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city experiences 35pc load-shedding

2011-10-11 00:00:00

The residents of Dhaka city are now experiencing about 35 per cent load-shedding, reports UNB. "The power supply situation has worsened recently with increased temperature," a top official at the Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO) Monday said. However, the Power...

pvt varsities asked to ensure quality edn

2011-10-11 00:00:00

President M Zillur Rahman Monday asked the authorities of all private universities to fulfill all conditions, set by the government, for ensuring quality of higher education at their respective own campuses, reports BSS. "It's essential to ensure that private universities...

Dr Afsana off to Japan for an MS degree

2011-10-11 00:00:00

Dr Afsana Alamgir Khan, MBBS, MPH, Bacteriologist at the Institute of Public Health, Mohakhali in Dhaka has recently gone to Japan under the Young Leaders' Programme to take an MS degree in Healthcare Administration at the Nagoya University. Dr Afsana...

Robbery at Jatrabari

2011-10-11 00:00:00

FE Report Robbers have allegedly taken away Tk 0.3 million in cash and 50 tolas of gold from the residence of a retired banker in the early hours of Monday in the capital's Jatrabari area, police said. The name of...

Banks asked to quote US$ within Tk 76 for 15 days

2011-10-11 00:00:00

Siddique Islam The Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association (BAFEDA) has asked its member banks not to quote per US dollar beyond Tk 76 at customer level for the next 15 days to bring discipline in the country's foreign exchange market....

Two Americans awarded Nobel Economics Prize

2011-10-11 00:00:00

STOCKHOLM, Oct 10 (AFP): US researchers Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims won the 2011 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for their work on macro-economics and government economic policymaking, the Nobel jury said. This year's laureates "have developed methods for answering...

Bangladesh-madelaptop Doel to be unveiled today

2011-10-11 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would inaugurate the first-ever Bangladesh-made laptop this (Tuesday) morning. The inaugural function will be held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre at 10:30 am. The laptop branded as "Doel" with four different models priced at Tk...

Libya forces struggle to take Gaddafi hometown

2011-10-11 00:00:00

SIRTE, Libya, Oct 9 (AFP): New regime forces have suffered heavy losses in the street-by-street battle for Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte as the deposed despot's loyalists put up fierce resistance, medics said today. The fighters loyal to the ruling...

Afghan woman MP 'critical' in vote row hunger strike

2011-10-11 00:00:00

KABUL, Oct 9 (AFP): An Afghan woman MP was in a critical condition Sunday, her doctor said, after entering the eighth day of a hunger strike to protest against her expulsion from parliament over alleged vote fraud. Semin Barakzai, one...

Australian military hit by sex assault claim

2011-10-11 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Oct 9 (AFP): A female soldier serving with Australian forces in Afghanistan was allegedly sexually assaulted on a military base, officials said Sunday, just days before the release of a report into defence abuse cases. The soldier, whose rank...

Indian anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare vows to keep the pot boiling

2011-10-11 00:00:00

Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury India's anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare has kept his campaign alive by announcing new programmes to force the federal government enact promised new legislation that would effectively curb corruption and take the offenders to task. The 74-year-old self-proclaimed...

Importance of financial literacy

2011-10-11 00:00:00

Farooq Sobhan The importance of financial literacy is paramount in the age of the global financial crisis. Familiarity with the idea of saving and investing, and knowledge concerning shares, mutual funds, stock exchanges, and various forms of deposits can help...

Adverse impact of violent scenes on TVcinema screen

2011-10-11 00:00:00

Md. Atikur Rahman Many socially conscious people believe that the violent scenes and activities shown on TV and cinema screen have a definite bearing on the mind of viewers. These are inciting people for violence. Therefore, governments need to control...

Dr Afsana off to Japan for an MS degree

2011-10-11 00:00:00

Dr Afsana Alamgir Khan, MBBS, MPH, Bacteriologist at the Institute of Public Health, Mohakhali in Dhaka has recently gone to Japan under the Young Leaders' Programme to take an MS degree in Healthcare Administration at the Nagoya University. Dr Afsana...

Robbery at Jatrabari

2011-10-11 00:00:00

FE Report Robbers have allegedly taken away Tk 0.3 million in cash and 50 tolas of gold from the residence of a retired banker in the early hours of Monday in the capital's Jatrabari area, police said. The name of...

