TAIPEI, Oct 11 (AFP): Former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld insisted Tuesday that further United States arms sales to Taiwan were needed as China continued with its ambitious military modernisation plans. Rumsfeld, who considers himself "a longtime friend of Taiwan",...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury The recently concluded security-related agreement between war-torn Afghanistan and its big neighbour India has raised eyebrows in different quarters while both countries have asserted that the understanding is not against any third country and is strictly for...
The official launching of the first Bangladesh-assembled laptop "Doel", named after the country's national bird, has suddenly opened up the vista of limitless possibilities. Laptops and notebooks -also computers of lower capabilities, when made available to people, particularly to students...
Noeleen Heyzer At some point this month, October 2011, a child will be born and the World's population will have reached seven billion. There is a good chance that this childbirth will take place in the Asia-Pacific region; home to...
Syed Qamrul Islam Dhaka, Chitttagong and Khulna have the major industrial concentrations; there is hardly any such concentration in other areas of the countries. Such areas do not offer any meaningful scope for industrial employment. This is a disconcerting situation...
Chief of Army Staff General M Abdul Mubeen Thursday apprised President M Zillur Rahman about the outcome of his recent visit to China, reports BSS. The Bangladesh Army Chief visited China from September 15 to 20. During the meeting, the...
The 42nd World Standards Day will be observed in the country as elsewhere across the world today (Friday), reports UNB. The day will be observed to recognise the efforts of thousands of experts worldwide that collaborate within IEC, ISO and...
Our correspondent BOGRA, Oct 13:- The officer-in-charge (OC) of Shibganj Police Station was closed into Rajshahi Range and two sub-inspectors of the police station were also closed for their negligence in duties related to an acid throwing case and release...
NEW YORK, Oct 12: Alcoa Inc , the largest U.S. aluminum producer, said an economic slowdown hurt demand and knocked prices for the metal lower, denting its third-quarter profit and sending its shares down in after-hours trading. CEO Klaus Kleinfeld...
SHANGHAI, Oct 11 (AFP): Andy Roddick refocused after losing his cool Tuesday to reach the third round of the Shanghai Masters with a 7-6 (73), 7-5 win as top American Mardy Fish crashed out to Australian teen Bernard Tomic. Tenth...
THIMPHU, Oct 11 (AFP): Bhutan's king, an Oxford graduate and "prince charming of the Himalayas", is set to marry Thursday at what promises to be an emotional moment for the 700,000 adoring subjects of his isolated nation. Jigme Khesar Namgyel...
KABUL, Oct 11 (AFP): Opium production in Afghanistan is set to rise by nearly two-thirds this year, with farmers' revenues set to soar compared to last year's harvest blighted by disease, the United Nations said Tuesday. Ten years after the...
TAIPEI, Oct 11 (AFP): Former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld insisted Tuesday that further United States arms sales to Taiwan were needed as China continued with its ambitious military modernisation plans. Rumsfeld, who considers himself "a longtime friend of Taiwan",...
Scandinavia's best-known living poet, Tomas Transtromer (Swedish full name: Tomas Gösta Tranströmer), who on October 6th, 2011 won the Nobel Prize for Literature at age 80, explores the relationship between our intimate inner selves and the world around us. A...
Syed Muhammad Hussain Normally I fly economy class, but this time my son surprised me with a gift of a Business Class ticket from Chicago. And the flight was delayed and I went to the bar to get a drink...
Noeleen Heyzer At some point this month, October 2011, a child will be born and the World's population will have reached seven billion. There is a good chance that this childbirth will take place in the Asia-Pacific region; home to...
Syed Qamrul Islam Dhaka, Chitttagong and Khulna have the major industrial concentrations; there is hardly any such concentration in other areas of the countries. Such areas do not offer any meaningful scope for industrial employment. This is a disconcerting situation...
Chief of Army Staff General M Abdul Mubeen Thursday apprised President M Zillur Rahman about the outcome of his recent visit to China, reports BSS. The Bangladesh Army Chief visited China from September 15 to 20. During the meeting, the...
The 42nd World Standards Day will be observed in the country as elsewhere across the world today (Friday), reports UNB. The day will be observed to recognise the efforts of thousands of experts worldwide that collaborate within IEC, ISO and...
Our correspondent BOGRA, Oct 13:- The officer-in-charge (OC) of Shibganj Police Station was closed into Rajshahi Range and two sub-inspectors of the police station were also closed for their negligence in duties related to an acid throwing case and release...
NEW YORK, Oct 12: Alcoa Inc , the largest U.S. aluminum producer, said an economic slowdown hurt demand and knocked prices for the metal lower, denting its third-quarter profit and sending its shares down in after-hours trading. CEO Klaus Kleinfeld...
SHANGHAI, Oct 11 (AFP): Andy Roddick refocused after losing his cool Tuesday to reach the third round of the Shanghai Masters with a 7-6 (73), 7-5 win as top American Mardy Fish crashed out to Australian teen Bernard Tomic. Tenth...
THIMPHU, Oct 11 (AFP): Bhutan's king, an Oxford graduate and "prince charming of the Himalayas", is set to marry Thursday at what promises to be an emotional moment for the 700,000 adoring subjects of his isolated nation. Jigme Khesar Namgyel...
KABUL, Oct 11 (AFP): Opium production in Afghanistan is set to rise by nearly two-thirds this year, with farmers' revenues set to soar compared to last year's harvest blighted by disease, the United Nations said Tuesday. Ten years after the...
TAIPEI, Oct 11 (AFP): Former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld insisted Tuesday that further United States arms sales to Taiwan were needed as China continued with its ambitious military modernisation plans. Rumsfeld, who considers himself "a longtime friend of Taiwan",...
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged the Bangladesh government to ensure that media outlets are able to exercise freedom of the press and that NGOs have the opportunity to be a vibrant contributor to the future of the...
Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman said Thursday there is nothing to be worried about the overall economic condition of the country. "There's no crisis in the economy and nothing to be worried about. The economy is now in a...
FE Report Speakers at a national seminar Thursday said parliament in the country has not been a pivotal centre for democratic practices despite democracy having been established here since long. The speakers blamed lack of tolerance between two main political...
Monira Munni The country's overseas shipment of merchandise fell below target by 1.61 per cent 14 months after it had been set, during the first three months (quarter 1) of the current fiscal year. Export earnings also slowed down to...
NEW YORK, Oct 13 (BBC): A former hedge-fund manager has been sentenced to 11 years in jail in New York for one of the biggest insider trading cases in American history. Raj Rajaratnam, 54, has also been fined $10m (£6.4m)....
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