at rest. He is now dead (or killed?) and at the same time a denouement has been accomplished, at least for the time...
FE Report More integrated South Asian regional cooperation in different areas, including economic and political, was stressed by speakers at a function to help shield the region from the current global economic meltdown. The speakers said the big economies of...
RIYADH, Oct 22 (Agencies): Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz al Saud has died, Saudi TV says. The crown prince was King Abdullah's half-brother and first in line to the Saudi throne. He was also minister of defence and aviation....
Nizam Ahmed Bangladesh has become the world's second largest knitwear exporter after China, replacing India from where the country imports most raw materials, mainly yarn, at a higher cost, traders said on Saturday. "We are now the second largest exporter...
Biman receives new aircraft from Boeing Biman Bangladesh Airlines Friday received the first of the ten aircraft procured from Boeing at a ceremony in Seattle, USA. This is the first new aircraft bought by Bangladesh in the last 40- year...
BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Saturday said the Jama'at-e-Islami leaders including Matiur Rahman Nizami must be tried only if there are specific allegations of war crimes against them. The BNP acting secretary general said this at a...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Saturday stressed the need for enactment of a law on contempt of court, which would be acceptable to all and helpful for establishing rule of law, reports...
Planning Minister and Sector Commanders' Forum Chairman AK Khandaker Saturday reiterated his government's firm commitment to try the perpetrators of the crimes against humanity to meet the people's demand, reports BSS. "The people, especially the new generation lent their total...
NARAYANGANJ, Oct 22 (BSS): The Election Commission (EC) has completed all preparations for holding the first Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls in a free, fair and peaceful manner on October 30. Official sources said 163 presiding officers, 1217 assistant presiding...
Land Minister Rezaul Karim Hira Saturday said the present government is working rest to upgrade the country's land management system by digitizing it. The minister was addressing the inaugural session of a training programme on 'Digital Civil Suit Management System'...
DU Correspondent Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid emphasised further strengthening of regional cooperation between the two neighboring nations for the betterment of the existing relationships. He said that Indo-Bangla relationship must be strengthened to address the longstanding problems between the...
The Libya returnees have hailed the government's decision to send the repatriated workers back to Libya in phases soon after democratic government assumes power. Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Eng Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain told BSS that the government would...
Mrs Hur-e-Jannat Khanam, wife of late Md Nurul Islam and mother of Dr Khalid Bin Islam of House # 20, Road # 66, Gulshan 2, Dhaka, died on Saturday at the United Hospital in the city, said a press release....
The 82nd birthday of poet, columnist and journalist late Shamsur Rahman will be observed today (Sunday) recalling the contribution of the great poet to Bengali literature, reports BSS. Different socio-cultural organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe birthday of...
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, Oct 22: All classes and examinations have been suspended at the Chittagong Medical College until further order following the death of a student at the campus last night Authorities have announced closure of the college after an...
State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Jahangir Kabir Nanak Saturday said the present government is pledge-bound to alleviate poverty in the country within the quickest possible time, reports BSS. He was speaking at a views exchange meeting with BCS health...
FE Report Noted development economist and Executive Director of BRAC Dr Mahabub Hossain has been elected president of the Asian Society for Agricultural Economists (ASAE). Dr Mahabub has been given the honour at the recently concluded event held in Hanoi...
KHAGRACHHARI, Oct 22 (UNB): Initiatives will be taken as per the roadmap to fully implement the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord, said Awami League acting general secretary Mahbub Ul Alam Hanif on Saturday. "We'll meet the Prime Minister and...
Habibullah N Karim China, a large country North East of us with a billion plus population, has been a star performer on the economic front in the last two decades and has achieved growth rates in the double digits in...
Dr. Hubertus Hoffmann In only a few months the world's longest-serving dictator was ousted from absolute power and now even killed by his people supported by a join Arab-NATO military campaign including jets from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates....
Anna Maria Jakubek of Reuters Libya's ancient treasures have so far largely survived civil war intact, but with the death of Muammar Gaddafi they could be at greater risk than ever from looters and unrest, the UN cultural agency said...
Doing business in Bangladesh is increasingly becoming difficult. That is what the global survey report, "Doing Business 2012", released by the World Bank (WB) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) late last week says. The country now ranks 122nd out...
Shahiduzzaman Khan The just released 'Doing Business 2012' report of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank, downgraded Bangladesh by four notches in its annual 'Doing Business' ranking. The latest report said that acute...
Gopal Sen Gupta Libyans cheered the fate of its ousted dictator after his death in what Libya's transitional prime minister described as a crossfire that followed his arrest by revolutionary forces. This is a time to start a new Libya,...
Worldwide, the appeal of the US dollar as reserve currency is losing its luster, albeit slowly; individuals as well as institutions are scrambling to put their monies in gold as a safe haven or better option. The stock market plunge...
On October 19, 2011 RTV telecast a discussion programme on the recent stock market crash. The discussion was more misleading than illuminating. Participants mainly focused on who or what was responsible for the recent crash while they completely missed the...
Jundi Abdul Mawla The last few weeks witnessed a global uprising against the vehement strides of capitalism. The 'Occupy' movement which started from Wall Street now spreads across London, Frankfurt, Rome, and as far as Sydney on the other side...
Md Atikur Rahman In recent times, many people are suffering from stress-related problems. Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way. When you sense danger - whether it's...
Khalilur Rahman The government has decided to split Dhaka City Corporation (DDC) into two separate corporations - DCC (North) and DCC (South) - for providing, as per an announcement, better civic amenities to the ever-increasing number of townspeople. The decision...
BERLIN, Oct 22 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived at Tegel Airport in Berlin at 3-30 pm local time. She was received by Bangladesh`s Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, Bangladesh Ambassador to Germany Masud Mannan and high German government officials. The...
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