Banks asked to quote US$ within Tk 76 for 15 days

2011-10-11 00:00:00

Siddique Islam The Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association (BAFEDA) has asked its member banks not to quote per US dollar beyond Tk 76 at customer level for the next 15 days to bring discipline in the country's foreign exchange market....

Two Americans awarded Nobel Economics Prize

2011-10-11 00:00:00

STOCKHOLM, Oct 10 (AFP): US researchers Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims won the 2011 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for their work on macro-economics and government economic policymaking, the Nobel jury said. This year's laureates "have developed methods for answering...

Bangladesh-madelaptop Doel to be unveiled today

2011-10-11 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would inaugurate the first-ever Bangladesh-made laptop this (Tuesday) morning. The inaugural function will be held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre at 10:30 am. The laptop branded as "Doel" with four different models priced at Tk...

Libya forces struggle to take Gaddafi hometown

2011-10-11 00:00:00

SIRTE, Libya, Oct 9 (AFP): New regime forces have suffered heavy losses in the street-by-street battle for Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte as the deposed despot's loyalists put up fierce resistance, medics said today. The fighters loyal to the ruling...

Afghan woman MP 'critical' in vote row hunger strike

2011-10-11 00:00:00

KABUL, Oct 9 (AFP): An Afghan woman MP was in a critical condition Sunday, her doctor said, after entering the eighth day of a hunger strike to protest against her expulsion from parliament over alleged vote fraud. Semin Barakzai, one...

Australian military hit by sex assault claim

2011-10-11 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Oct 9 (AFP): A female soldier serving with Australian forces in Afghanistan was allegedly sexually assaulted on a military base, officials said Sunday, just days before the release of a report into defence abuse cases. The soldier, whose rank...

Where science is the solution

2011-10-11 00:00:00

cost of devastating distortions and inequality, Abdul Bayes There is little shade of doubt that Bangladesh has made commendable progress in food grain production, especially rice. The total rice production reached 32 million tonnes in 200910 as compared to 25...

Development of drought tolerant HYV rice

2011-10-11 00:00:00

It is a piece of welcome news that the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) with technical support from the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has developed three new rice varieties that are capable of withstanding drought up to a...

English medium students deserve a better deal at home

2011-10-11 00:00:00

The anguish of a public university admission-seeker expressed in a passionate letter published in the issue of the FE last Friday raises this very pertinent question. What is the point of having an English medium education system up and running...

Dr Afsana off to Japan for an MS degree

2011-10-11 00:00:00

Dr Afsana Alamgir Khan, MBBS, MPH, Bacteriologist at the Institute of Public Health, Mohakhali in Dhaka has recently gone to Japan under the Young Leaders' Programme to take an MS degree in Healthcare Administration at the Nagoya University. Dr Afsana...

Robbery at Jatrabari

2011-10-11 00:00:00

FE Report Robbers have allegedly taken away Tk 0.3 million in cash and 50 tolas of gold from the residence of a retired banker in the early hours of Monday in the capital's Jatrabari area, police said. The name of...

Banks asked to quote US$ within Tk 76 for 15 days

2011-10-11 00:00:00

Siddique Islam The Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association (BAFEDA) has asked its member banks not to quote per US dollar beyond Tk 76 at customer level for the next 15 days to bring discipline in the country's foreign exchange market....

Two Americans awarded Nobel Economics Prize

2011-10-11 00:00:00

STOCKHOLM, Oct 10 (AFP): US researchers Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims won the 2011 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for their work on macro-economics and government economic policymaking, the Nobel jury said. This year's laureates "have developed methods for answering...

Bangladesh-madelaptop Doel to be unveiled today

2011-10-11 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would inaugurate the first-ever Bangladesh-made laptop this (Tuesday) morning. The inaugural function will be held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre at 10:30 am. The laptop branded as "Doel" with four different models priced at Tk...

Libya forces struggle to take Gaddafi hometown

2011-10-11 00:00:00

SIRTE, Libya, Oct 9 (AFP): New regime forces have suffered heavy losses in the street-by-street battle for Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte as the deposed despot's loyalists put up fierce resistance, medics said today. The fighters loyal to the ruling...